Birds to See in Papua New Guinea in April
6 bird species on our list for Papua New Guinea are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Willie Wagtail, Metallic Starling, Blue-winged Kookaburra, Common Sandpiper and Whimbrel. New this month: Blue-winged Kookaburra.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Papua New Guinea’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 6 birds in April
6 birds
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Apr
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaWinter visitorCommon22–25 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.61% in Apr
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiWinter visitorCommon38–41 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.51% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.31% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.14% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Willie Wagtail 19–22 cm
- Metallic Starling 22–25 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Blue-winged Kookaburra 38–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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