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Archbold's Nightjar Eurostopodus archboldi was only first discovered on Mount Tafa in Papua New Guinea during the 1933-1934 Papuan Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, which was sponsored and led by Richard Archbold after whom the species was eventually named. Despite extensive historical collecting efforts in the Arfak Mountains it was only first recorded there in 1994.

Papua bird tours

An overview of the upcoming departures of our birding breaks and expeditions is presented below. Don't you find what you're looking for? Please do not hesitate to contact us then regarding tailor-made birding adventures customized to suit your particular needs.

Waitanta endemics

Wilson's Bird of Paradise Cicinnurus respublica occurs only on the Raja Ampat islands of Waigeo and Batanta and has often been claimed by seasoned world birders to be the best bird roaming the face of our planet! Copyright © Dov Shapiro

Please enquire for details on our fortnightly departures.

9 days/8 nights, from € 1,447
Every self-respecting world birder is bound to at least once in a lifetime undertake the pilgrimage to Waitanta’s avian delights. Bruijn’s Brush-turkey Aepypodius bruijnii, Wilson's Cicinnurus respublica and Red Bird of Paradise Paradisaea rubra; this birding break has been designed to deliver exactly those dream birds. But best of all perhaps, just by joining this birding adventure of a lifetime, you actively help protecting an entire river catchment containing a spectacular component of Earth's living diversity.

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Amazing Arfak

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.

Please enquire for details on our monthly departures.

12 days/11 nights, from € 1,532
Join us now on this Arfak birding adventure of a lifetime, seeking out the ten Vogelkop endemics among a wonderfully diverse avifauna, during a single integrated trek covering all relevant elevations.

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    Why go birding in Papua
    with Papua Expeditions?
  • Genuine birders catering for birders: we just know what the discerning bird watcher wants.
  • Expert bird identification and interpretation by great guides, keen on sharing an intimate knowledge, amassed over years of practical field experience.
  • Our unrivaled digital sound library of Papuan birds, now exceeding 5,000 tracks, maximizes the outlook of coming to grips with the most elusive of species through sparing and cautious playback in the field.
  • Extensively researched, top quality birding itineraries, maximizing time in the field: we take you off the beaten track to pristine hotspots we know inside out!
  • Very small groups for better birding: minimum 4 and maximum 6 participants plus 2 expedition leaders.
  • Small company means attention for people and detail.

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