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Papua birding expeditions

Our birding expeditions are three weeks' to month-long, meticulously keened-out bird watching adventures in which Papua's legendary birdlife, greatest hotspots as some of the pristinest destinations known there, blend with our hospitality, organizational skills and birding expertise into a truly memorable travel experience. Below are highlighted some proven Papuan bird watching itineraries designed to maximizing time in the field in order to get to grips with as many avian treasures as possible.

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Many birds of paradise to a certain degree are tolerant to forest degradation and habitat modification but the Superb Bird of Paradise Lophorina superba even persists in small open stands of planted casuarina groves in the densely populated and heavily cultivated Balim Valley of the Snow Mountains.

Best of Papua

Biak Island, Lake Habbema and the Ibele Valley in the Snow Mountains, lowland forest near Jayapura, the Siyoubrig area of the Arfak Mountains, and tantalizing Waigeo. If you only come birding in Papua once, then take this tour!

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Rufous-sided Honeyeater Ptiloprora erythropleura is one of 42 bird species that are entirely confined to Papua or Indonesian New Guinea.

Waigeo, Arfak, and
Geelvink Islands

Waigeo, the Arfak Mountains, Numfor and Biak Islands: the ultimate Vogelkop birding trip!

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Mountain Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles albertisi, as most members of the Aegothelid family, responds rather unpredictably to broadcasting of pre-recorded vocalizations and often proves more easily tracked-down on its day-time roost, usually in dense thickets.

Amazing Arfak

Join us on this Arfak bird watching adventure, seeking out the ten Vogelkop endemics among a wonderfully diverse avifauna, during four separate mini-expeditions covering relevant elevations.

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Chestnut-backed Jewel-Babbler Ptilorrhoa castanonota is among a suite of New Guinea hill forest species that are not usually accommodated into classical bird tours to Papua but that are fairly accessible in the Arfak Mountains and are virtually guaranteed on our Amazing Arfak birding expedition there.

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