Hornbills and other larger birds are also occasionally hunted for meat, both by indigenous peoples and opportunistically by migrant incomers. Megapodes are a common source of eggs in the Moluccas and Irian. In some parts of New Guinea they may be a crucial source of protein. Thus, the Daribi of Papua New Guinea reportedly collect as many as 280 eggs at a time, providing about 9 grams per person day. Among the reptiles, the main sources of food are the reticulate python and monitors.
Frogs are sometimes important in protein-deficient areas.
They are collected by Wana and Tobaku in Sulawesi, also in certain parts of Seram and widely in Irian. Freshwater fish may be locally important, but overall do not have the same significance as in the extensive lowland and slow-flowing riverine areas of Borneo and Sumatra. The most important invertebrates are probably crustacea and molluscs collected in freshwater streams and rivers. The most important insect food is undoubtedly the larva of the sago weevil, Rhynochophorus bilineatu s. Large crickets are considered a great delicacy by the Nuaulu of Seram.