Top Birdwatching Sites In North Sulawesi

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Tangkoko

 Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve also known as Tangkoko-Batuangus Dua Saudara covers an area of ​​8,700 hectares and includes three mountains: Mount Tangkoko (1,109 meters), Mount Dua Saudara (1,361 meters) and Mount Batuangus (450 meters).  This is a nature reserve with easy access and a great introduction to Sulawesi birds.  This nature reserve protects at least 127 mammals, 233 birds and 104 species of reptiles and amphibians.  Of these 79 mammals, 103 birds and 29 species of reptiles and amphibians are endemic to the island.

  We will look for target species such as the Green-backed Kingfisher, Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher, Ruddy Kingfisher, Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher, Sulawesi Pitta, Spot-tailed Goshawk, Blue-backed Parrot, Philippine Megapode, Stephan's Dove, Sulawesi Pitta, Ashy Woodpecker, Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker  , Yellow-breasted Racket, Gold-cloaked Racket, Finch-billed Myna, White-necked Myna, Sulawesi Myna, Sulawesi Triller, Purple Winged Roller, Minahasa Masked Owl, Ocher-bellied Boobook, Stephan's Pigeon, Red-Backed Thrush, Gray Sided Woodpecker and  Yellow Side, Big beaked Kingfisher, cuckooshrike, white rumped.


Tomohon (Mount Mahawu)

Tomohon to bird the Mount Mahawu Protected Forest. Gunung Mahawu is a 1324 metre high forested volcano with an emerald-green lake and yellow sulphur deposits. It is one of the Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) in Asia designated by Birdlife International. We will try to spot the Scaly-breasted Kingfisher, Sulawesi Goshawk, Small Sparrow-hawk, Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher, Green-backed Kingfisher, Blue-eared Kingfisher, Collared Kingfisher, Sulawesi Scops Owl, Speckled Boobook, Ochre-bellied Boobook, Sulawesi Babbler, Chestnut-backed Bush-Warbler, Sulawesi Blue-Flycatcher, Pale-blue Monarch, Isabelline Bush-hen, Barred Rail, White-browed Crake, Sulawesi Myzomela, Island Flycatcher, Citrine Flycatcher, Grey-sided Flowerpecker, Yellow-sided Flowerpecker, Spot-tailed Goshawk, Superb Fruit-dove, Sulawesi Swiftlet, Grey-sided Flowerpecker, Yellow-sided Flowerpecker and many more.

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