It’s also smaller and whiter on breast and head. Straightforward access to largely untouched foothill, hill and montane forests that support a wonderfully varied birdlife comprising in excess of 320 species. Homeland of avian delights asVogelkop Bowerbird, Long-tailed Paradigalla, Arfak Astrapia, and Western Parotia. If you would like to ensure that no cropping or adjusting is required, then we recommend that you order the painting in a size that still maintains the original aspect ratio. To do so please select the ‘Custom Sizing’ option below.
Seen well on Biak, where two birds crossed the road just in front of us. The first one looked normal with rufous under-tail. The second was probably a juvenile which was all dark .
The possibility to combine birding with a real trekking adventure off the beaten track. All 15 Vogelkop endemics occur as well as seven more widespread West Papua endemics and nine out of 13 restricted-range birds present in theBird’s Head region. D’Albertis was followed by that other great Italian collector, O. Beccari, by native hunters in the service of A. A. Bruijn, by J. M. Dumas, F. Shaw-Mayer, E. Mayr, S. Bergman, and by a number of lesser known field collectors, who between them, little by little, unveiled and documented the enchanting birdlife of the Arfaks.
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Blue Grey Robin Peneothello cyanusCommon in Arfak, but sometimes difficult to see. Mountain Robin Petroica bivittataThis high altitude species was seen twice around Lake Habbema, both times in small groups of 4-5 birds. Garnet Robin Eugerygone rubraThis smart little bird was seen a few times in Arfak.
- Blue-faced Parrot-Finch Erythrura trichroaApproximately 10 birds were seen in Arfak, 1 en route to Lake Habbema.
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- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurusSeen and heard close to Hotel Sentani Indah, Jayapura.
- Still occupied by the Fantail our first good view of a male ‘Biak Golden Monarch’ was obtained.
- Zeth also delivered a splendid Orange-crowned Fairy-Wren and a male White-breasted Fruit-Dove on its nest.
Magnificent Bird-of-paradise Cicinnurus magnificusWe all saw a male from Zeth’s blind at Syioubrig, showing sorne display moves for sorne. Ended up on third place in “Bird-of-the-trip” ranking. Another 2-3 males were heard around Syioubrig and at km 14. Golden Myna Mino anais1 bird in Nimbokrang, 2 birds close to the PNG border. Both times seen together with previous species.
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Vogelkop Bowerbird Amblyornis inornatusSeveral bowers, but just a couple of birds seen, in Arfak. A mimic songster doing it all, a construction engineer, a bold thief and a fruit organiser. What a charismatic bird!
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The Arfak Mountains thus constitute the type locality of numerous widespread upland New Guinea animals and therefore alone are renowned in scientific literature. In total, more than 320 bird species have so far been recorded from the Arfak region. The painting may require cropping or adjusting if the size does not maintain the same proportions as the original painting. These sizes reflect popular and readily available pre-made frame sizes. However, the painting may require cropping or adjusting if the size does not maintain the same proportions as the original painting. All our artists have at least 15 years of experience.
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Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurusSeen and heard close to Hotel Sentani Indah, Jayapura. Yellow-capped Pygmy-Parrot Micropsitta keiensisTotally about 10 birds at SP1. Brilliant scope views of a pair thanks to Anita.
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