Papua New Guinea bird checklist
789 bird species in 98 families have been recorded in Papua New Guinea, according to eBird; about 511 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Papua New Guinea right now
1Pacific Golden-Plover
2Great Crested Tern
3Great Frigatebird
4Brown Booby
5Sooty Tern
6Pacific Reef-Heron
7Black-naped Tern
8Bridled Tern
9White-breasted Woodswallow
10Brown Noddy
Papua New Guinea bird checklist
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Cassowaries and Emu
- Southern Cassowary
- Dwarf Cassowary
- Northern Cassowary
Magpie Goose
- Magpie Goose
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Spotted Whistling-Duck
- Plumed Whistling-Duck
- Wandering Whistling-Duck
- Radjah Shelduck
- Green Pygmy-Goose
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Maned Duck
- Salvadori's Teal
- Garganey
- Pacific Black Duck
- Gray Teal
- Hardhead
Megapodes
- Wattled Brushturkey
- Yellow-legged Brushturkey
- Red-legged Brushturkey
- Melanesian Megapode
- New Guinea Megapode
- Orange-footed Megapode
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Red Junglefowl
- Brown Quail
- Blue-breasted Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Metallic Pigeon
- Yellow-legged Pigeon
- Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove
- Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove
- Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove
- Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove
- Great Cuckoo-Dove
- Pied Cuckoo-Dove
- Crested Cuckoo-Dove
- Pacific Emerald Dove
- Stephan's Dove
- New Guinea Bronzewing
- New Britain Bronzewing
- Bronze Ground Dove
- White-bibbed Ground Dove
- Peaceful Dove
- Bar-shouldered Dove
- Nicobar Pigeon
- Cinnamon Ground Dove
- Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon
- Pheasant Pigeon
- Sclater's Crowned-Pigeon
- Scheepmaker's Crowned-Pigeon
- Victoria Crowned-Pigeon
- Wompoo Fruit-Dove
- Dwarf Fruit-Dove
- Superb Fruit-Dove
- White-breasted Fruit-Dove
- Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove
- Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove
- Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove
- Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove
- Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove
- Ornate Fruit-Dove
- Knob-billed Fruit-Dove
- Beautiful Fruit-Dove
- Coroneted Fruit-Dove
- 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
- Collared Imperial-Pigeon
- Zoe's Imperial-Pigeon
- Yellowish Imperial-Pigeon
- Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
- Papuan Mountain-Pigeon
- Pale Mountain-Pigeon
Bustards
- Australian Bustard
Cuckoos
- Pied Coucal
- Greater Black Coucal
- Violaceous Coucal
- Lesser Black Coucal
- Pheasant Coucal
- Dwarf Koel
- Pacific Koel
- Long-tailed Koel
- Channel-billed Cuckoo
- Long-billed Cuckoo
- Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
- Rufous-throated Bronze-Cuckoo
- Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
- White-eared Bronze-Cuckoo
- Little Bronze-Cuckoo
- White-crowned Cuckoo
- Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo
- Solomons Brush Cuckoo
- Manus Brush Cuckoo
- Himalayan Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Solomons Nightjar
- White-throated Nightjar
- Papuan Nightjar
- Archbold's Nightjar
- Large-tailed Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Marbled Frogmouth
- Papuan Frogmouth
- Solomons Frogmouth
Owlet-nightjars
- Feline Owlet-nightjar
- Starry Owlet-nightjar
- Wallace's Owlet-nightjar
- Mountain Owlet-nightjar
- Australian Owlet-nightjar
- Barred Owlet-nightjar
- Karimui Owlet-nightjar
Swifts
- Papuan Spinetail
- White-throated Needletail
- Glossy Swiftlet
- Mountain Swiftlet
- White-rumped Swiftlet
- Mayr's Swiftlet
- Uniform Swiftlet
- Pacific Swift
- House Swift
Treeswifts
- Moustached Treeswift
Flufftails
- Chestnut Forest Rail
- Forbes's Forest Rail
- Mayr's Forest Rail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Lewin's Rail
- Bare-eyed Rail
- Buff-banded Rail
- New Britain Rail
- Woodford's Rail
- Dusky Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Australasian Swamphen
- White-browed Crake
- New Guinea Flightless Rail
- Pale-vented Bush-hen
- Red-necked Crake
- Baillon's Crake
- Spotless Crake
Cranes
- Brolga
Thick-knees
- Beach Thick-knee
- Bush Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Pied Stilt
Oystercatchers
- Pied Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Masked Lapwing
- Red-kneed Dotterel
- Oriental Plover
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
Jacanas
- Comb-crested Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Bristle-thighed Curlew
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- New Guinea Woodcock
- Swinhoe's Snipe
- Latham's Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Wandering Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Sanderling
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Red-backed Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Australian Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Silver Gull
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Aleutian Tern
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Gray-backed Tern
- Little Tern
- Australian Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-naped Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Australasian Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Albatrosses
- Laysan Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- White-faced Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Herald Petrel
- Providence Petrel
- Collared Petrel
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Tahiti Petrel
- Beck's Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Tropical Shearwater
- Heinroth's Shearwater
Storks
- Black-necked Stork
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Abbott's Booby
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Australasian Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Pied Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Little Black Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Australian Ibis
- Straw-necked Ibis
- Royal Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Black Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-backed Bittern
- Nankeen Night Heron
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- Little Egret
- Pied Heron
- White-faced Heron
- Little Heron
- Forest Bittern
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Plumed Egret
- Great-billed Heron
Pelicans
- Australian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Pacific Baza
- Long-tailed Honey-buzzard
- Black Honey-buzzard
- Pygmy Eagle
- Gurney's Eagle
- Wedge-tailed Eagle
- New Guinea Eagle
- Bat Hawk
- Collared Sparrowhawk
- New Britain Sparrowhawk
- Chinese Sparrowhawk
- Imitator Sparrowhawk
- Gray-headed Goshawk
- New Britain Goshawk
- Variable Goshawk
- Black-mantled Goshawk
- Pied Goshawk
- Slaty-mantled Goshawk
- Brown Goshawk
- Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk
- Meyer's Goshawk
- Doria's Hawk
- Papuan Harrier
- Swamp Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- Whistling Kite
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Sanford's Sea-Eagle
Barn-Owls
- Sooty Owl
- Australian Masked-Owl
- Golden Masked-Owl
- Australasian Grass-Owl
- Eastern Barn Owl
Owls
- West Solomons Owl
- Fearful Owl
- Rufous Owl
- Barking Owl
- Australian Boobook
- Papuan Boobook
- Manus Boobook
- Bismarck Boobook
- New Britain Boobook
- Papuan Owl
Hornbills
- Blyth's Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- Rainbow Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Azure Kingfisher
- Bismarck Kingfisher
- Little Kingfisher
- Papuan Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Manus Dwarf-Kingfisher
- New Ireland Dwarf-Kingfisher
- New Britain Dwarf-Kingfisher
- North Solomons Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Blue-winged Kookaburra
- Spangled Kookaburra
- Rufous-bellied Kookaburra
- Shovel-billed Kookaburra
- Blue-black Kingfisher
- Forest Kingfisher
- New Britain Kingfisher
- Ultramarine Kingfisher
- Colonist Kingfisher
- Torresian Kingfisher
- Sacred Kingfisher
- Beach Kingfisher
- Melanesian Kingfisher
- Hook-billed Kingfisher
- Moustached Kingfisher
- Yellow-billed Kingfisher
- Mountain Kingfisher
- Little Paradise-Kingfisher
- Common Paradise-Kingfisher
- Red-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
- Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher
- Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
- Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher
Rollers
- Dollarbird
Falcons and Caracaras
- Nankeen Kestrel
- Oriental Hobby
- Australian Hobby
- Brown Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Palm Cockatoo
- Solomons Corella
- Little Corella
- Blue-eyed Cockatoo
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Pesquet's Parrot
- Yellow-capped Pygmy-Parrot
- Buff-faced Pygmy-Parrot
- Red-breasted Pygmy-Parrot
- Meek's Pygmy-Parrot
- Finsch's Pygmy-Parrot
- Papuan King-Parrot
- Red-winged Parrot
- Papuan Eclectus
- Red-cheeked Parrot
- Blue-collared Parrot
- Singing Parrot
- Painted Tiger-Parrot
- Brehm's Tiger-Parrot
- Modest Tiger-Parrot
- Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot
- Dusky-cheeked Fig-Parrot
- Black-fronted Fig-Parrot
- Double-eyed Fig-Parrot
- Large Fig-Parrot
- Edwards's Fig-Parrot
- Plum-faced Lorikeet
- Pygmy Lorikeet
- Red-fronted Lorikeet
- Red-flanked Lorikeet
- Fairy Lorikeet
- Striated Lorikeet
- Josephine's Lorikeet
- Stella's Lorikeet
- Duchess Lorikeet
- Meek's Lorikeet
- Red-chinned Lorikeet
- Yellow-billed Lorikeet
- Orange-billed Lorikeet
- White-naped Lory
- Purple-bellied Lory
- Black-capped Lory
- Dusky Lory
- Cardinal Lory
- Brown Lory
- Yellow-streaked Lory
- Goldie's Lorikeet
- Coconut Lorikeet
- Papuan Hanging-Parrot
- Green-fronted Hanging-Parrot
Pittas
- Papuan Pitta
- Bismarck Pitta
- Louisiade Pitta
- Eastern Hooded Pitta
- Noisy Pitta
- Superb Pitta
Bowerbirds
- Ochre-breasted Catbird
- Tan-capped Catbird
- Black-eared Catbird
- Archbold's Bowerbird
- MacGregor's Bowerbird
- Streaked Bowerbird
- Masked Bowerbird
- Flame Bowerbird
- Fire-maned Bowerbird
- Yellow-breasted Bowerbird
- Fawn-breasted Bowerbird
Australasian Treecreepers
- Papuan Treecreeper
Fairywrens
- Wallace's Fairywren
- Orange-crowned Fairywren
- Broad-billed Fairywren
- Campbell's Fairywren
- Emperor Fairywren
- White-shouldered Fairywren
Honeyeaters
- Plain Honeyeater
- Marbled Honeyeater
- Streak-headed Honeyeater
- Puff-backed Honeyeater
- Forest Honeyeater
- Mottled Honeyeater
- Yellow-gaped Honeyeater
- Mountain Honeyeater
- Scrub Honeyeater
- Mimic Honeyeater
- Tagula Honeyeater
- Graceful Honeyeater
- Elegant Honeyeater
- Black-throated Honeyeater
- Obscure Honeyeater
- Sooty Honeyeater
- Long-bearded Honeyeater
- Ornate Melidectes
- Cinnamon-browed Melidectes
- Huon Melidectes
- Belford's Melidectes
- Yellow-browed Melidectes
- Varied Honeyeater
- Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
- Bougainville Honeyeater
- Brown-backed Honeyeater
- Rufous-banded Honeyeater
- Smoky Honeyeater
- Spangled Honeyeater
- Macgregor's Honeyeater
- Long-billed Honeyeater
- Olive Straightbill
- Tawny Straightbill
- Bismarck Honeyeater
- White-chinned Myzomela
- Ruby-throated Myzomela
- Ashy Myzomela
- Dusky Myzomela
- Red Myzomela
- Reddish Myzomela
- Papuan Black Myzomela
- New Ireland Myzomela
- Red-headed Myzomela
- Elfin Myzomela
- Sclater's Myzomela
- Bismarck Black Myzomela
- Scarlet-naped Myzomela
- Black-bellied Myzomela
- Red-collared Myzomela
- Long-billed Myzomela
- Green-backed Honeyeater
- Leaden Honeyeater
- Yellow-streaked Honeyeater
- Mayr's Honeyeater
- Rufous-backed Honeyeater
- Gray-streaked Honeyeater
- Brown Honeyeater
- Silver-eared Honeyeater
- Blue-faced Honeyeater
- White-throated Honeyeater
- Tawny-breasted Honeyeater
- Spotted Honeyeater
- Little Friarbird
- Meyer's Friarbird
- New Ireland Friarbird
- Helmeted Friarbird
- White-naped Friarbird
- New Britain Friarbird
- Noisy Friarbird
Thornbills and Allies
- Goldenface
- Mountain Mouse-Warbler
- Rusty Mouse-Warbler
- Tropical Scrubwren
- Large Scrubwren
- Pale-billed Scrubwren
- Bicolored Mouse-Warbler
- Buff-faced Scrubwren
- Gray-green Scrubwren
- Papuan Scrubwren
- Gray Thornbill
- Papuan Thornbill
- Yellow-bellied Gerygone
- Green-backed Gerygone
- Fairy Gerygone
- Large-billed Gerygone
- White-throated Gerygone
- Mangrove Gerygone
- Brown-breasted Gerygone
Pseudo-Babblers
- Papuan Babbler
- Gray-crowned Babbler
Logrunners
- Papuan Logrunner
Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers
- Painted Quail-thrush
- Spotted Jewel-babbler
- Blue Jewel-babbler
- Dimorphic Jewel-babbler
- Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler
Cuckooshrikes
- Stout-billed Cuckooshrike
- Hooded Cuckooshrike
- Barred Cuckooshrike
- Boyer's Cuckooshrike
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike
- North Melanesian Cuckooshrike
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike
- Golden Cuckooshrike
- White-winged Triller
- Black-browed Triller
- Varied Triller
- Mussau Triller
- Black-bellied Cicadabird
- Gray-headed Cicadabird
- Black Cicadabird
- Solomons Cicadabird
- Manus Cicadabird
- Central Melanesian Cicadabird
- Papuan Cicadabird
- Bismarck Cicadabird
- Rossel Cicadabird
- Sahul Cicadabird
Sittellas
- Black Sittella
- Papuan Sittella
Whipbirds and Wedgebills
- Papuan Whipbird
Ploughbill
- Wattled Ploughbill
Australo-Papuan Bellbirds
- Rufous-naped Bellbird
- Piping Bellbird
Tit Berrypecker and Crested Berrypecker
- Tit Berrypecker
- Eastern Crested Berrypecker
Whistlers and Allies
- Rusty Pitohui
- White-bellied Pitohui
- Gray Shrikethrush
- Sooty Shrikethrush
- Little Shrikethrush
- Black Pitohui
- Regent Whistler
- Sclater's Whistler
- Bougainville Hooded Whistler
- Bismarck Whistler
- Louisiade Whistler
- Oriole Whistler
- Black-tailed Whistler
- Brown-backed Whistler
- Lorentz's Whistler
- Golden-backed Whistler
- Rusty Whistler
- Gray Whistler
- White-bellied Whistler
- Black-headed Whistler
Old World Orioles
- Hooded Pitohui
- Northern Variable Pitohui
- Southern Variable Pitohui
- Brown Oriole
- Olive-backed Oriole
- Green Oriole
- Australasian Figbird
Boatbills
- Black-breasted Boatbill
- Yellow-breasted Boatbill
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- Great Woodswallow
- White-breasted Woodswallow
- Bismarck Woodswallow
- Mountain Peltops
- Lowland Peltops
- Black-backed Butcherbird
- Hooded Butcherbird
- Tagula Butcherbird
- Black Butcherbird
- Australian Magpie
Mottled Berryhunter
- Mottled Berryhunter
Fantails
- Drongo Fantail
- Black Fantail
- White-winged Fantail
- Northern Fantail
- Sooty Thicket-Fantail
- Black Thicket-Fantail
- White-bellied Thicket-Fantail
- Willie-wagtail
- Rufous-backed Fantail
- Dimorphic Fantail
- Bismarck Fantail
- Mussau Fantail
- Manus Fantail
- Arafura Fantail
- Australian Rufous Fantail
- Louisiade Fantail
- Solomons Rufous Fantail
- Friendly Fantail
- Chestnut-bellied Fantail
- Bougainville Fantail
- Mangrove Fantail
Drongos
- Ribbon-tailed Drongo
- Spangled Drongo
Birds-of-Paradise
- Trumpet Manucode
- Curl-crested Manucode
- Crinkle-collared Manucode
- Jobi Manucode
- Glossy-mantled Manucode
- King-of-Saxony Bird-of-Paradise
- Carola's Parotia
- Wahnes's Parotia
- Lawes's Parotia
- Eastern Parotia
- Twelve-wired Bird-of-Paradise
- Black-billed Sicklebill
- Pale-billed Sicklebill
- Greater Lophorina
- Lesser Lophorina
- Magnificent Riflebird
- Growling Riflebird
- Black Sicklebill
- Brown Sicklebill
- Short-tailed Paradigalla
- Splendid Astrapia
- Huon Astrapia
- Stephanie's Astrapia
- Ribbon-tailed Astrapia
- King Bird-of-Paradise
- Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise
- Blue Bird-of-Paradise
- Emperor Bird-of-Paradise
- Goldie's Bird-of-Paradise
- Lesser Bird-of-Paradise
- Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise
- Greater Bird-of-Paradise
Ifrita
- Blue-capped Ifrita
Monarch Flycatchers
- Golden Monarch
- Island Monarch
- Chestnut-bellied Monarch
- Black-faced Monarch
- Black-winged Monarch
- Fan-tailed Monarch
- Rufous Monarch
- Australian Spectacled Monarch
- Louisiade Spectacled Monarch
- Hooded Monarch
- Manus Monarch
- Mussau Monarch
- Bismarck Monarch
- Solomons Monarch
- Spot-winged Monarch
- Frilled Monarch
- Ochre-collared Monarch
- Magpie-lark
- Torrent-lark
- Leaden Flycatcher
- Steel-blue Flycatcher
- Broad-billed Flycatcher
- Satin Flycatcher
- Paperbark Flycatcher
- Shining Flycatcher
- Mussau Flycatcher
- Velvet Flycatcher
Melampittas
- Lesser Melampitta
- Greater Melampitta
Shrikes
- Long-tailed Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Bougainville Crow
- Gray Crow
- Torresian Crow
- Bismarck Crow
Satinbirds
- Loria's Satinbird
- Crested Satinbird
- Yellow-breasted Satinbird
Berrypeckers and Longbills
- Obscure Berrypecker
- Black Berrypecker
- Mid-mountain Berrypecker
- Fan-tailed Berrypecker
- Streaked Berrypecker
- Thick-billed Berrypecker
- Spotted Berrypecker
- Yellow-bellied Longbill
- Slaty-chinned Longbill
- Spectacled Longbill
- Pygmy Longbill
Australasian Robins
- Greater Ground-Robin
- Lesser Ground-Robin
- White-eyed Robin
- Green-backed Robin
- Garnet Robin
- Subalpine Robin
- Solomons Robin
- Canary Flyrobin
- Olive Flyrobin
- Yellow-legged Flyrobin
- Torrent Flyrobin
- Lemon-bellied Flyrobin
- Jacky-winter
- Papuan Scrub-Robin
- Black-capped Robin
- Black-chinned Robin
- Black-throated Robin
- Black-sided Robin
- White-rumped Robin
- Mangrove Robin
- White-winged Robin
- Blue-gray Robin
- Banded Yellow Robin
- White-faced Robin
Larks
- Singing Bushlark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Oriental Reed Warbler
- Australian Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Fly River Grassbird
- Rusty Thicketbird
- Tawny Grassbird
- Papuan Grassbird
- Bougainville Thicketbird
Swallows
- Pacific Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Fairy Martin
- Tree Martin
Leaf Warblers
- Island Leaf Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Odedi
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Black-fronted White-eye
- Tagula White-eye
- Capped White-eye
- Black-headed White-eye
- Bougainville White-eye
- Yellow-throated White-eye
- New Guinea White-eye
- Louisiade White-eye
Starlings
- Metallic Starling
- Yellow-eyed Starling
- Atoll Starling
- Brown-winged Starling
- Singing Starling
- Yellow-faced Myna
- Golden Myna
- Long-tailed Myna
- Common Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Bougainville Thrush
- Russet-tailed Thrush
- Papuan Island-Thrush
- Bismarck Island-Thrush
- Bougainville Island-Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Gray-streaked Flycatcher
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Pied Bushchat
Flowerpeckers
- Red-capped Flowerpecker
- Louisiade Flowerpecker
- Red-banded Flowerpecker
- Midget Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Black Sunbird
- Sahul Sunbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Mountain Firetail
- Crimson Finch
- Streak-headed Munia
- White-spotted Munia
- Grand Munia
- Alpine Munia
- Gray-crowned Munia
- Gray-headed Munia
- Hooded Munia
- New Ireland Munia
- Mottled Munia
- New Hanover Munia
- Chestnut-breasted Munia
- Black Munia
- Bismarck Munia
- Papuan Parrotfinch
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Australian Pipit
- Alpine Pipit
Most common birds in Papua New Guinea
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Papua New Guinea’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
- Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii
- Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
- Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
- Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
- White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus
- Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
- Black NoddyAnous minutus
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
- Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Torresian Imperial-PigeonDucula spilorrhoa
- Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculenta
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
Largest bird families in Papua New Guinea
Among its regular birds.
- Honeyeaters43
- Pigeons and Doves38
- Old World Parrots35
- Birds-of-Paradise24
- Kingfishers20
- Sandpipers and Allies17
- Thornbills and Allies17
- Monarch Flycatchers16
Reported in the last 30 days
436 species reported to eBird in Papua New Guinea in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
White-breasted Woodswallow, Torresian Imperial-Pigeon, Peaceful Dove, Great Crested Tern, Pacific Reef-Heron, Pacific Golden-Plover, Pacific Swallow, Great Frigatebird, Sacred Kingfisher, Sahul Sunbird, Osprey, Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove, Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove, Great Cuckoo-Dove, Black-bellied Cicadabird, Hooded Munia, Black-throated Honeyeater, King-of-Saxony Bird-of-Paradise, Rufous-backed Honeyeater, Loria's Satinbird, Blue-gray Robin, Yellow-billed Lorikeet, Streak-headed Munia, Fan-tailed Berrypecker, Smoky Honeyeater, Forbes's Forest Rail, Sahul Brush Cuckoo, Brown Sicklebill, Glossy Swiftlet, Belford's Melidectes, Mottled Berryhunter, Plum-faced Lorikeet, White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Lesser Melampitta, Gray-streaked Honeyeater, Brown Booby, Stella's Lorikeet, Regent Whistler, Brehm's Tiger-Parrot, White-winged Robin, …
Get to know some of them
Black Noddy
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Great Egret
Black Kite
Willie-wagtail
Gray-tailed Tattler
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Red-footed Booby
Eastern Cattle-Egret
House Sparrow
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Little Pied Cormorant
Rock Pigeon
Pacific Black Duck