Soekarja Somadikarta

Soekarja Somadikarta
Soekarja Somadikarta
Dean of the Faculty of Math and Natural Sciences of the University of Indonesia
	In office; 1978 –19 November 1984

Last updated October 27, 2025

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]

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. 124 (3629). Washington, D.C.: 1–8. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.124-3629.1 – via Smithsonian Institution.
Somadikarta, Soekarja (1968). "The Giant Swiftlet, Collocalia gigas Hartert and Butler". The Auk. 85 (4): 549–559. doi:10.2307/4083365. JSTOR 4083365.

References

Scholia has a profile for Soekarja Somadikarta (Q11893953).

↑ "Prof. Dr. Soekarja Somadikarta (Emeritus)" (PDF). Universitas Indonesia. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
1 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.
1 2 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.
↑ 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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[1] "Prof. Dr. Soekarja Somadikarta (Emeritus)" (PDF). Universitas Indonesia. Retrieved 2013-08-22.

[bbc2011-2] 1 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.

[jitu2015-3] 1 2 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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Soekarja Somadikarta


Dean of the Faculty of Math and Natural Sciences of the University of Indonesia
In office 1978 –19 November 1984