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Subject: [Oversea] Varirata, Papua New Guinea [Print This Page]

Author: bittern    Time: 13/08/2017 22:17     Subject: Varirata, Papua New Guinea

I have just come back from a marvellous trip to Port Moresby (PNG) and Cairns (Queensland).

The main birding hotspot near Port Moresby is Varirata National Park, an hour's drive from the airport. Some of the best species are timid, but the effort to find them pays dividends.

I went there with Daniel Wakra, who knows the area intimately and has accumulated decades of experience looking for PNG's birds.

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise


Growling Riflebird (juvenile practising his mating display)


Rufous-bellied Kookabura


Pink-spotted Fruit-dove


Hooded Pitohui


Agile Wallaby


[ Last edited by bittern at 16/08/2017 12:40 ]
Author: bittern    Time: 16/08/2017 12:40

Blue-winged Kookabura


Wompoo Fruit-dove


Variable Goshawk


Red-capped Flowerpecker


Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike


Brahminy Kite





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