Blue-headed Pitta

Birds > Pittas

The Blue-headed Pitta (Pitta baudii) is an astonishingly vivid, gem-like terrestrial passerine found exclusively in the ancient lowland rainforests of Borneo. Often described as one of the most magnificent jewels of the avian world, the male boasts a dazzling electric...

Marbled Rain Frog

Amphibians > Microhylid Frogs

The Marbled Rain Frog (Scaphiophryne marmorata) is an exquisitely camouflaged burrowing microhylid frog endemic to the primordial rainforests of eastern Madagascar. Renowned for its irregular lichen-green, olive, and deep bronze blotches resembling living moss, this...

Lina’s Sunbird

Birds > Sunbirds & Spiderhunters

Lina’s Sunbird (Aethopyga linaraborae) is an exquisite montane passerine discovered in 1965 on the cloud-veiled heights of Mount Mayo in Mindanao, Philippines. Named in tribute to Lina Rabor, wife of famed Filipino ornithologist Dioscoro Rabor, this dazzling...

Giant Wax Plant

Plants > Wax Plants & Milkweeds

The Giant Wax Plant (Hoya gigas) is a magnificent climbing epiphyte native to the lush, cloud-draped mountain rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Recognized for producing some of the largest individual blossoms in the entire genus Hoya, this spectacular member of the...

Rote Myzomela

Birds > Honeyeaters

The Rote Myzomela (Myzomela irianawidodoae) is a breathtakingly vibrant honeyeater described by ornithologists in 2017 from the oceanic outpost of Rote Island in southern Indonesia. Named in honor of former Indonesian First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo, this miniature...