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Little Pied Flycatcher – juvenile male

on 3rd April 2019

“I observed an adult male Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni westermanni) caring for a juvenile male today (below).

“It was raining for some time and the adult had taken refuge near the crown of a tall tree (~ 9-10 meters up), under the canopy of leaves. I was fortunately on a slope and the crown of the tree was at eye level.

1. Top image shows the juvenile male and above the juvenile with the adult male. The white on greater coverts, colour of flight-feathers and lack of brown in tail supports a juvenile male.

2. I looked for the adult female or other juveniles but could not spot them; only the adult male was in attendance. This suggests that the adults may split up to care for the juveniles (division of fledglings between parents).

3. Above image is the adult male with prey for young. It was a small moth captured by an aerial sally. Details on prey for young limited.”

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
29th May 2018

Location: 1,600-1,700m ASL, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia
Habitat: A public road along primary montane forest

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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