23 November 2023

Trip Report – Western Long-beaked Echidna and other mammals in West Papua and the Moluccas – Oct 23_V2

We had the great fortune to have a night’s spotlighting near Sorong in West Papua prior to a boat-based bird-watching trip around Raja Ampat and the central Moluccas.  15 species were identified, the highlight being a Western Long-beaked Echidna.

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Trip Report – Western Long-beaked Echidna and other mammals in West Papua and the Moluccas – Oct 23_V2

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John Goldie
We have been actively mammal watching since the 90s, mostly in Australia, but also in many other parts of the world.
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  • 24 November 2023
    CarlosBocos

    Good stuff! Just a comment on the flying foxes from the Moluccas. If they were active at daytime, they were 99% sure Black-bearded Flying Foxes. S Moluccan Flying Fox is the one you see on Obi, where it is extremely common

  • 6 December 2023
    Jon Hall

    Great report John – thanks for taking the time to write it and help encourage others to visit Klalik. Very glad there were no leach complications too … yikes.

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