Birds to See in Papua New Guinea in November
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.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovFrom 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 15 birds in November
15 birds
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.67% in Nov
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaWinter visitorCommon22–25 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.08% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.93% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.43% in Nov
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.40% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.40% in Nov
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiWinter visitorCommon38–41 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.34% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantCommon54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.34% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.28% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.25% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.22% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.19% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.12% in Nov
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.12% in Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Willie Wagtail 19–22 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Metallic Starling 22–25 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Blue-winged Kookaburra 38–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 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