Birdwatching in Papua New Guinea

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



Local Birdingpal Contacts

Local Birdwatchers Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		D	Karr	Port Moresby, NCD	Anytime	English/French Spanish
		Keen birdwatcher recently posted wiht the United Nations to Papua New Guinea after five years neo-tropical birding in Venezuela. Would like to meet friends for weekend birding excursions throught New Guinea and Islands.
		J	Kas	Port Moresby, NCD	Anytime	English/Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin)/Kalam
		I am 45 years old, from Simbai - Madang Province. Simbai is 1200m above sea level. People are pygmy like, average 150cm. I have a Post-Graduate Degree from Univesity of PNG. Married and former governor of this Province in PNG Parliament between 1997 and 2001. My people speak Kalam and is spoken by more than 25000 people. Simbai is located between in the Bismarck Ranges. The area has a rugged terrain, with a rainy season that begins in November and ends in June/July. I was born in Simbai in the Madang Province. Simbai is 1200 meters above sea level and the exact location of the birds congregating spot is about 3 hours south east from Simbai Station. The river is unique in a sense it is salty and the saltiness of the river or stream attracts all types of birds. The name of the river is called "Tumbi Chemb" (salty water= in local dialect). MAF, Island Airways and Central Aviation provide air services to Simbai.
		B	Bates	Mount Hagen, WHP	Anytime	English/Pidgin
Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		M	Prativi	Manokwari, Papua	Anytime	English
		Maria or Shita has been with the Papua Bird Club since 2004 as a guide. Since Kris Tindige past away I'm continuing Papua Bird Club. My operational scopes cover entirely Irian Jaya (West New Guinea) and Wallacean regions. With me you can see the beautiful Birds of Paradise in West Papua. Visit our website www.papuabirdclub.com/index.htm
		M	Damah	Port Moresby, NCD	Anytime	English
		M	Warbat	Port Moresby, NCD	Anytime	English
		I live and work in Kiunga, a town beside the Fly River of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. I started my interest in bird watching in 2006 with Kiunga Nature Tour - a bird watching tour company here. However I am really interested in providing relevant informations that other Birdingpals will require about birding in Western Province and especilly birding tour in the Tonda Wildlife Management Area, which have international borders with Kakadu Nat. Park (AUS) in the south and Wasur Nat. Park (INDO) to the west.

Local Information

	Name	Description
	Birder friendly lodging	Papua New Guinea
	Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia	Papua New Guinea
	Local weather	Yahoo
	Electronic maps	Google
	Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc.	BookFinder4U
	Bird check list	Printable
	Trip Reports from Papua New Guinea	Travelling birder
	Papua Bird Club	Club
	Birding Hotspots around the world	Sites
	Kris Tindige's Birding in West New Guinea and East Indonesia	Sites
	Trans Niugini Tours	Sites

Last update 11/11/2010