There are a lot of species of birds that birdwatchers could see while exploring the rainforest, farmland, coastal area and rivers in Tangkoko Batu Angus Nature Reserve. Here is the list of some of the birds in Tangkoko and its surrounding areas:
- Sulawesi Hanging Parrot
- Pygmy Hanging Parrot
- Minahasa Racquet-tail (Yellow-breasted Racquet-tail)
- Golden-mantled Racquet-tail
- Blue-backed Parrot
- Green-backed Kingfisher
- Lilac Kingfisher
- Ruddy Kingfisher
- Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher
- Great-billed Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon
- Pied Imperial Pigeon
- Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon
- Gray-cheeked Green Pigeon
- Green Imperial Pigeon
- Black-naped Fruit-dove
- Spotted Dove
- Stephan's Dove
- Zebra Dove
- Red-collared Dove
- Sulawesi Cuckoo-dove (also called Sultan's Cuckoo-dove)
- Black-naped Oriole
- Purple-winged Roller
- Black-billed Koel
- White-rumped Triller
- Sulawesi Cicadabird
- Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo
- Bay Coucal
- Lesser Coucal
- Yellow-sided Flowerpecker
- Gray-sided Flowerpecker
- Crimson Sunbird
- Sahul Sunbird
- Brown-throated Sunbird
- Common Sandpiper
- Whimbrel
- Little Grebe
- Yellow-bittern
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Oriental Darter
- Black-naped Tern
- Pacific Reef Heron
- Purple Heron
- Gray-billed Heron
- Nankeen Night Heron
- Little Heron
- Striated Heron
- Speckled Boobook
- Ochre-bellied Boobook
- Spot-tailed Goshawk
- Brahminy Kite
- White-bellied Sea Eagle
- and etc.
When we explore deeper into Minahasa highland, we will see more interesting avifauna. There are overlapping occurance in range of the birds. Here are some of them:
- Lesser Fish Eagle
- Sulawesi Goshawk
- Black Kite
- Hair-crested (White-eyed) Drongo
- Sulawesi Drongo
- Sulawesi Serpent Eagle
- Sulawesi Scops Owl
- Speckled Boobook
- Sulawesi Crow
- Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher
- Citrine Canary Flycatcher
- Turquoise Flycatcher
- Black-crowned White-eye
- Warbling White-eye
- Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker
- Gray-sided Flowerpecker
- Yellow-sided Flowerpecker
- Sulawesi Myzomela
- Sulawesi Hanging Parrot
- Pygmy Hanging Parrot
- Black Sunbird
- Sahul Sunbird
- Brown-throated Sunbird
- Sahul Sunbird
- Crimson Sunbird
- Sulawesi Bush Warbler
- Stephan's Dove
- Superb Fruit-dove
- Sulawesi Cuckoo-dove
- White-faced Cuckoo-dove
- Red-eared Fruit Dove
- Scaly-breasted Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Pale Blue Monarch
- Pygmy Woodpecker
- Yellow-billed Malkoha
- Black Kite
- Barred Rail
- Buff-banded Rail
- Isabelline Bush-hen
- White-browed Crake
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Javan Pond Heron
- Little Egret
- Cattle Egret
- Sulawesi Pitta
- Gray Wagtail
- Gray-rumped Treeswift
- Glossy Swiftlet
- Edible Nest Swiftlet
- Sooty-headed Bulbul
- Black-faced Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- and etc.
If you are interested in taking a birdwatching/ photography trip in Tangkoko Nature Reserve and Minahasa Highland, and want me to organize your tour, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180.
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