In his book “List of Birds in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (2015)” Taufiqurrahman and friends noted that a number of rare bird species which were difficult to find elsewhere in the region, such as the streaky-breasted spiderhunter ( Arachnothera affinis) and the Grey-cheeked Tit-Babbler ( Macronus flavicollis) that are endemic to Java island, can still be spotted in Jatimulyo. An extraordinary figure since it represented 47 percent of the total number of bird species found in Kulon Progo district. In a paper entitled “Birds and Coffee: community-led conservation in Jatimulyo village, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia” (Journal BirdingASIA 32, 2019) written by Suparno, Imam Taufiqurrahman and Sidiq Harjanto, it was mentioned that there was at least 99 species of birds that could be found in Jatimulyo. The Yogyakarta Conservation and Natural Resources Agency (BKSDA) has even released a number of raptors there following their rehabilitation. The combination of a green mountainous range and the thick forest cum plantations has made Jatimulyo village a favorite habitat for a number of birds. Among the trees in the forest, they planted long term crops such as coconuts, sugar palms, silk trees that could shelter coffee, cocoa and vanilla plants under it while the floor of the forest is covered with various spice trees or left for bushes to grow. Villagers here have long practiced planting crops in the forest. Situated at a height of 800 meters above sea level, the 1,600 hectare-wide Jatimulyo village is just 35 kilometers west of Yogyakarta. Jatimulyo lays on the slope of the Menoreh Range, a limestone mountainous structure formed in the early Miocene (between 23 and five million years ago) which straddles across three districts – Kulon Progo, Purworejo and Magelang – from east to west.įor those familiar with the history, this forest-clad mountainous range provided a good hideout for Prince Diponegoro and his force during his battle against the Dutch between 18. Upaya konservasi yang dilakukan masyarakat desa itu mengembalikan kembali populasi burung itu yang hampir hilang karena perburuan. Burung sulingan adalah primadona Desa Jatimulyo, Kulon Progo. Seekor burung Sulingan (Cyornis banyumas) betina sedang mendatangi anakannya di sarang yang berada di pohon bambu. “The Blue Hill Flycatcher and the Grey-cheeked Bulbul almost became extinct here,” said Kelik Suparno, who heads the Conservation Division of the Wanapaksi Farmer Group in Jatimulyo on September 1, 2020. It was a center for bird hunters that lead to the declining bird population in the area such as the Orange-headed thrush, Greater Green Leafbirds, various Thrushes, Forest flycatchers and Whistlers. Now named as the bird conservation village, Jatimulyo was not always like that. This fortunate of being able to enjoy the songs of the Sulingan in its habitat, was actually the fruit of conservation efforts that had been undertaken by villagers since 2014. The bird with dominant coating of blue and yellow could not sit still, jumping and turning around on the branch where it was perched as it sang. Unfortunately the distance between made it impossible for us to directly see the bird clearly, but with the help of a zoom lens, we could observe the bird on the camera’s LCD screen. This is simply a luxury! Especially since the flycatcher, locally known as Sulingan, was exchanging calls with other birds in a symphony of nature that made the world feel beautiful, peaceful and serene. It was under the cool shade of these trees that together with a bird photographer from Klaten and two journalists from Bandung, I sat enjoying the melodious song of the Hill Blue Flycatcher ( Cyornis banyumas.). Among their branches, hundreds of Zemeros flegyasbutterflies, a species found in South Asia and Southeast Asia, fluttered like small fairies. Three large banyan trees grew intertwined in a corner at the foot of Kelir mountain in Jatimulyo, a village in the district of Kulon Progo that is part of the Special Province of Yogyakarta. Unified by a sense of loss of when they no longer hear birds chirping, villagers of Jatimulyo, with invitations and discussions carried out by village officials and farmer groups who care about the environment, slowly changed their behavior.
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