Endemic Birds of the Arfak Mountains, West Papua

An endemic Arfak parotia (Parotia sefilata) performs a courtship dance to attract a female in the Arfak Mountains forest area in Manokwari, West Papua, on Monday (April 6, 2026). The Indonesian Wild Bird Conservation Society (BirdLife Indonesia Association) records 1,834 bird species in Indonesia as of January 2026, including 538 endemic species. ANTARA FOTO/Chairil Indra/kye/M052

An endemic Arfak parotia (Parotia sefilata) performs a courtship dance to attract a female in the Arfak Mountains forest area in Manokwari, West Papua, on Monday (April 6, 2026). The Indonesian Wild Bird Conservation Society (BirdLife Indonesia Association) records 1,834 bird species in Indonesia as of January 2026, including 538 endemic species. ANTARA FOTO/Chairil Indra/kye/M052

An endemic Arfak parotia (Parotia sefilata) perches on a tree branch in the Arfak Mountains forest area in Manokwari, West Papua, on Monday (April 6, 2026). The Indonesian Wild Bird Conservation Society (BirdLife Indonesia Association) records 1,834 bird species in Indonesia as of January 2026, including 538 endemic species. ANTARA FOTO/Chairil Indra/kye/M052

An endemic Vogelkop bowerbird (Amblyornis inornata), also known as the plain bowerbird, builds a nest using plastic waste and colorful objects in the Arfak Mountains forest in Manokwari, West Papua, on Monday (April 6, 2026). The Indonesian Wild Bird Conservation Society (BirdLife Indonesia Association) records 1,834 bird species in Indonesia as of January 2026, including 538 endemic species. ANTARA FOTO/Chairil Indra/kye/M052