PINK NECKED GREEN PIGEON

Dr Jonathan Cheah Weng Kwong was at the Japanese Garden in Jurong on 22nd December 2007 when he spotted a lone bird at the salam tree (Syzygium polyantha). It was quietly eating the fruits for about 15 minutes before it flew off. He posted his best image in Avian Watch Asia (above) and there it would have remained forgotten except that it attracted the attention of birder Albert Low.

http://www.besgroup.org/2008/01/12/orange-breasted-green-pigeon-sighted-in-jurong/

Science &Technology have given us so many assets and provided awareness in many aspects. 

Nowadays an educated person can believe that great scientists are very busy finding the traces of water in MARS, if any found. :)

Where there are still few places, that research and humans living in home didn't exist, there went an animal lover, "a great photographer risking many situations to find some most beautiful birds, still existing in this Divine nature."

WE WILL FIND NO WORDS IF WE WATCH THE LINK GIVEN  BELOW

https://www.facebook.com/DANYBIRDS

http://www.besgroup.org/2008/01/12/orange-breasted-green-pigeon-sighted-in-jurong/

http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/Treron_vernans.htm

Mangrove and wetland wildlife at Sungei Buloh Nature Park

Main features: Medium (25cm), chubby; bill pale green; feet red. See below for difference from other Green Pigeons. Male: Head and throat grey; upper breast and neck pinkish-purple; lower breast orange. Female: Uniform green plumage; yellow stripe in wing; belly has yellow tinge; thighs mixed dark green and yellow; under tail coverts pale cinnamon. Call: Described as rapidly repeated bubbling whistles, chuckles, gurgles in a variety of songs. Male Female In flight: Fast, direct flight. When disturbed, flies off with clapping wing beats. Similar birds: Other Green Pigeons. The Pink-necked has a grey tail with broad black sub-terminal band and narrow white tip. Status in Singapore: Very common resident throughout the island and North and South offshore islands. World distribution: Southeast Asia from Southern Myanmar, to the Malay peninsula, to Sulawesi, the Philippines and Borneo. Classification: Family Columbidae, subfamily Treroninae (Fruit Pigeons). World 310 species, Singapore 11 species http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/Treron_vernans.htm