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An emerald (or blue-throated) toucanet. Taken on the grounds of Arco Iris Lodge where I was staying, located near the town center of Santa Elena, in the Monteverde area.
A tufted flycatcher. Taken from the Skywalk hanging bridges and trails at Sky Adventures, a bumpy ride from the town of Santa Elena in the Monteverde area.
A male orange-bellied trogon near its nest. Taken within the grounds of 100% Aventura, an adventure park, which has several attractions including canopy tours (e.g., zip lines) and cloud forest adventures (e.g., hanging bridges). It's a bumpy ride from the town of Santa Elena, in the Monteverde area.
Known only from islands in the Torres Strait but most likely spreads into New Guinea and beyond.
Asystasia australasica is a perennial herb that grows to a bit over a metre high. It is an understorey plant in the rainforests of the Torres Strait and suffers somewhat during winter on the Atherton Tableland. It is likely that it is frost tender but this has not been tested as yet.
The small pale lilac/mauve flowers are not particularly showy and the main reason for anyone growing it is as a host plant for the Leafwing and Blue Banded Butterflies.
All the records in the Atlas of Living Australia for the mainland are not correct. These plants are most likely Rhaphidospora from the description of the collectors. There is no resemblance between these two genera.