The crescent honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) is a bird native to southeastern Australia, in the honeyeater family. It is fairly nondescript, with dark grey plumage and paler underparts highlighted by yellow wing patches and a broad, black crescent, outlined in white, down the sides of its breast. The female is a little duller than the male. The male sings a complex and variable song from an exposed perch, and during the breeding season performs song flights. The crescent honeyeater is found in areas of dense vegetation including sclerophyll forest and alpine habitats, as well as heathland, parks and gardens. Its diet is made up of nectar and invertebrates. It forms long-term pairs, and often commits to one breeding site for several years. The female builds the nest and does most of the caring for two or three young, which become independent within 40 days of egg-laying. Although the parent birds use a range of anti-predator strategies, nestlings can be taken by snakes, kookaburras, currawongs, or cats. (Full article...)
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The Citra Award for Best Director is an award given at the Indonesian Film Festival (IFF) to Indonesian film directors in recognition for their achievements. The Citra Awards, described by Screen International as "Indonesia's equivalent to the Oscars", are the country's most prestigious film awards and are intended to recognise Indonesian achievements in film and draw the public's interest to the cinema industry. The Citra Awards, then known as the Indonesian Film Festival Awards, were first given at the IFF in early 1955; that year, Lilik Sudjio won Best Director for his film Tarmina. The festival was then held intermittently, in 1960 and 1967. In 1973 the festival began to be held annually. This continued uninterrupted until after the 1992 IFF, when a sharp decline in film production led the festival to be discontinued. It was reinstated as an annual event in 2004, after receiving funds from the Indonesian government. The most recent winner is Riri Riza(pictured), who won a Citra Award at the 2016 IFF for his direction of Athirah. (Full list...)
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