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NEW GUINEA BIRDING TRIP REPORT

TRIP REPORT
NEW GUINEA

Start:07/04/2016
End:07/25/2016
Duration:22 days
#Species:331
#Endemics:165
#Heard Only:23

2016 Papua New Guinea Birding Tour

CHECKLIST OF BIRDS SEEN ON TOUR

List of bird species seen or heard during the tour. The table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.
h = heard only; g = seen by guide only

color codes

19Black Bittern** 9flavicollisNB

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2\Plumed Whistling-Duck\Dendrocygna eytoniPAU
3Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuataPAU
4Salvadori's TealSalvadorina waigiuensisMH
5Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosaNB,PAU

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

6Black-billed BrushturkeyTalegalla fuscirostrisBRh,ERh,KGh,VNPh

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

7Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
8Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensisER,KG
9Amboyna Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia amboinensisMany
10Black-billed Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia nigrirostrisBRh,MH,TV,XFER2
11Great Cuckoo-DoveReinwardtoena reinwardtiBR,TV
12Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaBR,VNP
13Pacific Emerald DoveChalcophaps longirostrisBR,VNP
14Stephan's DoveChalcophaps stephaniNB
15Peaceful DoveGeopelia placidaPAU,SR,XFER1
16Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralisPAU
17{Nicobar Pigeon}Caloenas nicobaricaNB
18Sclater's Crowned-PigeonGoura sclateriiER,KG
19Wompoo Fruit-DovePtilinopus magnificusER,VNP
20Pink-spotted Fruit-DovePtilinopus perlatusBR,ER,KG,VNP
21Orange-fronted Fruit-DovePtilinopus aurantiifronsBR
22Superb Fruit-DovePtilinopus superbusER,KGh,NB,TB,VNP
23Coroneted Fruit-DovePtilinopus coronulatusBR
24Beautiful Fruit-DovePtilinopus pulchellusER,VNP,XFER3
25White-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus rivoliTV
26Orange-bellied Fruit-DovePtilinopus iozonusBR,ER,KG,VNP,XFER3
27Knob-billed Fruit-DovePtilinopus insolitusNB
28Dwarf Fruit-DovePtilinopus nainusKG
29Purple-tailed Imperial-PigeonDucula rufigasterER,KGh,VNP
30Finsch's Imperial-PigeonDucula finschiiNB
31Island Imperial-PigeonDucula pistrinariaNB
32Pinon's Imperial-PigeonDucula pinonBR,ER,KG
33Collared Imperial-PigeonDucula mulleriiER
34Zoe's Imperial-PigeonDucula zoeaeBR,ER,KG,VNP
35Torresian Imperial-PigeonDucula spilorrhoaBR,PAU
36Yellowish Imperial-PigeonDucula subflavescensNGNB
37Papuan Mountain-PigeonGymnophaps albertisiiMH,TB,TV

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

38Violaceous CoucalCentropus violaceusNBh
39Greater Black CoucalCentropus menbekiBRh,ER,KGh
40Pied CoucalCentropus ateralbusNGNB
41Pheasant CoucalCentropus phasianinusBR,PAU,SR
42Dwarf KoelMicrodynamis parvaVNP
43\Pacific Koel\Eudynamys orientalisER,KG,XFER3
44Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusKG
45Rufous-throated Bronze-CuckooChalcites ruficollisTV
46\Shining Bronze-Cuckoo\Chalcites lucidusNB
47White-eared Bronze-CuckooChalcites meyeriiTB
48White-crowned CuckooCaliechthrus leucolophusER,VNP
49Chestnut-breasted CuckooCacomantis castaneiventrisTB,VNP
50Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformisBRh,MH,TV
51Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosusMany

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

52Marbled FrogmouthPodargus ocellatusER
53Papuan FrogmouthPodargus papuensisBR,PAU

 
Owlet-Nightjars: Aegothelidae

54Feline Owlet-nightjarAegotheles insignisMHh
55Mountain Owlet-nightjarAegotheles albertisiMHh

 
Swifts: Apodidae

56Papuan SpinetailMearnsia novaeguineaeBR,ER,KG,XFER3
57Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculentaMany
58Mountain SwiftletAerodramus hirundinaceusMH,TV,XFER2
59White-rumped SwiftletAerodramus spodiopygiusNB
60Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

61Moustached TreeswiftHemiprocne mystaceaER,KG,XFER3

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

62Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensisKG
63Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosaPAU
64Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotusBR,PAU,SR
65White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaMH,PAU

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

66Chestnut Forest RailRallicula rubraTVh

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

67Masked LapwingVanellus milesPAU,XFER1

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

68Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinaceaPAU

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

69/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusNB
70/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosNB

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

71Black NoddyAnous minutusNB
72Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaNB
73Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiNB

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

74Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiaePAU

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

75Lesser FrigatebirdFregata arielNB

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

76Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucosNB,PAU
77Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostrisPAU

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

78\Australian Ibis\Threskiornis moluccaPAU
79\Straw-necked Ibis\Threskiornis spinicollisXFER1

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

80|Nankeen Night Heron|Nycticorax caledonicusER,NB,PAU
81Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraNB
82\Little Egret\Egretta garzettaPAU
83\Pied Heron\Egretta picataPAU
84Striated HeronButorides striataER
85Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisBR,NB,PAU,SR,XFER1
86Great EgretArdea albaNB,PAU
87Medium EgretArdea intermediaPAU
88Great-billed HeronArdea sumatranaER

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

89\Australian Pelican\Pelecanus conspicillatusNB

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

90OspreyPandion haliaetusNB

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

91Pacific BazaAviceda subcristataBR,ER,NB,TB
92Long-tailed Honey-buzzardHenicopernis longicaudaER,MH,TB,VNP
93Pygmy EagleHieraaetus weiskeiXFER2
94Gurney's EagleAquila gurneyiTB
95New Guinea EagleHarpyopsis novaeguineaeSR
96Gray-headed GoshawkTachyspiza poliocephalusER,KG
97Variable GoshawkTachyspiza hiogasterMany
98Black-mantled GoshawkTachyspiza melanochlamysTV
99Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciatusBR,XFER2
100Meyer's GoshawkAstur meyerianusTV
101Papuan HarrierCircus spilothoraxMH,PMV,TV,XFER2
102Black KiteMilvus migransBR,MH
103Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusBR,PAU
104Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
105White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterER,NB

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

106Sooty-OwlTyto tenebricosaMH,TV

 
Owls: Strigidae

107Papuan BoobookNinox theomachaERh,TBh,TVh

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

108Blyth's HornbillRhyticeros plicatusNB,NGNB

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

109\Rainbow Bee-eater\Merops ornatusMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

110Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisNB
111Azure KingfisherCeyx azureusER,VNP
112Papuan Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx solitariusVNPh
113Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiBR,VNP,XFER1
114Rufous-bellied KookaburraDacelo gaudichaudBR,VNP
115Shovel-billed KookaburraClytoceyx rexTBh
116Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayiiBR,VNP
117New Britain KingfisherTodiramphus albonotatusNB
118\Sacred Kingfisher\Todiramphus sanctusMany
119Beach KingfisherTodiramphus saurophagusNB
120Hook-billed KingfisherMelidora macrorrhinaERh,TBh
121Yellow-billed KingfisherSyma torotoroBR,KG,VNP
122Mountain KingfisherSyma megarhynchaTV
123Little Paradise-KingfisherTanysiptera hydrocharisER
124Common Paradise-KingfisherTanysiptera galateaBR,ERh
125Brown-headed Paradise-KingfisherTanysiptera danaeVNP

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

126Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisBR,ER,KG,NB,VNP

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

127Brown FalconFalco berigoraMH,XFER2

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

128Palm CockatooProbosciger aterrimusER
129Blue-eyed CockatooCacatua ophthalmicaNB,NGNB
130Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galeritaBR,ER,KG,TB,VNP

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

131Pesquet's ParrotPsittrichas fulgidusTB
132Yellow-capped Pygmy-ParrotMicropsitta keiensisKG,XFER3
133Buff-faced Pygmy-ParrotMicropsitta pusioNB
134Papuan King-ParrotAlisterus chloropterusTV,VNP
135Moluccan EclectusEclectus roratusMany
136Red-cheeked ParrotGeoffroyus geoffroyiBR,ER,KG,VNP,XFER3
137Singing ParrotGeoffroyus heteroclitusNB
138Painted Tiger-ParrotPsittacella pictaMH
139Brehm's Tiger-ParrotPsittacella brehmiiMH
140Dusky-cheeked Fig-ParrotNannopsittacus melanogeniaBR,ER,KG
141Double-eyed Fig-ParrotCyclopsitta diophthalmaKG,XFER3
142Large Fig-ParrotCyclopsitta desmarestiiER
143Plum-faced LorikeetOreopsittacus arfakiTV
144Red-flanked LorikeetHypocharmosyna placentisBR,KG,NB,XFER3
145West Papuan LorikeetCharmosyna papouMH,TV
146Yellow-billed LorikeetNeopsittacus musschenbroekiiTV
147Purple-bellied LoryLorius hypoinochrousNB,NGNB
148Black-capped LoryLorius loryMany
149&Dusky LorylChalcopsitta fuscataKG,TB,XFER3
150Yellow-streaked LoryChalcopsitta scintillataBR,ER,KG
151Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodusBR,MH,TB,VNP,XFER1

 
Bowerbirds: Ptilonorhynchidae

152Flame BowerbirdSericulus ardensER,KG
153Yellow-breasted BowerbirdChlamydera lauterbachiMH,XFER2
154Fawn-breasted BowerbirdChlamydera cerviniventrisPAU

 
Australasian Treecreepers: Climacteridae

155Papuan TreecreeperCormobates placensTVh

 
Fairywrens: Maluridae

156Emperor FairywrenMalurus cyanocephalusBRh,ER,KG,TBh
XFER3h
157White-shouldered FairywrenMalurus alboscapulatusMH,SR,TB,XFER2

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

158Plain HoneyeaterPycnopygius ixoidesKG
159Streak-headed HoneyeaterPycnopygius stictocephalusBR,KG,TB,VNP,XFER3
160Mountain HoneyeaterMeliphaga orientalisMH
161Scrub HoneyeaterMeliphaga albonotataTB
162Mimic HoneyeaterMeliphaga analogaVNP
163Elegant HoneyeaterMeliphaga cinereifronsBR,KG
164Black-throated HoneyeaterCaligavis subfrenatusMH,TV
165Yellow-tinted HoneyeaterLichenostomus flavescensPAU
166Belford's MelidectesMelidectes belfordiMH,TV,XFER2
167Yellow-browed MelidectesMelidectes rufocrissalisTV
168Ornate MelidectesMelidectes torquatusMH
169Rufous-banded HoneyeaterConopophila albogularisPAU
170Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes fumigatusMH,TV
171Long-billed HoneyeaterMelilestes megarhynchusER,TB
172Tawny StraightbillTimeliopsis griseigulaBR
173Dusky MyzomelaMyzomela obscuraTB
174Red MyzomelaMyzomela cruentataTB
175Papuan Black MyzomelaMyzomela nigritaTB
176Elfin MyzomelaMyzomela adolphinaeMH
177Sclater's MyzomelaMyzomela sclateriNB
178Red-collared MyzomelaMyzomela rosenbergiiMH
179Green-backed HoneyeaterGlycichaera fallaxTB
180Rufous-backed HoneyeaterPtiloprora guiseiTV
181Gray-streaked HoneyeaterPtiloprora perstriataMH
182White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularisSR,VNP
183Tawny-breasted HoneyeaterXanthotis flaviventerMany
184Meyer's FriarbirdPhilemon meyeriKG
185New Guinea Friarbird**Philemon novaeguineaeMany
186New Britain FriarbirdPhilemon cockerelliNGNB

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

187Mountain Mouse-WarblerOrigma robustaMH,TV
188Rusty Mouse-WarblerOrigma murinaTB,VNPh
189Large ScrubwrenSericornis nouhuysiMH
190Pale-billed ScrubwrenAethomyias spiloderaVNP
191Papuan ScrubwrenAethomyias papuensisMH,TV
192Buff-faced ScrubwrenAethomyias perspicillatusTV
193Yellow-bellied GerygoneGerygone chrysogasterKG,VNP
194Green-backed GerygoneGerygone chloronotaBR,KGh,TB,VNPh
195Fairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosaTVg
196Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostrisER
197White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivaceaBR
198Brown-breasted GerygoneGerygone ruficollisMHh,TVh

 
Pseudo-Babblers: Pomatostomidae

199Papuan BabblerGarritornis isidoreiKG

 
Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers: Cinclosomatidae

200Painted Quail-thrushCinclosoma ajaxVNPh
201Blue Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa caerulescensKG
202Chestnut-backed Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa castanonotaTBh

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

203Stout-billed CuckooshrikeCoracina caeruleogriseaVNP
204Hooded CuckooshrikeCoracina longicaudaTV
205Barred CuckooshrikeCoracina lineataVNP
206Boyer's CuckooshrikeCoracina boyeriBR,ER,KG,VNP
207\Black-faced Cuckooshrike\Coracina novaehollandiaeBR,VNP
208White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensisBR,MH,VNP
209Varied TrillerLalage leucomelaER,KG,NGNB,XFER3
210Papuan CicadabirdEdolisoma incertumTB
211Gray-headed CicadabirdEdolisoma schisticepsKG,TB,XFER3
212Black CicadabirdEdolisoma melasVNP

 
Ploughbill: Eulacestomatidae

213Wattled PloughbillEulacestoma nigropectusMH

 
Australo-Papuan Bellbirds: Oreoicidae

214Rufous-naped WhistlerAleadryas rufinuchaMH,TV
215Piping BellbirdOrnorectes cristatusVNPh

 
Tit Berrypecker, Crested Berrypecker: Paramythiidae

216Tit BerrypeckerOreocharis arfakiMH,TV
217Eastern Crested BerrypeckerParamythia montiumMH,TV

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

218Rusty PitohuiPseudorectes ferrugineaKGh,VNP
219White-bellied PitohuiPseudorectes incertaERh
220Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonicaBR,SR
221Variable ShrikethrushColluricincla fortisMH,VNP
222Regent WhistlerPachycephala schlegeliiMH,TV
223Sclater's WhistlerPachycephala sororTV
224Black-tailed WhistlerPachycephala melanuraNB
225Brown-backed WhistlerPachycephala modestaMH,TV
226Gray WhistlerPachycephala simplexVNP
227White-bellied WhistlerPachycephala leucogastraVNP
228Black-headed WhistlerPachycephala monachaMH

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

229Hooded PitohuiPitohui dichrousTB,VNP
230Northern Variable PitohuiPitohui kirhocephalusKGh
231Brown OrioleOriolus szalayiBR,KG,TB,VNP,XFER3
232Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieillotiBR,PAU

 
Boatbills: Machaerirhynchidae

233Black-breasted BoatbillMachaerirhynchus nigripectusMH
234Yellow-breasted BoatbillMachaerirhynchus flaviventerVNPh

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

235Great WoodswallowArtamus maximusTB,TV,XFER2
236White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusPAU,SR,XFER1
237Mountain PeltopsPeltops montanusTB,TV
238Lowland PeltopsPeltops blainvilliiKG,XFER3
239Black-backed ButcherbirdCracticus mentalisPAU,SR
240Hooded ButcherbirdCracticus cassicusBR,ER,VNP
241Black ButcherbirdMelloria quoyiTB,TV,VNPh

 
Mottled Berryhunter: Rhagologidae

242Mottled BerryhunterRhagologus leucostigmaMH

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

243Black FantailRhipidura atraMH
244Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventrisNB,TB
245Black Thicket-FantailRhipidura maculipectusBRh,ERh
246White-bellied Thicket-FantailRhipidura leucothoraxTB,XFER3h
247Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrysMany
248Dimorphic FantailRhipidura brachyrhynchaMH
249Friendly FantailRhipidura albolimbataMH,TV
250Chestnut-bellied FantailRhipidura hyperythraVNP

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

251Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatusBR,ER,KG,TB,VNP

 
Birds-of-paradise: Paradisaeidae

252Trumpet ManucodePhonygammus keraudreniiBR,ER,KGh,XFER3
253Crinkle-collared ManucodeManucodia chalybatusER,TB,VNPh
254Glossy-mantled ManucodeManucodia aterBR,ER,KG,SR,VNP
255King-of-Saxony Bird-of-ParadisePteridophora albertiMH,TV
256Carola's ParotiaParotia carolaeTB
257Lawes's ParotiaParotia lawesiiTV
258Twelve-wired Bird-of-ParadiseSeleucidis melanoleucusER
259Greater LophorinaLophorina latipennisMH,TV
260Magnificent RiflebirdPtiloris magnificusKG
261Growling RiflebirdPtiloris intercedensVNP
262Black SicklebillEpimachus fastosusXFER2
263Brown SicklebillEpimachus meyeriMH,TV
264Short-tailed ParadigallaParadigalla brevicaudaTV
265Stephanie's AstrapiaAstrapia stephaniaeMH,TV
266Ribbon-tailed AstrapiaAstrapia mayeriMH,TV
267King Bird-of-ParadiseCicinnurus regiusER,KG
268Magnificent Bird-of-ParadiseDiphyllodes magnificusTB
269Blue Bird-of-ParadiseParadisornis rudolphiMH,TV
270Lesser Bird-of-ParadiseParadisaea minorMH
271Raggiana Bird-of-ParadiseParadisaea raggianaER,VNP
272Greater Bird-of-ParadiseParadisaea apodaER,KG,TB,XFER3

 
Ifrita: Ifritidae

273Blue-capped IfritaIfrita kowaldiMH,TV

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

274Golden MonarchCarterornis chrysomelaBR,ER,KG,XFER3
275{Island Monarch}Monarcha cinerascensNB
276Black-winged MonarchMonarcha fraterBR
277Spot-winged MonarchSymposiachrus guttulaVNP
278Frilled MonarchArses telescopthalmusBR,VNP
279Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubeculaVNP
280Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alectoER,NB
281Mussau FlycatcherMyiagra hebetiorNBh

 
Melampittas: Melampittidae

282Lesser MelampittaMelampitta lugubrisMH

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

283Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachMH,XFER2

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

284Gray CrowCorvus tristisER,VNP
285Torresian CrowCorvus orruBR,PAU,VNP
286Bismarck CrowCorvus insularisNB,NGNB

 
Satinbirds: Cnemophilidae

287Loria's SatinbirdCnemophilus loriaeTV
288Crested SatinbirdCnemophilus macgregoriiMH

 
Berrypeckers and Longbills: Melanocharitidae

289Obscure BerrypeckerMelanocharis arfakianaTB
290Black BerrypeckerMelanocharis nigraVNP
291Fan-tailed BerrypeckerMelanocharis versteriMH,TV
292Thick-billed BerrypeckerMelanocharis crassirostrisTV
293Yellow-bellied LongbillToxorhamphus novaeguineaeKGh
294Spectacled LongbillOedistoma iliolophusVNP

 
Australasian Robins: Petroicidae

295Canary FlyrobinDevioeca papuanaMH,TV
296Torrent FlyrobinMonachella muellerianaMH,TB
297Lemon-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca flavigasterBR,VNP
298Papuan Scrub-RobinDrymodes beccariiVNP
299Black-capped RobinHeteromyias armitiMHh
300Black-throated RobinPlesiodryas albonotataTV
301Black-sided RobinPoecilodryas hypoleucaERh
302White-rumped RobinMelanodryas bimaculataTBh
303White-winged RobinMelanodryas sigillataMH,TVg
304Blue-gray RobinMelanodryas cyanusTV
305White-faced RobinEopsaltria leucopsVNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

306Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisBR

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

307Papuan GrassbirdCincloramphus macrurusMH,TV

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

308Pacific SwallowHirundo javanicaMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

309Island Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus poliocephalusMH,TVh

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

310Black-fronted White-eyeZosterops minorMH,TB
311New Guinea White-eyeZosterops novaeguineaeER,TB,TV

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

312Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaMany
313Yellow-eyed StarlingAplonis mystaceaKG
314Singing StarlingAplonis cantoroidesBR,PAU
315Yellow-faced MynaMino dumontiiMany
316Golden MynaMino anaisBR,ER
317Long-tailed MynaMino krefftiNB,NGNB

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

318Papuan Island-ThrushTurdus papuensisMH

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

319Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataMH,PMV,XFER2

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

320Red-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum geelvinkianumMany
321Red-banded FlowerpeckerDicaeum eximiumNB

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

322Black SunbirdLeptocoma aspasiaBR,ER,KG,NB,XFER3
323Sahul SunbirdCinnyris frenatusBR

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

324Grand MuniaLonchura grandisSR
325Hooded MuniaLonchura spectabilisBR,MH,TV,XFER2
326Gray-headed MuniaLonchura canicepsBR,SR
327Bismarck MuniaLonchura melaenaNB
328&Blue-faced ParrotfinchlErythrura trichroaTV

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

329House SparrowPasser domesticusPAU,TB
330Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

331Australian PipitAnthus australisMH

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

BIRDING LOCALES

  • Brown River (BR)
  • Elevala River (ER)
  • Kiunga Area (KG)
  • Melanesia-New Britain (NB)
  • Mount Hagen Area (MH)
  • Pacific Adventist University (PAU)
  • Sogeric Road (SR)
  • Tabubil Area (TB)
  • Tari Valley/Gap (TV)
  • Varirata National Park (VNP)

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor34
\\Austral Visitor24
||Transient9
##Non-breeding Dispersal4
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant8
[]Accidental3

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.