Birds of Papua New Guinea

563 species recorded at 31 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Glossy SwiftletGlossy SwiftletCollocalia esculentaHelmeted FriarbirdHelmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroidesRaggiana Bird-of-paradiseRaggiana Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea raggianaCoconut LorikeetCoconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodusBrown OrioleBrown OrioleOriolus szalayiYellow-faced MynaYellow-faced MynaMino dumontiiRed-cheeked ParrotRed-cheeked ParrotGeoffroyus geoffroyiSpangled DrongoSpangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatusBrahminy KiteBrahminy KiteHaliastur indusWillie WagtailWillie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysHooded PitohuiHooded PitohuiPitohui dichrousYellow-billed KingfisherYellow-billed KingfisherSyma torotoroMoluccan EclectusMoluccan EclectusEclectus roratusHooded ButcherbirdHooded ButcherbirdCracticus cassicus

Most recorded

Common Smoky HoneyeaterCommon Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes fumigatusFriendly FantailFriendly FantailRhipidura albolimbataRed-capped FlowerpeckerRed-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum geelvinkianumAmboyna Cuckoo-DoveAmboyna Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia amboinensisBelford's MelidectesBelford's MelidectesMelidectes belfordiUniform SwiftletUniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensisPapuan Mountain PigeonPapuan Mountain PigeonGymnophaps albertisiiBrown SicklebillBrown SicklebillEpimachus meyeriPacific SwallowPacific SwallowHirundo javanicaBlack-capped LoryBlack-capped LoryLorius loryRibbon-tailed AstrapiaRibbon-tailed AstrapiaAstrapia mayeriBlyth's HornbillBlyth's HornbillRhyticeros plicatusRufous-bellied KookaburraRufous-bellied KookaburraDacelo gaudichaudSulphur-crested CockatooSulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Varirata National ParkCentral Province357 species
  2. Pacific Adventist UniversityPort Moresby248 species
  3. Kumul LodgeWestern Highlands Province240 species
  4. Ambua LodgeSouthern Highlands Province297 species
  5. Kwatu LodgeWestern Province223 species
  6. Rondon Ridge LodgeWestern Highlands Province183 species
  7. Rondon RidgeWestern Highlands Province175 species
  8. Tomba & Murmur Pass [2400-2800m]Western Highlands Province150 species
  9. Tabubil-Kiunga Rd – Km 17Western Province217 species
  10. Highlands Hwy – above Ambua Lodge to Tari GapSouthern Highlands Province215 species
  11. Tari GapSouthern Highlands Province208 species
  12. Boystown Road – Bowerbird HillWestern Province177 species
All 31 hotspots
  1. Kulu RiverWest New Britain Province108 species
  2. Dablin Creek RoadWestern Province230 species
  3. Tabubil AreaWestern Province285 species
  4. Elevala and Ketu RiversWestern Province173 species
  5. Garu WMAWest New Britain Province107 species
  6. Walindi Dive ResortWest New Britain Province146 species
  7. Tonga TrailEnga Province152 species
  8. Fly River – between Kiunga and Elevala RiverWestern Province196 species
  9. Elevala River – between Fly River and Ketu RiverWestern Province169 species
  10. Mt Komonge RidgeEnga Province126 species
  11. GaruahiMilne Bay Province135 species
  12. Sera (formerly Crater Mountain) Biological Research StationChimbu Province179 species
  13. Elevala RiverWestern Province195 species
  14. Boys Town Road, KiungaWestern Province201 species
  15. Brown River/Vanapa River lowlandsCentral Province259 species
  16. Drimgas Road, KiungaWestern Province147 species
  17. PorotonaMilne Bay Province134 species
  18. Numondo Cattle FarmWest New Britain Province94 species
  19. Ok Menga Hydro IntakeWestern Province161 species

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All species recorded · 563