Papua New Guinea New Britain Extension I 2017 20Th to 24Th July 2017 (5 Days) Trip Report

Papua New Guinea New Britain Extension I 2017 20th to 24th July 2017 (5 days) Trip Report

Golden Masked Owl by Bjorn Anderson

Tour Leaders: Adam Walleyn & Gareth Robbins Trip Report compiled by Adam Walleyn

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Tour Summary

A late afternoon flight saw us arriving at Hoskins Airport on West New Britain with the setting sun, and driving along the good coastal road to Walindi Resort. We went straight in for dinner and then settled into our very pleasant accommodations.

An early morning start saw us heading along various tracks through the oil palm plantation with a couple of short stops to see the handful of species that seem to thrive in this monoculture – such as Black Bittern, Nankeen Night Heron, Stephan’s Emerald Dove and our first Melanesian Megapode. We arrived at Garu Wildlife Management Area with sunrise; and, stepping out of the vehicle, were surrounded with birds in every direction – Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon, Blue-eyed Cockatoos, Knob-billed Fruit Dove, Red-flanked Lorikeets, Eclectus Parrots, Purple-bellied Lories, White-necked Coucals, Moustached Treeswift, Blyth’s Violaceous Coucals by Bengt Grandin Hornbills, New Britain Friarbirds, Long-tailed Mynas, Black Sunbird, Red-banded Flowerpeckers and Metallic Starlings all vying for our attention. Typical early morning birding in Melanesia! High pitched calls alerted us to some Buff-faced Pygmy Parrots, which we scoped up in the tree and even saw mating. Deep booming calls eventually revealed the presence of a trio of Violaceous Coucals which then sat out on open perches and dipped their heads as they called – a fantastic experience. Nearby, we found a recently split Melanesian Kingfisher and a couple of scarce Black Imperial Pigeons flew past.

Moving on a short distance, we located a pair of endemic White-mantled Kingfisher perched up high in a tree; while a Finsch’s Imperial Pigeon was seen briefly in flight, a White-breasted Ground Dove called in the distance and our first Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher was seen, albeit only in flight. We then entered a short forest track where we soon had reasonable looks at a typically flighty Velvet Flycatcher, and also had brief views of Black-tailed Monarch and another Paradise Kingfisher. We also spotted a beautiful little New Britain Dwarf Kingfisher. We tried another forest track, with more sightings of Velvet Flycatcher and Paradise Kingfisher and then spent some time scanning for raptors in the late morning and saw Variable Goshawk and Pacific Baza before we headed back to Walindi for lunch.

Shortly after lunch, we walked up the Kilu Ridge, where our local man on the spot expertly found us a pair of roosting New Britain Boobooks and we could enjoy them at length, although an impending thunderstorm saw us Blue-eyed Cockatoo by Bengt Grandin heading down the hill.

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We carried on to the Kulu River area where it was still raining. There were lots of the more common birds about, but nothing especially noteworthy appearing in the continuing rain. Thankfully, that was about to change! Our local guide had recently seen a family of very poorly-known Pink-legged Rail nearby, so in the late afternoon we decided to see if we could find them again. Almost unbelievably, as we arrived at the spot, we saw an adult and at least two young birds racing out of the oil palm plantation and into the riparian scrub. After a wait of a few minutes, the rails walked back out into the open and, seemingly oblivious to our presence, showed very well for a couple minutes – at least two adults plus at least three young birds. Simply amazing! Pink-legged Rail by Bjorn Anderson

In this same area, we saw a number of Melanesian Megapode and then returned to Walindi for dinner. Right after dinner, we headed back out into the oil palm plantation in search of another very poorly- known bird, Golden Masked Owl – which has now been seen with some regularity over the past couple of years. It did not take long before we struck gold, finding one sitting on its typical roadside hunting perch. This bird was a bit flighty, so we continued searching and then found a second bird that was incredibly confiding and allowed us a prolonged and very close encounter on foot of one of the world’s most poorly-known owls. What an incredible day it had been!

Out again early, this time in a boat heading into Kimbe Bay, we called in first at Restorff Island. We were pleasantly surprised to see Beach Stone Curlews on the shore, along with several of the super- tramp small island specialists – Island Imperial Pigeon, Mangrove Golden Whistler and Sclater’s Myzomela. We then headed off to Malu Malu Island, where we were greeted by several much-wanted Nicobar Pigeon, along with a massive number of Rainbow Bee-eaters and a couple White-bellied Sea Eagles. We then headed further offshore in rather choppy conditions in search of pelagic seabirds. Inshore waters were productive, with large numbers of Black Noddy and Common and Great Crested Terns joined by a few Black-naped Terns and a very close Bridled Tern, along with a couple bow-riding Spinner Dolphins.

Offshore, conditions seemed promising: with a good breeze blowing, and hopes were high as we laid out the chum, but there was Beach Stone Curlew by Bengt Grandin not a bird to be seen from horizon to horizon. We gave it a couple hours, but there was simply nothing, so we headed in for the lee of Kimbe Island to have a picnic lunch. We then returned to Restorff Island, where we were now greeted by a pair of Beach Stone Curlews and also the remaining target birds for the day – Beach Kingfisher and Island Monarch. Having seen all the targets, we spent the remainder of our afternoon snorkelling along

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the reef, where biodiversity was 100 times higher than what we had been watching above water – a great way to round off our day in Kimbe Bay!

For our final day of birding, we wanted to try and pick up a few remaining uncommon species, and so headed back to Garu this morning. We spent much of the morning birding from the roadside and from inside some narrow forest trails, and had a nice selection of birds. Good birds recorded included Superb Fruit Dove, Black Imperial Pigeon, Violaceous Coucal, Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher, our only Song Parrots of the extension, Ashy Mzomela and finally, some really good looks at Black-tailed Monarch. A Northern Common Cuscus was a nice mammalian highlight. We put in a fair Northern Common Cuscus by Bengt Grandin bit of effort through the morning, scanning for Black Honey Buzzard, but it was not to be.

We headed back to Walindi and made a quick stop at some tall flowering grasses where we scoped up a few Buff-bellied Mannikins. We then stopped at a large grassland area near the lodge. All seemed quiet in the mid-day heat, but we eventually saw a few King Quails. A couple of Bar-tailed Cuckoo Doves were a surprise in one of the few trees in the area, a Buff-banded Rail was taking a bath in the middle of the road, and an Intermediate Egret was a vagrant. We saw a couple of Australian Reed Warblers and then a Papuan Grassbird of the lowland form and a rare island endemic race – a good one in the bank for future splitting!

After lunch and a little siesta, we headed up to Haella, which is a chance to access the low hills. Focusing on a couple of the forest clearings, we picked up several Black-bellied Myzomelas in a fruiting tree. Some of us got on the uncommon Bismarck Hanging Parrot both in flight and perched. Large numbers of Yellowish Imperial Pigeon were in the area as well.

We returned to Walindi with the setting sun for a final dinner and left the lovely island of New Britain the following morning, having had a Yellowish Imperial Pigeons by Bengt Grandin very successful extension.

______Annotated List of species recorded Note: Number in brackets ( ) indicate number of days on the tour the species was recorded. List powered through the report generator of our partner iGoTerra.

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Birds (92 in total: 91 seen, 1 heard) Nomenclature and taxonomy follows Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2017. IOC World Bird List (v 7.2). Status codes: E = Endemic, NE = Near-endemic, I = Introduced IUCN codes: CR = Critically endangered, EN = Endangered, VU = Vulnerable, EW = Extinct in the Wild, NT = Near Threatened, DD = Data Deficient

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl Anatidae Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa pelewensis (3) 10 Kulu River 21.7, 6 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 22.7 and 2 NBPOL Palm Plantations 23.7.

Megapodes Megapodiidae Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita (2) 1 NBPOL Palm Plantations 21.7, 3 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 6 Kulu River 21.7, 3 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 2 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7.

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies Phasianidae King Quail Excalfactoria chinensis (1) 5 Numundo village 23.7.

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Ardeidae Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis australis (1) 1 NBPOL Palm Plantations 21.7 and 1 Kulu River 21.7. Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus (1) 2 NBPOL Palm Plantations 21.7 and 2 Kulu River 21.7. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus (2) 10 NBPOL Palm Plantations 21.7 and 10 Numundo village 23.7. Great Egret Ardea alba modesta (3) 1 Kulu River 21.7, 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 22.7 and 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 23.7. Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia plumifera (1) 1 Numundo village 23.7. Little Egret Egretta garzetta nigripes (2) 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 21.7 and 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 23.7. Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra sacra (2) 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 21.7 and 2 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 22.7.

Frigatebirds Fregatidae Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel ariel (1) 2 observed 22.7.

Boobies and Gannets Sulidae Brown Booby Sula leucogaster plotus (1) 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 23.7.

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Osprey Pandionidae Eastern Osprey Pandion cristatus (1) 1 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7 and 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 22.7.

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites Accipitridae Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata (2) 4 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Variable Goshawk Accipiter hiogaster (2) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 2 Kulu River 21.7, 1 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 2 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus (3) 10 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 5 Kulu River 21.7, 6 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7, 10 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 5 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster (2) 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 21.7 and 4 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7.

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Rallidae Pink-legged Rail (NT) Gallirallus insignis (1) 5 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7. Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis (1) 1 Numundo village 23.7. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus (1) 15 Kulu River 21.7.

Thick-knees Burhinidae Beach Stone-curlew (NT) Esacus magnirostris (1) 2 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7.

Sandpipers and Allies Scolopacidae Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus variegatus (2) 3 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 21.7 and 40 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7.

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Laridae Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus (1) 1000 observed 22.7. Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus (3) 10 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 21.7, 20 observed 22.7 and 10 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 23.7. Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus anaethetus (1) 1 observed 22.7. Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana sumatrana (1) 3 observed 22.7. Common Tern Sterna hirundo longipennis

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(2) 200 observed 22.7 and 5 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 23.7.

Pigeons and Doves Columbidae Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis (2) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 2 Kulu River 21.7 and 3 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia nigrirostris (1) 2 Numundo village 23.7 and 2 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. MacKinlay's Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia mackinlayi arossi (1) 4 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7. Stephan's Emerald Dove Chalcophaps stephani (3) 25 NBPOL Palm Plantations 21.7, 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 1 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7, 5 NBPOL Palm Plantations 23.7, 1 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 1 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. Nicobar Pigeon (NT) Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica (2) 1 Kulu River 21.7 and 5 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7. White-breasted Ground Dove Alopecoenas jobiensis (2) 2 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 1 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Superb Fruit Dove Ptilinopus superbus superbus (1) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Knob-billed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus insolitus (2) 3 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 10 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon (NT) Ducula rubricera (3) 10 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 20 Kulu River 21.7, 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 22.7, 20 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 20 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. Finsch's Imperial Pigeon (NT) Ducula finschii (2) 1+5 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 5 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 1 heard Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. Island Imperial Pigeon Ducula pistrinaria (1) 200 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7. Black Imperial Pigeon Ducula melanochroa (2) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 5 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Yellowish Imperial Pigeon (NT) Ducula subflavescens (2) 3 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7, 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 50 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7.

Cuckoos Cuculidae White-necked Coucal Centropus ateralbus (2) 5 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 2 Kulu River 21.7, 4 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 3 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. Violaceous Coucal (NT) Centropus violaceus (2) 3+3 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis

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(2) 2 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 1+2 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus (2) 1 heard Kilu Ridge 21.7, 3 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 1 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7.

Barn-Owls Tytonidae Golden Masked Owl (VU) Tyto aurantia (1) 2 NBPOL Palm Plantations 21.7.

Owls Strigidae New Britain Boobook (VU) Ninox odiosa (1) 2 Kilu Ridge 21.7.

Treeswifts Hemiprocnidae Moustached Treeswift Hemiprocne mystacea (3) 1 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 22.7 and 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7.

Swifts Apodidae Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis (2) 100 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7.

Rollers Coraciidae Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis (1) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7.

Kingfishers Alcedinidae Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher Tanysiptera nigriceps (2) 3+3 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 3 heard Kulu River 21.7, 2+4 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 1 heard Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. White-mantled Kingfisher (NT) Todiramphus albonotatus (1) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7. Beach Kingfisher Todiramphus saurophagus (1) 3 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus sanctus (3) 1 Kulu River 21.7, 2 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 21.7, 1 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7 and 2 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 23.7. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis (1) 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 22.7. New Britain Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx sacerdotis (2) 1+2 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 1 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7.

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Bee-eaters Meropidae Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus (3) 10 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 5 Kulu River 21.7, 500 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7 and 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7.

Hornbills Bucerotidae Blyth's Hornbill Rhyticeros plicatus (2) 30 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 5 Kulu River 21.7, 20 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 5 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7.

Cockatoos Cacatuidae Blue-eyed Cockatoo (VU) Cacatua ophthalmica (2) 6 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 6 Kulu River 21.7, 10 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 5 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7.

Old World Parrots Psittaculidae Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot Micropsitta pusio (2) 5 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus (3) 40 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 40 Kulu River 21.7, 2 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 22.7, 30 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 30 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. Song Parrot Geoffroyus heteroclitus heteroclitus (1) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Red-flanked Lorikeet Charmosyna placentis (3) 20 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 6 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7 and 10 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. Purple-bellied Lory Lorius hypoinochrous (2) 30 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 10 Kulu River 21.7, 30 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 10 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus (2) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 40 Kulu River 21.7 and 10 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Bismarck Hanging Parrot (NT) Loriculus tener (1) 1 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7.

Honeyeaters Meliphagidae Ashy Myzomela Myzomela cineracea (2) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 5 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7, 2 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7 and 2 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 23.7. Sclater's Myzomela Myzomela sclateri (1) 30 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7. Black-bellied Myzomela Myzomela erythromelas (1) 10 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7.

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New Britain Friarbird Philemon cockerelli (3) 5 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 2 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 22.7, 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 2 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7.

Cuckoo-shrikes Campephagidae White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis (1) 1 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7. Varied Triller Lalage leucomela (2) 5 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 5 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 5 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7.

Whistlers and Allies Pachycephalidae Mangrove Golden Whistler Pachycephala melanura (1) 2 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7.

Drongos Dicruridae Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus (2) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7.

Fantails Rhipiduridae Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys melaleuca (3) 5 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7. Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris (2) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 1 Kulu River 21.7, 8 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 3 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7.

Monarch Flycatchers Monarchidae Black-tailed Monarch Symposiachrus verticalis (2) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 4 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Island Monarch Monarcha cinerascens (1) 1 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7. Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto (3) 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 2 Kulu River 21.7, 1 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7 and 1 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7. Velvet Flycatcher Myiagra hebetior (2) 4 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 1 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7.

Crows, Jays, and Magpies Corvidae Bismarck Crow Corvus insularis (3) 6 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7.

Swallows Hirundinidae Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica

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(3) Up to 5 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 21-23.7. Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans (1) 10 Numundo village 23.7.

Reed-Warblers and Allies Acrocephalidae Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis sumbae (1) 10 Numundo village 23.7.

Grassbirds and Allies Locustellidae Papuan Grassbird Megalurus macrurus (1) 1 Numundo village 23.7.

Starlings Sturnidae Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica (3) 100 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 50 Kulu River 21.7, 50 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 22.7, 100 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 150 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. Singing Starling Aplonis cantoroides (2) 1 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 2 Numundo village 23.7. Long-tailed Myna Mino kreffti (2) 10 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 10 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 5 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7.

Flowerpeckers Dicaeidae Red-banded Flowerpecker Dicaeum eximium (2) 4 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 2 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 6 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7.

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters Nectariniidae Black Sunbird Leptocoma aspasia (2) 10 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7, 10 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7 and 10 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7. Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis (2) 2 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 21.7 and 2 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 22.7.

Old World Sparrows Passeridae Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus (1) 20 NBPOL Palm Plantations 23.7.

Waxbills and Allies Estrildidae Buff-bellied Mannikin Lonchura melaena (1) 2 Numundo village 23.7 and 5 NBPOL Palm Plantations 23.7.

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Mammals (3 in total: 3 seen) Status codes: E = Endemic, NE = Near-endemic, I = Introduced IUCN codes: CR = Critically endangered, EN = Endangered, VU = Vulnerable, EW = Extinct in the Wild, NT = Near Threatened, DD = Data Deficient

Possums, Cuscuses, Gledero, Ringtails Phalangeridae Northern Common Cuscus Phalanger orientalis (2) 1 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 1 Garu Wildlife Management Area 23.7.

Oceanic Dolphins Delphinidae Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris (1) 2 observed 22.7.

Old World Fruit Bats Pteropodidae Great Flying Fox Pteropus neohibernicus (2) 20 Garu Wildlife Management Area 21.7 and 5 Ela Forest, Kimbe 23.7.

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