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| Pale Blue Monarch in Minahasa Peninsula |
This is the picture of Pale Blue Monarch (Hypothymis puella) that I saw in North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. This small passerine bird likes to hop from one branch of a tree to another in search of insect.
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| Pale Blue Monarch |
This bird could be seen from forest edge especially in the mornings and late afternoons before sunset time. The last time I saw Pale Blue Monarch was in October 8 and 9, 2026 at the outskirts of Manado city when I guided 1 German birdwatcher and 2 Chinese photographers on separate trips. I also saw this bird in Sonder town of Minahasa regency.
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| Some birds in Subdistrict Sonder of Minahasa highland, Indonesia |
There are a lot of species of birds that we could see when we do birdwatching at the suburban area of Manado city and Minahasa highland of Indonesia. They include Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Pygmy Hanging Parrot, Gray-sided Flowerpecker, Yellow-sided Flowerpecker, Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker, Crimson Sunbird, Sahul Sunbird, Black Sunbird, Brown-throated Sunbird, Sahul Brush Cuckoo, Sulawesi Myzomela, Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher, Turquoise Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Malkoha, Bay Coucal, Sulawesi Crow, Sulawesi Cuckoo-dove, Forsten's Imperial Pigeon (now called White-bellied Imperial Pigeon), Superb Fruit-dove, Lilac Kingfisher, Green-backed Kingfisher and Collared Kingfisher, Sulawesi Pitta, Minahasa Hooded Pitta and etc.
Sulawesi Myzomela (Myzomela chloroptera)
If you are interested in taking birding tour in Manado city and Minahasa highland of North Sulawesi province of Indonesia, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp through this contact link.
Also read:
- Minahasa Hooded Pitta and Sulawesi Pitta
- Birding Tour from Manado city
- Morning General Birding Tour from Sonder
