Little Green Pigeons

21st January 2017, Batu 18, Hulu Langat, Selangor 

Local Name:  Punai Siul

Scientific Name: Treron olax

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

 

The male

 

A female

Thick-Billed Green-Pigeon

8th December 2013 Taiping, Perak

Species: Thick-Billed Green-Pigeon Local Name: Burung Punai Daun Scientific Name: Treron curvirostra Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Pink-Necked Green-Pigeon

8th December 2013 Taiping, Perak

Species: Pink-Necked Green-Pigeon Local Name: Burung Punai Gading Scientific Name: Treron vernans Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Little Green Pigeon

10th June 2012, , Kemensah , Selangor

Local Name: Punai Siul Scientific Name: Treron olax These are not particularly good shots of the pigeon but they are my only shots so far.

Thick-Billed Pigeons

4th December 2011, Kemensah, Selangor

Three pigeons were stuffing themselves full with succulent fruits from this tree.

Mountain Imperial Pigeons

30th October 2011, Fraser’s Hill, Pahang.

They are pretty sizeable birds (41-53cm),  the majestic Mountain Imperial Pigeons. I guess It must have been my lucky day.  I was concentrating on a single pigeon  perching on the open branch when two other birds decided to fly in !

Pink-Necked Pigeons

14th October 2011, Bidor, Perak

There were plenty of them around but I only managed  a  poor shot of these two.

Mountain Imperial-Pigeon

11th April 2010, Fraser’s Hill, Pahang.

A grand looking Mountain Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula badia).  A Lifer

Fig fiesta: Pink-Necked Pigeons

22nd February 2010, Taman Melawati, Selangor

Once again the fig tree at the school is fruiting and attracting lots of birds. Among them are the Pink-necked Pigeons,  the male with the pink  and the female in all green. The figs  begin from green to bright yellow and finally to red. The birds  instinctively know the ones to pick.

Pink-Necked Green-Pigeons at SMK Tmn. Melawati

26 July 2009, Taman Melawati, Selangor

Went the the School after receiving information that a flock of 5-8 Little Pigeons have been coming regularly to a nearby fruiting tree . When the birds came I could see that they were actually Pink-Necked Green-Pigeons (Treron vernans). Never mind, appreciate the info. At least it was an opportunity to improve on the existing photos. The female is greener than the male and lacks the orange patch on the breast.

Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) , Kepong 23rd May 2009

Regular birders t0 FRIM have been telling me how it is a place full of surprises. We (myself and two elder brothers) went there to see if it’s true. With a constant flow of joggers and a loudspeaker blaring loud music at a nearby Family Day function we were not expecting this to be a good trip. Things began to pick up when we saw a pair of hanging parrot (my first snap of the day which didn’t turn out well). There was a tree in front of the Malay Tea House which was fruiting ( the only one), and it was a magnet for birds as we saw wave after wave of different types of birds flying in. We stationed ourselves beside the tree until it was time to pack up.

We were welcomed by a Black Giant Squirrel

A female Thick-Billed Green-Pigeon (Treron pharei)

We missed the male pigeon while concentrating on the female.
A Brown Barbet (Calorhamphus fuliginosus) joining the feast of delicious fruits
A few noisy Common Hill-Mynas (Gracula religiosa) (local name: Tiong Mas) flew onto a nearby tree.
Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella) on the same fruiting tree.	Gold-Whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon)

The call of the Shama was too tempting; I had to go and check out the bird. A male White-Rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus). He surveys the area from a higher perch before swooping down to catch his prey on the forest floor.

 

The female has slightly duller colours and shorter tail than the male.

Beautiful tail feathers of the male.

FRIM, yes there will be other trips there.