Thursday, May 18, 2006

globally endangered bird

A pair of straw-headed bulbuls has started to visit Jalan Hang Jebat. These large bulbuls face global extintion due to poaching (for the caged songbird trade) and habitat destruction and are very rare in Singapore. About 30+ pairs were recorded in Pulau Ubin recently but the birds are not spotted in Singapore island very often.

Photo taken from Wild Singapore:

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