Bird Gosong Sula

Gosong Sula
Indonesia, as the owner of the third largest tropical forest in the world, is the center of the world's biodiversity from ecosystems, species of flora and fauna, to the species of birds. From a total of almost 10,000 bird species in the world around 1594 species found in Indonesia.

However, the diversity of birds in Indonesia is facing a threat. Wild Bird Conservation Society of Indonesia (Indonesian Bird) noted, the number of bird species threatened with extinction in 2011 has increased. If in 2010 there were only 122 species this year then increased to 123 species. The details are 18 types of Critical-status (Critically Endangered / CR), 31 species Genting (Endangered / EN), and 74 species classified as Vulnerable (Vulnerable / VU) all of which were included in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Birds that have increased the status is charred stake (Megapodius bernsteinii) who moved from the "Closer to Endangered Species" (Near Threatened / NT) to "Vulnerable" (Vulnerable / VU). Increased status keterancaman bird included in the tribe Megapodiidae was based on the decrease in their population due to their natural habitat were damaged.

According to Jean-Christophe Vie, Deputy Director of the IUCN Global Species Programme, the increasingly high number of endangered bird species indicate that the initiation of conservation should be done according to the place. While Dr. Stuart Butchart of BirdLife's Global Research and Indicators Coordinator believes that the fate of wild birds is very dependent on the natural conditions of the habitat.

Forest merupakanhabitat important for bird life. Of all bird species threatened with extinction in Indonesia, more than half live in the forest as the main habitat. In Taliabu Sula Islands, for example. Conversion of forests to agricultural land began to make a charred stake habitat loss. Together the eggs, too, measuring 35 cm bird meat is still to be excellent people to be consumed. As a result, population growth is hampered charred stake.

Charred stake is yanga bird found only in the Banggai and Sula Islands, Wallacea region. In nature, the numbers are estimated at about 1,000. These birds are inhabitants of lowland forest habitat and coastal areas. She usually in pairs or in groups when the number reached five tails. Brown bird is very old exploit geothermal incubating eggs, as birds maleo senkawor (Macrocephalon maleo).

Safeguards need to be done by prioritizing the important Bird Areas (DPB). Although today, the challenges faced are not all the DPB in the conservation area and some scattered areas of natural forest produks