A weekend in Tari

Abstract

The Tari area, in the Southern Highlands Province, is the home of some of the stranger and more spectacular of PNG's birds. With the opening of Ambua Lodge, in early 1986, it has acquired a reputation as one of the top birding locations in the world. Bird tours, from all
over, visit the lodge and an extensive list of species, including 13 birds of paradise, have been recorded. A booklet detailing the species to be seen in the area, written by Brian Finch and updated by Cliff & Dawn Frith and Nick Gardner, is available from the lodge. Although several members of the PNGBS have visited the area, and stayed at the lodge, little has appeared in the PNGBS publications.

This is a report of a weekend visit in October 1987.