Lesser Melampitta

Birds > Passerines

The Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris) is an enigmatic, ground-dwelling passerine endemic to the cloud-draped mountain cordilleras of the island of New Guinea. Resembling an all-black pitta with long, powerful terrestrial legs and rounded wings, this secretive...

Rainforest Nursery Frog

Amphibians > Microhylid Frogs

The Rainforest Nursery Frog (Cophixalus riparius) is a fascinating montane amphibian endemic to the cloud-draped mountain spine of New Guinea. As one of the largest members of the microhylid genus Cophixalus, this species has completely abandoned the traditional...

Small Dorcopsis

Mammals > Diprotodontia

The Small Dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus vanheurni), occasionally known as the lesser forest wallaby, is a secretive, compact macropodid marsupial endemic to the cloud-draped mountain rainforests traversing the central cordillera of New Guinea. Perfectly adapted for...

Wattled Ploughbill

Birds > Passerines

The Wattled Ploughbill (Eulacestoma nigropectus) is an extraordinary, monotypic passerine bird endemic to the mist-shrouded montane moss forests of the central mountain spine of New Guinea. Placed in its very own monotypic family (Eulacestomidae), this enigmatic...

Black-breasted Boatbill

Birds > Machaerirhynchidae & Boatbills

The Black-breasted Boatbill (Machaerirhynchus nigripectus) is an eye-catching, highly specialized flycatching songbird endemic to the rugged highland mountain ranges of New Guinea. Classified within its own unique Australasian family Machaerirhynchidae, this...