Karawari Lodge
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Country: Papua New Guinea
Region: East Sepik Province
We speak: English
Web site: http://www.pngtours.com/lodge2.html
Location:
Karawari Lodge is located in one of the most remote and unspoilt destinations in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is accessible only by small charter aircraft that arrives and departs from a private airstrip. A short walk from the airstrip to the river, a 20 minute jet boat ride and short transfer by car brings you to the Lodge. The awe inspiring view at dusk has to be experienced to be believed. Stilted villages line the edges of flooded waterways and dugout canoes are the primary mode of transportation. The people of the Sepik express their culture and beliefs through their art, inspiring the carving of incredible masks, drums, baskets and sculptures that integrate with their daily like and animist beliefs. Most importantly, it is an outstanding location for birds and butterflies. A staggering 229 different bird species have been recorded in the Karawari area, including the elusive 12-Wire Bird of Paradise, Cockatoos, Parrots, Hornbills, cormorants and other water birds.Services:
Karawari Lodge arranges river excursions in 18-seat jet boats, both to the surrounding villages to visit traditional homes, ceremonial dances and celebrations and the lifestyle of the Sepik people and for Birding tours arranged from the lodge. Air charters are also arranged by Trans Niugini Tours to facilitate access to and from the lodge. Meals are served in the Main Lodge that also hosts the Puk Puk Bar and lounge. The Main Lodge was designed and built in the form of a traditional “haus tambaran” or spirit house. It holds a vast collection of Sepik artifacts, many of which are museum pieces. Artifacts are also made available for sale and shipping can be arranged. Meals are served at communal tables and menus are based on European style recipes. Fish from the river and sago are the main diet as the area is not suitable for gardening.Guestrooms:
Guests are accommodated in ten separate cottages, each built out of local bush materials and inspired by local architecture. Each cottage has two private twin rooms, each with a modern ensuite bathrooms and a communal verandah. Despite its’ remoteness, the lodge has 220V electricity with Australian style power points, hot and cold water, comfortable mosquito-netted single beds and ceiling fan. As the power is supplied by generator, the power is turned off at approximately 10pm and on again by 6am. These times are flexible depending on the needs of our guests. Small LED lights are available in the rooms for use during the night. Filtered and boiled water are available in both the rooms and dining area. Bottled water, soft drinks, wine and beer are available for sale at the Puk Puk Bar. Tea and coffee are available any time.
* Please note that the English bird names on this site follow the American terminology. If you can't find a species name, try searching by Family or latin name.
Status key: B = breeding species; RB - rare breeding; W = winter only; V - vagrant; RV = rare vagrant; TM - trans-migrant; In - introduced
Name |
Status | Name (lat) |
Family |
| Yellow-bellied Gerygone | B | Gerygone chrysogaster | Acanthizidae |
| Green-backed Gerygone | B | Gerygone chloronotus | Acanthizidae |
| Rusty Mouse Warbler | B | Crateroscelis murina | Acanthizidae |
| Fairy Gerygone | B | Gerygone palpebrosa | Acanthizidae |
| Large-billid Gerygone | B | Gerygone magnirostris | Acanthizidae |
| Pale-billed Scrub Wren | B | Sericornis spilodera | Acanthizidae |
| Collared Sparrowhawk | W | Accipiter cirrhocephalus | Accipitridae |
| Whistling Kite | B | Haliastur sphenurus | Accipitridae |
| Black Kite | RB | Milvus migrans | Accipitridae |
| Grey headed Goshawk | B | Accipiter poliocephalus | Accipitridae |
| White-bellied Sea-eagle | B | Haliaeetus leucogaster | Accipitridae |
| Swamp Harrier | B | Circus approximans | Accipitridae |
| Grey Goshawk | W | Accipiter novaehollandiae | Accipitridae |
| Doria's Hawk | B | Megatriorchis doriae | Accipitridae |
| Brown Goshawk | B | Accipiter fasciatus | Accipitridae |
| New Guinea Harpy-eagle | RB | Harpyopsis novaeguineae | Accipitridae |
| Long-tailed Buzzard | B | Henicopernis longicauda | Accipitridae |
| Gurney's Eagle | RB | Aquila gurneyi | Accipitridae |
| Crested Hawk | W | Aviceda subcristata | Accipitridae |
| Brahminy Kite | B | Haliastur indus | Accipitridae |
| Clamorous Reed-Warbler | RB | Acrocephalus stentoreus | Acrocephalidae |
| Barred Owlet-nightjar | RB | Aegotheles bennettii | Aegothelidae |
| Variable Dwarf Kingfisher | B | Ceyx lepidus | Alcedinidae |
| Sacred Kingfisher | TM | Halcyon sancta | Alcedinidae |
| Little Kingfisher | B | Alcedo pusilla | Alcedinidae |
| Common Paradise-Kingfisher | B | Tanysiptera galatea | Alcedinidae |
| Hook-billed Kingfisher | B | Melidora macrorrhina | Alcedinidae |
| Azure Kingfisher | B | Alcedo azurea | Alcedinidae |
| Rufous-bellied Kookaburra | B | Dacelo gaudichaud | Alcedinidae |
| Blue-black Kingfisher | B | Halcyon nigrocyanea | Alcedinidae |
| Yellow-billed Kingfisher | RB | Halcyon torotoro | Alcedinidae |
| Shovel-billed Kingfisher | RB | Clytoceyx rex | Alcedinidae |
| Australian White-eyed Duck | TM | Aythya australis | Anatidae |
| Spotted Whistling Duck | B | Dendrocygna guttata | Anatidae |
| Wandering Whistling Duck | B | Dendrocygna arcuata | Anatidae |
| Cotton Pygmy-Goose | V | Nettapus coromandelianus | Anatidae |
| White-headed Shelduck | TM | Tadorna radjah | Anatidae |
| Pacific Black Duck | B | Anas superciliosa | Anatidae |
| Darter | TM | Anhinga melanogaster | Anhingidae |
| White-throated Needletail | TM | Hirundapus caudacutu | Apodidae |
| Mountain Swiftlet | RB | Collocalia vanikorensis | Apodidae |
| Glossy Swiftlet | B | Collocalia esculenta | Apodidae |
| Papuan Spine-tailed Swift | RB | Mearnsia novaeguineae | Apodidae |
| Great-billed Heron | B | Ardea sumatrana | Ardeidae |
| Pied Heron | B | Egretta picata | Ardeidae |
| Intermediate Egret | B | Egretta intermedia | Ardeidae |
| Great White Egret | B | Egretta alba | Ardeidae |
| Rufous Night-heron | B | Nycticorax caledonicus | Ardeidae |
| Little Egret | B | Egretta garzetta | Ardeidae |
| Forest Bittern | B | Zonerodius heliosylus | Ardeidae |
| Yellow Bittern | TM | Ixobrychus sinensis | Ardeidae |
| Black Bittern | B | Ixobrychus flavicollis | Ardeidae |
| White-breasted Wood-swallow | B | Artamus leucorhynchus | Artamidae |
| Blyth's Hornbill | B | Rhyticeros plicatus | Bucerotidae |
| White Winged Triller | RB | Lalage sueurii | Campephagidae |
| Golden Cuckoo-shrike | Campochaera sloetii | Campephagidae | |
| Black-browed Triller | RB | Lalage atrovirens | Campephagidae |
| Black Cuckoo-shrike | B | Coracina melaena | Campephagidae |
| Cicadabird | TM | Coracina tenuirostris | Campephagidae |
| Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike | B | Coracina boyeri | Campephagidae |
| White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike | B | Coracina papuensis | Campephagidae |
| Papuan Nightjar | RB | Eurostopodus papuensis | Caprimulgidae |
| Large-tailed Nightjar | B | Caprimulgus macrurus | Caprimulgidae |
| Northern Cassowary | RB | Casuarius unappendiculatus | Cassuariidae |
| Dwarf Cassowary | RB | Casuarius bennetti | Cassuariidae |
| Masked Lapwing | B | Vanellus miles | Charadriidae |
| American Golden-Plover | W | Pluvialis dominica | Charadriidae |
| Little Ringed Plover | W | Charadrius dubius | Charadriidae |
| Victoria Crowned Pigeon | RB | Goura victoria | Columbidae |
| Great Cuckoo-dove | RB | Reinwardtoena reinwardtii | Columbidae |
| Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon | B | Ducula rufigaster | Columbidae |
| Papuan Mountain Pigeon | B | Gymnophaps albertisii | Columbidae |
| Wompoo Fruit-Dove | RB | Ptilonopus magnificus | Columbidae |
| Emerald Ground-Dove | B | Chalcophaps indica | Columbidae |
| Collared Imperial Pigeon | B | Ducula mullerii | Columbidae |
| Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove | B | Ptilonopus perlatus | Columbidae |
| Brown Cuckoo-dove | B | Macropygia amboinensis | Columbidae |
| Stephan's Ground-Dove | B | Chalcophaps stephani | Columbidae |
| Pinon Imperial Pigeon | B | Ducula pinon | Columbidae |
| Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove | B | Ptilonopus aurantiifrons | Columbidae |
| New Guinea Bronzewing | B | Henicophaps albifrons | Columbidae |
| Zoe Imperial Pigeon | B | Ducula zoeae | Columbidae |
| Superb Fruit-Dove | B | Ptilonopus superbus | Columbidae |
| Black-billed Cuckoo-dove | RB | Macropygia nigrirostris | Columbidae |
| Cinnamon Ground-Dove | B | Gallicolumba rufigula | Columbidae |
| Pied Imperial Pigeon | B | Ducula (spilorrhoa) bicolor | Columbidae |
| Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove | B | Ptilonopus iozonus | Columbidae |
| White Bibbed Ground-dove | NB | Gallicolumba jobiensis | Columbidae |
| Thick-billed Ground-Dove | RB | Trugon terrestris | Columbidae |
| Coroneted Fruit-Dove | B | Ptilonopus coronulatus | Columbidae |
| Dollarbird | B | Eurystomus orientalis | Coraciidae |
| Grey Crow | RB | Corvus tristis | Corvidae |
| Torresian Crow | B | Corvus orru | Corvidae |
| Lowland Peltops | RB | Peltops blainvillii | Cracticidae |
| Black Butcherbird | B | Cracticus quoyi | Cracticidae |
| Hooded Butcherbird | B | Cracticus cassicus | Cracticidae |
| Dwarf Koel | RB | Microdynamis parva | Cuculidae |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo | B | Scythrops novaehollandiae | Cuculidae |
| Common Koel | B | Eudynamys scolopacea | Cuculidae |
| Shining Bronze-cuckoo | TM | Chrysococcyx lucidus | Cuculidae |
| Greater Black Coucal | NB | Centropus menbeki | Cuculidae |
| Long-billed Cuckoo | RV | Rhamphomantis megarhynchus | Cuculidae |
| Brush Cuckoo | B | Cacomantis variolosus | Cuculidae |
| Pheasant Coucal | B | Centropus phasianinus | Cuculidae |
| Oriental Cuckoo | TM | Cuculus saturatus | Cuculidae |
| Lesser Black Coucal | RB | Centropus bernsteini | Cuculidae |
| Malay Bronze-cuckoo | RB | Chrysococcyx minutillus | Cuculidae |
| Spangled Drongo | B | Dicrurus hottentottus | Dicruridae |
| Olive Flycatcher | B | Microeca flavovirescens | Eopsaltriidae |
| Mangrove Robin | B | Eopsaltria pulverulenta | Eopsaltriidae |
| Black-sided Robin | B | Poecilodryas hypoleuca | Eopsaltriidae |
| Black-chinned Robin | R | Poecilodryas brachyura | Eopsaltriidae |
| Grand Mannikin | RB | Lonchura grandis | Estrildidae |
| Hooded Mannakin | RB | Lonchura spectabilis | Estrildidae |
| Chestnut-breasted Mannikin | RB | Lonchura castaneothorax | Estrildidae |
| Streak-headed Mannikin | RB | Lonchura tristissima | Estrildidae |
| Oriental Hobby | W | Falco severus | Falconidae |
| Peregrine Falcon | RB | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae |
| Brown Falcon | B | Falco berigora | Falconidae |
| Moustached Tree-swift | B | Hemiprocne mystacea | Hemiprocnidae |
| Tree Martin | TM | Hirundo nigricans | Hirundinidae |
| Barn Swallow | RB | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae |
| Pacific Swallow | RB | Hirundo tahitica | Hirundinidae |
| Comb-crested Jacana | B | Irediparra gallinacea | Jacanidae |
| Gull-billed Tern | TM | Gelochelidon nilotica | Laridae |
| Whiskered tern | TM | Chelidonias hybridus | Laridae |
| Emperor Fairy Wren | RB | Malurus cyanocephalus | Maluridae |
| Broad-billed Fairy Wren | RB | Malurus grayi | Maluridae |
| Wallace's Fairy Wren | RB | Sipodotus wallacii | Maluridae |
| White-shouldered Fairy-wren | RB | Malurus alboscapulatus | Maluridae |
| Common Scrubfowl | B | Megapodius freycinet | Megapodiidae |
| Brown-collared Brush-Turkey | RB | Talegalla jobiensis | Megapodiidae |
| Papuan Flowerpecker | B | Dicaeum pectorale | Melanocharitidae |
| Black Berrypecker | B | Melanocharis nigra | Melanocharitidae |
| Mimic Meliphaga | RB | Meliphaga analoga | Meliphagidae |
| Noisy Friarbird | B | Philemon corniculatus | Meliphagidae |
| Puff-backed Meliphaga | RB | Meliphaga aruensis | Meliphagidae |
| Pygmy Honeyeater | RB | Oedistoma pygmaeum | Meliphagidae |
| Helmeted Friarbird | B | Philemon buceroides | Meliphagidae |
| Red-throated Myzomela | RB | Myzomela eques | Meliphagidae |
| Yellow-bellied Longbill | RB | Toxorhamphus novaeguineae | Meliphagidae |
| Meyer's Friarbird | RB | Philemon meyeri | Meliphagidae |
| Silver-eared Honeyeater | RB | Lichmera alboauricularis | Meliphagidae |
| Twany-breasted Honeyeater | B | Xanthotis flaviventer | Meliphagidae |
| Long-billed Honeyeater | B | Melilestes megarhynchus | Meliphagidae |
| Streak-headed Honeyeater | RB | Pycnopygius stictocephalus | Meliphagidae |
| Spotted Honeyeater | RB | Xanthotis polygramma | Meliphagidae |
| Plain Honeyeater | RB | Pycnopygius ixoides | Meliphagidae |
| Yellow-gaped Honeyeater | RB | Meliphaga flavirictus | Meliphagidae |
| Rainbow Bee-eater | TM | Merops ornatus | Meropidae |
| Blue-tailed Bee-eater | B | Merops philippinus | Meropidae |
| Pied Bushchat | RB | Saxicola caprata | Muscicapidae |
| Rufous Monarch | RB | Monarcha rubiensis | Myiagridae |
| Spot-winged Monarch | B | Monarcha guttula | Myiagridae |
| Hooded Monarch | RB | Monarcha manadensis | Myiagridae |
| Golden Monarch | RB | Monarcha chrysomela | Myiagridae |
| Shining Flycatcher | B | Myiagra alecto | Myiagridae |
| Yellow-breasted Boatbill | B | Machaerirhynchus flaviventer | Myiagridae |
| Yellow-bellied Sunbird | RB | Nectarinia Jugularis | Nectariniidae |
| Black Sunbird | B | Nectarinia apasia | Nectariniidae |
| Brown Oriole | B | Oriolus szalayi | Oriolidae |
| Blue Jewel-Babbler | RB | Ptilorrhoa caerulescens | Orthonychidae |
| Rusty Whistler | B | Pachycephala hyperythra | Pachycephalidae |
| Variable Pitohui | B | Pitohui kirhocephalus | Pachycephalidae |
| Grey Shrike-thrush | RB | Colluricincla harmonica | Pachycephalidae |
| Golden-backed Whistler | RB | Pachycephala aurea | Pachycephalidae |
| Rusty Pitohui | B | Pitohui ferrugineus | Pachycephalidae |
| Grey Whistler | R | Pachycephala simplex | Pachycephalidae |
| Little Shrike-thrush | RB | Colluricincla megarhyncha | Pachycephalidae |
| Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise | RB | Seleucidis melanoluca | Paradisaeidae |
| King Bird of Paradise | RB | Cicinnurus regius | Paradisaeidae |
| Glossy-mantled Manucode | B | Manucodia atra | Paradisaeidae |
| Jobi Manucode | B | Manucodia jobiensis | Paradisaeidae |
| Magnificent Riflebird | RB | Ptiloris magnificus | Paradisaeidae |
| Little Black Cormorant | B | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Little Pied Cormorant | RB | Phalacrocorax melanoleucos | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Great Cormorant | RB | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Brown Quail | B | Coturnix australis | Phasianidae |
| King Quail | TM | Coturnix chinensis | Phasianidae |
| Hooded Pitta | B | Pitta sordida | Pittidae |
| Blue-brested Pitta | B | Pitta erythrogaster | Pittidae |
| Papuan Frogmouth | B | Podargus papuensis | Podargidae |
| Marbled Frogmouth | B | Podargus ocellatus | Podargidae |
| Australasian Grebe | TM | Tachyboptus novaehollandiae | Podicipedidiae |
| Little Grebe | RB | Tachyboptus nificollis | Podicipedidiae |
| Rufous Babbler | RB | Pomatostomus isidorei | Pomatostomatidae |
| Dusky Lory | B | Pseudeos fuscata | Psittacidae |
| Red-flanked Lorikeet | B | Charmosyna placentis | Psittacidae |
| Red-cheeked Parrot | RB | Geoffroyus geoffroyi | Psittacidae |
| Palm Cockatoo | B | Probosciger aterrimus | Psittacidae |
| Edwards' Fig-Parrot | B | Psittaculirostris adwardsii | Psittacidae |
| Rainbow Lorikeet | B | Trichoglossus haematodus | Psittacidae |
| Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | B | Cacatua galerita | Psittacidae |
| Double-eyed Fig-parrot | B | Cyclopsitta diophthalma | Psittacidae |
| Buff-faced Pigmy-Parrot | RB | Micropsitta pusio | Psittacidae |
| Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot | RB | Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti | Psittacidae |
| Papuan Hanging Parrot | RB | Loriculus aurantiifrons | Psittacidae |
| Western Black-capped Lory | RB | Lorius lory | Psittacidae |
| Eclectus Parrot | RB | Eclectus roratus | Psittacidae |
| Yellow-breasted Bowerbird | RB | Chlamydera lauterbachi | Ptilonorhynchidae |
| White-eared Catbird | B | Ailuroedus buccoides | Ptilonorhynchidae |
| Dusky Moorhen | RB | Gallinula tenebrosa | Rallidae |
| New Guinea Flightless Rail | B | Megacrax inepta | Rallidae |
| Buff-banded Rail | RB | Rallus philippensis | Rallidae |
| Red-necked Rail | B | Rallina tricolor | Rallidae |
| Bush Hen | Amaurornis olivaceus | Rallidae | |
| Purple Swamphen | TM | Porphyrio porphyrio | Rallidae |
| Lewin's Rail | RB | Rallus pectoralis | Rallidae |
| White-browed Crake | B | Porzana cinerea | Rallidae |
| White-headed Stilt | NB | Himantopus leucocephalus | Recurvirostridae |
| Northern Fantail | B | Rhipidura rufiventris | Rhipiduridae |
| Willie Wagtail | B | Rhipidura leucophrys | Rhipiduridae |
| Sooty Thicket Fantail | B | Rhipidura threnothorax | Rhipiduridae |
| White-bellied Thicket Fantail | TM | Rhipidura leucothorax | Rhipiduridae |
| Rufous-backed Fantail | RB | Rhipidura rufidorsa | Rhipiduridae |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | TM | Calidris acuminata | Scolopacidae |
| Barking Owl | B | Ninox connivens | Strigidae |
| Rufous Owl | B | Ninox rufa | Strigidae |
| Papuan Boobook | RB | Ninox theomacha | Strigidae |
| Metallic Starling | B | Aplonis metallica | Sturnidae |
| Yellow-faced Myna | B | Mino dumontii | Sturnidae |
| Golden Myna | B | Mino anais | Sturnidae |
| Singing Starling | B | Aplonis cantoroides | Sturnidae |
| Golden-headed Cisticola | B | Cisticola exilis | Sylviidae |
| Tawny Grassbird | RB | Megalurus timoriensis | Sylviidae |
| Common Sandpiper | TM | Tringa hypoleucos | Tringinae |
| Sooty Owl | B | Tyto tenebricosa | Tytonidae |
| Barn Owl | RB | Tyto alba | Tytonidae |
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