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  1. Crimson Sunbird in Sonder's Forest of Minahasa Highland

    Crimson Sunbird in Sonder's Forest of Minahasa Highland

    Here is the photograph of a male Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) that I saw in high elevation forest of Subdistrict Sonder of Minahasa regency while I was guiding a tourist from England. The regency was located in the Province of North Sulawesi of the Republic of Indonesia. If you are...
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise

    Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise

    Courting display of the Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Barred Rail in Subdistrict Sonder of Minahasa Regency

    Barred Rail in Subdistrict Sonder of Minahasa Regency

    Here is the photograph of Barred Rail that I took while walking through rice fields in Subdistrict Sonder of Minahasa regency. The bird is a ground walking bird but this time I saw it walking on the branches of a shrub plant. There were other birds that could be watched in Sonder's forest...
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    • barred rail (gallirallus torquatus) indonesia kecamatan sonder minahasa highland
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Sooty-headed-Bulbul

    Sooty-headed-Bulbul

    There is a small forest in Tounelet village of Subdistrict Sonder of Minahasa regency, Indonesia. It is the habitat of various species of birds such as: Sooty-headed Bulbul, Pale Blue Monarch, Chestnut Munia, Scaly-breasted Munia, Sahul Sunbird, Brown-throated Sunbird, Black-naped Oriole...
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Collared Kingfisher

    Collared Kingfisher

    I often see Collared Kingfisher (Todirampus chloris) in the forest edge, agricultural land and paddy fields when I go birding in Subdistrict Sonder of Minahasa highland of Indonesia. This bird eats insects and small fish. When I go birding, in addition to Collared Kingfisher, I also see a lot...
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  6. Black-crowned White-eye (Zosterops atrifrons)

    Black-crowned White-eye (Zosterops atrifrons)

    This is the picture of Black-crowned White-eye (Zosterops atrifrons) that I took at the slope of Tounelet village in Minahasa highland of Indonesia. There was a small forest in the slope which was the habitat of Pale Blue Monarch, Black-naped Oriole, Sahul Sunbird, Sooty-headed Bulbul...
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Blue-black Kingfisher

    Blue-black Kingfisher

    When I was opening my picture files, I found this photograph of Blue-black Kingfisher which I took last year in March 2023. I was guiding a couple of Dutch tourists in the lowland rainforest of Sorong. This bird could be found in the coastal mangrove forest and in deeper area of tropical...
    • CharlesRoring
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    • blue-black kingfisher indonesia kingfisher lowland rainforest todiramphus nigrocyaneus west papua
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Warbling White-eye

    Warbling White-eye

    I saw this Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) in higher elevation forest of District Sonder in Minahasa highland. There were a lot of other birds in the nearby trees such as Crimson Sunbird, White-faced Cuckoo Dove, Sulawesi Cuckoo Dove, Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher, Black-faced Munia...
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Sahul Sunbird (female) in District Sonder of Minahasa highland

    Sahul Sunbird (female) in District Sonder of Minahasa highland

    Here is the picture of a female Sahul Sunbird (Cinnyris frenatus) that I took in District Sonder of Minahasa highland in Indonesia. The bird was sitting on a small branch of a clove tree after the rain. I used an old bridge camera Fujifilm HS50EXR. The male Sahul Sunbird has got an iridescent...
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  10. Black-naped Oriole in Sonder's forest of Minahasa Regency

    Black-naped Oriole in Sonder's forest of Minahasa Regency

    I was sitting at the balcony of my uncle's house when I see this Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis). The bird was sitting on the branch of a tree lower then me. So, I could take good picture of the bird. I had to wear dark green t-shirt and stood still for quite long in the balcony in oder...
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Pale Blue-Monarch in Sonder Forest Minahasa Highland

    Pale Blue-Monarch in Sonder Forest Minahasa Highland

    Here is the picture of Pale Blue Monarch (Hypothymis puella) that I took in District town of Sonder in Minahasa regency of Indonesia. The small bird was hopping on the branches of trees to find insects for its breakfast. The sunlight early in the morning could not reach the area under the canopy...
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  12. Crimson Sunbird in District Sonder of Minahasa

    Crimson Sunbird in District Sonder of Minahasa

    Here is the picture of Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) that I saw at a forest edge in Sonder of Minahasa highland. This was a small bird that was sitting on the branch of a shrub plant. The bird probably was looking for flowers where he would eat their nectar. There are a lot of other birds...
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise in Waigeo Rainforests

    Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise in Waigeo Rainforests

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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Papuan pitta

    Papuan pitta

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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus) | Arfak Mountains, West Papua

    Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus) | Arfak Mountains, West Papua

    Magnificent Riflebird
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  16. Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise

    Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise

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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. King bird-of-paradise

    King bird-of-paradise

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  18. Eastern Hooded Pitta in Nimbokrang

    Eastern Hooded Pitta in Nimbokrang

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  19. Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise

    Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise

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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Euchenor Swallowtail (Papilio euchenor)

    Euchenor Swallowtail (Papilio euchenor)

    I was separated from our group when I took this image and it does not appear on our trip-list. Nectaring on Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), this large 5-6" butterfly is a member of the Swallowtail family Papilionidae. However, Indonesian swallowtails such as this in the "aegeus"...
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  21. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot

    Double-eyed Fig-Parrot

    This tiny rainforest parrot usually feeds inconspicuously in the canopy. This is a male. Females are similar but lack the red cheeks. Presumably the nominate race. Other races have variably different color patterns. The race "C. d. coxeni" from coastal eastern Australia is sometimes split under...
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  22. Large Green-banded Blue (Danis danis)

    Large Green-banded Blue (Danis danis)

    Very similar to the unrelated Small Green-banded Blue (Psychonotis chaeleus) I believe this is an example of aposematic mimicry in tropical butterflies. There are two kinds of aposematic mimicry: Batesian and Müllerian. In Bastesian, a tasty species mimics an unpalatable or poisonous one to...
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    • danis danis indonesia large green-banded blue west papua
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  23. E

    Hi from a birder and guide in Jakarta

    Hello, I am Desi Ayu Triana. But just call me Eci, please. Or Datriana. Started birding in 2010 and being guide in 2014 when I was still a Biology student at State University of Jakarta. Most of the trips, birding in Jakarta and its nearby. But there are several trips go out from Jakarta even...
  24. Red bird-of-paradise

    Red bird-of-paradise

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    • birds-of-paradise indonesia paradisaea rubra red bird-of-paradise video west papua
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Common Paradise Kingfisher

    Common Paradise Kingfisher

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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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