Chasing the Super Pitta: A Journey to Manus Island

This trip report from Manus Island details our journey into one of Papua New Guinea’s most remote birding frontiers, in pursuit of the island’s most iconic and elusive bird—the superb pitta. Endemic to Manus, this vividly coloured species draws birders from across the globe. Every expedition here is shaped by the hope of a sighting, offering not only a thrilling avian encounter but also an immersion into a rarely explored tropical wilderness.