Description
Very popular as pets, parrots are well-known to most people for their intelligence, ability to mimic human voices and spectacularly colourful plumage. This large family, together with the closely-related cockatoos of Australasia, probably evolved in the great southern land mass called Gondwana before it starting breaking apart, since it is still concentrated in the southern continents (Australia, South America and Africa). Although no fewer than 81 species of parrots are found in Indonesia, the vast majority occurs to the east of Java and Bali, in Wallacea (Sulawesi, Maluku and Nusa Tenggara) or in Papua, where they are shared with the rest of New Guinea, which is geologically part of Australia.
A deep hooked bill is the main distinguishing feature of this family, and is used for opening fruits, husking seeds and sometimes excavating wood, as well as a grip when hanging upside down from branches. The feet have two toes pointing forward and two pointing back, a useful arrangement for climbing and food handling. Apart from fruit and seed, many species are nectar and pollen eaters. Most parrots are highly social, and form large flocks at time, particularly at roosts. They are also highly vocal, and are best known for their raucous screeches and loud whistles. They nest in tree holes, often using the old nests of barbets and woodpeckers. Due to their popularity as caged birds, tens of thousands of parrots are illegally trapped in eastern Indonesia and traded in large ports like Surabaya.
Flight:
Typically fast and direct with deep and rapid wing beats, often while calling.
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- Betet Biasa | Red-breasted Parakeet | Psittacula alexandri
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- Betet Biasa | Red-breasted Parakeet | Psittacula alexandri
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- Betet Biasa | Red-breasted Parakeet | Psittacula alexandri
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- Serindit Jawa | Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot | Loriculus pusillus
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- Serindit Jawa | Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot | Loriculus pusillus
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- Serindit Jawa | Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot | Loriculus pusillus
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- Nuri Pipi Merah | Red-cheeked Parrot | Geoffroyus geoffroyi
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- Nuri Bayan | Eclectus Parrot | Eclectus roratus
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- Nuri Bayan | Eclectus Parrot | Eclectus roratus
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- Nuri Bayan | Eclectus Parrot | Eclectus roratus
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- Betet-Kelapa Paruh-Besar | Great-billed Parrot | Tanygnathus megalorynchos
MATAMU 
ini burung sangat unik sayang di jawa bisa dihitung dengan jari kalau di kalimantan masih banyak mas…..foto2nya ok banget mas
Berapa jumlah Populasi burung ini ya???
Di jakarta sempat ada 1 ekor….Nyasar kali..
** nah itu yang aku juga masih bingung. hanya sekali ketemu, pas bawa kamera, pas di pohon di atasku. jumlah sekitar 7-8 ekor. setelah itu gak ketemu lagi sampe sekarang. memang serindit jawa punya pola pergerakan yang sangat random, alias suka ngluyur kemana2.
kalo di jakarta bisa ketemu masuk akal juga, kan habitat dia biasanya 1000 m ke bawah. meskipun sering juga aku ketemu di Gunung Merapi.
Itu masalahnya, kita lebih senang memelihara burung-burung exotis secara pribadi yang menjadikannya tidak bisa berkembang biak dan jadilah jumlahnya terbatas.
Masalah polusi di jakarta juga mengakibatkan burung-burung itu pergi ketempat lain.
Kayaknya dunia fauna Indonesia menyedihkan nih…