Uncommon Birds in Papua New Guinea
Our list for Papua New Guinea has 10 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 2 winter visitors, 5 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Papua New Guinea in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 10, most common first
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusScarceUncommon48–58 cm
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly May
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Jun–Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusScarceUncommon48–66 cm
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboScarceUncommon80–100 cm
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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