The Oriental Magpie Robin is a rare nearly extinct Singapore 'original' song bird. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve seems to be one of the few areas where you can see it. The particular bird was seen at about 4pm near the screen just before Platform 1 and after the Main Hide 1A. It busied itself looking for dried leaves on the floor of the gravel trail ... probably for nesting material.
oriental magpie robin @ sg buloh 10Apr2011 from SgBeachBum on Vimeo.
Find out more about the rare Oriental Magpie Robin here :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Magpie_Robin
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/pub/naturewatch/text/a071b.htm - read about how the Magpie reintroduction programme failed - Article by Lim Kim Seng c/o Nature Watch.
http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/Copsychus_saularis.htm - extract from www.naturia.per.sg
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