Papua New Guinea & New Britain
Peter R. Bono  Spring 1999 Birdquest Trip


F Dwarf Cassowary   Casuarius bennetti
    5/21/1999   Varirata National Park: Circuit Track in morning   Papua New Guinea   1 immature walking on track; seen briefly but well x10 before it disappeared into forest
Australasian Grebe   Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   3
    5/18/1999   Port Moresby: Brown River lowlands and vicinity   Papua New Guinea   4
    5/20/1999   Lake Kerea and surrounding savanna about 30km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   2
Wedge-tailed Shearwater   Puffinus pacificus
    5/20/1999   Hisiu: mangroves & beach along coast 60km nw of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   6 seen offshore x30 in good light
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   2 seen offshore x30
Short-tailed Shearwater   Puffinus tenuirostris
    5/20/1999   Hisiu: mangroves & beach along coast 60km nw of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1 seen offshore x30 in good light
Little Black Cormorant   Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    5/1/1999   Loloata Island, se of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   100
    5/18/1999   Port Moresby: Brown River lowlands and vicinity   Papua New Guinea   6
    5/20/1999   Lake Kerea and surrounding savanna about 30km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1
Little Pied Cormorant   Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/4/1999   Hoskins to Kimbe; then Kulu River road (15km w.&s. of Kimbe)   Bismarck Archipelago   1
    5/20/1999   Lake Kerea and surrounding savanna about 30km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   2
Great Frigatebird   Fregata minor
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1 soaring offshore x30 probably this species
F Lesser Frigatebird   Fregata ariel
    5/16/1999   Ambua: Lodge grounds and sidetrail off Waterfall Trail   Papua New Guinea   1 soaring at 5pm over the valley below the Lodge--only second record for Tari!
    5/23/1999   Port Moresby: Loloata Island and airport   Papua New Guinea   3 seen very well at fairly close range x10; under wing markings studied carefully
Great-billed Heron   Ardea sumatrana
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   1
Great Egret   Ardea alba
    4/30/1999   Airport to Loloata Isl., s.e. of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   4
    5/5/1999   Port Moresby Islander Travelodge hotel grounds   Papua New Guinea   1 seen at airport
    5/6/1999   Kiunga: airstrip and the Fly River jetty   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/9/1999   Kiunga: 40km up the Fly River & short forest trail   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/10/1999   Bigae road (42km n. of Kiunga) and rest of road to Tabubil   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/18/1999   Port Moresby: Brown River lowlands and vicinity   Papua New Guinea   6
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby area: oxbow and savanna near Brown River   Papua New Guinea   4
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/22/1999   Port Moresby: in and around town and suburbs   Papua New Guinea   1
F Pied Heron   Egretta picata
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   200
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   1
Intermediate Egret   Egretta intermedia
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   15
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby area: oxbow and savanna near Brown River   Papua New Guinea   1
Little Egret   Egretta garzetta
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   1
Pacific Reef-Heron   Egretta sacra
    5/1/1999   Loloata Island, se of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   gray phase
    5/20/1999   Hisiu: mangroves & beach along coast 60km nw of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1 along beach
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   4
    5/23/1999   Port Moresby: Loloata Island and airport   Papua New Guinea  
Cattle Egret   Bubulcus ibis
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   6
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby: Aroa truck stop n.w. of PM--savanna and ponds   Papua New Guinea   50
    5/21/1999   Port Moresby: in and around city and nearby suburbs   Papua New Guinea   20 at pond near Pacific Advent University
Striated Heron   Butorides striatus
    5/20/1999   Hisiu: mangroves & beach along coast 60km nw of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1 along creek in mangroves
Rufous Night-Heron   Nycticorax caledonicus
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/2/1999   Hoskins, West New Britain Province: airport   Bismarck Archipelago   2
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby area: oxbow and savanna near Brown River   Papua New Guinea   1
Black Bittern   Ixobrychus flavicollis
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby area: oxbow and savanna near Brown River   Papua New Guinea   1 stalking in the grass at oxbow
Australian Ibis   Threskiornis molucca
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby area: oxbow and savanna near Brown River   Papua New Guinea   3 flying by
Wandering Whistling-Duck   Dendrocygna arcuata
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   90
Green Pygmy-goose   Nettapus pulchellus
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   12
    5/20/1999   Lake Kerea and surrounding savanna about 30km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   20
Pacific Black Duck   Anas superciliosa
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   6
    5/4/1999   Hoskins to Kimbe; then Kulu River road (15km w.&s. of Kimbe)   Bismarck Archipelago   2
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby: Aroa truck stop n.w. of PM--savanna and ponds   Papua New Guinea   12
Osprey   Pandion haliaetus
    5/4/1999   Hoskins to Kimbe; then Kulu River road (15km w.&s. of Kimbe)   Bismarck Archipelago   1
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby area: oxbow and savanna near Brown River   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby: Aroa truck stop n.w. of PM--savanna and ponds   Papua New Guinea   1
F Pacific Baza   Aviceda subcristata
    5/3/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege (e. along n. coast); hot springs   Bismarck Archipelago   1
    5/4/1999   Hoskins to Kimbe; then Kulu River road (15km w.&s. of Kimbe)   Bismarck Archipelago   1
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/10/1999   Bigae road (42km n. of Kiunga) and rest of road to Tabubil   Papua New Guinea   3
    5/12/1999   Tabubil: Ok Ma Road, going 20km w. of town   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/13/1999   Tabubil: Ok Ma Road in morning; then airport at noon   Papua New Guinea   1
F Long-tailed Honey-buzzard   Henicopernis longicauda
    5/6/1999   Kiunga: airstrip and the Fly River jetty   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Dringas Road   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/9/1999   Kiunga: Magazine R.; also km 10, 17, & 33 on Tabubil Road   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/10/1999   Bigae road (42km n. of Kiunga) and rest of road to Tabubil   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/11/1999   Tabubil: Helsinki Checkpoint/Ok Tedi mine; Dablin Creek   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/12/1999   Tabubil: Ok Ma Road, going 20km w. of town   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/13/1999   Tabubil: Ok Ma Road in morning; then airport at noon   Papua New Guinea   1
F Black Honey-buzzard   Henicopernis infuscatus
    5/3/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege (e. along n. coast); hot springs   Bismarck Archipelago   1
    5/4/1999   Hoskins to Kimbe; then Kulu River road (15km w.&s. of Kimbe)   Bismarck Archipelago   1
Black Kite   Milvus migrans
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/18/1999   Mt. Hagen airport and hotel lunch stop; P. Moresby airport   Papua New Guinea   6 by Mt. Hagen airport and town
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby: Aroa truck stop n.w. of PM--savanna and ponds   Papua New Guinea   2
Whistling Kite   Haliastur sphenurus
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   30
    5/6/1999   Kiunga: airstrip and the Fly River jetty   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/18/1999   Port Moresby: Brown River lowlands and vicinity   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/19/1999   Varirata NP, 50 km n.e. of Port Moresby and en route   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby area: oxbow and savanna near Brown River   Papua New Guinea   6
    5/21/1999   Port Moresby: in and around city and nearby suburbs   Papua New Guinea   2
Brahminy Kite   Haliastur indus
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/3/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege (e. along n. coast); hot springs   Bismarck Archipelago   1
    5/4/1999   Hoskins to Kimbe; then Kulu River road (15km w.&s. of Kimbe)   Bismarck Archipelago   2
    5/5/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege in the morning   Bismarck Archipelago   2
    5/6/1999   Kiunga: airstrip and the Fly River jetty   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Dringas Road   Papua New Guinea   4
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Boys Town Road   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   10
    5/9/1999   Kiunga: 40km up the Fly River & short forest trail   Papua New Guinea   20
    5/9/1999   Kiunga: Magazine R.; also km 10, 17, & 33 on Tabubil Road   Papua New Guinea   4
    5/10/1999   Bigae road (42km n. of Kiunga) and rest of road to Tabubil   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/18/1999   Port Moresby: Brown River lowlands and vicinity   Papua New Guinea   4
    5/19/1999   Varirata NP, 50 km n.e. of Port Moresby and en route   Papua New Guinea   3
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby area: oxbow and savanna near Brown River   Papua New Guinea   6
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   several
    5/21/1999   Varirata National Park: Circuit Track in morning   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/22/1999   Port Moresby: in and around town and suburbs   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/23/1999   Port Moresby: Loloata Island and airport   Papua New Guinea  
White-bellied Sea-Eagle   Haliaeetus leucogaster
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   1
F Eastern Marsh-Harrier   Circus spilonotus
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   1 at Moitaka
F Variable Goshawk   Accipiter hiogaster
    5/3/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege (e. along n. coast); hot springs   Bismarck Archipelago   5
    5/4/1999   Hoskins to Kimbe; then Kulu River road (15km w.&s. of Kimbe)   Bismarck Archipelago   8
    5/5/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege in the morning   Bismarck Archipelago   2
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Boys Town Road   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   3
    5/9/1999   Kiunga: Magazine R.; also km 10, 17, & 33 on Tabubil Road   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/10/1999   Bigae road (42km n. of Kiunga) and rest of road to Tabubil   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/17/1999   Tari: Dauli village by the river   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/18/1999   Ambua Lodge grounds, hydro plant, and road to Tari airport   Papua New Guinea   1 seen while digging van out of mud on road to Tari
    5/19/1999   Varirata NP, 50 km n.e. of Port Moresby and en route   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby area: oxbow and savanna near Brown River   Papua New Guinea   2
Brown Goshawk   Accipiter fasciatus
    5/9/1999   Kiunga: Magazine R.; also km 10, 17, & 33 on Tabubil Road   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/13/1999   Tari: 75 min. drive north to Ambua Lodge; lodge grounds   Papua New Guinea   1
F Gray-headed Goshawk   Accipiter poliocephalus
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   1 perched and seen x10 in great light
    5/12/1999   Tabubil: Ok Ma Road, going 20km w. of town   Papua New Guinea   1 melanistic phase seen very well x30 perched in excellent morning light; orange bare parts; uniform gray plumage
F Meyer's Goshawk   Accipiter meyerianus
    5/14/1999   Ambua: 2000m-2300m incl. logging road above Bailey Bridge   Papua New Guinea   1 light phase soaring over Lodge--seen at lunchtime from restaurant
Little Eagle   Hieraaetus morphnoides
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Dringas Road   Papua New Guinea   2 soaring over forest
    5/11/1999   Tabubil: Helsinki Checkpoint/Ok Tedi mine; Dablin Creek   Papua New Guinea   1
Australian Kestrel   Falco cenchroides
    5/6/1999   Kiunga: airstrip and the Fly River jetty   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/11/1999   Tabubil: behind and nearby Hotel Cloudlands   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1
F Oriental Hobby   Falco severus
    5/3/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege (e. along n. coast); hot springs   Bismarck Archipelago   1 seen very well perched x30 in great light
Australian Hobby   Falco longipennis
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Boys Town Road   Papua New Guinea   1
Brown Falcon   Falco berigora
    5/9/1999   Kiunga: 40km up the Fly River & short forest trail   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/19/1999   Varirata NP, 50 km n.e. of Port Moresby and en route   Papua New Guinea   1 perched on fence at Varirata lookout
    5/21/1999   Varirata National Park: Circuit Track in morning   Papua New Guinea   1
h Black-billed Brush-turkey   Talegalla fuscirostris
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Boys Town Road   Papua New Guinea   heard only
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   heard only
    5/19/1999   Varirata NP, 50 km n.e. of Port Moresby and en route   Papua New Guinea   heard only very close by; near a mound
    5/22/1999   Varirata National Park: Creek Track / Varirata Lookout   Papua New Guinea   heard only
F Melanesian Scrubfowl   Megapodius eremita
    5/3/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege (e. along n. coast); hot springs   Bismarck Archipelago   8 including one seen very well standing in road
    5/4/1999   Hoskins to Kimbe; then Kulu River road (15km w.&s. of Kimbe)   Bismarck Archipelago   heard only
    5/5/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege in the morning   Bismarck Archipelago   1 standing in the road; studied carefully
Orange-footed Scrubfowl   Megapodius reinwardt
    5/20/1999   Hisiu: mangroves & beach along coast 60km nw of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1 seen very well (x10) perched in mangroves at 50 feet; powerful orange feet seen clearly
Brown Quail   Coturnix ypsilophora
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   3
    5/17/1999   Tari: Dauli village by the river   Papua New Guinea   2 flushed from tall grass
F Chestnut Forest-Rail   Rallina rubra
    5/14/1999   Ambua: 2000m-2300m incl. logging road above Bailey Bridge   Papua New Guinea   1 male taped in; fantastic views at close range; heard also; female in area but I did notsee her
Buff-banded Rail   Gallirallus philippensis
    5/13/1999   Tari: 75 min. drive north to Ambua Lodge; lodge grounds   Papua New Guinea   1 briefly seen scurrying across road ahead of van
h Rufous-tailed Bush-hen   Amaurornis moluccanus
    5/11/1999   Tabubil: Helsinki Checkpoint/Ok Tedi mine; Dablin Creek   Papua New Guinea   heard only along Dablin Creek
White-browed Crake   Porzana cinerea
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   2
Purple Swamphen   Porphyrio porphyrio
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   20 Black-backed Swamp Hen P. melnosis
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby area: oxbow and savanna near Brown River   Papua New Guinea   4
Dusky Moorhen   Gallinula tenebrosa
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   10
    5/20/1999   Lake Kerea and surrounding savanna about 30km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   10
Comb-crested Jacana   Irediparra gallinacea
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby: Aroa truck stop n.w. of PM--savanna and ponds   Papua New Guinea   2 at pond near Aroa
    5/20/1999   Lake Kerea and surrounding savanna about 30km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   4
F Beach Thick-knee   Burhinus magnirostris
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   pair seen on salt flat at edge of mangroves at dusk; seen very well x30; studied for 15 mins.
F Australian Pratincole   Stiltia isabella
    5/18/1999   Mt. Hagen airport and hotel lunch stop; P. Moresby airport   Papua New Guinea   5 on tarmac at Port Moresby airport; seen very well x10 sitting and flying
    5/23/1999   Port Moresby: Loloata Island and airport   Papua New Guinea   11 seen on tarmac as we were taking off
Masked Lapwing   Vanellus miles
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   10
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby: Aroa truck stop n.w. of PM--savanna and ponds   Papua New Guinea   6 at pond near Aroa
Black-bellied Plover   Pluvialis squatarola
    4/30/1999   Airport to Loloata Isl., s.e. of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1 on sand bar at low tide
Little Ringed Plover   Charadrius dubius
    5/10/1999   Bigae road (42km n. of Kiunga) and rest of road to Tabubil   Papua New Guinea   3 nesting on gravel lot near Ok Tedi R.
Mongolian Plover   Charadrius mongolus
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1 on salt flats
Greater Sandplover   Charadrius leschenaultii
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1 on salt flats
Whimbrel   Numenius phaeopus
    5/20/1999   Hisiu: mangroves & beach along coast 60km nw of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   5 on beach
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1 on salt flats
Far Eastern Curlew   Numenius madagascariensis
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1 flew by along shore; heard also
Common Greenshank   Tringa nebularia
    4/30/1999   Airport to Loloata Isl., s.e. of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   5 on sand bar at low tide
Common Sandpiper   Actitis hypoleucos
    5/2/1999   Hoskins, West New Britain Province: airport   Bismarck Archipelago   3
    5/9/1999   Kiunga: Magazine R.; also km 10, 17, & 33 on Tabubil Road   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/10/1999   Bigae road (42km n. of Kiunga) and rest of road to Tabubil   Papua New Guinea   1
Gray-tailed Tattler   Heterosceles brevipes
    4/30/1999   Airport to Loloata Isl., s.e. of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   several along beach at low tide
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   11 on sandbars just offshore
Red-necked Stint   Calidris ruficollis
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   2 on salt flat
Parasitic Jaeger   Stercorarius parasiticus
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   2 offshore seen well x30
Lesser Crested Tern   Sterna bengalensis
    4/30/1999   Airport to Loloata Isl., s.e. of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   several on sand bars near island
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/20/1999   Hisiu: mangroves & beach along coast 60km nw of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1 offshore x30
Great Crested Tern   Sterna bergii
    4/30/1999   Airport to Loloata Isl., s.e. of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   several on sandbars near island
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   10
    5/20/1999   Hisiu: mangroves & beach along coast 60km nw of Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea   4 offshore x30
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   5 offshore x30
    5/23/1999   Port Moresby: Loloata Island and airport   Papua New Guinea   several
Common Tern   Sterna hirundo
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   12 offshore x30
Little Tern   Sterna albifrons
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   1 offshore x30
Whiskered Tern   Chlidonias hybridus
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby: Aroa truck stop n.w. of PM--savanna and ponds   Papua New Guinea   1 at pond near Aroa
F Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove   Macropygia amboinensis
    5/3/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege (e. along n. coast); hot springs   Bismarck Archipelago   6
    5/4/1999   Hoskins to Kimbe; then Kulu River road (15km w.&s. of Kimbe)   Bismarck Archipelago   30
    5/5/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege in the morning   Bismarck Archipelago   2
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Dringas Road   Papua New Guinea   5
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Boys Town Road   Papua New Guinea   5
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/9/1999   Kiunga: 40km up the Fly River & short forest trail   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/9/1999   Kiunga: Magazine R.; also km 10, 17, & 33 on Tabubil Road   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/10/1999   Tabubil: 28km s. of town; also along Dablin Creek n. of town   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/10/1999   Bigae road (42km n. of Kiunga) and rest of road to Tabubil   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/11/1999   Tabubil: Helsinki Checkpoint/Ok Tedi mine; Dablin Creek   Papua New Guinea   6
    5/12/1999   Tabubil: Ok Ma Road, going 20km w. of town   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/13/1999   Tabubil: Ok Ma Road in morning; then airport at noon   Papua New Guinea   several
    5/19/1999   Varirata NP, 50 km n.e. of Port Moresby and en route   Papua New Guinea   3
    5/21/1999   Varirata National Park: Circuit Track in morning   Papua New Guinea   1
F Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove   Macropygia nigrirostris
    5/10/1999   Tabubil: 28km s. of town; also along Dablin Creek n. of town   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/11/1999   Tabubil: Helsinki Checkpoint/Ok Tedi mine; Dablin Creek   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/15/1999   Ambua: Tari Gap and main road below the Gap (2300m - 2000m)   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/17/1999   Ambua: Road to Mt. Hagen just below Gap in late afternoon   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/19/1999   Varirata NP, 50 km n.e. of Port Moresby and en route   Papua New Guinea   heard only
    5/22/1999   Varirata National Park: Creek Track / Varirata Lookout   Papua New Guinea   heard only
F Great Cuckoo-Dove   Reinwardtoena reinwardtii
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Dringas Road   Papua New Guinea   1 seen very well perched
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/12/1999   Tabubil: Ok Ma Road, going 20km w. of town   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/14/1999   Ambua: 2000m-2300m incl. logging road above Bailey Bridge   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/18/1999   Ambua Lodge grounds, hydro plant, and road to Tari airport   Papua New Guinea   1 perched and seen very well x30
    5/19/1999   Varirata NP, 50 km n.e. of Port Moresby and en route   Papua New Guinea   heard only
Emerald Dove   Chalcophaps indica
    5/19/1999   Varirata NP, 50 km n.e. of Port Moresby and en route   Papua New Guinea   heard only
F Stephan's Dove   Chalcophaps stephani
    5/3/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege (e. along n. coast); hot springs   Bismarck Archipelago   1 flew across road
    5/5/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege in the morning   Bismarck Archipelago   1 flushed from road
F New Guinea Bronzewing   Henicophaps albifrons
    5/9/1999   Kiunga: 40km up the Fly River & short forest trail   Papua New Guinea   1 seen x30 for 15 minutes perched on horiz. limb deep in the forest
Peaceful Dove   Geopelia placida
    5/2/1999   Port Moresby: Pacific Adventist Univ.; Moitaka Sewage Ponds   Papua New Guinea   6
    5/19/1999   Varirata NP, 50 km n.e. of Port Moresby and en route   Papua New Guinea   heard only
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby: Aroa truck stop n.w. of PM--savanna and ponds   Papua New Guinea   6
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   many
Bar-shouldered Dove   Geopelia humeralis
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby: Aroa truck stop n.w. of PM--savanna and ponds   Papua New Guinea   6
    5/21/1999   Laelea: savanna, beach, mud, and mangrove; 20km nw of Moresby   Papua New Guinea   many
F White-bibbed Ground-Dove   Gallicolumba jobiensis
    5/5/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege in the morning   Bismarck Archipelago   1 flushed from road in front of van; I saw it fairly well
h Pheasant Pigeon   Otidiphaps nobilis
    5/13/1999   Tabubil: Ok Ma Road in morning; then airport at noon   Papua New Guinea   heard only from a distance
    5/22/1999   Varirata National Park: Creek Track / Varirata Lookout   Papua New Guinea   heard only from distance
F Southern Crowned-Pigeon   Goura scheepmakeri
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   male displaying to female on horiz. branch; great views; watched for 15 minutes
Wompoo Fruit-Dove   Ptilinopus magnificus
    5/10/1999   Bigae road (42km n. of Kiunga) and rest of road to Tabubil   Papua New Guinea   heard only
    5/22/1999   Varirata National Park: Creek Track / Varirata Lookout   Papua New Guinea   heard only
F Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove   Ptilinopus perlatus
    5/6/1999   Kiunga: airstrip and the Fly River jetty   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/6/1999   Kiunga: 17km north towards Tabubil along main road in p.m.   Papua New Guinea   10 including some seen very well perched x30
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Dringas Road   Papua New Guinea   4
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Boys Town Road   Papua New Guinea   4
    5/9/1999   Kiunga: Magazine R.; also km 10, 17, & 33 on Tabubil Road   Papua New Guinea   4
    5/10/1999   Bigae road (42km n. of Kiunga) and rest of road to Tabubil   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/12/1999   Tabubil: Ok Ma Road, going 20km w. of town   Papua New Guinea   3
    5/19/1999   Varirata NP, 50 km n.e. of Port Moresby and en route   Papua New Guinea   3
    5/20/1999   Port Moresby area: oxbow and savanna near Brown River   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/22/1999   Varirata National Park: Creek Track / Varirata Lookout   Papua New Guinea   4
F Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove   Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Boys Town Road   Papua New Guinea   1
F Superb Fruit-Dove   Ptilinopus superbus
    5/3/1999   Road from Hoskins to Lavege (e. along n. coast); hot springs   Bismarck Archipelago   1
F Beautiful Fruit-Dove   Ptilinopus pulchellus
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Dringas Road   Papua New Guinea   2
    5/7/1999   Kiunga: Boys Town Road   Papua New Guinea   1
    5/8/1999   Kiunga: river boat trip 40km up the Fly and Elevala Rivers   Papua New Guinea   heard only
    5/11/1999   Tabubil: Helsinki Checkpoint/Ok Tedi mine; Dablin Creek   Papua