Isurava, Kokoda

 

The Raggiana bird-of-paradise is Papua New Guinea’s national bird.  The male is quite colourful with fantastic red to orange plumage, whereas the female is quite plain with its maroonish-brown colour.

Queen Alexandra’s birdwing butterfly was discovered in 1901.  The female, typically brown, is larger than the male, who is usually an iridescent blueish-green.

The common spotted cuscus is a shy, nocturnal marsupial.  Only the males have spots on their fur.