Sulawesi is an island in Indonesia that is located in the transitional region between Asia and Australia. There are unique tropical plants and animals that are interesting for nature lovers. Sulawesi is also an attractive destination for birding visitors. There are a lot of birdwatching sites in Sulawesi. One of them is Sonder town.
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| Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher |
Sonder is a small town that is located in Minahasa highland of North Sulawesi Province.
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| Crimson Sunbird |
The surrounding hills, farmlands, and paddy fields of Sonder are the habitat of a lot of species of birds such as:
- Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher,
- Citrine Canary Flycatcher,
- Warbling White-eye,
- Black-crowned White-eye,
- Crimson Sunbird,
- Sahul Sunbird,
- Brown-throated Sunbird,
- Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker,
- Sulawesi Drongo,
- Hair-crested (White-eyed Drongo),
- Barred Rail,
- Sulawesi Bush-Warbler,
- Sulawesi Myzomela,
- Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker,
- Ashy Woodpecker,
- Gray-cheeked Green Pigeon,
- Green Imperial Pigeon,
- White-faced Cuckoo-dove,
- Sulawesi Cuckoo-dove,
- Zebra Dove,
- Sooty-headed Bulbul,
- Sulawesi Hanging Parrot,
- Sulawesi Pygmy Hanging Parrot
- Chestnut Munia,
- Scaly-breasted Munia,
- Black-faced Munia,
- Gray-sided Flowerpecker,
- Yellow-sided Flower,
- White-browed Crake,
- Cinnamon Bittern,
- Bay Coucal,
- Sulawesi Scops Owl,
- Black-naped Oriole,
- Collared Kingfisher,
- Isabelline Bush-hen,
- Pale Blue Monarch,
- Yellow-billed Malkoha,
- Cattle Egret,
- Little Egret,
- Purple Heron,
- Sulawesi-crested Myna,
- Gray-rumped Treeswift,
- White-rumped Triller, and etc.
Visitors can spend at least 3 days/ 2 nights to explore the avifauna and other wildlife in the forest and farmland of Sonder. Visitors need to bring their own binoculars and camera with telephoto lens of they want to watch and photograph birds.
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