This is another important bird tree for which I have no ID. The fruit is a favourite of Leafbirds and Bulbuls, as well as some flowerpeckers. It is a small tree and grows at the forest edge or along trails as it prefers full sun. I have watched birds feeding at it for decades.
Lesser Green Leafbird (adult female)
Birds seen feeding on the fruit (the list is longer but I will have to dig up many old records):
Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon
Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati zosterops
Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis moluccensis
Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus plumosus
Buff-vented Bulbul Iole charlottae
Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex simplex
Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmus
Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier gourdini
Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus percussus ignicapilla
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis musicus -Frugivory among Oriental Magpie Robin is not uncommon.
Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr)
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Location: Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: Trail in the forest
Date: 24th August 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
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