Indonesia · Sulawesi
Gunung Mahawu
127 species and 4,906 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–September and November, with up to 58 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-crowned White-eyeZosterops atrifrons
Scaly-breasted KingfisherActenoides princeps
Sulawesi MyzomelaMyzomela chloroptera
Yellow-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum aureolimbatum
Crimson-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum nehrkorni
Sultan's Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia doreya
Barred RailGallirallus torquatus
Superb Fruit DovePtilinopus superbus
Sulawesi Blue FlycatcherCyornis omissus
Turquoise FlycatcherEumyias panayensis
Isabelline Bush-henAmaurornis isabellina
Citrine Canary-flycatcherCulicicapa helianthea
Sulphur-vented WhistlerPachycephala sulfuriventer
Sulawesi PittaErythropitta celebensisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Gunung Mahawu2 km168 species
- Tangkoko Batuangas NR – overlook35 km164 species
- Tangkoko Batuangus NR – Forest and40 km227 species
All 127 species recorded here
- Black-crowned White-eye Zosterops atrifrons
- Citrine Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa helianthea
- Scaly-breasted Kingfisher Actenoides princeps
- Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia doreya
- Sulawesi Myzomela Myzomela chloroptera
- Superb Fruit Dove Ptilinopus superbus
- Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher Cyornis omissus
- Turquoise Flycatcher Eumyias panayensis
- Yellow-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum aureolimbatum
- Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum nehrkorni
- Sulphur-vented Whistler Pachycephala sulfuriventer
- Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
- Barred Rail Gallirallus torquatus
- Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus
- Sulawesi Babbler Pellorneum celebense
- Isabelline Bush-hen Amaurornis isabellina
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Bay Coucal Centropus celebensis
- Sulawesi Crow Corvus celebensis
- Yellow-billed Malkoha Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus
- Grey-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum celebicum
- Sulawesi Pitta Erythropitta celebensis
- White-bellied Imperial Pigeon Ducula forsteni
- Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus temminckii
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Sulawesi Bush Warbler Locustella castanea
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis virescens
- Great Hanging Parrot Loriculus stigmatus
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
- Moluccan Swiftlet Aerodramus infuscatus
- Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Sulawesi Heleia Heleia squamiceps
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Black Sunbird Leptocoma aspasia
- Black-billed Koel Eudynamys melanorhynchus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis
- Pygmy Hanging Parrot Loriculus exilis
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Speckled Boobook Ninox punctulata
- Sulawesi Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus nesophilus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Sulawesi Scops Owl Otus manadensis
- Sulawesi Serpent Eagle Spilornis rufipectus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Black-faced Munia Lonchura molucca
- Pale-blue Monarch Hypothymis puella
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Sulawesi Drongo Dicrurus montanus
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- White-faced Cuckoo-Dove Turacoena manadensis
- Spotted Kestrel Falco moluccensis
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Black-naped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus melanospilus
- Ashy Woodpecker Mulleripicus fulvus
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza trinotata
- Lemon-bellied White-eye Zosterops chloris
- Sulawesi Cuckoo Cuculus crassirostris
- Barred Honey Buzzard Pernis celebensis
- Dwarf Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza nanus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Sulawesi Fantail Rhipidura teysmanni
- Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon Treron griseicauda
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus lanceolatus
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Sulawesi Goshawk Lophospiza griseiceps
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet Saudareos meyeri
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Purple Needletail Hirundapus celebensis
- Minahasa Masked Owl Tyto inexspectata
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Matinan Blue Flycatcher Eumyias sanfordi
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Sulawesi Masked Owl Tyto rosenbergii
- Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi
- Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
- Satanic Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Knobbed Hornbill Rhyticeros cassidix
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Malia Malia grata
- Fiery-browed Starling Enodes erythrophris
- Hylocitrea Hylocitrea bonensis
- Pied Cuckooshrike Coracina bicolor
- Maroon-backed Whistler Coracornis raveni
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Stephan's Emerald Dove Chalcophaps stephani
- Grey-headed Imperial Pigeon Ducula radiata
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza rhodogaster
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Sunda Teal Anas gibberifrons
- Purple-winged Roller Coracias temminckii
- Rufous-throated Flycatcher Ficedula rufigula
- Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher Cittura cyanotis
- White-rumped Triller Lalage leucopygialis
- Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon Ducula luctuosa
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Gunung Mahawu?
August–September and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 58 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Gunung Mahawu?
127 species, from 4,906 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Gunung Mahawu in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-crowned White-eye, Scaly-breasted Kingfisher, Sulawesi Myzomela, Yellow-sided Flowerpecker and Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.