Some observations of birds foraging in Trema orientalis

Abstract

Trema orientalis is a fairly common tree on the grounds and in the coffee groves of the Wau Ecology Institute. It is not one of the trees planted to provide shade for coffee: rather, it springs up adventitiously and is allowed to persist. It's a fast-growing, short-lived tree with a broad, comparatively open crown. This particular tree was an estimated 13 m tall with a crown diameter of nearly the same. The tree was in fruit and was noticeably suffering leaf damage from insects, one of which, perhaps the main one, was a lepidopteran larva
5 to 7cm long, coloured light green to brown. With one exception, the species of birds that foraged in the tree fed exclusively on fruit, caterpillars or small insects.