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A female Asian Paradise-flycatcher

YC Wee
on 14th October 2016

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“This female Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) surprised me by coming alongside me at a stream (above). It proceeded to splash in twice in the stream to wet the body, very much like the Fantail-flycatchers. Then it found a quite spot to preen. Notice in the composite (below) that the wings are in moult.

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“The Asian Paradise-flycatcher is both a resident and migrant. It is said to be differentiated from the far less common Japanese Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) by a less-sharper chest demarcation from belly and sharper contrast between crown and sides of face (Robson 2002). I was not able to see the belly well and the face and crown were similar. However the brighter tail and richer rufous wings support the Asian (Wells 2007).

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“Not sure which subspecies as, most likely T. p. affinis.”

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
3rd October 2016

Location: Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: A trail along 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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