10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2019

This guide describes the 125 best birding sites for both common and rare species, covering Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (officially Lao PDR), Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor Leste. The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia, edited by Yong Ding Li & Low Bing Wen.

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Asia Laos Myanmar Indonesia 235

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2013

However, around 90 % of Indonesia’s population is Muslim and the cage bird trade is a huge, huge problem. Birds finches Indonesia mystery birds' .” The idea that this bird was caught, its feathers dyed red to make it nicer for a religious ceremony, and later released, sounds some kind of plausible.

Indonesia 230

Indonesia Asia 2012 Africa 230

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AUGUST 3, 2023

In addition, while there is limited or no legal trade of Chinese Hwameis to other countries, the species is still readily available in bird markets in countries such as Thailand and Indonesia (source) – poor bird.

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Indonesia Thailand Legislation illegal 231

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DECEMBER 28, 2014

Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus ) in Java, Indonesia, by Ron Knight. The western Mediterranean birds are bluish-purple all over. When split, they would retain the scientific name Porphyrio porphyrio. Black-backed Swamphen. The sister taxon to the Mediterranean birds occurs on Borneo and the western Indonesian islands.

Papua New Guinea 251

Papua New Guinea Philippines New Zealand Florida 251

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JULY 28, 2012

Indonesia hosts 1,597 species, of which 126 are endangered – 19 critically. It is unclear if the Invisible Rail stamp will be blank.

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Indonesia Raised Owls Birds 162

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JUNE 3, 2012

I was seeing all sorts of small to very small songbirds with yellow bellies and a greenish back in the dense foliage of Indonesia’s trees. “In failure lies opportunity”, and luckily I noticed this while still being in Indonesia. I was shocked!

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Indonesia Family Asia Groups 259

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JULY 24, 2014

Distributed across a broad swath of territory that includes India’s Himalayan foothills, Thailand, Indochina, peninsular Malaysia and western Indonesia, this species occurs in moist or semi-evergreen forests that may include secondary growth and degraded habitats in its native range. Common Hill Myna’s range in South Florida.

Miami 248

Miami Asia Florida Malaysia 248

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2013

The Wink and Heidrich paper ( Molecular systematics of Owls (Strigiformes) based on DNA sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene , PDF), as the title indicates, looked at the mitochondrial cyt b gene across about a third of living owls and found Snowy Owl sister to Great Horned Owl, concluding, “the taxonomic consequences would be to merge (..)

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Owls Indonesia 2002 North Carolina 215

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NOVEMBER 15, 2015

This is a bit of a quick post, but there is a very good reason for this: it was written back in October and then pre-scheduled since I’ll be in Indonesia again from the end of October until the day before this post goes up. It really ain’t that much of a unique selling point of the West Palaearctic region.

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Indonesia Asia Birds Groups 226

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JUNE 6, 2012

Adding to their mystique is the remoteness of their home, the undeveloped and rarely visited islands of New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. To birdwatchers they are a difficult pilgrimage that few don’t want to attempt at some point, but few manage. There are, however, two species that are more accesible than the rest of the family.

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Indonesia Guinea Australia Cooking 246

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The birds have historically been found from the Philippines south through central Indonesia to Papua New Guinea though they recently colonized remote parts of the west coast of Australia’s Cape York peninsula.

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Papua New Guinea Ducks Philippines Indonesia 154

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Zebra Finch ( Taeniopygia guttata ), one of the study subjects, in Indonesia © David J. Not everyone entirely agrees with this assessment, but more on that in a moment. Ringer Suh et al.

Parrots 249

Parrots Falcons Indonesia Rodents 249

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

So–the book covers islands that belong to the Republic of Indonesia and to Malaysia. But, it doesn’t cover all or Indonesia or all of Malaysia. Does the fact that this guide doesn’t include all of Indonesia or Malaysia mean that a birder going to these countries will have to invest in multiple field guides?

Indonesia 184

Indonesia Brunei Malaysia Papua New Guinea 184

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Birds Indonesia nightjars' It’s got legs (and knowns how to use them)! Who knew, or could have known!? I feel betrayed and disillusioned. The only bright side to growing old has been dipped in ink.

Goats 248

Goats Indonesia Science Experiments 248

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FEBRUARY 17, 2013

The Olive-flanked (or Yellow-flanked) Whistler ( Hylocitrea bonensis ) is endemic to to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, where it lives inconspicuously in montane forests. This unique bombycillid is much-sought by birders visiting the region, and our own Redgannet encountered a flock in Saudi Arabia a couple of winters ago.

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Saudi Arabia 2008 Indonesia Colombia 254

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MARCH 11, 2024

Below is a quotation directly from this paper by the Monitor Conservation Research Society: “Trade data from the range countries of Thailand and Vietnam and from Indonesia and USA, both non-range countries, revealed 10,841 Black-throated Laughingthrushes in trade, across 762 visits to 51 markets between 1966 and 2019.

Burma 246

Burma India Indonesia Thailand 246

Critter News

APRIL 12, 2010

It takes place in Indonesia. Tags: reptiles indonesia lizards crocodile endangered species. The skins are being used for handbags and other products. This link has a horrible photo and a worse video. Just warning you.

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Reptiles Indonesia Endangered Species PETA 100

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NOVEMBER 27, 2016

One of their upcoming articles will focus on the effects of the bird pet trade in Indonesia, but if readers from 10000 Birds give at least $1,000 in the crowdfunding campaign, they will add an additional bird conservation story to their roster! . Gifts large or small would make a huge difference.

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Indonesia Colombia Campaign Florida 173

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APRIL 15, 2011

On one list, it is the 27th country with the most number of different bird species.

Myanmar 150

Myanmar 2011 Bolivia Venezuela 150

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JUNE 29, 2023

After 3 months of South and Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Australia, Arjan’s count stood at 2,060 species. Because this is New Guinea, it does not attract t**s, finches, and sparrows, but parrots and birds-of-paradise… as soon as a fresh load of papayas and bananas is brought out and thrown on the table, the forest comes alive.”

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Papua New Guinea Guinea Suriname Brazil 264

Critter News

JANUARY 27, 2009

The demand for palm oil in the US and Europe, is threatening to wipe out orangutans in Indonesia. Indonesia is the world's top producer of palm oil, and prices have jumped by almost 70 percent in the last year. The demand for palm oil is rising in the U.S. and Europe because it is touted as a "clean" alternative to fuel.

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Indonesia Apes Iowa Europe 100

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JUNE 16, 2021

In fact, the best known member of the family, Central America’s aptly-named Resplendent Quetzal , looks less like Michoacán’s trogons than, say, Africa’s Narina Trogon , or the Red-naped Trogon of Indonesia. Honesty requires that I confess to having seen none of these species. Wikipedia has been used.).

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Mexico Indonesia Arizona North America 258

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OCTOBER 26, 2014

Birds dabbling ducks Indonesia waterfowl' Muara Angke – the place where you get to scan THIS for Black Bitterns and rails. The place where you look forward to the birds, but not the birding. No, definitely not the birding.

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Los Angeles New York City Timor Indonesia 165

Critter News

AUGUST 27, 2009

Tags: zoos wildlife crime poaching tigers indonesia.

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Tigers Zoos Slaughter Slaughtered 100

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sadly, the species is also among the many species kept as pets in Indonesia, despite the above-mentioned difficulty in keeping them alive. Different from many other sunbirds, they seem to prefer feeding on insects to feeding on nectar ( source ). Seeds and fruit are also part of the diet ( source ).

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Indonesia Asia Species Raised 244

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 4, 2011

While shooting the premiere episode of National Geographic Channel’s new series, Beast Hunter , host Pat Spain visited the Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta, Indonesia to visit a seven-year-old Orangutan named Pinky. Too cute, right?! Pinky sure does love Pat!

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Indonesia Spain Zoos Hunters 100

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 17, 2009

All donations go to the National AAZK for distribution to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, Africa, the Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia and the Bukit Barisan Seletan National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia. Date: May 1, 2009. Time: 5:00pm-9:00pm. Location: Olympus Hills Bowling Alley. 4015 Wasatch Blvd.

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Rhinos Indonesia Utah Kenya 100

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MAY 7, 2014

The 28 odd species of this genus are found in the Sunda (the islands of Indonesia, Malaysia and the southern bit of Thailand) and the Philippines, and are named for the inescapable (in this region anyway) Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, he of the founding of Singapore fame.

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Philippines Malaysia Indonesia Thailand 187

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JULY 22, 2014

They have expanded their range through Indonesia and into Australia and is found in post breeding dispersal as far north as South Korea and Japan. In the east, this species can be found along the east coast of Africa, the Nile Valley,and into parts of the middle east and India and southeast Asia. There are two main subspecies, the nominate B.

Cattle 193

Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

A lot of destinations were mentioned, with Central and South America leading the way, New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia appearing only at the middle of the list, and African countries (South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar) lagging at the end of the list.

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Congo Africa Madagascar Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

1) Not surprisingly, the Pink-necked Green Pigeon is widely distributed in Indonesia, where the batik technique was invented. It is small and light – about 80 to 100 grams – which allows it to perform some amazing acrobatics in and on reeds. (1)

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Singapore Birds Zebras Feral 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

They belong to the same species like those found back in Europe, Sus scrofa – which inhabits a belt stretching from northern Africa and Europe all the way to Indonesia, but a different subspecies, S.s. Back on dirt tracks by a Desert Wheatear decorated bush (bellow), to spot five or six Wild boars disappearing among the bushes.

India 257

India Birds Boars Eagles 257

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APRIL 20, 2016

But he’s got stiff competition, including peers working to save Tree Kangaroos in Papua New Guinea, Sumatran Orangutans in Indonesia, and Snow Leopards in Pakistan. Which makes him a formidable candidate for the prestigious prize.

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Papua New Guinea Snow Leopard Pakistan illegal 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

Let’s take Singapore’s Changi International Airport as an example; it is a huge hub airport with large numbers of people passing through in transit to Australia, Indonesia and south-east Asia. Perhaps I have missed my calling. Anyone with more than a couple of hours to kill could easily make a quick birding foray out from the airport.

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Singapore Woodpeckers Parrots Zebras 197

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Borneo is the third largest island in the world; politically it is divided amongst three countries–Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak), Indonesia (Kalimantan) and the sultanate of Brunei. I’m already looking up birding tours of Borneo and pricing airfares. Not a great place for a family vacation, though I think Duncan will disagree.

Brunei 233

Brunei Asia Birds China 233

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 6, 2019

4. Indonesia. “These planners, attendees and travelers are looking to fulfill their hunger for authenticity, one of this year’s major incentive trends.”. 2019’s top 10 in-demand event destinations. 1. Spain. 2. Thailand. 3. China. 5. Singapore. 6. Peru. 7. Hong Kong. 8. United Kingdom. 9. South Korea.

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South Korea Monaco United Kingdom Groups 48

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Maybe this kingfisher should have chosen another island to live on – according to one paper on the species, Java is the most densely populated island in the world and has suffered extreme anthropogenic pressure, resulting in the loss of over 90% of its natural forests.

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Species Suffering Birds Indonesia 246