Papua New Guinea · Western Highlands Province
Rondon Ridge Lodge
183 species and 9,642 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July–September, with up to 103 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Ornate MelidectesMelidectes torquatus
Red-collared MyzomelaMyzomela rosenbergii
Yellow-browed MelidectesMelidectes rufocrissalis
Black FantailRhipidura atra
Greater LophorinaLophorina latipennis
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Numfor Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus maforensis
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrys
Friendly FantailRhipidura albolimbata
Buff-faced ScrubwrenAethomyias perspicillatus
MacGregor's BowerbirdAmblyornis macgregoriae
Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
Common Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes fumigatus
Blue Bird-of-paradiseParadisornis rudolphiSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Rondon Ridge1 km175 species
- Tomba & Murmur Pass [2400-2800m]31 km150 species
- Kumul Lodge34 km240 species
- Tonga Trail44 km152 species
All 183 species recorded here
- Greater Lophorina Lophorina latipennis
- Red-collared Myzomela Myzomela rosenbergii
- Common Smoky Honeyeater Melipotes fumigatus
- Yellow-browed Melidectes Melidectes rufocrissalis
- Papuan White-eye Zosterops novaeguineae
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Numfor Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus maforensis
- Red-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum geelvinkianum
- Mountain Myzomela Myzomela adolphinae
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Friendly Fantail Rhipidura albolimbata
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- White-shouldered Fairywren Malurus alboscapulatus
- Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisornis rudolphi
- Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia nigrirostris
- Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis
- Mountain Swiftlet Aerodramus hirundinaceus
- Princess Stephanie's Astrapia Astrapia stephaniae
- Hooded Mannikin Lonchura spectabilis
- Ornate Melidectes Melidectes torquatus
- Buff-faced Scrubwren Aethomyias perspicillatus
- Brown-breasted Gerygone Gerygone ruficollis
- MacGregor's Bowerbird Amblyornis macgregoriae
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- White-bibbed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rivoli
- Black Fantail Rhipidura atra
- Sclater's Whistler Pachycephala soror
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Fan-tailed Berrypecker Melanocharis versteri
- Mountain Kingfisher Syma megarhyncha
- Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
- Yellow-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus musschenbroekii
- Black Pitohui Melanorectes nigrescens
- Stella's Lorikeet Charmosyna stellae
- Papuan Mountain Pigeon Gymnophaps albertisii
- Little Shrikethrush Colluricincla megarhyncha
- Wattled Ploughbill Eulacestoma nigropectus
- Slaty-headed Longbill Toxorhamphus poliopterus
- Large Scrubwren Sericornis nouhuysi
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Black-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus nigripectus
- Papuan Boobook Ninox theomacha
- Rufous-naped Bellbird Aleadryas rufinucha
- Grey Thornbill Acanthiza cinerea
- Great Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena reinwardti
- Mountain Mouse-warbler Origma robusta
- Black Monarch Symposiachrus axillaris
- Papuan Grassbird Cincloramphus macrurus
- Rufous-throated Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites ruficollis
- King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise Pteridophora alberti
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- Regent Whistler Pachycephala schlegelii
- Tit Berrypecker Oreocharis arfaki
- Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater Ptiloprora meekiana
- Rufous-backed Honeyeater Ptiloprora guisei
- Black-throated Honeyeater Caligavis subfrenata
- Yellow-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera lauterbachi
- Brown-backed Whistler Pachycephala modesta
- Black Sicklebill Epimachus fastosus
- Blue-capped Ifrit Ifrita kowaldi
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Brown Sicklebill Epimachus meyeri
- Dimorphic Fantail Rhipidura brachyrhyncha
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Mid-mountain Berrypecker Melanocharis longicauda
- Green-fronted White-eye Zosterops minor
- Black-mantled Goshawk Tachyspiza melanochlamys
- Orange-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus pullicauda
- Rufescent Imperial Pigeon Ducula chalconota
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Great Woodswallow Artamus maximus
- Mottled Berryhunter Rhagologus leucostigma
- Papuan Parrotfinch Erythrura papuana
- Plum-faced Lorikeet Oreopsittacus arfaki
- Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
- Feline Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles insignis
- Papuan Harrier Circus spilothorax
- Madarasz's Tiger Parrot Psittacella madaraszi
- Papuan Sittella Daphoenositta papuensis
- Garnet Robin Eugerygone rubra
- Lesser Ground Robin Amalocichla incerta
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot Micropsitta bruijnii
- Stout-billed Cuckooshrike Coracina caeruleogrisea
- Papuan Scrubwren Aethomyias papuensis
- Streaked Berrypecker Melanocharis striativentris
- Belford's Melidectes Melidectes belfordi
- Hooded Cuckooshrike Coracina longicauda
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Lesser Melampitta Melampitta lugubris
- Orange-crowned Fairywren Clytomyias insignis
- Long-tailed Honey Buzzard Henicopernis longicauda
- Ashy Robin Heteromyias albispecularis
- Loria's Satinbird Cnemophilus loriae
- Pygmy Lorikeet Charminetta wilhelminae
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa
- Spotted Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa leucosticta
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- White-crowned Cuckoo Caliechthrus leucolophus
- Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis
- Singing Starling Aplonis cantoroides
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Greater Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa
- Meyer's Goshawk Astur meyerianus
- Brehm's Tiger Parrot Psittacella brehmii
- Black-headed Whistler Pachycephala monacha
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Pygmy Eagle Hieraaetus weiskei
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- White-eared Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites meyerii
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Crested Satinbird Cnemophilus macgregorii
- Long-billed Honeyeater Melilestes megarhynchus
- White-winged Robin Melanodryas sigillata
- Ribbon-tailed Astrapia Astrapia mayeri
- Grey-streaked Honeyeater Ptiloprora perstriata
- Goldie's Lorikeet Glossoptilus goldiei
- Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis castaneiventris
- Papuan Island Thrush Turdus papuensis
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Ivory-billed Coucal Centropus menbeki
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Dwarf Cassowary Casuarius bennetti
- White-breasted Ground Dove Pampusana jobiensis
- Eastern Crested Berrypecker Paramythia montium
- Modest Tiger Parrot Psittacella modesta
- Archbold's Bowerbird Archboldia papuensis
- Grey Crow Corvus tristis
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Magnificent Bird-of-paradise Diphyllodes magnificus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Torrent-lark Grallina bruijnii
- Torrent Flyrobin Monachella muelleriana
- Forbes's Forest Rail Rallicula forbesi
- Mountain Firetail Oreostruthus fuliginosus
- Lawes's Parotia Parotia lawesii
- Scrub Honeyeater Microptilotis albonotatus
- Mountain Honeyeater Microptilotis orientalis
- King Bird-of-paradise Cicinnurus regius
- Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Hooded Pitohui Pitohui dichrous
- Forest Honeyeater Microptilotis montanus
- Black Berrypecker Melanocharis nigra
- Ruby-throated Myzomela Myzomela eques
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Pygmy Longbill Oedistoma pygmaeum
- Lesser Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea minor
- Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
- Marbled Honeyeater Pycnopygius cinereus
- Mountain Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles albertisi
- Papuan Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae
- Short-tailed Paradigalla Paradigalla brevicauda
- Long-bearded Honeyeater Melionyx princeps
- Variable Goshawk Tachyspiza hiogaster
- Torresian Crow Corvus orru
- Rufous-bellied Kookaburra Dacelo gaudichaud
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Yellow-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
- Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
- Yellow-faced Myna Mino dumontii
- Little Curlew Numenius minutus
- Bronze Ground Dove Pampusana beccarii
- Coroneted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus coronulatus
- Orange-bellied Fruit Dove Ptilinopus iozonus
- Beautiful Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pulchellus
- Superb Fruit Dove Ptilinopus superbus
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Wattled Brushturkey Aepypodius arfakianus
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Pale-vented Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccana
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Black Butcherbird Melloria quoyi
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Black Sunbird Leptocoma aspasia
- New Guinea Thornbill Acanthiza murina
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Rondon Ridge Lodge?
July–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 103 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Rondon Ridge Lodge?
183 species, from 9,642 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Rondon Ridge Lodge in November?
The most recorded in November: Ornate Melidectes, Red-collared Myzomela, Yellow-browed Melidectes, Black Fantail and Greater Lophorina.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.