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Highlands Hwy--above Ambua Lodge to Tari Gap

Located in the Papua New Guinea area, Highlands Hwy--above Ambua Lodge to Tari Gap is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove, Papuan Mountain-Pigeon, Glossy Swiftlet in the area.

216
All-Time Species
53
Sightings (14 days)
Southern Highlands
Region
Papua New Guinea
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Black-billed Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia nigrirostris
Jul 22, 2026
2
Papuan Mountain-PigeonGymnophaps albertisii
Jul 22, 2026
25
Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculenta
Jul 22, 2026
2
Mountain SwiftletAerodramus hirundinaceus
Jul 22, 2026
4
Yellow-billed LorikeetNeopsittacus musschenbroekii
Jul 22, 2026
6
Black-throated HoneyeaterCaligavis subfrenata
Jul 22, 2026
2
Belford's MelidectesMelidectes belfordi
Jul 22, 2026
2
Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes fumigatus
Jul 22, 2026
6
Red-collared MyzomelaMyzomela rosenbergii
Jul 22, 2026
1
Rufous-backed HoneyeaterPtiloprora guisei
Jul 22, 2026
3
Gray-streaked HoneyeaterPtiloprora perstriata
Jul 22, 2026
1
Jul 22, 2026
1
Buff-faced ScrubwrenAethomyias perspicillatus
Jul 22, 2026
2
Brown-breasted GerygoneGerygone ruficollis
Jul 22, 2026
4
Black-bellied CicadabirdEdolisoma montanum
Jul 22, 2026
2
Wattled PloughbillEulacestoma nigropectus
Jul 22, 2026
1
Regent WhistlerPachycephala schlegelii
Jul 22, 2026
1
Sclater's WhistlerPachycephala soror
Jul 22, 2026
1
Black-breasted BoatbillMachaerirhynchus nigripectus
Jul 22, 2026
1
Mottled BerryhunterRhagologus leucostigma
Jul 22, 2026
2
Friendly FantailRhipidura albolimbata
Jul 22, 2026
4
Jul 22, 2026
2
Fan-tailed MonarchSymposiachrus axillaris
Jul 22, 2026
1
Fan-tailed BerrypeckerMelanocharis versteri
Jul 22, 2026
2
Canary FlyrobinDevioeca papuana
Jul 22, 2026
3
Blue-gray RobinMelanodryas cyanus
Jul 22, 2026
1
Papuan GrassbirdCincloramphus macrurus
Jul 22, 2026
1
Hooded MuniaLonchura spectabilis
Jul 22, 2026
2
White-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus rivoli
Jul 22, 2026
2
Rufous-throated Bronze-CuckooChalcites ruficollis
Jul 22, 2026
1
Plum-faced LorikeetOreopsittacus arfaki
Jul 22, 2026
1
Goldie's LorikeetGlossoptilus goldiei
Jul 22, 2026
1
Papuan ScrubwrenAethomyias papuensis
Jul 22, 2026
4
Rufous-naped BellbirdAleadryas rufinucha
Jul 22, 2026
1
Tit BerrypeckerOreocharis arfaki
Jul 22, 2026
4
Great WoodswallowArtamus maximus
Jul 22, 2026
2
Dimorphic FantailRhipidura brachyrhyncha
Jul 22, 2026
2
Brown SicklebillEpimachus meyeri
Jul 22, 2026
1
Ribbon-tailed AstrapiaAstrapia mayeri
Jul 22, 2026
2
Black-throated RobinPlesiodryas albonotata
Jul 22, 2026
2
Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
Jul 21, 2026
1
Loria's SatinbirdCnemophilus loriae
Jul 21, 2026
1
Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
Jul 21, 2026
1
Long-tailed Honey-buzzardHenicopernis longicauda
Jul 21, 2026
1
Mountain KingfisherSyma megarhyncha
Jul 21, 2026
1
Stella's LorikeetCharmosyna stellae
Jul 21, 2026
2
Large ScrubwrenSericornis nouhuysi
Jul 21, 2026
3
Gray ThornbillAcanthiza cinerea
Jul 21, 2026
2
Black SittellaDaphoenositta miranda
Jul 21, 2026
6
Brown-backed WhistlerPachycephala modesta
Jul 21, 2026
2
Mountain PeltopsPeltops montanus
Jul 21, 2026
3
Black FantailRhipidura atra
Jul 21, 2026
2
Blue-capped IfritaIfrita kowaldi
Jul 21, 2026
2

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