Here is a short video of Minahasa Hooded Pitta (Pitta forsteni) that I saw in a farmland outside Manado city. This bird was named after a Dutch naturalist Eltio Alegondas Forsten who stayed in Minahasa from 1840 to 1842 studying and doing collecting works of flora and fauna of Sulawesi and its surrounding islands.
We started birding at around 06:00 in the morning by walking along a cleared path along the forest edge. We were busy watching birds in the branches of tall trees such as the Gray-sided Flowerpecker, Yellow-sided Flowerpecker, Sahul Sunbird when suddenly the Minahasa Hooded Pitta hopped on to the clear ground in front of us. We stopped walking and stood still in front of the bird. We were very lucky to see this rare bird.
At that time (8 October 2026) when I recorded this video, I was guiding a tourist from Germany. It was a great experience because we could also see Sulawesi Pitta (Erythropitta celebensis) in the same birding site. We enjoyed birding until around 10:30. During the short birding walk we saw Green Imperial Pigeon, Finch-billed Myna, Sulawesi Crow, Collared Kingfisher, Yellow-billed Malkoha, Pale Blue Monarch, Chinese Sparrowhawk, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Pacific Swallow, White-nest Swiftlet, Sahul Sunbird, and a lot more.
The next day (9 Oct. 2026), I also guided a Chinese couple who were photographers in the same birding site. We saw the pittas (Minahasa Hooded Pitta, and Sulawesi Pitta) and a lot of other birds including the Sulawesi Dwarf Hornbill.
If you are interested in taking this morning Manado Birding Tour, please, contact me by email to peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp through this contact link.
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