Birds to See in Papua New Guinea in February
6 bird species on our list for Papua New Guinea are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Willie Wagtail, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Metallic Starling, Common Sandpiper and Osprey. New this month: Pacific Golden-Plover and Osprey.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
From 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 February
6 birds
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 3.84% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.72% in Feb
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaWinter visitorCommon22–25 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.62% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.31% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantCommon54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.75% in Feb
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.56% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Willie Wagtail 19–22 cm
- Metallic Starling 22–25 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Osprey 54–58 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