Taxobox name Sulawesi Ground Dove status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Stavenn Gallicolumba tristigmata 00.jpg image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Columbiformes familia dove Columbidae genus Gallicolumba species G. tristigmata binomial Gallicolumba tristigmata binomial authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1855 The Sulawesi Ground Dove , Gallicolumba tristigmata also known as Yellow breasted Ground dove is a medium sized, approximately 35 cm long, olive brown ground dove with golden forehead, yellow breast, red legs, iridescence bluish green crown ended with purple patch behind ear coverts, dark brown tail and white below. Both sexes are similar. An Indonesia n Endemism in birds endemic , this elusive species is distributed to primary rainforests of Sulawesi in Wallacea . The Sulawesi Ground Dove is a Terrestrial animal terrestrial bird. Its diet consists mainly of seeds and fallen fruits taken from feeding grounds. The female lays a single white egg. The Sulawesi Ground Dove is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 48818 title Gallicolumba tristigmata downloaded 29 October 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 2611&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet http www.iucnredlist.org apps redlist details 143602 0 IUCN Red List commons Gallicolumba tristigmata Category Gallicolumba Category Birds of Southeast Asia Category Birds of Indonesia de Hopftaube es Gallicolumba tristigmata fr Gallicolombe tristigmate id Delimukan Sulawesi hu Kontyos csillagosgalamb ja sv Sulawesiduva ... more details
Taxobox name Elegant Imperial Pigeon status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Ducula concinna concinna qtl1.jpg image width regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Columbiformes familia Columbidae genus Ducula species D. concinna binomial Ducula concinna binomial authority Alfred Russel Wallace Wallace , 1865 The Elegant Imperial Pigeon , Ducula concinna also known as Blue tailed Imperial pigeon , is a large 43 cm in length pigeon, with upperparts mainly dark blue green in colour with an iridescent sheen. Head, neck and underparts are mostly pale grey, with red brown undertail coverts. Distribution Small islands in Wallacea and off western New Guinea , as well as the Aru Islands . It has been recorded as a vagrant at Darwin, Northern Territory , Australia . Habitat Canopy of monsoon rainforest with fruiting trees. Food Fruit. Voice Loud growling call. References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 48875 title Ducula concinna downloaded 3 February 2007 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern Higgins, P.J. & Davies, S.J.J.F. Eds. . 1996 . Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds . Volume 3. Snipe to Pigeons . Oxford University Press Melbourne. ISBN 0 19 553070 5 External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 2717&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet Category Ducula Category Birds of Australia Category Birds of Southeast Asia Category Birds of New Guinea Category Birds of Indonesia Category Birds of Papua New Guinea Columbiformes stub fr Carpophage queue bleue hu Eleg ns cs sz rgalamb sv Bl stj rtad kejsarduva ... 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 , mostly waterfowl and doves , 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 lez hu Szunda v rcse pl Pustu ka plamista fi Sundantuulihaukka sv Indonesisk tornfalk zh ... more details
orphan date February 2009 Refimprove date July 2007 Father Theodorus L. Verhoeven 1907 , Uden ? 1990 was a Netherlands Dutch Catholic priest , missionary and amateur archaeology archaeologist who was responsible for significant paleontology paleontological discoveries in Indonesia of archaic stone tool s in association with the fossil s of stegodon tids, or dwarf elephants, some 800,000 years old, indicating that islands in Wallacea had been reached by Homo erectus before modern humans appeared there. Verhoeven studied classics, and later archaeology, at the University of Utrecht . He spent several months in Italy studying excavations at Pompeii , Herculaneum and Ostia Tiberia for his doctoral thesis, receiving his doctorate in 1948. He was subsequently sent to the island of Flores in Indonesia as a missionary, where he stayed for 17 years. In 1950 Verhoeven commenced archaeological work on the island of Flores . In 1957 he discovered the first stegondontid fossils reported from Ola Bula in Flores, along with Lower Palaeolithic stone blades and flakes. In 1965 he found a similar concurrence of stone tools with remains of Stegodon dominated megafauna at nearby Mata Menge. References Bednarik, Robert G. 2002 . The maritime dispersal of Pleistocene humans. http mc2.vicnet.net.au home mariners shared files dispersal.pdf Accessed 3 June 2007 van der Plas, M. 2007 . A new model for the evolution of Homo sapiens from the Wallacean islands. PalArch s Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1 1 1 121. http www.palarch.nl Palaeontology ver 2007 1 1.pdf Accessed 3 June 2007 http www.uow.edu.au science eesc eesresearcacademics UOW087562.html Morwood, M.J. 2007 . A new human. A startling discovery and strange story of the hobbit of flores, Indonesia. smithsonian books. New York 2007 isbn 978 0 06 089908 0 See also Homo floresiensis Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Verhoeven, Theodor ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1907 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH ... more details
The first draft of this article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Small Sparrowhawk image status NT status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2008 assessors BirdLife International year 2008 title Accipiter nanus id 144418 downloaded 19 February 2009 ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Falconiformes or Accipitriformes , q.v. familia Accipitridae genus Accipiter species A. nanus binomial Accipiter nanus binomial authority August Wilhelm Heinrich Blasius Blasius , 1897 synonyms The Small Sparrowhawk , pervier Des C l bes , or Sulawesi Small Sparrowhawk , or Gavilancito De C lebes Accipiter nanus is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is Endemism endemic to Indonesia Indonesian islands of Sulawesi and Buton . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest s and to a lesser degree lowland forests. It closely resembles the fellow Wallacea n Vinous breasted Sparrowhawk , but is still thought to be most closely related to Besra ref James Ferguson Lees & David Christie 2005 . Raptors of the world. Christopher Helm. London, UK. ref . All this makes it rather difficult to identify and thus possibly under recorded. It is one of the smallest members of its Family biology family length approximately 25cm 10in . Hunts insects and small birds. It is threatened by habitat loss . There are not many verified recordings of this species, but it is known to occur at least in Lore Lindu National Park . References references falconiformes stub Category Accipiter Category Birds of Indonesia az Accipiter nanus ca Esparver de C lebes eo Nana akcipitro fr pervier des C l bes sv Sulawesih k tr C ce atmaca ... more details
Taxobox name Lemon bellied White eye image Yellow bellied White eye Zosterops chloris .jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Zosteropidae genus Zosterops species Z. chloris binomial Zosterops chloris binomial authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1850 synonyms The Lemon bellied White eye Zosterops chloris is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is Endemism endemic to Indonesia , where it occurs on a number of islands from the Sunda Strait to the Aru Islands . It is present on several of the Lesser Sunda Islands as well as on parts of Sulawesi, as well as many smaller islands, but is absent from the larger islands of Borneo , Java , Sumatra and Timor . There are five sub species of Lemon bellied White eye. Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Their diet consists of invertebrates, fruits, and nectar. They have strong dark grey legs, a dark colored beak, and generally range in size from 11 12cm. They are a yellow olive color on the dorsal side, with characteristic bright yellow underparts. The sub species Z.c. flavissimus , found on the Wakatobi Islands, is described as being the yellowest of the sub species. References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 52421 all Zosterops chloris . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. COATES, B. J. & BISHOP, K. D. 1997. A guide to the birds of Wallacea Sulawesi, the Moluccas and Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Alderley, Qld., Dove. VAN BALEN, B. 2008. Family Zosteropidae White eyes . In HOYO, J. D., ELLIOTT, A., SARGATAL, J. & CABOT, J. eds. Handbook of the birds of the world. Barcelona Lynx Edicions, c1992 . Category Zosterops Category Birds of Indonesia Zosteropidae stub sv Citronglas gonf gel ... more details
Taxobox name Phylloscopidae image Willow warbler UK09.JPG image width 250px image caption Willow Warbler br Phylloscopus trochilus regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo passerine Passeriformes subordo Passeri familia Phylloscopidae familia authority Alstr m, Ericson, Olsson, & Sundberg, 2006 Verify source date September 2009 Jerdon, 1863 ? in Bock 1994 subdivision ranks Genus subdivision Phylloscopus br Seicercus Phylloscopidae is a newly described family of small insectivorous bird s formerly placed in the Old World warbler family biology family . Its members occur in Eurasia , ranging into Wallacea and Africa and the Arctic Warbler breeding east into Alaska . Most live in forest and scrub and frequently catch food on the wing. The species are of various sizes, often green plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with greyish green to greyish brown colours, varying little or not at all with the seasons. The tails are not very long and contain 12 feathers unlike the similar Abroscopus species, which have 10 tail feathers . Phylloscopidae contains two genera, leaf warbler Phylloscopus and Seicercus , respectively containing around 55 and 11 species. References BiolJLinnSoc67 263 Alstr m , Per Ericson, Per G.P. Olsson, Urban & Sundberg, Per 2006 Phylogeny and classification of the avian superfamily Sylvioidea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38 2 381 397. small doi 10.1016 j.ympev.2005.05.015 PMID 16054402 small Baker , Kevin 1997 Warblers of Europe, Asia, and North Africa . Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. small ISBN 0691011699 small Del Hoyo , J. Elliot, A. & Christie D. editors . 2006 . Handbook of the Birds of the World . Volume 11 Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 849655306X. Category Passeriformes ca Fil losc pid cs Budn kovit es Phylloscopidae eo Filoskopedoj fr Phylloscopidae sw Kuchamsitu nl Phylloscopidae ja nn Phylloscopidae pl wistunki pt Phylloscopidae sv L vs n ... more details
Taxobox image regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Noctuidae genus Mudaria genus authority Moore, 1893 Mudaria is a genus of moth s of the Noctuidae family. Species Mudaria albonotata small Hampson, 1893 small Mudaria arida small Rothschild, 1913 small Mudaria cornifrons small Moore, 1893 small Mudaria fisherae small Prout, 1928 small Mudaria gigas small Holloway, 1982 small Mudaria leprosa small Hampson, 1898 small Mudaria leprosticta small Hampson, 1907 small Mudaria luteileprosa small Holloway, 1989 small Mudaria magniplaga small Walker, 1858 small Mudaria major small Warren, 1914 small Mudaria minor small Holloway, 1982 small Mudaria minoroides small Holloway, 1989 small Mudaria nubes small Kobes, 1982 small Mudaria rudolfi small Kobes, 1982 small Mudaria solidata small Warren, 1914 small Mudaria tayi small Holloway, 1976 small Mudaria turbata small Walker, 1858 small Mudaria variabilis small Roepke, 1916 small Mudaria wallacea small Holloway, 1982 small References http www.nhm.ac.uk jdsml research curation projects butmoth GenusList3.dsml?searchPageURL index.dsml&SUPERFAMIL &FAMILYqtype starts with&FAMILY noctuidae&SUBFAMILYqtype starts with&SUBFAMILY &TRIBEqtype starts with&TRIBE &SUBTRIBEqtype starts with&SUBTRIBE &GENUSqtype starts with&GENUS &AUTHORqtype starts with&AUTHOR &YEARqtype equals&YEAR &sort GENUS Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia noctuoidea noctuidae hadeninae mudaria index.html Mudaria at funet Category Hadeninae Hadeninae stub vi Mudaria ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Cacatua image Cacatua galerita perching on branch crest 8a 2c.jpg image caption Cacatua galerita regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Psittaciformes superfamilia Cockatoo Cacatuoidea familia Cockatoo Cacatuidae subfamilia Cacatuinae tribus Cacatuini genus Cacatua subgenus Cacatua subgenus authority Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot Vieillot , 1817 subdivision ranks Species subdivision 5, see text Cacatua is a subgenus of the white cockatoo s genus Cacatua . They are found in wooded habitats from Wallacea east to the Bismarck Archipelago and south to Australia . With the exception of the Yellow crested Cockatoo, all are relatively large cockatoos with a total length of 45 55 cm 18 22 in . Their plumage is mainly white tinged pinkish in the Salmon crested Cockatoo , and the underwing and tail have a yellowish tinge. Their crest is expressive and brightly coloured in most species. Unlike the members of the subgenus Licmetis , the members of the subgenus Cacatua have a black bill. The Sulphur crested Cockatoo is relatively widespread and can even be seen in suburban habitats in some parts of its range, but the remaining members of this subgenus all have relatively small distributions and are considered threatened by the IUCN due to a combination of habitat loss and capture for the wild bird trade. Species Yellow crested Cockatoo Yellow crested or Lesser Sulphur crested Cockatoo , Cacatua Cacatua sulphurea Sulphur crested Cockatoo , Cacatua Cacatua galerita Blue eyed Cockatoo , Cacatua Cacatua ophthalmica White Cockatoo White or Umbrella Cockatoo , Cacatua Cacatua alba Salmon crested Cockatoo Salmon crested or Moluccan Cockatoo , Cacatua Cacatua moluccensis References Juniper, T., & M. Parr 1998 . A Guide to the Parrots of the World. Pica Press, East Sussex. ISBN 1 873403 40 2 Cockatoos Category Cockatoos parrot stub ... more details
Taxobox name Yellow throated Whistler image PachycephalaFuscoflavaSmit.jpg image caption Pachycephala macrorhyncha fuscoflava status NR status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Pachycephalidae genus Pachycephala species P. macrorhyncha binomial Pachycephala macrorhyncha binomial authority Strickland, 1849 The Yellow throated Whistler Pachycephala macrorhyncha , also known as the Banda Sea Whistler , is a species of bird in the Pachycephalidae family. The Oriole Whistler is sometimes alternatively called the Yellow throated Whistler, leading to confusion between both species. It is Endemism endemic to central and south eastern Wallacea , where it ranges from Timor east to the Tanimbar Islands Tanimbars and north to Seram and Banggai roughly equalling the islands in or adjacent to the Banda Sea . It is variably considered a subspecies of a widespread Golden Whistler or treated as a separate species, but strong published evidence in favour of either treatment is limited, and further study is warranted to resolve the complex taxonomic situation. ref name HBW Boles, W. E. 2007 . Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis . pp. 421 423 in del Hoyo, J. Elliot, A. & Christie, D. eds 2007 . Handbook of the Birds of the World . Volume 12 Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 9788496553422 ref File MyiolestesMacrorhychusKeulemans.jpg thumb left Among the members of the Golden Whistler group, the Yellow throated Whistler is bordered to the north by the Black chinned Whistler , to the west by the Rusty breasted Whistler , and to the south by the Australian Golden Whistler . The only subspecies of the Yellow throated Whistler where the male is yellow throated is fuscoflava from the Tanimbar Islands. Males of other subspecies are white throated, except par Romang Island and compar Leti Islands where the plumage s of the males are female like. ref name HBW References reflist Category Pachycephala Ca ... more details
The Barat Daya Islands lang id Kepulauan Barat Daya are a group of island s in the Maluku province Maluku province of Indonesia . The Indonesian phrase barat daya means south west . Islands Among others Wetar Liran Romang Damer sometimes written as Damar Geography These islands are located off the eastern end of East Timor . Wetar is the largest island in the group. To the west, the Ombai Strait separates Wetar from Alor Island , the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands Nusa Tenggara . The Wetar Strait separates Wetar from Timor to the south. Even though included in the Indonesian Maluku province political division, the southwestern islands are geographically part of the Lesser Sunda Islands . Rainfall is limited with a dry season between October and December when some of the islands appear as dry savannah. ref cite book last Muller first Karl title Maluku Indonesian Spice Islands publisher Periplus Editions year 1997 location Singapore page 156 isbn ISBN 962 593 176 7 ref The Barat Daya Islands, together with Timor, the Leti Islands, and Alor, are designated as the Timor and Wetar deciduous forests ecoregion . Citation needed date February 2011 Most of the islands are barren, infertile and minimally forested. ref cite book last Muller first Karl title Maluku Indonesian Spice Islands publisher Periplus Editions year 1997 location Singapore page 156 isbn ISBN 962 593 176 7 ref Together with Timor , Nusa Tenggara , Sulawesi , and most of Maluku, the Barat Daya Islands are part of Wallacea , the group of Indonesian islands that are separated by deep water from both the Australian and Asian continental shelves. The islands of Wallacea have never been linked by land to either Asia or Australia , and as a result have few mammals and a mix of flora and fauna from both continents. Geology The islands are part of a volcano volcanic island arc that includes the Banda Islands , created by the collision of the Indo Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate . Romang and Damar a ... more details
boundary through Indonesia , known as Lydekker s Line , that separates Wallacea on the west ... Wallacea Weber Line References reflist Cite EB1922 Lydekker, Richard External links wikisource author ... more details
File Lambang Kabupaten Wakatobi.png thumb right Lambang Kabupaten Wakatobi Wakatobi is the name of an archipelago and regency located in an area of Sulawesi Tenggara South Eastern , Indonesia . The name Wakatobi is derived from the names of the main islands that form the archipelago Wangiwangi Island , Kaledupa , Tomea , and Binongko . The group is part of a larger group called the Tukangbesi Islands . The archipelago, located in the biodiverse hotspot known as Wallacea . It is part of the Wakatobi National Park . The Wakatobi is also home to Operation Wallacea , a UK based for non profit conservation group looking at sustainable development of fisheries and coral reef research. An independent non commercial website ref http www.wakatobi.org ref has been set up about the marine park. This website contains tourist and travel information about the wakatobi, with additional resources about the biodiversity , conservation and local people. Film about Wakatobi A collaborative work of World Wide Fund for Nature WWF Indonesia, the Wakatobi administration and SET Film Workshop has portrayed the marine biodiversity with stunning underwater scenery around Wakatobi Islands and the life of the Bajau people Bajo tribe , the sea wandering nomads who rely entirely on marine resources for survival on the film Mirror Never Lies which has got Honorable Mention at the Global Film Initiative. Today, the existence of the Bajo people in Wakatobi is threatened as the coral triangle is being damaged by destructive fishing and climate change. ref http www.thejakartapost.com news 2011 05 01 wakatobi s alluring beauty.html ref Sail Wakatobi Belitong Sail Wakatobi Belitong will be held in Wakatobi in July 2011 and in Belitung Island in August 2011. Wakatobi will make a mass wedding under the sea event. As a part of Sail Wakatobi Belitong, the organizing committee launch also International undersea photo contest with theme The Beauty of Under Water World Coral Reef Triangle and will be initiali ... more details
, it mainly frequents dense cover in the lower and mid levels of forests. ref name Wallacea cite book author Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop title A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea publisher Dove Publications ..., except in flight. ref name Wallacea It consumes fruit, berries, seeds and buds. ref name Forshaw ref ... Islands Maluku . ref name Wallacea The Moluccan King Parrot is generally uncommon due to habitat loss ... at least on the Sula Islands, Halmahera and Buru. ref name Wallacea Overall the species is not believed ... more details
. Separating these two regions of shallow seas is Wallacea , which encompasses Sulawesi and the thousands of smaller islands making up Nusa Tenggara and Maluku Islands Maluku . Within Wallacea lie ... , and Borneo and Sulawesi, the Wallacea is marked by a transition zone of flora and fauna first ... more details
yellow bill similar to the Torresian Imperial Pigeon. 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 name Wallacea Status File Ducula spilorrhoa Wildlife Habitat, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia ... more details
of the Australian and Asian plates pushed up the islands of Wallacea , which were separated from ... Australasia . Asian rainforest flora, including the dipterocarps, island hopped across Wallacea to New ... more details
World Wildlife Fund WWF , Honduras Coral Reef Fund, Operation Wallacea and other non profit organizations ... www.plantationbeachresort.com Plantation Beach Resort http opwall.com Operation Wallacea is a charitable ... more details
Danny Yee s Book Reviews accessdate 2007 05 04 ref See also Wallacea Wallace Line Operation Wallacea Category Fauna of Indonesia Fauna of Indonesia Category Flora of Indonesia Flora of Indonesia ... more details
Taxobox name Lewin s Rail image Lewinia pectoralis Gould.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Gruiformes familia Rallidae genus Lewinia species L. pectoralis binomial Lewinia pectoralis binomial authority Coenraad Jacob Temminck Temminck , 1831 synonyms Rallus pectoralis Temminck, 1831 Lewin s Rail Lewinia pectoralis is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Australia , Wallacea , and New Guinea . Lewin s Rail is also known as the Water Rail, Lewin s Water Rail, Lewin s Grind Rail, Slate breasted Rail, Slate breasted Water Rail, Pectoral Rail, Pectoral Water Rail, Short toed Rail and Short toed Water Rail. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s. ref http www.birdpedia.com au bi.dll bipu02?m 006&id505 1000000364 Lewin s Rail Details ref Subspecies Eight subspecies have been described ref cite web url http ibc.lynxeds.com species lewins rail lewinia pectoralis title Lewin s Rail accessdate 2012 03 08 work Internet Bird Collection HBW 3, p.171 first last publisher Lynx Editions date ref L. p. exsul Hartert, 1898 Flores , Wallacea New Guinea L. p. mayri Hartert, 1930 Arfak Mountains L. p. captus Mayr & Gilliard, 1951 central New Guinea L. p. insulsus Greenway, 1935 Herzog Mountains L. p. alberti Rothschild & Hartert, 1907 mountains of south eastern New Guinea Australia Western Lewin s Rail L. p. clelandi Mathews, 1911 south western Australia extinct L. p. pectoralis Temminck, 1831 eastern and south eastern Australia L. p. brachipus Swainson, 1838 Tasmania Conservation status Lewin s Rails are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 . However, their conservation status varies from state to state within Australia. For example The Lewin s Rail is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 . ref name dse.vic.gov.au http www.dse.vic.gov.au DSE nrenpa.nsf LinkView EADA0F1874AF9CF24A2567 ... more details
Infobox protected area name Aketajawe Lolobata National Park iucn category II photo Edge of Aketajawe Lolobata National Park.jpg photo caption Forest at the edge of Aketajawe Lolobata map Indonesia Maluku map caption map width 250 label Aketajawe Lolobata NP label position left location Indonesia nearest city lat d 1 lat m 09 lat s lat NS N long d 128 long m 16 long s long EW E area 1,673 km established 2004 visitation num visitation year governing body Ministry of Forestry Aketajawe Lolobata National Park is a List of national parks of Indonesia national park on Halmahera , the biggest island in the North Maluku province of Indonesia . ref name LHI http www.natureindonesia.org Lestari Hutan Indonesia , retrieved 19 February 2010 ref The park is considered by BirdLife International to be vital for the survival of at least 23 endemic bird species. ref name birdlife http www.birdlife.org news news 2004 11 halmahera.html BirdLife International Historic national park declaration on Halmahera , retrieved 19 February 2010 ref Aketajawe Lolobata, which has an area of 167,300 hectares, was declared a national park in 2004. Location and geography The Aketajawe Lolobata National Park is located in the northern part of Halmahera island in North Maluku . It is part of the Wallacea biodiversity hotspot . ref http www.biodiversityhotspots.org xp Hotspots wallacea Pages default.aspx Conservation International , retrieved 19 February 2010 ref Flora and fauna The vegetation of the national park consists primarily of lowland and montane rainforest . The forest is characterised by a high level of biodiversity, including Agathis species, Calophyllum inophyllum , Octomeles sumatrana , Koordersiodendron pinnatum , Pometia pinnata , Intsia bijuga , Canarium mehenbethene gaerta , and Palaquium obtusifolium . ref name LHI From 51 mammal species found in North Maluku, 28 are found on Halmahera Island, of which 7 are Endemism endemic to this region, and one, the Golden Cat Phalanger sp. , is ... more details
Image East Timor map mhn.jpg thumb 350px right Map of East Timor indicating cities and principal roads. This article describes the geography of East Timor . Location Southeast Asia or Oceania depending on definitions efn name Asia and Oceania , northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Islands of Indonesia Indonesian archipelago note East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of Timor , the Ocussi Ambeno region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Atauro and Jaco East Timor Jaco Geographic coordinates coord 8 50 S 125 55 E type country Map references Southeast Asia , Wallacea Area Total 1 E10 m 14,874 km Land NA km Water NA km Land boundaries Total convert 228 km mi 0 abbr on Border countries Indonesia convert 228 km mi 0 abbr on disp Coastline convert 6789 km mi 0 abbr on Maritime claims Contiguous zone NA Nautical mile nmi Extended fishing zone NA nmi Territorial sea NA nmi Exclusive fishing zone NA nmi Continental shelf NA nmi Exclusive economic zone NA nmi Climate Tropical hot, humid distinct rainy and dry seasons Terrain Mountain ous Elevation extremes Lowest point Timor Sea , Savu Sea , and Banda Sea 0 m Highest point Tatamailau convert 2963 m ft 0 abbr on disp Natural resource s Gold , petroleum , natural gas , manganese , marble Land use Arable land NA Permanent crops NA Other NA Irrigated land convert 1065 km2 sqmi 0 abbr on est. Natural hazards Flood s and landslide s are common earthquake s, tsunami s natural environment Environment current issues Widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion Environment international agreements NA Geography note Timor is the Malay language Malay word for east Orient the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. It was a portuguese territory until 1975, when it was invaded by Indonesia. East Timor is the only Asian nation to lie entirely w ... more details
The British Ornithologists Union checklists are a series of books published by the British Ornithologists Union BOU documenting the status of bird in various regions of the world. Each volume contains a systematic list of bird species recorded in the area. In many cases the BOU checklist was the first such work for the country in question. Volumes produced to date year of publication in brackets are 1. The Birds of Libya by G. Bundy 2. The Birds of Zanzibar and Pemba Island Pemba by R. H. Pakenham 3. The Birds of The Gambia 2nd edition, 1991 by M. E. J. Gore 4. The Birds of Nigeria 2nd edition, 1994 by J. Helgood , J. B. Heigham , Amberley M. Moore , Anne N. Nason , R. E. Sharland and N. J. Skinner 5. The Birds of the Serengeti National Park , Tanzania by D. Schmidl 6. The Birds of Cyprus 2nd Edition, 1992 by P. R. Flint and P. F. Stewart 7. The Birds of Wallacea 1986 by C. M. N. White and M. D. Bruce 8. The Birds of the South Bahamas 1987 by D. W. Buden 9. The Birds of Ghana by L. G. Grimes 10. The Birds of Sumatra 1988 by J. G. van Marle and Karel H Voous 11. The Birds of Sicily 1989 by Carmelo Iapichino and Bruno Massa 12. The Birds of the Philippines 1991 by E. C. Dickinson , R. S. Kennedy and K. C. Parkes 13. The Birds of the Cape Verde Islands 1995 by C. J. Hazevoet 14. The Birds of Togo 1996 by Robert A. Cheke and J. Frank Walsh 15. The Birds of St Lucia 1997 by Allan R. Keith 16. The Birds of St Helena 1998 by Beau Rowlands et al. 17. The Birds of Corsica 1999 by J C. Thibault and G. Bonaccorsi 18. The Birds of Angola 2000 by W. R. J. Dean 19. The Birds of the Cayman Islands 2000 by Patricia E. Bradley 20. The Birds of Hispaniola 2003 by Allan R. Keith , James W. Wiley , Steven C. Latta and Jos A. Ottenwalder 21. The Birds of Morocco 2003 by Michel Th venot , Rae Vernon and Patrick Bergier 22. The Birds of the Gulf of Guinea 2006 by Alan Tye and Peter Jones ornithologist Peter Jones External links http www.bou.org.uk BOU website DEFAULTSORT British Ornithol ... more details
Taxobox image Cacatua galerita perching on branch crest 8a 2c.jpg image caption Cacatua galerita regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Psittaciformes superfamilia Cockatoo Cacatuoidea familia Cockatoo Cacatuidae subfamilia Cacatuinae tribus Cacatuini genus Cacatua genus authority Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot Vieillot , 1817 subdivision ranks Species subdivision 11, see text Cacatua is a genus of cockatoo s found from the Philippines and Wallacea east to the Solomon Islands and south to Australia . They have a primarily white plumage in some species tinged pinkish or yellow , an expressive crest, and a black subgenus Cacatua subgenus Cacatua or pale subgenus Licmetis bill. Today several species from this genus are considered threatened due to a combination of habitat loss and capture for the wild bird trade, with the Blue eyed Cockatoo, Moluccan Cockatoo and Umbrella Cockatoo considered Vulnerable species Vulnerable , the Red vented Cockatoo considered Endangered species Endangered , and the Yellow crested Cockatoo considered Critically Endangered . The genus was first described by Mathurin Jacques Brisson Brisson in 1790, with the White Cockatoo Cacatua alba subsequently designated as the type species. Georges Cuvier defined the genus Kakatoe in 1800, with the Red vented Cockatoo C. haematuropygia as the type, and some older bird books use the latter name. Mayr, Keast and Serventy validated Cacatua in 1964, and dismissed Kakatoe . ref cite journal author Mayr EW, Keast A, Serventy DL year 1964 title The name Cacatua Brisson, 1760 Aves Proposed validation under the Plenary Powers Z.N. S. 1647 journal Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature volume 21 pages 372 74 url http biodiversitylibrary.org page 12222237 ref Species Subgenus Cacatua subgenus Cacatua true white cockatoos Yellow crested Cockatoo Yellow crested or Lesser Sulphur crested Cockatoo , Cacatua Cacatua sulphurea Sulphur crested Cockatoo , Cacatua Cacatua galerita Blue eyed Cockatoo , Cacatua C ... more details
Taxobox image Megapodius reinwardt Cairns.jpg name Orange footed Scrubfowl status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Megapodiidae genus Megapodius species M. reinwardt binomial Megapodius reinwardt binomial authority Charles Dumont de Sainte Croix Dumont , 1823 subdivision ranks Subspecies subdivision M. r. buruensis small Erwin Stresemann Stresemann , 1914 small M. r. castanonotus small Ernst Mayr Mayr , 1938 small M. r. reinwardt small Dumont, 1823 small M. r. macgillivrayi small George Robert Gray GR Gray , 1862 small M. r. tumulus small John Gould Gould , 1842 small M. r. yorki small Gregory Mathews Mathews , 1929 small The Orange footed Scrubfowl , Megapodius reinwardt , is a small megapode of the family Megapodiidae. This species comprises five subspecies found on many islands in Wallacea as well as southern New Guinea and northern Australia . It is a terrestrial bird the size of a domestic chicken and dark coloured with strong orange legs and a pointed crest at the back of the head. It utilises a range of forest and scrub habitats and has colonised many small islands throughout its range. In general, populations seem to be stable and the conservation status of the species is considered to be of Least Concern . File MegapodiusMacgillivrayiiSmit.jpg thumb left M. r. macgillivrayi The Orange footed Scrubfowl feeds on seeds, fallen fruit and terrestrial invertebtrates. As with other megapodes, it nests in large mounds of sand, leaf litter and other debris where the heat generated by the decomposition of organic material serves to incubate the eggs. Construction and maintenance of the mounds, which may reach 4.5 m in height and 9 m in diameter, takes place throughout the year. Some of the subspecies may be treated as full species, such as the Tanimbar Scrubfowl Megapodius tenimberensis , while other subspecies may be conidered subspecies of other species i.e. buruensis is sometimes consider ... more details
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