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NEW GUINEA BIRDING TRIP REPORT

TRIP REPORT
NEW GUINEA

Start:07/04/2016
End:07/25/2016
Duration:22 days
#Species:331
#Endemics:164
#Heard Only:23

2016 Papua New Guinea Birding Tour

CHECKLIST OF BIRDS SEEN ON TOUR

List of bird species seen or heard during the tour. The table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.
h = heard only; g = seen by guide only

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1\Plumed Whistling-Duck\Dendrocygna eytoniPAU
2Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuataPAU
3Salvadori's TealSalvadorina waigiuensisMH
4Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosaNB,PAU

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

5Black-billed BrushturkeyTalegalla fuscirostrisBRh,ERh,KGh,VNPh

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

6Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
7Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensisER,KG
8Amboyna Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia amboinensisMany
9Black-billed Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia nigrirostrisBRh,MH,TV,XFER2
10Great Cuckoo-DoveReinwardtoena reinwardtiBR,TV
11Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaBR,VNP
12Pacific Emerald DoveChalcophaps longirostrisBR,VNP
13Stephan's DoveChalcophaps stephaniNB
14Peaceful DoveGeopelia placidaPAU,SR,XFER1
15Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralisPAU
16{Nicobar Pigeon}Caloenas nicobaricaNB
17Sclater's Crowned-PigeonGoura sclateriiER,KG
18Wompoo Fruit-DoveMegaloprepia magnificusER,VNP
19Dwarf Fruit-DovePtilinopus nainusKG
20Superb Fruit-DovePtilinopus superbusER,KGh,NB,TB,VNP
21White-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus rivoliTV
22Orange-bellied Fruit-DovePtilinopus iozonusBR,ER,KG,VNP,XFER3
23Pink-spotted Fruit-DovePtilinopus perlatusBR,ER,KG,VNP
24Orange-fronted Fruit-DovePtilinopus aurantiifronsBR
25Knob-billed Fruit-DovePtilinopus insolitusNB
26Beautiful Fruit-DovePtilinopus pulchellusER,VNP,XFER3
27Coroneted Fruit-DovePtilinopus coronulatusBR
28Purple-tailed Imperial-PigeonDucula rufigasterER,KGh,VNP
29Finsch's Imperial-PigeonDucula finschiiNB
30Island Imperial-PigeonDucula pistrinariaNB
31Pinon's Imperial-PigeonDucula pinonBR,ER,KG
32Collared Imperial-PigeonDucula mulleriiER
33Zoe's Imperial-PigeonDucula zoeaeBR,ER,KG,VNP
34Torresian Imperial-PigeonDucula spilorrhoaBR,PAU
35Yellowish Imperial-PigeonDucula subflavescensNGNB
36Papuan Mountain-PigeonGymnophaps albertisiiMH,TB,TV

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

37Violaceous CoucalCentropus violaceusNBh
38Greater Black CoucalCentropus menbekiBRh,ER,KGh
39Pied CoucalCentropus ateralbusNGNB
40Pheasant CoucalCentropus phasianinusBR,PAU,SR
41Dwarf KoelMicrodynamis parvaVNP
42\Pacific Koel\Eudynamys orientalisER,KG,XFER3
43Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusKG
44Rufous-throated Bronze-CuckooChalcites ruficollisTV
45\Shining Bronze-Cuckoo\Chalcites lucidusNB
46White-eared Bronze-CuckooChalcites meyeriiTB
47White-crowned CuckooCaliechthrus leucolophusER,VNP
48Chestnut-breasted CuckooCacomantis castaneiventrisTB,VNP
49Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformisBRh,MH,TV
50Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosusMany

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

51Marbled FrogmouthPodargus ocellatusER
52Papuan FrogmouthPodargus papuensisBR,PAU

 
Owlet-Nightjars: Aegothelidae

53Feline Owlet-nightjarAegotheles insignisMHh
54Mountain Owlet-nightjarAegotheles albertisiMHh

 
Swifts: Apodidae

55Papuan SpinetailMearnsia novaeguineaeBR,ER,KG,XFER3
56Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculentaMany
57Mountain SwiftletAerodramus hirundinaceusMH,TV,XFER2
58White-rumped SwiftletAerodramus spodiopygiusNB
59Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

60Moustached TreeswiftHemiprocne mystaceaER,KG,XFER3

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

61Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensisKG
62Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosaPAU
63Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotusBR,PAU,SR
64White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaMH,PAU

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

65Chestnut Forest RailRallicula rubraTVh

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

66Masked LapwingVanellus milesPAU,XFER1

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

67Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinaceaPAU

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

68/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusNB
69/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosNB

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

70Black NoddyAnous minutusNB
71Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaNB
72Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiNB

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

73Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiaePAU

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

74Lesser FrigatebirdFregata arielNB

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

75Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucosNB,PAU
76Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostrisPAU

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

77\Australian Ibis\Threskiornis moluccaPAU
78\Straw-necked Ibis\Threskiornis spinicollisXFER1

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

79Black BitternBotaurus flavicollisNB
80|Nankeen Night Heron|Nycticorax caledonicusER,NB,PAU
81Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraNB
82\Little Egret\Egretta garzettaPAU
83\Pied Heron\Egretta picataPAU
84Little HeronButorides atricapillaER
85Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisBR,NB,PAU,SR,XFER1
86Great EgretArdea albaNB,PAU
87Medium EgretArdea intermediaPAU
88Great-billed HeronArdea sumatranaER

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

89\Australian Pelican\Pelecanus conspicillatusNB

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

90OspreyPandion haliaetusNB

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

91Pacific BazaAviceda subcristataBR,ER,NB,TB
92Long-tailed Honey-buzzardHenicopernis longicaudaER,MH,TB,VNP
93Pygmy EagleHieraaetus weiskeiXFER2
94Gurney's EagleAquila gurneyiTB
95New Guinea EagleHarpyopsis novaeguineaeSR
96Gray-headed GoshawkTachyspiza poliocephalusER,KG
97Variable GoshawkTachyspiza hiogasterMany
98Black-mantled GoshawkTachyspiza melanochlamysTV
99Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciatusBR,XFER2
100Meyer's GoshawkAstur meyerianusTV
101Papuan HarrierCircus spilothoraxMH,PMV,TV,XFER2
102Black KiteMilvus migransBR,MH
103Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusBR,PAU
104Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
105White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterER,NB

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

106Sooty-OwlTyto tenebricosaMH,TV

 
Owls: Strigidae

107Papuan BoobookNinox theomachaERh,TBh,TVh

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

108Blyth's HornbillRhyticeros plicatusNB,NGNB

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

109\Rainbow Bee-eater\Merops ornatusMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

110Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisNB
111Azure KingfisherCeyx azureusER,VNP
112Papuan Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx solitariusVNPh
113Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiBR,VNP,XFER1
114Rufous-bellied KookaburraDacelo gaudichaudBR,VNP
115Shovel-billed KookaburraClytoceyx rexTBh
116Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayiiBR,VNP
117New Britain KingfisherTodiramphus albonotatusNB
118\Sacred Kingfisher\Todiramphus sanctusMany
119Beach KingfisherTodiramphus saurophagusNB
120Hook-billed KingfisherMelidora macrorrhinaERh,TBh
121Yellow-billed KingfisherSyma torotoroBR,KG,VNP
122Mountain KingfisherSyma megarhynchaTV
123Little Paradise-KingfisherTanysiptera hydrocharisER
124Common Paradise-KingfisherTanysiptera galateaBR,ERh
125Brown-headed Paradise-KingfisherTanysiptera danaeVNP

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

126Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisBR,ER,KG,NB,VNP

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

127Brown FalconFalco berigoraMH,XFER2

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

128Palm CockatooProbosciger aterrimusER
129Blue-eyed CockatooCacatua ophthalmicaNB,NGNB
130Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galeritaBR,ER,KG,TB,VNP

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

131Pesquet's ParrotPsittrichas fulgidusTB
132Yellow-capped Pygmy-ParrotMicropsitta keiensisKG,XFER3
133Buff-faced Pygmy-ParrotMicropsitta pusioNB
134Papuan King-ParrotAlisterus chloropterusTV,VNP
135Moluccan EclectusEclectus roratusMany
136Red-cheeked ParrotGeoffroyus geoffroyiBR,ER,KG,VNP,XFER3
137Singing ParrotGeoffroyus heteroclitusNB
138Painted Tiger-ParrotPsittacella pictaMH
139Brehm's Tiger-ParrotPsittacella brehmiiMH
140Dusky-cheeked Fig-ParrotNannopsittacus melanogeniaBR,ER,KG
141Double-eyed Fig-ParrotCyclopsitta diophthalmaKG,XFER3
142Large Fig-ParrotCyclopsitta desmarestiiER
143Plum-faced LorikeetOreopsittacus arfakiTV
144Red-flanked LorikeetHypocharmosyna placentisBR,KG,NB,XFER3
145West Papuan LorikeetCharmosyna papouMH,TV
146Yellow-billed LorikeetNeopsittacus musschenbroekiiTV
147Purple-bellied LoryLorius hypoinochrousNB,NGNB
148Black-capped LoryLorius loryMany
149&Dusky LorylChalcopsitta fuscataKG,TB,XFER3
150Yellow-streaked LoryChalcopsitta scintillataBR,ER,KG
151Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodusBR,MH,TB,VNP,XFER1

 
Bowerbirds: Ptilonorhynchidae

152Flame BowerbirdSericulus ardensER,KG
153Yellow-breasted BowerbirdChlamydera lauterbachiMH,XFER2
154Fawn-breasted BowerbirdChlamydera cerviniventrisPAU

 
Australasian Treecreepers: Climacteridae

155Papuan TreecreeperCormobates placensTVh

 
Fairywrens: Maluridae

156Emperor FairywrenMalurus cyanocephalusBRh,ER,KG,TBh
XFER3h
157White-shouldered FairywrenMalurus alboscapulatusMH,SR,TB,XFER2

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

158Plain HoneyeaterPycnopygius ixoidesKG
159Streak-headed HoneyeaterPycnopygius stictocephalusBR,KG,TB,VNP,XFER3
160Mountain HoneyeaterMeliphaga orientalisMH
161Scrub HoneyeaterMeliphaga albonotataTB
162Mimic HoneyeaterMeliphaga analogaVNP
163Elegant HoneyeaterMeliphaga cinereifronsBR,KG
164Black-throated HoneyeaterCaligavis subfrenatusMH,TV
165Yellow-tinted HoneyeaterLichenostomus flavescensPAU
166Belford's MelidectesMelidectes belfordiMH,TV,XFER2
167Yellow-browed MelidectesMelidectes rufocrissalisTV
168Ornate MelidectesMelidectes torquatusMH
169Rufous-banded HoneyeaterConopophila albogularisPAU
170Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes fumigatusMH,TV
171Long-billed HoneyeaterMelilestes megarhynchusER,TB
172Tawny StraightbillTimeliopsis griseigulaBR
173Dusky MyzomelaMyzomela obscuraTB
174Red MyzomelaMyzomela cruentataTB
175Papuan Black MyzomelaMyzomela nigritaTB
176Elfin MyzomelaMyzomela adolphinaeMH
177Sclater's MyzomelaMyzomela sclateriNB
178Red-collared MyzomelaMyzomela rosenbergiiMH
179Green-backed HoneyeaterGlycichaera fallaxTB
180Rufous-backed HoneyeaterPtiloprora guiseiTV
181Gray-streaked HoneyeaterPtiloprora perstriataMH
182White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularisSR,VNP
183Tawny-breasted HoneyeaterXanthotis flaviventerMany
184Meyer's FriarbirdPhilemon meyeriKG
185New Guinea Friarbird**Philemon novaeguineaeMany
186New Britain FriarbirdPhilemon cockerelliNGNB

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

187Mountain Mouse-WarblerOrigma robustaMH,TV
188Rusty Mouse-WarblerOrigma murinaTB,VNPh
189Large ScrubwrenSericornis nouhuysiMH
190Pale-billed ScrubwrenAethomyias spiloderaVNP
191Papuan ScrubwrenAethomyias papuensisMH,TV
192Buff-faced ScrubwrenAethomyias perspicillatusTV
193Yellow-bellied GerygoneGerygone chrysogasterKG,VNP
194Green-backed GerygoneGerygone chloronotaBR,KGh,TB,VNPh
195Fairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosaTVg
196Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostrisER
197White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivaceaBR
198Brown-breasted GerygoneGerygone ruficollisMHh,TVh

 
Pseudo-Babblers: Pomatostomidae

199Papuan BabblerGarritornis isidoreiKG

 
Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers: Cinclosomatidae

200Painted Quail-thrushCinclosoma ajaxVNPh
201Blue Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa caerulescensKG
202Chestnut-backed Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa castanonotaTBh

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

203Stout-billed CuckooshrikeCoracina caeruleogriseaVNP
204Hooded CuckooshrikeCoracina longicaudaTV
205Barred CuckooshrikeCoracina lineataVNP
206Boyer's CuckooshrikeCoracina boyeriBR,ER,KG,VNP
207\Black-faced Cuckooshrike\Coracina novaehollandiaeBR,VNP
208White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensisBR,MH,VNP
209Varied TrillerLalage leucomelaER,KG,NGNB,XFER3
210Papuan CicadabirdEdolisoma incertumTB
211Gray-headed CicadabirdEdolisoma schisticepsKG,TB,XFER3
212Black CicadabirdEdolisoma melasVNP

 
Ploughbill: Eulacestomatidae

213Wattled PloughbillEulacestoma nigropectusMH

 
Australo-Papuan Bellbirds: Oreoicidae

214Rufous-naped WhistlerAleadryas rufinuchaMH,TV
215Piping BellbirdOrnorectes cristatusVNPh

 
Tit Berrypecker, Crested Berrypecker: Paramythiidae

216Tit BerrypeckerOreocharis arfakiMH,TV
217Eastern Crested BerrypeckerParamythia montiumMH,TV

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

218Rusty PitohuiPseudorectes ferrugineaKGh,VNP
219White-bellied PitohuiPseudorectes incertaERh
220Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonicaBR,SR
221Regent WhistlerPachycephala schlegeliiMH,TV
222Sclater's WhistlerPachycephala sororTV
223Black-tailed WhistlerPachycephala melanuraNB
224Brown-backed WhistlerPachycephala modestaMH,TV
225Gray WhistlerPachycephala simplexVNP
226White-bellied WhistlerPachycephala leucogastraVNP
227Black-headed WhistlerPachycephala monachaMH

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

228Hooded PitohuiPitohui dichrousTB,VNP
229Northern Variable PitohuiPitohui kirhocephalusKGh
230Brown OrioleOriolus szalayiBR,KG,TB,VNP,XFER3
231Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieillotiBR,PAU

 
Boatbills: Machaerirhynchidae

232Black-breasted BoatbillMachaerirhynchus nigripectusMH
233Yellow-breasted BoatbillMachaerirhynchus flaviventerVNPh

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

234Great WoodswallowArtamus maximusTB,TV,XFER2
235White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusPAU,SR,XFER1
236Mountain PeltopsPeltops montanusTB,TV
237Lowland PeltopsPeltops blainvilliiKG,XFER3
238Black-backed ButcherbirdCracticus mentalisPAU,SR
239Hooded ButcherbirdCracticus cassicusBR,ER,VNP
240Black ButcherbirdMelloria quoyiTB,TV,VNPh

 
Mottled Berryhunter: Rhagologidae

241Mottled BerryhunterRhagologus leucostigmaMH

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

242Black FantailRhipidura atraMH
243Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventrisNB,TB
244Black Thicket-FantailRhipidura maculipectusBRh,ERh
245White-bellied Thicket-FantailRhipidura leucothoraxTB,XFER3h
246Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrysMany
247Dimorphic FantailRhipidura brachyrhynchaMH
248Friendly FantailRhipidura albolimbataMH,TV
249Chestnut-bellied FantailRhipidura hyperythraVNP

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

250Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatusBR,ER,KG,TB,VNP

 
Birds-of-paradise: Paradisaeidae

251Trumpet ManucodePhonygammus keraudreniiBR,ER,KGh,XFER3
252Crinkle-collared ManucodeManucodia chalybatusER,TB,VNPh
253Glossy-mantled ManucodeManucodia aterBR,ER,KG,SR,VNP
254King-of-Saxony Bird-of-ParadisePteridophora albertiMH,TV
255Carola's ParotiaParotia carolaeTB
256Lawes's ParotiaParotia lawesiiTV
257Twelve-wired Bird-of-ParadiseSeleucidis melanoleucusER
258Greater LophorinaLophorina latipennisMH,TV
259Magnificent RiflebirdPtiloris magnificusKG
260Growling RiflebirdPtiloris intercedensVNP
261Black SicklebillEpimachus fastosusXFER2
262Brown SicklebillEpimachus meyeriMH,TV
263Short-tailed ParadigallaParadigalla brevicaudaTV
264Stephanie's AstrapiaAstrapia stephaniaeMH,TV
265Ribbon-tailed AstrapiaAstrapia mayeriMH,TV
266King Bird-of-ParadiseCicinnurus regiusER,KG
267Magnificent Bird-of-ParadiseDiphyllodes magnificusTB
268Blue Bird-of-ParadiseParadisornis rudolphiMH,TV
269Lesser Bird-of-ParadiseParadisaea minorMH
270Raggiana Bird-of-ParadiseParadisaea raggianaER,VNP
271Greater Bird-of-ParadiseParadisaea apodaER,KG,TB,XFER3

 
Ifrita: Ifritidae

272Blue-capped IfritaIfrita kowaldiMH,TV

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

273Golden MonarchCarterornis chrysomelaBR,ER,KG,XFER3
274{Island Monarch}Monarcha cinerascensNB
275Black-winged MonarchMonarcha fraterBR
276Spot-winged MonarchSymposiachrus guttulaVNP
277Frilled MonarchArses telescopthalmusBR,VNP
278Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubeculaVNP
279Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alectoER,NB
280Mussau FlycatcherMyiagra hebetiorNBh

 
Melampittas: Melampittidae

281Lesser MelampittaMelampitta lugubrisMH

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

282Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachMH,XFER2

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

283Gray CrowCorvus tristisER,VNP
284Torresian CrowCorvus orruBR,PAU,VNP
285Bismarck CrowCorvus insularisNB,NGNB

 
Satinbirds: Cnemophilidae

286Loria's SatinbirdCnemophilus loriaeTV
287Crested SatinbirdCnemophilus macgregoriiMH

 
Berrypeckers and Longbills: Melanocharitidae

288Obscure BerrypeckerMelanocharis arfakianaTB
289Black BerrypeckerMelanocharis nigraVNP
290Fan-tailed BerrypeckerMelanocharis versteriMH,TV
291Thick-billed BerrypeckerMelanocharis crassirostrisTV
292Yellow-bellied LongbillToxorhamphus novaeguineaeKGh
293Spectacled LongbillOedistoma iliolophusVNP

 
Australasian Robins: Petroicidae

294Canary FlyrobinDevioeca papuanaMH,TV
295Torrent FlyrobinMonachella muellerianaMH,TB
296Lemon-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca flavigasterBR,VNP
297Papuan Scrub-RobinDrymodes beccariiVNP
298Black-capped RobinHeteromyias armitiMHh
299Black-throated RobinPlesiodryas albonotataTV
300Black-sided RobinPoecilodryas hypoleucaERh
301White-rumped RobinMelanodryas bimaculataTBh
302White-winged RobinMelanodryas sigillataMH,TVg
303Blue-gray RobinMelanodryas cyanusTV
304White-faced RobinEopsaltria leucopsVNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

305Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisBR

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

306Papuan GrassbirdCincloramphus macrurusMH,TV

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

307Pacific SwallowHirundo javanicaMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

308Island Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus poliocephalusMH,TVh

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

309Black-fronted White-eyeZosterops minorMH,TB
310New Guinea White-eyeZosterops novaeguineaeER,TB,TV

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

311Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaMany
312Yellow-eyed StarlingAplonis mystaceaKG
313Singing StarlingAplonis cantoroidesBR,PAU
314Yellow-faced MynaMino dumontiiMany
315Golden MynaMino anaisBR,ER
316Long-tailed MynaMino krefftiNB,NGNB

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

317Papuan Island-ThrushTurdus papuensisMH

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

318Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataMH,PMV,XFER2

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

319Red-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum geelvinkianumMany
320Red-banded FlowerpeckerDicaeum eximiumNB

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

321Black SunbirdLeptocoma aspasiaBR,ER,KG,NB,XFER3
322Sahul SunbirdCinnyris frenatusBR

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

323Grand MuniaLonchura grandisSR
324Hooded MuniaLonchura spectabilisBR,MH,TV,XFER2
325Gray-headed MuniaLonchura canicepsBR,SR
326Bismarck MuniaLonchura melaenaNB
327&Blue-faced ParrotfinchlErythrura trichroaTV

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

328House SparrowPasser domesticusPAU,TB
329Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

330Australian PipitAnthus australisMH

 

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

  • Brown River (BR)
  • Elevala River (ER)
  • Kiunga Area (KG)
  • Melanesia-New Britain (NB)
  • Mount Hagen Area (MH)
  • Pacific Adventist University (PAU)
  • Sogeric Road (SR)
  • Tabubil Area (TB)
  • Tari Valley/Gap (TV)
  • Varirata National Park (VNP)

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor34
\\Austral Visitor24
||Transient9
##Non-breeding Dispersal4
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant8
[]Accidental3

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.