This is the photograph of Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) that I saw in Tomohon town of Minahasa. This bird can easily be found in paddy fields, dry farmland or forest edge. It eats grasshopper, spider, lizard, snails, frog, small fish, and etc.
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| Collared Kingfisher |
In agricultural area, this is a natural predator that most farmers like to keep because the bird helps them kill pests from their crops.
Villagers in Minahasa highland grow produce such as rice, corn, aubergine, papaya, coconut, peanut, green bean, kidney bean, carrot, cabbage, chilli, and etc.
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| Agricultural produce in Minahasa highland |
They supply food to various towns, and cities in North Sulawesi, Maluku and West Papua such as Tondano, Tomohon, Langowan Manado, Bitung, Balikpapan, Ternate, Ambon, Sorong, Manokwari and Jayapura.
Agricultural commodities such as clove, nutmeg and mace, vanilla and copra are sent to factories which will further be processed into various kinds of products.
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Also read:
- Kingfishers in Minahasa
- Birds of Sulawesi
- Birds in Minahasa
- Hiking Tour and Birdwatching in Minahasa
- Sooty-headed Bulbul
