Green Peafowl - reason enough for a visit!
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| Greater Coucal |
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| silhouetted Crested Hawk Eagle |
After our time at Gunung Ijen being sadly rained out the next stop on our agenda was to the south east corner of /java for a long day day trip.
To Alas Purwo NP.
From Wikipedia -
Alas Purwo National Park is situated on Blambangan Peninsula in the Banyuwangi Regency, at the southeastern tip of East Java province. The park is famous for its wild Banteng and surfing location at Grajagan Bay. The park's name means first forest or ancient forest, following a Javanese legend that says the earth first emerged from the ocean here.
The flora protected in this national park include Terminalia catappa, Calophyllum inophyllum, Sterculia foetida, Barringtonia asiatica, and Manilkara kauki.
forest vegetation adjacent to savanna 
savanna panorama 
female Banteng plus Rusa 
Banteng plus Rusa 
Wild Boar 
Rusa 
Long tailed Macaque 
Javan Leaf Monkey
[from Ecology Asia - The Javan Lutung, or Ebony Leaf Monkey, is a relatively uncommon species of langur whose population, in recent years, has been classified as by IUCN as 'vulnerable' to 'endangered'. Its numbers are declining steadily due to habitat loss, hunting and illegal capture for the pet trade. The word Lutung is an Indonesian word applied to leaf monkeys in general.
In the lowlands of Java it still survives in a range of habitats including mangrove, freshwater swamp forest and remnant tall, lowland forest. In the hills and mountains it survives up to 3500 metres above sea level in tall, primary forest which is now largely confined to the slopes of volcanoes and upland plateaus. It is also reported from teak and acacia plantations, which implies that the species may be reasonably adaptable. However, its range is considered highly fragmented.
The fur of adults is a deep, glossy black with sometimes a slight brownish tinge. The face and feet and dark grey to black. Juveniles are bright orange, and in some parts of Java there is a rare form in which the fur is orange into adulthood.
This leaf monkey feeds mainly on fresh, young leaves, as well as flowers and fruits.
Two subspecies are sometimes described, but there appears to be little genetic support for this assertion. The Javan Lutung occurs on the islands of Java, Bali and nearby, smaller islands. A small population also occurs on the island of Lombok, to the east of Bali. Lombok lies on the easterly side of the Wallace Line, across which primates are unlikely to have naturally migrated. Thus, the Lombok population may have become established from individuals introduced by man in historical times.]
Awas is home to some of Java’s endangered species, such as the banteng (Bos javanicus). In April 2004, there were only 57 bantengs found in the savanna of Sadengan, while the population in the previous year was estimated to be 80 to 100, but in August 2010, the scientists found 73 bantengs in the 80-hectare savanna area, a big increase in 6 years, although they faced threats of poaching and loss of habitat. Herds of bantengs usually come to Sadengan in the morning and afternoon in search of plants.
The biggest threat to the bantengs are humans. Poachers set traps outside the park during the dry season to snare bantengs wandering outside the park in search of water. The bantengs are slaughtered and the meat is sold.
Other threatened animal species protected in Alas Purwo include the dhole, Javan langur, green peafowl, red junglefowl, olive ridley, hawksbill turtle, and green turtle.
We saw a range of mammals - pictured above - and birds and reptiles.
Black banded Barbet 
Black banded Barbet 
Even at a distance the Green Peafowl fills a frame
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| Javan Spiderhunter |
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| Dollarbird |
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| Black-thighed Falconet |
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| Lesser Adjutant |
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| Banded Broadbill |
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| Javan Black capped Babbler |
And some reptiles.
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| Draco volans? Draco genus but unsure of species |
Other critters?
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| this spp had the habit of perching under leaves |
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