Birds to See in Papua New Guinea in August
17 bird species on our list for Papua New Guinea are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Willie Wagtail, Metallic Starling, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Great White Egret and Whistling Kite. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Peregrine Falcon and Southern Cassowary.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom 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 17 birds in August
17 birds
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Aug
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaWinter visitorCommon22–25 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.86% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.81% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.64% in Aug
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.38% in Aug
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiWinter visitorCommon38–41 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.25% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.21% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.17% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.17% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.11% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.10% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantCommon54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.08% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.06% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.05% in Aug
Southern CassowaryCasuarius casuariusScarceRare127–170 cmRegularly Aug · 0.03% in Aug
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.02% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Willie Wagtail 19–22 cm
- Metallic Starling 22–25 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Australian Hobby 30–35 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Blue-winged Kookaburra 38–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Whistling Kite 50–60 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Southern Cassowary 127–170 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