Birds of New Guinea

New Guinea is a biodiversity hotspot teeming with an extraordinary diversity of bird species, including a remarkable number of endemics found nowhere else on Earth. This field guide provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the region’s avifauna, covering the entire New Guinea region, including Indonesian West Papua, Papua New Guinea, and their associated islands such as the Bismarcks, Bougainville, the Aru Islands and others.

This fully revised second edition incorporates the latest scientific knowledge, including taxonomic updates, new distribution data and insights into identification and vocalisations. It features extensively updated species accounts, newly revised range maps and over 1,800 high-quality illustrations depicting birds in various plumages, including males, females, juveniles and birds in flight.

New Guinea is home to some of the world’s most iconic and sought-after birds, from the dazzling birds of paradise and bowerbirds to an astonishing variety of pigeons, parrots, kingfishers and honeyeaters. This guide is an essential resource for birders, ornithologists and naturalists eager to explore the incredible avian diversity of this fascinating region.