Birdwatching Tips in Indonesia Rainforest

Birdwatching tips In Indonesia rainforest.
For birders used to tempered habitats, finding birds in the Indonesian rainforest can seem daunting prospect. The massive, multidimensional structure, enormous leaves and dim light all conspire to keep birds well hidden. To get good views, you need to hone your fieldcraft skill to the special challenges that rain forest presents-but this is what makes rainforest birding so satisfying.

Javan Munia (Lonchura leucogastroides)

Javan Munia (Lonchura leucogastroides). Indonesian-Bondol Jawa, Pipit, Emprit. Easy to watch this birds in Krapyak Wetan Jogjakarta. Sometime this birds is captured by hunters for food. You can eat fried munia in street stall (angkringan). The density this birds very high. This birds can be pests for farmers. So, farmers usually made orang-orangan to scary birds away from the ricefields. Some elaborate bird-scaring devices have been developed, using either wind power or a small boy sits in a raised hut in the middle of the field, pulling strings to activate rattles.