Birds to See in Papua New Guinea in July
13 bird species on our list for Papua New Guinea are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Willie Wagtail, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Metallic Starling, Great White Egret and Whistling Kite. New this month: Osprey.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom 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 13 birds in July
13 birds
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.75% in Jul
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaWinter visitorCommon22–25 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.69% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.29% in Jul
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.26% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.20% in Jul
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiWinter visitorCommon38–41 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.20% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.14% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.14% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantCommon54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.14% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.08% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.07% in Jul
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.06% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 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
- Whistling Kite 50–60 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 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