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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Birdwatching in Malagufuk Snorkeling in Raja Ampat

Malagufuk village is a popular birdwatching destination in Sorong Regency of Southwest Papua province of Indonesia. A lot of photographers and nature lovers visit the jungle village to watch such birds as Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Superb Fruit Dove, Pink-spotted Fruit-dove, Beautiful Fruit-dove, Zoe Imperial Pigeon, Golden Myna, Yellow-faced Myna, Tawny Straitbill, Black Lory, Black-capped Lory, Coconut Lorikeet, Hooded Butcherbird, Brown Cuckoo-dove, Black-sided Robin, Spotted Honeyeater, Papua Frogmouth, Marbled Frogmouth, Papua Boobook, and etc. 

Palm Cockatoo is also called Kakatua Raja
Palm Cockatoo in Malagufuk valley

In addition to birds, visitors could watch other animals such as cuscus, monitor lizard, wallaby, bandicoot and butterflies. 

Blyth's Hornbill
Blyth's Hornbill

Magnificent Riflebird
Magnificent Riflebird

Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher

The average duration of their stay in Malagufuk is 3 to 4 days. There are a few simple wooden houses that are owned by villagers that can accommodate visitors for several nights. Food materials have to bought from the city. Women in the village could work as cooks to serve the visiting birdwatchers and nature photographers. 

Most visitors want to see paradise birds in their natural habitat. There are several species of them which tourists can watch in Malagufuk including: King Bird of Paradise, Magnificent Riflebird, Lesser Birds of Paradise, Glossy-mantled Manucode and Trumpet Manucode. 

Terrestrial orchid (Spathoglottis plicata)
Terrestrial Orchid

Swimming and Snorkeling in Raja Ampat

After spending several days birding and photographing birds and other wild animals in Malagufuk, visitors could continue their trip to Raja Ampat enjoy swimming and snorkeling over pristine coral reef. There are a lot of snorkeling sites in Raja Ampat. Some of them include coastal area of Waigeo island, Lesser Urai island, Mioskon island, Friwen Wall and Yenbuba Strait.

Observing coral reef
Charles Roring was in the water obseving marine life in coral reef

Various species of reef fish could be seen while snorkeling. Some of them include butterflyfish, wrasse, parrotfish, anemonefish and moorish idol, lionfish, black tip reefshark, wobbegong and etc. There are also Christmas Tree Worm, Sea Cucumber, Giant clamshell and etc. 

coral reef in Waigeo
Coral reef in Raja Ampat

There is a small rock islet near Friwen Wall where visitors could see Coconut Crab. This snorkeling trip in Raja Ampat can be combined with wildlife watching tour in the rainforest of Waigeo for tour participants to watch Red Bird of Paradise and Wilson's Bird of Paradise. 

Reef fish in Arborek of Raja Ampat
Reef fish among coral reef in Raja Ampat

Queen of the orchid flower
Orchid in the forest of Waigeo island

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If you are interested in taking wildlife watching tour in rainforest of Sorong regency and snorkeling tour in Raja Ampat, please, contact me by whatsapp to: +6281332245180 or by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com

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