Indonesia Ramsar wetland
Wasur National Park
88 bird species recorded; the most in October.
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This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.2 species in March.0 species in April.0 species in May.0 species in June.2 species in July.13 species in August.30 species in September.88 species in October.0 species in November.0 species in December.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
88 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 88Speciesrecorded more than once
- 3Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 358Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 4Raptors
- 5Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 5Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 38Songbirds
- 24Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 88 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
Waders5 species
- Australian PratincoleStiltia isabella
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Little CurlewNumenius minutus
- Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinacea
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Gulls & seabirds1 species
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Ducks & geese5 species
- Spotted Whistling-DuckDendrocygna guttata
- Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmata
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
- Raja ShelduckRadjah radjah
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Pied HeronEgretta picata
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
- BrolgaGrus rubicunda
Songbirds38 species
- Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus
- Fawn-breasted BowerbirdChlamydera cerviniventris
- Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
- Glossy-mantled ManucodeManucodia ater
- Torresian CrowCorvus orru
- Black-backed ButcherbirdCracticus mentalis
- Graceful HoneyeaterMicroptilotis gracilis
- White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
- Brown-backed HoneyeaterRamsayornis modestus
- Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
- Tawny-breasted HoneyeaterXanthotis flaviventer
- White-shouldered FairywrenMalurus alboscapulatus
- Grey-crowned MannikinLonchura nevermanni
- Black-eared CatbirdAiluroedus melanotis
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Crimson FinchNeochmia phaeton
- Greater Bird-of-ParadiseParadisaea apoda
- Rusty PitohuiPseudorectes ferrugineus
- Mimic HoneyeaterMicroptilotis analogus
- Red-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum geelvinkianum
- Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostris
- Yellow-bellied GerygoneGerygone chrysogaster
- Fairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosa
- Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alecto
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Yellow-breasted BoatbillMachaerirhynchus flaviventer
- New Guinea CuckooshrikeCoracina melas
- Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroides
- Yellow OrioleOriolus flavocinctus
- Grey-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis
- Paperbark FlycatcherMyiagra nana
- Frilled MonarchArses telescopthalmus
- White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularis
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Black Thicket FantailRhipidura maculipectus
- Flame BowerbirdSericulus ardens
- Black ButcherbirdMelloria quoyi
Other birds24 species
- Spangled KookaburraDacelo tyro
- Torresian Imperial PigeonDucula spilorrhoa
- Pheasant CoucalCentropus phasianinus
- Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachii
- Orange-fronted Fruit DovePtilinopus aurantiifrons
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayii
- Red-cheeked ParrotGeoffroyus geoffroyi
- Chalcopsitta sintillataChalcopsitta sintillata
- Red-winged ParrotAprosmictus erythropterus
- Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Rufous-bellied KookaburraDacelo gaudichaud
- Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
- Syma torotoroSyma torotoro
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- ScrubfowlMegapodius reinwardt
- Southern CassowaryCasuarius casuarius
- Hypocharmosyna placentisHypocharmosyna placentis
- Black-billed Brush-turkeyTalegalla fuscirostris
- Zoe's Imperial-pigeonDucula zoeae
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Pacific Emerald DoveChalcophaps longirostris
- Podargus ocellatusPodargus ocellatus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan30°/25°319 mm
- Feb30°/25°291 mm
- Mar30°/24°359 mm
- Apr30°/24°249 mm
- May29°/23°146 mm
- Jun28°/22°72 mm
- Jul28°/21°48 mm
- Aug29°/21°37 mm
- Sep30°/22°33 mm
- Oct32°/23°56 mm
- Nov33°/24°96 mm
- Dec32°/25°184 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Wasur National Park.
National park in Indonesia
Wasur National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Indonesia.
88 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 358 open records.
The most recorded are the Noisy Friarbird, the Spangled Kookaburra and the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird.
0 species come for the summer, 3 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in October.
Get there and watch
- Mopah International Airport (MKQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 46 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Wasur National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Wasur National Park
Indonesia
- 40Birdyas Score
- 88Species
- 3Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q36607) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 358 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Islandyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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