Tag Archives: Papua New Guinea
White-bellied Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster): Revise global status?
BirdLife International factsheet for White-bellied Sea-eagle White-bellied Sea-eagle is a Pacific raptor, with a range that stretches from western India through Indonesia to Australia (BirdLife International, 2020). The global population is estimated to be 1,000 – 10,000 individuals (Ferguson-Lees and … Continue reading
Tagula Honeyeater (Microptilotis vicina): Revise global status?
BirdLife species factsheet for Tagula Honeyeater Tagula Honeyeater (Microptilotis vicina) occurs on Tagula (= Sudest) Island and Junet (=Panatinani) Island (Goulding et al. 2019a), in the Louisiade Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It inhabits the canopy and understory in most … Continue reading
Tagula Butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis): Revise global status?
BirdLife species factsheet for Tagula Butcherbird Tagula Butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis) is endemic to Tagula (= Sudest) Island, Junet (=Panatinani) Island, Panawina Island, and Sabara Island in the Louisiade Archipelago of Papua New Guinea (Coates 1990; Goulding et al. 2019a,b). It … Continue reading
Tagula White-eye (Zosterops meeki): Request for Information
BirdLife species factsheet for Tagula White-eye Tagula White-eye (Zosterops meeki) is confined to Tagula (= Sudest) Island (c. 800 km2) in the Louisiade Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. The species has been recorded from sea level (Mitchell 2017) to Mt … Continue reading
Archived 2019 topic: Macgregor’s Honeyeater (Macgregoria pulchra): revise global status?
BirdLife species factsheet for Macgregor’s Honeyeater: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/macgregors-honeyeater-macgregoria-pulchra Macgregor’s Honeyeater (Macgregoria pulchra) occurs in subalpine forest dominated by its main food-plant, Dacrycarpus compactus,in the highlands of New Guinea. Small, disjunct populations occur in the Oranje, Snow and Star Mountains of Papua, … Continue reading
Archived 2019 topic: New Britain Kingfisher (Todiramphus albonotatus): request for information.
BirdLife species factsheet for New Britain Kingfisher The New Britain Kingfisher (Todiramphus albonotatus) is endemic to New Britain in Papua New Guinea, where it appears to be a scarce species (Gilliard and LeCroy 1967, Clay 1994, K. D. Bishop in … Continue reading
Archived 2019 topic: White-breasted Monarch (Symposiachrus menckei): revise global status?
BirdLife species factsheet for White-breasted Monarch The White-breasted Monarch (Symposiachrus menckei) is endemic to Mussau Island (400 km2) in the St Matthias group of Papua New Guinea, where it is considered common (Dutson 2011, Clement 2018). The species is currently … Continue reading
Archived 2017 topics: Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus): downlist to Near Threatened/Least Concern?
BirdLife Species factsheet for Northern Cassowary: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/northern-cassowary-casuarius-unappendiculatus Northern Cassoway, Casuarius unappendiculatus, is found only in the lowlands of northern New Guinea, in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, inhabiting forest and swamps (Coates 1985. Beehler et al. 1986). Its habitat is slowly declining … Continue reading
Archived 2017 topics: New Guinea Flightless Rail (Megacrex inepta): downlist to Least Concern?
BirdLife Species factsheet for New Guinea Flightless Rail: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/new-guinea-flightless-rail-megacrex-inepta New Guinea Flightless Rail is endemic to the island of New Guinea occurring in lowland and swamp forest, mangroves, and wet thickets in both Papua New Guinea and West Papua, … Continue reading
Archived 2017 topics: Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius): downlist to Least Concern?
Southern Cassowary, Casuarius casuarius, has a wide distribution, occurring in New Guinea (both in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) and north-eastern Australia. It inhabits predominantly rainforest, but may also occasionally be seen in adjacent habitats such as fruit plantations, savannah … Continue reading
Archived 2017 topics: Wallace’s Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles wallacii): list as Least Concern?
BirdLife Species factsheet for Wallace’s Owlet-nightjar: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/wallaces-owlet-nightjar-aegotheles-wallacii Wallace’s Owlet-nightjar, Aeotheles wallacii, is currently listed as Data Deficient. It is known from New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea), and has been recorded from the Aru Islands. On New Guinea it … Continue reading
Archived 2017 topics: Papuan Boobook (Uroglaux dimorpha): list as Least Concern?
BirdLife Species factsheet for Papuan Boobook: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/papuan-boobook-uroglaux-dimorpha The Papuan Boobook is widely but sparsely distributed across New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) and some offshore islands. It is generally found in lowland forest, although it may also occur … Continue reading
Archived 2017 topics: Mayr’s Forest-rail (Rallicula mayri): list as Least Concern?
BirdLife Species factsheet for Mayr’s Forest-rail: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/mayrs-forest-rail-rallicula-mayri Mayr’s Forest-rail, Rallicula mayri, is currently listed as Data Deficient. This species was formerly known from specimens from montane forest in the north of New Guinea (Cyclops, Bewani, and Torricelli) in both … Continue reading
Archived 2017 topics: Obscure Berrypecker (Melanocharis arfakiana): list as Least Concern?
BirdLife Species factsheet for Obscure Berrypecker: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/obscure-berrypecker-melanocharis-arfakiana Obscure Berrypecker, Melanocharis arfakiana, is endemic to the island of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea and Indonesia) and is currently listed as Data Deficient (see BirdLife International 2017). Historically, it was known … Continue reading
Archived 2017 topics: White-eyed Starling (Aplonis brunneicapillus): downlist to Vulnerable?
BirdLife Species factsheet for White-eyed Starling: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-eyed-starling-aplonis-brunneicapillus White-eyed Starling, Aplonis brunneicapillus, has been recorded from only four islands; Guadalcanal, Rendova and Choiseul, Solomons Islands, and Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It is rare and patchy in its distribution, and given … Continue reading
Archived 2017 topics: Blue-black Kingfisher (Todiramphus nigrocyaneus): list as Near Threatened?
Blue-black Kingfisher Todiramphus nigrocyaneus is a little-known species of kingfisher with few scattered records from streams, swamps and ponds in forest to 600 m on New Guinea and some adjacent islands such as Salawati, Batanta and Yapen (Coates 1985, Beehler … Continue reading
Archived 2017 topics: Pesquet’s Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus): downlist to Near Threatened or Least Concern?
BirdLife Species factsheet for Pesquet’s Parrot: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pesquets-parrot-psittrichas-fulgidus Pesquet’s Parrot, Psittrichas fulgidus, is an apparently rare and declining species found patchily across New Guinea. It is restricted to lower montane and hill forest (Mack and Wright 1998, B. Beehler in … Continue reading
Archived 2017 topics: Black Sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus): downlist to Least Concern?
The Black Sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus) is endemic to the island of New Guinea, where it is patchily distributed in the Vogelkop peninsula in the Indonesian part of the island and through the Central Ranges of the island into Papua New … Continue reading
Archived 2016 topics: Black-and-white Monarch (Monarcha barbatus) is being moved to the genus Symposiachrus and split: list Symposiachrus barbatus as Near Threatened or Least Concern and S. malaitae as Near Threatened?
This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading
Archived 2016 topics: Rearrangement of Island Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus poliocephalus: list P. misoriensis as Least Concern and P. maforensis as Near Threatened or Vulnerable?
This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading
Archived 2016 topics: New Britain Thrush (Zoothera talaseae) is being split: list Z. atrigena as Near Threatened?
This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading
Archived 2016 topics: Black-tailed Monarch (Monarcha verticalis) is being split: list S. ateralbus as Vulnerable?
This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading
Archived 2016 topics: Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) is being split: list P. feminina as Near Threatened?
This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading
Archived 2016 topics: Torrent Robin (Monachella muelleriana) is being split: list M. coultasi as Near Threatened?
This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading
Archived 2016 topics: Capped White-eye (Zosterops fuscicapilla) is being split: request for information for Z. crookshanki.
This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading
Archived 2016 topics: Red-collared Myzomela (Myzomela rosenbergii) is being split: list M. rosenbergii as Least Concern and M. longirostris as Near Threatened?
This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading
Archived 2016 topics: White-winged Fantail (Rhipidura cockerelli) is being split: list R. cockerelli and R. coultasi as Near Threatened?
This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading
Archived 2016 topics: Varied Triller (Lalage leucomela) is being split: list L. leucomela as Least Concern and L. conjuncta as Endangered?
This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading
Archived 2016 topics: Red-bellied Pitta (Pitta erythrogaster) is being split and placed in the genus Erythropitta: list E. meeki as Data Deficient, E. caeruleitorques, and E. palliceps as Endangered, E. inspeculata and E. splendida as Vulnerable, and E. novaehibernicae as Near Threatened?
This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading
