Birds to See in Papua New Guinea in September
20 bird species on our list for Papua New Guinea are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Willie Wagtail, Metallic Starling, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Sandpiper and Great White Egret. New this month: Pacific Golden-Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Dwarf Cassowary.
On the move in September
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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 20 birds in September
20 birds
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Sep
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaWinter visitorCommon22–25 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.00% in Sep
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.72% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.38% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.28% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.21% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.20% in Sep
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.17% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantCommon54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.16% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.14% in Sep
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.13% in Sep
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiWinter visitorCommon38–41 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.12% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.11% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.11% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.06% in Sep
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.06% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.05% in Sep
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep · 0.03% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.03% in Sep
Dwarf CassowaryCasuarius bennettiScarceRare99–150 cmRegularly Sep · 0.01% in Sep
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
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 17–22 cm
- Willie Wagtail 19–22 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Metallic Starling 22–25 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Australian Hobby 30–35 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Blue-winged Kookaburra 38–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Whistling Kite 50–60 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Dwarf Cassowary 99–150 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