The Tropical Birds
Lesser Birds of Paradise |
Beautiful Fruit Dove, Orange-bellied Fruit Dove, Wompoo Fruit Dove, Pink-spotted Fruit Dove, Ornate Fruit Dove, Brown Cuckoo Dove, Great-cuckoo Dove, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Western-crowned Pigeon, Magnificent Riflebird, King Bird of Paradise, Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise, Lesser Birds of Paradise, Glossy-mantled Manucode, Rainbow Bee-eater, Yellow-faced Myna, Golden Myna,
Eclectus Parrot, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo,
Palm Cockatoo, Black Lory, Black-capped Lory, Large Fig Parrot, Red-cheeked Parrot, Coconut Lorikeet Lorikeet,
Greater Black Coucal, Lesser Black Coucal, Blue-black Kingfisher, Common Paradise Kingfisher, Yellow-billed Kingfisher,
Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Azure Kingfisher, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Sacred Kingfisher, Hook-billed Kingfisher, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Lowland Peltop, White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Boyer's Cuckooshrike, Red-bellied Pitta, Hooded Pitta, Shining Flycatcher, Grey-streaked Flycatcher, Variable Goshawk, Grey-headed Goshawk, Tawny-breasted Honeyeater, Spangled Drongo, Black Sunbird, Sahul Sunbird, Olive-crowned Flowerpecker, Hooded Butcherbird, Oriental Dollarbird, Glossy Swiftlet, Moustached Treeswift, Metallic Starling, Rufous Owl, Papuan Nightjar, Northern Cassowary, Emperor Fairywren, Blyth's Hornbill, Nankeen Night Herron, Torresian Crow, Papuan Babbler, Little Shrikethrush, Helmetted Friarbird, Yellow-bellied Longbill, Spot-winged Monarch, Frilled Monarch, Rusty Pitohui, Black-browed Triller, Black-sided Robin, Olive-crowned Flowerpecker, Oriental Cuckoo, Forest Bittern, and a lot more.
Some birders who went to Malagufuk said that they also saw rare species such as Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon, Blue Jewel Babbler, and Thick-billed Ground Pigeon.
Western-crowned Pigeon. Photo by Kostan Magablo |
My Photographic and Birding Devices
Every time I go to the jungle village, I will bring my camera to take pictures of birds, wild animals and unique plants. In the past, I brought Nikon Coolpix P600. After that I used a Fujifilm HS50EXR which I used for several years. In recent years, I bring Canon 200D with Tamron 150-600mm G2 lens.For watching birds, my devices are quite modest, a pair of Visionking 10×42 mm binoculars and a Kinglux 20-60×60mm spotting scope.
Malagufuk is located quite deep into the lowland forest of Klasow valley. There is a 3.3 kilometers wooden boardwalk that connects Malagufuk and the main road. In the past, the path from mainroad to the village was muddy and the plants on both sides of the it were infested with mosquitoes and leeches.
Alternative Birding and Wildlife Watching Sites
They may not be suitable for tourists who could not walk for several hours. There is some good alternative places for birdwatching. My recommendation will be Sansapore Pacific Park in Sausapor town; Klabili village and Klatomok that are located in the same valley.For birdwatchers and nature lovers who are willing to travel further in the region to watch more different and endemic avifauna can combine their trips to Sonder town in Minahasa highland of North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. There is regular daily flights that connect Sorong city with Manado city.
by Charles Roring.
Common Paradise Kingfisher |
by Charles Roring.
BIRDWATCHING IN MINAHASA
Minahasa highland is a region in the Province of North Sulawesi of Indonesia that is highly recommended for birdwatching visitors.
Some birds in Minahasa Highland |
A lot of unique tropical birds could be watched there including:
- Pale Blue Monarch
- Sulawesi Cuckoo Dove
- White-faced Cuckoo Dove
- Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon
- Black-naped Oriole
- Black-faced Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- Scaly-breasted Munia,
- Black-crowned White-eye
- Mountain (Warbling) White-eye
- Sahul Sunbird
- Crimson Sunbird
- Sulawesi Myzomela
- Grey-sided Flowerpecker
- Yellow-sided Flowerpecker
- Hair-crested (White-eyed Drongo)
- Sulawesi Drongo
- Collared Kingfisher
- Scaly-breasted Kingfisher
- and a lot more.
Birdwatching activities can be carried out from Manado city to Tomohon and Sonder in Minahasa highland. There are a lot of birding sites around these small towns.
Book your birding tour now.
Please, contact me (Charles Roring) by email to peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180 if you are interested in taking the birdwatching tour.
Also read:
- Manado City Birdwatching and Sightseeing Tour
- Birding in North Sulawesi
- Birdwatching in Minahasa Highland
- Birding in Sonder of Minahasa
- Birdwatching in Sulawesi
- Birdwatching in the Farmland of Sonder Town of Minahasa Highland
- Birding in Malagufuk village of Klasow Valley
- Birding in Malagufuk in Rainy Season
- Rainforest Tour in Malagufuk Village
- Private Walking Tour in Sorong City
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