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Lesser Sunda Islands - Indonesia

Flores island
Flores is part of Indonesia’s Eastern Islands.

It stretches snakelike between the longitudes of 118°–125° E, and between the latitudes of 8°–11° S. Flores is abound with great forests. They range from lush, green mangrove forests in a healthy coastal ecosystem and tropical rain forests. Flores has two types of tropical rain forest ecosystems and is rich in limited range bird life and endemic bird species. Several Places for birding and bird Ph

otography are in Mbeliling, Golo Lusang, Gapong, Ramamese, Poco Ndeki in Kisol and Kelimutu National Park. The islands of Komodo and Rinca lie between Sumbawa and Flores. They are probably most famous for being the home of the Komodo Dragon, but from a birding perspective they have become best known for supporting one of the last significant populations of Yellow-crested Cockatoo. Sumba and Timor
These islands are relatively undeveloped, thinly populated and seldom visited by birders but they give us access to some of the rarest birds. In Sumba you have chance to find some of the world’s most critically endangered species such as Sumba Hornbill, Sumba Myzomela and Apricot-breasted Sunbird. Timor with its dry grassland, acacia scrub and montane forest holds the greatest number of endemics and the avifauna more closely resembles those parts of northern Australia that lie not far away to the south. www.floresbirdwatching.com

05/09/2024

Mees's Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi)

A large, long-tailed nightjar from Sumba and Flores. Shows bold white patches in tail and wings in flight. Head pattern striking, with rufous cheeks and an obvious pale moustache. Inhabits forest edge, scrubland, and mangroves, principally in the lowlands, but sometimes in foothills too. Larger and longer-tailed than Savanna Nightjar, with tail extending clearly beyond wingtips when perched. Also note more strikingly-marked head and conspicuous, broad white outer tail tips. Gives an explosive burry “chow-chow” call.
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02/09/2024

Rote Boobook | Ninox rotiensis

Found on Rote Island, this medium-sized brown owl is physically all but identical to several closely-related species spread out across Indonesia and Australasia; fortunately, no others are present on Rote. Note the bright yellow eyes, speckled underparts, and large round head characteristic of the Boobooks. Gives a very dry, grating “grukgruk”, often in extended series and in duets. Formerly regarded as a subspecies of Southern Boobook
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25/07/2023

Our Lesser Sunda Birding is successfully done a couple weeks ago. The trip started in Labuan Bajo and Finished in Sumba. Raked up all endemic targets.
Our highlights:
- Sumba Hawk-owl
- Sumba Buttonquail
- Citron-crested Cockatoo
- Rote Myzomela
- Rote Leafwarbler
- Timor Sparrow
- Timor Imperial Pigeon
- Timor (Mount Mutis) Parrotfinch
- Iris Lorikeet
- Jonquil Parrot
- Flores Hawk-eagle
- Wallace's Hanging Parrot
- Flores Scops-Owl
- Flores Shortwing

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Here are a few of our pics from the trip.

16/07/2023

Citron-crested Cockatoo

06/04/2023

Rote Myzomela | Myzomela irianawidodoae is an endemic species of honeyeaters from tiny island of Rote in the southern borderline of Indonesia. Discover the avian richness of Lesser Sunda Islands through one of our birding trip.

12/04/2022

Alor Myzomela (Myzomela prawiradilagae) is a new endemic species of honeyeaters of Indonesia. Fully described in 2019. The Alor myzomela is known to inhabit only eucalyptus woodland at elevations above 1,000 m, showing more pronounced differences in ecological preferences and lifestyle than other honeyeaters in the genus.

It’s closely related to the crimson-hooded myzomela (M. kuehni) from the nearby island of Wetar, down to the red head, but differs in other physical characteristics and in its calls.

Book our tours to meet this beautiful endemic!

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30/10/2021

Our West Timor - Rote, and Sumba birding trip just completed done! We managed to pick up all the target except the rare endangered 'Timor Green Pigeon', but we've got at least two very important sightings. It was the 5th record of the Pectoral sandpiper for Indonesia, it is the first record for Sumba island. A few days before we did first record of Grey-streaked flycatcher in Timor.

Our highlight of the trip is the undescribed species 'Mount Mutis' Parrotfinch, which was shown and photographed very well.

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22/10/2021

Mount Mutis in West Timor is a fantastic birding site to pick up the endemics of Timor and Lesser Sunda with the main target is this tiny rare and undescribed 'Mutis Parrotfinch'.
The bird was found by James Eaton in 2012, and till today it is undescribed yet, but surely this is the new endemic species. We were very happy to see this incredible little beauty especially because of the great moment of taking photos of it. Not a great photo, but based on its rarity and limited documentation, this one is enough.
Plan your birding trip in Timor and Lesser Sunda with us.

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13/04/2021

Tawny breasted parrotfinch

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