Dablink Not to be confused with Wallachia . Image Indonesia Wallacea.svg thumb right 350px Wallacea is the group of islands within red area. Max Carl Wilhelm Weber Weber Line in blue. Wallacea is a biogeography ... . The islands of Wallacea lie between Sundaland the Malay Peninsula , Sumatra , Borneo , Java island .... The total land area of Wallacea is 347,000 km . class wikitable align right style text align center Provinces of Indonesia Provinces and major Islands of Indonesia islands in Wallacea rowspan ... Map of Wallacea upper right corner facing North. The red line denotes the western border of Wallacea ... and Wallacea follows the Wallace Line , named after the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace who ... Maps ref and allowed Asian land animals to inhabit these islands. The islands of Wallacea have ... such species of Australian and Asian origin are found there. Wallacea s plants are predominantly of Asian origin, and botanists include Sundaland, Wallacea, and New Guinea as the floristic province ... Islands share many marsupial mammals, land birds, and freshwater fish that are not found in Wallacea. The line dividing Wallacea from Australia New Guinea is called Lydekker s Line . The Philippines ... region from Wallacea. ref http actazool.nhmus.hu 48Suppl2 newwallace.pdf ref The Weber Line is the midpoint ... the distant ancestors of Wallacea s plants and animals may have been from Asia or Australia New Guinea, Wallacea is home to many endemic ecology endemic species. There is extensive autochthonous ... for its butterflies and birdlife including the Amboina King Parrot. Wallacea was originally almost ... in coastal areas. According to Conservation International, Wallacea is home to over 10,000 plant species ... state. Of Wallacea s total area of 347,000 km , about 20,000 km are protected. Wallacea ... of Wallacea Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Banda Sea Islands moist broadleaf ... by sea, but technically through Wallacea it can be zoologically extended. An example of evidence ... more details
Image OpWall Logo.JPG thumb right 500px Operation Wallacea logo. Operation Wallacea is an international conservation agency that operates scientific, volunteer led wildlife conservation biology conservation expeditions to several regions of special ecological importance globally. Volunteers come from a range of backgrounds and professions to assist with academic research , and the conservation projects, in partnerships with local communities and NGO s. At present, Operation Wallacea also known as OpWall or Opwall works within 10 different countries world wide Indonesia , Honduras , Cuba , Egypt , South Africa , Mozambique and more recently, the Amazon Rainforest in Peru , Madagascar , Guyana and Mexico . It receives funding from charitable donations, and volunteers paying to join expeditions. This facilitates research, and the conservation projects themselves, which are self funded and do not heavily rely upon money paid by the governments, often unavailable, and if not, of difficulty to attain. Many projects focus on the co operation with the local communities to set up alternative and sustainable sources of income to those that may be impacting heavily upon their environment. For example ... OpWall Sites 2006.JPG thumb right 400px Countries where Operation Wallacea is currently researching ... Wallacea first started operating expeditions to South East Sulawesi , Indonesia in 1995. This region is known as the Wallacea region, after the work of Alfred Russel Wallace and the creation of Wallace s line . It is from this scientifically important area that Operation Wallacea took its name. This region ... of legislation and continued management of protected areas. In 2003 Operation Wallacea s success ... year of expeditions to South Africa and Cuba. Operation Wallacea provides opportunities for groups ... summary of the different countries and sites that Operation Wallacea is currently sending expeditions ... Concession, Pacaya Samiria National Reserve External links http www.opwall.com Operation Wallacea http ... more details
Taxobox name Streptocitta image Long Tail.jpg image caption Streptocitta albicollis regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Sturnidae genus Streptocitta subdivision ranks Species subdivision Streptocitta albertinae Streptocitta albicollis Streptocitta is a genus of large starling s in the Sturnidae family. Both species have a pied plumage and a long tail, giving them a superficial resemblance to a Pica genus magpie . Although not closely related to the true magpies, they have therefore been referred to as magpies in the past. The two species are restricted to forests in Wallacea in Asia . Species Bare eyed Myna Streptocitta albertinae White necked Myna Streptocitta albicollis References Coates, B., & Bishop, K. 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publishing, Alderley, Queensland. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1 Sturnidae stub Category Sturnidae ca Streptocitta eo Streptocitta nl Streptocitta pl Streptocitta pt Streptocitta fi Harakkakottaraiset ... more details
File Lambang Kabupaten Wakatobi.png thumb right Lambang Kabupaten Wakatobi Wakatobi is the name of an archipelago located in an area of Sulawesi Tenggara South Eastern , Indonesia . The name Wakatobi is derived from the names of the main islands that form the archipelago Wangiwangi Island , Kaledupa , Tomea , and Binongko . The group is part of a larger group called the Tukangbesi Islands . The archipelago, located in the biodiverse hotspot known as Wallacea . It is part of the Wakatobi National Park . The Wakatobi is also home to Operation Wallacea , a UK based for non profit conservation group looking at sustainable development of fisheries and coral reef research. An independent non commercial website ref http www.wakatobi.org ref has been set up about the marine park. This website contains tourist and travel information about the wakatobi, with additional resources about the biodiversity , conservation and local people. Notes reflist External links id http www.sultra.go.id id ?mod statik&show wisata wakatobi Wakatobi page on the Sulawesi Tenggara gov site South East Sulawesi Indonesia coord missing Indonesia Category Underwater diving sites Category Archipelagoes of Indonesia Category South East Sulawesi Category Islands of Sulawesi fr les Wakatobi id Kabupaten Wakatobi jv Kabupat n Wakatobi ms Kabupaten Wakatobi pl Wakatobi ... more details
E. orientalis may refer to Eleutherodactylus orientalis , a frog species endemic to Cuba Erioptera orientalis , a crane fly species in the genus Erioptera Ervatamia orientalis , a plant species in the genus Ervatamia found in Australia Erythrina orientalis , a plant species Eudynamys orientalis , the Pacific koel or Eastern koel, a cuckoo species found from Wallacea east to the Solomon Island and south to northern and eastern Australia Eurystomus orientalis , the Oriental dollarbird or dollar roller, a bird species Synonyms Erigone orientalis , a synonym for Hylyphantes graminicola , a small spider species with palaearctic distribution See also Orientalis disambiguation Species Latin name abbreviation disambiguation ... more details
Taxobox name Ornate Lorikeet image Trichoglossus ornatus Nahsville Zoo 8a 4c.jpg image caption At Nashville Zoo , USA image width 300px status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Psittaciformes familia Psittacidae genus Trichoglossus species T. ornatus binomial Trichoglossus ornatus binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 synonyms The Ornate Lorikeet Trichoglossus ornatus is a Monotype biology monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is Endemism endemic to Sulawesi and nearby smaller islands in Indonesia . ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1 ref It is found in forest, woodland, mangrove and plantations, and is locally common. ref name Wallacea Description File Trichoglossus ornatus upper body Nashville Zoo 8a.jpg left thumb Head and neck The Ornate Lorikeet is a mainly green parrot about 25 cm 10.0 in long. Its head above its eyes is purple blue and its face below its eyes is red. There is red at back of the head and yellow behind the eyes. It does not have a collar at the back of the neck that Rainbow Lorikeets have. Its chin to chest has transverse strips and bars of red and blue. Its abdomen is green with sparse variable yellow scalloping. The beak is orange red, the irises are dark orange, the eye ring is dark grey, and the legs are grey. ref name Forshaw 2006 . plate 13. Forshaw 2006 . plate 13. ref References reflist IUCN2008 assessors BirdLife International year 2008 id 142388 title Trichoglossus ornatus downloaded 15 April 2009 External links http orientalbirdimages.org search.php?Bird ID 486 Oriental Bird Images Ornate Lorikeet Selected photos Cited texts cite book first Joseph M. last Forshaw authorlink Joseph Forshaw title Parrots of the World an Identification Guide others Illustrated by Frank Knight artist Frank Knight publisher Princeton University Press isbn 0691092516 page no ... more details
m. on Sumba. ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1 ref It remains fairly common, ref name Wallacea but its ... more details
forest , woodland and plantations at altitudes up to 1400 m. ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1 ref It remains fairly common, ref name Wallacea but its relatively small distribution could give ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 Infobox mountain name Mount Sahendaruman photo photo caption elevation prominence location Sangihe , Indonesia coordinates coord 3.5166667 N 125.5333333 E type mountain topo type age last eruption first ascent easiest route Mount Sahendaruman is an extinct volcano located in southern part of Indonesia n island of Sangihe . It is an area high in biodiversity in Wallacea , especially seen in the small forest patch in mountain slopes Mount Sahendaruman, the last remaining primary forest in Sangihe. Mount Sahendaruman is home to of three critically endangered and two endangered Endemism in birds endemic bird species, the Caerulean Paradise flycatcher , Sangihe Shrike thrush , Sangihe White eye , Elegant Sunbird and Sangihe Hanging parrot . Category Mountains of Indonesia Sahendaruman, Mount NSulawesi geo stub ... more details
Imperial pigeon has silvery grey remiges . ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1 ref However, the taxon ... broader black tail tip. ref name Wallacea Consequently, some have suggested it should be placed ... separate species, D. melanura ref name Wallacea for which the name Black Imperial pigeon has been ... on some islands. ref name Wallacea References Forktail13 17. reflist IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife ... more details
Guide to the Birds of Australia. 2nd edition. Christopher Helm. ISBN 0 7136 3930 X ref ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd ... ref name Wallacea Species Species in the genus Sphecotheres listed in taxonomic order ref name HBW ... more details
Taxobox image Trichoglossus flavoviridis Loro Parque 6a 4c.jpg image caption T. flavoviridis meyeri at Loro Parque , Spain image width 300px status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Psittaciformes familia Psittacidae genus Trichoglossus species T. flavoviridis binomial Trichoglossus flavoviridis binomial authority Alfred Russel Wallace Wallace , 1863 synonyms The Citrine Lorikeet Trichoglossus flavoviridis or Yellow and green Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is Endemism endemic to Sulawesi and the Sula Islands in Indonesia . It is found in forest and woodland at altitudes up to 2400 m. ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. pp. 334 335. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1 ref It is generally common. ref name Wallacea Taxonomy The Citrine Lorikeet has two well differentiated subspecies ref name Forshaw 2006 . plate 13. ref name zoonomen cite web url http www.zoonomen.net avtax psit.html title Zoological Nomenclature Resource Psittaciformes Version 9.020 date 2009 03 20 publisher www.zoonomen.net ref Trichoglossus flavoviridis small Wallace, 1863 small Trichoglossus flavoviridis flavoviridis Nominate subspecies nominate small Wallace, 1863 small Sula Islands. Trichoglossus flavoviridis meyeri small Walden, 1871 small Sulawesi Description The Citrine Lorikeet is a mainly green parrot about 20 cm 8.0 in long. ref name Forshaw 2006 . plate 13. Forshaw 2006 . plate 13. ref Its Beak bill is orange. ref name Forshaw 2006 . plate 13. In the nominate subspecies the head and chest are yellow, the latter narrowly scaled with green, and the Lore anatomy lore s and region near the bill are dark, often appearing almost blackish. The subspecies T. f. meyeri is smaller, has a Lime color lime yellow chest scaled with green, and its head is Olive color olive green tending towards yellowish on the ear coverts. ref name JuniperParr Juniper, T. ... more details
below 1200 m. on Sumabwa, but up to 2150 m. on Lombok. ref name Wallacea Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop 1997 . A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1 ref ... or rare elsewhere. ref name JuniperParr ref name Wallacea References reflist commonscat Trichoglossus ... more details
region Wallacea . The line runs through the Malay Archipelago , between Borneo and Sulawesi ... authorlink coauthors title The Wallacea Line work publisher date 2006 08 25 url http www.starfish.ch ... formosus is one of the best examples for the fishes of this region. Wallacea Main Wallacea The Wallacea ... H3llBot ref Mammals The Wallacea has a total of 223 native mammal species. 126 of them are endemic ... Wallacea work Zoologische Mededelingen Vol. 63 p. 97 122 publisher Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie ... unique to this island. Birds 650 bird species can be found in Wallacea, of which 265 species are endemic ... and found entirely within the Wallacea. ref cite web last Mees first G.F. authorlink coauthors ... species, of which 99 are endemic, the Wallacea has high reptile diversity. Among these are 118 ... Calamorhabdium , Rabdion , and Cyclotyphlops . One of the most famous reptile in the Wallacea is probably ... , Padar , Rinca , and the western end of Flores . 58 native species of amphibians can be found in Wallacea ... and lakes of Wallacea, 75 species of them are endemic. Although little is still known about the fishes ... . Invertebrate There are about 82 species of birdwing butterflies recorded in Wallacea, 44 of them ... of endemic shrimp species are also known from the Wallacea. West Papua and Papua Main Fauna ... more details
Taxobox name Spotted Kestrel image image width 220px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Falconiformes familia Falconidae genus Falcon Falco species F. moluccensis binomial Falco moluccensis binomial authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1850 subdivision ranks Subspecies subdivision Falcon moluccensis moluccenis Falcon moluccensis microbalius The Spotted Kestrel Falco moluccensis is also known as the Moluccan Kestrel. Distribution and habitat Spread throughout Australasia, Indomalaya, and most of Wallacea, the Spotted Kestrel inhabits grasslands with scattered trees, lightly wooded cultivation, and the edges of primary and tall secondary forest. Along logging roads, it occasionally penetrates forests, and sometimes inhabits clearings within forested areas. It has also been known to live in areas of human habitation. ref http www.globalraptors.org grin SpeciesResults.asp?specID 8243 Global Raptor Information Network Moluccan Kestrel ref Behavior Diet The Spotted Kestrel feeds primarily on small mammals , birds , lizards , and insects . Nesting Empty section date March 2007 Voice Empty section date March 2007 References reflist Category Falco bird stub az Falco moluccensis bg Falco moluccensis es Falco moluccensis fr Cr cerelle des Moluques it Falco moluccensis hu Szunda v rcse pl Pustu ka plamista fi Sundantuulihaukka ... more details
Image Rinjani volcano satellite.jpg Color infrared view of Rinjani Volcano on Lombok Island , May 1992. Lombok Strait and Bali is on the top, Alas Strait and Sumbawa Island is on the bottom. thumb Alas Strait separates Lombok and Sumbawa , two islands of Indonesia in West Nusa Tenggara province. The strait was bridged by land until about 14,000 years before present when sea level rose to about 75 meters below present sea level, ref http www.fieldmuseum.org research collections zoology zoo sites seamaps mapindex1.htm ref unlike Lombok Strait and Alor Strait which continued to be water gaps even during the Last Glacial Maximum , at each end of a 400 mile long island including present day Lombok , Sumbawa , Komodo , Flores , Solor , Adonara , and Lembata . See also Lombok Strait , on the opposite side west of Lombok Sunda Strait Makassar Strait Wallacea References reflist List of Indonesian seas coord 8 30 S 116 45 E region ID type waterbody display title Category Straits of Indonesia Category Straits of the Indian Ocean Category West Nusa Tenggara Category Lombok id Selat Alas it Stretto di Alas jv Selat Alas nl Straat Alas pl Cie nina Alas zh ... more details
edge of Wallacea and the Australian region, has a similar origin. During Quaternary glaciation ... of Australia separated from that of Asia. Wallacea consists of islands that were never recently ... continent Richard Lydekker Lydekker s Line Wallacea Max Carl Wilhelm Weber Weber s Line References ... dive Wallacea.html Wallacea a transition zone from Asia to Australia, specially rich in marine life ... Society, Vol. 121, No. 2 Apr. 29, 1977 , pp. 107 120 http www.wallacea.info Wallacea Research ... more details
, it mainly frequents dense cover in the lower and mid levels of forests. ref name Wallacea cite book author Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop title A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea publisher Dove Publications ..., except in flight. ref name Wallacea It consumes fruit, berries, seeds and buds. ref name Forshaw ... . ref name Wallacea The Moluccan King Parrot is generally uncommon due to habitat loss and capture ... Islands, Halmahera and Buru. ref name Wallacea Overall the species is not believed to be in immediate ... more details
. In the WWF system, The Australasia ecozone includes Australia , Tasmania , the islands of Wallacea ... realm includes only Australia and Tasmania he places Wallacea in the Indomalayan Realm, New Guinea ... Afrotropic Antarctic Australasia Wallacea New Guinea and Melanesia Bioregion New Guinea ... more details
Image Map of Sunda and Sahul.png 400px thumb The Sahul Shelf and the Sunda Shelf today. The area in between is called Wallacea . The Sahul Shelf pron en s hu l is part of the continental shelf of Australia continent Sahul the Australia New Guinea continent and lies off the coast of Australia . The Sahul Shelf proper stretches northwest from Australia much of the way under the Timor Sea towards Timor , ending where the seabed begins descending into the Timor Trough . Another part of the Sahul Shelf is known also as the Arafura Shelf and runs all the way from the northern coast of Australia under the Arafura Sea to New Guinea . The Aru Islands rise from the Arafura Shelf. The Sahul Shelf is sometimes taken to also include the Rowley Shelf which runs out under the Indian Ocean from the northwest coast of Australia as far south as North West Cape . When sea level s fell during the Pleistocene ice age , including the last glacial maximum about 18,000 years ago, the Sahul Shelf was exposed as dry land. Evidence of the shoreline of this time has been identified in locations which now lie 100 to 140 metres below sea level. ref name aims cite web year 2001 url http www.aims.gov.au pages reflib bigbank pages bb 04.html title Big Bank Shoals of the Timor Sea An environmental resource atlas publisher Australian Institute of Marine Science accessdate 2006 08 28 ref A useful interactive timeline of sea level changes has been developed by Monash University. ref name SahulTime cite web last Monash University url http sahultime.monash.edu.au title SahulTime accessdate 2008 07 22 ref The Arafura Shelf formed a land bridge between Australia, New Guinea and the Aru Islands and these lands share many marsupial mammals, land birds and freshwater fish as a result. Lydekker s Line, a biogeography biogeographical line, runs along the edge of Sahul Shelf where it drops off into the deep waters of the Wallacea biogeographical area. Wallacea sits in a gap between the Sahul Shelf and the Sunda ... more details
The Barat Daya Islands lang id Kepulauan Barat Daya are a group of island s in the Maluku province Maluku province of Indonesia . The Indonesian phrase barat daya means south west . Islands Among others Wetar Liran Romang Damer sometimes written as Damar Geography These islands are located off the eastern end of East Timor . Wetar is the largest island in the group. To the west, the Ombai Strait separates Wetar from Alor Island , the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands Nusa Tenggara . The Wetar Strait separates Wetar from Timor to the south. Even though included in the Indonesian Maluku province political division, the southwestern islands are geographically part of the Lesser Sunda Islands . Rainfall is limited with a dry season between October and December when some of the islands appear as dry savannah. ref cite book last Muller first Karl title Maluku Indonesian Spice Islands publisher Periplus Editions year 1997 location Singapore page 156 isbn ISBN 962 593 176 7 ref The Barat Daya Islands, together with Timor, the Leti Islands, and Alor, are designated as the Timor and Wetar deciduous forests ecoregion . Citation needed date February 2011 Most of the islands are barren, infertile and minimally forested. ref cite book last Muller first Karl title Maluku Indonesian Spice Islands publisher Periplus Editions year 1997 location Singapore page 156 isbn ISBN 962 593 176 7 ref Together with Timor , Nusa Tenggara , Sulawesi , and most of Maluku, the Barat Daya Islands are part of Wallacea , the group of Indonesian islands that are separated by deep water from both the Australian and Asian continental shelves. The islands of Wallacea have never been linked by land to either Asia or Australia , and as a result have few mammals and a mix of flora and fauna from both continents. Geology The islands are part of a volcano volcanic island arc that includes the Banda Islands , created by the collision of the Indo Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate . Romang and Damar a ... more details
File Map of Sunda and Sahul.png thumb 300px Map showing Lydekker s line in relation to those of Alfred Russel Wallace Wallace and Max Carl Wilhelm Weber Weber , as well as the probable extent of land at the time of the last glacial maximum , when the sea level was more than 110 m lower than today. Richard Lydekker 25 July 1849 16 April 1915 was an England English natural history naturalist , geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history . Biography Lydekker was born in London , and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge , where he took a first class in the Natural Science tripos 1872 . ref Venn id LDKR867R name Lydekker, Richard ref In 1874 he joined the Geological Survey of India and made studies of the vertebrate paleontology of northern India especially Kashmir . He remained in this post until 1882. He was responsible for the cataloguing of the fossil mammal s, reptile s and bird s in the Natural History Museum 10 vols., 1891 . His books included A Manual of Palaeontology with Henry Alleyne Nicholson , 2 vols., 1889 , Phases of Animal Life 1892 The Royal Natural History ref The Royal Natural History http www.archive.org stream royalnaturalhist06lyderich page n6 mode 1up ref with W. H. Fowler, 8 vols., 1893 6 and The Wild Animals of India, Burma, Malaya, and Tibet 1900 . He was a contributor to Encyclop dia Britannica Eleventh Edition Encyclop dia Britannica s 11th edition . Lydekker was also influential in the science of biogeography . In 1895 he delineated the biogeographical boundary through Indonesia , known as Lydekker s Line , that separates Wallacea on the west from Australia New Guinea on the east. Lydekker wrote the Royal Natural History London , Frederick Warne & Co , 1894 96 a twelve volume popular work. See also Australia continent Wallace Line Wallacea Weber Line References reflist Cite EB1922 Lydekker, Richard External links wikisource author commonscat inline Richard Lydekker http www.dinodata.org index.php?option com content&task view&i ... more details
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