Birds

Introduction

To learn more about the birds of New Guinea, watch the podcasts listed below:

“The Importance of New Guinea Birds” (04:24) with Michael Mel

“Pitohui Birds” (06:17) with Jack Dumbacher

“Birds of Paradise” (09:13) with Jack Dumbacher

“Cassowary Birds” (04:31) with Jack Dumbacher

For additional information about Jack Dumbacher's research on the ecology and evolution of birds, visit his page on the California Academy of Sciences website.

Visit the cassowary bird at the San Francisco Zoo.

Articles

• “Pitohui? Ptooey!” [New Guinea’s Toxic Bird], Venom (Scholastic Inc., 2007) 60-61.
   
• “Muruk and Kokomo” [Cassowary and Hornbill] by Waravii Gilbert
  
  

• “The Man Who Wasn’t Darwin: Alfred Russell Wallace,” an article from National Geographic (December 2008) with a wonderful map and photographs of New Guinea.

• "Growling birds and other lost species," an article from the Sunday Telegraph (February 2010) featuring Bruce Beehler.

Fact Sheets

To learn more about the birds you see below, please visit Fact Sheet: Birds.

Image Gallery