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Pied Imperial-pigeon feeding on Rhopaloblaste ceramica fruits

on 21st December 2012

At about 1000 hours on 16th December 2012, there was a sudden raining of fruits coming from my ceram palm (Rhopaloblaste ceramica) outside my bedroom window. Attracted by the noise of the falling fruits, I was pleasantly surprised to witness a flock of 8-10 white pigeons with black wing feathers and tails pecking on the fruits. These were Pied Imperial-pigeons (Ducula bicolor), rare non-breeding visitors or are they free-flyers from the Jurong Bird Park, as suggested by Wang & Hails (2007)? Within about five minutes the flock flew off.

YC Wee
Singapore
December 2012

Reference:
Wang, L.K. & C. J. Hails, 2007. An annotated checklist of birds of Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 15: 1-179.

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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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  2. From 25 Dec we have been observing a flock of 15+ Pied Imperial Pigeons at Clementi Woods. They seem to be dining on some trees that are now fruiting.

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