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Fluffy-backed Babbler – calls

on 11th December 2017

“I spent part of my morning with a pair of Fluffy-backed Babblers (Macronus ptilosus ptilosus). Hard to get good images in the undergrowth but very vocal.

“The common call is either: a “puh” followed by 4 ‘wuh-wuh’ notes or the same call intermingled with an answering call by the partner that is rather harsh.

“One good description of the response call is by Robson (2002) who pronounces it as ‘iwit-cherrhh-iwit-cherrhh’. This call is usually given as soon as the first call is uttered but may occasionally precede it (above, edited call and amplified segment of the calls.

BabblerFB-sonogram [AmarSingh]

“Above is the sonogram and waveform of the calls.”

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
19th August 2017

Location: Ulu Kinta Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: Ex-logging trail through mixed secondary and primary forest

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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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