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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Most beautiful birds in Indonesia

Indonesia is a country that has three thousand more diversity of species and number one as the country's largest owner of species in the world, like the endangered species of birds unique which the most beautiful in the world, includes the amazing birds below,  

Blue Paradise


The Blue Paradise or the scientific name Paradisaea Rudolphi is a kind of medium sized birds of paradise, with a length of about 30cm, part of the genus Paradisaea. The spread area of Blue Paradise found in the forests of the eastern highlands and the southeast of Papua Island, generally at a height of 1,400 meters to 1,800 meters altitude above sea level.

Red Paradise


The Red Paradise or the scientific name Paradisaea Rubra is a type of warbler with sized a length of about 33cm, from the clan Paradisaea. Endemic to Indonesia, the Red Paradise found only in lowland forests on the island and Batanta Waigeo in Raja Ampat, West Irian Jaya province.

Blue Peacock


Blue Peacock or the Indian peacock, which the scientific name Pavo Cristatus is one of the birds of the three species of peacocks. The Blue Peacock has a glossy dark blue colored fur.  Adult male birds Sized can reach 230cm in length, with a very long tail cover green metallic. The Blue Peacock population scattered in open forests with grasslands in the area eastern of Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan. Previously this species was found also in Bangladesh, but is now likely to have been extinct there.

Bali Starling


Bali Starling or the scientific name Leucopsar Rothschildi is a kind of warbler-sized, approximately 25cm in length, from the genus Sturnidae. Endemic to Indonesia, Bali Starling is only found in the woods west of the island of Bali. This bird is also the only endemic species of Bali, which in 1991 was listed as the fauna symbol of Bali province. The existence of this endemic animals are protected by law.

Malay forest Cekakak


The Cekakak forest has a unique and distinctive voice. In general, their sound very loud. Uniquely, this bird has a whistle one note per second. These birds live in the woods and hunt from a low perch. Unlike their loud voice, this bird was rather shy. They are just looking for prey from the ground by disclose food under the leaves that fall.

Black Wings Parrot


The black wing parrot or the red backs parrot, the scientific name Cyanogenia Eos is a kind of parrot sized, with a length of about 30cm, from the genus Psittacidae. Endemic to Indonesia, parrot black wings are found only in forest habitat on the coastal island of Biak and the islands of the Gulf of Paradise, Papua. This species is often found nesting in the plantations of coconut.

King Cockatoo


This species lives at an altitude of 0-1520 feet above sea level, they usually live in the groups. Cockatoo generally long lived, until reaching 60 years even more. Cockatoo inhabits primary and secondary forests are high and the forest edge; also monsoon forests (Nusa Tenggara), shrub forest, and the forest with little of trees. The forest which from sea level to an altitude of 900 m (Sulawesi), 1520 m (Lombok), 1000 m (Sumbawa), Indonesia.

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