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First Record of the Elegant Imperial Pigeon Ducula concinna on Biak Island, Irian jaya (Papua)
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No full textHandbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 6: Mousebirds to Hornbill
Recent bird observations from Kisar Island, Lesser Sundas
Get PDFln September 2001 avifaunistic data were collected during a brief visit to the largely deforested island ofKisar (eastern Lesser Sundas). A total of 19 bird species were recorded including two new island records: Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspici1latus and Barn Swallow Himnclo rustica. Other interesting observations included the first sightings of the Little Friar bird Philemon citreogularis race hisserensis in almost lOO years. Study is needed to clarify the taxonomic distinctiveness of this taxon. The Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematoclus and Olive-headed Lorikeet T. euteles, known from nineteenth century records, were not recorded and may now be extinct. The 'South-west' islands were little studied in the twentieth century. Ornithological surveys of still forested islands such as We tar, Romang and Babar are a priority
Noteworthy Records of Birds from the Panua Nature Reserve, North Sulawesi
Get PDFPanua Nature Reserve is the second largest terrestrial conservation area in North Sulawesi, located on the south coast of Sulawesi's north peninsula. We conducted surveys of the reserve between February and June 2000, including 241 km of line transect censuses, primarily in the dominant lowland evergreen rainforest. A total of 124 bird species were recorded, including 48 Sulawesi endemics, and l3 species (all but two endemic) that are considered by most authorities as Threatened or Near Threatened. In this paper we describe the habitats of the reserve and summarize observations of all l3 threatened species, as well as six other species for which our surveys clarify distribution or status within Sulawesi
The Breeding Seasons of Birds on Timor
Get PDFThe breeding seasons of land birds on Timor, the largest island of the Lesser Sundas (Nusa Tenggara) is hitherto undocumented. This preliminary report draws upon historic data from the early 20'h century and opportunistic observations made by the author on Timor during the 1990s, and compares these data with those available for other islands in the region (including Roti and Sumba), as well as western Indonesia and Papua. Evidence is presented that nesting occurs throughout the wet season (November to April), possibly peaking in November. This pattern contrasts strongly with that for western Flores (Verheijen 1964), where breeding is concentrated in the three months from April to June. Interpretation of these patterns must be cautious, however, given the hiatus of data from Timor for the period from late August to November, as well as the opportunistic or approximate nature of the data presented here. lt is hoped that this report stimulates a more comprehensive study of avian reproduction in the region
A checklist of the birds of the Botanical Gardens of Bogor, West Java
Get PDFThe avifauna of the Botanical Gardens at Bogor has long attracted ornithologists, both among resident scientists and among newcomers whose first encounters with Javan birds took place here. The present checklist briefly enumerates the bird species observed in the Gardens during the past twenty years. Only a brief discussion is given concerning decreases in some species, as this is discussed more fully in van Balen et al. (1986) and Diamond et al.(1987
