Birdwatching in Sorong Regency's Rainforest

There are a number of birdwatching sites in the outskirts of Sorong city such as the hill, coastal and the mangrove forest areas. They are the habitat a lot of tropical birds including:

Pinon Imperial Pigeon

• Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro)
• Blyth's Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus)
• Yellow-faced Myna (Mino dumontii) 
• Golden Myna (Mino anais)
• Oriental Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
• Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) 
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
• Shining Flycatcher
• Wompoo Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus magnificus)
• Pinon Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pinon)
• Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus)
• Western-crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)
• White-bellied Cuckooshrike
• Boyer's Cuckooshrike (Coracina boyeri)
• Sahul Sunbird
• Black Sunbird
• Olive-crowned Flowerpecker
• Black Butcherbird
• Hooded Butcherbird
• Brown Oriole
• Helmetted Friarbird
• and etc.

Visitors who are in transit in Sorong city and do not have much time could take this tour. Usually, we starts early in the morning at 05:00 from the hotel. We will go by car to a hill outside Sorong city. The duration of the drive is around 1 hour. When we arrive, we will have some tea or coffee with biscuits or fruits as our breakfast. It will be in outdoor setting directly at the birding site.

We will enjoy birding walk along a quiet road. 

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Birds such as Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Black-browed Triller, Yellow-faced Myna, Blyth's Hornbill and Rufous-bellied Kookaburra are active in the mornings.  

The morning tour starts at 06:00 and finishes at 10:00. It could be continued in the afternoon from 14:00 to 18:00 to different birding sites. 

Blyth's Hornbill

Sorong city is the main gate for visitors who plan to enjoy snorkeling or scuba diving in Raja Ampat. Visitors who are in Sorong city could take this short birding tour.

To enhance the birdwatching and wildlife watching experience, visitors can bring binoculars, and if possible a spotting scope.

It is easy to travel to Sorong city. Visitors need to fly from their own country to Jakarta, Denpasar or Manado. These are cities in Indonesia. The flights to Sorong city are available every day and are served by such airlines as Garuda, Lion Air, Batik Air, Sriwijaya. 

To book your short birding trip in Sorong city, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by whatsapp to: +6281332245180 or by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com

Also read:

• Wildlife Watching Tour in The Forest of Sorong Regency
• Jungle Tour in Sorong of West Papua