Jakarta, April 29 -- The Ministry of Forestry has said that the latest study on birds in Indonesia has recorded the addition of new species, indicating the nation's extraordinary biodiversity potential.

Director general of natural resources and ecosystem conservation at the ministry, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, said that as per the study published in Burung Indonesia , 1,835 bird species, or 17 percent of the world's bird population, can be found in Indonesia.

"We will use areas needing improvement as input for the government to refine conservation efforts and strategies, particularly for birds, to ensure greater effectiveness," he added in a statement released on Tuesday.

The data shows the addition of 30 new species in the past five years, ...