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animal, wildlife, fauna, illegal hunting, poaching,banteng, bos javanicus, wild cattle, critically endangered, mondulkiri, cambodia, asia, april 2011
Habit in wetland at Kanaha Beach, Maui, Hawaii.
April 22, 2008
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Also known as Mariscus javanicus.
animal, fauna, wildlife, mammal, cattle, wild cattle, bovid, banteng, bos javanicus, bull, dry season, critically endangered, dry deciduous forest, mondulkiri protected forest, srepok wilderness area, srepok, cambodia, indochina, asia, february 2012
White-Breasted Waterhen
The white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a waterbird of the rail and crake family, Rallidae, that is widely distributed across Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. They are dark slaty birds with a clean white face, breast and belly. They are somewhat bolder than most other rails and are often seen stepping slowly with their tail cocked upright in open marshes or even drains near busy roads. They are largely crepuscular in activity and during the breeding season, just after the first rains, make loud and repetitive croaking calls.
Adult white-breasted waterhens have mainly dark grey upperparts and flanks, and a white face, neck and breast. The lower belly and undertail are cinnamon coloured. The body is flattened laterally to allow easier passage through the reeds or undergrowth. They have long toes, a short tail and a yellow bill and legs. Sexes are similar but females measure slightly smaller. Immature birds are much duller versions of the adults. The downy chicks are black, as with all rails.
Several subspecies are named for the populations that are widely distributed. The nominate subspecies is described from Sri Lanka but is often widened to include chinensis of mainland India and adjoining regions in Asia, west to Arabia and east nearly to Japan. The remaining subspecies are those from islands and include insularis of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, midnicobaricus of the central Nicobars, leucocephala of Car Nicobar, maldivus of the Maldives, javanicus of Java and leucomelanus of Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas.
Their breeding habitat is marshes across south Asia from Pakistan, Maldives, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka to south China, Philippines, and Indonesia. They are mainly seen in the plains but have been known from the higher hills such as in Nainital (1300m) and the High Range (1500m) in Kerala. These large 32 cm long rails are permanent residents throughout their range. They make short distance movements and are known to colonize new areas. They have been noted as some of the early colonizers on the volcanic island of Rakata. Although most often found near freshwater, they are also found near brackish water and even the seashore when there is no freshwater as on the volcanic Barren Island in the Andamans.
These birds are usually seen singly or in pairs as they forage slowly along the edge of a waterbody mainly on the ground but sometimes clambering up low vegetation. The tail is held up and jerked as they walk. They probe with their bill in mud or shallow water, also picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects (large numbers of beetles have been recorded), small fish (which are often carefully washed in water), aquatic invertebrates and grains or seeds such as those of Pithecolobium dulce. They may sometimes feed in deeper water in the manner of a moorhen.
The nesting season is mainly June to October but varies locally. They nest in a dry location on the ground in marsh vegetation, laying 6-7 eggs. Courtship involves bowing, billing and nibbling. The eggs hatch in about 19 days. Both sexes incubate the eggs and take care of the chicks. Chicks often dive underwater to escape predation. Adults are said to build a roost or brood nest where young chicks and the adults roost.
Many rails are very secretive, but white-breasted waterhens are often seen out in the open. They can be noisy especially at dawn and dusk, with loud croaky calls. The Andamans population insularis is said to make duck like quack calls
(Bos javanicus) The banteng (Bos javanicus), is a species of wild cattle found in Southeast Asia.Banteng have also been introduced to Northern Australia, where they have established stable feral populations
animal, fauna, wildlife, mammal, cattle, wild cattle, bovid, banteng, bos javanicus, cow, dry season, critically endangered, waterhole, trapeang, dry deciduous forest, mondulkiri protected forest, srepok wilderness area, srepok, cambodia, indochina, asia, february 2015
ʻŌhelo
Ericaceae
Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands
Lānaʻihale, Lānaʻi
Though all three native species are known by the Hawaiian name ʻōhelo, distinctive names were given for two of them: ʻōhelo ʻai (V. reticulatum) literally "edible ʻōhelo" known for its delicious berries; and ʻōhelo kau lāʻau (V. calycinum), meaning "to put [placed] on trees," perhaps referring to the plants nature of occasionally growing in trees (ephiphytic).
The early Hawaiians enjoyed eating the berries much as we do today. The fruit was not readily available as everyday food since they grew high in the mountains. But like hikers today, they were eaten when found ripe.
The leaf buds, leaves and fruit were combined with other plant material for abdominal pains. The ingredients were pounded together into a mash and strained through the leaves of ʻahuʻawa (Cyperus javanicus), and drunk in the morning and evening.
New leaves (liko), fruit (berries) and flowers were in used lei making.
ʻŌHELO and PELE:
ʻŌhelo was considered a sacred plant by the early Hawaiians. No one was to eat any berries without first offering them to Pele, the goddess of fire, lightening, dance, volcanoes, and violence. With branches of ʻōhelo berries in hand, they would say:
"E Pele, eia ka ʻōhelo 'au; e taumaha aku wau ʻia ʻoe, e ʻai hoʻi au tetahi." (O Pele, here are your ʻōhelo [branches]; I offer some to you, some I also eat.) Then, they would toss a portion of the branch with berries attached into the crater as an offering to Pele. After which they were allowed to eat some.
In 1823, among the first white people to visit Kīlauea was Reverend William Ellis and his missionary entourage, accompanied by Hawaiians. On the journey, when the missionaries became hungry they ate some ʻōhelo berries and were quickly warned to give some to Pele first before partaking of them. Ellis wrote, "We told them ...that we acknowledged Jehovah as the only divine proprietor of the fruits of this earth, and felt thankful to Him for them, especially in our present circumstances. We traveled on, regretting that the natives should indulge in notions so superstitious."
Following the example of Ellis, in December 1824, the High Chieftess Kapiʻolani (c.1741-1841) set out on a mission from Kona to visit the still active Kīlauea where she would dare Pele to do her worst, even though her husband and others tried to dissaude her. She made the long journey of about one hundred miles mostly by foot with a large company. There she was met by a priestess of Pele threatening her with Pele's displeasure if she continued with her hostile errand, and prophesied that she and her followers would perish miserably. With defiance, she descended into the crater, gathered ʻōhelo berries and ate them without first offering them to Pele, and threw rocks into the crater to insult the goddess. She and her eighty followers went to the edge of Halemaʻumaʻu caldera and addressed her followers: "Jehovah is my God. He kindled these fires. I fear not Pele. If I persih by the anger of Pele, then you may fear the power of Pele; but if I trust in Jehovah, and he should save me from the wrath of Pele, when I break her tabus [taboos], then you must fear and serve the Lord Jehovah. All the gods of Hawaii are vain!" Then they sang hymns.
There was no wrath from Pele. Kapiʻolani and her followers did not succumb to any horrible death as prophesized they surely would.
From June to September the berries are harvested extensively on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island to make jams and jellies. Berry collecting is allowed in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, but the amount is limited to one quart per person per month. Collecting for commercial jam production is illegal.
Habitat with Tahoe and truck at Kahanu Gardens NTBG Kaeleku Hana, Maui, Hawaii.
November 04, 2009
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Also known as Mariscus javanicus.
animal, fauna, wildlife, mammal, cattle, wild cattle, bovid, banteng, bos javanicus, bull, dry season, critically endangered, waterhole, trapeang, dry deciduous forest, mondulkiri protected forest, srepok wilderness area, srepok, cambodia, indochina, asia, february 2015
Banded Broadbill
The banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus) is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is a large broadbill (21.5–23 cm), with purple, yellow and black plumage. It eats predominantly insects, including grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, various beetles, caterpillars and larvae.
Status: Near Threatened
Restoration area at Kanaha Beach, Maui, Hawaii.
July 17, 2005
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Also known as Mariscus javanicus.
animal, fauna, wildlife, mammal, cattle, wild cattle, bovid, banteng, bos javanicus, bull, dry season, critically endangered, waterhole, trapeang, dry deciduous forest, mondulkiri protected forest, srepok wilderness area, srepok, cambodia, indochina, asia, february 2015
Eel (Giant Moray) - Gymnothorax javanicus. These are very common where we dive. We see one on nearly every dive. They are a lot of fun because they seem so scary, but noboy that I've dived with has ever been bothered by one. We often stick our cameras right up in their faces.
Blue-tailed Bee-eater - pair courtship?
Merops philippinus
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
28th. September 2008
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Tambon Lai Ngao, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai, Thailand
ตำบลหล่ายงาว อำเภอเวียงแก่น จังหวัดเชียงราย
SYN: Cassia bacillus Gaertn.; Cassia megalantha Decne.; Cathartocarpus javanicus Pers.
Other names: Javanese Cassia, Rainbow Shower; ขี้เหล็กยะวา
Javan Myna
aka white vented myna
Acridotheres javanicus
Location : Residential Garden, Merryn Road, Singapore
23rd. December 2007
Introduced into Singapore in the 1920's now a nuisance and exempt from protection that is provided under the Wild Animals and Birds Act, which safeguards all wildlife in Singapore, except for 6 birds (namely, the house crow, feral pigeon, white-vented mynah, purple-backed starling, Philippine glossy starling and common mynah).
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Banded Broadbill
The banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus) is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is a large broadbill (21.5–23 cm), with purple, yellow and black plumage. It eats predominantly insects, including grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, various beetles, caterpillars and larvae.
Status: Near Threatened