What is your favorite bird species?
Ivory-breasted Pitta

What is your name, and where do you live?
My name is Ar Bahar Hamanur, and I live in Ternate, North Maluku

Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher

What are the main regions or locations you cover as a bird guide?
Sulawesi, Halmahera, West Papua, and some small islands around.

How long have you been a bird guide?
Started in 2012.

Northern Moluccan Pitta

How did you get into bird guiding?
I met an American who suggested learning about birds, because being a bird guide is challenging and allows for learning more about birds and the forest.

Flame-breasted Flowerpecker

What are the aspects of being a bird guide that you like best? Which aspects do you dislike most?
Best aspect: Meeting new clients and sharing their experience.
Worst aspect: Clients wanting to see many targets but having little time.

What are the top 5-10 birds in your region that are the most interesting for visiting birders?

• Pittas: Ivory-breasted and North Moluccan
• Standardwing Bird of Paradise
• Kingfishers: Moluccan dwarf, Sombre, Common Paradise
• Invisible Rail
• Azure Dollarbird

Standardwing Bird of Paradise

Can you outline at least one typical birdwatching trip in your area? Please briefly describe the locations, the key birds, and the approximate duration of such a trip

Birding in Sidangoli (Halmahera) to see Ivory-breasted and North Moluccan Pitta, Sombre and Common Paradise Kingfisher.

What other suggestions can you give to birders interested in your area?

Just bring binoculars, a camera, and trekking shoes. March- October.

Moluccam Scrubfowl

If any readers of 10,000 Birds are interested in birding with you, how can they best contact you?

Contact me via Whatsapp: +6285298624151 or Email : [email protected]