Crop (anatomy) Crop (anatomy) A crop (sometimes also called a croup or a craw, or ingluvies) is a thin-walled expanded portion of the alimentary tract used for the storage of food prior to digestion. This anatomical structure is found in a wide variety of animals. It has been found in birds, and in invertebrate animals including gastropods (snails and slugs), earthworms, leeches, and insects. Cropping is used by bees to temporarily store nectar of flowers. When bees "suck" nectar, it is stored in their crops. In a bird's digestive system, the crop is an expanded, muscular pouch near the gullet or throat.
Organisation for the Preservation of Birds and their Habitat Organisation for the Preservation of Birds and their Habitat Burung Indonesia (Indonesian for: "BirdLife Indonesia Association"), official name: Perhimpunan Pelestarian Burung Liar Indonesia or "BirdLife Indonesia Association", is the affiliate of Birdlife International in Indonesia. It was founded on July 15, 2002 with the headquarter in Bogor, Java. In 2014 the organisation had about 80 employees and six field offices. Indonesia has an enormous biodiversity because the Wallace Line and Lydekker Line splits the archipelago into three biogeographic regions . Because of this, there are both bird species of Asian origin as well as of Australian origin that live here.