Birdwatching in Indonesia

Indonesia is one of the most popular destinations for birdwatching visitors. There are a lot of birding sites which birdwatchers could go to observe birds. Here are some of them:

• Bali - As top destination in Indonesia for domestic and international tourists, Bali island has got a number of birding sites which are interesting for birdwatchers. Some of them include: The Complex area of Uluwatu Temple, Eka Karya Botanical Garden in Bedugul, National Park of West Bali, and Rice Paddy in Ubud.  There are a lot of birds that can be watched in Bali such as Bali Myna, Green Jungle Fowl, Sunda Collared Dove, Spotted Dove, Zebra Dove, Gray-cheeked Green Pigeon, Cave Swiftlet, Gray-rumped Gray-rumped Treeswift, Oriental Honey Buzzard, Collared Kingfisher, Coppersmith Barbet, Small Minivet,  White-shouldered Triller, Common Iora, Malaysian Pied Fantail, Olive-backed Tailorbird, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Ornate Sunbird, Little Egret, Javan Munia, White-headed Munia, White-nest Swiftlet, Red-necked Stint, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, and etc.
• Minahasa Peninsula in North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. This district town is surrounded by forest, farmland, small rivers, water stream, fish ponds, and paddy fields. Each habitat in Sonder has got unique birds. In higher elevation forest and agricultural land of Sonder, birdwatchers could find Crimson Sunbird, Warbling White-eye, Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher, White-faced Cuckoo Dove, Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker. In the farmland at the outskirt of Sonder town, visitors could watch such birds as Sooty-headed Bulbul, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Sahul Sunbird, Grey-sided Flowerpecker, Yellow-sided Flowerpecker, Hair-crested Drongo, Zebra Dove, and etc. Sonder also has got rice fields which are the place for watching Chestnut Munia, Scaly-breasted Munia, 
• West Papua is one of the top birding destinations in the world. A lot of visitors go there to watch birds of Paradise. Important birding sites include: Arfak mountains, Sorong (Klasow valley), Tambrauw and Raja Ampat, Biak. Birds that could be watched include: Western Parotia, Vogelkop Lophorina, Black Sicklebill, Lesser Birds of Paradise, King Bird of Paradise, Magnificent Riflebird, Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise, Red Bird of Paradise, Wilson's Bird of Paradise, Western-crowned Pigeon, Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher are very important target of observations among bird photographers and birdwatchers.