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Grey-breasted Spiderhunter – nectar feeding

on 25th November 2014

“A dismal day with much drizzle and dark clouds but this Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta modesta) made up for it. Met it at the fringe of the forest reserve where it had entered the gardens of some homes to feed on nectar.

“The above image was surprise – feeding on Clerodendrum thomsoniae (Bleeding-Heart Vine) nectar.

“The spiderhunter also fed on the nectar of Musa ‘1000 Fingers’ (a very, very long banana fruiting stem that has 1,000s of fingers/fruit and stretches 2-4 meters long) (above).

“The above image shows it feeding on the nectar of Musa ornata (Flowering Banana). I missed the images, so a composite.

“This bird lacked the prominent blackish shaft-line on the upper breast and may be an immature.”

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
19th October 2014

Location: Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: Fringe of the forest reserve/primary jungle

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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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