Rarely, a vine. A troop of fiddler crabs guarding holes in the mud. A big mangrove crab low on a trunk. Some insects. A tricolored heron perched on the stilt of a mangrove root. I leaned over the ...

It is found in mangrove forests where it feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, and insects, said Subhadarshani Pradhan, a mangrove pitta researcher. The scientific name of this bird is Pitta megarhyncha ...

Indonesia’s mangroves serve as crucial fisheries habitat (nursery, habitat, and source of food) and are home to numerous endangered, threatened, and unique animal species such as birds, insects, ...