Soekarja Somadikarta

Soekarja Somadikarta (born 21 April 1930) is an Indonesian ornithologist and a professor emeritus at the University of Indonesia.[1][2] He has been described as "the father of Indonesian Ornithology who also pioneered the forerunner of systematic bird observation research in Indonesia."[3]

This Indonesian name does not have a family name.

The Togian white-eye (Zosterops somadikartai), a bird found in the Togian islands of Indonesia, was named in honor of Soekarja Somadikarta. [3][4]

He won the 2011 Habibie Award.[2]

Articles
  • Somadikarta, Soekarja (1967). "A Recharacterization of Collocalia papuensis Rand, the Three-toed Swiftlet" (PDF). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington, D.C. 124: 1 – via Smithsonian Institution.</ref>
  • Somadikarta, Soekarja (1968). "The Giant Swiftlet, Collocalia gigas Hartert and Butler". The Auk. 85 (4): 549–559. doi:10.2307/4083365. JSTOR 4083365.

References
  1. "Prof. Dr. Soekarja Somadikarta (Emeritus)" (PDF). Universitas Indonesia. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  2. "Profesor Soma, totalitas ahli burung kelas dunia" [Professor Soma, the totality of world-class bird experts] (in Indonesian). BBC.co.uk. 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  3. Jitunews.com (August 18, 2015). "Pleci Kacamata Togian, Burung Endemik Sulteng yang Terancam Punah" [Pleci Togian White-eye, Endangered Endemic Central Sulawesi Birds]. Jitunews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  4. Sigit, Ridzki R. (2015-08-06). "Kacamata Togian, Yang Unik dari Kepulauan Togian" [Togian White-eye, The Unique of the Togian Islands]. Mongabay Environmental News. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
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