BIRDING HALMAHERA INDONESIA

Halmahera is one of the most interesting birding destinations in Indonesia.

Weda Resort provides excellent birdwatching, in great comfort. From the terrace of your cottage you can enjoy the sight of hornbills, eagles, cockatoos, parrots, fruit doves and many other winged visitors.

After we discovered a lek of the Wallace’s Standardwing Bird of Paradise (Semioptera wallacii) which is only found in Halmahera, we became very anxious about how to protect it against logging. We succeeded in buying the lek spot and the surrounding forest. In this 175 Hectares of primary forest we have so far spotted 24 of the 28 endemic bird species. A very nice surprise were the Nicobar Pigeon living here too.

To reach the Bird of Paradise lek it takes 20 minutes by car and 20 minutes walking. If you prefer to walk it is a 75 minute hike from the resort. All together we have so far spotted 24 endemic species within 5 Km of the resort.

Our experienced English speaking guide will be happy to help you finding your favourites.

Please have a look at:

• List of birds we have spotted so far
• Paradise Birding Halmahera - by Ch'ien C. Lee
• Photo gallery of Birding in Halmahera with Weda Resort
• Video Birding Halmahera with Weda Resort

List of birds spotted around Weda Resort and Sagea Halmahera forest:

• Barking Owl (Ninox connivens)
• Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
• Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis)
• Black Faced Munia (Lonchura molucca)
• Black Sunbird (Nectarinia aspasia)
• Blue And White King Fisher (Halcyon diops)
• Blue Breasted Pitta (Pitta erythrogaster)
• Blue Capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus monacha)
• Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
• Blyth’s Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus)
• Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
• Brown Cuckoo Dove (Macropygia amboinensis)
• Brush Cuckoo (Cocomantis variolosus)
• Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
• Chanel Billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
• Chattering Lory (Lorius garullus)
• Chestnut Munia (Lonchura malacca)
• Cinnamon-Bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula basilica)
• Common Bush-Hen (Amaurornis olivaceus)
• Common Cicada Bird (Coracina tenuirostris)
• Common Dollar Bird (Eurystomus orientalis)
• Common Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis)
• Common Paradise King Fisher (Tanysiptera galatea)
• Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
• Cream-Throated White Eye (Zosterops atriceps)
• Drab Whistler (Pachycephala griseonata)
• Dusky-Brown Oriole (Oriolus phaeochromus)
• Dusky Honey Eater (Myzomela obscura)
• Dusky Scrubfowl (Megapodius freycinet)
• Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus)
• Flame-Breasted Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrothorax)
• Glossy (White-bellied) Swiftlet (Collacalia esculenta)
• Golden Bulbul (Ixos affinis)
• Goliath Coucal (Centropus goliath)
• Great-billed Parrot (Tanygnatus megalorynchos)
• Great Cuckoo Dove (Reinwardtoena reinwardtii)
• Grey-headed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus hyogastrus)
• Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
• Gurney’s Eagle (Aquila gurneyi)
• Halmahera Cuckoo Shrike (Coracina parvula)
• Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima)
• Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
• Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
• Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)
• Long-billed Crow (Corvus validus)
• Metalic Starling (Aplonis metallica)
• Moluccan Cuckoo Shrike (Coracina atriceps)
• Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis)
• Moluccan Owlet-Nightjar (Aegotheles crinifrons)
• Moluccan Scops-Owl (Otus magicus)
• Moluccan Starling (Aplonis mysolensis)
• Moluccan Swiflet (Collacalia infuscata)
• Moustached Tree Swift (Hemiprocne mystacea)
• Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
• Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)
• Oriental Hobby (Falco severus)
• Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
• Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
• Paradise Crow (Lycocorax pyrrhoptenus)
• Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
• Purple Dollar Bird (Eurystomus azureus)
• Rainbow Bee Eater (Merops ornatus)
• Red-cheeked Parrot (Geofroyyus geoffroyi)
• Red-flanked Lorikeet (Charmosyna placentis)
• Rufous-belied Triller (Lalage aurea)
• Sacred Kingfisher (Halcyon sancta)
• Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus bernsteinii)
• Shining Flycatcher (Piezorhinchus alecto)
• Slaty Flycatcher (Myiagra galeata)
• Sombre King Fisher (Halcyon funebris)
• Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus)
• Spectacled Imperial Pigeon (Ducula perspicillata)
• Spectacled Monarch (Monarcha yrivirgatus)
• Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
• Spotted Kestrel (Falco moluccensis)
• Standard Wing Bird Of Paradise (Semioptera wallacei)
• Superb Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus superbus)
• Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
• Uniform Swiflet (Collacalia vanikorensis)
• Variable Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)
• Violet-necked Lory (Eos squamata)
• Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
• White-bellied Cuckoo Shrike (Coracina papuensis)
• White-streaked Friarbird (Melitografis gilolensis)
• White Bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
• White Cockatoo (Cacatua alba)
• White Naped Monarch (Monarcha pileatus)