Birds to See in Papua New Guinea in June
13 bird species on our list for Papua New Guinea are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Willie Wagtail, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Metallic Starling, Great White Egret and Whistling Kite. New this month: Whistling Kite, Common Tern, Rock Dove and Peregrine Falcon and 1 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 June
13 birds
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.88% in Jun
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaWinter visitorCommon22–25 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.72% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.48% in Jun
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.38% in Jun
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiWinter visitorCommon38–41 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.29% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.20% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.15% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.14% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.08% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.06% in Jun
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.02% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
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
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Whistling Kite 50–60 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