WONDERFUL BIRDS PNG Tourism Promotion Authority OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA Not only does bird watching in PNG provide unparalleled opportunity for DISCOVER OUR DIVERSITY the enthusiast, it also provides some of the world’s most spectacular scenery. From the majestic mountains and valleys of the Highlands to the unspoiled The variety of locations available in Papua New Guinea provides endless tropical surroundings of the coastal areas PNG is a natural wonder. It truly is opportunity for birdwatchers. It is understood that PNG is home to such a like every place you’ve never been. thriving bird population due to specific habitats and climates favoured by our endemic species and the lack of predatory animals that would otherwise threaten numbers. Birding is available throughout the country from coastal and island locations right up to the rugged peaks of our highlands with CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE diversity of birdlife throughout. PNG is particularly famous for endemic A variety of accommodation options are available throughout the country, species such as the Raggiana and Blue Birds of Paradise and rare finds many of which operate professional birding tours for guests. Additionally including the Fire-maned Bowerbird. Visitors are excited by the prospect of hotels and tour operators can add any number of activities to complement a sighting any special species from the enigmatic Crested Berrypecker to the birding itinerary such as hiking or learning about the World War II history of elusively rare Beck’s Petrel to the stunning Victoria Crowned Pigeon. Papua New Guinea. Birdwatchers to PNG may also take the opportunity to Birding Seasons – Tour operators run specific birding tours mainly during experience any number of our Cultural activities. With over 800 languages the dry season, from June to October, however independent birding and 850 tribes in Papua New Guinea, learning about the diversity of Papua journeys are available anytime. New Guinean Culture is an exciting enhancement to your tour. Through Sing Sings (festivals) and village visits travelers can experience how Flora and Temperatures – Papua New Guinea’s coastal regions experience a tropical Fauna (including the birds) are significant to the daily life of the Papua New climate year-round. Temperatures on the coast vary between 24-30 degrees Guinea people. Celsius. In the Highlands, the temperature can be 15 degrees Celsius during the day and become quite chilly in the evenings. Tourist Visas – Free 60-day Tourist Visa is available on arrival in Port Moresby. To obtain a visa before you enter the country is also at no cost. However you will need travel documents, sufficient funds for your HOW TO ENJOY BIRDING stay in the country and airline tickets with confirmed outbound flights before expiry date of your visa. Restrictions apply to several Asian, Eastern IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA European and African countries. Australia was included in a very recent There are numerous bird species including cassowaries which stand up to 1.8 development. For further details visit metres high and can weigh up to 59 kg, and crowned pigeons which are the www.immigration.gov.pg size of a turkey. This is the land of Pesquet’s Parrot, paradise-kingfishers, mound-building megapodes, amazing bowerbirds, poisonous pitohuis, For more information about bird watching and travelling to Papua New hornbills, honeyeaters, tiny pygmy-parrots and lories galore. Guinea, please visit www.papuanewguinea.travel Recommended reading: Birds of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago: COME TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA A Photographic Guide by Brian J. Coates and William S. Peckover. HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT BIRDS. A MILLION DIFFERENT JOURNEYS.

HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT BIRDS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAPUA NEW GUINEA Bird watchers will be amazed by Papua New Guinea, home to almost 760 discovered species of birds (plus many IndonesiIndoonnesnessiaia distinctive subspecies) including 31 of the 41 species of Birds of Paradise. Twelve (12) species are only found in Papua New Guinea and Satinbirds Species such as the Hooded Pitohui, the world’s first known poisonous Australia bird, thrive in PNG where the vast tropical rainforest provides perfect habitat for a wide variety of bird life. New Zealanand Some of the favourite places for birding are Tari Gap, Mount Hagen, Kiunga, West New Britain and Varirata National Park. VANIMO KARAWARI MADANG & ADELBERT MOUNTAINS LORENGAU WASU & SATOP WALINDI & GARU (WEST NEW BRITAIN) KAVIENG & CENTRAL NEW IRELAND KOKOPO & GAZELLE PENINSULA

Brown Lory Brown Lory Black-browed Triller (MANUS ISLAND) (HUON PENINSULA) Melanesian Scrubfowl New Britain Boobook Finsch’s Imperial-pigeon Lesser Shining Flycatcher (EAST NEW BRITAIN) & MIDDLE Blue Jewel-babbler New Ireland Friarbird Jobi Manucode Dusky Lory Manus Boobook Little Red Lorikeet Nicobar Pigeon Bismarck Kingfisher Black Imperial-pigeon New Britain Buzzard SEPIK RIVER Brown-capped Beach Kingfisher Pied Coucal Black-headed White-naped Lory New Ireland Honeyeater Finsch’s Imperial-pigeon Rufous Monarch Variable Pitohui Jewel-babbler Superb Pitta Dusky Lory Blue-capped Ifrita Song Parrot Paradise-kingfisher Red-chinned Lorikeet Red-tinted Honeyeater Black Imperial-pigeon Variable Pitohui Rusty Pitohui Ochre-collared Monarch Manus Friarbird Blyth’s Hornbill Black-breasted Boatbill Beach Kingfisher White-mantled Kingfisher Green Pygmy-parrot Black-headed White-eye Red-chinned Lorikeet Rufous Babbler Yellow-bellied Longbill Meek’s Pygmy-parrot Black-browed Triller Papuan Harrier Mottled Whistler Island Monarch Bismarck Pied Monarch Song Parrot Hunstein’s Mannikin Song Parrot New Guinea Scrubfowl Lowland Peltops Broad-billed Fairy-wren Admiralty Pied Monarch Varied Pitohui Ashy Honeyeater Lesser Shining Flycatcher New Ireland Boobook New Ireland Mannikin Violaceous Coucal Black-browed Triller Coroneted Fruit-dove Crinkle-collared Manucode Yellow-bellied Longbill Claret-breasted Spangled Honeyeater Red-knobbed Fruit-dove New Britain Friarbird Paradise Drongo White-backed Wood-swallow White-mantled Kingfisher Grand Mannikin Pinon Imperial-pigeon Fire-maned Bowerbird Fruit-dove Edward's Fig-parrot Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot Tit Berrypecker Red-knobbed New Britain Red-headed Bismarck Pied Monarch Bismark Rufous Fantail Edward’s Fig-parrot King Bird of Paradise Honeyeater Pale-billed Sicklebill Moustached Tree-swift Black-headed White-eye Huon Bowerbird Imperial-pigeon Bismarck Pied Monarch Lesser Black Coucal Magnificent Bird of Paradise Scarlet-bibbed Honeyeater Common Huon Astrapia Finsch’s Imperial-pigeon Lesser Shining Flycatcher King Bird of Paradise Spotted Whistling-duck Lesser Bird of Paradise Bismarck Flowerpecker Lesser Bird of Paradise Paradise-kingfisher Wahnes’ Parotia Island Imperial-pigeon Black-headed White-eye New Guinea Scrubfowl Emperor Bird of Paradise Blue-eyed Cockatoo Buff-bellied Mannikin White-backed Wood-swallow Northern Cassowary Red-legged Cinnamon-browed Eastern Black-capped Lory Melanesian Myna Brush-turkey Honeyeater Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot White-backed Wood-swallow Victoria Huon Melidectes Violaceous Coucal Crowned Pigeon Honeyeater Glossy-mantled Manucode Lorengau Twelve-wired Bird Manus Vanimo Kavieng

New Ireland ARAWA & PANGUNA (BOUGAINVILLE) TABUBIL Sandaun Wewak Sanford’s Eagle Ultramarine Kingfisher BISMARCK SEA Pied Goshawk Solomons Cuckoo-shrike Salvadori’s Teal Chestnut-backed Kimbe Bay Melanesian Cuckoo-shrike Jewel-babbler Melanesian Scrubfowl Carola’s Parotia Woodford’s Rail Bougainville Wallace’s Fairy-wren Rabaul Thicket-warbler Beautiful Fruit-dove East Sepik Kokopo Crested Cuckoo-dove White-rumped Robin Western Odedi Warbler Dusky Lory Mackinlay’s Cuckoo-dove Obscure Berrypecker White-winged Fantail Striated Lorikeet Highlands Yellow-bibbed Fruit-dove Western Mountain Buka Brown Fantail Pesquet’s Parrot Hela Claret-breasted Fruit-dove White-eye Indonesia Madang Bougainville Monarch Red-breasted Pygmy-parrot Enga Kimbe Pale Mountain-pigeon Mountain Peltops East New Black-and-White Monarch Orange-breasted Fig-parrot Wabag Solomons Cockatoo Greater Melampitta Tabubil Madang Bougainville Steel-blue Flycatcher Blue-collared Parrot Tari Minj Britain Cardinal Lory Magnificent Riflebird Hoskins Bougainville Honeyeater Shovel-billed Kingfisher Mt Hagen West New Meek’s Lorikeet Magnificent Bird Scarlet-naped Honeyeater Golden Cuckoo-shrike Jiwaka Duchess Lorikeet of Paradise Britain Solomons Flowerpecker Kiunga Mendi Kundiawa Finsch’s Pygmy-parrot Morobe Yellow-throated White-eye Arawa Song Parrot Grey-throated White-eye Southern Goroka Fearful Owl Lae Brown-winged Starling Solomons Boobook Highlands Bougainville Crow Simbu Eastern Solomons Frogmouth Western Highlands SOLOMON SEA Kerema Gulf

Port Popondetta Solomon KIUNGA Islands Long-tailed Buzzard Yellow-capped Tu Southern Crowned Pigeon Pygmy-parrot Daru Moresby Collared Imperial-pigeon Common Oro Yellow-streaked Lory Paradise-kingfisher Pesquet’s Parrot Lesser Paradise-kingfisher FERGUSSON Blue Jewel-babbler Hook-billed Kingfisher Gulf of Papua Central ISLAND Rufous Babbler Glossy-mantled Manucode (MILNE BAY PROVINCE) Trumpet Manucode Emperor Fairy-wren Claret-breasted Fruit-dove King Bird of Paradise National Milne Bay White-bellied Pitohui Alotau Pinon Imperial-pigeon Twelve-wired Yellow-eyed Starling Capital Eastern Black-capped Lory Flame Bowerbird Bird of Paradise Greater Bird of Paradise District Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot Large Fig-parrot Golden Monarch TARI Grey-bellied Longbill (INCLUDING AMBUA LODGE) PORT MORESBY WAU Curl-crested Manucode Forbes’s Forest-rail Wattled Ploughbill CORAL SEA Spotted Whistling-duck Wattled Brush-turkey Goldie’s Bird of Paradise Papuan Lorikeet Yellow-browed Honeyeater MOUNT HAGEN Grey-bellied Longbill Little Red Lorikeet Whiskered Lorikeet Tit Berrypecker Papuan Harrier Black Sittella Black Berrypecker Blue-collared Parrot Yellow-billed Lorikeet New Guinea Wood-swallow Chestnut Forest-rail Belford’s Honeyeater Grey-headed Mannikin Garnet Robin Orange-billed Lorikeet Archbold’s Bowerbird Goldie’s Lorikeet Common Smoky Honeyeater Papuan Frogmouth Wattled Ploughbill Red-breasted Pygmy-parrot Lesser Melampitta Papuan Lorikeet Grey-streaked Honeyeater GOROKA Barred Owlet-nightjar Streaked Berrypecker Red-collared Honeyeater Brehm’s Tiger-parrot Loria’s Bird of Paradise Whiskered Lorikeet Goldie’s Lorikeet Feline Owlet-nightjar Brown-h eaded Spotted Berrypecker Painted Tiger-parrot Short-tailed Paradigalla Yellow-billed Lorikeet Fan-tailed Berrypecker Blue-capped Ifrita Paradise-kingfisher Papuan Parrot-finch Crested Berrypecker Black Sittella Papuan King-parrot Ribbon-tailed Astrapia Orange-billed Lorikeet Ornate Honeyeater Bicoloured Mouse-warbler Lesser Yellow-billed Kingfisher Rufescent Imperial-pigeon Sooty Owl Stephanie’s Astrapia Brehm’s Tiger-parrot Mountain Firetail White-winged Robin Yellow-breasted Boatbill Macgregor’s Bowerbird BENSBACH RIVER Yellow-breasted Bowerbird Lesser Melampitta Spotted Whistling-duck Papuan Boobook Lawes’ Parotia Mountain Owlet-nightjar Little Red Lorikeet Wattled Ploughbill White-bellied Whistler Stephanie’s Astrapia Great-billed Heron Crested Bird of Paradise Collared Imperial-pigeon Mountain Yellow-billed King of Saxony Black-breasted Boatbill Whiskered Lorikeet Loria’s Bird of Paradise Hooded Pitohui Lawes’ Parotia Black-necked Stork Kingfisher Bird of Paradise Ribbon-tailed Astrapia Orange-breasted Fig-parrot River Flycatcher Streaked Berrypecker Stephanie’s Astrapia Orange-fronted Fruit-dove Superb Bird of Paradise Magpie Goose Spotted Jewel-babbler Superb Bird of Paradise King of Saxony Spangled Kookaburra White-winged Robin Spotted Berrypecker King of Saxony B Eastern Graceful Honeyeater Brown Sicklebill Brolga Blue-capped Ifrita Black Sicklebill Bird of Paradise Fawn-breasted Bowerbird Regent Whistler Crested Berrypecker ird of Paradise Fawn-breasted Bowerbird Buff-tailed Sicklebill Fly River Grassbird Garnet Robin Brown Sicklebill Brown Sicklebill Glossy-mantled Manucode Rufous-naped Whistler Red-breasted Pygmy-parrot Superb Bird of Paradise Crinkle-collared Manucode Magnificent Bird of Paradise Australian Bustard Lesser Ground-robin Blue Bird of Paradise Lesser Bird of Paradise Brown Sicklebill Raggiana Bird of Paradise Raggiana Bird of Paradise

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