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Green imperial pigeons exposing armpits in the rain
10 Sep 2022

Green imperial pigeons exposing armpits in the rain

by BESG | posted in: bird, green imperial pigeon, Hygiene | 0

On 20 Aug 2022, I saw from my balcony, 6 Green Imperial pigeons (Ducula aenea) perching on the Footstool palm (Saribus rotundifolius) in the heavy rain (Photo 1). All of them were simply soaking themselves in the heavy rain instead … Continued

cleaning 'armpits', Ducula aenea, Green Imperial-pigeon, rain, Singapore
Green-imperial pigeon drinking rainwater
25 Sep 2021

Green-imperial pigeon drinking rainwater

by BESG | posted in: birds, Drinking | 0

Thong Chow Ngian sent in this documentation of 4 Green-imperial pigeons drinking rainwater  in Singapore. On 31 Aug 2021, I observed 4 Green Imperial pigeons (Ducula aenea) perching on the Footstool palm tree (Saribus rotundifolius) outside my apartment balcony during a heavy … Continued

drinking, Ducula aenea, Green Imperial-pigeon
Green Imperial-pigeon: Another nesting record
4 Sep 2015

Green Imperial-pigeon: Another nesting record

by BESG | posted in: Nesting, Pigeon-Dove | 0

“After a pair of Green Imperial-pigeons (Ducula aenea) was found nesting last year LINK, I had a hunch that they would nest there again. An urge to revisit the site has been delayed many times. In July 2015, I finally … Continued

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Nesting of the Green Imperial-pigeon
24 May 2014

Nesting of the Green Imperial-pigeon

by BESG | posted in: Nesting, Pigeon-Dove | 4

“Quite a number of species were nesting towards end of April 2014. The Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala), Collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus), Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica), Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia), and Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) were some of the species busy … Continued

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