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On the rediscovery of Schneider's Pitta in Sumatra
No full textSchneider's Pitta Pitta schneideri is endemic to the montane rain forest of Sumatra and may be confined to isolated peaks of the Barisan Range in West Sumatra. There have been no records for over 70 years. This paper reports the discovery of a pair of Schneider's Pitta in Kerinci-Seblat National Park and suggests that further study of their range, status and biology is urgently needed
The status of the Sunda Coucal Ceiitropus nigrorufus Cuvier.
Full text linkA historical review is presented on the taxonomic and distributional status of the Sunda Coucal Centropus nigrorufus. It is concluded that this species is endemic to Java, and that it does not occur on Sumatra as has been suggested. Its distribution In Java and habitat requirements are discussed
Reviews of new publications
No full textDekker, Rene W.R.J. 1990. Conservation and biology of megapodes (Megapodiidae, Galliformes, Aves). PhD Thesis, University of Amsterdam Silvius, MJ. & A.W. Tauflk. 1990. Conservation and land use of Pulau Kimaam, Irian Jaya. PHPA-AWB/Interwader Report Silvius, M.J. & M. Zieren. 1990. Three years of wetland and waterbird conservation activities in Indonesia, October 1987 -September 1990. PHPA-AWB. Erflemeijer, P., G.R. Alien & Zuwendra. 1989. Preliminary resource inventory of Bintuni Bay and recommendations for conservation and management. AWB-PHPA, Bogor. Gibb, David. 1990. Wallacea. A site guide for birdwatchers. Croxall, J.P. (Ed.). 1991. Seabird status and conservation: A supplement. ICBPTech. Publ. 11, Cambridge, IUCN(1990). 1990 IUCN Red list of threatened animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK Holmes, D.A. & S.V. Nash. 1990. The birds of Sumatra and Kalimantan. Singapore: Oxford University Pres
A Red Junglefowl feeding in close proximity to other pheasant species in Alas Purwo, Java
Full text linkDiscovery of waterbird colonies in North Lampung, Sumatra
Full text linkThe Tulang Bawang river with its back swamps, in Lampung province, Sumatra, is identified as a habitat of major importance to waterbirds. There are at least two breeding colonies, one of which may prove to be the largest heronry so far discovered in Indonesia, with between 5,000 and 33,000 pairs of herons and egrets. The most abundant species is Javan Pond-heron Ardeola speciosa, and this is only the second breeding colony of this species to be discovered in Sumatra; it may rank as the largest in Indonesia. It is the third colony to be discovered in Sumatra of Great Egret Casmerodius albus. The first breeding records in Sumatra of Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax were obtained from one colony, and of Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster at the second. The region is also probably the most important in Sumatra, if not in the Sundaic region, for Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus. Recommendations have been made for Nature Reserve status to be designated at the sites of the two colonies, and for a Game Reserve to cover a much wider area of the feeding grounds and fisheries. It is feared that there has been a major decline in population of both the White-winged Duck Cairina scutulata and the Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus, and it is proposed that the latter species should also now be classified as threatened in Indonesia
Further notes on the avifauna of the riau Archipelago
Full text linkFurther notes are supplied on the avifauna of Batam, Bintan and other islands in the Riau Archipelago that supplement those presented in Rajathurai (1996) in Kukila Volume 8
