Island of New Guinea

WorldBirds

New Forum

Bird News

Contact

Africa America Europe Asia Austrailasia Antarctica

Island of New Guinea
Number of species: 742
Number of endemics: 333
Number of globally threatened species: 25
Number of introduced species: 1
STRUTHIONIFORMES: Casuariidae
Southern Cassowary	*Casuarius casuarius*	Vulnerable
Dwarf Cassowary	*Casuarius bennetti*	Near-threatened
Northern Cassowary	*Casuarius unappendiculatus*	Endemic Vulnerable
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
Australasian Grebe	*Tachybaptus novaehollandiae*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel	*Macronectes giganteus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Tahiti Petrel	*Pterodroma rostrata*
Bulwer's Petrel	*Bulweria bulwerii*
Streaked Shearwater	*Calonectris leucomelas*
Flesh-footed Shearwater	*Puffinus carneipes*
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	*Puffinus pacificus*
Short-tailed Shearwater	*Puffinus tenuirostris*	Rare/Accidental
Christmas Shearwater	*Puffinus nativitatis*	Rare/Accidental
Audubon's Shearwater	*Puffinus lherminieri*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*	Rare/Accidental
White-bellied Storm-Petrel	*Fregetta grallaria*
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-tailed Tropicbird	*Phaethon rubricauda*
White-tailed Tropicbird	*Phaethon lepturus*
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Australian Pelican	*Pelecanus conspicillatus*
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Abbott's Booby	*Sula abbotti*	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Masked Booby	*Sula dactylatra*
Red-footed Booby	*Sula sula*
Brown Booby	*Sula leucogaster*
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Little Black Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax sulcirostris*
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*	Rare/Accidental
Little Pied Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax melanoleucos*
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Darter	*Anhinga melanogaster*
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Great Frigatebird	*Fregata minor*
Lesser Frigatebird	*Fregata ariel*
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Pacific Heron	*Ardea pacifica*
Great-billed Heron	*Ardea sumatrana*
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*
Pied Heron	*Egretta picata*
Intermediate Egret	*Egretta intermedia*
White-faced Heron	*Egretta novaehollandiae*
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*
Pacific Reef-Egret	*Egretta sacra*
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*
Striated Heron	*Butorides striata*
Rufous Night-Heron	*Nycticorax caledonicus*
Forest Bittern	*Zonerodius heliosylus*	Endemic Near-threatened
Yellow Bittern	*Ixobrychus sinensis*
Little Bittern	*Ixobrychus minutus*
Black Bittern	*Ixobrychus flavicollis*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black-necked Stork	*Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus*	Near-threatened
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Australian Ibis	*Threskiornis molucca*
Straw-necked Ibis	*Threskiornis spinicollis*
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
Royal Spoonbill	*Platalea regia*
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Magpie Goose	*Anseranas semipalmata*
Spotted Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna guttata*
Plumed Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna eytoni*	Rare/Accidental
Wandering Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna arcuata*
Black Swan	*Cygnus atratus*	Rare/Accidental
Radjah Shelduck	*Tadorna radjah*
Green Pygmy-goose	*Nettapus pulchellus*
Cotton Pygmy-goose	*Nettapus coromandelianus*
Salvadori's Teal	*Salvadorina waigiuensis*	Endemic Vulnerable
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*	Rare/Accidental
Grey Teal	*Anas gracilis*
Pacific Black Duck	*Anas superciliosa*
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*	Rare/Accidental
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*
White-eyed Duck	*Aythya australis*
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Pacific Baza	*Aviceda subcristata*
Long-tailed Honey-buzzard	*Henicopernis longicauda*	Endemic
Bat Hawk	*Macheiramphus alcinus*
Black-shouldered Kite	*Elanus caeruleus*
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
Whistling Kite	*Haliastur sphenurus*
Brahminy Kite	*Haliastur indus*
White-bellied Sea-Eagle	*Haliaeetus leucogaster*
Eastern Marsh-Harrier	*Circus spilonotus*
Swamp Harrier	*Circus approximans*	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Harrier	*Circus assimilis*
Pied Harrier	*Circus melanoleucos*
Chinese Goshawk	*Accipiter soloensis*	Rare/Accidental
Variable Goshawk	*Accipiter hiogaster*
Brown Goshawk	*Accipiter fasciatus*
Black-mantled Goshawk	*Accipiter melanochlamys*	Endemic
Gray-headed Goshawk	*Accipiter poliocephalus*	Endemic
Collared Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter cirrocephalus*
Meyer's Goshawk	*Accipiter meyerianus*
Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk	*Erythrotriorchis buergersi*	Endemic Data deficient
Doria's Goshawk	*Megatriorchis doriae*	Endemic Near-threatened
Grey-faced Buzzard	*Butastur indicus*
New Guinea Eagle	*Harpyopsis novaeguineae*	Endemic Vulnerable
Gurney's Eagle	*Aquila gurneyi*	Near-threatened
Wedge-tailed Eagle	*Aquila audax*
Little Eagle	*Aquila morphnoides*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Spotted Kestrel	*Falco moluccensis*	Rare/Accidental
Australian Kestrel	*Falco cenchroides*
Oriental Hobby	*Falco severus*
Australian Hobby	*Falco longipennis*
Brown Falcon	*Falco berigora*
Grey Falcon	*Falco hypoleucos*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Megapodiidae
Wattled Brush-turkey	*Aepypodius arfakianus*	Endemic
Bruijn's Brush-turkey	*Aepypodius bruijnii*	Endemic Vulnerable
Red-billed Brush-turkey	*Talegalla cuvieri*	Endemic
Black-billed Brush-turkey	*Talegalla fuscirostris*	Endemic
Brown-collared Brush-turkey	*Talegalla jobiensis*	Endemic
Moluccan Scrubfowl	*Megapodius wallacei*	Vulnerable
Dusky Scrubfowl	*Megapodius freycinet*
New Guinea Scrubfowl	*Megapodius affinis*	Endemic
Orange-footed Scrubfowl	*Megapodius reinwardt*
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Brown Quail	*Coturnix ypsilophora*
Blue-breasted Quail	*Coturnix chinensis*
Snow Mountain Quail	*Anurophasis monorthonyx*	Endemic Near-threatened
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Red-backed Buttonquail	*Turnix maculosus*
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Brolga	*Grus rubicunda*
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Chestnut Forest-Rail	*Rallina rubra*	Endemic
White-striped Forest-Rail	*Rallina leucospila*	Endemic Near-threatened
Forbes' Rail	*Rallina forbesi*	Endemic
Mayr's Rail	*Rallina mayri*	Endemic Data deficient
Red-necked Crake	*Rallina tricolor*
Buff-banded Rail	*Gallirallus philippensis*
Barred Rail	*Gallirallus torquatus*
Lewin's Rail	*Lewinia pectoralis*
Bare-eyed Rail	*Gymnocrex plumbeiventris*
Plain Bush-hen	*Amaurornis olivacea*
Rufous-tailed Bush-hen	*Amaurornis moluccana*
Baillon's Crake	*Porzana pusilla*
Spotless Crake	*Porzana tabuensis*
White-browed Crake	*Porzana cinerea*
Chestnut Rail	*Eulabeornis castaneoventris*
New Guinea Flightless Rail	*Megacrex inepta*	Endemic Near-threatened
Purple Swamphen	*Porphyrio porphyrio*
Dusky Moorhen	*Gallinula tenebrosa*
Eurasian Coot	*Fulica atra*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Australian Bustard	*Ardeotis australis*	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Comb-crested Jacana	*Irediparra gallinacea*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Pied Oystercatcher	*Haematopus longirostris*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Pied Stilt	*Himantopus leucocephalus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Bush Thick-knee	*Burhinus grallarius*	Near-threatened
Beach Thick-knee	*Burhinus magnirostris*	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Australian Pratincole	*Stiltia isabella*
Oriental Pratincole	*Glareola maldivarum*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Masked Lapwing	*Vanellus miles*
Red-kneed Dotterel	*Erythrogonys cinctus*	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis fulva*
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Red-capped Plover	*Charadrius ruficapillus*	Rare/Accidental
Lesser SandPlover	*Charadrius mongolus*
Greater Sand Plover	*Charadrius leschenaultii*
Oriental Plover	*Charadrius veredus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Dusky Woodcock	*Scolopax saturata*
Latham's Snipe	*Gallinago hardwickii*
Pintail Snipe	*Gallinago stenura*	Rare/Accidental
Swinhoe's Snipe	*Gallinago megala*
Long-billed Dowitcher	*Limnodromus scolopaceus*	Rare/Accidental
Asian Dowitcher	*Limnodromus semipalmatus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa limosa*	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	*Limosa lapponica*
Little Curlew	*Numenius minutus*
Whimbrel	*Numenius phaeopus*
Far Eastern Curlew	*Numenius madagascariensis*
Terek Sandpiper	*Xenus cinereus*
Common Sandpiper	*Actitis hypoleucos*
Green Sandpiper	*Tringa ochropus*	Rare/Accidental
Gray-tailed Tattler	*Tringa brevipes*
Wandering Tattler	*Tringa incana*
Common Greenshank	*Tringa nebularia*
Marsh Sandpiper	*Tringa stagnatilis*
Wood Sandpiper	*Tringa glareola*
Common Redshank	*Tringa totanus*	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone	*Arenaria interpres*
Great Knot	*Calidris tenuirostris*
Red Knot	*Calidris canutus*
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*
Western Sandpiper	*Calidris mauri*	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked stint	*Calidris ruficollis*
Long-toed Stint	*Calidris subminuta*
Pectoral Sandpiper	*Calidris melanotos*
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	*Calidris acuminata*
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*
Broad-billed Sandpiper	*Limicola falcinellus*
Buff-breasted Sandpipe	*Tryngites subruficollis*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Silver Gull	*Larus novaehollandiae*	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Brown Noddy	*Anous stolidus*
Black Noddy	*Anous minutus*
White Tern	*Gygis alba*	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Tern	*Onychoprion fuscatus*
Grey-backed Tern	*Onychoprion lunatus*	Rare/Accidental
Bridled Tern	*Onychoprion anaethetus*
Little Tern	*Sternula albifrons*
Gull-billed Tern	*Gelochelidon nilotica*
Caspian Tern	*Hydroprogne caspia*
White-winged Tern	*Chlidonias leucopterus*
Whiskered Tern	*Chlidonias hybrida*
Roseate Tern	*Sterna dougallii*
Black-naped Tern	*Sterna sumatrana*
Common Tern	*Sterna hirundo*
Great Crested-Tern	*Thalasseus bergii*
Lesser Crested-Tern	*Thalasseus bengalensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Pomarine Jaeger	*Stercorarius pomarinus*
Parasitic Jaeger	*Stercorarius parasiticus*	Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Jaeger	*Stercorarius longicaudus*	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	*Columba livia*	Introduced species
Metallic Pigeon	*Columba vitiensis*
Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove	*Macropygia amboinensis*
Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove	*Macropygia nigrirostris*
Mackinlay's Cuckoo-Dove	*Macropygia mackinlayi*	Rare/Accidental
Great Cuckoo-Dove	*Reinwardtoena reinwardtii*
Emerald Dove	*Chalcophaps indica*
Stephan's Dove	*Chalcophaps stephani*
New Guinea Bronzewing	*Henicophaps albif*