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The birds of Bukit Tigapuluh, Southern Riau, Sumatra
Full text linkA study was made of the avifauna of the Bukit Tigapuluh area in Riau and Jambi Provinces, Sumatra in July-September 1991. This is the first major study of the lowland bird fauna of mainland Riau in this century. A total of 193 bird species was recorded, including 18 species listed as globally threatened. Extensions to known ranges were made for 26 species of which 25 were new to Riau and 3 to Jambi- Data were also provided on 5 species for which there were no recent Sumatran records: Crestless Fireback Pheasant Lophura erythropthalma. Garnet Pitta Pitta granatina, Striped Wren-babbler Kenopia striata. Large Wren-babbler Napothera macrodactyla and Chestnut-capped Thrush Zoothera interpres. In addition, information on breeding was provided for 51 species, of which 22 species were not previously documented to breed in Sumatra
The birds of Salayar and the Flores Sea Islands
Full text linkThe islands of Salayar, Bonerate and Kalaotoa were visited for a few hours and the island of Tanahjampea for two days between 23 and 26 September 1993. Although only limited time was available for bird observations, a number of species new for each island were observed and the conservation status of the forest birds was assessed. These islands, according to current taxonomic opinion, host one endemic species, White-tipped Monarch Monarcha everetti, in addition to many endemic subspecies and populations of some widespread but threatened species
Sumatra Bird Report
Full text linkAll new records of Sumatran birds collected by various observers over the period from 1987 to 1995 that add significantly to the status or distribution as given in the Sumatran checklist (van Marle & Voous 1988) are described. This is the second regional (island) report published by Kukila, the first covering Sulawesi in 199
The birds of Tinjil and Deli Islands, West Java
Full text linkPulau Tinjil and Pulau Deli are islands of 600 ha and 950 ha respectively lying 14 km off the south coast of West Java. The authors made six visits to one or other of the islands between 1988 and 1995. Both are covered with primary forest, but a large population of Long-tailed Macaque monkeys has recently been introduced on both islands as a free-range monkey-breeding facility. The islands have an depauperate avifauna with probably just 20 resident landbird species, common to both islands. These include one near-threatened species, the Nicobar Pigeon, which was formerly very common but which may have suffered as a result of the introduction of monkeys. Other small island/coastal specialists include the Beach Thick-knee, Pied Imperial Pigeon and Chestnut-capped Thrush. Except along the beaches, there are few forest-edge habitats, and most of the landbirds, including those normally occupying open habitats on the mainland such as White-breasted Waterhen, Yellow-vented Bulbul and Brown-throated Sunbird, have expanded their range to occupy the forest nich
Birds of the Manembonembo Nature Reserve, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Full text linkManembonembo Nature Reserve in North Sulawesi, Indonesia was established in 1978. To date, virtually no ecological research has been carried out in the reserve. We describe the first systematic survey of birds at Manembonembo. As with many Sulawesi protected areas, this 6,500 ha reserve is relatively small, but in I I days of fieldwork we sighted 72 species of birds. Of particular relevance for conservation is the presence of several threatened species such as Prioniturus flavicans, Megapodius cumingii, and Zoothera erythronota. Manembonembo is seriously threatened by several factors: its small size, hunting, timber collection, and agricultural encroachment
Birds of Alas Purwo National Park, East Java
Full text linkThis paper details some of the more important and interesting records from Alas Purwo National Park in East Java. Most of these come from the author's work in the Park from May 1997 until September 1999, though records are included from many other sources. Details are given of the status of all of the species that are classed as threatened or near-threatened by Collar et al. (1994), along with those that are attitudinally or distributionally unexpected. A full systematic list of the species recorded in and around the Park is included, some 227 to date (with an additional 11 'possible' species)
