BIRD CHECKLIST --MILNE BAY PROVINCE

Based on Birds of New Guinea (Beehler et al. 1986)

T. K. Pratt, March 2003

Birds recorded from, or thought to occur on (seabirds, shorebirds), islands in Milne Bay Province. 

Locations:  Mainland New Guinea, G = Goodenough, F = Fergusson, N = Normanby, M = Misima,

S = Sudest, R = Rossel, T = Trobriands, W = Woodlark.  Species names in bold are endemic to

offshore islands.

Common Name

Scientific Name

Mainland

G

F

N

M

S

R

T

W

Dwarf Cassowary

Casuarius bennetti

X

Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius

X

Streaked Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas

X

White-bellied Storm-Petrel

Fregetta grallaria

X

Australasian Grebe

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

X

X

White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon lepturus

X

X

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata ariel

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Little Black Cormorant

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

X

X

Little Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax melanoleucos

X

Darter

Anhinga melanogaster

X

X

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

X

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

X

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

X

Great-billed Heron

Ardea sumatrana

X

X

Great Egret

Egretta alba

X

X

Intermediate Egret

Egretta intermedia

X

X

White-faced Heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

X

X

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

X

Eastern Reef-Egret

Egretta sacra

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rufous Night-Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

X

Forest Bittern

Zonerodius heliosylus

X?

Black Bittern

Ixobrychus flavicollis

X

X

X

X

X

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

X

X

X

X

Pacific Baza

Aviceda subcristata

X

X

X

X

Long-tailed Buzzard

Henicopernis longicauda

X

X

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

X

X

X

X

Whistling Kite

Haliastur sphenurus

X

X

Brahminy Kite

Haliastus indus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Haliaeetus leucogaster

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

?

X

Brown Goshawk

Accipiter fasciatus

X

Grey Goshawk

Accipiter novaehollandiae

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black-mantled Goshawk

Accipiter melanochlamys

?

Grey-headed Goshawk

Accipiter poliocephalus

X

X

X

Collared Sparrowhawk

Accipiter cirrhocephalus

X

X

Meyer's Goshawk

Accipiter meyerianus

?

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk

Accipiter buergersi

?

Doria's Hawk

Megatriorchis doriae

X

New Guinea Harpy-Eagle

Harpyopsis novaeguineae

X

Gurney's Eagle

Aquila gurneyi

X

X

X

Little Eagle

Hieraaetus morphnoides

X

Brown Falcon

Falco berigora

X

Australian Kestrel

Falco cenchroides

X

Oriental Hobby

Falco severus

X

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

X

X

X

Spotted Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna guttata

X

X

White-headed Shelduck

Tadorna radjah

X

X

Salvadori's Teal

Anas waigiuensis

X

Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa

X

X

?

Common Scrubfowl

Megapodius freycinet

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black-billed Brush-Turkey

Talegalla fuscirostris

X

Wattled Brush-Turkey

Aepypodius arfakianus

X

Brown Quail

Coturnix australis

X

King Quail

Coturnix chinensis

X

Red-backed Button-quail

Turnix maculosa

X

X

Bare-eyed Rail

Eulabeornis plumbeiventris

X

Buff-banded Rail

Rallus philippensis

X

Lewin's Rail

Rallus pectoralis

X

Forbes' Forest-Rail

Rallina forbesi

X

Red-necked Rail

Rallina tricolor

X

?

White-browed Crake

Porzana cinerea

?

Spotless Crake

Porzana tabuensis

?

Bush-hen

Amaurornis olivaceus

X

X

X

Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

?

X

X

X

?

Comb-crested Jacana

Irediparra gallinacea

?

X

X

Pied Oyster-catcher

Haematopus longirostris

X

X

White-headed Stilt

Himantopus leucocephalus

X

X

Beach Stone-curlew

Esacus magnirostris

?

X

X

X

X

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

?

X

X

Lesser Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

X

X

Mongolian Plover

Charadrius mongolus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Large Sand-Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Little Curlew

Numenius minutus

X

Grey-tailed Tattler

Tringa brevipes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Common Sandpiper

Tringa hypoleucos

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Terek Sandpiper

Tringa terek

X

X

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

X

X

Great Knot

Calidris tenuirostris

X

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

X

X

X

Red-necked Stint

Calidris ruficollis

X

X

X

X

Pomarine Skua

Stercorarius pomarinus

X

White-winged Black Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

X

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black-naped Tern

Sterna sumatrana

X

X

X

X

X

?

?

?

?

Sooty Tern

Sterna fuscata

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Bridled Tern

Sterna anaethetus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Little Tern

Sterna albifrons

X

Crested Tern

Sterna bergii

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black Noddy

Anous minutus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

X

White-throated Pigeon

Columba vitiensis

X

X

X

X

X

X

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia amboinensis

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia nigrirostris

X

X

X

Great Cuckoo-Dove

Reinwardtoena reinwardtii

X

X

X

Emerald Ground-Dove

Chalcophaps indica

X

X

X

X

X

?

Stephan's Ground-Dove

Chalcophaps stephani

X

X

X

X

New Guinea Bronzewing

Henicophaps albifrons

X

Nicobar Pigeon

Caloenas nicobarica

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cinnamon Ground-Dove

Gallicolumba rufigula

X

Bronze Ground-Dove

Gallicolumba beccarii

X

?

White-bibbed Ground-Dove

Gallicolumba jobiensis

X

X

X

Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon

Trugon terrestris

X

Pheasant Pigeon

Otidiphaps nobilis

X

X

Southern Crowned Pigeon

Goura scheepmakeri

X

Victoria Crowned Pigeon

Goura victoria

X

Wompoo Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus magnificus

X

X

Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus perlatus

X

X

X

X

Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus aurantiifrons

X

X

X

Superb Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus superbus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Coroneted Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus coronulatus

X

Beautiful Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus pulchellus

X

White-breasted Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus rivoli

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

?

Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus viridis

X

X

X

X

Orange-bellied Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus iozonus

X

Dwarf Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus nanus

X

Pacific Imperial Pigeon

Ducula pacifica

X

Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon

Ducula rufigaster

X

Rufescent Imperial Pigeon

Ducula chalconota

X

Grey Imperial Pigeon

Ducula pistrinaria

X

X

?

X

Pinon Imperial Pigeon

Ducula pinon

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Zoe Imperial Pigeon

Ducula zoeae

X

X

X

X

Pied Imperrial Pigeon

Ducula bicolor

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Papuan Mountain Pigeon

Gymnophaps albertisi

X

X

Dusky Lory

Pseudeos fuscata

X

Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus

X

X

Goldie's Lorikeet

Trichoglossus goldiei

X

Eastern Black-capped Lory

Lorius hypoinochrous

X

Western Black-capped Lory

Lorius lory

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pygmy Lorikeet

Charmosyna wilhelminae

X

Red-flanked Lorikeet

Charmosyna placentis

X

Little Red Lorikeet

Charmosyna pulchella

X

Papuan Lorikeet

Charmosyna papou

X

Plum-faced Lorikeet

Oreopsittacus arfaki

X

Yellow-billed Lorikeet

Neopsittacus musschenbroekii

X

Orange-billed Lorikeet

Neopsittacus pullicauda

X

Palm Cockatoo

Probosciger aterrimus

X

Sulfur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Buff-faced Pygmy-Parrot

Micropsitta pusio

X

X

X

X

Red-breasted Pygmy-Parrot

Micropsitta bruijnii

X

Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot

Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti

X

Double-eyed Fig-parrot

Cyclopsitta diophthalma

X

X

X

X

Large Fig-Parrot

Psittaculirostris desmaresti

X

Brehm's Tiger-Parrot

Psittacella brehmii

X

Painted Tiger-Parrot

Psittacella picta

X

Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot

Psittacella madaraszi

X

Red-cheeked Parrot

Geoffroyus geoffroyi

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Blue-collared Parrot

Geoffroyus simplex

X

Eclectus Parrot

Eclectus roratus

X

X

X

X

X

Vulturine Parrot

Psittrichas fulgidus

X

Papuan King-Parrot

Alisterus chloropterus

X

Papuan Hanging Parrot

Loriculus aurantiifrons

X

X

X

Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus saturatus

X

Brush Cuckoo

Cacomantis variolosus

X

X

X

X

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Cacomantis castaneiventris

X

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Cacomantis flabelliformis

X

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx lucidus

X

X

Malay Bronze-Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx minutillus

X

X

X

X

Rufous-throated Bronze Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx ruficollis

X

White-eared Bronze Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx meyerii

X

White-crowned Koel

Caliechthrus leucolophus

X

Dwarf Koel

Microdynamis parva

X

X

X

X

Common Koel

Eudynamys scolopacea

X

Long-tailed Koel

Eudynamys taitensis

X

Channel-billed Cuckoo

Scythrops novaehollandiae

X

X

X

X

X

Greater Black Coucal

Centropus menbeki

X

Pheasant Coucal

Centropus phasianinus

X

X

X

X

Sooty Owl

Tyto tenebricosa

X

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

X

Papuan Hawk-Owl

Uroglaux dimorpha

X

Rufous Owl

Ninox rufa

X

Barking Owl

Ninox connivens

X