Life recorded in Papua New Guinea

Every species with an occurrence record in Papua New Guinea, most-recorded first: 2,729,568 records from museums, herbaria, surveys and naturalists, aggregated by GBIF. Keep paging and you reach the rarest, recorded once.

1. 1Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrys · Rhipiduridae · 8,908 records
2. 2Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroides · Meliphagidae · 6,983 records
3. 3Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus · Accipitridae · 6,832 records
4. 4Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculenta · Apodidae · 6,538 records
5. 5Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus · Psittacidae · 6,408 records
6. 6Eclectus ParrotEclectus roratus · Psittacidae · 6,339 records
7. 7Southern Blossom BatSyconycteris australis · Pteropodidae · 5,351 records
8. 8Red-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum geelvinkianum · Dicaeidae · 5,290 records
9. 9Amboyna Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia amboinensis · Columbidae · 5,268 records
10. 10Owen Stanley Range Slender SkinkPapuascincus stanleyanus · Scincidae · 5,264 records
11. 11House SwallowHirundo javanica · Hirundinidae · 5,081 records
12. 12Metallic StarlingAplonis metallica · Sturnidae · 4,730 records
13. 13Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes fumigatus · Meliphagidae · 4,692 records
14. 14Talanga excelsalisCrambidae · 4,600 records
15. 15Friendly FantailRhipidura albolimbata · Rhipiduridae · 4,564 records
16. 16Red-cheeked ParrotGeoffroyus geoffroyi · Psittacidae · 4,494 records
17. 17Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatus · Dicruridae · 4,367 records
18. 18Belford's MelidectesMelidectes belfordi · Meliphagidae · 4,330 records
19. 19Yellow-faced MynaMino dumontii · Sturnidae · 4,298 records
20. 20Blyth's HornbillRhyticeros plicatus · Bucerotidae · 4,248 records
21. 21Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita · Psittacidae · 4,194 records
22. 22Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensis · Apodidae · 4,081 records
23. 23Black SunbirdLeptocoma sericea · Nectariniidae · 3,989 records
24. 24Brown Four-fingered SkinkCarlia fusca · Scincidae · 3,886 records
25. 25Brenthia salaconiaChoreutidae · 3,873 records
26. 26Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus · Cuculidae · 3,802 records
27. 27Torresian CrowCorvus orru · Corvidae · 3,780 records
28. 28Boulenger's Emo SkinkEmoia mivarti · Scincidae · 3,769 records
29. 29Black KiteMilvus migrans · Accipitridae · 3,686 records
30. 30Hooded ButcherbirdCracticus cassicus · Cracticidae · 3,659 records
31. 31Orange-bellied Fruit DovePtilinopus iozonus · Columbidae · 3,619 records
32. 32Rufous-bellied KookaburraDacelo gaudichaud · Alcedinidae · 3,608 records
33. 33Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus · Alcedinidae · 3,548 records
34. 34Eastern New Guinea Mountain RatRattus niobe · Muridae · 3,531 records
35. 35Red-collared MyzomelaMyzomela rosenbergii · Meliphagidae · 3,521 records
36. 36Mimic HoneyeaterMicroptilotis analogus · Meliphagidae · 3,519 records
37. 37Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus · Meropidae · 3,492 records
38. 38Black-capped LoryLorius lory · Psittacidae · 3,462 records
39. 39Zoe's Imperial PigeonDucula zoeae · Columbidae · 3,410 records
40. 40Sphenomorphus solomonisScincidae · 3,396 records
41. 41Regent WhistlerPachycephala schlegelii · Pachycephalidae · 3,370 records
42. 42Papuan Mountain PigeonGymnophaps albertisii · Columbidae · 3,277 records
43. 43Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis · Coraciidae · 3,267 records
44. 44Choreutis basalisChoreutidae · 3,243 records
45. 45Mellea ordinariaThyrididae · 3,240 records
46. 46Raggiana Bird-of-ParadiseParadisaea raggiana · Paradisaeidae · 3,163 records
47. 47White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis · Campephagidae · 3,075 records
48. 48Dichomeris ochreoviridellaGelechiidae · 3,052 records
49. 49De Vis' Emo SkinkEmoia pallidiceps · Scincidae · 2,877 records
50. 50Singing StarlingAplonis cantoroides · Sturnidae · 2,836 records
51. 51Wilhelm Rainforest FrogCophixalus riparius · Microhylidae · 2,829 records
52. 52Fan-tailed BerrypeckerMelanocharis versteri · Melanocharitidae · 2,824 records
53. 53Brown OrioleOriolus szalayi · Oriolidae · 2,821 records
54. 54Tawny-breasted HoneyeaterXanthotis flaviventer · Meliphagidae · 2,812 records
55. 55Pharambara splendidaThyrididae · 2,764 records
56. 56Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alecto · Monarchidae · 2,711 records
57. 57Saitozyma podzolicaTrimorphomycetaceae · 2,699 records
58. 58Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus · Passeridae · 2,686 records
59. 59Large ScrubwrenSericornis nouhuysi · Acanthizidae · 2,683 records
60. 60Hooded PitohuiPitohui dichrous · Oriolidae · 2,671 records