Birding in
Nimbokrang
Nimbokrang is
a transmigration settlement 2 hours drive from Jayapura into West Sentani. It
is a good base for exploring the bird-rich lowland alluvial forest at the base
of the Cyclops Mountains. The forest around Nimbokrang is being cleared for
agriculture, huge areas remain intact and the roads and side paths provide
access into the forest depths.
Nimbokrang is a home for some birds-of-paradise species like the King Bird
of Paradise, the Lesser Bird of Paradise, and the Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise. It is
easy also to find kingfishers here such as Yellow-billed Kingfisher,
Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Hook-billed Kingfisher, and Shovel-billed
Kingfisher. Other species like Shining Flycatcher, Greater and Lesser Black
Coucals, Salvadori’s Fig Parrot, Pale-billed Sicklebill, Victoria Crowned
Pigeon, Rainbow Beater, Rainbow Lorikeet, Red-flanked Lorikeet, Red-cheeked and
Eclectus Parrots, Brown and Black-capped Lories, Sulphur-crested Cockatoos,
Buff-faced Pygmy Parrots and also Papuan Hornbill enrich the diversity of bird
species in Nimbokrang.
Birds
Highlight in Nimbokrang:
King Bird of
Paradise
Lesser Bird
of Paradise
Twelve-wired
Bird of Paradise
Rufous-bellied
Kookaburra
Hook-billed
Kingfisher
Shovel-billed
Kingfisher
Sulfur-crested
Cockatoos
Victoria
Crowned Pigeon
Buff-faced
Pygmy Parrots
Grand Allison Hotel In Sentani Near Airport of Jayapura
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| Room at Grand Allison Hotel Sentani for overnight stay |
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| Grand Allison Hotel in Sentani |
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| Grand Allison Hotel Sentani near to the Airport |
NIMBOKRANG LODGE BY SULTAN BIRDING AND RESTAURANT SINCE 2016
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| Nimbokrang Lodge by Sultan Birding Indonesia |
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| Monal with clients at the tower in Nimbokrang |
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| Nimbokrang |
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| At the site of King bird of Paradise in Nimbokrang |
In 2016, I visited Nimbokrang to
survey the location of the birds of paradise after in Raja Ampat. At first,
there was no guesthouse or lodge in Nimbokrang like in Arfak. The first time I
came, I was staying at a local restaurant that was willing to give me a room to
stay. after observing and also seeing the situation, at that moment I thought
of inviting the owner of the restaurant to build several rooms since there was
still an empty land behind his restaurant. In the end we agreed to
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| The western toilet and shower |
work
together to build a guesthouse on his land. I invested all equipment in the
guesthouse starting from the bed, Air condition and hot water shower. Until now, the guesthouse that we built is
used to welcome Sultan Birding guests. we are very happy to be able to help
local people by giving them a way to increase their economic income. This also
makes the facilities we provide to our guests in accordance with the standards
we have set, Sultan Birding is providing a comfortable place to stay while
birding in Nimbokrang Jayapura Papua. the meals are also very good here cook by
the local from Java at the restaurant just nearby. |
| Twelve wired bird of paradise |
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| Birdwatching group from Netherland |
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| Martin, our supporting team in Nimbokrang, He build up the flatform to photograph Twelve Wired BoP |
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| Platform to photographs BoP build by Martin in Nimbokrang |
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| Our lodge with the restaurant |
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| Sentani Jayapura Airport |
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| Hotel**** in Sentani for overnight stay |
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| Dining Room Hotel in Sentani |
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| Group of BirdingBreak Netherlands |
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| Yellow-billed Kingfisher by Sheau Thorn Lim |
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| Lesser bird-of-paradise by Sheau Thorn Lim |
