West Papua (Irian Jaya)

Rob Hutchinson

Wilson’s Bird-of-Paradise, Batanta © Rob Hutchinson/Birdtour Asia May 2009 Our first morning was exploring the secondary habitat and forest patches which predominate on the hills outside Sorong and which is good for views of species like Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Orange-fronted, Beautiful, Orange-bellied and Dwarf Fruit Doves, Dusky and Black-capped Lory, which are more easily seen here than in the more forested areas on the tour. We were also very fortunate to find a pair of calling Red-breasted Paradise Kingfishers, the calls were deceptively far from the road and only after scrambling down the valley, crossing the river and scaling the bank opposite where we able to enjoy one of the birds lower down the steep slope. During the speed boat journey out to Batanta island we were able to appreciate the spectacular forests of the island and its larger neighbour – Salawati, stretching almost untouched from the coast to the highest ridges. The lowlands of Batanta had great bird activity; fruiting trees attracting a variety of colourful Fruit Doves, Pinon Imperial Pigeons, Glossy-mantled Manucode,

Black Lory, spectacular Palm Cockatoo and many more. In the lower forests we found Hooded and Red-bellied Pittas, Common Paradise Kingfisher, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra and watched in awe as Red Birds-of-paradise displayed in the canopy of a forest giant. Secretive Red-necked Crakes were twice encountered and Papuan Frogmouth entertained us nightly around the camp, and guarded a nearby nest during the daytime. The pre-dawn trek up into the hills is steep and tiring but the prize of seeing Wilson’s Bird-of-paradise is spectacular. We spent three sessions in specially constructed hides, giving great views of the action. Often touted as one of the best birds in the worlds with their glossy red mantle, bright yellow back shield, bulging blue ‘brains’, bright blue legs, neatly curled tail feathers and bright yellow mouth flashing as they deliver an ear-popping call, this is indeed an astonishing creation, and we were able to watch them calling, diligently cleaning the display area and then flashing himself to passing females. Our time also produced more Red Birds-of-paradise, Golden Whistler, Puff-backed Meliphaga and a passing Pheasant Pigeon.

Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise (left) and Long-tailed Paradigalla (right), Arfak Mountains A morning in the flat lowland forests of Salawati brought another new set of birds headed by raucous King Bird-of-paradise, another exquisitely designed birds with red body, sharp white belly, tiny yellow bill, finished with shiny green discs decorating its tail streamers. Northern Cassowary were heard several times and one was glimpsed as it thundered past us in the forest, whereas a Western Crowned-Pigeon surprised us by flying down from the canopy to land on the forest floor beside us where we indulged in this huge galliform with its maroon mantle, and soft grey headcomb as it wandered off with tail pumping. Next destination was the Arfak mountain range, a top world birding destination, with many special birds including several restricted to this northern Vogelkop peninsula. The lower forests near the villages have their own specialties and here we found Northern Scrub Robins in the understory, Red-breasted Pygmy Parrots excavating a nest hole, Long-tailed Paradigalla, beautifully marked Spotted Jewel Babbler, Tit Berrypecker (together with Crested Berrypecker, recently elevated to family status), Fairy Lorikeet and a pair of White-striped Forest-Rails which inquisitively approached to a few meters. A well appointed hide here allows views of an active Magnificent Bird-of-paradise display area – in our case fanning his yellow nape feathers above his head in full display on three occasions, meanwhile a pre-dawn excursion found an excited Papuan Boobook calling overhead. Further up into the forest the first of another set of hides allows close views of Vogelkop Bowerbird, a rather inornate regional endemic which

instead attracts the ladies with a meticulously and elaborately decorated bower. The next hide overlooks a Western Parotia display where we watched in awe as the huge bird turned himself into a huge umbrella before dancing around his arena with head shaking rapidly to flash his impressive head plumes – his female entourage perched above surely couldn’t fail to have been impressed.

Two different day-roosting Feline Owlet-Nightjars, Arfak Mountains Other delights in the forest were New Guinea Logrunner, several Black Sicklebills including a huge male, Lesser Ground Robin, Garnet Robin, Spotted Berrypecker, White-eared Bronze Cuckoo, Modest and Brehm’s Tiger Parrots. In the highest mossy forests Arfak Astrapia sightings included close looks at a spectacular male but a calling New Guinea Harpy Eagle showed only in flight. A night-time excursion was necessary to find a close Sooty Owl but our sharp-eyed guides saved us the trouble of further nocturnal forays by locating two Mountain and a single Feline Owlet Nightjar at their day roosts. Hiking far down into the river valley for a three-night stay at a lower altitude brought a new set of birds including Black-shouldered Cuckooshrike, Red-bellied Pitta, Dwarf Whistler, Wallace’s Fairy-Wren, White-faced Robin, White-rumped Robin, Rufescent Imperial Pigeon, Black-winged Monarch, Dwarf Koel, Crested Pitohui, Trumpet and Crinkle-collared Manucodes, Lesser Bird-of-paradise and another day-roosting Feline Owlet Nightjar. Sneaky Chestnut-backed Jewel Babblers eventually gave good views and we were delighted to find two species which had eluded us higher up – Papuan Parrotfinch feeding alongside their commoner Blue-face relatives, and Buff-tailed Sicklebill. Highlight however were several Masked Bowerbirds (a split from the Flame Bowerbirds of southern New Guinea) including some gaudy yellow, orange and black males. Finally the newly constructed road to Manokwari cuts through forest at various altitudes and here we finally found the scarce Vogelkop Whistler, more White-faced Robins and Pygmy Lorikeets. The lowland rainforests of Nimbokrang are some of the richest for birding on the island but they don’t always give up their prizes easily so a return visit this year was certainly in order. We concentrated this time on locating site for a couple of more difficult species; firstly the handsome Vulturine Parrot, a really prehistoric looking creature which has declined hugely due to hunting for its impressive feathers, and is now rare over much of its range. Another target was the brutish Shovel-billed Kingfisher, we located some good areas where birds called regularly pre-dawn, and on one occasion we were able to track one down later in the morning.

A stunning male Masked Bowerbird and a male Western Parotia performing his incredible ‘ballerina’ dance, Arfak Mountains

Of course in these forests we recorded many more special birds during our searches; Lesser Bird-of-paradise displaying and even mating, Magnificent Riflebird, Papuan King Parrot, Brown Lory, Cinnamon Ground Dove, Collared Imperial Pigeon, Brown-collared Brush Turkey, Jobi Manucode and even the bizarre-looking Hook-billed Kingfisher during the daytime. A Papuan Nightjar hawking at dusk was a rare sighting of this rather silent species. Photo Gallery

More stunning views of the day-roosting Feline Owlet-Nightjars, Arfak Mountains

Day-roosting (above) and nocturnal views (below) of Mountain Owlet-Nightjar, Arfak Mountains

The stunning Wilson’s Bird-of-Paradise

gave amazing views at its display grounds in the hills of Batanta Island

Clockwise from top left: Brehm’s Tiger-Parrot, White-eared Bronze Cuckoo, Black-throated Robin and Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot, Arfak Mountains

Western Parotia, Arfak Mountains Papuan Frogmouth, Batanta Batanta, Salawati, Arfak Mountains and Nimbokrang Systematic List Struthioniformes > Casuariidae > Casuariini Cassowaries Dwarf Cassowary Casuarius bennetti F Northern Cassowary Casuarius unappendiculatus NG Craciformes > Megapodiidae Megapodes Red-billed Talegalla Talegalla cuvieri WP Brown-collared Talegalla Talegalla jobiensis NG Bucerotiformes > Bucerotidae Typical Hornbills Blyth's Hornbill Aceros plicatus Coraciiformes > Coraciidae Typical Rollers Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Coraciiformes > Alcedinidae Alcedinid Kingfishers Variable Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx lepidus Coraciiformes > Dacelonidae Halcyonid Kingfishers Rufous-bellied Kookaburra Dacelo gaudichaud NG Shovel-billed Kookaburra Clytoceyx rex NG Hook-billed Kingfisher Melidora macrorrhina NG

Yellow-billed Kingfisher Syma torotoro Common Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera galatea Red-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera nympha NG Coraciiformes > Meropidae Bee-eaters Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Cuculiformes > Cuculidae Old World Cuckoos Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis castaneiventris Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis H White-eared Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx meyeri NG Dwarf Koel Microdynamis parva NG Asian Koel Eudynamys [scolopacea] scolopacea H Cuculiformes > Centropodidae Coucals Greater Black Coucal Centropus menbeki NG Lesser Black Coucal Centropus bernsteini NG Psittaciformes > Psittacidae Parrots Black Lory Chalcopsitta atra WP Brown Lory Chalcopsitta duivenbodei NG Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata NG Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Black-capped Lory Lorius lory NG Pygmy Lorikeet Charmosyna wilhelminae NG Fairy Lorikeet Charmosyna pulchella NG Papuan Lorikeet Charmosyna papou NG Whiskered Lorikeet Oreopsittacus arfaki NG Yellow-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus musschenbroekii NG Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Red-breasted Pygmy-Parrot Micropsitta bruijnii Salvadori's Fig-Parrot Psittaculirostris salvadorii WP Brehm's Tiger-Parrot Psittacella brehmii NG Modest Tiger-Parrot Psittacella modesta NG Red-cheeked Parrot Geoffroyus geoffroyi Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus Pesquet's Parrot Psittrichas fulgidus NG Moluccan King-Parrot Alisterus amboinensis Papuan King-Parrot Alisterus chloropterus NG Orange-fronted (Papuan) Hanging-Parrot Loriculus aurantiifrons NG Apodiformes > Apodidae > Apodinae > Collocalini Swiftlets Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta Mountain Swiftlet Aerodramus hirundinacea NG Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis Apodiformes > Apodidae > Apodinae > Chaeturini

Needletails Papuan Needletail Mearnsia novaeguineae NG Apodiformes > Hemiprocnidae Treeswifts Moustached Treeswift Hemiprocne mystacea Strigiformes > Tytonidae Barn and Grass Owls Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa Strigiformes > Strigidae Typical Owls Jungle Hawk-Owl (Papuan Boobook) Ninox theomacha NG Strigiformes > Aegothelidae Owlet-Nightjars Feline Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles insignis NG Mountain Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles albertisi NG Strigiformes > Podargidae Australian Frogmouths Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis Marbled Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus H Strigiformes > Eurostopodidae Eared'-Nightjars Papuan Nightjar Eurostopodus papuensis NG Strigiformes > Caprimulgidae > Caprimulginae Nightjars Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Columbiformes > Columbidae Pigeons, Doves Slender-billed (Brown) Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia nigrirostris Great Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena reinwardtii Stephan's Dove Chalcophaps stephani Cinnamon Ground-Dove Gallicolumba rufigula NG Bronze Ground-Dove Gallicolumba beccarii Pheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis NG Wompoo Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus magnificus Ornate Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus ornatus NG Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus aurantiifrons NG Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus Coroneted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus coronulatus NG Beautiful Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus pulchellus NG White-bibbed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus rivoli Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus viridis Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus iozonus NG Dwarf Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus naina NG

Spectacled Imperial-Pigeon Ducula perspicillata Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula rufigaster NG Shining (Rufescent) Imperial-Pigeon Ducula chalconota NG Pinon Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pinon NG Collared Imperial-Pigeon Ducula mullerii NG Banded Imperial-Pigeon Ducula zoeae NG Papuan Mountain-Pigeon Gymnophaps albertisii Western Crowned-Pigeon Goura cristata WP Gruiformes > Rallidae Rails, Gallinules, Coots White-striped Forest-Rail Rallina leucospila WP Red-necked Crake Rallina tricolor Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Ciconiiformes > Scolopacidae > Tringinae Godwits, Curlews, Sandpipers, Phalaropes Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Ciconiiformes > Laridae > Larinae > Sternini Terns Great Crested-Tern Sterna bergii Ciconiiformes > Accipitridae > Pandioninae Osprey Osprey Pandion haliaetus Ciconiiformes > Accipitridae > Accipitrinae Hawks, Eagles Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata Long-tailed Buzzard Henicopernis longicauda NG Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus White-bellied Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Variable Goshawk Accipiter [novaehollandiae] hiogaster Grey-headed Goshawk Accipiter poliocephalus NG Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrhocephalus New Guinea Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae NG Ciconiiformes > Sulidae Boobies, Gannets Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Ciconiiformes > Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns, Egrets Pacific Reef-Egret Egretta sacra Pied Heron Ardea picata Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Ciconiiformes > Fregatidae Frigatebirds Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Passeriformes > Pittidae Pittas Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida Red-bellied Pitta Pitta erythrogaster Passeriformes > Climacteridae Australo-Papuan Treecreepers Papuan Treecreeper Cormobates placens NG Passeriformes > Ptilonorhynchidae Bowerbirds White-eared Catbird Ailuroedus buccoides H NG Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis Vogelkop Bowerbird Amblyornis inornatus WP Masked Bowerbird Sericulus [aureus] aureus NG Passeriformes > Maluridae > Malurini Fairywrens Orange-crowned Fairywren Clytomyias insignis NG Wallace's Fairywren Sipodotus wallacii NG White-shouldered Fairywren Malurus alboscapulatus NG Emperor Fairywren Malurus cyanocephalus NG Passeriformes > Meliphagidae Honeyeaters, Macgregor's 'Bird of Paradise' Mountain Myzomela Myzomela adolphinae NG Red-headed Myzomela Myzomela [erythrocephala] erythrocephala Red-collared Myzomela Myzomela rosenbergii NG Long-billed Honeyeater Melilestes megarhynchus NG Green-backed Honeyeater Glycichaera fallax Forest Honeyeater Meliphaga montana NG Hill-forest Honeyeater Meliphaga orientalis NG Scrub Honeyeater Meliphaga albonotata NG Puff-backed Honeyeater Meliphaga aruensis NG Mimic Honeyeater Meliphaga analoga NG Yellow-gaped Honeyeater Meliphaga flavirictus NG Tawny-breasted Honeyeater Xanthotis flaviventer Spotted Honeyeater Xanthotis polygramma NG Marbled Honeyeater Pycnopygius cinereus NG Streak-headed Honeyeater Pycnopygius stictocephalus NG Meyer's Friarbird Philemon meyeri NG New Guinea (Helmeted) Friarbird Philemon [buceroides] novaeguineae Rufous-sided Honeyeater Ptiloprora erythropleura WP Cinnamon-browed Melidectes Melidectes ochromelas NG Vogelkop Melidectes Melidectes leucostephes WP Western (Arfak) Smoky Honeyeater Melipotes gymnops WP Passeriformes > Pardalotidae > Acanthizinae > Sericornithini

Mouse-warblers, Scrubwrens Rusty Mouse-warbler Crateroscelis murina NG Mountain Mouse-warbler Crateroscelis robusta NG Perplexing Scrubwren Sericornis [beccarii] virgatus NG Large Scrubwren Sericornis nouhuysi NG Vogelkop Scrubwren Sericornis [rufescens] rufescens WP Grey-green Scrubwren Sericornis arfakianus NG Pale-billed Scrubwren Sericornis spilodera NG Passeriformes > Pardalotidae > Acanthizinae > Acanthizini Thornbills, Gerygones Mountain (Grey) Gerygone Gerygone cinerea NG Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa Yellow-bellied Gerygone Gerygone chrysogaster NG Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone [magnirostris] magnirostris Brown-breasted Gerygone Gerygone ruficollis NG Passeriformes > Eopsaltriidae Australo-Papuan Robins Lesser Ground-robin Amalocichla incerta NG Torrent Robin Monachella muelleriana Lemon-bellied Flyrobin Microeca flavigaster Yellow-legged Flyrobin Microeca griseoceps Canary Flyrobin Microeca papuana NG Garnet Robin Eugerygone rubra NG White-faced Robin Tregellasia leucops Black-chinned Robin Poecilodryas brachyura NG Black-sided Robin Poecilodryas hypoleuca NG Smoky Robin Peneothello cryptoleucus WP Blue-grey Robin Peneothello cyanus NG Ashy Robin Heteromyias albispecularis Green-backed Robin Pachycephalopsis hattamensis WP Northern Scrub-Robin Drymodes superciliaris Passeriformes > Orthonychidae Logrunners New Guinea Logrunner Orthonyx [temminckii] novaeguineae NG Passeriformes > Corvidae > Cinclosomatinae Quail-thrushes, Whipbirds, Jewel-Babblers Spotted Jewel-Babbler Ptilorrhoa leucosticta NG Chestnut-backed Jewel-Babbler Ptilorrhoa castanonota NG Passeriformes > Corvidae > Pachycephalinae > Neosittini Sittellas Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera Passeriformes > Corvidae > Pachycephalinae > Pachycephalini Whistlers, Shrike-thrushes, Pitohuis, Wattled Ploughbill Mottled Whistler Rhagologus leucostigma NG Goldenface Pachycare flavogrisea NG Rufous-naped Whistler Aleadryas rufinucha NG

Vogelkop Whistler Pachycephala meyeri WP Grey (Grey-headed) Whistler Pachycephala simplex Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Sclater's Whistler Pachycephala soror NG Regent Whistler Pachycephala schlegelii NG Little Shrike-thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha Variable Pitohui Pitohui kirhocephalus NG Hooded Pitohui Pitohui dichrous NG Rusty Pitohui Pitohui ferrugineus NG Crested Pitohui Pitohui cristatus NG Black Pitohui Pitohui nigrescens NG Passeriformes > Corvidae > Corvinae > Corvini Crows Brown-headed Crow Corvus fuscicapillus NG Grey Crow Corvus tristis NG Torresian Crow Corvus orru Passeriformes > Corvidae > Corvinae > Paradisaeini Birds of Paradise, Melampitta Lesser Melampitta Melampitta lugubris NG Glossy-mantled Manucode Manucodia atra NG Crinkle-collared Manucode Manucodia chalybata NG Trumpet Manucode Manucodia keraudrenii Long-tailed Paradigalla Paradigalla carunculata WP Black Sicklebill Epimachus fastuosus NG Brown Sicklebill Epimachus meyeri NG Black-billed (Buff-tailed) Sicklebill Epimachus albertisi NG Pale-billed Sicklebill Epimachus bruijnii NG Superb Bird of Paradise Lophorina superba NG Western Parotia Parotia sefilata WP Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus Magnificent Bird of Paradise Cicinnurus magnificus NG Wilson's Bird of Paradise Cicinnurus respublica WP King Bird of Paradise Cicinnurus regius NG Arfak Astrapia Astrapia nigra WP Red Bird of Paradise Paradisaea rubra WP Lesser Bird of Paradise Paradisaea minor NG Passeriformes > Corvidae > Corvinae > Artamini Butcherbirds, Australian Magpie, Wood-swallows, Peltops Hooded Butcherbird Cracticus cassicus NG Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi Mountain Peltops Peltops montanus NG Passeriformes > Corvidae > Corvinae > Oriolini Orioles, Cuckoo-shrikes, Trillers Brown Oriole Oriolus szalayi NG Stout-billed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina caeruleogrisea NG Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike Coracina boyeri NG Black-shouldered Cicadabird Coracina incerta NG New Guinea (Black) Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melas NG Black-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina montana NG

Black-browed Triller Lalage atrovirens NG Passeriformes > Corvidae > Dicrurinae > Rhipidurini Fantails Willie-wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris Sooty Thicket-Fantail Rhipidura threnothorax NG Black Thicket-Fantail Rhipidura maculipectus NG White-bellied Thicket-Fantail Rhipidura leucothorax NG Black Fantail Rhipidura atra NG Chestnut-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hyperythra NG Friendly Fantail Rhipidura albolimbata NG Dimorphic Fantail Rhipidura brachyrhyncha NG Rufous-backed Fantail Rhipidura rufidorsa NG Passeriformes > Corvidae > Dicrurinae > Dicrurini Drongos Pygmy (Mountain / Papuan) Drongo Chaetorhynchus papuensis NG Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus Passeriformes > Corvidae > Dicrurinae > Monarchini Monarchs, Magpie-larks Black Monarch Monarcha axillaris NG Black-winged Monarch Monarcha frater Spot-winged Monarch Monarcha guttulus NG Hooded Monarch Monarcha manadensis NG Golden Monarch Monarcha chrysomela Frilled Monarch Arses [telescophthalmus] telescophthalmus Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto Yellow-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus flaviventer Black-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus nigripectus NG Torrent-lark Grallina bruijni NG Passeriformes > Sturnidae > Sturnini Starlings, Mynas Singing Starling Aplonis cantoroides Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica Golden Myna Mino anais NG Yellow-faced Myna Mino dumontii Passeriformes > Hirundinidae > Hirundininae Swallows Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica Passeriformes > Zosteropidae White-eyes Black-fronted White-eye Zosterops [atrifrons] minor NG Capped (Western Mountian) White-eye Zosterops fuscicapillus NG Passeriformes > Sylviidae > Acrocephalinae Gray's Grashopper-Warbler, Reed-Warblers, Leaf-Warblers

Island Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus [trivirgatus] poliocephalus Passeriformes > Nectariniidae > Nectariniinae > Dicaeini Flowerpeckers Olive-crowned (Papuan) Flowerpecker Dicaeum [pectorale] pectorale WP Red-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum [pectorale] geelvinkianum NG Passeriformes > Nectariniidae > Nectariniinae > Nectariniini Sunbirds Black Sunbird Leptocoma sericea Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis Passeriformes > Melanocharitidae > Melanocharitini Berrypeckers Black Berrypecker Melanocharis nigra NG Lemon-breasted Berrypecker Melanocharis longicauda NG Fan-tailed Berrypecker Melanocharis versteri NG Streaked Berrypecker Melanocharis striativentris NG Spotted Berrypecker Melanocharis crassirostris NG Passeriformes > Melanocharitidae > Toxorhamphini Longbills Green-crowned (Yellow-bellied) Longbill Toxorhamphus novaeguineae NG Plumed Longbill (Dwarf Honeyeater) Toxorhamphus iliolophus NG Pygmy Longbill Oedistoma pygmaeum NG Passeriformes > Paramythiidae Painted Berrypeckers Tit Berrypecker Oreocharis arfaki NG Passeriformes > Passeridae > Passerinae Sparrows Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Passeriformes > Passeridae > Estrildinae > Estrildini Estrildine Finches Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa Papuan Parrotfinch Erythrura papuana NG Streak-headed Munia Lonchura [tristissima] tristissima NG H = Heard only F = Foot-prints only! NG = Species endemic to New Guinea WP = Species endemic to West Papua

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