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Tangkoko, Sulawesi (1 Viewer)

JanArras

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Going to Tangkoko next year.
Is there a checklist available somewhere?
This park is visited by many birdwatchers, but I can't find what to expect there.
 
Jan, I don't know of a checklist, but here are species I saw in July 2015. The weather was hot and dry, and the birding was slow, but there are some spectacular species. (Let me know if you want the Latin names.)

Pacific Reef-Egret
Spot-tailed Goshawk
Oriental Hobby
Tabon Scrubfowl
Black-naped Fruit-Dove
White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tail
Great-billed Parrot
Azure-rumped Parrot
Ornate Lorikeet
Black-billed Koel
Yellow-billed Malkoha
Bay Coucal
Sulawesi Owl (heard only)
Cinnabar Boobok
Great Eared-Nightjar
Sulawesi Nightjar
Glossy Swiftlet
Uniform Swiftlet
Lilac Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher
Green-backed Kingfisher
Purple-winged Roller
Sulawesi Hornbill
Knobbed Hornbill
Ashy Woodpecker
Sulawesi Pitta
Pale-blue Monarch
Hair-crested Drongo
Slender-billed Crow
White-breasted Woodswallow
Black-naped Oriole
Pied Cuckoo-shrike
Rusty-backed Thrush
Finch-billed Myna
Black Sunbird
 
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