First Record of Flyeater Juvenile in Taman Wetland Putrajaya
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Yesterday, I managed to witnessed the family of 3 flyeaters (2 adults and 1 juvenile) perching on a neem tree next to the bamboo where 2 nests were spotted. One of the adult was seen busy feeding the juvenile. The other adult was just hopping around.
Today, I was more prepared to take a snap of the juvenile to confirm the ID. After years of observing the nesting of flyeaters, this is the first time I recorded a flyeater juvenile fledged from the nest. From my previous experience observing the little bronze cuckoo chick being fed by the flyeaters, I can say, the cuckoo chick and the flyeater chick are very identical except for the size. The flyeater chick is almost the same size as the parent bird. It has a whitish eyering. The calls are also similar, however, the cuckoo calls are louder while the flyeater chick's call are softer. This time, only 1 adult bird was sighted with the chick, on the same neem tree next to the bamboo.
Below are some photos taken today while the last photo was taken previously showing a flyeater with its 'adopted' chick.
the adult.
the chick. notice the whitish eyering?
comparison: adult (back) and juvenile (front)
Compare the size of the little bronze cuckoo chick and the adult flyeater!
posted by wengchun @ 7:14 AM,
