Spent the morning watching a number of different barbet and bulbul species and other birds feasting at a fruiting Ficus benjamina in the forest; fruit diameter is 2.0-2.5cm. This is a favourite fruit of many, many birds and when fruiting there are often 15-25 species that visit it daily.
I was delighted to see two Yellow-crowned Barbets (Megalaima henricii henricii) at the tree as they are generally less common to meet in this forest. Note the blue throat with 2 red spots at the throat (above) and the red hind-collar (below).
The golden-yellow crown has a hind blue patch (below).
The ventral surface of the tail looks bright and ‘bluish’ in some views (image below not good enough to show this feature). The Ficus benjamina fruit was either swallowed whole or crushed before swallowing (below).
Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr)
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Location: Kledang-Saiong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: Trail in primary forest
Date: 18th September 2020
Equipment: Equipment: Nikon D500 SLR with Nikon AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR, handheld with Rode VideoMic Pro Plus Shotgun Microphone
