Birds to See in Papua New Guinea in November
15 species listed for November · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
15 bird species on our list for Papua New Guinea are recorded regularly in November. Of these, the most often recorded are Willie Wagtail, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Metallic Starling, Common Sandpiper and House Sparrow.
New in November
No new arrivals this month.
Leaving after last month3
Residents
(2)Recorded all yearSummer visitors
(1)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winterWinter visitors
(7)Present outside the breeding season
Metallic Starling
Aplonis metallicaLC
Common
Regularly Jan–Nov

House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Common
Regularly May–Nov

Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachiiLC
Common
Regularly Apr–Nov

Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Common
Regularly May–Dec

Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Common
Regularly May–Dec

Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Common
Regularly May–Nov

Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Common
Regularly Jun–Jan
Passage migrants
(5)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migrationData: 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







