Pictures of new guinea [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) Deforestation-induced landslide near Jayapura Aerial view of a jungle river delta in New Guinea Green katydid with a neon blue racing stripe Dani woman Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea Agricultural valley in the highlands of New Guinea Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus) River valley in the Arfak mountains Rainforest canopy in the Arfak Mountains Orange leaf on a fern in New Guinea Rainforest in the Arfak Mountains Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Indonesian New Guinea Deforestation-induced landslide near Jayapura Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory) Fly with blue legs Coral reef and forest off the northern coast of New Guinea White ghost-like lacewing insect (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle Red Fruit (Pandanus conoideus), a traditional fruit known by Papuans as kuansu. Red katydid with a green head and black antennae Bennett's blue weevil (Eupholus bennetti - Curculionidae family) Deforestation around Lake Sentani Black and red beetle Papua mummy Dani hut Vogelkop Bowerbird bower with red fruit and other items to attract females Dani man receiving a pig ear Orange, turquoise, black, and white insects mating Rotational forest clearing for banana and other crops Crimson-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) Forest guides in the Arfak mountains Forest fire in New Guinea Orange and yellow flowers Green lizard eating an insect Orange and yellow flowers Logs on a hillside deforested for agriculture Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle Dani elder in traditional dress atop a watch tower Forest clearing in the Arfak mountains Pile of logs in the New Guinea rainforest Neon green skipper butterfly Green katydid with black stripes Dani man Dani fence Mist rising from the rainforest Dani warrior Girl in Anyelma Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea Blue, yellow and orange grasshopper (male) mating with a green and turquoise grasshopper (female) Papuan man with many children Reefs and mangroves in New Guinea Tricolored Lory (Lorius lory) Huge washout from a landslide in New Guinea Bower built by a male Brown Gardener (Amblyornis inornatus) Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea Werapak Elosarek, a Dani 'big man' (Kain), who was mummified after his death in the 1600s Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper Sentani man Dani boy in the highlands of New Guinea Limestone karst pinnacles Green lizard Papuan man Black weevil with orange legs Terraced agricultural fields in the highlands of New Guinea Papuan woman working in a field in the highlands of New Guinea Dani men in ceremonial battle Dani man Multicolored shield bug Smoke rising from a Dani village Orange assassin bug Highland agricultural landscape and huts in New Guinea Dani man Black, orange, and turquoise stink bug Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea Papuan man removing the bone from his nose Lake Sentani homes on stilts Eupholus bennetti weevil, a blue-green-turquoise beetle from New Guina Dani man starting a fire with fiber and kindle Papuan man with his pig Mottled green katydid Pink, orange, yellow, violet katydid with spots and green eyes Black, white, orange, and yellow moth Dani man carving up a pig using bamboo knives Men carrying fire wood in New Guinea Freshly cut bundles of wood in New Guinea Orb spider new guinea: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31