Birds to See in Papua New Guinea in December
5 bird species on our list for Papua New Guinea are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Willie Wagtail, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Sandpiper, Great White Egret and Common Kingfisher.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecFrom 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 5 birds in December
5 birds
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Dec
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.38% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.23% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.61% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.41% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Willie Wagtail 19–22 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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