eBird Field Checklist
Papua New Guinea
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403 species (+20 other taxa) - Year-round, Current year
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Waterfowl
Plumed Whistling-Duck
Wandering Whistling-Duck
Radjah Shelduck
Green Pygmy-Goose
Pacific Black Duck
Megapodes
Yellow-legged Brushturkey
Melanesian Megapode
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Brown Quail
Grebes
Australasian Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Metallic Pigeon
Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove
Mackinlay's Cuckoo-Dove
Great Cuckoo-Dove
Pied Cuckoo-Dove
Pacific Emerald Dove
Stephan's Dove
White-bibbed Ground Dove
Peaceful Dove
Bar-shouldered Dove
Nicobar Pigeon
Cinnamon Ground Dove
Pheasant Pigeon
Wompoo Fruit-Dove
Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove
Ornate Fruit-Dove
Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove
Superb Fruit-Dove
Beautiful Fruit-Dove
White-breasted Fruit-Dove
Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove
Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove
Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove
Knob-billed Fruit-Dove
fruit-dove sp.
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon
Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon
Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon
Finsch's Imperial-Pigeon
Rufescent Imperial-Pigeon
Island Imperial-Pigeon
Pinon's Imperial-Pigeon
Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon
Zoe's Imperial-Pigeon
Yellowish Imperial-Pigeon
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
imperial-pigeon sp.
Papuan Mountain-Pigeon
Pale Mountain-Pigeon
pigeon/dove sp.
Cuckoos
Pied Coucal
Greater Black Coucal
Violaceous Coucal
Pheasant Coucal
Dwarf Koel
Pacific Koel
Channel-billed Cuckoo
White-crowned Cuckoo
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Brush Cuckoo
Frogmouths
Papuan Frogmouth
Nightjars
Large-tailed Nightjar
Owlet-nightjars
Barred Owlet-nightjar
Swifts
Papuan Spinetail
Glossy Swiftlet
Mountain Swiftlet
White-rumped Swiftlet
Uniform Swiftlet
swiftlet sp.
Treeswifts
Moustached Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Dusky Moorhen
Australasian Swamphen
White-browed Crake
Red-necked Crake
Shorebirds
Pacific Golden-Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Masked Lapwing
Siberian Sand-Plover
Greater Sand-Plover
Comb-crested Jacana
Whimbrel
snipe sp.
Red-necked Phalarope
Common Sandpiper
Gray-tailed Tattler
Wandering Tattler
Ruddy Turnstone
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Red-necked Stint
Australian Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
White Tern
Brown Noddy
Black Noddy
Brown/Black Noddy
Sooty Tern
Bridled Tern
Gray-backed Tern
Little Tern
Common Tern
Black-naped Tern
Lesser Crested Tern
Great Crested Tern
large tern sp.
tern sp.
Tropicbirds
White-tailed Tropicbird
tropicbird sp.
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Tahiti Petrel
Beck's Petrel
Streaked Shearwater
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Heinroth's Shearwater
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Lesser Frigatebird
Great Frigatebird
frigatebird sp.
Red-footed Booby
Brown Booby
Masked Booby
booby sp.
Cormorants and Anhingas
Australasian Darter
Little Pied Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Little Black Cormorant
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Black Bittern
Nankeen Night Heron
Pacific Reef-Heron
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Little Egret
Pied Heron
Striated Heron
Eastern Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Plumed Egret
Great-billed Heron
white egret sp.
Glossy Ibis
Australian Ibis
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Osprey
Black-winged Kite
Long-tailed Honey-buzzard
Pacific Baza
Pygmy Eagle
Gurney's Eagle
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Papuan Harrier
Variable Goshawk
Brown Goshawk
Pied Goshawk
Gray-headed Goshawk
Collared Sparrowhawk
Brown Goshawk/Collared Sparrowhawk
Doria's Goshawk
Black Kite
Whistling Kite
Brahminy Kite
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Owls
Golden Masked-Owl
Barking Owl
Papuan Boobook
Manus Boobook
Bismarck Boobook
Hornbills
Blyth's Hornbill
Kingfishers
Common Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Little Kingfisher
Papuan Dwarf-Kingfisher
Manus Dwarf-Kingfisher
New Ireland Dwarf-Kingfisher
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Rufous-bellied Kookaburra
Forest Kingfisher
Colonist Kingfisher
Sacred Kingfisher
Beach Kingfisher
Melanesian Kingfisher
Hook-billed Kingfisher
Yellow-billed Kingfisher
Mountain Kingfisher
Common Paradise-Kingfisher
Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher
kingfisher sp.
Bee-eaters, Rollers, and Allies
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Rainbow Bee-eater
Dollarbird
Falcons and Caracaras
Nankeen Kestrel
Oriental Hobby
Australian Hobby
Brown Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
falcon sp.
Cockatoos
Palm Cockatoo
Ducorps's Cockatoo
Blue-eyed Cockatoo
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Buff-faced Pygmy-Parrot
Meek's Pygmy-Parrot
Finsch's Pygmy-Parrot
Papuan King-Parrot
Papuan Eclectus
Red-cheeked Parrot
Singing Parrot
Painted Tiger-Parrot
Brehm's Tiger-Parrot
Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot
Dusky-cheeked Fig-Parrot
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot
Red-flanked Lorikeet
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Josephine's Lorikeet
Red-chinned Lorikeet
Yellow-billed Lorikeet
Purple-bellied Lory
Black-capped Lory
Dusky Lory
Cardinal Lory
Yellow-streaked Lory
Coconut Lorikeet
Old World Pittas
South Papuan Pitta
Bismarck Pitta
Eastern Hooded Pitta
Superb Pitta
Scrub-birds and Bowerbirds
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird
Fairywrens
Orange-crowned Fairywren
Emperor Fairywren
White-shouldered Fairywren
Honeyeaters
Plain Honeyeater
Streak-headed Honeyeater
Puff-backed Honeyeater
Yellow-gaped Honeyeater
Scrub Honeyeater
Mimic Honeyeater
Elegant Honeyeater
Black-throated Honeyeater
Ornate Melidectes
Huon Melidectes
Belford's Melidectes
Yellow-browed Melidectes
Varied Honeyeater
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
Brown-backed Honeyeater
Rufous-banded Honeyeater
Smoky Honeyeater
Long-billed Honeyeater
Ruby-throated Myzomela
Dusky Myzomela
Red Myzomela
Papuan Black Myzomela
New Ireland Myzomela
Red-headed Myzomela
Elfin Myzomela
Sclater's Myzomela
Bismarck Black Myzomela
Red-collared Myzomela
Gray-streaked Honeyeater
Silver-eared Honeyeater
White-throated Honeyeater
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater
Meyer's Friarbird
Helmeted Friarbird
White-naped Friarbird
New Britain Friarbird
friarbird sp.
Thornbills and Allies
Goldenface
Mountain Mouse-Warbler
Rusty Mouse-Warbler
Large Scrubwren
Pale-billed Scrubwren
Buff-faced Scrubwren
Gray Thornbill
Yellow-bellied Gerygone
Green-backed Gerygone
Fairy Gerygone
Large-billed Gerygone
White-throated Gerygone
Mangrove Gerygone
Brown-breasted Gerygone
Pseudo-Babblers
Papuan Babbler
Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers
Painted Quail-thrush
Blue Jewel-babbler
Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler
Cuckooshrikes
Stout-billed Cuckooshrike
Hooded Cuckooshrike
Barred Cuckooshrike
Boyer's Cuckooshrike
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Manus Cuckooshrike
Varied Triller
Manus Cicadabird
Papuan Cicadabird
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Common Cicadabird
Black Cicadabird
Australo-Papuan Bellbirds
Rufous-naped Bellbird
Whistlers and Allies
Rusty Pitohui
Gray Shrikethrush
Variable Shrikethrush
Regent Whistler
Bismarck Whistler
Louisiade Whistler
Black-tailed Whistler
Gray Whistler
Black-headed Whistler
Old World Orioles
Hooded Pitohui
Brown Oriole
Australasian Figbird
Boatbills
Black-breasted Boatbill
Yellow-breasted Boatbill
Woodswallows
Great Woodswallow
White-breasted Woodswallow
Bismarck Woodswallow
Bellmagpies and Allies
Black-backed Butcherbird
Hooded Butcherbird
Black Butcherbird
Australian Magpie
Fantails
Drongo Fantail
Northern Fantail
Black Thicket-Fantail
Willie-wagtail
Mussau Fantail
Manus Fantail
Arafura Fantail
Louisiade Fantail
Friendly Fantail
Chestnut-bellied Fantail
Drongos
Ribbon-tailed Drongo
Spangled Drongo
Birds-of-Paradise
Trumpet Manucode
Curl-crested Manucode
Crinkle-collared Manucode
Glossy-mantled Manucode
King-of-Saxony Bird-of-Paradise
Lawes's Parotia
Greater Lophorina
Growling Riflebird
Brown Sicklebill
Short-tailed Paradigalla
Stephanie's Astrapia
Ribbon-tailed Astrapia
Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise
Blue Bird-of-Paradise
Goldie's Bird-of-Paradise
Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise
Ifrita
Blue-capped Ifrita
Monarch Flycatchers
Golden Monarch
Island Monarch
Black-faced Monarch
Black-winged Monarch
Fan-tailed Monarch
Manus Monarch
White-breasted Monarch
Spot-winged Monarch
Frilled Monarch
Leaden Flycatcher
Steel-blue Flycatcher
Satin Flycatcher
Shining Flycatcher
Dull Flycatcher
Melampittas
Lesser Melampitta
Shrikes
Long-tailed Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Bougainville Crow
Gray Crow
Torresian Crow
Bismarck Crow
Berrypeckers and Longbills
Black Berrypecker
Fan-tailed Berrypecker
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Spectacled Longbill
Pygmy Longbill
Australasian Robins
Garnet Robin
Olive Flyrobin
Lemon-bellied Flyrobin
Papuan Scrub-Robin
Mangrove Robin
White-winged Robin
Blue-gray Robin
White-faced Robin
Larks
Singing Bushlark
Cisticolas and Allies
Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
Australian Reed Warbler
Martins and Swallows
Pacific Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
Tree Martin
Leaf Warblers
Island Leaf Warbler
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Black-fronted White-eye
Black-headed White-eye
Yellow-throated White-eye
New Guinea White-eye
Louisiade White-eye
white-eye sp.
Starlings and Mynas
Metallic Starling
Atoll Starling
Singing Starling
Yellow-faced Myna
Golden Myna
Long-tailed Myna
black myna sp.
Thrushes
Russet-tailed Thrush
Island Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
Pied Bushchat
Flowerpeckers
Red-capped Flowerpecker
Red-banded Flowerpecker
Midget Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Black Sunbird
Sahul Sunbird
Estrildids
Mountain Firetail
Streak-headed Munia
Grand Munia
Gray-headed Munia
Hooded Munia
New Ireland Munia
Mottled Munia
Chestnut-breasted Munia
Bismarck Munia
Lonchura sp.
Blue-faced Parrotfinch
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
Australian Pipit
Alpine Pipit
Others
bird sp.
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