Where can you see the Short-tailed Starling?
Some of the best places to see the Short-tailed Starling in the wild include Mutis Timau National Park (Indonesia), Taman Nasional Meru Betiri (Indonesia) and Mount Merapi National Park (Indonesia) — among 8 wildlife hotspots across Indonesia. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Gunung Ciremai National Park
Majalengka, Indonesia
+116 birds+1 mammals
Volcanic slopes rise sharply from West Java's interior, where Gunung Ciremai's 3,078-metre summit dominates a landscape carved by geological upheaval and shaped by equatorial monsoon rainfall.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKomodo National Park
Komodo, Indonesia
+155 birds+14 mammals
Where volcanic peaks rise dramatically from turquoise waters, a primordial landscape unfolds across three main islands and countless smaller ones scattered throughout the Lesser Sunda archipelago.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLore Lindu National Park
Indonesia
+177 birds+4 mammals
Across the mountainous spine of Central Sulawesi spreads a wilderness of montane forest, rolling ridges, and deep valleys that rises from the island's volcanic bedrock to…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMount Merapi National Park
Hargobinangun, Indonesia
+150 birds+3 mammals
Where the volcanic slopes of central Java rise into mist and montane forest, Mount Merapi National Park guards one of Indonesia's most dynamic landscapes. Spanning roughly…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMutis Timau National Park
Timor Tengah Selatan, Indonesia
+77 birds
Where the volcanic highlands of Timor Tengah Selatan rise above the surrounding lowlands, Mutis Timau National Park unfolds across approximately 224 square kilometres of mountain forest…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTaman Nasional Baluran
Situbondo, Indonesia
+189 birds+9 mammals
Across the northeastern tip of East Java, where monsoon winds sweep down from the Bali Strait, a landscape of contrasts unfolds within 374 square kilometres of…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTaman Nasional Meru Betiri
Jember, Indonesia
+93 birds+1 mammals
Across East Java's southeastern coast, where the Indian Ocean meets a landscape of volcanic soils and monsoon-fed forests, sprawls a national park that epitomizes the ecological…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWest Bali National Park
Gerokgak, Indonesia
+240 birds+8 mammals
Across West Bali's northwestern reaches, where the Indian Ocean meets volcanic slopes and limestone cliffs plunge toward turquoise shallows, sprawls a protected realm of roughly 325…
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