Dablink Not to be confused with Wallachia . Image Indonesia Wallacea.svg thumb right 402px Wallacea is the group of islands within red area. Max Carl Wilhelm Weber Weber Line in blue. Wallacea is a biogeography ... . Wallacea includes Sulawesi , the largest island in the group, as well as Lombok , Sumbawa , Flores , Sumba , Timor , Halmahera , Buru , Seram , and many smaller islands. The islands of Wallacea ..., and Near Oceania including Australia and New Guinea to the south and east. The total land area of Wallacea ... Provinces and major Islands of Indonesia islands in Wallacea rowspan 2 Sulawesi br 6 provinces .... Wallacea is the area in between. Geography Image L nea de Wallace.jpg thumb right 300px Map of Wallacea upper right corner facing North. The red line denotes the western border of Wallacea. The eastern ... and Wallacea follows the Wallace Line , named after the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace who noted ... ref and allowed Asian land animals to inhabit these islands. The islands of Wallacea have few land ... of Australian and Asian origin are found there. Wallacea s plants are predominantly of Asian origin, and botanists include Sundaland, Wallacea, and New Guinea as the floristic province of Malesia ... Islands share many marsupial mammals, land birds, and freshwater fish that are not found in Wallacea. The line dividing Wallacea from Australia New Guinea is called Lydekker s Line . The Philippines ... from Wallacea. ref http actazool.nhmus.hu 48Suppl2 newwallace.pdf ref The Weber Line is the midpoint ... ancestors of Wallacea s plants and animals may have been from Asia or Australia New Guinea, Wallacea is home to many endemic ecology endemic species. There is extensive wikt autochthonous autochthonous .... Seram is noted for its butterflies and birdlife including the Amboina King Parrot . Wallacea ... are common in coastal areas. According to Conservation International, Wallacea is home to over ... percent, is in pristine state. Of Wallacea s total area of 347,000 km , about 20,000 ... more details
Wallacea logo. Operation Wallacea known as Opwall is an organisation funded by tuition fees that runs ... programmes. What is different about Operation Wallacea is that large teams of university academics ..., a competent local partner organisation is not available. In these cases, Operation Wallacea mentors ... thumb left 500px Alfred Russel Wallace. Operation Wallacea first started operating expeditions to South East Sulawesi , Indonesia in 1995. This region is known as the Wallacea region, after the work of the famous ... area that Operation Wallacea took its name. This region was specifically chosen for three reasons ..., and are specifically focused on by the work of Operation Wallacea. c The urgent need for Conservation ... area protected areas . In 2003 Operation Wallacea s success in Indonesia attracted the attention ... Wallacea programme provides the opportunity to consider science and Conservation movement ... Wallacea is to secure funding and implement Conservation movement conservation programmes which are both ... movement conservation performance of the entire community . However, Operation Wallacea is supporting ... by Operation Wallacea were initially marketed under the Wicked Jungle Coffee brand. By cutting out ... site established by Operation Wallacea and was selected for two main reasons. Firstly, the forests of the Wallacea region of Indonesia, comprising the islands of the central part of the archipelago ... Indonesia, part of which lies within the Wallacea region, that have the highest diversity of coral genera ... ecological data sets are being gathered on these populations. South Africa Operation Wallacea and their South ... mammalian, avian, floral and fish diversity on Earth. Operation Wallacea is joining a series of projects ... forest in the north, humid rainforest in the east, and spiny forest in the south. The Operation Wallacea ... which is compatible with biodiversity conservation. In 2012, the Operation Wallacea teams will be completing ... are due to be repeated in 2012 and additional areas newly surveyed. Egypt In Egypt, Operation Wallacea ... more details
Taxobox name Streptocitta image Long Tail.jpg image caption Streptocitta albicollis regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Sturnidae genus Streptocitta genus authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1850 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Streptocitta albertinae Streptocitta albicollis Streptocitta is a genus of large starling s in the Sturnidae family. Both species have a pied plumage and a long tail, giving them a superficial resemblance to a Pica genus magpie . Although not closely related to the true magpies, they have therefore been referred to as magpies in the past. The two species are restricted to forests in Wallacea in Asia . Species Bare eyed Myna Streptocitta albertinae White necked Myna Streptocitta albicollis References Coates, B., & Bishop, K. 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publishing, Alderley, Queensland. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1 Category Sturnidae Sturnidae stub ca Streptocitta eo Streptocitta nl Streptocitta nn Streptocitta pl Streptocitta pt Streptocitta fi Harakkakottaraiset ... more details
E. orientalis may refer to Eleutherodactylus orientalis , a frog species endemic to Cuba Erioptera orientalis , a crane fly species in the genus Erioptera Ervatamia orientalis , a plant species in the genus Ervatamia found in Australia Erythrina orientalis , a plant species Eudynamys orientalis , the Pacific koel or Eastern koel, a cuckoo species found from Wallacea east to the Solomon Island and south to northern and eastern Australia Eurystomus orientalis , the Oriental dollarbird or dollar roller, a bird species Synonyms Erigone orientalis , a synonym for Hylyphantes graminicola , a small spider species with palaearctic distribution See also Orientalis disambiguation Species Latin name abbreviation disambiguation ... more details
known as Richard Lydekker Lydekker s Line , which separates the eastern edge of Wallacea and the Australian .... Wallacea consists of islands that were never recently connected by dry land to either of the continental ... See also portal Indonesia Australia continent Richard Lydekker Lydekker s Line Wallacea Max Carl ... dive Wallacea.html Wallacea a transition zone from Asia to Australia, specially rich in marine ... Wallacea Research Group http www.starfish.ch dive Wallacea.html Map of Wallace s, Weber s and Lydekker ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 Infobox mountain name Mount Sahendaruman photo photo caption elevation prominence location Sangihe , Indonesia coordinates coord 3.5166667 N 125.5333333 E type mountain topo type age last eruption first ascent easiest route Mount Sahendaruman is an extinct volcano located in southern part of Indonesia n island of Sangihe . It is an area high in biodiversity in Wallacea , especially seen in the small forest patch in mountain slopes Mount Sahendaruman, the last remaining primary forest in Sangihe. Mount Sahendaruman is home to of three critically endangered and two endangered Endemism in birds endemic bird species, the Caerulean Paradise flycatcher , Sangihe Shrike thrush , Sangihe White eye , Elegant Sunbird and Sangihe Hanging parrot . Category Mountains of Indonesia Sahendaruman, Mount NSulawesi geo stub id Gunung Sahendaruman ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Acolutha pictaria image Acolutha pictaria.JPG image width 240px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Geometridae genus Acolutha species A. pictaria binomial Acolutha pictaria binomial authority Moore, 1888 synonyms Emmelesia pictaria small Moore, 1888 small Acolutha imbecilla small Warren, 1905 small Acolutha canicosta small Warren, 1906 small Acolutha pictaria subflava small Prout, 1932 small Acolutha pictaria flavifascia small Prout, 1935 small Acolutha pictaria shirozui small Inoue, 1955 small Acolutha pictaria is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from the north eastern part of the Himalaya and Tibet to Hong Kong , Sundaland , Wallacea , New Guinea and the Bismarck Islands . External links http www.mothsofborneo.com part 10 papuarisme papuarisme 4 1.php The Moths of Borneo Category Larentiinae Larentiinae stub ... more details
other uses Malesia disambiguation Image Malesia.png thumb Malesia Malesia is a biogeography biogeographical region straddling the boundaries of the Indomalaya ecozone and Australasia ecozone , and also a phytogeography phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom . Floristic province Malesia was first identified as a floristic region that included the Malay Peninsula , the Malay archipelago , New Guinea , and the Bismarck Archipelago , ref Wikramanayake, Eric Eric Dinerstein Colby J. Loucks et al. 2002 . Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo Pacific a Conservation Assessment. Island Press Washington, DC. p 61 ref based on a shared tropical flora derived mostly from Asia but also with numerous elements of the Antarctic flora , including many species in the southern conifer families Podocarpaceae and Araucariaceae . The floristic region overlaps four distinct mammal ian faunal regions. Sundaland main Sundaland The western part of Malesia, which includes the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra , Java island Java , Bali , and Borneo , shares the large mammal fauna of Asia and is known as Sundaland . These islands are on Asia s relatively shallow continental shelf , and were linked to Asia during the ice age s, when sea levels were lower. The eastern edge of Sundaland is the Wallace line , named after Alfred Russel Wallace , the nineteenth century British naturalist who noted the difference in fauna between islands on either side of the line. Dipterocarp s are predominant trees in the lowland forests of Sundaland. ref Wikramanayake, Eric Eric Dinerstein Colby J. Loucks et al. 2002 . Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo Pacific a Conservation Assessment. Island Press Washington, DC. p 61 ref Wallacea main Wallacea The islands between Sundaland and New Guinea, called Wallacea , were never linked to the neighboring continents, and have a flora and fauna that include Indomalayan and Australasian elements. Philippines The Ecoregions of the Philippines Phi ... more details
Guide to the Birds of Australia. 2nd edition. Christopher Helm. ISBN 0 7136 3930 X ref ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd ... ref name Wallacea Species Species in the genus Sphecotheres listed in taxonomic order ref name HBW ... more details
Taxobox image Trichoglossus flavoviridis Loro Parque 6a 4c.jpg image caption T. flavoviridis meyeri at Loro Parque , Spain image width 300px status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Psittaciformes familia Psittacidae tribus Lorini genus Trichoglossus species T. flavoviridis binomial Trichoglossus flavoviridis binomial authority Alfred Russel Wallace Wallace , 1863 synonyms The Citrine Lorikeet Trichoglossus flavoviridis or Yellow and green Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is Endemism endemic to Sulawesi and the Sula Islands in Indonesia . It is found in forest and woodland at altitudes up to 2400 m. ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. pp. 334 335. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1 ref It is generally common. ref name Wallacea Taxonomy The Citrine Lorikeet has two well differentiated subspecies ref name Forshaw 2006 . plate 13. ref name zoonomen cite web url http www.zoonomen.net avtax psit.html title Zoological Nomenclature Resource Psittaciformes Version 9.020 date 2009 03 20 publisher www.zoonomen.net ref Trichoglossus flavoviridis small Wallace, 1863 small Trichoglossus flavoviridis flavoviridis Nominate subspecies nominate small Wallace, 1863 small Sula Islands. Trichoglossus flavoviridis meyeri small Walden, 1871 small Sulawesi Description The Citrine Lorikeet is a mainly green parrot about 20 cm 8.0 in long. ref name Forshaw 2006 . plate 13. Forshaw 2006 . plate 13. ref Its Beak bill is orange. ref name Forshaw 2006 . plate 13. In the nominate subspecies the head and chest are yellow, the latter narrowly scaled with green, and the Lore anatomy lore s and region near the bill are dark, often appearing almost blackish. The subspecies T. f. meyeri is smaller, has a Lime color lime yellow chest scaled with green, and its head is Olive color olive green tending towards yellowish on the ear coverts. ref name JuniperPa ... more details
Taxobox name Ornate Lorikeet image Trichoglossus ornatus Nahsville Zoo 8a 4c.jpg image caption At Nashville Zoo , USA image width 300px status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Psittaciformes familia Psittacidae tribus Lorini genus Trichoglossus species T. ornatus binomial Trichoglossus ornatus binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 synonyms The Ornate Lorikeet Trichoglossus ornatus is a Monotype biology monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is Endemism endemic to Sulawesi and nearby smaller islands in Indonesia . ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1 ref It is found in forest, woodland, mangrove and plantations, and is locally common. ref name Wallacea Description File Trichoglossus ornatus upper body Nashville Zoo 8a.jpg left thumb Head and neck The Ornate Lorikeet is a mainly green parrot about 25 cm 10.0 in long. Its head above its eyes is purple blue and its face below its eyes is red. There is red at back of the head and yellow behind the eyes. It does not have a collar at the back of the neck that Rainbow Lorikeets have. Its chin to chest has transverse strips and bars of red and blue. Its abdomen is green with sparse variable yellow scalloping. The beak is orange red, the irises are dark orange, the eye ring is dark grey, and the legs are grey. ref name Forshaw 2006 . plate 13. Forshaw 2006 . plate 13. ref References reflist IUCN2008 assessors BirdLife International year 2008 id 142388 title Trichoglossus ornatus downloaded 15 April 2009 External links http orientalbirdimages.org search.php?Bird ID 486 Oriental Bird Images Ornate Lorikeet Selected photos Cited texts cite book first Joseph M. last Forshaw authorlink Joseph Forshaw title Parrots of the World an Identification Guide others Illustrated by Frank Knight artist Frank Knight publisher Princeton University Press isbn 0691 ... more details
to 950 m. on Sumba. ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1 ref It remains fairly common, ref name Wallacea but its relatively small distribution could give cause for future concern. It has not been ... more details
forest , secondary forest , woodland and plantations at altitudes up to 1400 m. ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1 ref It remains fairly common, ref name Wallacea but its relatively small distribution ... more details
at altitudes below 1200 m. on Sumabwa, but up to 2150 m. on Lombok. ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 ..., but is scarce or rare elsewhere. ref name JuniperParr ref name Wallacea References reflist commons ... more details
extend , and the Silver tipped Imperial Pigeon has silvery grey remiges . ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 9590257 ... coverts, but has a significantly broader black tail tip. ref name Wallacea Consequently, some have suggested ... be considered an entirely separate species, D. melanura ref name Wallacea for which the name Black ... , as both types can be found on some islands. ref name Wallacea References Forktail13 17. reflist ... more details
, the Asian zoogeographical region Sundaland and the Australasian zoogeographical region Wallacea ... and Lombok . ref name wallaceastarfish cite web last Zubi first Teresa title The Wallacea Line date .... Wallacea Main Wallacea The Wallacea represents the biogeographical transitional zone between ... 2010 bot H3llBot ref Mammals The Wallacea has a total of 223 native mammal species. 126 of them are endemic ... title Records of bats Microchiroptera from Wallacea work Zoologische Mededelingen Vol. 63 p. 97 122 ... of tarsier Tarsius spp. are also unique to this island. Birds 650 bird species can be found in Wallacea ... , a bird currently seen as endangered and found entirely within the Wallacea. ref cite web last Mees ... Dragons With 222 species, of which 99 are endemic, the Wallacea has high reptile diversity. Among ... , Rabdion , and Cyclotyphlops . One of the most famous reptile in the Wallacea is probably the Komodo ... , Rinca , and the western end of Flores . 58 native species of amphibians can be found in Wallacea ... There are about 310 species of fishes recorded from the rivers and lakes of Wallacea, 75 species of them ... species of birdwing butterflies recorded in Wallacea, 44 of them are endemic. ref cite web last Vane ... the Wallacea. West Papua and Papua Main Fauna of New Guinea The fauna of this region comprises a huge ... more details
Taxobox name Spotted Kestrel image image width 220px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Falconiformes familia Falconidae genus Falcon Falco species F. moluccensis binomial Falco moluccensis binomial authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1850 subdivision ranks Subspecies subdivision Falcon moluccensis moluccenis Falcon moluccensis microbalius The Spotted Kestrel Falco moluccensis is also known as the Moluccan Kestrel. Distribution and habitat Spread throughout Australasia, Indomalaya, and most of Wallacea, the Spotted Kestrel inhabits grasslands with scattered trees, lightly wooded cultivation, and the edges of primary and tall secondary forest. Along logging roads, it occasionally penetrates forests, and sometimes inhabits clearings within forested areas. It has also been known to live in areas of human habitation. ref http www.globalraptors.org grin SpeciesResults.asp?specID 8243 Global Raptor Information Network Moluccan Kestrel ref Behavior Diet The Spotted Kestrel feeds primarily on small mammals , birds , lizards , and insects . Nesting Empty section date March 2007 Voice Empty section date March 2007 References reflist Category Falco Falconiformes stub az Falco moluccensis bg Falco moluccensis ca Xoriguer de les Moluques es Falco moluccensis eo Moluka turfalko fr Cr cerelle des Moluques it Falco moluccensis hu Szunda v rcse pl Pustu ka plamista fi Sundantuulihaukka sv Indonesisk tornfalk zh ... more details
Image Rinjani volcano satellite.jpg Color infrared view of Rinjani Volcano on Lombok Island , May 1992. Lombok Strait and Bali is on the top, Alas Strait and Sumbawa Island is on the bottom. thumb Alas Strait separates Lombok and Sumbawa , two islands of Indonesia in West Nusa Tenggara province. The strait was bridged by land until about 14,000 years before present when sea level rose to about 75 meters below present sea level, ref http www.fieldmuseum.org explore pleistocene sea level maps ref unlike Lombok Strait and Alor Strait which continued to be water gaps even during the Last Glacial Maximum , at each end of a 400 mile long island including present day Lombok , Sumbawa , Komodo , Flores , Solor , Adonara , and Lembata . See also Lombok Strait , on the opposite side west of Lombok Sunda Strait Makassar Strait Wallacea References reflist List of Indonesian seas coord 8 30 S 116 45 E region ID type waterbody display title Category Straits of Indonesia Category Straits of the Indian Ocean Category West Nusa Tenggara Category Lombok id Selat Alas it Stretto di Alas jv Selat Alas nl Straat Alas pl Cie nina Alas zh ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Epicrocis oegnusalis image image width image caption image2 image2 width image2 caption status status system regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Pyralidae genus Epicrocis species E. oegnusalis binomial Epicrocis oegnusalis binomial authority Walker, 1859 ref cite web url http globiz.pyraloidea.org Pages Reports TaxonReport.aspx title global Pyraloidea database publisher Globiz.pyraloidea.org date accessdate 2011 10 18 ref synonyms Pyralis oegnusalis small Walker, 1859 small Canthelea oegnusalis Epicrocis anpingialis small Strand, 1919 small Canthelea anpingialis Phycis Myelois saturatella small Mabille, 1880 small Canthelea africana small Janse, 1942 small Epicrocis oegnusalis is a species of moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone , Angola , South Africa , Zanzibar , Madagascar , India Punjab, Assam , Sri Lanka , Nepal , Bangladesh , the Andaman Islands , Burma , Thailand , Singapore , China , Taiwan , Indonesia Sumatra, Java, Wallacea , the Philippines Luzon, Palawan , New Guinea and Australia . ref http www.kfbg.org content 81 12 2 Checklist 20of 20Hong 20Kong 20Fauna 20 282nd 20edition 29.pdf Checklist of Hong Kong Fauna selected groups ref References Reflist wikispecies commons Category Animals described in 1859 Category Phycitini Pyralidae stub ... more details
File Map of Sunda and Sahul.png thumb 300px Map showing Lydekker s line in relation to those of Alfred Russel Wallace Wallace and Max Carl Wilhelm Weber Weber , as well as the probable extent of land at the time of the Last Glacial Maximum , when the sea level was more than 110 m lower than today. Richard Lydekker 25 July 1849 16 April 1915 was an England English natural history naturalist , geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history . Biography Lydekker was born in London , and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge , where he took a first class in the Natural Science tripos 1872 . ref Venn id LDKR867R name Lydekker, Richard ref In 1874 he joined the Geological Survey of India and made studies of the vertebrate paleontology of northern India especially Kashmir . He remained in this post until 1882. He was responsible for the cataloguing of the fossil mammal s, reptile s and bird s in the Natural History Museum 10 vols., 1891 . His books included A Manual of Palaeontology with Henry Alleyne Nicholson , 2 vols., 1889 , Phases of Animal Life 1892 The Royal Natural History ref The Royal Natural History http www.archive.org stream royalnaturalhist06lyderich page n6 mode 1up ref with William Henry Flower W. H. Flower , 8 vols., 1893 6 and The Wild Animals of India, Burma, Malaya, and Tibet 1900 . He was a contributor to Encyclop dia Britannica Eleventh Edition Encyclop dia Britannica s 11th edition . Lydekker was also influential in the science of biogeography . In 1895 he delineated the biogeographical boundary through Indonesia , known as Lydekker s Line , that separates Wallacea on the west from Australia New Guinea on the east. Lydekker wrote the Royal Natural History London , Frederick Warne & Co , 1894 96 a twelve volume popular work. See also Australia continent Wallace Line Wallacea Weber Line References reflist Cite EB1922 Lydekker, Richard External links wikisource author commonscat inline Richard Lydekker http www.dinodata.org index.php?option c ... more details
taxobox name Ochnaceae image Sauvagesia.jpg image caption Sauvagesia erecta from southern Brazil regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Malpighiales familia Ochnaceae familia authority A. P. de Candolle DC. subdivision ranks Genus Genera subdivision See Ochnaceae Subdivisions Subdivisions The family Ochnaceae , or wild plane family , comprises mainly trees or shrubs, and more rarely herbaceous plants. Species of the Ochnaceae are found from subtropical to tropical regions. They are best represented in South America . The family has about 53 genera and 600 species. Members of the Ochnaceae all have evergreen Petiole botany petiolate leaves, which are sometimes leathery found at the genus Ochna . The leaves are most often simple and alternate, but can be racemose , paniculate or more rarely pinnate . Pinnate leaves are typical of Godoya . These species are hermaphrodite . Subdivisions Subfamily Ochnoideae This subfamily is characterized by the absence of endosperm in the seed . Tribe Elvasieae Elvasia also Hostmannia , Trichovaselia or Vaselia Tribe Lophireae sometimes stands alone as family Lophiraceae Lophira Tribe Ochneae Ochna also Diporidium Tribe Ourateeae Ouratea also Kaieteuria Subfamily Luxemburgoideae This subfamily is characterized by the presence of endosperm in the seed. Tribe Euthemideae Euthemis Gomphia also Campylospermum , Idertia , Rhabdophyllum Tribe Luxernburgieae Godoya Luxemburgia also Charidion , Hilairella , Epiblepharis , Periblepharis , Plectanthera Philacra Sauvagesia also Neckia , Leitgebia , Lavradia , Pentaspatella , Roraimanthus , Vausagesia Sauvagesia . This genus is sometimes erected to tribe Sauvagesieae . Schuurmansia Wallacea plant Wallacea Other genera Adenarake Blastemanthus Brackenridgea also Pleuroridgea Cespedesia also Fournieria Fleurydora Froesia formerly recognized in the Quiinaceae Godoya Indosinia also Distephania or Indovethia Lacunaria formerly recognized in the Q ... more details
Taxobox name Uniform Swiftlet image Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis .jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo swift Apodiformes familia Apodidae genus Aerodramus species A. vanikorensis binomial Aerodramus vanikorensis binomial authority Jean Ren Constant Quoy Quoy & Joseph Paul Gaimard Gaimard , 1830 synonyms Collocalia vanikorensis The Uniform Swiftlet , Aerodramus vanikorensis , also known as the Vanikoro or Lowland Swiftlet , is a gregarious, medium sized swiftlet with a shallowly forked tail. The colouring is dark grey brown, darker on the upperparts with somewhat paler underparts, especially on chin and throat. This species is widespread from the Philippines through Wallacea , New Guinea and Melanesia . It forages for flying insects primarily in lowland forests and open areas. It nests in caves where it uses its sense of Animal echolocation echolocation , rare in birds, to navigate. Description The Uniform Swiftlet is a gregarious, medium sized swiftlet with a shallowly forked tail. It is about 13 centimeters long with a wingspan averaging around 27 centimeters. It weighs about 11 grams. The colouring is dark grey brown, darker on the upperparts with paler underparts, especially on chin and throat. It is similar to, and most likely to be confused with, the White rumped Swiftlet or Mountain Swiftlet . Taxonomy Several subspecies are recognised, and the form A. v. inquietus is often split as the Island Swiftlet , A. inquietus . Distribution This species is widespread from the Philippines through Wallacea , New Guinea and Melanesia . It has been recorded as a rare vagrant to Australia , from Cape York Peninsula and islands in Torres Strait . Habitat The Uniform Swiftlet forages over lowland forests and open areas. Food This species feeds on flying insects, especially ants. Breeding This species nests Bird colony colonially in caves where it uses Animal echolocation echolocation to navigate. The ... more details
Wallacea cite book author Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop title A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea publisher ... and rather quiet, except in flight. ref name Wallacea It consumes fruit, berries, seeds and buds. ref ... m Maluku Islands Maluku . ref name Wallacea The Moluccan King Parrot is generally uncommon ... locally common at least on the Sula Islands, Halmahera and Buru. ref name Wallacea Overall the species ... more details
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