Burung Bayan Nuri
Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda) ~ Male in commanding position
Chasing the Common Myna away
Male looking at Female
Courting ritual
Finally the kissThe same ritual as observe by Yen Loong Lean-
"The male bird, standing in front of the female bird would turn its head around rapidly (about 4 to 8 turns), then they would engaged in a passionate kiss for about 3 seconds (as in the attached pic). After pausing for a few seconds, the whole procedure would be repeated several times before they flew off"
click here for another example of same species (from Oriental Bird Club)
Local name: Bayan Nuri, Malayan Red-cheeked Parakeet
Habitat Forests, forest edge, wooded areas
Size (cm) 41
Size (cm) 41
7 comments:
Wow...Wonderful shots! Such bright & beautiful birds. :)
Wonderful series of photos. Great that it was also an addition to your list.
Good catch. I had good views of that in Singapore.
We call those Mustached Parakeets. Great shots!
Tok moh .. kat mana you dapat tangkap the love birds tu?
Don't tell me it's your backyard!!!
Thanks ALL for your comments,
Joe,
Mustached Parakets = 'Psittacula alexandri fasciata', mine is 'Psittacula longicauda'.
So same genus. Body look the same but the face colour is different.
The alexendari with heavy black patches on the lower cheeks hence named 'mustached'
The longicauda face is red in colour.
Zlynad,
This birds also from backyard, not mine but mother-in-law's.
Burung ni sekitar Taiping banyak.
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