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Friday, April 5, 2013

Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)

Introduction: Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal bird with long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are mostly active in the late evening and early morning or at night (sometimes we can see it active in the day too) and feed predominantly on moths, mosquitoes and other large flying insects. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. During the day they will be difficult to see, because the color is similar to the habitat.

In Jakarta there's only two species of Nightjars. Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) and Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus). Large-tailed Nightjar is larger than Savanna Nightjar, but they're more uncommon. Savanna is the most common nocturnal bird in Jakarta. In the night, often we just heard its call "chew-eep...chew-eep" but can't see that bird.

Let me show you some photos of Savanna Nightjar:

Part 1. Variation plumage of Savanna Nightjar







Part 2. Where they resting?




Part 3. Photo were taken during the day
Roosting Site
Flying

Foraging

Resting (with eye open)


Hope you like it!

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Gallery - Spring Raptor Migration around Jakarta


Location: Ragunan Zoo, South Jakarta
Male Japanese Sparrowhawk
Chinese Sparrowhawks with Grey-faced Buzzard
a flock of Chinese Sparrowhawk with Grey-faced Buzzard
Female Chinese Sparrowhawk

Female Chinese Sparrowhawk
Observers
Oriental Honey-buzzards 








Dark Morph Changeable Hawk-eagle (First record in Jakarta)

Male Oriental Honey-buzzard

Grey-faced Buzzard (First record in Jakarta)

Dark Morph Oriental Honey-buzzard

Female Oriental Honey-buzzard

Oriental Honey-buzzard

Dark Morph Oriental Honey-buzzard
Observers



Location: Pondok Bambu, East Jakarta

Oriental Honey-buzzard

sequence Oriental Honey-buzzard

Male Oriental Honey-buzzard


Special thanks to: Derry Septa, Gusti Wicaksono, Eci Desi Ayu Triana, Arinta Tata, Ade Muliati,
and Bagus Satrio.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Trip to Gunung Halimun Salak National Park - Day 2

This morning I woke up at 6 AM and start birding from the main track. About 200 meters from the research station, I saw a group of Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch).





and another primate is Grizzled Leaf Monkey
(Presbytis comata)..

















One adult Javan Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus bartelsi) flying above the forest canopy looking for its prey.

















Another birds that i saw along the main track:
Javan Fulvetta, Javan Sunbird, Blue-winged Leafbird, Javan Grey-throated White-eye, Oriental White-eye, Little Spiderhunter, Pygmy Wren Babbler, Chestnut-breasted Malkoha, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher, Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker.

After birding along the main track i try the forest trail to Citalahab. Near the river i saw female Banded Kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) eating cicada, around 60 meters from me. I just take a record shot.


















After finishing her breakfast, she flew away followed by male bird. Around one hour walking, there's no bird activity and this thing make me bored. High in the canopy i saw a mix flock (Spotted Crocias, Javan Grey-throated White-eye, Blue Nuthatch, and Blue-winged Leafbird) and in the ground i saw the most beautiful babbler (for me). White-bibbed Babbler (Stachyris thoracica thoracica)! I can't take their photo because there's no light and this bird is skittish too.
Around 1PM another mix flock spotted! First i just saw Javan Bulbul, Javan Fulvetta, Blue Nuthatch, Sunda Minivet and Blue-winged Leafbird. After that i saw male Japanese Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) flew and perching around 20 meters from me. This is the third record for Java Island.

Javan Bulbul split fom Sunda Bulbul (Ixos virescens virescens)

Male Japanese Paradise Flycatcher






































Male Japanese Paradise Flycatcher


















 



Suddenly another bird comes out..Orange-breasted Trogon (Harpactes oreskios)! I don't realize that this bird is very tame.
still 20 meters

10 meters





































ooppss..too close






















Keep walking..I got Javan Horned Frog again.

















After walking around 3 hours finally we arrived at Citalahab. We take a rest around 1 hours and then go back to Cikaniki Research Station. Around the tea plaintation i saw some birds like Brown Prinia, Striated Grassbird, Little Cuckoo Dove, Needletail (maybe Brown-backed Needletail), and Sumatran Green Pigeon. Near the Research Station i got Pale Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor).

Female Pale Blue Flycatcher

Male Pale Blue Flycatcher


































and in the night i'm taking some photos of Small-toothed Palm Civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata)


























What a beautiful day!!