CASSOWARY HOUSE
AUSTRALIA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 100 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 100 |
| # Endemics: | 25 |
| # Near Endemics: | 17 |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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| 1 | Southern Cassowary | Casuarius casuarius |
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| 2 | Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa |
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| 3 | Australian Brushturkey | Alectura lathami |
| 4 | Orange-footed Megapode | Megapodius reinwardt |
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| 5 | White-headed Pigeon | Columba leucomela |
| 6 | Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia amboinensis |
| 7 | Pacific Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps longirostris |
| 8 | <Diamond Dove> | Geopelia cuneata |
| 9 | Bar-shouldered Dove | Geopelia humeralis |
| 10 | Wompoo Fruit-Dove | Megaloprepia magnificus |
| 11 | Superb Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus superbus |
| 12 | <Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove> | Ptilinopus regina |
| 13 | Topknot Pigeon | Lopholaimus antarcticus |
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| 14 | (Pheasant Coucal) | Centropus phasianinus |
| 15 | Pacific Koel | Eudynamys orientalis |
| 16 | (Channel-billed Cuckoo) | Scythrops novaehollandiae |
| 17 | Little Bronze-Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx minutillus |
| 18 | Shining Bronze-Cuckoo | Chalcites lucidus |
| 19 | Fan-tailed Cuckoo | Cacomantis flabelliformis |
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| 20 | Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus |
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| 21 | Papuan Frogmouth | Podargus papuensis |
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| 22 | Australian Owlet-nightjar | Aegotheles cristatus |
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| 23 | /White-throated Needletail/ | Hirundapus caudacutus |
| 24 | White-rumped Swiftlet | Aerodramus spodiopygius |
| 25 | /Pacific Swift/ | Apus pacificus |
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| 26 | Rufous-tailed Bush-hen | Amaurornis moluccana |
| 27 | Red-necked Crake | Rallina tricolor |
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| 28 | Bush Thick-knee | Burhinus grallarius |
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| 29 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 30 | Pacific Baza | Aviceda subcristata |
| 31 | Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura |
| 32 | Gray Goshawk | Tachyspiza novaehollandiae |
| 33 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 34 | Whistling Kite | Haliastur sphenurus |
| 35 | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Icthyophaga leucogaster |
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| 36 | Sooty-Owl | Tyto tenebricosa |
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| 37 | Rainbow Bee-eater | Merops ornatus |
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| 38 | Azure Kingfisher | Ceyx azureus |
| 39 | Little Kingfisher | Ceyx pusillus |
| 40 | Laughing Kookaburra | Dacelo novaeguineae |
| 41 | Forest Kingfisher | Todiramphus macleayii |
| 42 | (Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher) | Tanysiptera sylvia |
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| 43 | (Oriental Dollarbird) | Eurystomus orientalis |
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| 44 | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus banksii |
| 45 | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | Cacatua galerita |
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| 46 | Australian King-Parrot | Alisterus scapularis |
| 47 | Double-eyed Fig-Parrot | Cyclopsitta diophthalma |
| 48 | Scaly-breasted Lorikeet | Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus |
| 49 | Rainbow Lorikeet | Trichoglossus moluccanus |
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| 50 | Noisy Pitta | Pitta versicolor |
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| 51 | Green Catbird | Ailuroedus crassirostris |
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| 52 | Purple-backed Fairywren | Malurus assimilis |
| 53 | Red-backed Fairywren | Malurus melanocephalus |
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| 54 | Yellow-spotted Honeyeater | Meliphaga notata |
| 55 | Graceful Honeyeater | Meliphaga gracilis |
| 56 | Dusky Myzomela | Myzomela obscura |
| 57 | Scarlet Myzomela | Myzomela sanguinolenta |
| 58 | Macleay's Honeyeater | Xanthotis macleayanus |
| 59 | Helmeted Friarbird | Philemon buceroides |
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| 60 | Spotted Pardalote | Pardalotus punctatus |
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| 61 | Fernwren | Oreoscopus gutturalis |
| 62 | Yellow-throated Scrubwren | Neosericornis citreogularis |
| 63 | Large-billed Scrubwren | Sericornis magnirostra |
| 64 | Brown Gerygone | Gerygone mouki |
| 65 | Fairy Gerygone | Gerygone palpebrosa |
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| 66 | Chowchilla | Orthonyx spaldingii |
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| 67 | <Barred Cuckooshrike> | Coracina lineata |
| 68 | Black-faced Cuckooshrike | Coracina novaehollandiae |
| 69 | White-bellied Cuckooshrike | Coracina papuensis |
| 70 | Varied Triller | Lalage leucomela |
| 71 | Sahul Cicadabird | Edolisoma tenuirostre |
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| 72 | Eastern Whipbird | Psophodes olivaceus |
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| 73 | Little Shrikethrush | Colluricincla megarhyncha |
| 74 | Golden Whistler | Pachycephala pectoralis |
| 75 | Gray Whistler | Pachycephala simplex |
| 76 | Rufous Whistler | Pachycephala rufiventris |
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| 77 | Olive-backed Oriole | Oriolus sagittatus |
| 78 | Australasian Figbird | Sphecotheres vieilloti |
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| 79 | Yellow-breasted Boatbill | Machaerirhynchus flaviventer |
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| 80 | White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus |
| 81 | Black Butcherbird | Melloria quoyi |
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| 82 | Northern Fantail | Rhipidura rufiventris |
| 83 | Australian Rufous Fantail | Rhipidura rufifrons |
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| 84 | Spangled Drongo | Dicrurus bracteatus |
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| 85 | Victoria's Riflebird | Ptiloris victoriae |
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| 86 | White-eared Monarch | Carterornis leucotis |
| 87 | Black-faced Monarch | Monarcha melanopsis |
| 88 | Australian Monarch | Symposiachrus trivirgatus |
| 89 | Pied Monarch | Arses kaupi |
| 90 | Leaden Flycatcher | Myiagra rubecula |
| 91 | Satin Flycatcher | Myiagra cyanoleuca |
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| 92 | Lemon-bellied Flyrobin | Microeca flavigaster |
| 93 | Gray-headed Robin | Heteromyias cinereifrons |
| 94 | Eastern Yellow Robin | Eopsaltria australis |
| 95 | Pale-yellow Robin | Eopsaltria capito |
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| 96 | Silvereye | Zosterops lateralis |
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| 97 | Metallic Starling | Aplonis metallica |
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| 98 | <Mistletoebird> | Dicaeum hirundinaceum |
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| 99 | Sahul Sunbird | Cinnyris frenatus |
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| 100 | Red-browed Firetail | Neochmia temporalis |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 2 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 4 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 4 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 1 |
| V | Vulnerable | 0 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.
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