This is the picture of, according to Wikipedia, Sultan's Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia doreya).
In Sulawesi island, it is called Sulawesi Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia doreya albicapilla) which is a subspecies.
In the book entitled Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and the Wallacea, the bird is called Sulawesi Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia albicapilla).
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| Sulawesi Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia d. albicapilla) |
Still from Wikipedia, in 2016, the bird with the name Slender-billed Cuckoo-dove is split into several species. It has createe confusion among birding guides and birdwatchers who are traveling in the region where the bird exist, i.e. Borneo, Sulawesi, Maluku, New Guinea (West Papua and PNG) and Northern Australia.
on the page about Slender-billed Cuckoo-dove, it says that this species has been spit into the following species:
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianela) of eastern Australia
- Amboyna Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia amboinensis) of eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
- Sultan Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia doreya) of Sulawesi and the Northern Moluccas
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| Sulawesi Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia d. albicapilla) |
Previously, in 2003, the Ruddy Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia emiliana) found in Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia was split from the Slender-billed Cuckoo-dove.
I took the above pictures of Sulawesi Cuckoo-dove in Sonder of Minahasa highland of Indonesia. Although Sonder town has not been famous as destination for birders, it is worth visiting by visitors who are interested in exploring new places for birding in Sulawesi island.
There are a lot of birds that we could watch in Sonder town, as well as its surrounding forest and farmland. They include: Sulawesi Myzomela, Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker, Crimson Sunbird, Japanese White-eye or Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus), Black-crowned White-eye, Snowy-browed Flycatcher, Citrine Canary Flycatcher, Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher, Sahul Sunbird, Brown-throated Sunbird, Black Sunbird, Black-naped Oriole, Sulawesi Cuckoo-dove, Superb Fruit-dove, Gray-cheeked Green Pigeon, Collared Kingfisher, Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo, Barred Rail, Isabelline Bush-hen, White-browed Crake, Cinnamon Bittern, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Purple Heron, Javan Pond Heron, Brahminy Kite, Lesser Fish Eagle, Black Kite, Sulawesi Goshawk, Sooty-headed Bulbul, Black-faced Munia, Chestnut Munia, Scaly-breasted Munia, Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Pygmy Hanging Parrot, Sulawesi Bushwarbler, Barn Swallow, Edible-nest (White-nest Swiftlet), Glossy Swiftlet, Hair-crested Drongo (white eye), Sulawesi Drongo, etc.
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| Sonder town is surrounded by rice paddy, farmland and hill forest |
I usually include Subdistrict Sonder in 1 week birdwatching or wildlife watching/ photography tour across North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia covering Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Temboan Hill, Naun River, Man-made Lake, Tomohon, Mount Mahawu, Lake Linow, Tounelet Slope of Sonder, Sonder's Hill, Sonder' Rice Paddy, and Kengkang Waterfall.
This birdwatching tour in Minahasa Peninsula, could be combined with butterfly watching, sightseeing, farm tour or even a snorkeling and swimming tour in Bunaken islands.
If you are interested in visiting Minahasa Peninsula in North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia to enjoy this nature tour, you need to fly to Manado city. For more info, please, contact me by e-mail to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180.
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