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AUSTRALIA
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# Species:112
# Excl Vagrants:112
# Endemics:47
# Near Endemics:1

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1Black SwanCygnus atratus
2Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
3&Australasian ShovelerlSpatula rhynchotis
4Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
5Gray TealAnas gracilis
6Chestnut TealAnas castanea
7HardheadAythya australis
8Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Rock PigeonColumba livia
10Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
11Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
12Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

13Horsfield's Bronze-CuckooChalcites basalis
14Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidus
15Pallid CuckooHeteroscenes pallidus
16Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

17Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides

 
Owlet-Nightjars: Aegothelidae

18Australian Owlet-nightjarAegotheles cristatus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

19/White-throated Needletail/Hirundapus caudacutus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

20Tasmanian NativehenTribonyx mortierii
21Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
22&Eurasian CootlFulica atra
23Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

24Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

25Masked LapwingVanellus miles

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

26Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

27Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
28Pacific GullLarus pacificus
29Kelp GullLarus dominicanus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

30Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
31&Hoary-headed GrebelPoliocephalus poliocephalus
32Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

33Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
34Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
35Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
36Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescens

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

37White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

38Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

39Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
40Collared SparrowhawkTachyspiza cirrocephalus
41Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiae
42Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciatus
43Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
44White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

45Australian Masked-OwlTyto novaehollandiae

 
Owls: Strigidae

46Australian BoobookNinox boobook
47Tasmanian BoobookNinox leucopsis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

48Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

49&Nankeen KestrellFalco cenchroides
50Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
51Brown FalconFalco berigora
52Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

53Yellow-tailed Black-CockatooZanda funereus
54GalahEolophus roseicapilla
55Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
56Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
57Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

58Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostoma
59#Swift Parrot#Lathamus discolor
60Green RosellaPlatycercus caledonicus
61Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
62&Musk LorikeetlTrichoglossus concinna
63Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus

 
Lyrebirds: Menuridae

64Superb LyrebirdMenura novaehollandiae

 
Fairywrens: Maluridae

65Southern EmuwrenStipiturus malachurus
66Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

67Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
68Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
69Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
70Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxa
71Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanops
72Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus
73New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
74Yellow-throated HoneyeaterNesoptilotis flavicollis
75Black-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus affinis
76Strong-billed HoneyeaterMelithreptus validirostris

 
Pardalotes: Pardalotidae

77Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
78Forty-spotted PardalotePardalotus quadragintus
79Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

80Striated FieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosus
81Tasmanian ScrubwrenSericornis humilis
82ScrubtitAcanthornis magna
83Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
84Tasmanian ThornbillAcanthiza ewingii
85Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

86Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

87Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
88Olive WhistlerPachycephala olivacea
89Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

90Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
91Gray ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
92Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
93Black CurrawongStrepera fuliginosa
94Gray CurrawongStrepera versicolor

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

95Gray FantailRhipidura albiscapa

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

96Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleuca

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

97Forest RavenCorvus tasmanicus

 
Australasian Robins: Petroicidae

98Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
99Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
100Pink RobinPetroica rodinogaster
101Dusky RobinMelanodryas vittata

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

102Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
103Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

104SilvereyeZosterops lateralis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

105European StarlingSturnus vulgaris

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

106Bassian ThrushZoothera lunulata
107Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

108Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bella

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

109House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

110/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

111European GreenfinchChloris chloris
112European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

 

 *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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor2
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened0
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered1

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.