Perfect blend behind bird beak strength Thursday, 16 February 2012 Anna Salleh ABC The small Java finch can generate a powerful bite force with its beak (Source: Nattnee Buppapirak/iStockphoto) ...

Even This Incredibly Elusive Bird Isn't Safe from Traffickers Pittas are almost impossible to spot in the wild. Though legally protected, they’re a common sight in Indonesia’s notorious bird ...

Birds don’t just sing, they can 'beatbox' too, a new study suggests. Male Java sparrows may click their bills together with the notes of their song in a similar way to human beatboxers ...

While plenty of birds are musically inclined, their tunes are usually limited to songs produced vocally—not with the additional aid of drumbeats. Java sparrows stand out as the exception.

The East Java office of the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) on Wednesday confiscated 56 exotic birds from five species originating from Suriname and the Netherlands in a foiled ...

Jakarta, Indonesia, 4th December 2015–Wildlife authorities in East Java yesterday seized hundreds of plastic baskets crammed with 2,711 live native birds of various species from a passenger ship ...

TEMPO.CO, Sleman - The Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) contains 67 percent of Java’s wild birds. In 1995, there were only 140 recorded wild birds in this region, yet by 2013 as many as 338 wild birds ...