David Noton / Palm trees line the beach at Pigeon Point, Tobago

Cyril Ruoso / Heleconia flower (Heliconia rostrata) Amazon, Peru.

Tim Laman / King of Saxony Bird of Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) adult male on calling perch, Southern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Black Sicklebill Bird of Paradise (Epimachus fastuosus) male feeding on fruits of Shefflera tree. New Guinea

Cyril Ruoso / Raggiana Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) portrait, native to Papua New Guinea

Konrad Wothe / Magnificent riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus) male perched in rainforest, Iron Range National Park, Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland, Australia, November

Konrad Wothe / Victoria's riflebird (Ptiloris victoriae) male displaying in rainforest, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, October

Tim Laman / Berlepschi's Parotia Bird of Paradise (Parotia berlepschi) male on the perch at his display court. Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation International Rapid Assessment Pro...

Jeff Wilson / Jeff Wilson searching for Birds of Paradise, tropical rainforest, Papua New Guinea. For BBC Planet Earth, Jungles episode, 2005

Tim Laman / Paradise tree snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) on leafy branch in rainforest, Borneo

Tim Laman / Paradise tree snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) on tree branch preparing to leap into the air to cross between trees, Borneo

Tim Laman / Paradise tree snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) on tree branch preparing to leap into the air to cross between trees, Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.