RINJANI SCOPS OWL

Photographed on Lombok, Indonesia October 2016

(876)              RINJANI SCOPS OWL                    Otus jolandae 

INDONESIA (Lombok)          (99)        

Found in forest habitation. Endemic to Lombok.

Note: This owl was first discovered in 2003 and was formally described in 2013.

HOUSE SWIFT

Photographed on Lombok, Indonesia October 2016 

(875)              HOUSE SWIFT                    Apus nipalensis 

INDONESIA (Lombok)          (98)        

Also known as Little Swift. 15 cm. Hunts for insects on the wing over open country and marshy areas, rarely near forests. Distribution: Africa, tropical and subtropical Eurasia: widespread and locally common resident in Sumatra, kalimantan, Java and Bali; has recently expanded to parts of Wallacea.