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Ranitomeya ventrimaculata, photographed around 15:00 among logs in a trail along a patch of disturbed forest.

According to a recent classification proposed by Brown et al. (Zootaxa 3083, 2011) this specimen is diagnosed as belonging to new taxon Ranitomeya toraro.

Male Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise. Photographed at Nimbokrang, West Papua, Indonesia on 8 October 2016. Probably my favorite bird of the trip. There are no other birds quite like this one! Since he is most active first thing in the morning it's a hard one to photograph, especially against a white sky in very poor light. It's hard to convey the excitement of watching this fantastic bird as he sidles up and down his chosen display tree. He did ruffle himself up a bit on occasion, but as no female was present we were not treated to his full display - maybe next time...