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This is the largest moray I've ever seen. They say they can grow up to 2,3 metres. I am guessing this one was getting close to that length. It's head was as high and wide as a human's.
Habit at Mokolii, Oahu, Hawaii.
April 19, 2005
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Also known as Mariscus javanicus.
Giant moray eel, Gymnothorax javanicus, free swimming inside the wreck of the Chrisoula K (sometimes also names Marcus), that sank in the year 1981, loaded with a cargo of Italian floor tiles, departed for Jeddah, that can be seen in the foreground. A photographer that takes a picture of the moray eel can be seen in the background as well as the outside area with more tiles. Off coast of Hurghada, at the dive site Ab Nuhas, Red Sea, Egypt, Northern Africa.
The Lesser Adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It is a widespread species which is resident breeder in southern Asia from India east to southern China and Java.
This is a huge bird, typically 110–120 cm (43–48 in) tall, weighing about 5 kg (11 lbs) and has a 210 cm (83 in) wingspan. It is, however, the smallest member of the Leptoptilos genus. Its upper body and wings are black, but the belly and undertail are white. The head and neck are bare like those of a vulture. The pale bill is long and thick. Juveniles are a duller version of the adult.
Most storks fly with neck outstretched, but the three Leptoptilos species retract their neck in flight like a heron.
The Lesser Adjutant breeds in wetlands in tropical lowland. It builds a stick nest in trees. It often forms small colonies.
The Lesser Adjutant, like most of its relatives, feeds mainly on frogs and large insects, but also small birds, reptiles and rodents. It will also eat carrion, for which its bare head and neck is an adaptation.
Aquatic Bird House
Bronx Zoo New York
Bukit Marak, Kelantan, Malaysia.
(Image credit Yahaya Hussain, Malaysia).
Euonymus indicus B.Heyne ex Wall. Celastraceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Tatangkilan], Indian spindle tree. Distribution - Thailand. Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, India. Tree to 23 m tall. Bark corky, yellow when scrap; blaze reddish. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules caducous; petiole 0.3-0.8 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, glabrous; lamina 5-11 x 2-4.3 cm elliptic or narrow elliptic, apex bluntly acuminate, sometimes obtusely acute, base cuneate, margin entire, glabrous, smooth shining above, chartaceous or subcoriaceous; midrib raised above; secondary nerves 4-5 pairs, not prominent beneath; tertiary nerves obscure. Inflorescence 1-3 flowered axillary cymes; flowers red; petals fimbriate. Fruit and seed - capsule, valves deeply obcordate; seeds 1-2 per cell. Habitat - lowland and hill forest to 400 m; widespread.
Synonym(s):
Euonymus alatus Elmer [Illegitimate]
Euonymus bancanus Miq.
Euonymus coriaceus Ridl.
Euonymus elmeri Merr.
Euonymus goughii Wight
Euonymus horsfieldii Turcz.
Euonymus javanicus Blume
Euonymus javanicus var. coriaceus (Ridl.) Blakelock
Euonymus javanicus var. elmeri (Merr.) Blakelock
Euonymus javanicus var. sphaerocarpus Hassk
Euonymus javanicus var. timorensis (Zipp.) Miq.
Euonymus micropetalus Ridl.
Euonymus sphaerocarpus Hassk.
Euonymus sumatranus Miq.
Euonymus sumatranus Merr. [Illegitimate]
Euonymus timorensis Zipp. ex Span.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2803396
indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/11766
www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Spindle%20...
4 specimen of this threatened species (subclass: vulnerable) were noticed on and off during monsoon period of 2008 in a small marsh in pristine environs of technical area of AF Stn Hasimara, West Bengal, India.
Did not get time to investigate whether they were nesting?
Cyperus javanicus Houttuyn
Synonym: Mariscus javanicus (Houttuyn) Merrill and Metcalfe
Hawaiian names: `ahu`awa, `ehu`awa
Family: Cyperaceae - the sedge family
Native to Hawai`i, not endemic. In Hawai`i recorded from Midway, Ni`ihau, Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Maui, Lāna`i, and the island of Hawai`i.
In December 1987 I went on a diving trip to the Red Sea. I couldn't afford to rent a camera on more than 5-6 dives, and had to make do with that. In those days I had no coral reef fish book, so I didn't know what I saw. Later I found a book, and thanks to my (mostly lousy) photos I could I ID around 80 species.
I found UW-photography fiendishly difficult, espescially getting the flash right. I failed spectacularly, and of course, back then you didn't get to know that until you were home and had the film processed!
Common Name: Javan Myna
Sc Name: Acridotheres javanicus
Myna: " Hey Toad. Smell my feet !"
Toad: " Eweeee, yucks! I'd rather Die"
The Golden Penda (Xanthostemon chrysanthus), an exotic tree introduced from Australia, is commonly planted along roads in Singapore. It flowers profusely during certain months of the year, covering the crown with thick bunches of yellow blossoms that last a few days (above).
So far the following species of birds have been observed visiting for it's nectar: Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) and Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus), Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) and Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus) and the Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus pattani)
The copious nectar is found at the cup-shaped depression at the base of the flower
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM Lens
canon 7d mark 2 + Canon Extender EF 1.4X III
ISO Speed : 800
Aperture : f/5.6
Exposure : 1/ 800 secs
early morning
Small Asian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus)
Captain Cook Monument & Kealakekau Bay State Historical Park
June 26, 2017
The native population of the Oriental White-eye died out long before the 1970s - that is just a starting date for modern records. The current population is believed to have started from escape birds (popular cage bird), both accidentally or deliberately freed. They have been around for at least 20 years and the numbers have been increasing without a confirmed observation of the actual nesting. However, the status of this species was accepted in the late 1990s to early 2000s as CI or common introduction, not a mere escapee!
It is a common introduction like Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus), House Crow (Corvus splendens), Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) and White-crested Laughingthrushe (Garrulax leucolophus). They all originated from escapees/releases and will never become Residents (R) which is reserved for true native inhabitants of Singapore and natural colonists from elsewhere who have established themselves here, like the Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) on Pulau Ubin for example.
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
These find sanctuary in the grounds of Novartis (used to be Ciba) in Corlim. Unfortunately it was not possible for us to gain acess to the site so we were reliant on finding the birds at their roost in the early morning light.
The Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus, also known as the white-vented myna and the buffalo myna, is a myna, a member of the Starling family.
It is a successful species in much of South East Asia and has penetrated into India and neighbouring regions.
It is conspecific, and thought to be in competition with the Common or Indian Myna (A. tristis) in some of its range (for example, India, Malaysia and Singapore).
The Javan Myna has an extremely liquid voice and, like the European starling, incorporates imitation into its repertoire (though it is not able to imitate the human voice, like the hill myna Gracula religiosa).
The Javan myna is predominantly black, with a white vent, a white wing patch, white on the underside of the tail, and has a thick yellow eye ring, legs and beak. It sometimes has grey/ white flecking on its belly. It can raise the feathers on its forehead into a dramatic crest.
Like other Sturnids it is omnivorous, roosts in colonies and is abundantly successful in a variety of habitats. Javan mynas are as accomplished in cities as they are in padi fields, where they will prey on insects disturbed by water buffalo, often riding the buffalo like the related oxpecker.
The Javan Myna is considered a pest, especially in urban areas which they prefer. They deposit droppings over buildings and even on unsuspecting human beings. Their roost also contaminate the ground below by the droppings. Apart from that, they are also a source of noise pollution and are capable of spreading zoonoses. In Singapore, the Javan Myna is one of the species of birds which can be killed by citizens without breaching of law.
Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth. var. javanica (Benth.) Baker. Fabaceae. CN: [Malay - Kacang gila (generically referring to most legume covers such as Puereria,, Centrosema, Calapogonum)], Tropical kudzu, Puero. Native to China (Hainan), Indian Subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka), Indo-China (Cambodia, Vietnam), Malesia (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines), Solomon Islands; elsewhere naturalized or cultivated. Uses for erosion control, soil improver, forage.
Synonym(s):
Neustanthus javanicus Benth. (basionym)
Pueraria javanica (Benth.) Benth.
Ref and suggested reading:
animal, fauna, wildlife, bird, lesser adjutant, leptoptilos javanicus, vulnerable, muntiacus vaginalis, northern red muntjac, barking deer, dry season, dry deciduous forest, waterhole, trapeang,mondulkiri protected forest, srepok wilderness area, srepok, cambodia, indochina, asia, february 2012
Close-up of a lesser adjutant I photographed near Phnom Penh in Cambodia. Very impressive birds, though they don't look too friendly ;)
Banded Broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus)
A cartoony looking bird - most of the broadbills look very cartoony and are exceptionally cute ! :)
Mae Jo Golf Club, San Sai District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
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SYN: Cassia bacillus Gaertn.; Cassia megalantha Decne.; Cathartocarpus javanicus Pers.
Other names: Javanese Cassia, Rainbow Shower; ขี้เหล็กยะวา
The Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Like other members of its genus, it has a bare neck and head. It is however more closely associated with wetland habitats where it is solitary and is less likely to scavenge than the related Greater Adjutant. It is a widespread species found from India through Southeast Asia to Java.