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Birds in Papua New Guinea

Our list for Papua New Guinea has 28 bird species recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 10 winter visitors, 9 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors

The list comes from 218,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
28
In October
18
Common
16
Busiest month
Aug

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Willie WagtailWillie Wagtail2.08%
  2. Eurasian Tree SparrowEurasian Tree Sparrow0.98%
  3. Metallic StarlingMetallic Starling0.89%
  4. Great White EgretGreat White Egret0.61%
  5. Blue-winged KookaburraBlue-winged Kookaburra0.46%
  6. Common SandpiperCommon Sandpiper0.44%

Arriving now

  1. Little TernLittle TernPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.18%
  2. Red-necked PhalaropeRed-necked PhalaropePassage migrantSep 0.01% → Oct 0.03%

Share of all bird records in Papua New Guinea in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Papua New Guinea

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Papua New Guinea

Records by month
Bird records in Papua New Guinea by month, 2019–2024
January1,145
February1,067
March779
April2,936
May3,192
June29,588
July56,267
August61,720
September42,768
October13,970
November3,230
December1,468

August has the most records (62,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

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Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Papua New Guinea?

28 species, each recorded regularly in Papua New Guinea (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 10 winter visitors, 9 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Papua New Guinea, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Papua New Guinea in October?

18 species on our list for Papua New Guinea are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Willie Wagtail, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Metallic Starling, Great White Egret and Blue-winged Kookaburra.

What are the most common birds in Papua New Guinea?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Papua New Guinea are Willie Wagtail, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Metallic Starling, Common Sandpiper and Pacific Golden-Plover.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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