CATATAN PERKEMBANGBIAKAN MELIPHAGA DADA-LURIK (Microptilotis reticulatus) DI PULAU TIMOR DAN INFORMASI TERHADAP PERDAGANGANNYA

Oki Hidayat (Balai Litbang LHK Kupang)

BERITA BIOLOGI
Vol 19, No 3A (2020)

Streak-breated honeyeater (Microptilotis reticulatus)  is one of the endemic honeyeater birds from Meliphagidae family. Biological information on this species is very limited and poorly known. Field observation was carried out on the active nest found in 2 October 2013. In addition, investigation on social media (facebook) was carried out to examine the exploitation on this species. The results shows that the  cup-shaped nest is 5.6 cm in diameter and 4.9 cm in depth, made by wood fibre, dry grass, glued by cotton fibre from plants and spider web on small branch. Nowadays M. reticulatus is trapped and traded without any regulation from management authority. As many as 651 individuals has been trapped and sold between 2016 and 2019.