Night Birding in Raja Ampat

In my previous post, I mentioned that I guided 2 French tourists (Emilie and Jordan) in Waigeo island of Raja Ampat from 23 to 26 August 2026. We did birdwatching in the forest, along the roadside and at the beach. 

We also did night birding every time after dinner from 20:00 to 21:30. Our targets were Papuan Boobook, Papuan Frogmouth, Marbled Frogmouth and Hook-billed Kingfisher. In the first and second night walk, we saw Papuan Frogmouth and Papuan Boobook. In the third night, we saw Hook-billed Kingfisher after we did hiking deeper into the forest. Unfortunately, I could not take picture of the bird because he flew away before I was able to activate my digiscoping system. 

During the morning and afternoon birding, we saw a lot of unique birds such as Olive-crowned Flowerpecker, Moustached Treeswift, Glossy-mantled Manucode, Papuan Eclectus, Great-billed Parrot, Blyth's Hornbill, Hooded Butcherbird, Mimic Honeyeater, and etc. We saw our main targets too, i.e.: Wilson's Bird of Paradise and Red Bird of Paradise. 

If you are interested in taking a birding tour.