Due to the loss of life of forest habitat, the birds have two options, namely to adapt or become extinct.
Adaptation takes time, as with humans who need time to learn new things. Of course there are the stakes. And, for the birds who are unable to adapt to changes in Jakarta, lives are at stake.
Batavia doeloe due course very different from Jakarta today. When standing as a port city in 1527, Batavia has a vast green area while now live less than 10 percent. Fortunately, a walk in the remaining green areas in Jakarta, we still can see many species of birds such as finches, Spotted, turtledove, and chili.
Compared to Jakarta due before by the green, the number of bird species found today only the remains of course. The proof is, many parents said, once when Dad was young, Scaly-breasted eagle still flew past, but now none of the visible Scaly-breasted eagle. "Or, once in the creek behind the house of the king-bird is often seen perched on the edge of the river shrimp, wait appropriate time to catch small fish. There is also kadalan birah (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris), the shy forest dwellers who once inhabited the Jakarta. Then, where are the birds now?
There are two answers to this question. First, these species move into areas that are still green and trying to knit a new life in her new home. Second, they were forced "to stay in Jakarta, which increasingly crowded with buildings. If this is selected, the birds have to adapt to changes in Jakarta, or adapted cool language.
There are two main components of the adaptation process: the time and sacrifice. For the time, studies Jared M. Diamond on the adaptation of birds to the development of cities in Papua New Guinea, published in 1986 could be enlightening. Diamond reported, marine glasses (Zosterops chloris) expanded range area to the City of Wau, 50 years after the establishment of this city. This means it takes half a century to adapt. Meanwhile, along the old, new in 1983 Scaly-breasted falcon
(Haliastur indus) learn to use a dead rodent carcasses hit by motor vehicles. While for the victim, before finally learning Scaly-breasted eagles eat carrion, they must first learn to not become victims in a way to identify the vehicle.
Skyscraper buildings in the metropolitan area was also used to eat the victim before the birds can adapt to it. A survey conducted in the United States indicates, many birds die from hitting tall buildings. Window panes are generally reflective of the building. This glass is very dangerous for the birds if the object is a tree nearby, because the birds will come near the tree shadows on the glass. The collision was unavoidable. In addition, there is also a transparent glass that is not detected by the bird and hit it again.
This brief story illustrates that the change in the city can not be avoided. For survival, birds must adapt to a process that takes time and eats the victim. That is, they must change their behavior patterns ranging from nesting behavior patterns, looking for food, until the need to identify new types of threats that they had never previously encountered.
Unfortunately, not all types of urban birds could adopt as a second home. Possible, only about four percent of forest birds that can adapt to city life. The rest, it is very difficult or even unable to adapt completely to the life of the city. Rangkong example, various types of poultry and bird groups Lemur (Timaliidae).
In 1948, biologists Hoogerwerf, noting there are 256 species of birds that live in Batavia. Of course now the number has greatly diminished. However, research on urban bird or synurbanization (adaptation by wild animals to cope with environmental changes in urban areas) is still very little done, so maybe there are still many species that have not been detected.
Apart from the lack of research, so that birds can survive in urban areas give them a chance to adapt. With interference-free green area, the birds will be able to adapt so it can keep flying and vocalizing in the concrete jungle.
Adaptation takes time, as with humans who need time to learn new things. Of course there are the stakes. And, for the birds who are unable to adapt to changes in Jakarta, lives are at stake.
Batavia doeloe due course very different from Jakarta today. When standing as a port city in 1527, Batavia has a vast green area while now live less than 10 percent. Fortunately, a walk in the remaining green areas in Jakarta, we still can see many species of birds such as finches, Spotted, turtledove, and chili.
Compared to Jakarta due before by the green, the number of bird species found today only the remains of course. The proof is, many parents said, once when Dad was young, Scaly-breasted eagle still flew past, but now none of the visible Scaly-breasted eagle. "Or, once in the creek behind the house of the king-bird is often seen perched on the edge of the river shrimp, wait appropriate time to catch small fish. There is also kadalan birah (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris), the shy forest dwellers who once inhabited the Jakarta. Then, where are the birds now?
There are two answers to this question. First, these species move into areas that are still green and trying to knit a new life in her new home. Second, they were forced "to stay in Jakarta, which increasingly crowded with buildings. If this is selected, the birds have to adapt to changes in Jakarta, or adapted cool language.
There are two main components of the adaptation process: the time and sacrifice. For the time, studies Jared M. Diamond on the adaptation of birds to the development of cities in Papua New Guinea, published in 1986 could be enlightening. Diamond reported, marine glasses (Zosterops chloris) expanded range area to the City of Wau, 50 years after the establishment of this city. This means it takes half a century to adapt. Meanwhile, along the old, new in 1983 Scaly-breasted falcon
(Haliastur indus) learn to use a dead rodent carcasses hit by motor vehicles. While for the victim, before finally learning Scaly-breasted eagles eat carrion, they must first learn to not become victims in a way to identify the vehicle.
Skyscraper buildings in the metropolitan area was also used to eat the victim before the birds can adapt to it. A survey conducted in the United States indicates, many birds die from hitting tall buildings. Window panes are generally reflective of the building. This glass is very dangerous for the birds if the object is a tree nearby, because the birds will come near the tree shadows on the glass. The collision was unavoidable. In addition, there is also a transparent glass that is not detected by the bird and hit it again.
This brief story illustrates that the change in the city can not be avoided. For survival, birds must adapt to a process that takes time and eats the victim. That is, they must change their behavior patterns ranging from nesting behavior patterns, looking for food, until the need to identify new types of threats that they had never previously encountered.
Unfortunately, not all types of urban birds could adopt as a second home. Possible, only about four percent of forest birds that can adapt to city life. The rest, it is very difficult or even unable to adapt completely to the life of the city. Rangkong example, various types of poultry and bird groups Lemur (Timaliidae).
In 1948, biologists Hoogerwerf, noting there are 256 species of birds that live in Batavia. Of course now the number has greatly diminished. However, research on urban bird or synurbanization (adaptation by wild animals to cope with environmental changes in urban areas) is still very little done, so maybe there are still many species that have not been detected.
Apart from the lack of research, so that birds can survive in urban areas give them a chance to adapt. With interference-free green area, the birds will be able to adapt so it can keep flying and vocalizing in the concrete jungle.
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