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Batanta, Indonesia (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Batanta, Indonesia
Map of Batanta, Indonesia
Longhorn Beetle (
Ceresium sp
)
Radjah Shelduck (
Radjah radjah
)
New Guinea Mudskipper (
Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis
)
Glossy-mantled Manucode (
Manucodia ater
)
Giant Golden Orbweaver Spider (
Nephila pilipes
)
Sahul Sunbird (
Cinnyris frenatus
) - Female
Pyralid Snout Moth (
Pyraliidae sp
)
Tawny Hermit Crab (
Coenobita rugosus
)
Dollarbird (
Eurystomus orientalis
)
Mottled Crab (
Metasesarma obesum
)
Mottled Lightfoot Crab (
Grapsus albolineatus
)
Mimic Honeyeater (
Microptilotis analogus
)
Sahul Sunbird (
Cinnyris frenatus
) - Male
Large-billed Gerygone (
Gerygone magnirostris
)
Black-naped Tern (
Sterna sumatrana
)
Forested Island
Trips
Indonesia
8/4/2024
: After our trip to see bops in Waigeo, we were headed to Batanta to do some snorkeling and maybe even see the Northern Cassowary. We rode the boat across the strait, and once we arrived there, we got right into the snorkeling, which was impressive just off of the beach.
8/5/2024
: The day started with an osprey catching a fish just outside our housing on the beach. Then, we got in the boat to go visit the cassowary area.
When we got to the cassowary place, it was discovered that it was basically a swamp. Of course, I left my rubber boots behind, and I was thus struggling to walk around in mud using flip flops. It was extremely annoying to do this, and I am pretty sure that there is some parasitic snail eating part of my brain after that adventure.
8/6/2024
:
Previous Visit (Waigeo: 8/4/2024)
Next Visit (Mansfield Islands: 8/6/2024)
Species Recorded (36)
Birds ( 29 )
Honeyeaters ( Meliphagidae )
Mimic Honeyeater -
Meliphaga analoga
Helmeted Friarbird -
Philemon buceroides
Whistlers ( Pachycephalidae )
Waigeo Shrikethrush -
Colluricincla affinis
Birds of Paradise ( Paradisaeidae )
Glossy-mantled Manucode -
Manucodia ater
Psittaculidae ( Psittaculidae )
Papuan Eclectus -
Eclectus polychloros
Coconut Lorikeet -
Trichoglossus haematodus
Flowerpeckers ( Dicaeidae )
Olive-crowned Flowerpecker -
Dicaeum pectorale
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Striated Heron -
Butorides striata
Little Egret -
Egretta garzetta
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Radjah Shelduck -
Radjah radjah
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Brahminy Kite -
Haliastur indus
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Black-naped Tern -
Sterna sumatrana
Lesser Crested Tern -
Thalasseus bengalensis
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Pinon Imperial-Pigeon -
Ducula pinon
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Red-cheeked Parrot -
Geoffroyus geoffroyi
( Dacelonidae )
Rufous-bellied Kookaburra -
Dacelo gaudichaud
Collared Kingfisher -
Todiramphus chloris
Sacred Kingfisher -
Todiramphus sanctus
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Glossy Swiftlet -
Collocalia esculenta
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Sahul Sunbird -
Cinnyris frenatus
Black Sunbird -
Leptocoma aspasia
Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Dollarbird -
Eurystomus orientalis
Hornbills ( Bucerotidae )
Blyth's Hornbill -
Rhyticeros plicatus
Paradise-flycatcher ( Monarchidae )
Shining Flycatcher -
Myiagra alecto
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Pacific Swallow -
Hirundo javanica
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Torresian Crow -
Corvus orru
Fantails ( Rhipiduridae )
Willie-wagtail -
Rhipidura leucophrys
( Pardalotidae )
Large-billed Gerygone -
Gerygone magnirostris
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