Montane forest

Nepal Phulchoki Hill The highest hill around Kathmandu, with oak and rhododendron forest from Godavari to the 2,782 m summit.

Nepal Sagarmatha National Park The Everest region: high-altitude birding on the trek from Namche Bazaar towards the highest mountain on Earth.

Nepal Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park Forested hills on Kathmandu's northern rim: an easy day out for Nepal's only endemic, the Spiny Babbler.

Colombia Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta An isolated coastal massif with more than 20 endemic birds.

United States Southeast Arizona Sky islands where Mexican specialities reach the United States.

Papua New Guinea Tari Valley Highland forests with some of the most spectacular birds-of-paradise.