List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Northern Cassowary	Casuarius unappendiculatus	PNG,WPNG	E
2	Magpie Goose	Anseranas semipalmata	PNG,WPNG	NE
3	Salvadori's Teal	Salvadorina waigiuensis	PNG,WPNG	E
4	Wattled Brushturkey	Aepypodius arfakianus	PNG,WPNG	E
5	Waigeo Brushturkey	Aepypodius bruijnii	WPNG	E
6	Red-billed Brushturkey	Talegalla cuvieri	WPNG	E
7	Red-legged Brushturkey	Talegalla jobiensis	PNG,WPNG	E
8	Dusky Megapode	Megapodius freycinet	PNG,WPNG	E
9	Biak Megapode	Megapodius geelvinkianus	WPNG	E
10	New Guinea Megapode	Megapodius decollatus	PNG,WPNG	E
11	Snow Mountain Quail	Synoicus monorthonyx	WPNG	E
12	Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia nigrirostris	PNG,WPNG	BC
13	Great Cuckoo-Dove	Reinwardtoena reinwardti	PNG,WPNG	NE
14	Bronze Ground Dove	Pampusana beccarii	PNG,WPNG	BC
15	Western Crowned-Pigeon	Goura cristata	WPNG	E
16	Wompoo Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus magnificus	PNG,WPNG	NE
17	Eastern Ornate Fruit-Dove**	Ptilinopus gestroi	WPNG	E
18	Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus aurantiifrons	PNG,WPNG	BC
19	Wallace's Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus wallacii	WPNG	E
20	Mountain Fruit-Dove**	Ptilinopus bellus	WPNG	E
21	Geelvink Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus speciosus	WPNG	E
22	Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus iozonus	PNG,WPNG	BC
23	Knob-billed Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus insolitus		BC
24	Spice Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula myristicivora	WPNG	NE
25	Geelvink Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula geelvinkiana	WPNG	E
26	Island Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula pistrinaria	PNG	BC
27	Collared Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula mullerii	PNG,WPNG	E
28	Torresian Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula spilorrhoa	PNG,WPNG	NE
29	Biak Coucal	Centropus chalybeus	WPNG	E
30	Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo	Cacomantis castaneiventris	PNG,WPNG	NE
31	Marbled Frogmouth	Podargus ocellatus	PNG,WPNG	NE
32	Papuan Frogmouth	Podargus papuensis	PNG,WPNG	NE
33	Starry Owlet-nightjar	Aegotheles tatei	PNG	BC
34	Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar	Aegotheles affinis	PNG	BC
35	White-striped Forest Rail	Rallicula leucospila	WPNG	E
36	Black-backed Bittern	Ixobrychus dubius	PNG,WPNG	NE
37	Pygmy Eagle	Hieraaetus weiskei	PNG	BC
38	Sooty-Owl	Tyto tenebricosa	PNG,WPNG	NE
39	Biak Scops-Owl	Otus beccarii	WPNG	E
40	Rufous Owl	Ninox rufa	PNG,WPNG	NE
41	Papuan Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx solitarius	PNG,WPNG	E
42	Manus Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx dispar		BC
43	New Ireland Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx mulcatus		BC
44	New Britain Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx sacerdotis		BC
45	North Solomons Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx meeki		BC
46	Guadalcanal Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx nigromaxilla		BC
47	Blue-winged Kookaburra	Dacelo leachii	PNG,WPNG	NE
48	Pacific Kingfisher	Todiramphus sacer		BC
49	Colonist Kingfisher	Todiramphus colonus		BC
50	Torresian Kingfisher	Todiramphus sordidus		BC
51	Yellow-billed Kingfisher	Syma torotoro	PNG,WPNG	NE
52	Kofiau Paradise-Kingfisher	Tanysiptera ellioti	WPNG	E
53	Biak Paradise-Kingfisher	Tanysiptera riedelii	WPNG	E
54	Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher	Tanysiptera carolinae	WPNG	E
55	Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher	Tanysiptera danae	PNG	BC
56	Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher	Tanysiptera nigriceps	PNG	E
57	Palm Cockatoo	Probosciger aterrimus	PNG,WPNG	NE
58	Geelvink Pygmy-Parrot	Micropsitta geelvinkiana	WPNG	E
59	Moluccan King-Parrot	Alisterus amboinensis	WPNG	E
60	Red-winged Parrot	Aprosmictus erythropterus	PNG,WPNG	NE
61	Papuan Eclectus	Eclectus polychloros	PNG,WPNG	BC
62	Blue-fronted Fig-Parrot	Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii	WPNG	NE
63	Black-fronted Fig-Parrot	Cyclopsitta nigrifrons	PNG	E
64	Double-eyed Fig-Parrot	Cyclopsitta diophthalma	PNG,WPNG	NE
65	Salvadori's Fig-Parrot	Psittaculirostris salvadorii	WPNG	E
66	Stella's Lorikeet	Charmosyna stellae	PNG	E
67	Purple-bellied Lory	Lorius hypoinochrous	PNG	BC
68	Black Lory	Chalcopsitta atra	WPNG	E
69	Black-winged Lory	Eos cyanogenia	WPNG	E
70	Violet-necked Lory	Eos squamata	WPNG	E
71	Biak Lorikeet	Trichoglossus rosenbergii	WPNG	E
72	North Papuan Pitta	Erythropitta habernichti	PNG,WPNG	E
73	South Papuan Pitta	Erythropitta macklotii	PNG,WPNG	NE
74	Habenicht's Pitta**	Erythropitta habenichti	PNG	E
75	Eastern Hooded Pitta	Pitta novaeguineae	PNG,WPNG	NE
76	Biak Hooded Pitta	Pitta rosenbergii		BC
77	White-eared Catbird	Ailuroedus buccoides	WPNG	E
78	Ochre-breasted Catbird	Ailuroedus stonii	PNG	E
79	Tan-capped Catbird	Ailuroedus geislerorum	PNG	E
80	Huon Catbird	Ailuroedus astigmaticus	PNG	E
81	Black-capped Catbird	Ailuroedus melanocephalus	PNG	E
82	Northern Catbird	Ailuroedus jobiensis	PNG	E
83	Arfak Catbird	Ailuroedus arfakianus	WPNG	E
84	Black-eared Catbird	Ailuroedus melanotis	PNG,WPNG	NE
85	Archbold's Bowerbird	Archboldia papuensis	PNG,WPNG	BC
86	Vogelkop Bowerbird	Amblyornis inornata	WPNG	E
87	Streaked Bowerbird	Amblyornis subalaris	PNG	BC
88	Golden-fronted Bowerbird	Amblyornis flavifrons	WPNG	E
89	Flame Bowerbird	Sericulus ardens	PNG	BC
90	Fire-maned Bowerbird	Sericulus bakeri	PNG	BC
91	Fawn-breasted Bowerbird	Chlamydera cerviniventris	PNG,WPNG	NE
92	Campbell's Fairywren	Chenorhamphus campbelli	PNG	BC
93	Graceful Honeyeater	Microptilotis gracilis	PNG,WPNG	NE
94	Elegant Honeyeater	Microptilotis cinereifrons	PNG	BC
95	Yellow-spotted Honeyeater	Meliphaga notata		BC
96	Orange-cheeked Honeyeater	Oreornis chrysogenys	WPNG	E
97	Yellow-tinted Honeyeater	Lichenostomus flavescens	PNG	NE
98	Short-bearded Honeyeater	Melionyx nouhuysi	WPNG	E
99	Long-bearded Honeyeater	Melionyx princeps	PNG	BC
100	Vogelkop Melidectes	Melidectes leucostephes	WPNG	E
101	Huon Melidectes	Melidectes foersteri	PNG	BC
102	Varied Honeyeater	Gavicalis versicolor	PNG,WPNG	NE
103	Brown-backed Honeyeater	Ramsayornis modestus	PNG,WPNG	NE
104	Rufous-banded Honeyeater	Conopophila albogularis	PNG,WPNG	NE
105	Arfak Honeyeater	Melipotes gymnops	WPNG	E
106	Foja Honeyeater	Melipotes carolae	WPNG	BC
107	Spangled Honeyeater	Melipotes ater	PNG	BC
108	White-chinned Myzomela	Myzomela albigula	PNG	BC
109	Red Myzomela	Myzomela cruentata	PNG,WPNG	BC
110	Long-billed Myzomela	Myzomela longirostris	PNG	E
111	Green-backed Honeyeater	Glycichaera fallax	PNG,WPNG	NE
112	Rufous-sided Honeyeater	Ptiloprora erythropleura	WPNG	E
113	Olive Honeyeater	Lichmera argentauris	WPNG	E
114	Blue-faced Honeyeater	Entomyzon cyanotis	PNG,WPNG	NE
115	White-throated Honeyeater	Melithreptus albogularis	PNG,WPNG	NE
116	Tawny-breasted Honeyeater	Xanthotis flaviventer	PNG,WPNG	NE
117	Brass's Friarbird	Philemon brassi	WPNG	E
118	Little Friarbird	Philemon citreogularis	PNG,WPNG	NE
119	Noisy Friarbird	Philemon corniculatus	PNG,WPNG	NE
120	Tropical Scrubwren	Sericornis beccarii	WPNG	NE
121	Green-backed Gerygone	Gerygone chloronota	PNG,WPNG	NE
122	Fairy Gerygone	Gerygone palpebrosa	PNG,WPNG	NE
123	Large-billed Gerygone	Gerygone magnirostris	PNG,WPNG	NE
124	Biak Gerygone	Gerygone hypoxantha	WPNG	BC
125	Mangrove Gerygone	Gerygone levigaster	PNG,WPNG	NE
126	Papuan Babbler	Garritornis isidorei	PNG,WPNG	BC
127	Gray-crowned Babbler	Pomatostomus temporalis	PNG,WPNG	NE
128	Papuan Logrunner	Orthonyx novaeguineae	PNG,WPNG	BC
129	Dimorphic Jewel-babbler	Ptilorrhoa geislerorum	PNG	E
130	Barred Cuckooshrike	Coracina lineata	PNG,WPNG	NE
131	Biak Triller**	Lalage leucoptera	WPNG	E
132	Papuan Cicadabird	Edolisoma incertum	PNG,WPNG	BC
133	Papuan Sittella	Daphoenositta papuensis	PNG,WPNG	NE
134	Papuan Whipbird	Androphobus viridis	PNG,WPNG	E
135	Western Crested Berrypecker	Paramythia olivacea		BC
136	Variable Shrikethrush	Colluricincla fortis	PNG	NE
137	Waigeo Shrikethrush	Colluricincla affinis	WPNG	E
138	Mamberamo Shrikethrush	Colluricincla obscura	PNG	E
139	Sepik-Ramu Shrikethrush	Colluricincla tappenbecki	PNG	BC
140	Arafura Shrikethrush	Colluricincla megarhyncha	WPNG	E
141	Tagula Shrikethrush	Colluricincla discolor	PNG	E
142	Rufous Shrikethrush	Colluricincla rufogaster	PNG,WPNG	NE
143	Vogelkop Whistler	Pachycephala meyeri	WPNG	E
144	Baliem Whistler	Pachycephala balim	PNG,WPNG	E
145	Black-tailed Whistler	Pachycephala melanura	PNG,WPNG	NE
146	Morningbird	Pachycephala tenebrosa		BC
147	Brown-backed Whistler	Pachycephala modesta	PNG,WPNG	E
148	Island Whistler	Pachycephala phaionota	WPNG	E
149	White-bellied Whistler	Pachycephala leucogastra	PNG	BC
150	Raja Ampat Pitohui	Pitohui cerviniventris	WPNG	E
151	Southern Variable Pitohui	Pitohui uropygialis	PNG,WPNG	NE
152	Olive-backed Oriole	Oriolus sagittatus	PNG,WPNG	NE
153	Australasian Figbird	Sphecotheres vieilloti	PNG	NE
154	Yellow-breasted Boatbill	Machaerirhynchus flaviventer	PNG,WPNG	NE
155	Black-backed Butcherbird	Cracticus mentalis	PNG,WPNG	NE
156	Black Butcherbird	Melloria quoyi	PNG,WPNG	NE
157	Louisiade Fantail	Rhipidura louisiadensis		BC
158	Supertramp Fantail	Rhipidura semicollaris	WPNG	NE
159	Arafura Fantail	Rhipidura dryas	PNG	NE
160	Mangrove Fantail	Rhipidura phasiana	PNG,WPNG	NE
161	Trumpet Manucode	Phonygammus keraudrenii	PNG,WPNG	BC
162	Western Parotia	Parotia sefilata	WPNG	E
163	Wahnes's Parotia	Parotia wahnesi	PNG	BC
164	Lawes's Parotia	Parotia lawesii	PNG	BC
165	Eastern Parotia	Parotia helenae	PNG	E
166	Vogelkop Lophorina	Lophorina niedda	WPNG	E
167	Lesser Lophorina	Lophorina minor		BC
168	Magnificent Riflebird	Ptiloris magnificus	PNG,WPNG	NE
169	Growling Riflebird	Ptiloris intercedens	PNG	E
170	Long-tailed Paradigalla	Paradigalla carunculata	WPNG	E
171	Arfak Astrapia	Astrapia nigra	WPNG	E
172	Huon Astrapia	Astrapia rothschildi	PNG	BC
173	Stephanie's Astrapia	Astrapia stephaniae	PNG	BC
174	Ribbon-tailed Astrapia	Astrapia mayeri	PNG	BC
175	Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise	Diphyllodes respublica	WPNG	E
176	Blue Bird-of-Paradise	Paradisornis rudolphi	PNG	BC
177	Emperor Bird-of-Paradise	Paradisaea guilielmi	PNG	BC
178	Red Bird-of-Paradise	Paradisaea rubra	WPNG	E
179	Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise	Paradisaea raggiana	PNG	BC
180	Golden Monarch	Carterornis chrysomela	PNG,WPNG	BC
181	\Black-faced Monarch\	Monarcha melanopsis	PNG,WPNG	NE
182	Black-winged Monarch	Monarcha frater	PNG,WPNG	NE
183	Kofiau Monarch	Symposiachrus julianae	WPNG	E
184	Biak Monarch	Symposiachrus brehmii	WPNG	E
185	Frilled Monarch	Arses telescopthalmus	PNG,WPNG	E
186	Biak Flycatcher	Myiagra atra	WPNG	E
187	Leaden Flycatcher	Myiagra rubecula	PNG,WPNG	NE
188	\Satin Flycatcher\	Myiagra cyanoleuca	PNG,WPNG	NE
189	Restless Flycatcher	Myiagra inquieta	WPNG	NE
190	Paperbark Flycatcher	Myiagra nana	PNG	NE
191	Brown-headed Crow	Corvus fuscicapillus	WPNG	E
192	Yellow-breasted Satinbird	Loboparadisea sericea	PNG,WPNG	BC
193	Satin Berrypecker	Melanocharis citreola	WPNG	E
194	Green-backed Robin	Pachycephalopsis hattamensis	PNG,WPNG	BC
195	Garnet Robin	Eugerygone rubra	PNG,WPNG	BC
196	Snow Mountain Robin	Petroica archboldi	PNG,WPNG	E
197	Yellow-legged Flycatcher	Kempiella griseoceps	PNG,WPNG	NE
198	Torrent Flyrobin	Monachella muelleriana	PNG,WPNG	BC
199	Lemon-bellied Flyrobin	Microeca flavigaster	PNG,WPNG	NE
200	Papuan Scrub-Robin	Drymodes beccarii	PNG,WPNG	E
201	Black-capped Robin	Heteromyias armiti	PNG	E
202	Arfak Robin	Heteromyias albispecularis	WPNG	E
203	Mangrove Robin	Melanodryas pulverulenta	PNG,WPNG	NE
204	Smoky Robin	Melanodryas cryptoleuca	WPNG	E
205	Banded Yellow Robin	Eopsaltria placens	PNG,WPNG	NE
206	White-faced Robin	Eopsaltria leucops	PNG,WPNG	NE
207	Little Grassbird	Poodytes gramineus	PNG,WPNG	NE
208	Papuan Grassbird	Cincloramphus macrurus	PNG	E
209	Numfor Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus maforensis	WPNG	E
210	Biak Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus misoriensis	WPNG	E
211	Black-crowned White-eye	Zosterops atrifrons	PNG	E
212	Ashy-bellied White-eye	Zosterops citrinella		BC
213	Biak White-eye	Zosterops mysorensis	WPNG	E
214	Long-tailed Starling	Aplonis magna	WPNG	E
215	Moluccan Starling	Aplonis mysolensis	PNG,WPNG	E
216	Yellow-faced Myna	Mino dumontii	PNG,WPNG	BC
217	Olive-crowned Flowerpecker	Dicaeum pectorale	PNG,WPNG	E
218	Red-capped Flowerpecker	Dicaeum geelvinkianum	PNG,WPNG	NE
219	Mamberamo Sunbird	Cinnyris buettikofen	PNG,WPNG	NE
220	Crimson Finch	Neochmia phaeton	PNG,WPNG	NE
221	White-spotted Munia	Mayrimunia leucosticta	PNG,WPNG	E
222	<Gray-banded Munia>	Lonchura vana	WPNG	E
223	Hooded Munia	Lonchura spectabilis	PNG,WPNG	BC
224	Gray-headed Munia	Lonchura caniceps	PNG	BC
225	Black-breasted Munia	Lonchura teerinki	WPNG	E
226	Alpine Munia	Lonchura monticola	PNG	BC

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER COUNTRIES
IN THE AUSTRALASIA

• Australia^§
• French Polynesia
• Melanesia^§§
• Micronesia
• New Zealand^§§§

BIRDING LOCALES

• Papua New Guinea (PNG)
• West Papua New Guinea (WPNG)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	105
NE	Near Endemic	71
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	0
BC	Best Seen in This Country	50
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.

§ Excludes Norfolk Island
§§ Includes Fiji, New Britain, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, and Vauatu only.
§§§ Includes Auckland and Chatham Islands