10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2023

After 3 months of South and Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Australia, Arjan’s count stood at 2,060 species. Because this is New Guinea, it does not attract t**s, finches, and sparrows, but parrots and birds-of-paradise… as soon as a fresh load of papayas and bananas is brought out and thrown on the table, the forest comes alive.”

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sadly, the species is also among the many species kept as pets in Indonesia, despite the above-mentioned difficulty in keeping them alive. Different from many other sunbirds, they seem to prefer feeding on insects to feeding on nectar ( source ). Seeds and fruit are also part of the diet ( source ).

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10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2012

Indonesia hosts 1,597 species, of which 126 are endangered – 19 critically. It is unclear if the Invisible Rail stamp will be blank.

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Critter News

APRIL 12, 2010

It takes place in Indonesia. Tags: reptiles indonesia lizards crocodile endangered species. The skins are being used for handbags and other products. This link has a horrible photo and a worse video. Just warning you.

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Reptiles Indonesia Endangered Species PETA 100

Reddit Animals

JANUARY 1, 2022

submitted by /u/TheRoyalDon [link] [comments].

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The birds have historically been found from the Philippines south through central Indonesia to Papua New Guinea though they recently colonized remote parts of the west coast of Australia’s Cape York peninsula.

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Papua New Guinea Ducks Philippines Indonesia 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2013

However, around 90 % of Indonesia’s population is Muslim and the cage bird trade is a huge, huge problem. Birds finches Indonesia mystery birds' .” The idea that this bird was caught, its feathers dyed red to make it nicer for a religious ceremony, and later released, sounds some kind of plausible.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

One paper describes them living in the cemeteries of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. Scaly-breasted Munias seem to be fairly eclectic in their choice of habitat.

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Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 184

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

One of their upcoming articles will focus on the effects of the bird pet trade in Indonesia, but if readers from 10000 Birds give at least $1,000 in the crowdfunding campaign, they will add an additional bird conservation story to their roster! . Gifts large or small would make a huge difference.

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Campaign Indonesia Colombia Florida 135

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2016

But he’s got stiff competition, including peers working to save Tree Kangaroos in Papua New Guinea, Sumatran Orangutans in Indonesia, and Snow Leopards in Pakistan. Which makes him a formidable candidate for the prestigious prize.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2021

Anyway, even this lower number puts China at rank 8 in the list of countries with the most bird species, surpassed only by Indonesia outside of the usual suspects in South America.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

This is a bit of a quick post, but there is a very good reason for this: it was written back in October and then pre-scheduled since I’ll be in Indonesia again from the end of October until the day before this post goes up. It really ain’t that much of a unique selling point of the West Palaearctic region.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 4, 2011

While shooting the premiere episode of National Geographic Channel’s new series, Beast Hunter , host Pat Spain visited the Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta, Indonesia to visit a seven-year-old Orangutan named Pinky. Too cute, right?! Pinky sure does love Pat!

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Birds dabbling ducks Indonesia waterfowl' Muara Angke – the place where you get to scan THIS for Black Bitterns and rails. The place where you look forward to the birds, but not the birding. No, definitely not the birding.

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Critter News

JANUARY 27, 2009

The demand for palm oil in the US and Europe, is threatening to wipe out orangutans in Indonesia. Indonesia is the world's top producer of palm oil, and prices have jumped by almost 70 percent in the last year. The demand for palm oil is rising in the U.S. and Europe because it is touted as a "clean" alternative to fuel.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2021

In fact, the best known member of the family, Central America’s aptly-named Resplendent Quetzal , looks less like Michoacán’s trogons than, say, Africa’s Narina Trogon , or the Red-naped Trogon of Indonesia. Honesty requires that I confess to having seen none of these species. Wikipedia has been used.).

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10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2024

Greater Coucal body parts are used as traditional medicine by the Malays in Kuok Village in Indonesia ( source ). The Greater Coucal spends most of its life feeling superior to the Lesser Coucal. However, this offers no protection against superstition. Traditional wisdom sometimes is massively overrated.

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Vietnam Fowl Birds Iran 182

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus ) in Java, Indonesia, by Ron Knight. The western Mediterranean birds are bluish-purple all over. When split, they would retain the scientific name Porphyrio porphyrio. Black-backed Swamphen. The sister taxon to the Mediterranean birds occurs on Borneo and the western Indonesian islands.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2013

The Wink and Heidrich paper ( Molecular systematics of Owls (Strigiformes) based on DNA sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene , PDF), as the title indicates, looked at the mitochondrial cyt b gene across about a third of living owls and found Snowy Owl sister to Great Horned Owl, concluding, “the taxonomic consequences would be to merge (..)

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Distributed across a broad swath of territory that includes India’s Himalayan foothills, Thailand, Indochina, peninsular Malaysia and western Indonesia, this species occurs in moist or semi-evergreen forests that may include secondary growth and degraded habitats in its native range. Common Hill Myna’s range in South Florida.

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Critter News

AUGUST 27, 2009

Tags: zoos wildlife crime poaching tigers indonesia.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 17, 2009

All donations go to the National AAZK for distribution to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, Africa, the Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia and the Bukit Barisan Seletan National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia. Date: May 1, 2009. Time: 5:00pm-9:00pm. Location: Olympus Hills Bowling Alley. 4015 Wasatch Blvd.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

1) Not surprisingly, the Pink-necked Green Pigeon is widely distributed in Indonesia, where the batik technique was invented. It is small and light – about 80 to 100 grams – which allows it to perform some amazing acrobatics in and on reeds. (1)

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

Indonesia (1615 / 1603). The first figure comes from the BirdLife International – in some cases, these seem to be seriously outdated. Hence I added the second figure from the Fat Birder – often more up to date. Taking as a rule, the higher figure is more accurate. The Oriental realm. Malaysia (702 / 781). Thailand (925 / 948).

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2011

On one list, it is the 27th country with the most number of different bird species.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2014

” Birds Indonesia prinias' I have never seen anything like this in a bird species, and am not aware of any other species that show such a colouration. What about you? Do you know anything about it, or are aware of other bird species with such a striking colouration? “It’s charging !!!”

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Critter News

MARCH 10, 2009

Pierce Onthank, the president of an oil and gas company, was charged in January with illegal possession of a primate for keeping a siamang, a type of gibbon that is native to rain forests in Malaysia and Indonesia and can weigh up to 30 pounds and stand 3 feet high.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2012

Adding to their mystique is the remoteness of their home, the undeveloped and rarely visited islands of New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. To birdwatchers they are a difficult pilgrimage that few don’t want to attempt at some point, but few manage. There are, however, two species that are more accesible than the rest of the family.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Birds Indonesia nightjars' It’s got legs (and knowns how to use them)! Who knew, or could have known!? I feel betrayed and disillusioned. The only bright side to growing old has been dipped in ink.

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Goats Indonesia Science Experiments 185

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

The Olive-flanked (or Yellow-flanked) Whistler ( Hylocitrea bonensis ) is endemic to to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, where it lives inconspicuously in montane forests. This unique bombycillid is much-sought by birders visiting the region, and our own Redgannet encountered a flock in Saudi Arabia a couple of winters ago.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Zebra Finch ( Taeniopygia guttata ), one of the study subjects, in Indonesia © David J. Not everyone entirely agrees with this assessment, but more on that in a moment. Ringer Suh et al.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

They have expanded their range through Indonesia and into Australia and is found in post breeding dispersal as far north as South Korea and Japan. In the east, this species can be found along the east coast of Africa, the Nile Valley,and into parts of the middle east and India and southeast Asia. There are two main subspecies, the nominate B.

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Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 169

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

It is an adherent to fresh water lakes, canals and swamps from India through East Asia, Indonesia and New Guinea. The Yellow Bittern is a tiny heron, substantially smaller than the Butoroides (Green and Striated) species and slimmer too. The photos in this post are of three individuals.

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Singapore Indonesia Asia Guinea 169

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Tomohon is a town in North Sulawesi about 30 km south of Manado, the city and airport where birders are most likely to arrive. Given the condition of the roads and the higher elevation (700-1000 meters) compared to Manado, it takes about one hour to get here from Manado.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2019

This guide describes the 125 best birding sites for both common and rare species, covering Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (officially Lao PDR), Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor Leste. The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia, edited by Yong Ding Li & Low Bing Wen.

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Asia Laos Indonesia Myanmar 218

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2019

Also, the island of New Guinea appeared as a whole, or as its parts, the eastern independent country of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the western West Papua province of Indonesia. 4%: Mexico, West Papua (Indonesia), New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya. 6%: Antarctica, Argentina, Indonesia (including the votes for West Papua), India.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

They belong to the same species like those found back in Europe, Sus scrofa – which inhabits a belt stretching from northern Africa and Europe all the way to Indonesia, but a different subspecies, S.s. Back on dirt tracks by a Desert Wheatear decorated bush (bellow), to spot five or six Wild boars disappearing among the bushes.

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