“A female Lesser Green Leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) feeding on fruit of the Buchanania arborescens (Gooseberry Tree or Sparrow’s Mango) (above). The Greater Green Leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati zosterops), also a female, was also feeding in the same tree (below). Dato’ Dr … Continued
Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS has added the Greater Green Leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati zosterops) to the long list of species that feed on the fruits of the Common Mahang (Macaranga bancana). This images reproduced here were photographed along a trail by … Continued
“A tropical, succulent fruit when matured grows to about 10cm in length. When ripened, tastes sweet with an astringent finish. Shaped like a 5-pointed star when sliced cross-sectioned, is known to locals as Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola) and is also commercially … Continued
Goh Juanhui was at the Jelutong Tower in Central Catchment Reserve in May 2013 where he was attracted by a flowering epiphytic climber, Poikilospermum suaveolens (Family: Urticaceae). This appears to be the period when this plant is in flowers. There … Continued
