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In addition to the many resident birds, a considerable number of migratory species winter in the country to escape their northern breeding grounds. The avifauna of Indonesia include a total of 1809 species, of which 786 are endemic, and 3 have been introduced by humans. 150 species are globally threatened.
Indonesia has more endemic birds than any other country. Indonesia's size, tropical climate, and archipelagic geography, support the world's second highest level of biodiversity (after Brazil). [1] Most endemic birds are in the Wallacea region of eastern Indonesia. Sulawesi supports twelve endemic bird genera.
Morten Strange, A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia, ISBN 0-691-11495-1; Periplus Ac+ion Guides, Birding Indonesia, ISBN 962-593-071-X; The Howard and Moore, Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, ISBN 0-691-11701-2; BirdLife International (2012) Endemic Bird Area factsheet: Sulawesi. 21/07/2012
Fundraising for protection of birds in the form of gifts and donations; Other income by means of the sales of T-shirts, mugs, etc. Maintaining a knowledge center in which information on birds and their habitat is recorded. On the website of Burung Indonesia, the descriptions of about 100 Indonesian bird species can be found online.
The Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi) is a medium-sized, dark brown raptor in the family Accipitridae.It is the national bird of Indonesia, where it is commonly referred to as the real-life model for the Garuda Pancasila, which is also inspired by Garuda; a bird-like deity in Hinduism and Buddhism.
B. Bali myna; Banda Sea monarch; Bar-winged prinia; Bare-eyed myna; Bare-throated whistler; Barred dove; Biak black flycatcher; Biak coucal; Biak gerygone; Biak monarch
The chattering lory (Lorius garrulus) is a forest-dwelling parrot endemic to North Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being from trapping for the cage-bird trade. The race L. g. flavopalliatus is known as the yellow-backed lory.
The Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora; Japanese: 文鳥, bunchō), also known as the Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird, is a small passerine bird. [3] This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Java, Bali and Bawean in Indonesia. It is a popular cage bird, and has been introduced into many other countries.