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Crest of the Malayan Night Heron

on 31st December 2009

The crest is a group of elongated feathers on the crown of a bird’s head. And depending on the species, the feathers may be raised or not at all. In the Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus), the black cap that is more or less white-spotted in the adult, projects down the nape as a drooping but erectile crest. But a black crest is absent in the juvenile.

The black crest of the Malayan Night Heron photographed by Dr Jonathan WK Cheah is just developing, indicating that the bird is a juvenile.

In the above-right image, the crest is erect, showing the blackish feathers with white spots. At the same time the coverts are ruffled.

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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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