2016 Papua New Guinea Birding Tour

TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR

List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*

1	Salvadori's Teal	Salvadorina waigiuensis	MH	E
2	Wattled Brushturkey	Aepypodius arfakianus		E
3	Red-legged Brushturkey	Talegalla jobiensis		E
4	Dusky Megapode	Megapodius freycinet		E
5	Melanesian Megapode	Megapodius eremita		NE
6	New Guinea Megapode	Megapodius decollatus		E
7	Yellow-legged Pigeon	Columba pallidiceps		NE
8	Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia nigrirostris	MH,TV,XFER2	BC
9	Great Cuckoo-Dove	Reinwardtoena reinwardti	BR,TV	NE
10	Pied Cuckoo-Dove	Reinwardtoena browni		NE
11	New Britain Bronzewing	Henicophaps foersteri		E
12	Bronze Ground Dove	Pampusana beccarii		BC
13	Wompoo Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus magnificus	VNP	NE
14	Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus aurantiifrons	BR	BC
15	Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus iozonus	BR,ER,KG XFER3	BC
16	Knob-billed Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus insolitus	NB	BC
17	Finsch's Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula finschii	NB	E
18	Island Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula pistrinaria	NB	BC
19	Collared Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula mullerii	ER	E
20	Torresian Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula spilorrhoa	BR,PAU	NE
21	Yellowish Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula subflavescens	NGNB	E
22	Violaceous Coucal	Centropus violaceus		E
23	Pied Coucal	Centropus ateralbus	NGNB	E
24	Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo	Cacomantis castaneiventris	TB,VNP	NE
25	Marbled Frogmouth	Podargus ocellatus	ER	NE
26	Papuan Frogmouth	Podargus papuensis	BR,PAU	NE
27	New Britain Rail	Gallirallus insignis		BC
28	Black Honey-buzzard	Henicopernis infuscatus		E
29	Pygmy Eagle	Hieraaetus weiskei	XFER2	BC
30	Slaty-mantled Goshawk	Accipiter luteoschistaceus		BC
31	New Britain Sparrowhawk	Accipiter brachyurus		E
32	Sooty-Owl	Tyto tenebricosa	TV	NE
33	Golden Masked-Owl	Tyto aurantia		E
34	Rufous Owl	Ninox rufa		NE
35	New Britain Boobook	Ninox odiosa		E
36	Bismarck Kingfisher	Ceyx websteri		E
37	Papuan Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx solitarius		E
38	Blue-winged Kookaburra	Dacelo leachii	BR,VNP,XFER1	NE
39	New Britain Kingfisher	Todiramphus albonotatus	NB	BC
40	Yellow-billed Kingfisher	Syma torotoro	BR,KG,VNP	NE
41	Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher	Tanysiptera danae	VNP	BC
42	Palm Cockatoo	Probosciger aterrimus	ER	NE
43	Blue-eyed Cockatoo	Cacatua ophthalmica	NB,NGNB	E
44	Papuan Eclectus	Eclectus polychloros		BC
45	Singing Parrot	Geoffroyus heteroclitus	NB	NE
46	Double-eyed Fig-Parrot	Cyclopsitta diophthalma	KG,XFER3	NE
47	Stella's Lorikeet	Charmosyna stellae		E
48	Red-chinned Lorikeet	Vini rubrigularis		E
49	Purple-bellied Lory	Lorius hypoinochrous	NB,NGNB	BC
50	Green-fronted Hanging-Parrot	Loriculus tener		E
51	Habenicht's Pitta**	Erythropitta habenichti		E
52	Bismarck Pitta	Erythropitta novaehibernicae		E
53	Eastern Hooded Pitta	Pitta novaeguineae		NE
54	White-eared Catbird	Ailuroedus buccoides		E
55	Ochre-breasted Catbird	Ailuroedus stonii		E
56	Black-capped Catbird	Ailuroedus melanocephalus		E
57	Northern Catbird	Ailuroedus jobiensis		E
58	Archbold's Bowerbird	Archboldia papuensis		BC
59	Flame Bowerbird	Sericulus ardens	ER,KG	BC
60	Fawn-breasted Bowerbird	Chlamydera cerviniventris	PAU	NE
61	Graceful Honeyeater	Microptilotis gracilis		NE
62	Elegant Honeyeater	Microptilotis cinereifrons	BR,KG	BC
63	Yellow-tinted Honeyeater	Lichenostomus flavescens	PAU	NE
64	Brown-backed Honeyeater	Ramsayornis modestus		NE
65	Rufous-banded Honeyeater	Conopophila albogularis	PAU	NE
66	Ashy Myzomela	Myzomela cineracea		E
67	Red Myzomela	Myzomela cruentata	TB	BC
68	Sclater's Myzomela	Myzomela sclateri	NB	E
69	Black-bellied Myzomela	Myzomela erythromelas		E
70	Green-backed Honeyeater	Glycichaera fallax	TB	NE
71	White-throated Honeyeater	Melithreptus albogularis	VNP	NE
72	Tawny-breasted Honeyeater	Xanthotis flaviventer	Many	NE
73	New Britain Friarbird	Philemon cockerelli	NGNB	E
74	Green-backed Gerygone	Gerygone chloronota	TB	NE
75	Fairy Gerygone	Gerygone palpebrosa	TV	NE
76	Large-billed Gerygone	Gerygone magnirostris	ER	NE
77	Papuan Babbler	Garritornis isidorei	KG	BC
78	Papuan Logrunner	Orthonyx novaeguineae		BC
79	Barred Cuckooshrike	Coracina lineata	VNP	NE
80	Papuan Cicadabird	Edolisoma incertum		BC
81	Papuan Sittella	Daphoenositta papuensis		NE
82	Papuan Whipbird	Androphobus viridis		E
83	Variable Shrikethrush	Colluricincla fortis	VNP	NE
84	Bismarck Whistler	Pachycephala citreogaster		E
85	Brown-backed Whistler	Pachycephala modesta	MH,TV	E
86	White-bellied Whistler	Pachycephala leucogastra	VNP	BC
87	Southern Variable Pitohui	Pitohui uropygialis		NE
88	Australasian Figbird	Sphecotheres vieilloti	BR,PAU	NE
89	Yellow-breasted Boatbill	Machaerirhynchus flaviventer		NE
90	Bismarck Woodswallow	Artamus insignis		E
91	Black-backed Butcherbird	Cracticus mentalis	PAU,SR	NE
92	Black Butcherbird	Melloria quoyi	TB	NE
93	Bismarck Fantail	Rhipidura dahli		BC
94	Trumpet Manucode	Phonygammus keraudrenii	BR,XFER3	BC
95	Lawes's Parotia	Parotia lawesii	TV	BC
96	Magnificent Riflebird	Ptiloris magnificus	KG	NE
97	Growling Riflebird	Ptiloris intercedens	VNP	E
98	Stephanie's Astrapia	Astrapia stephaniae	MH,TV	BC
99	Ribbon-tailed Astrapia	Astrapia mayeri	MH,TV	BC
100	Blue Bird-of-Paradise	Paradisornis rudolphi	MH,TV	BC
101	Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise	Paradisaea raggiana	ER,VNP	BC
102	Golden Monarch	Carterornis chrysomela	BR,ER,KG XFER3	BC
103	\Black-faced Monarch\	Monarcha melanopsis		NE
104	Black-winged Monarch	Monarcha frater	BR	NE
105	Black-tailed Monarch	Symposiachrus verticalis		E
106	Frilled Monarch	Arses telescopthalmus	BR,VNP	E
107	Leaden Flycatcher	Myiagra rubecula	VNP	NE
108	\Satin Flycatcher\	Myiagra cyanoleuca		NE
109	Dull Flycatcher	Myiagra hebetior		E
110	Bismarck Crow	Corvus insularis	NB,NGNB	E
111	Green-backed Robin	Pachycephalopsis hattamensis		BC
112	Garnet Robin	Eugerygone rubra		BC
113	Snow Mountain Robin	Petroica archboldi		E
114	Yellow-legged Flycatcher	Kempiella griseoceps		NE
115	Torrent Flyrobin	Monachella muelleriana	MH,TB	BC
116	Lemon-bellied Flyrobin	Microeca flavigaster	BR,VNP	NE
117	Papuan Scrub-Robin	Drymodes beccarii	VNP	E
118	Black-capped Robin	Heteromyias armiti		E
119	White-faced Robin	Eopsaltria leucops	VNP	NE
120	Bismarck Thicketbird	Cincloramphus grosvenori		E
121	Rusty Thicketbird	Cincloramphus rubiginosus		E
122	Papuan Grassbird	Cincloramphus macrurus	TV	E
123	Black-crowned White-eye	Zosterops atrifrons		E
124	Yellow-faced Myna	Mino dumontii	Many	BC
125	Long-tailed Myna	Mino kreffti	NB,NGNB	NE
126	New Britain Thrush	Zoothera talaseae		E
127	Olive-crowned Flowerpecker	Dicaeum pectorale		E
128	Red-capped Flowerpecker	Dicaeum geelvinkianum	Many	NE
129	Red-banded Flowerpecker	Dicaeum eximium	NB	E
130	Hooded Munia	Lonchura spectabilis	BR,MH,TV XFER2	BC
131	Gray-headed Munia	Lonchura caniceps	BR,SR	BC
132	Bismarck Munia	Lonchura melaena	NB	E

 *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)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	51
NE	Near Endemic	46
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	0
BC	Best Seen in This Country	35
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.