With the size of merely 18.5cm and mostly in green colour, Blue-rumped Parrot (Psittinus cyanurus) are difficult to spot when they don't move around and perched on the tree.
After several attempts, I finally able to spot it and have a few shots. In Singapore, they are only found in the Central Catchment Forest and no where else.
Different from other flying birds, while feeding from fruit to fruit, they don't fly but instead 'walk' from fruit/branch to another. This stealthy behaviour really give watching them a challenge.
One of the best way to spot them is to look at the floor, their left over foods - in this case their favourite star-fruits.
They are believed to feed on the seeds of the star fruits, thus a wasteful eating style. However, from the left over food, it seems that they feed not just on the seeds. From the video that I recorded, it looks like they are also feeding on the fruit juice.
What do you think?
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