This is the photograph of Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus teminckii) that I saw in the farm forest (elevation approx. 1,000 meters above sea level) of Subdistrict Sonder in Minahasa regency of Indonesia. I made this picture using my old telephoto camera Fujifilm HS50EXR. At that time, I was doing an exploratory birding walk in higher elevation forest of Minahasa. This small bird landed on a trunk of a tall tree near the road side
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| A male Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker |
The male has got red naped patch. The female one does not have the red patch. I also saw the Sulawesk Pygmy Woodpecker. Barring and white spots one the back of the bird can be used to identify the bird. Woodpecker has got strong beak which it uses to drill the trunk or branch of a tree to dislodge insects.
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| A female Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker in Tounelet slope forest of Sonder town |
Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker often visits the small forest that stand along the slope of Tounelet village in Sonder town of Minahasa regency.
Sonder is a small subdistrict town in Minahasa regency of Indonesia. It is surrounded by rice paddy, hills, farmland and forest. It is has got a few birdwatching sites for visitors to explore.
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| Sonder town in Minahasa regency of Indonesia |
A lot of birds could be watched there including: Ashy Woodpecker, Sulawesi Myzomela, Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Pygmy Hanging Parrot, Black-naped Oriole, Pale Blue Monarch, Black-naped Oriole, Sulawesi Cuckoo-dove, Superb Fruit-dove, White-faced Cuckoo-dove, Gray-cheeked Green Pigeon, Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher, Sulawesi Bush-warbler, Black-crowned White-eye, Japanese White-eye, White-breasted Woodswallow, Collared Kingfisher, White-browed Crake, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Purple Heron, Isabeline Bush-hen, and etc.
As a tourist guide, I offer a birding tour program for visitors who are interested in watching birds of Sulawesi in Minahasa Peninsula of Indonesia. The duration of this North Sulawesi birding tour is 7 days/ 6 nights covering Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Naun River, Temboan Hill, Tomohon, Lake Linow, Mount Mahawu, Sonder Farm Forest and Rice Paddy.
Visitors who are interested in taking this birdwatching tour need to fly to Manado city which is the Capital of North Sulawesi of Indonesia.
To book your tour, please, contact me by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180.
Also read:
- Birding in Tangkoko, Mount Mahawu and Sonder's Farm Forest
- Wildlife Watching Tour in Tangkoko and Minahasa Highland
- Where is Minahasa and How to get there?
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