Red Bearded Bee eater.
Red Knobbed Hornbill. Photo taken at Tangkoko National Reserve in Sulawesi Indonesia. It is also known as the Sulawesi Wrinkled Hornbill. An Indonesian endemic, the Knobbed Hornbill is distributed in the tropical evergreen forests of Sulawesi, Buton, Lembeh, Togian and Muna Island. As with other hornbills, the Knobbed Hornbill is believed to be a monogamous species. The diet consists mainly of fruits and figs. The female sealed itself inside a tree hole for egg-laying. During this time, the male will provide foods for the female and the young. The Knobbed Hornbill is evaluated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Photo taken at Tangkoko National Reserve in Sulawesi-Indonesia. The Cinnabar Boobook (Ninox ios), also known as the Cinnabar Hawk Owl, a hawk owl endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. northern Sulawesi, in 1985. The Cinnabar Boobook is small (total length 22 cm) and has a relatively long tail and narrow pointed wings. The known four records of the species indicate it is a nocturnal forest dwelling species living at mid-altitudes (1,100 – 1,700 m). Otherwise very little is known of its habits. Based on morphological similarities with owlet-nightjars, Cinnabar Hawk Owl may be an insectivore and prey on invertebrates in flight.
