Jakarta as the former capital and the largest city in Indonesia has got urban forest areas, parks and coastal mangrove sites that can be visited by birdwatchers.
Mangrove forest is one of the birding sites of Jakarta. It is the place for watching such birds as:
- Pied Triller (Lalage nigra)
- Javan Munia (Lonchura leucogastroides)
- Freckle-breasted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos analis)
- Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps)
- Cerulean Kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens)
- Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus moluccensis)
- Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
- Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
- Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Lemon-bellied White-eye (Zosterops chloris)
- Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nyticorax)
- Sunda Coucal (Centropus nigrorufus) and etc.
In urban forests inside Jakarta city, you could still find such birds as:
- Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri)
- Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia flaviventris)
- Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster)
- Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus))
- Black-winged Myna (Acridotheres melanopterus)
- Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) and etc.
Accommodation
As the commercial hub of Indonesia, Jakarta has got a lot of hotels which visitors can choose to stay. Some of them that are located near the Sukarno Hatta International Airport include Ibis budget hotel, Swissbel Hotel, Orchards Hotel and a lot more. Rooms can be booked online by using booking.com; traveloka.co.id or other applications.
Getting to the Urban Forest Sites
There are a number of urban forests in Jakarta which can be visited by tourists who want to enjoy birdwatching for 1 to 2 days. They include Muara Angke Mangrove forest, GBK, Kemayoran City, PIK Mangrove forest, Srengseng, Penjaringan, Tebet Eco Park, and etc.
All of them can be reached by motorized vehicles. The most convinient way is using Trans-Jakarta bus, Grab Car and Go Car.
Contact
If you are interested in birding in Jakarta and its surrounding areas, please, contact: Charles Roring by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180.
This birding trip in Jakarta can be combined with Jakarta City Tour or included into a longer birdwatching and wildlife watching tours to other parts of Indonesia such as Java - Bali; Sulawesi-Halmahera or West Papua.
