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Indonesia Java

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The Island Group of Java consists of three provinces - Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, & Jawa Timur; and also the Districts of the capital jakarta and the large city of Yogyakarta.

useful reading

* Field Guides & Bird Song

For a comprehensive list of recommended titles covering Indonesia as a whole - please see the Indonesia page of Fatbirder

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Java, Sumatra and Bali

Tony Tilford and Alain Compost Series: PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDES SERIES (NEW HOLLAND NATURAL HISTORY) 136 pages, 300 col photos, maps. New Holland Publishers 2000
ISBN: 1853687308
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Bird Recordings from Java, Bali and Sumatra

Steve Smith Produced by the author 1994
ISBN: 39901
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Geographical Variation in Birds of Java

G F Mees Series: NOC PUBLICATIONS 26 119 pages, col photos, figs, tabs, distribution maps. Nuttall Ornithological Club 1996
ISBN: 61451
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trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

2000 - Carita National Park - Tim Allwood

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/indonesia/java2/java2001.htm
During 1999 and 2000 I made numerous trips to this small and increasingly degraded and disturbed patch of remnant forest in West Java. This is by far the best place to catch up with some of Java`s lowland forest endemics: White-breasted Babbler, Black-banded Barbet and Javan Sunbird etc. It is also home to a fair variety of other wonderful species such as Banded Broadbill, Banded Kingfisher, Banded Pitta, Crested Jay, Orange-headed Thrush and Javan Hawk Eagle to name but a few...

2000 [July] - Aidan G. Kelly

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/indonesia/sumatrajava/sumjav2000.htm
Indonesia, the largest archipelago of islands in the world, is a fantastic birding destination. Together with some of the richest forests on earth, Indonesia has more endemic bird species than any other country in the world. Unfortunately Indonesia`s huge population has taken its toll on the natural habitat and many bird species are highly threatened due to deforestation. In addition the Indonesian rampant passion for trapping and keeping wild birds in cages is so great that species such as Straw-headed Bulbul and Java Sparrow could easily disappear from Indonesia very soon.

2001 [July] - Susan Myers - Java & Sumatra

http://users.wired.net.au/susan/java.htm
This year we filled in another piece of the SEA puzzle in western Java and south Sumatra. Of course, there are a number of useful trip reports and books to help you plan your trip to this area but things are changing rapidly in Indonesia and we found a fair proportion of the info to be out of date. As always, my aim in presenting this report is to encourage birders to visit this fabulous part of the world...

2002 [July] - Peter Collaerts - Java, Bali and East Sumatra (Way Kambas)

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/indonesia/tour3/tour-july-02.htm
This report is based on our first birding trip to the Indonesian archipelago. First of all we were interested to find as many of the region`s endemics as possible. Of course we did not see all the endemics but then you have to be very lucky. W saw a good selection of Indonesian`s birdlife with 237 species during 22 days of birding...

2006 [May] - Gary & Marlene Babic

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/indonesia/gunung-gede-2/may-2006.htm
Gunung Gede Pangrangro National Park in western Java, Indonesia, is easily accessible from Jakarta and is reported to hold nearly all of Javas endemic birds in its montane forests. Some of the species are easier to see in the Cibodas Botanical Gardens located at the base of the park than in the park itself. This report covers a short trip taken at the end of the rainy season...

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