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This checklist includes all bird species found in West Papua Province , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).

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Country or region: West Papua Province [map]

Other names: Irian Jaya Barat, West Irian Jaya, Papua Barat, Provinsi Papua Barat

Number of species: 569
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 14
Number of introduced species: 9
Date last reviewed: 2014-08-02
Last modified: 2022-12-10
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CASUARIIFORMES: Casuariidae

Dwarf CassowaryCasuarius bennetti
Northern CassowaryCasuarius unappendiculatus
Southern CassowaryCasuarius casuarius

 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Spotted Whistling DuckDendrocygna guttata
Wandering Whistling DuckDendrocygna arcuata
Radjah ShelduckRadjah radjah
HardheadAythya australis
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeRare/Accidental
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Grey TealAnas gibberifrons
Salvadori's TealSalvadorina waigiuensis
Asian Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
Green Pygmy GooseNettapus pulchellus

 
GALLIFORMES: Megapodiidae

Wattled Brush-turkeyAepypodius arfakianus
Bruijn's Brush-turkeyAepypodius bruijniiEndemic
Red-billed Brush-turkeyTalegalla cuvieriEndemic (country/region)
Black-billed Brush-turkeyTalegalla fuscirostris
Brown-collared Brush-turkeyTalegalla jobiensis
Moluccan MegapodeEulipoa wallaceiEndemic (country/region)
Dusky MegapodeMegapodius freycinet
Biak MegapodeMegapodius geelvinkianusEndemic (country/region)
New Guinea MegapodeMegapodius decollatus
Orange-footed MegapodeMegapodius reinwardt

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensis

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock DoveColumba livia
White-throated PigeonColumba vitiensis
Spotted-necked DoveStreptopelia chinensis
Brown Cuckoo DoveMacropygia amboinensis
Black-billed Cuckoo DoveMacropygia nigrirostris
Great Cuckoo DoveReinwardtoena reinwardti
New Guinea BronzewingHenicophaps albifrons
White-bibbed Ground DoveAlopecoenas jobiensis
Bronze Ground DoveAlopecoenas beccarii
Thick-billed Ground PigeonTrugon terrestris
Pheasant PigeonOtidiphaps nobilis
Cinnamon Ground DoveGallicolumba rufigula
Western Crowned PigeonGoura cristata
Southern Crowned PigeonGoura scheepmakeriIntroduced species
Victoria Crowned PigeonGoura victoria
Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica
Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
Stephan's DoveChalcophaps stephani
White-eyed Imperial PigeonDucula perspicillata
Blue-tailed Imperial PigeonDucula concinnaEndemic (country/region)
Spice Imperial PigeonDucula myristicivora
Purple-tailed Imperial PigeonDucula rufigaster
Shining Imperial PigeonDucula chalconota
Pinon's Imperial PigeonDucula pinon
Collared Imperial PigeonDucula mullerii
Banded Imperial PigeonDucula zoeae
Pied Imperial PigeonDucula bicolor
Wompoo Fruit DovePtilinopus magnificus
Pink-spotted Fruit DovePtilinopus perlatus
Ornate Fruit DovePtilinopus ornatus
Orange-fronted Fruit DovePtilinopus aurantiifrons
Superb Fruit DovePtilinopus superbus
Coroneted Fruit DovePtilinopus coronulatus
Beautiful Fruit DovePtilinopus pulchellus
White-bibbed Fruit DovePtilinopus rivoli
Yellow-bibbed Fruit DovePtilinopus solomonensis
Claret-breasted Fruit DovePtilinopus viridis
Orange-bellied Fruit DovePtilinopus iozonus
Dwarf Fruit DovePtilinopus nainus
Papuan Mountain PigeonGymnophaps albertisii

 
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae

Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae

Marbled FrogmouthPodargus ocellatus
Papuan FrogmouthPodargus papuensis

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Archbold's NightjarEurostopodus archboldi
Papuan NightjarEurostopodus papuensis
Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Aegothelidae

Feline Owlet-nightjarAegotheles insignis
Spangled Owlet-nightjarAegotheles tateiRare/Accidental
Allied Owlet-nightjarAegotheles affinis
Barred Owlet-nightjarAegotheles bennettii
Wallace's Owlet-nightjarAegotheles wallacii

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

Moustached TreeswiftHemiprocne mystacea
Papuan Spinetailed SwiftMearnsia novaeguineae
White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculenta
Papuan SwiftletAerodramus papuensis
Mountain SwiftletAerodramus hirundinaceus
Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensis
Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus
House SwiftApus nipalensisRare/Accidental

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Greater Black CoucalCentropus menbeki
Lesser Black CoucalCentropus bernsteini
Pheasant CoucalCentropus phasianinus
Dwarf KoelMicrodynamis parva
Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalis
Channel-billed CuckooScythrops novaehollandiae
Long-billed CuckooChalcites megarhynchus
Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChalcites basalis
Rufous-throated Bronze CuckooChalcites ruficollis
Shining Bronze CuckooChalcites lucidus
White-eared Bronze CuckooChalcites meyerii
Little Bronze CuckooChalcites minutillus
Chestnut-breasted CuckooCacomantis castaneiventris
Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
Pallid CuckooHeteroscenes pallidus
White-crowned CuckooCaliechthrus leucolophus
Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
Himalayan CuckooCuculus saturatus

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Chestnut Forest RailRallicula rubra
White-striped Forest RailRallicula leucospilaEndemic (country/region)
Forbes's Forest RailRallicula forbesi
Red-necked CrakeRallina tricolor
Lewin's RailLewinia pectoralis
Barred RailHypotaenidia torquata
Buff-banded RailHypotaenidia philippensis
Bare-eyed RailGymnocrex plumbeiventris
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla
Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensis
Rufous-tailed Bush-henAmaurornis moluccana
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
White-browed CrakeAmaurornis cinerea
WatercockGallicrex cinereaRare/Accidental
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Common CootFulica atra

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae

Wilson's Storm-petrelOceanites oceanicus
Black-bellied Storm-petrelFregetta tropica

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

Matsudaira's Storm-petrelHydrobates matsudairae

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Gould's PetrelPterodroma leucoptera
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes
Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas
Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloni
Heinroth's ShearwaterPuffinus heinrothiRare/Accidental
Tahiti PetrelPseudobulweria rostrata
Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulwerii

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Forest BitternZonerodius heliosylus
Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollis
Rufous Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
Striated HeronButorides striata
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana
Great EgretArdea alba
Intermediate EgretArdea intermedia
Pied HeronEgretta picata
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pacific Reef EgretEgretta sacra

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Australian IbisThreskiornis moluccus
Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia

 
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae

Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor

 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae

Abbott's BoobyPapasula abbotti
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Masked BoobySula dactylatra

 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris

 
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae

Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae

Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Malaysian PloverCharadrius peronii
Lesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolus
Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
Oriental PloverCharadrius veredus
Masked LapwingVanellus miles

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinacea

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little CurlewNumenius minutus
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
Red KnotCalidris canutus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellus
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
SanderlingCalidris alba
Little StintCalidris minutaRare/Accidental
New Guinea WoodcockScolopax rosenbergii
Latham's SnipeGallinago hardwickii
Pintail SnipeGallinago stenura
Swinhoe's SnipeGallinago megala
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Australian PratincoleStiltia isabella
Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Black NoddyAnous minutus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Grey-backed TernOnychoprion lunatusRare/Accidental
Little TernSternula albifrons
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Roseate TernSterna dougallii
Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Common TernSterna hirundo
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Long-tailed Honey BuzzardHenicopernis longicauda
Pacific BazaAviceda subcristata
Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
Papuan EagleHarpyopsis novaeguineae
Gurney's EagleAquila gurneyi
Pygmy EagleHieraaetus weiskei
Chinese SparrowhawkAccipiter soloensis
Variable GoshawkAccipiter hiogaster
Grey-headed GoshawkAccipiter poliocephalus
Black-mantled GoshawkAccipiter melanochlamys
Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
Meyer's GoshawkAccipiter meyerianus
Chestnut-shouldered GoshawkErythrotriorchis buergersi
Doria's GoshawkMegatriorchis doriae
White-bellied Sea EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Grey-faced BuzzardButastur indicus

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Lesser Sooty OwlTyto multipunctata

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Rufous OwlNinox rufa
Northern BoobookNinox japonica
Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
Jungle BoobookNinox theomacha
Papuan BoobookUroglaux dimorpha

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Papuan HornbillRhyticeros plicatus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Variable Dwarf KingfisherCeyx lepidus
Little KingfisherCeyx pusillus
Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Yellow-billed KingfisherSyma torotoro
Mountain KingfisherSyma megarhyncha
Blue-black KingfisherTodiramphus nigrocyaneus
Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
Beach KingfisherTodiramphus saurophagus
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Common Paradise KingfisherTanysiptera galatea
Kafiau Paradise KingfisherTanysiptera elliotiEndemic (country/region)
Red-breasted Paradise KingfisherTanysiptera nympha
Hook-billed KingfisherMelidora macrorrhina
Rufous-bellied KookaburraDacelo gaudichaud
Shovel-billed KookaburraDacelo rex

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Spotted KestrelFalco moluccensisEndemic (country/region)
Oriental HobbyFalco severus
Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae

Palm CockatooProbosciger aterrimus
Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Pesquet's ParrotPsittrichas fulgidusIntroduced species
Yellow-capped Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta keiensis
Buff-faced Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta pusio
Red-breasted Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta bruijnii
Moluccan King ParrotAlisterus amboinensis
Papuan King ParrotAlisterus chloropterus
Eclectus ParrotEclectus roratus
Red-cheeked ParrotGeoffroyus geoffroyi
Blue-collared ParrotGeoffroyus simplex
Great-billed ParrotTanygnathus megalorynchos
Brehm's Tiger ParrotPsittacella brehmii
Modest Tiger ParrotPsittacella modestaIntroduced species
Madarász's Tiger ParrotPsittacella madaraszi
Plum-faced LorikeetOreopsittacus arfaki
Pygmy LorikeetCharmosyna wilhelminae
Red-fronted LorikeetCharmosyna rubronotata
Red-flanked LorikeetCharmosyna placentis
Fairy LorikeetCharmosyna pulchella
Josephine's LorikeetCharmosyna josefinae
Papuan LorikeetCharmosyna papou
Yellow-billed LorikeetNeopsittacus musschenbroekii
Black-capped LoryLorius lory
Black LoryChalcopsitta atra
Yellow-streaked LoryChalcopsitta scintillata
Dusky LoryPseudeos fuscata
Violet-necked LoryEos squamata
Black-winged LoryEos cyanogeniaEndemic (country/region)
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
Large Fig ParrotPsittaculirostris desmarestii
Orange-breasted Fig ParrotCyclopsitta gulielmitertii
Double-eyed Fig ParrotCyclopsitta diophthalma
Orange-fronted Hanging ParrotLoriculus aurantiifrons

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Red-bellied PittaPitta erythrogaster
Hooded PittaPitta sordida
Noisy PittaPitta versicolor

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ptilonorhynchidae

White-eared CatbirdAiluroedus buccoides
Green CatbirdAiluroedus crassirostris
Vogelkop BowerbirdAmblyornis inornataEndemic (country/region)
Flame BowerbirdSericulus ardens
Masked BowerbirdSericulus aureus
Fawn-breasted BowerbirdChlamydera cerviniventris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Climacteridae

Papuan TreecreeperCormobates placens

 
PASSERIFORMES: Maluridae

Wallace's FairywrenSipodotus wallacii
Orange-crowned FairywrenClytomyias insignis
Broad-billed FairywrenChenorhamphus grayi
Emperor FairywrenMalurus cyanocephalus
White-shouldered FairywrenMalurus alboscapulatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Plain HoneyeaterPycnopygius ixoides
Marbled HoneyeaterPycnopygius cinereus
Streak-headed HoneyeaterPycnopygius stictocephalus
Puff-backed HoneyeaterMeliphaga aruensis
Hill-forest HoneyeaterMeliphaga orientalis
Mimic HoneyeaterMeliphaga analoga
Scrub HoneyeaterMeliphaga albonotata
Graceful HoneyeaterMeliphaga gracilis
Forest HoneyeaterMeliphaga montana
Yellow-gaped HoneyeaterMeliphaga flavirictus
Varied HoneyeaterGavicalis versicolor
Black-throated HoneyeaterCaligavis subfrenata
Obscure HoneyeaterCaligavis obscura
Cinnamon-browed HoneyeaterMelidectes ochromelas
Vogelkop HoneyeaterMelidectes leucostephesEndemic (country/region)
Ornate HoneyeaterMelidectes torquatus
Brown-backed HoneyeaterRamsayornis modestus
Rufous-banded HoneyeaterConopophila albogularis
Olive StraightbillTimeliopsis fulvigula
Tawny StraightbillTimeliopsis griseigula
Long-billed HoneyeaterMelilestes megarhynchus
Arfak HoneyeaterMelipotes gymnopsEndemic (country/region)
Plain Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes fumigatus
Wattled Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes carolaeEndemic (country/region)
Ruby-throated MyzomelaMyzomela eques
Dusky MyzomelaMyzomela obscura
Red MyzomelaMyzomela cruentata
Black MyzomelaMyzomela nigrita
Red-headed MyzomelaMyzomela erythrocephala
Mountain MyzomelaMyzomela adolphinae
Red-collared MyzomelaMyzomela rosenbergii
Green-backed HoneyeaterGlycichaera fallax
Leaden HoneyeaterPtiloprora plumbea
Rufous-sided HoneyeaterPtiloprora erythropleuraEndemic (country/region)
Olive HoneyeaterLichmera argentauris
Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
Silver-eared HoneyeaterLichmera alboauricularis
White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularis
Meyer's FriarbirdPhilemon meyeri
Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroides
Spotted HoneyeaterXanthotis polygrammus
Tawny-breasted HoneyeaterXanthotis flaviventer

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae

GoldenfacePachycare flavogriseum
Yellow-bellied GerygoneGerygone chrysogaster
Fairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosa
Green-backed GerygoneGerygone chloronota
Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostris
Treefern GerygoneGerygone ruficollis
Mangrove GerygoneGerygone levigaster
Lowland Mouse-warblerCrateroscelis murina
Bicoloured Mouse-warblerCrateroscelis nigrorufa
Mountain Mouse-warblerCrateroscelis robusta
Pale-billed SericornisSericornis spilodera
Buff-faced ScrubwrenSericornis perspicillatus
Vogelkop ScrubwrenSericornis rufescensEndemic (country/region)
Grey-green ScrubwrenSericornis arfakianus
Large-billed ScrubwrenSericornis magnirostra
Large ScrubwrenSericornis nouhuysi
Grey ThornbillAcanthiza cinerea
Papuan ThornbillAcanthiza murina

 
PASSERIFORMES: Orthonychidae

Papuan LogrunnerOrthonyx novaeguineae

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pomatostomidae

Papuan BabblerGarritornis isidorei

 
PASSERIFORMES: Melanocharitidae

Obscure BerrypeckerMelanocharis arfakiana
Black BerrypeckerMelanocharis nigra
Lemon-breasted BerrypeckerMelanocharis longicauda
Fan-tailed BerrypeckerMelanocharis versteri
Streaked BerrypeckerMelanocharis striativentrisIntroduced species
Spotted BerrypeckerRhamphocharis crassirostris
Plumed LongbillOedistoma iliolophus
Pygmy LongbillOedistoma pygmaeum
Yellow-bellied LongbillToxorhamphus novaeguineae
Slaty-headed LongbillToxorhamphus poliopterus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cnemophilidae

Yellow-breasted SatinbirdLoboparadisea sericea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Neosittidae

Papuan SittellaDaphoenositta papuensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Stout-billed CuckooshrikeCoracina caeruleogrisea
Barred CuckooshrikeCoracina lineata
Boyer's CuckooshrikeCoracina boyeri
Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
Golden CuckooshrikeCampochaera sloetii
Black-bellied CicadabirdEdolisoma montanum
Grey-headed CicadabirdEdolisoma schisticeps
Sulawesi CicadabirdEdolisoma morioEndemic (country/region)
Black-shouldered CicadabirdEdolisoma incertum
Common CicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostre
New Guinea CicadabirdEdolisoma melas
Black-browed TrillerLalage atrovirens
Varied TrillerLalage leucomela

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclosomatidae

Spotted Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa leucosticta
Chestnut-backed Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa castanonota
Blue Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa caerulescens
Painted Quail-thrushCinclosoma ajax

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae

Black WhistlerMelanorectes nigrescens
Regent WhistlerPachycephala schlegelii
Sclater's WhistlerPachycephala soror
Vogelkop WhistlerPachycephala meyeriEndemic (country/region)
Island WhistlerPachycephala phaionota
Rusty WhistlerPachycephala hyperythra
Grey WhistlerPachycephala simplex
Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
Rusty Shrike-thrushPseudorectes ferrugineus
White-bellied Shrike-thrushPseudorectes incertus
Little Shrike-thrushColluricincla megarhyncha

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oreoicidae

Rufous-naped BellbirdAleadryas rufinucha
Piping BellbirdOrnorectes cristatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Psophodidae

Papuan WhipbirdAndrophobus viridisEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paramythiidae

Tit BerrypeckerOreocharis arfakiIntroduced species
Crested BerrypeckerParamythia montium

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Variable PitohuiPitohui kirhocephalus
Hooded PitohuiPitohui dichrous
Brown OrioleOriolus szalayi
Green OrioleOriolus flavocinctus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Rhagologidae

False WhistlerRhagologus leucostigma

 
PASSERIFORMES: Machaerirhynchidae

Yellow-breasted BoatbillMachaerirhynchus flaviventer
Black-breasted BoatbillMachaerirhynchus nigripectus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae

Clicking ShieldbillPeltops blainvillii
Tinkling ShieldbillPeltops montanus
Black ButcherbirdMelloria quoyi
Hooded ButcherbirdCracticus cassicus
Great WoodswallowArtamus maximus
White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucoryn

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

Pygmy DrongoChaetorhynchus papuensis
Black FantailRhipidura atra
Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventris
Sooty Thicket FantailRhipidura threnothorax
Black Thicket FantailRhipidura maculipectus
White-bellied Thicket FantailRhipidura leucothorax
Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
Rufous-backed FantailRhipidura rufidorsa
Dimorphic FantailRhipidura brachyrhyncha
Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons
Arafura FantailRhipidura dryas
Friendly FantailRhipidura albolimbata
Chestnut-bellied FantailRhipidura hyperythra

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Brown-headed CrowCorvus fuscicapillus
Grey CrowCorvus tristis
Australian CrowCorvus orru

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Biak MyiagraMyiagra atraEndemic (country/region)
Satin MyiagraMyiagra cyanoleuca
Shining MyiagraMyiagra alecto
Rufous-collared MonarchArses insularis
Frilled MonarchArses telescopthalmus
Torrent-larkGrallina bruijnii
Black MonarchSymposiachrus axillaris
Rufous MonarchSymposiachrus rubiensis
Spot-winged MonarchSymposiachrus guttula
Spectacled MonarchSymposiachrus trivirgatus
Kafiau MonarchSymposiachrus julianaeEndemic (country/region)
Hooded MonarchSymposiachrus manadensis
Golden MonarchCarterornis chrysomela
Island MonarchMonarcha cinerascens
Black-winged MonarchMonarcha frater

 
PASSERIFORMES: Melampittidae

Lesser MelampittaMelampitta lugubris
Greater MelampittaMegalampitta gigantea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paradisaeidae

Trumpet ManucodePhonygammus keraudrenii
Glossy-mantled ManucodeManucodia ater
Jobi ManucodeManucodia jobiensis
Crinkle-collared ManucodeManucodia chalybatus
Western ParotiaParotia sefilataEndemic (country/region)
Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradiseSeleucidis melanoleucus
Black-billed SicklebillDrepanornis albertisi
Superb Bird-of-paradiseLophorina superba
Magnificent RiflebirdLophorina magnifica
Black SicklebillEpimachus fastosus
Long-tailed ParadigallaAstrapia carunculataEndemic (country/region)
Arfak AstrapiaAstrapia nigraEndemic (country/region)
King Bird-of-paradiseCicinnurus regius
Magnificent Bird-of-paradiseCicinnurus magnificus
Wilson's Bird-of-paradiseCicinnurus respublica
Red Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea rubra
Lesser Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea minor

 
PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae

Lesser Ground RobinAmalocichla incerta
Green-backed RobinPachycephalopsis hattamensis
White-eyed RobinPachycephalopsis poliosoma
Garnet RobinEugerygone rubra
Yellow-legged RobinKempiella griseoceps
Olive-yellow RobinKempiella flavovirescens
Canary RobinDevioeca papuana
Torrent RobinMonachella muelleriana
Lemon-bellied RobinMicroeca flavigaster
Papuan Scrub RobinDrymodes beccarii
Black-bibbed RobinPlesiodryas albonotata
Black-chinned RobinPoecilodryas brachyura
Black-sided RobinPoecilodryas hypoleuca
Ashy RobinHeteromyias albispecularis
Banded Yellow RobinGennaeodryas placens
White-faced RobinTregellasia leucops
Smoky RobinPeneothello cryptoleucaEndemic (country/region)
Slaty RobinPeneothello cyanus
White-rumped RobinPeneothello bimaculata
Mangrove RobinPeneothello pulverulenta

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae

Olive-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum pectorale
Red-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum geelvinkianum

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Black SunbirdLeptocoma aspasia
Olive-backed SunbirdCinnyris jugularis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Black-faced MuniaLonchura moluccaEndemic (country/region)
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Streak-headed MannikinLonchura tristissima
Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
Grey-banded MannikinLonchura vanaEndemic (country/region)
Blue-faced ParrotfinchErythrura trichroa
Papuan ParrotfinchErythrura papuana

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticusIntroduced species
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Green-headed WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Gray's WarblerLocustella fasciolata
Stepanyan's WarblerLocustella amnicola
Papuan GrassbirdCincloramphus macrurus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis
Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
Pacific SwallowHirundo tahitica
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Yellow-breasted Leaf WarblerSeicercus montis
Arctic WarblerSeicercus borealis
Kamtschatka Leaf WarblerSeicercus examinandus
Japanese Leaf WarblerSeicercus xanthodryas
Island Leaf WarblerSeicercus maforensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Lemon-bellied White-eyeZosterops chlorisEndemic (country/region)
Black-crowned White-eyeZosterops atrifronsEndemic (country/region)
Black-fronted White-eyeZosterops minor
Capped White-eyeZosterops fuscicapilla
New Guinea White-eyeZosterops novaeguineae

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscusIntroduced species
Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicusIntroduced species
Yellow-faced MynaMino dumontii
Golden MynaMino anais
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallica
Yellow-eyed StarlingAplonis mystacea
Singing StarlingAplonis cantoroides
Moluccan StarlingAplonis mysolensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Grey-streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa griseisticta
Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Russet-tailed ThrushZoothera heinei

 

References (partial list)

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