page_title: Mount Shungol
section_title: Birds-of-Paradise
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Shungol / Endemic fauna / Birds-of-Paradise
caption_attribution_description: English: View facing West on foothills of Atzera Range. Mount Shungol in background
context_page_description: Mount Shungol is an ultra-prominent summit to the west of Lae, in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It is in the Herzog Mountain Range and has an elevation of 2,752 metres. The Buang people claim ownership to the top of Mount Shungol.
context_section_description: Many species of Birds-of-Paradise are endemic to the area. Among one of these is the brown sicklebill. The brown sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri) is a dark blue and green bird-of-paradise with highly iridescent plumages, a sickle-shaped bill, pale blue iris and brown underparts.  Mount Shungol and Mount Missim (above the towns of Wau and Bulolo) comprise a centre of endemism for many bird subspecies.
caption: Mount Shungol in the background, taken from 3 Mile, Lae
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