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This Lesser Bird-of-Paradise was one of 20 species of birds-of-paradise we saw this year. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
Papua New Guinea is blessed with some of the coolest birds on the planet, and I have one of the coolest jobs on the planet, because I get to lead groups to this part of the world to look for these birds! As is always the case, a trip here isn't without some challenges, but man, there are some great rewards for all the hard work, too. This year, our biggest reward came on our final morning, on a return visit to the Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise (BoP from now on) lek, where we were thrilled to witness the amazing antics of several males displaying to some very interested females. It was a real Attenborough moment, the kind everyone hopes for on a visit to this incredible country. These BoPs were also the unanimous choice for BoP (and bird) of the trip, my vote included. I'm pretty sure that's a tour first for me!
The BoPs alone provided many other memorable moments. Our Lesser BoP show was impressive, with a trio of males flying all around and displaying to several females who'd dropped in for the show. Both Ribbon-tailed and Stephanie's astrapias elicited some gasps of admiration as males of both species showed off their spectacular long plumes. A male of the latter flew directly overhead, long tail streamers rippling beautifully behind him. A male King-of-Saxony BoP dazzled us with his long, antenna-like head plumes waving all about, and a tiny King BoP bounced around on his subcanopy display area in unusually good light. All in all we made acquaintance with 20 species of these amazing birds, with seven of them observed in Ambua's magical fruiting tree alone, including our only Superb and Blue BoPs, and Black-billed Sicklebill, a much-wanted lifer for me!
Among the non-BoPs, there was far less agreement in the voting for best bird. For some, it was the gaudy Southern Crowned-Pigeon perched quietly along the Kwatu River as we waited out a passing shower. For others, it was the bizarre male Wattled Ploughbill with the huge bubblegum pink wattles flapping from his face. These two fought it out for first place, with the ploughbill getting the win by the narrowest of margins. But there were plenty of other wonderful birds that deserve mention. There was our one-two punch of rarely-seen birds to kick off our day on the Elevala River-- a secretive Forest Bittern followed by a Yellow-legged Brush-Turkey-- both seen well by all aboard! There were our many amazing looks at those immense Great Cuckoo-Doves at the Ambua fruiting tree, and our lone view of a colorful Wompoo Fruit-Dove at Varirata. We had superb views of an elusive Hook-billed Kingfisher sitting quietly in the canopy at Kiunga, and a hard-to-find Mountain Kingfisher at Ambua. And there were a dozen or more huge Pesquet's Parrots above Dablin Creek, where we also enjoyed incomparable scope views of a gorgeous male Red-breasted Pygmy-Parrot. A wonderful Palm Cockatoo, crest fully extended, and a pair of brilliant Large Fig-Parrots offered a similar size contrast during our boat trip along the Elevala.
Still other standouts included the pair of Papuan Treecreepers hitching up a tree trunk near Ambua, and a quintet of unpredictable Black Sittellas scrambling around in the subcanopy further up towards the Tari Gap. A pair of gorgeous Emperor Fairywrens and an equally beautiful Golden Monarch delighted us along Boystown Road. Striking Red-collared Myzomelas were everywhere in the highlands, where often they are scarce and hard to find. Stunning Regent Whistlers wowed us at Kumul, as did a quirky pair of Blue-capped Ifritas that moved close past the viewing deck. And the mixed flocks at Varirata kept us busy with a whirlwind of small passerines -- Chestnut-bellied Fantail, Pale-billed Scrubwren, Yellow-bellied Gerygone, and Frilled and Spot-winged monarchs among them -- while Zoe Imperial-Pigeon and Dwarf Koel ignored the throngs of noisy campers in the usually tranquil picnic area, posing obligingly for our perusal.
This was such a fun tour for me to guide, and I just want to thank you all for joining me and making it such fun. I also need to thank our excellent local guides for doing such a great job for us: Leonard in Varirata, Sam and Edward in Kiunga, Max at Kumul, and Joseph at Ambua. These guys make my job easier, and our tours better with their skill and knowledge, and it was a pleasure to work with all of them again. And I can't forget Karen at the FG office, who assured a smoothly-run tour with all the arrangements she made before we got there. I hope this trip list brings back some great memories, and I hope to reminisce with each of you on another trip someday soon. Until then, keep well.
-- Jay
KEYS FOR THIS LIST
One of the following keys may be shown in brackets for individual species as appropriate: * = heard only, I = introduced, E = endemic, N = nesting, a = austral migrant, b = boreal migrant
Megapodiidae (Megapodes)

Brown Sicklebill may be one of the less flashy birds-of-paradise, but the female we saw at Kumul was still a big hit. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
AUSTRALIAN BRUSHTURKEY (Alectura lathami) YELLOW-LEGGED BRUSHTURKEY (Talegalla fuscirostris) [E]
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
BROWN QUAIL (Synoicus ypsilophorus)
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)
LITTLE BLACK CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
FOREST BITTERN (Zonerodius heliosylus)
GREAT EGRET (AUSTRALASIAN) (Ardea alba modesta)
INTERMEDIATE EGRET (Mesophoyx intermedia)
CATTLE EGRET (EASTERN) (Bubulcus ibis coromandus)
Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
STRAW-NECKED IBIS (Threskiornis spinicollis)
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
LONG-TAILED HONEY-BUZZARD (Henicopernis longicauda) [E]
PACIFIC BAZA (Aviceda subcristata)
EASTERN MARSH-HARRIER (PAPUAN) (Circus spilonotus spilothorax) [E]
VARIABLE GOSHAWK (Accipiter hiogaster)
BROWN GOSHAWK (Accipiter fasciatus)
GRAY-HEADED GOSHAWK (Accipiter poliocephalus) [E]
BLACK KITE (BLACK) (Milvus migrans affinis)
WHISTLING KITE (Haliastur sphenurus)

The cabins at Ambua Lodge have a pretty spectacular view! Photo by participant Sharon Rannels.
BRAHMINY KITE (Haliastur indus) WHITE-BELLIED SEA-EAGLE (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
BUFF-BANDED RAIL (Gallirallus philippensis)
AUSTRALASIAN SWAMPHEN (Porphyrio melanotus melanopterus)
Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
MASKED LAPWING (MASKED) (Vanellus miles miles)
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (DUBIUS/JERDONI) (Charadrius dubius dubius)
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
COMMON SANDPIPER (Actitis hypoleucos)
Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
ROCK PIGEON (Columba livia) [I]
SLENDER-BILLED CUCKOO-DOVE (Macropygia amboinensis)
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO-DOVE (Macropygia nigrirostris) [E]
GREAT CUCKOO-DOVE (Reinwardtoena reinwardti) [E]

We saw hundreds of Collared Imperial-Pigeons along the rivers around Kiunga during our boat trips. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
STEPHAN'S DOVE (Chalcophaps stephani) PEACEFUL DOVE (Geopelia placida)
THICK-BILLED GROUND-PIGEON (Trugon terrestris) [EN]
PHEASANT PIGEON (Otidiphaps nobilis) [E*]
SOUTHERN CROWNED-PIGEON (Goura scheepmakeri) [E]
WOMPOO FRUIT-DOVE (Ptilinopus magnificus)
PINK-SPOTTED FRUIT-DOVE (Ptilinopus perlatus) [E]
ORANGE-FRONTED FRUIT-DOVE (Ptilinopus aurantiifrons) [E]
SUPERB FRUIT-DOVE (Ptilinopus superbus)
BEAUTIFUL FRUIT-DOVE (Ptilinopus pulchellus) [EN]
WHITE-BREASTED FRUIT-DOVE (Ptilinopus rivoli) [E]
ORANGE-BELLIED FRUIT-DOVE (Ptilinopus iozonus) [E]
DWARF FRUIT-DOVE (Ptilinopus nainus) [E]
PURPLE-TAILED IMPERIAL-PIGEON (Ducula rufigaster) [E]
PINON IMPERIAL-PIGEON (Ducula pinon) [E]
COLLARED IMPERIAL-PIGEON (Ducula mullerii) [E]
ZOE IMPERIAL-PIGEON (Ducula zoeae) [E]
TORRESIAN IMPERIAL-PIGEON (Ducula spilorrhoa)
PAPUAN MOUNTAIN-PIGEON (Gymnophaps albertisii) [E]
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

The big Rufous-bellied Kookaburra is quite common in the lowlands, where its loud calls were a regular part of the tour soundtrack. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
WHITE-CROWNED KOEL (Cacomantis leucolophus) [E*] BRUSH CUCKOO (Cacomantis variolosus)
CHESTNUT-BREASTED CUCKOO (Cacomantis castaneiventris)
FAN-TAILED CUCKOO (Cacomantis flabelliformis excitus) [*]
RUFOUS-THROATED BRONZE-CUCKOO (Chrysococcyx ruficollis) [E*]
WHITE-EARED BRONZE-CUCKOO (Chrysococcyx meyerii) [E]
LITTLE BRONZE-CUCKOO (Chrysococcyx minutillus)
LONG-BILLED CUCKOO (Rhamphomantis megarhynchus) [E]
DWARF KOEL (Microdynamis parva) [E]
PACIFIC KOEL (AUSTRALIAN) (Eudynamys orientalis cyanocephalus)
CHANNEL-BILLED CUCKOO (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
GREATER BLACK COUCAL (Centropus menbeki) [E*]
PHEASANT COUCAL (Centropus phasianinus)
LESSER BLACK COUCAL (Centropus bernsteini) [E]
Strigidae (Owls)
PAPUAN BOOBOOK (Ninox theomacha) [E]
Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars)
FELINE OWLET-NIGHTJAR (Aegotheles insignis) [E*]
MOUNTAIN OWLET-NIGHTJAR (Aegotheles albertisi) [E*]
BARRED OWLET-NIGHTJAR (Aegotheles bennettii) [E]
Podargidae (Frogmouths)
PAPUAN FROGMOUTH (Podargus papuensis)
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
LARGE-TAILED NIGHTJAR (Caprimulgus macrurus)
Apodidae (Swifts)

The gang checks out the habitat along the Dablin Creek road, where a host of great species awaited us. Photo by participant Sharon Rannels.
PAPUAN SPINETAILED SWIFT (Mearnsia novaeguineae) [E] GLOSSY SWIFTLET (Collocalia esculenta)
MOUNTAIN SWIFTLET (Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [E]
UNIFORM SWIFTLET (Aerodramus vanikorensis)
Hemiprocnidae (Treeswifts)
MOUSTACHED TREESWIFT (Hemiprocne mystacea)
Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
BLYTH'S HORNBILL (Rhyticeros plicatus)
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
AZURE KINGFISHER (Ceyx azureus)
BLUE-WINGED KOOKABURRA (Dacelo leachii)
RUFOUS-BELLIED KOOKABURRA (Dacelo gaudichaud) [E]
SHOVEL-BILLED KOOKABURRA (Clytoceyx rex) [E*]

This juvenile Australian Hobby was the highlight of our first afternoon's birding at Parliament Haus. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
FOREST KINGFISHER (Todiramphus macleayii) SACRED KINGFISHER (Todiramphus sanctus)
HOOK-BILLED KINGFISHER (Melidora macrorrhina) [E]
YELLOW-BILLED KINGFISHER (Syma torotoro)
MOUNTAIN KINGFISHER (Syma megarhyncha) [E]
LITTLE PARADISE-KINGFISHER (Tanysiptera hydrocharis) [E]
COMMON PARADISE-KINGFISHER (Tanysiptera galatea) [E]
BROWN-HEADED PARADISE-KINGFISHER (Tanysiptera danae) [E]
Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
RAINBOW BEE-EATER (Merops ornatus)
Coraciidae (Rollers)
DOLLARBIRD (Eurystomus orientalis)
Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
AUSTRALIAN KESTREL (Falco cenchroides)
AUSTRALIAN HOBBY (Falco longipennis)
BROWN FALCON (Falco berigora)
Cacatuidae (Cockatoos)
PALM COCKATOO (Probosciger aterrimus)
SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOO (Cacatua galerita)
Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
PESQUET'S PARROT (Psittrichas fulgidus) [E]

The wonderfully striped Brehm's Tiger-Parrot is the only "easy" tiger-parrot of the trip. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
RED-BREASTED PYGMY-PARROT (Micropsitta bruijnii) PAPUAN KING-PARROT (Alisterus chloropterus) [E]
ECLECTUS PARROT (Eclectus roratus)
RED-CHEEKED PARROT (Geoffroyus geoffroyi)
BLUE-COLLARED PARROT (Geoffroyus simplex) [E]
BREHM'S TIGER-PARROT (Psittacella brehmii) [E]
YELLOW-BILLED LORIKEET (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii) [E]
ORANGE-BREASTED FIG-PARROT (Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii) [E]
DOUBLE-EYED FIG-PARROT (Cyclopsitta diophthalma)
LARGE FIG-PARROT (Psittaculirostris desmarestii) [E]
PYGMY LORIKEET (Charmosyna wilhelminae)
RED-FLANKED LORIKEET (Charmosyna placentis) [E]
PAPUAN LORIKEET (Charmosyna papou) [E]
YELLOW-STREAKED LORY (Chalcopsitta scintillata) [E]
BLACK-CAPPED LORY (Lorius lory) [E]
GOLDIE'S LORIKEET (Psitteuteles goldiei) [E]
DUSKY LORY (Pseudeos fuscata) [E]

Participant Sharon Rannels got this scenic blue-sky shot of the landscape in the Seven Corners area of the Highlands Highway.
RAINBOW LORIKEET (COCONUT) (Trichoglossus haematodus nigrogularis) Pittidae (Pittas)
PAPUAN PITTA (Erythropitta macklotii) [E*]
HOODED PITTA (Pitta sordida) [*]
Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)
ARCHBOLD'S BOWERBIRD (Archboldia papuensis) [E]
MACGREGOR'S BOWERBIRD (Amblyornis macgregoriae) [E]
FLAME BOWERBIRD (Sericulus aureus) [E]
YELLOW-BREASTED BOWERBIRD (Chlamydera lauterbachi) [E]
FAWN-BREASTED BOWERBIRD (Chlamydera cerviniventris)
Climacteridae (Australasian Treecreepers)
PAPUAN TREECREEPER (Cormobates placens) [E]
Maluridae (Fairywrens)
EMPEROR FAIRYWREN (Malurus cyanocephalus) [E]

The Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise unanimously nabbed top spot in the "BoP of the trip" competition, thanks to the antics we witnessed at a lek on our final morning. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
WHITE-SHOULDERED FAIRYWREN (Malurus alboscapulatus) [E] Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
PLAIN HONEYEATER (Pycnopygius ixoides) [E]
STREAK-HEADED HONEYEATER (Pycnopygius stictocephalus) [E]
SCRUB HONEYEATER (Meliphaga albonotata) [E]
MOUNTAIN MELIPHAGA (Meliphaga orientalis) [E]
MIMIC HONEYEATER (Meliphaga analoga) [E]
ELEGANT HONEYEATER (Meliphaga cinereifrons cinereifrons) [E]
BLACK-THROATED HONEYEATER (Caligavis subfrenata) [E]
OBSCURE HONEYEATER (Caligavis obscura) [E*]
ORNATE MELIDECTES (Melidectes torquatus) [E]
BELFORD'S MELIDECTES (Melidectes belfordi) [E]
YELLOW-BROWED MELIDECTES (Melidectes rufocrissalis) [E]
YELLOW-TINTED HONEYEATER (Ptilotula flavescens)
BROWN-BACKED HONEYEATER (Ramsayornis modestus)
RUFOUS-BANDED HONEYEATER (Conopophila albogularis)
SMOKY HONEYEATER (Melipotes fumigatus) [E]
RED MYZOMELA (Myzomela cruentata) [E]
PAPUAN BLACK MYZOMELA (Myzomela nigrita) [E]
ELFIN MYZOMELA (Myzomela adolphinae) [E]

A Great Woodswallow made a feast of a big cicada -- and its flockmates kept a watchful eye (and quick beaks) on the falling bits as it dismantled its prey. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
RED-COLLARED MYZOMELA (Myzomela rosenbergii) [E] RUFOUS-BACKED HONEYEATER (Ptiloprora guisei) [E]
GRAY-STREAKED HONEYEATER (Ptiloprora perstriata) [E]
BROWN HONEYEATER (Lichmera indistincta)
WHITE-THROATED HONEYEATER (Melithreptus albogularis)
TAWNY-BREASTED HONEYEATER (Xanthotis flaviventer)
MEYER'S FRIARBIRD (Philemon meyeri) [E]
HELMETED FRIARBIRD (NEW GUINEA) (Philemon buceroides novaeguineae)
Acanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
GOLDENFACE (Pachycare flavogriseum) [E*]
RUSTY MOUSE-WARBLER (Crateroscelis murina) [E]
MOUNTAIN MOUSE-WARBLER (Crateroscelis robusta) [E]
LARGE SCRUBWREN (Sericornis nouhuysi) [E]
BUFF-FACED SCRUBWREN (Sericornis perspicillatus) [E]

Red-capped Flowerpeckers were widespread and common. Here, one deposits a "processed" mistletoe berry on a handy twig. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
PAPUAN SCRUBWREN (Sericornis papuensis) [E] PALE-BILLED SCRUBWREN (Sericornis spilodera) [E]
GRAY THORNBILL (Acanthiza cinerea) [E]
GREEN-BACKED GERYGONE (Gerygone chloronota)
FAIRY GERYGONE (Gerygone palpebrosa)
YELLOW-BELLIED GERYGONE (Gerygone chrysogaster) [E]
LARGE-BILLED GERYGONE (Gerygone magnirostris) [*]
BROWN-BREASTED GERYGONE (Gerygone ruficollis) [E]
Pomatostomidae (Pseudo-Babblers)
PAPUAN BABBLER (Pomatostomus isidorei) [E]
Orthonychidae (Logrunners)
PAPUAN LOGRUNNER (Orthonyx novaeguineae) [E*]
Cnemophilidae (Satinbirds)
LORIA'S SATINBIRD (Cnemophilus loriae) [E]
Melanocharitidae (Berrypeckers and Longbills)
OBSCURE BERRYPECKER (Melanocharis arfakiana) [E*]
BLACK BERRYPECKER (Melanocharis nigra) [EN]
MID-MOUNTAIN BERRYPECKER (Melanocharis longicauda) [E]
FAN-TAILED BERRYPECKER (Melanocharis versteri) [E]
SPOTTED BERRYPECKER (Melanocharis crassirostris) [E]
SPECTACLED LONGBILL (Oedistoma iliolophus) [E*]
PYGMY LONGBILL (Oedistoma pygmaeum) [E]
Paramythiidae (Tit Berrypecker and Crested Berrypecker)
TIT BERRYPECKER (Oreocharis arfaki) [E]
CRESTED BERRYPECKER (Paramythia montium) [E]
Cinclosomatidae (Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers)
PAINTED QUAIL-THRUSH (Cinclosoma ajax) [E]

We had no long-tailed male Ribbon-tailed Astrapias at the feeders this year, but did catch up with some at Tari Gap. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
BLUE JEWEL-BABBLER (Ptilorrhoa caerulescens) [E] CHESTNUT-BACKED JEWEL-BABBLER (Ptilorrhoa castanonota) [E]
Machaerirhynchidae (Boatbills)
BLACK-BREASTED BOATBILL (Machaerirhynchus nigripectus) [E]
YELLOW-BREASTED BOATBILL (Machaerirhynchus flaviventer)
Artamidae (Woodswallows)
GREAT WOODSWALLOW (Artamus maximus) [E]
WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW (Artamus leucorynchus)
Cracticidae (Bellmagpies and Allies)
MOUNTAIN PELTOPS (Peltops montanus) [E]
LOWLAND PELTOPS (Peltops blainvillii) [E]
BLACK-BACKED BUTCHERBIRD (Cracticus mentalis)
HOODED BUTCHERBIRD (Cracticus cassicus) [E]

Jay negotiates a wig purchase. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
BLACK BUTCHERBIRD (Cracticus quoyi) Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
STOUT-BILLED CUCKOOSHRIKE (Coracina caeruleogrisea) [E]
HOODED CUCKOOSHRIKE (Coracina longicauda) [E]
BARRED CUCKOOSHRIKE (Coracina lineata)
BOYER'S CUCKOOSHRIKE (Coracina boyeri) [E]
WHITE-BELLIED CUCKOOSHRIKE (Coracina papuensis papuensis)
GOLDEN CUCKOOSHRIKE (Campochaera sloetii) [E*]
VARIED TRILLER (Lalage leucomela)
BLACK-BELLIED CICADABIRD (Edolisoma montanum) [E]
PAPUAN CICADABIRD (Edolisoma incertum) [E]
GRAY-HEADED CICADABIRD (Edolisoma schisticeps) [E]
BLACK CICADABIRD (Edolisoma melan) [E]
Neosittidae (Sittellas)

It's a kite, it's a pigeon, it's the Brahminy Cuckoo-Dove! In actuality, it's a Great Cuckoo-Dove, but -- thanks to its huge size and rich colors -- it was initially mistaken for the similarly-plumaged kite. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
BLACK SITTELLA (Daphoenositta miranda) [E] Pachycephalidae (Whistlers and Allies)
WATTLED PLOUGHBILL (Eulacestoma nigropectus) [E]
RUSTY PITOHUI (Colluricincla ferruginea) [E]
WHITE-BELLIED PITOHUI (Colluricincla incerta) [E*]
LITTLE SHRIKETHRUSH (Colluricincla megarhyncha)
GRAY SHRIKETHRUSH (Colluricincla harmonica)
REGENT WHISTLER (Pachycephala schlegelii) [E]
SCLATER'S WHISTLER (Pachycephala soror) [E]
BROWN-BACKED WHISTLER (Pachycephala modesta) [E]
GRAY WHISTLER (GRAY-HEADED) (Pachycephala simplex griseiceps)
WHITE-BELLIED WHISTLER (Pachycephala leucogastra) [E]
BLACK-HEADED WHISTLER (Pachycephala monacha) [E]

Participant Steve Rannels created this fabulous poster of some of the many moths he photographed during the tour.
MOTTLED BERRYHUNTER (Rhagologus leucostigma) [E] Oreoicidae (Australo-Papuan Bellbirds)
RUFOUS-NAPED BELLBIRD (Aleadryas rufinucha) [E]
PIPING BELLBIRD (Ornorectes cristatus) [E*]
Laniidae (Shrikes)
LONG-TAILED SHRIKE (NASUTUS GROUP) (Lanius schach stresemanni)
Oriolidae (Old World Orioles)
HOODED PITOHUI (Pitohui dichrous) [E]
VARIABLE PITOHUI (Pitohui kirhocephalus) [E*]
BROWN ORIOLE (Oriolus szalayi) [E]
AUSTRALASIAN FIGBIRD (Sphecotheres vieilloti)
Dicruridae (Drongos)
SPANGLED DRONGO (Dicrurus bracteatus)
Rhipiduridae (Fantails)
PYGMY DRONGO-FANTAIL (Chaetorhynchus papuensis) [E]
BLACK FANTAIL (Rhipidura atra) [E]
NORTHERN FANTAIL (Rhipidura rufiventris)
WHITE-BELLIED THICKET-FANTAIL (Rhipidura leucothorax leucothorax) [E]
WILLIE-WAGTAIL (Rhipidura leucophrys)
RUFOUS-BACKED FANTAIL (Rhipidura rufidorsa) [E*]
DIMORPHIC FANTAIL (Rhipidura brachyrhyncha) [E]
FRIENDLY FANTAIL (Rhipidura albolimbata) [EN]
CHESTNUT-BELLIED FANTAIL (Rhipidura hyperythra) [E]
Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers)

Like the pitohuis, Blue-capped Ifritas have been found to have toxins in their skin and feathers. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
BLUE-CAPPED IFRITA (Ifrita kowaldi) [E] GOLDEN MONARCH (Carterornis chrysomela) [E]
BLACK-FACED MONARCH (Monarcha melanopsis)
FANTAILED MONARCH (Symposiachrus axillaris) [E]
SPOT-WINGED MONARCH (Symposiachrus guttula) [E]
FRILLED MONARCH (Arses telescopthalmus) [E]
MAGPIE-LARK (Grallina cyanoleuca)
LEADEN FLYCATCHER (Myiagra rubecula)
SHINING FLYCATCHER (Myiagra alecto)
Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
GRAY CROW (Corvus tristis) [E]
TORRESIAN CROW (Corvus orru orru)
Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-Paradise)
TRUMPET MANUCODE (Phonygammus keraudrenii)

Though we inexplicably managed to miss the colorful Rainbow Bee-eater on our first visit to Varirata, we did find some on our final day and a half in the park. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
CRINKLE-COLLARED MANUCODE (Manucodia chalybatus) [E] GLOSSY-MANTLED MANUCODE (Manucodia ater) [E]
KING-OF-SAXONY BIRD-OF-PARADISE (Pteridophora alberti) [E]
CAROLA'S PAROTIA (Parotia carolae) [E]
LAWES'S PAROTIA (Parotia lawesii) [E]
TWELVE-WIRED BIRD-OF-PARADISE (Seleucidis melanoleucus) [E]
BLACK-BILLED SICKLEBILL (Drepanornis albertisi) [E]
SUPERB BIRD-OF-PARADISE (Lophorina superba) [E]
MAGNIFICENT RIFLEBIRD (Ptiloris magnificus) [*]
MAGNIFICENT RIFLEBIRD (GROWLING) (Ptiloris magnificus intercedens) [E]
BROWN SICKLEBILL (Epimachus meyeri) [E]
SHORT-TAILED PARADIGALLA (Paradigalla brevicauda) [E]
STEPHANIE'S ASTRAPIA (Astrapia stephaniae) [E]
RIBBON-TAILED ASTRAPIA (Astrapia mayeri) [E]
KING BIRD-OF-PARADISE (Cicinnurus regius) [E]
MAGNIFICENT BIRD-OF-PARADISE (Cicinnurus magnificus) [E]
BLUE BIRD-OF-PARADISE (Paradisaea rudolphi) [E]

We saw Fawn-breasted Bowerbirds in several places this year, including 7 or 8 in the slanting late afternoon light at Parliament Haus. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
LESSER BIRD-OF-PARADISE (Paradisaea minor) [E] RAGGIANA BIRD-OF-PARADISE (Paradisaea raggiana) [E]
GREATER BIRD-OF-PARADISE (Paradisaea apoda) [E]
LESSER MELAMPITTA (Melampitta lugubris) [E]
Petroicidae (Australasian Robins)
LESSER GROUND-ROBIN (Amalocichla incerta) [E*]
TORRENT FLYCATCHER (Monachella muelleriana) [E]
LEMON-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Microeca flavigaster)
PAPUAN FLYCATCHER (Microeca papuana) [E]
WHITE-FACED ROBIN (Tregellasia leucops)
BLACK-SIDED ROBIN (Poecilodryas hypoleuca) [E]

There are roughly 6000 species of butterfly and moth known from Papua New Guinea -- and some of them are pretty spectacular! Unfortunately, I don't know what it is. Photo by participant Sharon Rannels.
BLACK-THROATED ROBIN (Poecilodryas albonotata) [E] WHITE-WINGED ROBIN (Peneothello sigillata) [E]
WHITE-RUMPED ROBIN (Peneothello bimaculata) [E*]
BLUE-GRAY ROBIN (Peneothello cyanus) [E]
ASHY ROBIN (Heteromyias albispecularis) [E*]
PAPUAN SCRUB-ROBIN (Drymodes beccarii) [E*]
Hirundinidae (Swallows)
PACIFIC SWALLOW (Hirundo tahitica)
TREE MARTIN (Petrochelidon nigricans)
Phylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
ISLAND LEAF WARBLER (Phylloscopus poliocephalus)
Locustellidae (Grassbirds and Allies)
TAWNY GRASSBIRD (Megalurus timoriensis)
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
GOLDEN-HEADED CISTICOLA (Cisticola exilis)
Zosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
BLACK-FRONTED WHITE-EYE (Zosterops minor) [E]
CAPPED WHITE-EYE (Zosterops fuscicapilla) [E]
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers)

The Greater Flying Fox, as might be surmised from its name, is one of the world's largest bats. We saw plenty in flight, and some impressive trees full of roosting hundreds. Photo by participant Steve Rannels.
PIED BUSHCHAT (Saxicola caprata) Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
ISLAND THRUSH (Turdus poliocephalus)
Sturnidae (Starlings)
METALLIC STARLING (Aplonis metallica)
YELLOW-EYED STARLING (Aplonis mystacea) [E]
YELLOW-FACED MYNA (Mino dumontii) [E]
GOLDEN MYNA (Mino anais) [E]
Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)
RED-CAPPED FLOWERPECKER (Dicaeum geelvinkianum)
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
BLACK SUNBIRD (Leptocoma sericea)
Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
AUSTRALASIAN PIPIT (AUSTRALIAN) (Anthus novaeseelandiae australis)
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) [I]
EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Passer montanus) [I]
Estrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
BLUE-FACED PARROTFINCH (Erythrura trichroa)
GRAND MUNIA (Lonchura grandis) [E]
HOODED MUNIA (Lonchura spectabilis) [E]
GRAY-HEADED MUNIA (Lonchura caniceps) [E]
DORIA'S TREE KANGAROO (Dendrolagus dorianus)
GREATER FLYING FOX (Pteropus neohibernicus)
BLACK-TAILED GIANT RAT (Uromys anak)
Totals for the tour: 292 bird taxa and 3 mammal taxa