Papua New Guinea · Western Highlands Province
Tomba & Murmur Pass [2400-2800m]
150 species and 7,975 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July–September, with up to 85 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
King of Saxony Bird-of-paradisePteridophora alberti
Brown SicklebillEpimachus meyeri
Common Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes fumigatus
Belford's MelidectesMelidectes belfordi
Friendly FantailRhipidura albolimbata
Fan-tailed BerrypeckerMelanocharis versteri
Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculenta
Loria's SatinbirdCnemophilus loriae
Plum-faced LorikeetOreopsittacus arfaki
Tit BerrypeckerOreocharis arfaki
Mottled BerryhunterRhagologus leucostigma
Princess Stephanie's AstrapiaAstrapia stephaniae
Red-collared MyzomelaMyzomela rosenbergii
Rufous-naped BellbirdAleadryas rufinuchaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kumul Lodge5 km240 species
- Tonga Trail17 km152 species
- Rondon Ridge Lodge31 km183 species
- Rondon Ridge32 km175 species
- Mt Komonge Ridge62 km126 species
All 150 species recorded here
- King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise Pteridophora alberti
- Brown Sicklebill Epimachus meyeri
- Common Smoky Honeyeater Melipotes fumigatus
- Belford's Melidectes Melidectes belfordi
- Rufous-backed Honeyeater Ptiloprora guisei
- Friendly Fantail Rhipidura albolimbata
- Fan-tailed Berrypecker Melanocharis versteri
- Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
- Loria's Satinbird Cnemophilus loriae
- Plum-faced Lorikeet Oreopsittacus arfaki
- Orange-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus pullicauda
- Regent Whistler Pachycephala schlegelii
- Tit Berrypecker Oreocharis arfaki
- Mottled Berryhunter Rhagologus leucostigma
- Lesser Melampitta Melampitta lugubris
- Princess Stephanie's Astrapia Astrapia stephaniae
- Red-collared Myzomela Myzomela rosenbergii
- Rufous-naped Bellbird Aleadryas rufinucha
- Black-throated Honeyeater Caligavis subfrenata
- Black-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus nigripectus
- Ashy Robin Heteromyias albispecularis
- Blue-capped Ifrit Ifrita kowaldi
- Yellow-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus musschenbroekii
- Dimorphic Fantail Rhipidura brachyrhyncha
- Red-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum geelvinkianum
- Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia nigrirostris
- Hooded Mannikin Lonchura spectabilis
- Stella's Lorikeet Charmosyna stellae
- White-bibbed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rivoli
- Goldie's Lorikeet Glossoptilus goldiei
- Brehm's Tiger Parrot Psittacella brehmii
- Ribbon-tailed Astrapia Astrapia mayeri
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Papuan Mountain Pigeon Gymnophaps albertisii
- Grey-streaked Honeyeater Ptiloprora perstriata
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa
- Rufous-throated Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites ruficollis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Mountain Mouse-warbler Origma robusta
- Papuan Scrubwren Aethomyias papuensis
- Wattled Ploughbill Eulacestoma nigropectus
- Brown-breasted Gerygone Gerygone ruficollis
- Forbes's Forest Rail Rallicula forbesi
- Mountain Myzomela Myzomela adolphinae
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis
- Mountain Swiftlet Aerodramus hirundinaceus
- Bronze Ground Dove Pampusana beccarii
- Brown-backed Whistler Pachycephala modesta
- Black Fantail Rhipidura atra
- Yellow-browed Melidectes Melidectes rufocrissalis
- White-winged Robin Melanodryas sigillata
- Mid-mountain Berrypecker Melanocharis longicauda
- Modest Tiger Parrot Psittacella modesta
- Great Woodswallow Artamus maximus
- Garnet Robin Eugerygone rubra
- Eastern Crested Berrypecker Paramythia montium
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Long-tailed Honey Buzzard Henicopernis longicauda
- Large Scrubwren Sericornis nouhuysi
- Pygmy Eagle Hieraaetus weiskei
- Papuan Island Thrush Turdus papuensis
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Papuan White-eye Zosterops novaeguineae
- Sclater's Whistler Pachycephala soror
- White-shouldered Fairywren Malurus alboscapulatus
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Variable Goshawk Tachyspiza hiogaster
- Buff-faced Scrubwren Aethomyias perspicillatus
- Orange-crowned Fairywren Clytomyias insignis
- Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot Micropsitta bruijnii
- MacGregor's Bowerbird Amblyornis macgregoriae
- Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
- Papuan Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae
- Mountain Honeyeater Microptilotis orientalis
- Greater Lophorina Lophorina latipennis
- Mountain Firetail Oreostruthus fuliginosus
- Black Monarch Symposiachrus axillaris
- Madarasz's Tiger Parrot Psittacella madaraszi
- Papuan Sittella Daphoenositta papuensis
- Streaked Berrypecker Melanocharis striativentris
- Spotted Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa leucosticta
- Grey Thornbill Acanthiza cinerea
- Crested Satinbird Cnemophilus macgregorii
- Numfor Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus maforensis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisornis rudolphi
- Little Shrikethrush Colluricincla megarhyncha
- Marbled Honeyeater Pycnopygius cinereus
- Archbold's Bowerbird Archboldia papuensis
- Black-mantled Goshawk Tachyspiza melanochlamys
- Torrent Flyrobin Monachella muelleriana
- Black Sittella Daphoenositta miranda
- Black-capped Lory Lorius lory
- Papuan Boobook Ninox theomacha
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena reinwardti
- Rusty Mouse-warbler Origma murina
- Slaty-headed Longbill Toxorhamphus poliopterus
- Long-billed Honeyeater Melilestes megarhynchus
- Pygmy Lorikeet Charminetta wilhelminae
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- Black Pitohui Melanorectes nigrescens
- Papuan Black Myzomela Myzomela nigrita
- King Bird-of-paradise Cicinnurus regius
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Double-eyed Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Archbold's Nightjar Eurostopodus archboldi
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Papuan Parrotfinch Erythrura papuana
- Papuan King Parrot Alisterus chloropterus
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Orange-fronted Hanging Parrot Loriculus aurantiifrons
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Hooded Cuckooshrike Coracina longicauda
- Black Cicadabird Edolisoma melas
- Mountain Kingfisher Syma megarhyncha
- Sooty Honeyeater Melionyx fuscus
- Rufescent Imperial Pigeon Ducula chalconota
- Papuan Harrier Circus spilothorax
- Rusty Whistler Pachycephala hyperythra
- Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
- Yellow-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera lauterbachi
- Green-fronted White-eye Zosterops minor
- Lesser Ground Robin Amalocichla incerta
- Singing Starling Aplonis cantoroides
- Papuan Grassbird Cincloramphus macrurus
- Spotted Berrypecker Melanocharis piperata
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Magnificent Bird-of-paradise Diphyllodes magnificus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Red-cheeked Parrot Geoffroyus geoffroyi
- Torrent-lark Grallina bruijnii
- Ornate Melidectes Melidectes torquatus
- Mountain Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles albertisi
- Alpine Pipit Anthus gutturalis
- Lawes's Parotia Parotia lawesii
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Stout-billed Cuckooshrike Coracina caeruleogrisea
- Chestnut-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hyperythra
- Feline Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles insignis
- Black Berrypecker Melanocharis nigra
- New Guinea Thornbill Acanthiza murina
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Bicolored Scrubwren Aethomyias nigrorufus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tomba & Murmur Pass [2400-2800m]?
July–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 85 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tomba & Murmur Pass [2400-2800m]?
150 species, from 7,975 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tomba & Murmur Pass [2400-2800m] in November?
The most recorded in November: King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise, Brown Sicklebill, Common Smoky Honeyeater, Belford's Melidectes and Friendly Fantail.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.