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Birding on Bali
Bali Barat National Park (West Bali)
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The Bali Barat National Park is located on the north west tip of Bali. This reserve is the last
site for the endangered Bali Myna. At Tegal Bunder it is possible to visit the
Bali Myna project release centre. Pulau Menjangan is a small island that belongs to the reserve.
Here are very beautiful coral reefs and it is a good spot for Lemon-bellied White-eye.
The park is pretty much left alone by the thousands of tourists that visit Bali each year.
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Birds
For the scientific names see the List of species of Java and Bali
Green Junglefowl: a few at Tegal Bunder.
Lineated Barbet: common.
Dollarbird: fairly regular.
Javan Kingfisher: rare.
Collared Kingfisher: common.
Sacred Kingfisher: common near the coast.
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater: a few.
Lesser Coucal: just seen one/
Red-breasted Parakeet: at Tegal Bunder.
Grey-rumped Treeswift: a few.
Savanna Nightjar: at Gilimanuk Bay.
Spotted Dove: common.
Island Collared-Dove: a few.
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon: a few.
Grey-cheeked Green-Pigeon: a few.
Green Imperial-Pigeon: a few.
Common Sandpiper: common near the coast.
Beach Thick-knee: a few on the beach.
Brahminy Kite: fairly regular.
Black-thighed Falconet: a few at Labuan Lalang.
White-faced Heron: one at Labuan Lalang.
Pacific Reef-Egret: on the beach.
Striated Heron: on the beach.
Lesser Adjutant: at Gilimanuk Bay
Banded Pitta: a few heard.
Long-tailed Shrike: common.
Racket-tailed Treepie: a few.
White-breasted Woodswallow: a few at Tegal Bunder.
Javan Cuckooshrike: one at Tegal Bunder.
White-shouldered Triller: fairly common.
Black Drongo: common.
Common Iora: common.
Oriental Magpie-Robin: common.
Black-winged Starling: a few.
Bali Myna extremely rare. Only about 30 birds remains!
Sooty-headed Bulbul: a few.
Yellow-vented Bulbul: common.
Lemon-bellied White-eye: common on Pulau Menjangan but does not occur on the mainland.
Striated Grassbird: a few.
Australasian Lark: a few.
Blood-breasted Flowerpecker: a few groups.
Java Sparrow: rare.
Other animals
We saw
Black Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor),
Barking Deer (Muntiacus muntjak),
Javan Rusa (Cervus timorensis),
Lesser Mouse-deer (Tragulus javanicus), and
Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis).
Information
Getting there
There is a ferry from Java to Gilimanuk a few times a day. From here take a minibus to Labuan
Lalang (direction Lovina Beach).
Access
There is a PHPA-office at Labuan Lalang where you can buy a permit. If you want to see the Bali
Myna it is best to write in advance to make an appointment, you need special permission. From
Labuan Lalang you can hire a boat to visit Pulau Menjangan.
Accomodation
There used to be a place to stay at Labuan Lalang but we heard it was closed! A good and quiet
place is Pondok Sari Beach Cottages in Pemuteran. This is a few kilometers to the east of the
park. In Gilimanuk are several guesthouses and restaurants.
Bedugul Botanical Gardens (Central Bali)
This is a nice site in the highlands with some montane forest on the hills. There is a good trail
up through good forest around the crater rim above Lake Bratan. At weekends the place is crowded
with tourists.
Birds
For the scientific names see the List of species of Java and Bali
Black Eagle
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Blue-eared Barbet: fairly common.
Rainbow Lorikeet: has not been seeen since the mid 80's and has probably been trapped out.
Yellow-throated Hanging-Parrot: very rare due to trapping.
Grey-cheeked Green-Pigeon: common.
Black-backed Fruit-Dove: a few.
Black Eagle: one.
Indonesian Honeyeater: very common.
Golden Whistler: a few around Lake Bratan.
Sunda Whistling-Thrush: a few.
Orange-headed Thrush a few.
Mountain White-eye: a few.
Javan Grey-throated White-eye: common.
Sunda Bush-Warbler: a few.
Russet Bush-Warbler: recently found to be common on Bali.
Sunda Warbler: a few.
Horsfield's Babbler: a few near Lake Bratan.
Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler: a few.
Crescent-chested Babbler: common.
Blood-breasted Flowerpecker: common.
Javan Munia: a few.
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Information
Getting there
From Gilimanuk take a bus or minibus to Denpasar. Get off at Mengwi where you can catch a minibus
to Bedugul.
Access
The gardens officially open at 9.00 am.
Accomodation
There are several guesthouses in Bedugul and there are many shops and stalls in the village.
Ubud (Central Bali)
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Ubud is famous for its art and allways crowded with tourists. But out of the town it is nice and
quiet birding in the paddyfields for instance in the Campuhan area). You can participate in
one of Victor Mason's "Bali Bird Walks". For details pick up a brochure from the Touris Indformation
Centre. Here you can also get a nice map of the Ubud surroundings.
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Birds
For the scientific names see the List of species of Java and Bali
Javan Kingfisher: a good site is the bridge between Ubud and Campuhan.
Collared Kingfisher: common
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater: a few flying over.
Asian Palm-Swift: a few.
Collared Scops-Owl: a few.
Spotted Dove: very common.
White-breasted Waterhen: in the paddyfields of Campuhan.
Cattle Egret: there is a colony to the north of Ubud in Petulu.
Javan Pond-Heron: fairly common.
Long-tailed Shrike: common.
Pied Bushchat: a few.
Striated Swallow: a few.
Yellow-vented Bulbul: very common.
Bar-winged Prinia: very common.
Pallas's Grasshopper-Warbler: we saw just one.
Australasian Lark: a few.
Olive-backed Sunbird: fairly common.
Red Avadavat: a few.
Javan Munia: common in the paddyfields.
Scaly-breasted Munia: common in the paddyfields.
Information
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Getting there
From Denpasar take a bus or minibus to Ubud. Campuhan is just north of Ubud.
Accomodation
There are lots of guesthouses and restaurants in Ubud. We stayed in Munut in the Campuhan area
from where you have a lovely view over the paddyfields.
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Benoa/Sanur area (South Bali)
This is a good site close to Denpasar Airport and the tourist places Kuta and Sanur.
Here you can find some nice wetland species. Large numbers of waders can be seen from the pier
(pointing south to Benoa). Near Sanur are some interesting fish ponds.
Birds
For the scientific names see the List of species of Java and Bali
Small Blue Kingfisher: rare.
Sacred Kingfisher: fairly common.
Blue-tailed Bee-eater: in scrub at the beach by the airport.
Asian Palm-Swift: a few.
Slaty-breasted Rail: at the Sanur fish ponds.
White-breasted Waterhen: a few.
Ruddy-breasted Crake: at the Sanur fish ponds.
White-browed Crake: at the Sanur fish ponds.
Whimbrel: common.
Far Eastern Curlew: rare.
Common Redshank: a few.
Terek Sandpiper: a few.
Common Sandpiper: common.
Grey-tailed Tattler: a few.
Rufous-necked Stint: a few.
Pacific Golden-Plover: a few.
Malaysian Plover: at the beach by the airport.
Mongolian Plover: a few.
White-tailed Tropicbird: there are large breeding colonies on Nusa Penida.
White-faced Heron: rare.
Little Egret: common.
Cattle Egret: common.
Javan Pond-Heron: common.
Striated Heron: a few.
Lesser Frigatebird: common.
Long-tailed Shrike: common.
White-breasted Woodswallow: a few.
Oriental Magpie-Robin: a few.
Pied Bushchat: a few.
Barn Swallow: a few.
Pacific Swallow: common.
Olive-backed Sunbird: common.
Yellow Wagtail: a few.
Streaked Weaver: a few.
Information
Getting there
From Denpasar, Kuta or Sanur take a bus or minibus to the harbour, Benoa or the airport.
Accomodation
There are masses of guesthouses and restaurants in Denpasar, Kuta and Sanur.
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