Manado city is the capital of North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It is the main gate for tourists who want to go diving in Bunaken Marine National Park, and Lembeh Strait.
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| Sulawesi Hanging Parrot |
Manado city is surrounded by forest and farmland in the outskirt areas. It is a great site for visitors who have got very little time but still want to enjoy nature. Birdwatching is a good activity.
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| Collared Kingfisher |
Itinerary (morning birding)
- 05:00 We will meet tour participants in the hotel. By a chartered car, we will go to birding site.
- 06:00 Start birding into the forest
- 08:00 Continue with roadside birding walk
- 10:00 Return to hotel
During this birding tour, we could see various species of birds such as Yellow-billed Malkoha, Bay Coucal, Green Imperial Pigeon, Gray-cheeked Green Pigeon, Zebra Dove, Black-naped Fruit-dove, Green-backed Kingfisher, Collared Kingfisher, Lilac Kingfisher, Gray-sided Flowerpecker, Yellow-sided Flowerpecker, Sulawesi Crow, Glossy Swiftlet, Pacific Swallow, Pale Blue Monarch, Barred Rail, Isabelline Bush-hen.
The farmland area outside Manado city is also the natural habitat of Minahasa Hooded Pitta and Sulawesi Pitta. In very rare occassions, these birds go out of the bush to find food along the cleared ground and walking path.
There are also Sulawesi Hornbill that like to sit on the branches of trees in trees that grow in steep slopes of the birding site.
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| Pacific Swallow |
What to wear and what to bring
This is an easy birding tour. Tour participants could wear walking shoes or sport shoes, long pants and t-shirts.
If you have got binoculars or spotting scope, they can bring them.
As a birding guide, I usually bring equipment such as binoculars, spotting scope on tripod with adapter for smart phone, and small loudspeaker to attract birds.
If you are interested in taking birding tour on the outskirt areas of Manado city and want me to organize your trip and guide you, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp through this contact link.
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