Bird AlbumPapua New Guinea · Enga Province
Tonga Trail
152 species and 4,279 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July, with up to 75 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Blue Bird-of-paradiseParadisornis rudolphi
White-shouldered FairywrenMalurus alboscapulatus
Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
Greater LophorinaLophorina latipennis
Yellow-browed MelidectesMelidectes rufocrissalis
Common Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes fumigatus
Numfor Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus maforensis
Hooded MannikinLonchura spectabilis
Buff-faced ScrubwrenAethomyias perspicillatus
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrys
Black FantailRhipidura atra
Marbled HoneyeaterPycnopygius cinereus
Brown-breasted GerygoneGerygone ruficollis
Bar-tailed Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia nigrirostris26 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 152 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kumul Lodge12 km240 species
- Tomba & Murmur Pass [2400-2800m]17 km150 species
- Rondon Ridge Lodge44 km183 species
- Rondon Ridge44 km175 species
- Mt Komonge Ridge46 km126 species
All 152 species recorded here
- Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisornis rudolphi
- Greater Lophorina Lophorina latipennis
- Yellow-browed Melidectes Melidectes rufocrissalis
- Common Smoky Honeyeater Melipotes fumigatus
- Numfor Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus maforensis
- Hooded Mannikin Lonchura spectabilis
- Buff-faced Scrubwren Aethomyias perspicillatus
- Papuan White-eye Zosterops novaeguineae
- Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis
- White-shouldered Fairywren Malurus alboscapulatus
- Red-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum geelvinkianum
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Black Fantail Rhipidura atra
- Marbled Honeyeater Pycnopygius cinereus
- Brown-breasted Gerygone Gerygone ruficollis
- Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia nigrirostris
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- Mountain Myzomela Myzomela adolphinae
- Papuan Grassbird Cincloramphus macrurus
- White-bibbed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rivoli
- Mountain Kingfisher Syma megarhyncha
- Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
- Mountain Swiftlet Aerodramus hirundinaceus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Little Shrikethrush Colluricincla megarhyncha
- Ornate Melidectes Melidectes torquatus
- Red-collared Myzomela Myzomela rosenbergii
- Yellow-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus musschenbroekii
- Rufous-naped Bellbird Aleadryas rufinucha
- MacGregor's Bowerbird Amblyornis macgregoriae
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Belford's Melidectes Melidectes belfordi
- Sclater's Whistler Pachycephala soror
- Streaked Berrypecker Melanocharis striativentris
- Fan-tailed Berrypecker Melanocharis versteri
- Stout-billed Cuckooshrike Coracina caeruleogrisea
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Papuan Scrubwren Aethomyias papuensis
- Madarasz's Tiger Parrot Psittacella madaraszi
- Stella's Lorikeet Charmosyna stellae
- Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis castaneiventris
- Friendly Fantail Rhipidura albolimbata
- Goldie's Lorikeet Glossoptilus goldiei
- Slaty-headed Longbill Toxorhamphus poliopterus
- Great Woodswallow Artamus maximus
- Mountain Mouse-warbler Origma robusta
- Torrent Flyrobin Monachella muelleriana
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Mid-mountain Berrypecker Melanocharis longicauda
- Black Monarch Symposiachrus axillaris
- Green-fronted White-eye Zosterops minor
- Papuan Mountain Pigeon Gymnophaps albertisii
- Black-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus nigripectus
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Black-throated Honeyeater Caligavis subfrenata
- Rufous-backed Honeyeater Ptiloprora guisei
- Large Scrubwren Sericornis nouhuysi
- Dimorphic Fantail Rhipidura brachyrhyncha
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
- Long-tailed Honey Buzzard Henicopernis longicauda
- Short-tailed Paradigalla Paradigalla brevicauda
- Glossy-mantled Manucode Manucodia ater
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Great Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena reinwardti
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa
- Mountain Honeyeater Microptilotis orientalis
- Pygmy Eagle Hieraaetus weiskei
- Plum-faced Lorikeet Oreopsittacus arfaki
- Torrent-lark Grallina bruijnii
- Black Pitohui Melanorectes nigrescens
- Lawes's Parotia Parotia lawesii
- Papuan Harrier Circus spilothorax
- Tit Berrypecker Oreocharis arfaki
- Variable Goshawk Tachyspiza hiogaster
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Josephine's Lorikeet Charmosyna josefinae
- Grey Thornbill Acanthiza cinerea
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- White-winged Robin Melanodryas sigillata
- Black-mantled Goshawk Tachyspiza melanochlamys
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Garnet Robin Eugerygone rubra
- Regent Whistler Pachycephala schlegelii
- Ribbon-tailed Astrapia Astrapia mayeri
- Papuan Island Thrush Turdus papuensis
- Crested Satinbird Cnemophilus macgregorii
- Hooded Cuckooshrike Coracina longicauda
- Papuan King Parrot Alisterus chloropterus
- Magnificent Bird-of-paradise Diphyllodes magnificus
- Crinkle-collared Manucode Manucodia chalybatus
- New Guinea Thornbill Acanthiza murina
- Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
- Yellow-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera lauterbachi
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise Pteridophora alberti
- Capped White-eye Zosterops fuscicapilla
- Brown Sicklebill Epimachus meyeri
- Brehm's Tiger Parrot Psittacella brehmii
- Gurney's Eagle Aquila gurneyi
- Red-headed Myzomela Myzomela erythrocephala
- Lesser Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea minor
- Dwarf Fruit Dove Ptilinopus nainus
- Grey-streaked Honeyeater Ptiloprora perstriata
- Ashy Robin Heteromyias albispecularis
- Blue-capped Ifrit Ifrita kowaldi
- Long-billed Honeyeater Melilestes megarhynchus
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Black-headed Whistler Pachycephala monacha
- Loria's Satinbird Cnemophilus loriae
- White-eyed Robin Pachycephalopsis poliosoma
- Mottled Berryhunter Rhagologus leucostigma
- Drongo Fantail Chaetorhynchus papuensis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Spectacled Longbill Oedistoma iliolophus
- Orange-crowned Fairywren Clytomyias insignis
- Papuan Black Myzomela Myzomela nigrita
- Brown-backed Whistler Pachycephala modesta
- Papuan Hawk-Owl Uroglaux dimorpha
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Hooded Pitohui Pitohui dichrous
- Papuan Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae
- Pale-billed Scrubwren Aethomyias spilodera
- Orange-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus pullicauda
- Papuan Sittella Daphoenositta papuensis
- Oriental Hobby Falco severus
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Rusty Whistler Pachycephala hyperythra
- Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
- Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
- Spotted Honeyeater Xanthotis polygrammus
- Fawn-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera cerviniventris
- Brown Oriole Oriolus szalayi
- Lesser Ground Robin Amalocichla incerta
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Graceful Honeyeater Microptilotis gracilis
- Lesser Lophorina Lophorina minor
- Moluccan Eclectus Eclectus roratus
- Lesser Melampitta Melampitta lugubris
- Bronze Ground Dove Pampusana beccarii
- Mountain Firetail Oreostruthus fuliginosus
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- White-eared Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites meyerii
- Modest Tiger Parrot Psittacella modesta
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tonga Trail?
July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 75 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tonga Trail?
152 species, from 4,279 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tonga Trail in November?
The most recorded in November: Blue Bird-of-paradise, White-shouldered Fairywren, Sahul Brush Cuckoo, Greater Lophorina and Yellow-browed Melidectes.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.