Check-list of the birds of Papua
Version 1.4, March 30, 2008
Below we present a simple species-level check-list of
the birds reliably recorded from Papua or Indonesian New Guinea up to
December 31, 2007. We define Papua or Indonesian New Guinea as the region
encompassed by the western half of the subcontinental island of New Guinea
up to the border with Papua New Guinea at 141° longitude, plus the following
groups of satellite islands: (1) the Raja Ampat archipelago (until recently
generally referred to as the West Papuan Islands), including the main
islands of Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, Misool, Kofiau and Gebe; (2) the
Geelvink Islands (also known as the Schouten Islands), including the main
islands of Biak-Supiori, Numfor and Yapen; and (3) the Aru Islands.
The entire area under consideration here thus lies within
the Republic of Indonesia, and with the exception of Gebe and Aru, which
geopolitically are part of the Moluccas, conforms to the Papua Special
Autonomous Region. We further follow the delineation of the New Guinea
or 'Papuan' region as proposed initially by Mayr (1941), and perpetuated
by Rand and Gilliard (1967), and Beehler et al. (1986). Classification,
taxonomy and nomenclature generally follow Sibley and Monroe (1990; 1993),
with detailed annotation of present deviations in species-level taxonomy
and vernacular naming envisaged for future updates of this check-list.
We indicate these author's orders, families, subfamilies and/or tribes,
but omitted their suborders, infraorders, parvorders and/or superfamilies
for the sake of simplicity. For taxa belonging to superspecies or allospecies,
who's treatment at species level is not widely accepted, we have encoded
this by the use of scientific trinomials and square bracketing of the
binomen.
We list 679 bird species as having reliably been recorded
in Indonesian Papua up to December 31, 2007. These include 42 Papua endemics,
279 regional New Guinea endemics, 251 widespread residents (at least 11
of which also have visiting migratory populations not included again in
the ensuing category), 76 regular migrants, 28 vagrants, and a single
recently introduced yet poorly established species.
Struthioniformes > Casuariidae > Casuariini
Cassowaries (1 genus / 3 species)
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius Resident
Dwarf Cassowary Casuarius bennetti Resident
Northern Cassowary Casuarius unappendiculatus New Guinea endemic
Craciformes > Megapodiidae
Megapodes (4 genera / 10 species)
Wattled Brush-turkey Aepypodius arfakianus
New Guinea endemic
Bruijn's Brush-turkey Aepypodius bruijnii Papua endemic
Red-billed Talegalla Talegalla cuvieri Papua endemic
Black-billed Talegalla Talegalla fuscirostris New Guinea endemic
Brown-collared Talegalla Talegalla jobiensis New Guinea endemic
Orange-footed Megapode Megapodius [freycinet] reinwardt Resident
Dusky Megapode Megapodius [freycinet] freycinet Resident
Biak Megapode Megapodius [freycinet] geelvinkianus Papua endemic
New Guinea Megapode Megapodius [freycinet] affinis New Guinea
endemic
Moluccan Megapode Eulipoa wallacei Resident
Galliformes > Phasianidae
Quails (2 genera / 3 species)
Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora Resident
Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis Resident
Snow Mountain Quail Anurophasis monorthonyx New Guinea endemic
Anseriformes > Anseranatidae
Magpie-Goose (monotypic family)
Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata Resident/Migrant
Anseriformes > Dendrocygnidae
Whistling-Ducks (1 genus / 3 species)
Spotted Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna guttata Resident
Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni Vagrant
Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna [bicolor] arcuata Resident
Anseriformes > Anatidae > Cygninae
Swans (1 genus / 1 species)
Black Swan Cygnus atratus Vagrant
Anseriformes > Anatidae > Anatinae
Typical Ducks (4 genera / 8 species)
Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah Resident
Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus Resident
Salvadori's Teal Anas waigiuensis New Guinea endemic
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Vagrant
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Resident
Grey Teal Anas gracilis Resident
Garganey Anas querquedula Migrant
Hardhead Aythya australis Migrant; breeds irruptively
Turniciformes > Turnicidae
Buttonquails (1 genus / 1 species)
Red-backed Buttonquail Turnix maculosa Resident
Bucerotiformes > Bucerotidae
Typical Hornbills (1 genus / 1 species)
Blyth's Hornbill Aceros plicatus Resident
Coraciiformes > Coraciidae
Typical Rollers (1 genus / 1 species)
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Resident/Migrant
Coraciiformes > Alcedinidae
Alcedinid Kingfishers (2 genera / 4 species)
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Resident
Azure Kingfisher Alcedo azurea Resident
Little Kingfisher Alcedo pusilla Resident
Variable Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx lepidus Resident
Coraciiformes > Dacelonidae
Halcyonid Kingfishers (6 genera / 19 species)
Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii Resident
Spangled Kookaburra Dacelo tyro New Guinea endemic
Rufous-bellied Kookaburra Dacelo gaudichaud New Guinea endemic
Shovel-billed Kookaburra Clytoceyx rex New Guinea endemic
Blue-black Kingfisher Todiramphus nigrocyaneus New Guinea endemic
Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Migrant
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Resident
Beach Kingfisher Todiramphus saurophaga Resident
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus Resident
Hook-billed Kingfisher Melidora macrorrhina New Guinea endemic
Yellow-billed Kingfisher Syma torotoro Resident
Mountain Kingfisher Syma megarhyncha New Guinea endemic
Little Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera hydrocharis New Guinea
endemic
Common Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera galatea Resident
Kofiau Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera [galatea] ellioti Papua
endemic
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera [galatea] riedelii Papua
endemic
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera carolinae Papua endemic
Red-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera nympha New Guinea
endemic
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera sylvia Resident/Migrant
Coraciiformes > Meropidae
Bee-eaters (1 genus / 2 species)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Resident
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Migrant
Cuculiformes > Cuculidae
Old World Cuckoos (8 genera / 17 species)
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Migrant
Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Vagrant
Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus Resident/Migrant
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis castaneiventris Resident
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis Resident
Long-billed Cuckoo Rhamphomantis megarhynchus New Guinea endemic
Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus Resident
Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx russatus Resident
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Migrant
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis Vagrant
Rufous-throated Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx ruficollis New Guinea
endemic
White-eared Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx meyeri New Guinea endemic
Black-eared Cuckoo Chrysococcyx osculans Vagrant
White-crowned Koel Caliechthrus leucolophus New Guinea endemic
Dwarf Koel Microdynamis parva New Guinea endemic
Asian Koel Eudynamys [scolopacea] scolopacea Resident
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae Migrant
Cuculiformes > Centropodidae
Coucals (1 genus / 4 species)
Greater Black Coucal Centropus menbeki New Guinea
endemic
Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus Resident
Lesser Black Coucal Centropus bernsteini New Guinea endemic
Biak Coucal Centropus chalybeus Papua endemic
Psittaciformes > Psittacidae
Parrots (22 genera / 43 species)
Black Lory Chalcopsitta atra Papua endemic
Brown Lory Chalcopsitta duivenbodei New Guinea endemic
Yellow-streaked Lory Chalcopsitta sintillata New Guinea endemic
Violet-necked Lory Eos squamata Resident
Black-winged Lory Eos cyanogenia Papua endemic
Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata New Guinea endemic
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Resident
Goldie's Lorikeet Psitteuteles goldiei New Guinea endemic
Black-capped Lory Lorius lory New Guinea endemic
Striated Lorikeet Charmosyna multistriata New Guinea endemic
Pygmy Lorikeet Charmosyna wilhelminae New Guinea endemic
Red-fronted Lorikeet Charmosyna rubronotata New Guinea endemic
Red-flanked Lorikeet Charmosyna placentis New Guinea endemic
Fairy Lorikeet Charmosyna pulchella New Guinea endemic
Josephine's Lorikeet Charmosyna josefinae New Guinea endemic
Papuan Lorikeet Charmosyna papou New Guinea endemic
Whiskered Lorikeet Oreopsittacus arfaki New Guinea endemic
Yellow-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus musschenbroekii New Guinea
endemic
Orange-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus pullicauda New Guinea endemic
Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus Resident
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Resident
Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea Resident
Yellow-capped Pygmy-Parrot Micropsitta keiensis Resident
Geelvink Pygmy-Parrot Micropsitta geelvinkiana Papua endemic
Buff-faced Pygmy-Parrot Micropsitta pusio New Guinea endemic
Red-breasted Pygmy-Parrot Micropsitta bruijnii Resident
Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii New Guinea
endemic
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma Resident
Large Fig-Parrot Psittaculirostris desmarestii New Guinea endemic
Edwards' Fig-Parrot Psittaculirostris edwardsii New Guinea endemic
Salvadori's Fig-Parrot Psittaculirostris salvadorii Papua endemic
Brehm's Tiger-Parrot Psittacella brehmii New Guinea endemic
Painted Tiger-Parrot Psittacella picta New Guinea endemic
Modest Tiger-Parrot Psittacella modesta New Guinea endemic
Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot Psittacella madaraszi New Guinea endemic
Red-cheeked Parrot Geoffroyus geoffroyi Resident
Blue-collared Parrot Geoffroyus simplex New Guinea endemic
Great-billed Parrot Tanygnathus megalorynchos Resident
Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus Resident
Pesquet's Parrot Psittrichas fulgidus New Guinea endemic
Moluccan King-Parrot Alisterus amboinensis Resident
Papuan King-Parrot Alisterus chloropterus New Guinea endemic
Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus Resident
Orange-fronted Hanging-Parrot Loriculus aurantiifrons New Guinea
endemic
Apodiformes > Apodidae > Apodinae > Collocalini
Swiftlets (2 genera / 5 species)
Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta Resident
Mountain Swiftlet Aerodramus hirundinacea New Guinea endemic
Bare-legged Swiftlet Aerodramus nuditarsus New Guinea endemic
Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis Resident
Papuan Swiftlet Aerodramus papuensis New Guinea endemic
Apodiformes > Apodidae > Apodinae > Chaeturini
Needletails (2 genera / 2 species)
Papuan Needletail Mearnsia novaeguineae New
Guinea endemic
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Migrant
Apodiformes > Apodidae > Apodinae > Apodini
Typical Swifts (1 genus / 1 species)
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Migrant
Apodiformes > Hemiprocnidae
Treeswifts (1 genus / 1 species)
Moustached Treeswift Hemiprocne mystacea Resident
Strigiformes > Tytonidae
Barn and Grass Owls (1 genus / 4 species)
Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa Resident
Australian Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae Resident
Barn Owl Tyto alba Resident
Eastern Grass Owl Tyto longimembris Resident
Strigiformes > Strigidae
Typical Owls (3 genera / 6 species)
Beccari's Scops Owl Otus [magicus] beccarii
Papua endemic
Rufous Owl Ninox rufa Resident
Barking Owl Ninox connivens Resident
Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae Resident
Jungle Hawk-Owl Ninox theomacha New Guinea endemic
Papuan Hawk-Owl Uroglaux dimorpha New Guinea endemic
Strigiformes > Aegothelidae
Owlet-Nightjars (1 genus / 6 species)
Large Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles insignis New
Guinea endemic
Australian Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles cristatus Resident
Barred Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles bennettii New Guinea endemic
Wallace's Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles wallacii New Guinea endemic
Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles archboldi New Guinea endemic
Mountain Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles albertisi New Guinea endemic
Strigiformes > Podargidae
Australian Frogmouths (1 genus / 2 species)
Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis Resident
Marbled Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus Resident
Strigiformes > Eurostopodidae
'Eared'-Nightjars (1 genus / 4 species)
Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus Migrant
White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis Migrant
Papuan Nightjar Eurostopodus papuensis New Guinea endemic
Archbold's Nightjar Eurostopodus archboldi New Guinea endemic
Strigiformes > Caprimulgidae > Caprimulginae
Nightjars (1 genus / 2 species)
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus Vagrant
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Resident
Columbiformes > Columbidae
Pigeons, Doves (14 genera / 43 species)
Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis Resident
Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis Resident
Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia nigrirostris Resident
Great Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena reinwardtii Resident
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Resident
Stephan's Dove Chalcophaps stephani Resident
New Guinea Bronzewing Henicophaps albifrons New Guinea endemic
Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida Resident
Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Resident
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica Resident
Cinnamon Ground-Dove Gallicolumba rufigula New Guinea endemic
White-bibbed Ground-Dove Gallicolumba jobiensis New Guinea endemic
Bronze Ground-Dove Gallicolumba beccarii Resident
Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon Trugon terrestris New Guinea endemic
Pheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis New Guinea endemic
Wompoo Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus magnificus Resident
Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus perlatus New Guinea endemic
Ornate Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus ornatus New Guinea endemic
Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus aurantiifrons New Guinea
endemic
Wallace's Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus wallacii Resident
Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus Resident
Coroneted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus coronulatus New Guinea endemic
Beautiful Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus pulchellus New Guinea endemic
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina Resident
White-bibbed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus rivoli Resident
Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus solomonensis Resident
Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus viridis Resident
Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus iozonus New Guinea endemic
Dwarf Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus naina New Guinea endemic
Spectacled Imperial-Pigeon Ducula perspicillata Resident
Elegant Imperial-Pigeon Ducula concinna Resident
Spice Imperial-Pigeon Ducula myristicivora Papua endemic
Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula rufigaster New Guinea endemic
Shining Imperial-Pigeon Ducula chalconota New Guinea endemic
Pinon Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pinon New Guinea endemic
Collared Imperial-Pigeon Ducula mullerii New Guinea endemic
Banded Imperial-Pigeon Ducula zoeae New Guinea endemic
Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula [bicolor] bicolor Resident
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula [bicolor] spilorrhoa Resident
Papuan Mountain-Pigeon Gymnophaps albertisii Resident
Western Crowned-Pigeon Goura cristata Papua endemic
Victoria Crowned-Pigeon Goura victoria New Guinea endemic
Southern Crowned-Pigeon Goura scheepmakeri New Guinea endemic
Gruiformes > Otididae
Bustards (1 genus / 1 species)
Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis Resident
Gruiformes > Gruidae > Gruinea
Typical Cranes (1 genus / 1 species)
Brolga Grus rubicunda Resident
Gruiformes > Rallidae
Rails, Gallinules, Coots (11 genera / 18 species)
Chestnut Forest-Rail Rallina rubra New Guinea endemic
White-striped Forest-Rail Rallina leucospila Papua endemic
Forbes' Forest-Rail Rallina forbesi New Guinea endemic
Mayr's Forest-Rail Rallina mayri New Guinea endemic
Red-necked Crake Rallina tricolor Resident
Barred Rail Gallirallus torquatus Resident
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Resident
Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis Resident
Bare-eyed Rail Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Resident
Rufous-tailed Bush-hen Amaurornis [olivaceus] moluccanus Resident
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Resident
Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis Resident
White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea Resident
Chestnut Rail Eulabeornis castaneoventris Resident
New Guinea Flightless Rail Megacrex inepta New Guinea endemic
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Resident
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa Resident
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Resident
Ciconiiformes > Scolopacidae > Scolopacinae
Woodcocks, Snipes (2 genera / 3 species)
New Guinea Woodcock Scolopax [saturata] rosenbergii
New Guinea endemic
Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii Migrant
Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala Migrant
Ciconiiformes > Scolopacidae > Tringinae
Godwits, Curlews, Sandpipers, Phalaropes
(7 genera / 25 species)
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Migrant
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Migrant
Little Curlew Numenius minutus Migrant
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Migrant
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Migrant
Common Redshank Tringa totanus Vagrant
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Migrant
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Migrant
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Vagrant
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Migrant
Terek Sandpiper Tringa cinerea Migrant
Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos Migrant
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Migrant
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana Migrant
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Migrant
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Migrant
Red Knot Calidris canutus Migrant
Sanderling Calidris alba Migrant
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Migrant
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Migrant
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Vagrant
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Migrant
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Migrant
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus Migrant
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Migrant
Ciconiiformes > Jacanidae
Jacanas (1 genus / 1 species)
Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Resident
Ciconiiformes > Burhinidae
Thick-knees (1 genus / 2 species)
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius Resident
Beach Thick-knee Esacus neglectus Resident
Ciconiiformes > Charadriidae > Recurvirostrinae
> Haematopodini
Oystercatchers (1 genus / 1 species)
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris Resident/Migrant
Ciconiiformes > Charadriidae > Recurvirostrinae
> Recurvirostrini
Avocets, Stilts (1 genus / 1 species)
White-headed Stilt Himantopus [himantopus] leucocephalus
Resident
Ciconiiformes > Charadriidae > Charadriinae
Plovers, Dotterels, Lapwings (4 genera / 9 species)
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Migrant
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Migrant
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Resident
Red-capped Plover Charadrius [alexandrinus] ruficapillus Vagrant
Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus Migrant
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Migrant
Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus Vagrant
Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus Migrant
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Resident
Ciconiiformes > Glareolidae > Glareolinae
Pratincoles (2 genera / 2 species)
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Migrant
Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella Resident/Migrant
Ciconiiformes > Laridae > Larinae > Stercorariini
Skuas, Jaegers (1 genus / 1 species)
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Migrant
Ciconiiformes > Laridae > Larinae > Larini
Gulls (1 genus / 2 species)
Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae Vagrant
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Vagrant
Ciconiiformes > Laridae > Larinae > Sternini
Terns (4 genera / 16 species)
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica Migrant
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Migrant
Great Crested-Tern Sterna bergii Resident
Lesser Crested-Tern Sterna bengalensis Resident
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Resident
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Resident
Common Tern Sterna hirundo Resident
Little Tern Sterna albifrons Migrant
Grey-backed Tern Sterna lunata Vagrant
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus Resident
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata Resident
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus Migrant
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Migrant
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Resident
Black Noddy Anous minutus Resident
Fairy Tern Gygis alba Resident
Ciconiiformes > Accipitridae > Pandioninae
Osprey (monotypic family)
Osprey Pandion haliaetus Resident
Ciconiiformes > Accipitridae > Accipitrinae
Hawks, Eagles (14 genera / 24 species)
Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata Resident
Long-tailed Buzzard Henicopernis longicauda New Guinea endemic
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus Resident
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Resident
Black Kite Milvus migrans Resident
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Resident
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Resident
White-bellied Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Resident
Papuan Harrier Circus [spilonotus] spilothorax New Guinea endemic
Swamp Harrier Circus [aeruginosus] approximans Resident
Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis Migrant
Variable Goshawk Accipiter [novaehollandiae] hiogaster Resident
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Resident
Black-mantled Goshawk Accipiter melanochlamys New Guinea endemic
Grey-headed Goshawk Accipiter poliocephalus New Guinea endemic
Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrhocephalus Resident
Meyer's Goshawk Accipiter meyerianus Resident
Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk Erythrotriorchis buergersi New Guinea
endemic
Doria's Goshawk Megatriorchis doriae New Guinea endemic
Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus Migrant
New Guinea Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae New Guinea endemic
Gurney's Eagle Aquila gurneyi Resident
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Resident
Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Resident
Ciconiiformes > Falconidae
True Falcons (1 genus / 6 species)
Brown Falcon Falco berigora Resident
Spotted Kestrel Falco moluccensis Resident
Australian Kestrel Falco cenchroides Resident/Migrant
Oriental Hobby Falco severus Resident
Australian Hobby Falco longipennis Migrant
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Resident
Ciconiiformes > Podicipedidae
Grebes (1 genus / 2 species)
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Resident
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Resident
Ciconiiformes > Phaethontidae
Tropicbirds (1 genus / 2 species)
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Vagrant
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Vagrant
Ciconiiformes > Sulidae
Boobies, Gannets (1 genus / 3 species)
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Migrant
Red-footed Booby Sula sula Migrant
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Migrant
Ciconiiformes > Anhingidae
Darters (1 genus / 1 species)
Australian Darter Anhinga [melanogaster] novaehollandiae
Resident
Ciconiiformes > Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants (1 genus / 3 species)
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Resident
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Resident
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Vagrant
Ciconiiformes > Ardeidae
Herons, Bitterns, Egrets (9 genera / 16 species)
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Migrant
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Resident/Migrant
Pacific Reef-Egret Egretta sacra Resident
Pacific Heron Ardea pacifica Vagrant
Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana Resident
Pied Heron Ardea picata Resident
Great Egret Casmerodius albus Resident
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia Resident
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Resident
Striated Heron Butorides striatus Resident
Rufous Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus Resident
Forest Bittern Zonerodius heliosylus New Guinea endemic
Black-backed Bittern Ixobrychus [minutus] dubius Migrant
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Migrant
Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Migrant
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Resident
Ciconiiformes > Threskiornithidae
Ibises, Spoonbills (3 genera / 4 species)
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Migrant
Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca Resident
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Migrant
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia Migrant
Ciconiiformes > Pelecanidae > Pelecaninae
Pelicans (1 genus / 1 species)
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
Migrant
Ciconiiformes > Ciconiidae
Storks (1 genus / 1 species)
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Resident
Ciconiiformes > Fregatidae
Frigatebirds (1 genus / 2 species)
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Resident
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Resident
Ciconiiformes > Procellariidae > Procellariinae
Petrels, Shearwaters (4 genera / 4 species)
Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria becki Vagrant
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Vagrant
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Migrant
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Migrant
Ciconiiformes > Procellariidae > Hydrobatinae
Storm-Petrels (2 genera / 2 species)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Vagrant
Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma matsudairae Vagrant
Passeriformes > Pittidae
Pittas (1 genus / 3 species)
Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida Resident
Red-bellied Pitta Pitta erythrogaster Resident
Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor Migrant
Passeriformes > Climacteridae
Australo-Papuan Treecreepers (1 genus / 1 species)
Papuan Treecreeper Cormobates placens New Guinea
endemic
Passeriformes > Ptilonorhynchidae
Bowerbirds (5 genera / 10 species)
White-eared Catbird Ailuroedus buccoides New
Guinea endemic
Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis Resident
Archbold's Bowerbird Archboldia [papuensis] papuensis Papua endemic
Vogelkop Bowerbird Amblyornis inornatus Papua endemic
MacGregor's Bowerbird Amblyornis macgregoriae New Guinea endemic
Golden-fronted Bowerbird Amblyornis flavifrons Papua endemic
Masked Bowerbird Sericulus [aureus] aureus New Guinea endemic
Flame Bowerbird Sericulus [aureus] ardens New Guinea endemic
Yellow-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera lauterbachi New Guinea endemic
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera cerviniventris Resident
Passeriformes > Maluridae > Malurini
Fairywrens (3 genera / 5 species)
Orange-crowned Fairywren Clytomyias insignis
New Guinea endemic
Wallace's Fairywren Sipodotus wallacii New Guinea endemic
Broad-billed Fairywren Malurus grayi New Guinea endemic
White-shouldered Fairywren Malurus alboscapulatus New Guinea
endemic
Emperor Fairywren Malurus cyanocephalus New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Meliphagidae
Honeyeaters, Macgregor's 'Bird of Paradise'
(19 genera / 57 species)
Red-throated Myzomela Myzomela eques New Guinea
endemic
Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura Resident
Red Myzomela Myzomela cruentata Resident
Black Myzomela Myzomela nigrita New Guinea endemic
Mountain Myzomela Myzomela adolphinae New Guinea endemic
Red-headed Myzomela Myzomela [erythrocephala] erythrocephala
Resident
Red-collared Myzomela Myzomela rosenbergii New Guinea endemic
Olive Straightbill Timeliopsis fulvigula New Guinea endemic
Tawny Straightbill Timeliopsis griseigula New Guinea endemic
Long-billed Honeyeater Melilestes megarhynchus New Guinea endemic
Green-backed Honeyeater Glycichaera fallax Resident
Olive Honeyeater Lichmera argentauris Resident
Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Resident
Silver-eared Honeyeater Lichmera alboauricularis New Guinea endemic
Forest Honeyeater Meliphaga montana New Guinea endemic
Mottle-breasted Honeyeater Meliphaga mimikae New Guinea endemic
Hill-forest Honeyeater Meliphaga orientalis New Guinea endemic
Scrub Honeyeater Meliphaga albonotata New Guinea endemic
Puff-backed Honeyeater Meliphaga aruensis New Guinea endemic
Mimic Honeyeater Meliphaga analoga New Guinea endemic
Graceful Honeyeater Meliphaga gracilis Resident
Yellow-gaped Honeyeater Meliphaga flavirictus New Guinea endemic
Black-throated Honeyeater Lichenostomus subfrenatus New Guinea
endemic
Obscure Honeyeater Lichenostomus obscurus New Guinea endemic
Varied Honeyeater Lichenostomus [virescens] versicolor New Guinea
endemic
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater Xanthotis flaviventer Resident
Spotted Honeyeater Xanthotis polygramma New Guinea endemic
Orange-cheeked Honeyeater Oreornis chrysogenys Papua endemic
White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis Resident
Plain Honeyeater Pycnopygius ixoides New Guinea endemic
Marbled Honeyeater Pycnopygius cinereus New Guinea endemic
Streak-headed Honeyeater Pycnopygius stictocephalus New Guinea
endemic
Meyer's Friarbird Philemon meyeri New Guinea endemic
Brass's Friarbird Philemon brassi Papua endemic
Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis Resident
New Guinea Friarbird Philemon [buceroides] novaeguineae Resident
Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus Resident
Leaden Honeyeater Ptiloprora plumbea New Guinea endemic
Olive-streaked Honeyeater Ptiloprora meekiana New Guinea endemic
Rufous-sided Honeyeater Ptiloprora erythropleura Papua endemic
Rufous-backed Honeyeater Ptiloprora [guisei] guisei New Guinea
endemic
Mayr's Honeyeater Ptiloprora [guisei] mayri New Guinea endemic
Black-backed Honeyeater Ptiloprora perstriata New Guinea endemic
Sooty Melidectes Melidectes fuscus New Guinea endemic
Short-bearded Melidectes Melidectes nouhuysi New Guinea endemic
Cinnamon-browed Melidectes Melidectes ochromelas New Guinea endemic
Vogelkop Melidectes Melidectes leucostephes Papua endemic
Belford's Melidectes Melidectes belfordi New Guinea endemic
Yellow-browed Melidectes Melidectes rufocrissalis New Guinea
endemic
Ornate Melidectes Melidectes torquatus New Guinea endemic
Western Smoky Honeyeater Melipotes gymnops Papua endemic
Smoky Honeyeater Melipotes fumigatus New Guinea endemic
Wattled Smoky Honeyeater Melipotes carolae Papua endemic
MacGregor's 'Bird of Paradise' Macgregoria pulchra New Guinea
endemic
Brown-backed Honeyeater Ramsayornis modestus Resident
Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis Resident
Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Resident
Passeriformes > Pardalotidae > Acanthizinae
> Sericornithini
Mouse-warblers, Scrubwrens (2 genera / 11 species)
Rusty Mouse-warbler Crateroscelis murina New
Guinea endemic
Bicolored Mouse-warbler Crateroscelis nigrorufa New Guinea endemic
Mountain Mouse-warbler Crateroscelis robusta New Guinea endemic
Beccari's Scrubwren Sericornis [beccarii] beccarii Resident
Perplexing Scrubwren Sericornis [beccarii] virgatus New Guinea
endemic
Large Scrubwren Sericornis nouhuysi New Guinea endemic
Vogelkop Scrubwren Sericornis [rufescens] rufescens Papua endemic
Buff-faced Scrubwren Sericornis [rufescens] perspicillatus New
Guinea endemic
Grey-green Scrubwren Sericornis arfakianus New Guinea endemic
Papuan Scrubwren Sericornis papuensis New Guinea endemic
Pale-billed Scrubwren Sericornis spilodera New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Pardalotidae > Acanthizinae
> Acanthizini
Thornbills, Gerygones (2 genera / 9 species)
Papuan Thornbill Acanthiza murina New Guinea
endemic
Mountain Gerygone Gerygone cinerea New Guinea endemic
Green-backed Gerygone Gerygone chloronotus Resident
Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa Resident
Yellow-bellied Gerygone Gerygone chrysogaster New Guinea endemic
Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone [magnirostris] magnirostris Resident
Biak Gerygone Gerygone [magnirostris] hypoxantha Papua endemic
Brown-breasted Gerygone Gerygone ruficollis New Guinea endemic
Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster Resident
Passeriformes > Eopsaltriidae
Australo-Papuan Robins (12 genera / 24 species)
Greater Ground-robin Amalocichla sclateriana
New Guinea endemic
Lesser Ground-robin Amalocichla incerta New Guinea endemic
Torrent Robin Monachella muelleriana Resident
Lemon-bellied Flyrobin Microeca flavigaster Resident
Yellow-legged Flyrobin Microeca griseoceps Resident
Olive Flyrobin Microeca flavovirescens New Guinea endemic
Canary Flyrobin Microeca papuana New Guinea endemic
Garnet Robin Eugerygone rubra New Guinea endemic
Alpine Robin Petroica bivittata New Guinea endemic
Snow Mountain Robin Petroica archboldi Papua endemic
White-faced Robin Tregellasia leucops Resident
Mangrove Robin Eopsaltria pulverulenta Resident
Black-chinned Robin Poecilodryas brachyura New Guinea endemic
Black-sided Robin Poecilodryas hypoleuca New Guinea endemic
Banded Robin Poecilodryas placens New Guinea endemic
Black-throated Robin Poecilodryas albonotata New Guinea endemic
White-winged Robin Peneothello sigillatus New Guinea endemic
Smoky Robin Peneothello cryptoleucus Papua endemic
Blue-grey Robin Peneothello cyanus New Guinea endemic
White-rumped Robin Peneothello bimaculatus New Guinea endemic
Ashy Robin Heteromyias albispecularis Resident
Green-backed Robin Pachycephalopsis hattamensis Papua endemic
White-eyed Robin Pachycephalopsis poliosoma New Guinea endemic
Northern Scrub-Robin Drymodes superciliaris Resident
Passeriformes > Orthonychidae
Logrunners (1 genus / 1 species)
New Guinea Logrunner Orthonyx [temminckii] novaeguineae
New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Pomatostomidae
Australo-Papuan Babblers (1 genus / 2 species)
Rufous Babbler Pomatostomus isidorei New Guinea
endemic
Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis Resident
Passeriformes > Laniidae
True Shrikes (1 genus / 1 species)
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Vagrant
Passeriformes > Corvidae > Cinclosomatinae
Quail-thrushes, Whipbirds, Jewel-Babblers
(3 genera / 5 species)
Papuan Whipbird Androphobus viridis New Guinea
endemic
Painted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma ajax New Guinea endemic
Spotted Jewel-Babbler Ptilorrhoa leucosticta New Guinea endemic
Blue Jewel-Babbler Ptilorrhoa caerulescens New Guinea endemic
Chestnut-backed Jewel-Babbler Ptilorrhoa castanonota New Guinea
endemic
Passeriformes > Incertae sedis
Ifrit Ifrita kowaldi New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Corvidae > Pachycephalinae
> Neosittini
Sittellas (1 genus / 2 species)
Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera Resident
Black Sittella Daphoenositta miranda New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Corvidae > Pachycephalinae
> Pachycephalini
Whistlers, Shrike-thrushes, Pitohuis, Wattled Ploughbill (7 genera / 25 species)
Mottled Whistler Rhagologus leucostigma New Guinea endemic
Goldenface Pachycare flavogrisea New Guinea endemic
Rufous-naped Whistler Aleadryas rufinucha New Guinea endemic
Island Whistler Pachycephala phaionotus Resident
Rusty Whistler Pachycephala hyperythra New Guinea endemic
Brown-backed Whistler Pachycephala modesta New Guinea endemic
Vogelkop Whistler Pachycephala meyeri Papua endemic
Grey Whistler Pachycephala simplex Resident
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Resident
Sclater's Whistler Pachycephala soror New Guinea endemic
Lorentz's Whistler Pachycephala lorentzi New Guinea endemic
Black-tailed Whistler Pachycephala melanura Resident
Regent Whistler Pachycephala schlegelii New Guinea endemic
Golden-backed Whistler Pachycephala aurea New Guinea endemic
Black-headed Whistler Pachycephala [rufiventris] monacha New Guinea endemic
Sooty Shrike-thrush Colluricincla umbrina New Guinea endemic
Little Shrike-thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha Resident
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Resident
Variable Pitohui Pitohui kirhocephalus New Guinea endemic
Hooded Pitohui Pitohui dichrous New Guinea endemic
White-bellied Pitohui Pitohui incertus New Guinea endemic
Rusty Pitohui Pitohui ferrugineus New Guinea endemic
Crested Pitohui Pitohui cristatus New Guinea endemic
Black Pitohui Pitohui nigrescens New Guinea endemic
Wattled Ploughbill Eulacestoma nigropectus New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Corvidae > Corvinae > Corvini
Crows (1 genus / 3 species)
Brown-headed Crow Corvus fuscicapillus New Guinea endemic
Grey Crow Corvus tristis New Guinea endemic
Torresian Crow Corvus orru Resident
Passeriformes > Corvidae > Corvinae > Paradisaeini
Birds of Paradise, Melampitta (14 genera / 29 species)
Lesser Melampitta Melampitta lugubris New Guinea endemic
Greater Melampitta Melampitta gigantea New Guinea endemic
Yellow-breasted Bird of Paradise Loboparadisea sericea New Guinea endemic
Crested Bird of Paradise Cnemophilus macgregorii New Guinea endemic
Loria's Bird of Paradise Cnemophilus loriae New Guinea endemic
Glossy-mantled Manucode Manucodia atra New Guinea endemic
Crinkle-collared Manucode Manucodia chalybata New Guinea endemic
Jobi Manucode Manucodia jobiensis New Guinea endemic
Trumpet Manucode Manucodia keraudrenii Resident
Long-tailed Paradigalla Paradigalla carunculata Papua endemic
Short-tailed Paradigalla Paradigalla brevicauda New Guinea endemic
Black Sicklebill Epimachus fastuosus New Guinea endemic
Brown Sicklebill Epimachus meyeri New Guinea endemic
Black-billed Sicklebill Epimachus albertisi New Guinea endemic
Pale-billed Sicklebill Epimachus bruijnii New Guinea endemic
Superb Bird of Paradise Lophorina superba New Guinea endemic
Western Parotia Parotia sefilata Papua endemic
Carola's Parotia Parotia carolae New Guinea endemic
Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus Resident
Magnificent Bird of Paradise Cicinnurus magnificus New Guinea endemic
Wilson's Bird of Paradise Cicinnurus respublica Papua endemic
King Bird of Paradise Cicinnurus regius New Guinea endemic
Arfak Astrapia Astrapia nigra Papua endemic
Splendid Astrapia Astrapia splendidissima New Guinea endemic
King-of-Saxony Bird of Paradise Pteridophora alberti New Guinea endemic
Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise Seleucidis melanoleuca New Guinea endemic
Red Bird of Paradise Paradisaea rubra Papua endemic
Lesser Bird of Paradise Paradisaea minor New Guinea endemic
Greater Bird of Paradise Paradisaea apoda New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Corvidae > Corvinae > Artamini
Butcherbirds, Australian Magpie, Wood-swallows, Peltops (4 genera / 9 species)
Black-backed Butcherbird Cracticus mentalis Resident
Hooded Butcherbird Cracticus cassicus New Guinea endemic
Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi Resident
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Resident
White-breasted Wood-swallow Artamus leucorynchus Resident
Great Wood-swallow Artamus maximus New Guinea endemic
Black-faced Wood-swallow Artamus cinereus Vagrant
Lowland Peltops Peltops blainvillii New Guinea endemic
Mountain Peltops Peltops montanus New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Corvidae > Corvinae > Oriolini
Orioles, Cuckoo-shrikes, Trillers (4 genera / 17 species)
Brown Oriole Oriolus szalayi New Guinea endemic
Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus Migrant
Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus Resident
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Migrant
Stout-billed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina caeruleogrisea New Guinea endemic
Yellow-eyed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina lineata Resident
Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike Coracina boyeri New Guinea endemic
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Resident
Hooded Cuckoo-shrike Coracina longicauda New Guinea endemic
Slender-billed Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris Resident/Migrant
Black-shouldered Cicadabird Coracina incerta New Guinea endemic
Grey-headed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina schisticeps New Guinea endemic
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melas New Guinea endemic
Black-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina montana New Guinea endemic
Golden Cuckoo-shrike Campochaera sloetii New Guinea endemic
Black-browed Triller Lalage atrovirens New Guinea endemic
Varied Triller Lalage leucomela Resident
Passeriformes > Corvidae > Dicrurinae > Rhipidurini
Fantails (1 genus / 12 species)
Willie-wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Resident
Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris Resident
Sooty Thicket-Fantail Rhipidura threnothorax New Guinea endemic
Black Thicket-Fantail Rhipidura maculipectus New Guinea endemic
White-bellied Thicket-Fantail Rhipidura leucothorax New Guinea endemic
Black Fantail Rhipidura atra New Guinea endemic
Chestnut-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hyperythra New Guinea endemic
Friendly Fantail Rhipidura albolimbata New Guinea endemic
Mangrove Fantail Rhipidura phasiana Resident
Dimorphic Fantail Rhipidura brachyrhyncha New Guinea endemic
Rufous-backed Fantail Rhipidura rufidorsa New Guinea endemic
Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons Resident/Migrant
Passeriformes > Corvidae > Dicrurinae > Dicrurini
Drongos (2 genera / 2 species)
Pygmy Drongo Chaetorhynchus papuensis New Guinea endemic
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus Resident
Passeriformes > Corvidae > Dicrurinae > Monarchini
Monarchs, Magpie-larks (5 genera / 23 species)
Black Monarch Monarcha axillaris New Guinea endemic
Rufous Monarch Monarcha rubiensis New Guinea endemic
Island Monarch Monarcha cinerascens Resident
Black-winged Monarch Monarcha frater Resident
Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis Migrant
Spot-winged Monarch Monarcha guttulus New Guinea endemic
Spectacled Monarch Monarcha trivirgatus Resident/Migrant
Kofiau Monarch Monarcha julianae Papua endemic
Hooded Monarch Monarcha manadensis New Guinea endemic
Biak Monarch Monarcha brehmii Papua endemic
Golden Monarch Monarcha chrysomela Resident
Frilled Monarch Arses [telescophthalmus] telescophthalmus Resident
Rufous-collared Monarch Arses [telescophthalmus] insularis New Guinea endemic
Biak Flycatcher Myiagra atra Papua endemic
Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula Resident
Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra ruficollis Resident
Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca Migrant
Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta Resident
Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto Resident
Yellow-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus flaviventer Resident
Black-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus nigripectus New Guinea endemic
Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Resident
Torrent-lark Grallina bruijni New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Muscicapidae > Turdinae
True Thrushes (3 genera / 3 species)
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius Vagrant
Bassian Thrush Zoothera [dauma] lunulata Resident
Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus Resident
Passeriformes > Muscicapidae > Muscicapinae > Muscicapini
Old World Flycatchers (1 genus / 1 species)
Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta Migrant
Passeriformes > Muscicapidae > Muscicapinae > Saxicolini
Chats (1 genus / 1 species)
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Resident
Passeriformes > Sturnidae > Sturnini
Starlings, Mynas (2 genera / 7 species)
Singing Starling Aplonis cantoroides Resident
Moluccan Starling Aplonis mysolensis Resident
Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica Resident
Long-tailed Starling Aplonis magna Papua endemic
Yellow-eyed Starling Aplonis mystacea New Guinea endemic
Golden Myna Mino anais New Guinea endemic
Yellow-faced Myna Mino dumontii Resident
Passeriformes > Hirundinidae > Hirundininae
Swallows (3 genera / 5 species)
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Migrant
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica Resident
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Migrant
Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans Migrant
Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel Vagrant
Passeriformes > Pycnonotidae
Bulbuls (1 genus / 1 species)
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster Introduced
Passeriformes > Cisticolidae
African Warblers (1 genus / 2 species)
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Resident
Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Resident
Passeriformes > Zosteropidae
White-eyes (1 genus / 5 species)
Lemon-bellied White-eye Zosterops chloris Resident
Black-fronted White-eye Zosterops [atrifrons] minor New Guinea endemic
Biak White-eye Zosterops mysorensis Papua endemic
Capped White-eye Zosterops fuscicapillus New Guinea endemic
New Guinea White-eye Zosterops novaeguineae New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Sylviidae > Acrocephalinae
Gray's Grashopper-Warbler, Reed-Warblers,
Leaf-Warblers (3 genera / 5 species)
Gray's Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella fasciolata Migrant
Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus [arundinaceus] orientalis Vagrant
Clamorous Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus [stentoreus] stentoreus Resident
Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus [stentoreus] australis Migrant
Island Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus [trivirgatus] poliocephalus Resident
Passeriformes > Sylviidae > Megalurinae
Grass-Warblers (1 genus / 4 species)
Tawny Grassbird Megalurus [timoriensis] timoriensis Resident
Papuan Grassbird Megalurus [timoriensis] papuensis New Guinea endemic
Fly River Grassbird Megalurus albolimbatus New Guinea endemic
Little Grassbird Megalurus gramineus Resident
Passeriformes > Alaudidae
Larks (1 genus / 1 species)
Australasian Lark Mirafra [javanica] javanica Resident
Passeriformes > Nectariniidae > Nectariniinae > Dicaeini
Flowerpeckers (1 genus / 3 species)
Olive-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum [pectorale] pectorale Papua endemic
Red-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum [pectorale] geelvinkianum New Guinea endemic
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Resident
Passeriformes > Nectariniidae > Nectariniinae > Nectariniini
Sunbirds (1 genus / 2 species)
Black Sunbird Leptocoma sericea Resident
Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis Resident
Passeriformes > Melanocharitidae > Melanocharitini
Berrypeckers (1 genus / 6 species)
Obscure Berrypecker Melanocharis arfakiana New Guinea endemic
Black Berrypecker Melanocharis nigra New Guinea endemic
Lemon-breasted Berrypecker Melanocharis longicauda New Guinea endemic
Fan-tailed Berrypecker Melanocharis versteri New Guinea endemic
Streaked Berrypecker Melanocharis striativentris New Guinea endemic
Spotted Berrypecker Melanocharis crassirostris New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Melanocharitidae > Toxorhamphini
Longbills (2 genera / 4 species)
Green-crowned Longbill Toxorhamphus novaeguineae New Guinea endemic
Grey-winged Longbill Toxorhamphus poliopterus New Guinea endemic
Plumed Longbill Toxorhamphus iliolophus New Guinea endemic
Pygmy Longbill Oedistoma pygmaeum New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Paramythiidae
Painted Berrypeckers (2 genera / 2 species)
Tit Berrypecker Oreocharis arfaki New Guinea endemic
Crested Berrypecker Paramythia montium New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Passeridae > Passerinae
Sparrows (1 genus / 1 species)
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Resident
Passeriformes > Passeridae > Motacillinae
Wagtails, Pipits (2 genera / 4 species)
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Migrant
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Migrant
Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae Resident
Alpine Pipit Anthus gutturalis New Guinea endemic
Passeriformes > Passeridae > Estrildinae > Estrildini
Estrildine Finches (4 genera / 15 species)
Mountain Firetail Oreostruthus fuliginosus New Guinea endemic
Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton Resident
Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa Resident
Papuan Parrotfinch Erythrura papuana New Guinea endemic
Streak-headed Munia Lonchura [tristissima] tristissima New Guinea endemic
White-spotted Munia Lonchura [tristissima] leucosticta New Guinea endemic
Grand Munia Lonchura grandis New Guinea endemic
Grey-banded Munia Lonchura vana Papua endemic
Grey-crowned Munia Lonchura nevermanni New Guinea endemic
Hooded Munia Lonchura spectabilis Resident
Chestnut-breasted Munia Lonchura castaneothorax Resident
Black Munia Lonchura stygia New Guinea endemic
Black-breasted Munia Lonchura teerinki Papua endemic
Snow Mountain Munia Lonchura montana New Guinea endemic
Black-faced Munia Lonchura molucca Resident
References
Beehler, B., Pratt, T. K. and Zimmerman, D. A. (1986).
Birds of New Guinea. Princeton University Press: New Jersey.
Mayr, E. (1941). List of New Guinea Birds. Amer.
Mus. Nat. Hist. New York.
Rand, A. L. and Gilliard, E. T. (1967). Handbook of
New Guinea Birds. Weidenfeld & Nicholson: London.
Sibley, C. G. and Monroe B. L. Jr. (1990). Distribution
and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale University Press: New Haven.
Sibley, C. G. and Monroe B. L. Jr. (1993). A Supplement
to Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale University
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