RE: birding-aus Location of Sangihe

[Ronald Orenstein <>]

>Concerning the Cerulean (meaning 'blue') Flycatcher the type specimen was 
>collected in the 1870's & since then a there was a single sighting in 1978 
>(Bruce White) then another contentious sighting by Bruce White in 1995 on 
>the upper slopes of Gunung Awu. This confirmed sighting is very exciting as 
>it is a spectacular bird! 
>Susan Myers

For a lot more see http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/feature/sangihe.html for
an article (from the Oriental Bird Club Bulletin) on Sangihe and Talaud,
including a colour photo of a hand-held Cerulean Paradise-Flycatcher by Jon
Riley and detailed bird-finding information.


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