Pecuk Bird Snake (Anhinga melanogaster).

Pecuk Bird Snake (Anhinga melanogaster) is called Pecuk Snake because his neck is long and slender resemble snakes, birds included in this group of aquatic birds, please areas such as mangrove waters, lakes, swamps and rivers. The length of his body from head to toe can reach 80-90 centimeters. Small narrow head. Especially the front of his body fur jet black body, the back brown, no white chin stripe along the neck, delicate white feathers cover the edge of the black, grayish feet. While the fawn's neck. Beak length light yellow or gray.

After swimming or diving, bird snake pecuk must first dry the body, because they can not fly if their wings are wet. Nest is a pile of twigs in tall trees near the beach. Whitish eggs, number 2 to 4 grains. Breeding months of December to March, March to June.

Long neck shape is easier for birds to catch fish in the river. In addition to fish, birds also prey on snakes pecuk various aquatic animals such as frogs, newts and the like. These birds are also capable of diving to depths of up to 200 meters under water. The length depends on the extent to which they dive prey is found. Typically ranging from a few minutes to an hour! Obtained prey is swallowed but not directly used to wagging helpless, new chew.

Some observers call it the Oriental Darter bird because it is only located in areas of Asia, particularly India, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand. In Indonesia bird pecuk snakes can be found in Java (island Hair, Thousand islands), Sulawesi, Kalimantan (the National Park Betun Kerihun - BKNP) and parts of Sumatra.

Warning.
Pecuk Bird Snake (Anhinga melanogaster) including wildlife laws, as contained in Appendix PP 7 of 1999, and there are provisions in the Act No. 5 of 1990 that:
Any person who deliberately capture, injure, kill, keep, possess, maintain, transport, and sell traded protected animals alive; (Article 21 paragraph (2) letter a), shall be punishable by imprisonment of 5 (five) years and a maximum fine of Rp. 100,000,000.00 (one hundred million rupiah). (Article 40 paragraph (2));
Anyone who intentionally keep, possess, maintain, transport, and sell the traded animals are protected in case of death (Article 21 paragraph (2) letter b), shall be punishable by imprisonment of 5 (five) years and a maximum fine of Rp. 100,000,000.00 (one hundred million rupiah). (Article 40 paragraph (2));
Accidentally traded with selling, storing or skin, body, or other parts of protected animals or goods made ​​from these parts or removing it from a place in Indonesia to another place within or outside Indonesia; (Article 21 paragraph (2) letter d), shall be punishable by imprisonment of 5 (five) years and a maximum fine of Rp. 100,000,000.00 (one hundred million rupiah). (Article 40 paragraph (2));

White Necked Stork Egret length.

I wonder who gave the name of the beautiful white-necked stork level as "bird egret", the PP attachment 7 of 1999 which contains a list of protected wildlife, bird egret heron equated with white and one of them speaking Latin Bubulcus ibis, in large dictionary Indonesian heron crane described in the form of fluffy white, predatory fish, frogs, and so his (noun), whereas in the book the birds in Sumatra, Java, Bali and Borneo fruit of MacKinnon et al Bubulcus ibis is the Latin name for the egret bird buffalo, in the book there are 6 types of birds egret namely:




reef egret bird;
bird egret china;
great egret bird;
bird egret silver;
little egret bird;
bird egret buffalo.

This time trying to describe Egret (Bubulcus ibis) which is the smallest bird of the nation's heron-egret. This bird likes to look for food near buffalo or cattle grazing. Body shape more slender than Blekok Rice (ardeola speciosa), although not as slim as the herons-egrets greater. The entire white fur, but during the breeding season, the feathers on the head, neck and back yellow buffalo. Bird egret flew his neck while forming like the letter "s" and not aligned, in contrast to the birds of the stork family (Ciconiidae) and Ibis (Threskiornithidae), which straighten the neck and legs stretched out while flying, bird heron I have ever seen in wetlands essential land bone swamp onion onions western fence bone gods.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Upakelas: Neornithes
Infrakelas: Neognathae
Superordo: Neoaves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae
genus: Bubulcus
species: Bubulcus ibis

Warning.
bird egret birds including reserved, as stated in Appendix PP 7 of 1999, and there are provisions in the Act No. 5 of 1990 that:
Any person who deliberately capture, injure, kill, keep, possess, maintain, transport, and sell traded protected animals alive; (Article 21 paragraph (2) letter a), shall be punishable by imprisonment of 5 (five) years and a maximum fine of Rp. 100,000,000.00 (one hundred million rupiah). (Article 40 paragraph (2));
Anyone who intentionally keep, possess, maintain, transport, and sell the traded animals are protected in case of death (Article 21 paragraph (2) letter b), shall be punishable by imprisonment of 5 (five) years and a maximum fine of Rp. 100,000,000.00 (one hundred million rupiah). (Article 40 paragraph (2));
Accidentally traded with selling, storing or skin, body, or other parts of protected animals or goods made ​​from these parts or removing it from a place in Indonesia to another place within or outside Indonesia; (Article 21 paragraph (2) letter d), shall be punishable by imprisonment of 5 (five) years and a maximum fine of Rp. 100,000,000.00 (one hundred million rupiah). (Article 40 paragraph (2)).
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