nfelix

A short visit to Sulawesi looking for endemic birds was made in this September.  Given only a relatively short period of holidays, we could only visit the most accessible area of Lore Lindu National Park, where is home of most of Sulawesi's endemic species.  Excluding extensive traveling time required, we finally had 5 days left in the montane forest for bird photography.  Compared with the number of endemic birds recorded in any other birding trip reports, our records are definitely pretty low.  However, we are happy to safely and satisfactorily finish such an exploratory birding tour to one of the most amazing birding areas in Indonesia.

Cerulean Cuckoo-shrike (endemic)


Chestnut Munia


Citrine Flycatcher


Collared Kingfisher


Fiery-Browed Starling (endemic)


Island Verditer Flycatcher


Ivory-backed Wood-swallow (endemic)


Dark-eared (Lesser Sulawesi) Honeyeater (endemic)


Mangrove Blue Flycatcher


Mountain White-eye


Oliver-backed Sunbird


Purple-bearded Bee-eater (endemic)


Pied Chat


Rainbow Bee-eater


Superb Fruit Dove


White-rumped Cuckoo-shrike (endemic)


White-bellied Imperial Pigeon (endemic)


Sacred Kingfisher


[ Last edited by nfelix at 24/05/2010 00:29 ]

John Holmes

Hi Felix,

Nice photos of some great birds.  I especially liked the Purple-bearded Bee-eater with the dragonfly !

It is hard to get to some sites in Sulawesi, but always worth the effort.

John