DOCSLIB.ORG

North and Central Sulawesi Anita & Hans-Valentin Bastian, July 26Th – August 3Rd

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
North and Central Sulawesi Anita & Hans-Valentin Bastian, July 26Th – August 3Rd North and Central Sulawesi Anita & Hans-Valentin Bastian, July 26th – August 3rd Anaso Trail, Lore Lindu NP - © A & HV Bastian Sulawesi Bear Cuscus (Ailurops ursinus) Sahul Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis (clementiae)) North- and Central Sulawesi (26.7. – 3.8. 2019) Itinary: 26.07. due to bad weather late arrival in Manado at 1:30 p.m., 2 hours drive Manado-Tangkoko with birding stop in the Temboan Hills, accommodation Tangkoko Lodge 27.07. Start of excursion at 5:45 a.m. in Tangkoko NP, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. launch, then second excur- sion through Tangkoko NP, night excursion to Tarsier and Owls 28.07. starting 5:00 a.m. birding in the surrounding (Temboan Hills) and Tangkoko NP; 2:00 p.m. drive to Kalinaun, from there boat trip along the river delta with mangroves 29.07. starting 5:30 a.m. excursion to Tangkoko NP, from 12:30 p.m. drive to Tomohon with stop in Airmadidi (Taman Purbakala Waruga), accommodation in Mountain View Resort, Tomohon. 30.07. starting 5:00 a.m. drive to the Mahawu volcano, then Danau Linow, afternoon birding in the Gardenia Country Inn; then transfer to Manado 31.07. Transfer Manado-Palu with a stopover in Gorontalo, then drive to Wuasa with birding stops, accommodation in Penginapan Lodge Nasional 01.08. starting at 4:30 a.m. to Lore Lindu NP, after a rustic breakfast on the side of the path, walk along the Anaso Trail; night excursion around Wuasa for owls 02.08. starting 5:00 a.m.; birding along the road in Lore Lindu NP and Tambing Lake; Owl excursion again in the evening 03.08. Return to Palu with numerous birding stops; 16:00 arrival at Palu Highlights 2 1 3 Tangkoko NP with our main birding places Tangkoko NP (1): The Tangkoko Duasaudara jungle reserve extends around the 1351 m high Gunung Duasaudara and parts of the 1109 m high Gunung Tangkoko in the extreme northeast of Sulawesi. The entrance to the reserve is in Batu Putih. The reserve has a well-grown secondary forest, and only in the summit region primary forests. With BOBBY LAMBAIHANG we had an experienced guide at our side who was very familiar with the ani- mals of the NP and their preferred locations. Our accommodation, the Tangkoko Lodge, was very close to the national park, so that we could always go there alone, Bobby arranged with the staff of the national park that we did not have to pay admission every time. Special mammalian observations were Gursky's Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius spectrumgurskyae), Sulawesi Bear Cuscus (Ailurops ursinus) and the endemic Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra), which live here in several groups, one of them close to the entrance to the national park. Among the birds, the Knobbed Hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix) is particularly noteworthy, which we ob- served at the breeding site for a long time while feeding his female. In addition, good observations for example of Sulawesi Nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis), Tabon Scrubfowl (Megapodius cumingii), Sulawesi Roller (Coracias temminckii), Ashy Woodpecker (Mulleripicus fulvus), Green-backed King- fisher (Actenoides monachus), Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis), Yellow-breasted Racquet- tail (Prioniturus flavicans), Ornate Lorikeet (Trichoglossus ornatus) and two Ochre-bellied Boobook (Ninox ochracea) in their day stand, and a large group of Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) over the sea. Black Sunbird (Leptocoma sericea) and Sulawesi Babbler (Pellorneum celebense) at the lodge. Kalinaun (2): The goal is a boat landing near Kalinaun, which we arrived after a drive over the Tem- boan Hills (3). This place is a good place for the endemic Great-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis melano- rhyncha), which we observed several times. Otherwise we could see: Great billed Heron (Ardea su- matrana), Pied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula bicolor), Golden-bellied Gerygone (Gerygon sulphurea) and White-rumped Cuckooshrike (Coracina leucopygia). Temboan Hills (3): The area is interesting because of its special location and the -usually- very good observation possibilities. Unfortunately, the birds here are often very far away and in windy weather, as we had at that time, this place is particularly affected, so birding is significantly reduced. The very close spotting of a juvenile Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus lanceolatus) was a highlight, as well we saw Yellow-billed Malkoha (Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus), Pygmy Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus exilis), Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus stigmatus) and numerous pigeons mostly Great Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea) and Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon (Ducula luctuosa). Mahawu Vulkan (4): Well developed for tourists with an impressive view of the volcano caldera. A little below the crater we take a tour through the forest around, in order to find the Scaly-breasted 4 5 Birding places west of Mount Mahawu (Tomohon) Kingfischer (Actenoides princeps). Although there are supposed to be several territories here, we failed to find him. We continued hiking to the volcano parking lot with several birding stops in the surrounding forests and to some observation points. There is an observation tower at the crater rim. Birds were not easy to spot: Sulawesi Bush-hen (Amaurornis isabellina) crossed the path, Turquoise Warbling Flycatcher (Eumyias panayensis) was observed very closely, other species were White-bel- lied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula forsteni), Sulawesi Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia doreya alpicapilla), Superb Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus superbus), Black-crowned White-eye (Zosterops atrifrons) and Mountain Tailor- bird (Phyllergates cucullatus). Gardenia Country Inn (5): Hotel complex with extensive, structurally rich gardens, numerous flower- ing shrubs, and also some remote areas. Here you can watch many species visiting flowers very closely, as the birds seem to be used to humans: Sulawesi Myzomela (Myzomela chloroptera), Sahul Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis), Mountain White-eye (Zosterops montanus), Yellow-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum aureolimbatum), Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster); also Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) and at the ponds of the hotel complex Barred Rail (Gallirallus torquatus). Lake Danau Linow: South of Tomohon we drive around Lake Danau Linow with many fishponds. The place is known as a good birding spot. We stop several times, but apart from some heron species (Ja- van Pond-Heron (Ardeola speciosa), Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), Eastern Great Egret (Ardea alba modesta) and Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) we only found many Munias, mostly Scaly- breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata), in the rice fields. 5 7 a Main Birding places in Lore Lindu NP 6 (a) lodge in Wuasa) Lore Lindu NP: After we recognized on arrival in Palu that one of our suitcases had been unloaded at the stopover in Gorontalo, the Malia Tours team, above all Nurlin Djuni, took great care to get the luggage back as quickly as possible. After a true odyssey through Sulawesi, the suitcase arrived in Palu in the evening and was brought to our accommodation in Wuasa that night. Our guide team with Kasman Plankton, Idris Tinulele and a driver were exceptionally well trained in the voices of all of the bird species and in spotting birds in the field. They gave us an excellent insight into the natural diversity of the Lore Lindu National Park. In particular Idris, a local ornithologist, knew the Lore Lindu National Park very well with its rich avifauna as well the variety of butterflies and reptiles. But our guides were also able to show us many botanical specialties of the park. The three were a great team and it was fun to be out with them. The core area of Kalamanta was declared a game reserve in 1973 and was included in UNESCO's “Men and Biosphere” program in 1977 as a biosphere reserve. In 1978 the area around Lake Lindu also became a wildlife sanctuary, and in 1981 the conservation area Lore Lindu emerged from the un- ion of the two conservation areas. In the following year, the Indonesian government granted the area the status of a national park, which was opened in 1993. Already on the way to Wuasa we could observe Knobbed Hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix), Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis), Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus lanceolatus), Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis), Cerulean Cuckooshrike (Coracina temminckii) Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus), White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) and Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker (Dicaeum nehrkorni). Anaso Trail sowie umgebende Waldbereiche (5): Hiking the Anaso Trail is a MUST HAVE for every visitor to the Lore Lindu NP interested in nature, flora or fauna. The path starts at 1700 m above sea level and rises to around 2200 m, whereby we did not climb up to the summit, but only up to around 2150 m. The path leads through a mountain rain and mountain cloud forest with very lush vegeta- tion. Even if the ascent is somewhat strenuous, the impressions alongside the trail compensates in many places with its enormous biodiversity. The experiences were of course further enhanced by the profound detailed knowledge of Idris and Kasman. Whether it was the successful spotting of the Sa- tanic Nightjar (Eurostopodus diabolicus) in their day-stand, the unfortunately unsuccessful attempt to see the Sombre Pigeon (Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa), which was only heard very closely, or the suc- cessful efforts of many, difficult to spot species like Maroon-backed Whistler (Coracornis raveni), Sulawesi Babbler (Pellorneum celebense), Lesser Myza (Myza celebensis) and Greater Myza (Myza sarasinorum), Sulawesi Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella castanea) or Malia (Malia grata). Other spe- cies, such as Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis omissus), are regularly seen chasing insects on the road in the early morning before entering the trail. The well-known breeding site of the Purple- bearded Bee-eater (Meropogon forsteni) was unfortunately not occupied, but we could observe them very well and several times from the street. In addition to the enormous variety of birds, the flora in this part of the Lore Lindu NP is also very interesting.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Species Limits in Some Philippine Birds Including the Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes Lucidus
    FORKTAIL 27 (2011): 29–38 Species limits in some Philippine birds including the Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus N. J. COLLAR Philippine bird taxonomy is relatively conservative and in need of re-examination. A number of well-marked subspecies were selected and subjected to a simple system of scoring (Tobias et al. 2010 Ibis 152: 724–746) that grades morphological and vocal differences between allopatric taxa (exceptional character 4, major 3, medium 2, minor 1; minimum score 7 for species status). This results in the recognition or confirmation of species status for (inverted commas where a new English name is proposed) ‘Philippine Collared Dove’ Streptopelia (bitorquatus) dusumieri, ‘Philippine Green Pigeon’ Treron (pompadora) axillaris and ‘Buru Green Pigeon’ T. (p.) aromatica, Luzon Racquet-tail Prioniturus montanus, Mindanao Racquet-tail P. waterstradti, Blue-winged Raquet-tail P. verticalis, Blue-headed Raquet-tail P. platenae, Yellow-breasted Racquet-tail P. flavicans, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon (smyrnensis) gularis (with White-breasted Kingfisher applying to H. smyrnensis), ‘Northern Silvery Kingfisher’ Alcedo (argentata) flumenicola, ‘Rufous-crowned Bee-eater’ Merops (viridis) americanus, ‘Spot-throated Flameback’ Dinopium (javense) everetti, ‘Luzon Flameback’ Chrysocolaptes (lucidus) haematribon, ‘Buff-spotted Flameback’ C. (l.) lucidus, ‘Yellow-faced Flameback’ C. (l.) xanthocephalus, ‘Red-headed Flameback’ C. (l.) erythrocephalus, ‘Javan Flameback’ C. (l.) strictus, Greater Flameback C. (l.) guttacristatus, ‘Sri Lankan Flameback’ (Crimson-backed Flameback) Chrysocolaptes (l.) stricklandi, ‘Southern Sooty Woodpecker’ Mulleripicus (funebris) fuliginosus, Visayan Wattled Broadbill Eurylaimus (steerii) samarensis, White-lored Oriole Oriolus (steerii) albiloris, Tablas Drongo Dicrurus (hottentottus) menagei, Grand or Long-billed Rhabdornis Rhabdornis (inornatus) grandis, ‘Visayan Rhabdornis’ Rhabdornis (i.) rabori, and ‘Visayan Shama’ Copsychus (luzoniensis) superciliaris.
    [Show full text]
  • The White, Collared Kingfisher Halcyon Chlons
    Philippines. A possible site for the facility is at Bacolod on the island of Negros to house the seriously endan­ by Martin Vince gered Negros Bleeding-heart G. keayi, Assistant Curator of Birds the subspecies identified by Mr. Oliver Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, SC as the one most urgently needing help. formerly of Sedgwick County Zoo, KS Combining both aspects of "conser­ vation aviculture" in relation to the Luzon Bleeding-heart, in captivity and in the wild, has given the CCAFA and Australian aviculturists the opportunity to actively participate in securing the The White, collared Kingfisher Halcyon chlons en families make up the order while the aquatic kingfishers tend to Coraciiformes; most are tropical excavate their own burrows in earthen Tor sub-tropical birds and all banks. Kingfisher eggs are white and have syndactyl feet, i.e., two ofthe for­ almost spherical, and number 2-3 in ward pointing toes are joined for at the tropics and up to 10 at higher lati­ least half of their length. Motmots, tudes. todies, bee eaters, and certain rollers The White-collared Kingfisher com­ and kingfishers nest in burrows that prises 47 sub-species which can be they usually excavate themselves in found over an enormous range, earthen banks, and their syndactyl feet stretching from the Red Sea, eastwards are presumably an important adapta­ through India, Burma, Thailand, tion to help in such work. Most of the Malaysia and Indonesia, affecting also species in this order are insectivorous the Philippines and many islands in or carnivorous, although the Asian the Pacific Ocean. Indeed, 40 of the hornbills also eat a considerable .sub-species can be found only on amount of fruit.
    [Show full text]
  • A Preliminary Reassessment of Philippine Species-Level Bird Taxonomy
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by KU ScholarWorks Bird Conservation International (2006) 16:155–173. BirdLife International 2006 doi:10.1017/S0959270906000256 Printed in the United Kingdom Taxonomy is important in conservation: a preliminary reassessment of Philippine species-level bird taxonomy A. TOWNSEND PETERSON SummarySummarySummary Alpha taxonomy involves delineation of the basic unit of biology: the species. The concepts by which we define species, however, have been controversial, with several alternatives competing at present, some creating fewer and some more species units, depending on interpretation of species limits. Although it is tempting to assume that species concepts would have little inter- action with the geographic foci of species richness and endemism — and some have so argued — this assumption does not withstand careful analysis. In this paper, I develop a first-pass assessment of Philippine bird taxonomy under an alternative species concept, and compare the results with the traditional biological species concept lists. Differences between the two lists were dramatic, but not just in numbers of species; rather, new, previously unrecognized or previously underappreciated foci of endemism were noted. A thorough understanding of the taxonomic basis of species lists is therefore critical to conservation planning. Introduction Recent taxonomic studies have pointed out conservation implications of their results for several parts of the world (Boon et al. 2000; Lovette et al. 1999; Ortíz-Pulido et al. 2002): new viewpoints on species limits led to new priorities for conservation action, mainly via recognition of ‘new’ (although not necessarily undescribed) species-level taxa.
    [Show full text]
  • Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus Chloris Species No.: Band Size: 07
    Australian Bird Study Association Inc. – Bird in the Hand (Second Edition), published on www.absa.asn.au - Revised April 2019 Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Species No.: Band size: 07 Status: Restricted to mangroves and mudflats of Arabian coasts, Indian Ocean, s.e Asia, Wallacea and Melanesia with the only Australian records being on Ashmore Reef and possibly Christmas Is. Subspecies formerly thought to occupy Aust. mainland coast has been elevated to species status As Torresian Kingfisher T. sordidus (see separate profile sheet) Morphometrics: Adult Male Adult Female Wing: 97 – 114 mm 99 – 115 mm Tail: 63 – 80 mm 67 – 75 mm Weight: 63 – 87 g 57 – 100 g Ageing: Adult (2+) Immature (2-) Juvenile (J) or (1) Bill: Mostly black with pinkish- attains adult-like bill within black with white tips to both white area on basal half of 3 to 4 months of fledging; mandibles; lower mandible; Breast & white; extent of black fringing to white feathers narrowly fringed flanks: white feathers reducing with black giving a scaly with age/wear; appearance; Adult plumage is attained with a complete moult commencing when birds are just over one year old and coinciding with adult post-breeding season moult. Thus adults are aged (2+) & Immatures (2-); Sexing : Adult Male Adult Female Forehead & crown: most of forehead dark brownish-green uniform dark olive-brown; grading to black-green on crown; Mantle & scapulars: mantle black-green grading to dark dark brownish-olive; dark bluish-green on scapulars; Back, rump & green-blue to blue; dark greenish-blue; uppertail coverts; Upperwing coverts; dark bluish-green to dark blue with olive; greenish suffusion Juveniles and immatures resemble the adults of their respective sexes, but are slightly darker.
    [Show full text]
  • TRAFFIC Bulletin Volume 32, No. 2 (October 2020) (3.6 MB Pdf)
    VOL. 32 NO. 2 32 NO. VOL. TRAFFIC 2 BULLETIN ONLINE TRADE IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMPHIBIANS BIRD SINGING COMPETITIONS UNDER COVID CONSUMER AWARENESS IN MYANMAR EVALUATING MARKET INTERVENTIONS TRAFFIC is a leading non-governmental organisation working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. For further information contact: The Executive Director TRAFFIC David Attenborough Building Pembroke Street Cambridge CB2 3QZ UK Telephone: (44) (0) 1223 277427 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.traffic.org With thanks to The Rufford Foundation for contributimg to the production costs of the TRAFFIC Bulletin is a strategic alliance of OCTOBER 2020 OCTOBER The journal of TRAFFIC disseminates information on the trade in wild animal and plant resources GLOBAL TRAFFIC was established TRAFFIC International David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK. in 1976 to perform what Tel: (44) 1223 277427; E-mail: [email protected] AFRICA remains a unique role as a Central Africa Office c/o IUCN, Regional Office for Central Africa, global specialist, leading and PO Box 5506, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Tel: (237) 2206 7409; Fax: (237) 2221 6497; E-mail: [email protected] supporting efforts to identify Southern Africa Office c/o IUCN ESARO, 1st floor, Block E Hatfield Gardens, 333 Grosvenor Street, and address conservation P.O. Box 11536, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa Tel: (27) 12 342 8304/5; Fax: (27) 12 342 8289; E-mail: [email protected] challenges and solutions East Africa Office c/o WWF TCO, Plot 252 Kiko Street, Mikocheni, PO Box 105985, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
    [Show full text]
  • Disaggregation of Bird Families Listed on Cms Appendix Ii
    Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 2nd Meeting of the Sessional Committee of the CMS Scientific Council (ScC-SC2) Bonn, Germany, 10 – 14 July 2017 UNEP/CMS/ScC-SC2/Inf.3 DISAGGREGATION OF BIRD FAMILIES LISTED ON CMS APPENDIX II (Prepared by the Appointed Councillors for Birds) Summary: The first meeting of the Sessional Committee of the Scientific Council identified the adoption of a new standard reference for avian taxonomy as an opportunity to disaggregate the higher-level taxa listed on Appendix II and to identify those that are considered to be migratory species and that have an unfavourable conservation status. The current paper presents an initial analysis of the higher-level disaggregation using the Handbook of the Birds of the World/BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World Volumes 1 and 2 taxonomy, and identifies the challenges in completing the analysis to identify all of the migratory species and the corresponding Range States. The document has been prepared by the COP Appointed Scientific Councilors for Birds. This is a supplementary paper to COP document UNEP/CMS/COP12/Doc.25.3 on Taxonomy and Nomenclature UNEP/CMS/ScC-Sc2/Inf.3 DISAGGREGATION OF BIRD FAMILIES LISTED ON CMS APPENDIX II 1. Through Resolution 11.19, the Conference of Parties adopted as the standard reference for bird taxonomy and nomenclature for Non-Passerine species the Handbook of the Birds of the World/BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 1: Non-Passerines, by Josep del Hoyo and Nigel J. Collar (2014); 2.
    [Show full text]
  • Bird List Column A: We Should Encounter (At Least a 90% Chance) Column B: May Encounter (About a 50%-90% Chance) Column C: Possible, but Unlikely (20% – 50% Chance)
    THE PHILIPPINES Prospective Bird List Column A: we should encounter (at least a 90% chance) Column B: may encounter (about a 50%-90% chance) Column C: possible, but unlikely (20% – 50% chance) A B C Philippine Megapode (Tabon Scrubfowl) X Megapodius cumingii King Quail X Coturnix chinensis Red Junglefowl X Gallus gallus Palawan Peacock-Pheasant X Polyplectron emphanum Wandering Whistling Duck X Dendrocygna arcuata Eastern Spot-billed Duck X Anas zonorhyncha Philippine Duck X Anas luzonica Garganey X Anas querquedula Little Egret X Egretta garzetta Chinese Egret X Egretta eulophotes Eastern Reef Egret X Egretta sacra Grey Heron X Ardea cinerea Great-billed Heron X Ardea sumatrana Purple Heron X Ardea purpurea Great Egret X Ardea alba Intermediate Egret X Ardea intermedia Cattle Egret X Ardea ibis Javan Pond-Heron X Ardeola speciosa Striated Heron X Butorides striatus Yellow Bittern X Ixobrychus sinensis Von Schrenck's Bittern X Ixobrychus eurhythmus Cinnamon Bittern X Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Black Bittern X Ixobrychus flavicollis Black-crowned Night-Heron X Nycticorax nycticorax Western Osprey X Pandion haliaetus Oriental Honey-Buzzard X Pernis ptilorhynchus Barred Honey-Buzzard X Pernis celebensis Black-winged Kite X Elanus caeruleus Brahminy Kite X Haliastur indus White-bellied Sea-Eagle X Haliaeetus leucogaster Grey-headed Fish-Eagle X Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WINGS ● 1643 N. Alvernon Way Ste. 109 ● Tucson ● AZ ● 85712 ● www.wingsbirds.com
    [Show full text]
  • The Generic Distinction of Pied Woodpeckers
    THE GENERIC DISTINCTION OF PIED WOODPECKERS M. RALPH BROWNING, 170 JacksonCreek Drive, Jacksonville,Oregon 97530 ABSTRACT: The ten speciesof New World four-toedwoodpeckers (scalaris, nuttallii, pubescens, villosus, stricklandi, arizonae, borealis, albolarvatus, lignarius,and m ixtusand the two borealthree-toed species (arcticus and tridactylus), currentlycombined in the genusPicoides, differ, in additionto the numberof toes,in modificationsof the skull,ribs, the belly of the pubo-ischio-femoralismuscle, head plumage,and behavior. I recommendthat the genericname Dryobates be reinstituted for the New World four-toedwoodpeckers. There are three generalmorphological groups of pied woodpeckers,a groupof nine four-toedspecies of the New World, a groupof 22 four-toed speciesof the Old World, and a groupof two three-toedspecies straddling bothregions. ! referto thesegroups of piedwoodpeckers beyond as the New World,Old World,and three-toedgroups. The three-toedspecies have long beenin the genusPicoides Lac•p•de, 1799, but the four-toedgroups have been combinedat the genericlevel in differentways. All four-toedpied woodpeckerswere long includedin the genusDryobates Boie, 1826, later changed to Dendrocopos Koch, 1816 an earlier name (Voous 1947, A.O.U. 1947, Peters 1948). Despite the differencein number of toes, Dendrocoposwas combined with Picoidesbecause of generalsimilarities in anatomy (Delacour 1951, Short 1971a), plumage and behavior (Short 1974a), and vocalizations(Winkler and Short 1978). The A.O.U (1976) followedthis mergerof the genera.On the basisof skeletalcharacters Rea (1983) was skepticalof the merger,but he did not providedetails. On the otherhand, Ouellet(1977), concludingthat the two generadiffer in external morphologyand some behaviors and vocalizations, separated the Old World four-toedwoodpeckers in Dendrocoposand three-toedand New World four-toedwoodpeckers in Picoides.The A.O.U.
    [Show full text]
  • Report on Biodiversity and Tropical Forests in Indonesia
    Report on Biodiversity and Tropical Forests in Indonesia Submitted in accordance with Foreign Assistance Act Sections 118/119 February 20, 2004 Prepared for USAID/Indonesia Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan No. 3-5 Jakarta 10110 Indonesia Prepared by Steve Rhee, M.E.Sc. Darrell Kitchener, Ph.D. Tim Brown, Ph.D. Reed Merrill, M.Sc. Russ Dilts, Ph.D. Stacey Tighe, Ph.D. Table of Contents Table of Contents............................................................................................................................. i List of Tables .................................................................................................................................. v List of Figures............................................................................................................................... vii Acronyms....................................................................................................................................... ix Executive Summary.................................................................................................................... xvii 1. Introduction............................................................................................................................1- 1 2. Legislative and Institutional Structure Affecting Biological Resources...............................2 - 1 2.1 Government of Indonesia................................................................................................2 - 2 2.1.1 Legislative Basis for Protection and Management of Biodiversity and
    [Show full text]
  • Relationship of Bird Diversity and Plant Composition Inside the Area Campus Green Space of Universitas Padjadjaran Jatinangor, Sumedang West Java
    Biosaintifika 10 (3) (2018) 500-509 Biosaintifika Journal of Biology & Biology Education http://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/biosaintifika Relationship of Bird Diversity and Plant Composition Inside The Area Campus Green Space of Universitas Padjadjaran Jatinangor, Sumedang West Java Deden Nurjaman, Teguh Husodo, Erri Noviar Megantara, Herri Y. Hadikusumah, Indri Wulandari DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/biosaintifika.v10i3.13543 Department of Biology, Postgraduate Programme of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia History Article Abstract Received 26 February 2018 Padjadjaran University (UNPAD) Jatinangor is currently conducting green Cam- Approved 19 September 2018 pus program. To support the program, a study of biota living in it, as one of the Published 31 December 2018 benchmarks of good or bad environmental conditions, is needed. The green space of Jatinangor Campus is divided into two clusters namely Cluster I green space Keywords (Campus Forest) and green space Cluster II (Campus Non Forest). The objective of birds; composition the research was to know the relationship between diversity of birds with diversity of plants; UNPAD of plants in the green space of Cluster I (Campus Forest) and Cluster II (Campus Non Forest) UNPAD Campus Jatinangor as one of the parameters of successful development of green Campus. This research is descriptive-explorative with census method on bird species and plant composition from green spaces of Cluster I (Cam- pus Forest) and Cluste II (Campus Non Forest) Campus UNPAD Jatinangor. From the observations in Cluster I, we identified 46 species of birds and 77 species of plants, whereas in Cluster II, we identified 32 species of birds and 74 types of plants.
    [Show full text]
  • Picoides Arcticus Swainson Black-Backedblack-Backed Woodpecker Woodpecker, Page 1
    Picoides arcticus Swainson black-backedblack-backed woodpecker woodpecker, Page 1 State Distribution Best Survey Period Photo courtesy Mike Danzenbaker Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Status: Special Concern Counties in the Upper Peninsula. Breeding is probable in Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce and Ontonagon Counties Global and state ranks: G5/S2 (Evers 1991, Michigan Natural Features Inventory 2002). Winter records of wandering individuals are Family: Picadae (woodpeckerzs) known south to Kalamazoo and Wayne counties (Wood 1951), although most southern Lower Peninsula obser- Total range: Black-backed woodpeckers are year- vations are prior to the mid 1900s (Zimmerman and Van round residents within boreal and montane forests Tyne 1959). Michigan is at the southern edge of this across northern North America. They breed from species range. central Alaska and northern Canada to montane areas of California and New England. Although the black- Recognition: This relatively large woodpecker has a backed woodpecker does not migrate south in winter, wingspan of 16 inches and length of 9.5 inches. It is individuals may move infrequently to areas south of the larger than the hairy woodpecker. Black-backed wood- regular breeding range in response to local insect peckers appear large-headed and short-tailed. Adults outbreaks. Movements can vary from a few wandering are all black with a bluish gloss above and a dis- individuals to irruptions involving many birds. Winter tinct white malar stripe. The belly and breast are records have occurred as far south as southern white but the sides and flanks are barred with Saskatchewan, Iowa, central Illinois, northern Indiana, black.
    [Show full text]
  • Trip Report 17Th August to 3Rd September 2013
    Sulawesi & Halmahera Wallacean Endemics Trip Report 17th August to 3rd September 2013 Lilac Kingfisher by David Hoddinott RBT Sulawesi & Halmahera 2013 Trip Report 2 Trip report compiled by Tour Leader: David Hoddinott Top 10 birds as voted by participants: 1. Standardwing 6. Azure Dollarbird 2. Maleo 7. Moluccan Owlet-nightjar 3. Sulawesi Masked Owl 8. Lilac Kingfisher 4. Ivory-breasted Pitta 9. Red-backed Thrush 5. Mountain Serin 10. Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher Tour Summary Surrounded to the north by the Philippines, to the east by New Guinea, the south by Australia and the west by Borneo, the two larger islands of Sulawesi and Halmahera form a significant part of central Indonesia’s nearly 15000 islands. We recorded over 100 endemics of a total trip list of 254 species, thus emphasising that this is certainly one of the endemic hotspots of the world! Our tour started off with an early morning visit to the limestone crags of Karaenta Forest, Sulawesi. Departing Makassar, we set off early to maximise our limited time as we had a flight to catch in the early afternoon. Arriving just as the sun’s first rays hit the treetops, we were soon enjoying wonderful sightings of stunning Grey-sided and Yellow-sided Flowerpeckers. You could actually feel the sense of excitement in the air as we notched up our first endemics. After enjoying our tea and coffee, we then quickly picked up our main target, the rather localised endemic Black-ringed Whit-eye, which showed splendidly as it sat just in front of us gobbling down some ripe fruit.
    [Show full text]