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Fakfak Mountains
The Fakfak Mountains () are located on the Bomberai Peninsula to the north of Fakfak in West Papua province, Indonesia. Geography Topography includes the following top elevations in Fakfak Mountains: *''Baham'' at 613 m (coordinates 3.0719 ° S 132.6935 ° E ) *''Gunung Weri'' at 537 m (coordinates 3.2098 ° S 132.7128 ° E ) *''Patimun'' at 499 m (coordinates 3.0444 ° S 132.5228 ° E ) *''Samai'' at 980 m (coordinates 3.1118 ° S 132.6206 ° E ) Climate Tropical rainforest climate prevails in the area. The annual average temperature in the funnel is 20 °C. The hottest month is November, when the average temperature is 21 °C, and the coldest is June, with 18 °C. The average annual rainfall is 3 217 millimeters. The rainy month is June, with an average of 438 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 167 mm rainfall. Flora and fauna Fauna of the Fakfak Mountains includes the black-eared catbird and '' Oninia senglaubi'', a member of the fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Western New Guinea
Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962. Given the island is alternatively named Papua, the region is also called West Papua (). It is one of the seven geographical units of Indonesia in ISO 3166-2:ID. Lying to the west of Papua New Guinea and geographically a part of the Australian continent, the territory is almost entirely in the Southern Hemisphere and includes the Biak and Raja Ampat archipelagoes. The region is predominantly covered with rainforest where traditional peoples live, including the Dani of the Baliem Valley. A large proportion of the population live in or near coastal areas. The largest city is Jayapura. The island of New Guinea has been populated for tens of thousands of years. European traders began frequenting the region around the late 16th century due to spice trade. In the end, the Dutch Empire emerged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Black Berrypecker
The black berrypecker (''Melanocharis nigra'') is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Description TSMF is generally found in large .... References black berrypecker Birds of New Guinea black berrypecker Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Melanocharitidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Geography Of New Guinea
Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and world, its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other Astronomical object, celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. Geography has been called "a bridge between natural science and social science disciplines." Origins of many of the concepts in geography can be traced to Greek Eratosthenes of Cyrene, who may have coined the term "geographia" (). The first recorded use of the word Geography (Ptolemy), γεωγραφία was as the title of a book by Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy (100 – 170 AD). This work created the so-called "Ptolemaic tradition" of geography, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mountain Ranges Of Western New Guinea
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fairy Lorikeet
The fairy lorikeet (''Charmosynopsis pulchella'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Other common names include the little red lorikeet and the little red lory. Found in New Guinea, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its colouration is mainly red with some yellow on the throat and green on the wings. Two subspecies are recognised, ''C. p. pulchella'' and ''C. p. rothschildi''. Taxonomy The fairy lorikeet was formally described in 1859 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray under the binomial name ''Charmosyna pulchella''. It was moved from the original genus ''Charmosyna'' to the resurrected genus ''Charmosynopsis'' following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2020. Description The fairy lorikeet grows to a length of about and weighs between . The male of the nominate subspecies, ''C. p. pulchella'', has the head, nape, breast and underparts red, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Capped White-eye
The capped white-eye (''Zosterops fuscicapilla'') is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It has a white eye ring, round wings, and strong legs. The capped white-eyes are sociable and live in large flocks. The Oya Tabu white-eye (''Z. crookshanki'') of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands D'Entrecasteaux Islands () are situated near the eastern tip of New Guinea in the Solomon Sea in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The group spans a distance of , has a total land area of approximately and is separated from the Papua New G ... was formerly considered a subspecies, but is now thought to be a distinct species. References External linksEntryat ZipcodeZoo.com capped white-eye Birds of the New Guinea Highlands capped white-eye Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Olive Flyrobin
The olive flyrobin (''Kempiella flavovirescens'') is a species of bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae that is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The olive flyrobin was formerly placed in the genus ''Microeca''. It was moved to the resurrected genus ''Kempiella'', that had originally been introduced by the Australian ornithologist, Gregory Mathews, based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ... study published in 2011. References olive flyrobin Endemic birds of New Guinea olive flyrobin olive flyrobin Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Petroicidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Banded Yellow Robin
The banded yellow robin or olive-yellow robin (''Gennaeodryas placens'') is a species of bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae that is found in New Guinea. It is the only species in the genus ''Gennaeodryas''. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. It has a high mortality rate due to its inability to traverse across a matrix. Taxonomy The banded yellow robin was described by the Australian zoologist, Edward Pierson Ramsay, in 1879, from a specimen collected in southeastern New Guinea. He coined the binomial name ''Eopsaltria placens''. The species was subsequently placed in the genus ''Poecilodryas''. It was moved to the resurrected genus ''Gennaeodryas'', based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2011. The genus ''Gennaeodryas'' had been introduced by the Australian ornithologist, Gregory Mathews, in 1920. The genus name combines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Greater Melampitta
The greater melampitta (''Megalampitta gigantea'') is a species of bird in the family Melampittidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Megalampitta'', although it was once placed in the genus ''Melampitta'' with the lesser melampitta. Formerly classified as a bird-of-paradise, the little-known greater melampitta has an uncertain taxonomy and is sometimes believed to be affiliated to pitohuis, as it appears to be poisonous to eat (Frith and Beehler 1998). It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is often found in karsts, and nests in narrow limestone sinkholes A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. The term is sometimes used to refer to doline, enclosed depressions that are also known as shakeholes, and to openings where surface water .... It is primarily ground-dwelling, and cannot fly for long d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Little Shrikethrush
The little shrikethrush has been split into the following species: * Arafura shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla megarhyncha'' * Variable shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla fortis'' * Waigeo shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla affinis'' * Mamberamo shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla obscura'' * Tagula shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla discolor'' * Sepik-Ramu shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla tappenbecki'' * Rufous shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla rufogaster'' {{Animal common name Birds by common name Toxic birds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vogelkop Bowerbird
The Vogelkop bowerbird (''Amblyornis inornata''), also known as the Vogelkop gardener bowerbird, is a medium-sized bowerbird of the mountains of West Papua (New Guinea). Taxonomy The Vogelkop bowerbird was formally described in 1871 by the German naturalist Hermann Schlegel based on specimens collected by Hermann von Rosenberg in the mountains of the Vogelkop Penisula (Bird's Head Peninsula) of western New Guinea. Schlegel coined the binomial name ''Ptilorhynchus inornatus''. The Vogelkop bowerbird is now one of five species placed in the genus '' Amblyornis'' that was introduced in 1872 by the American zoologist Daniel Giraud Elliot. The specific epithet ''inornata'' is Latin meaning "plain" or "unadorned". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. Description The birds are about in overall in length. The sexes have similar plumage but the female is fractionally smaller. They are mainly olive brown in colour, though somewhat paler below, without ornamental plum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
