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The sadly unrated Olive-winged Bulbul

on 23rd April 2022

Post 1.

Olive-winged Bulbuls (Olive-winged Bulbul) are often sadly unrated. Posts 1-2 were obtained from the primary jungle at Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia on 15th October 2019.

Post 2.

Post 2 shows the bird feeding on the Malayan Teak (Vitex pinnata). This fruit is favoured by many forest bulbul species as well as by Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella malayensis), Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster) and Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra).

Post 3.

Post 3 was photographed at the fringe of the primary forest at Bubu Forest Reserve in Perak, Malaysia on 2nd November 2020. The Olive-winged Bulbul was feeding on the fruit of the Buchanania arborescens (Gooseberry Tree or Sparrow’s Mango).

 

Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr) – Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

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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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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