The list of birds below is found in various places in West Papua including in the villages and forests of Sorong, Biak, Manokwari, Raja Ampat, Misol, Batanta, Waigeo, Waisai, Wamena and Jayapura. The bird names listed below are sourced from our clients who have traveled throughout the highlands and lowlands of West Papua. We would be happy to hear from you if you could make any corrections to the names or images displayed on this website.
Pacific Swallow, Orange-fronted Fruit Dove, Sahul Sunbird (formerly called Olive-backed Sunbird),Oriental Dollarbird, Rainbow Bee-eater, Great-billed Heron, Willie Wagtail, Sacred Kingfisher, Yellow-faced Myna, Helmetted Friarbird, Papuan Frogmouth,Pied Imperial Pigeon, Willie Wagtail, Lesser Frigatebird, Tern, Helmetted Friarbird, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Sacred Kingfisher,Glossy Manucode, Palm Cockatoo, Dusky Scrubfowl, Brahminy Kite, Eclectus Parrot, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Pacific Swallow, Willie Wagtail, White-bellied Sea Eagle, Red Bird of Paradise, White-breasted Woodswallow, Variable Goshawk, Claret-breasted Fruit Dove, Rainbow Lorikeet, Palm Cockatoo, Mimic Meliphaga, Hooded Butcherbird, Dwarf Fruit Dove, Yellow-faced Myna, Eastern Osprey, Helmetted Friarbird and a lot of more doest not mentioned on this website.

Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove
(Macropygia nigrirostris)

Beautiful Fruit-Dove
(Ptilinopus pulchellus)

Black Fantail
(Rhipidura atra)

Black Sicklebill
(Epimachus fastosus)

Black-browed Triller
(Lalage atrovirens atrovirens)

Blue-black Kingfisher
(Todiramphus nigrocyaneus nigrocyaneus)

Blyth’s Hornbill
(Rhyticeros plicatus ruficollis)

Brown-backed Honeyeater
(Ramsayornis modestus)

Brown-breasted Gerygone
(Gerygone ruficollis ruficollis)

Capped White-eye
(Zosterops fuscicapilla)

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
(Cacomantis castaneiventris arfakianus)

Cinnamon Ground Dove
(Gallicolumba rufigula rufigula)

Dwarf Fruit-Dove
(Ptilinopus nainus)

Dwarf Koel
(Microdynamis parva parva)

Eastern Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus cristatus)

Frilled Monarch
(Arses telescopthalmus telescopthalmus)
Bird Watching Tour ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 (442)
Duration: 7 Days / 6 Nights
Location: Sorong/Malagufuk – Raja Ampat/Waigeo
Start/Finish: Sorong
Grade: Moderate
Bird Watching Tour ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 (587)
Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
Location: Jayapura/Nimbo – Manokwari/Arfak & Sorong
Start/Finish: Jayapura / Sorong
Grade: Moderate
Bird Watching Tour ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 (613)
Duration: 10 Days / 9 Nights
Location: Biak – Jayapura/Nimbo – Manokwari/Arfak – Sorong
Start/Finish: Biak / Sorong
Grade: Moderate




