IRON RANGE NATIONAL PARK
AUSTRALIA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 289 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 289 |
| # Endemics: | 35 |
| # Near Endemics: | 49 |
| Habitat: Lowland rainforest, roadsides, marine waterfront | |
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 | Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata |
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| 3 | Spotted Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna guttata |
| 4 | Plumed Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna eytoni |
| 5 | Wandering Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna arcuata |
| 6 | Radjah Shelduck | Rajah radjah |
| 7 | Green Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus pulchellus |
| 8 | Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa |
| 9 | Gray Teal | Anas gracilis |
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| 10 | Australian Brushturkey | Alectura lathami |
| 11 | Orange-footed Megapode | Megapodius reinwardt |
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| 12 | Brown Quail | Synoicus ypsilophora |
| 13 | <Blue-breasted Quail> | Synoicus chinensis |
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| 14 | White-headed Pigeon | Columba leucomela |
| 15 | Brown Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia phasianella |
| 16 | Pacific Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps longirostris |
| 17 | Common Bronzewing | Phaps chalcoptera |
| 18 | Squatter Pigeon | Geophaps scripta |
| 19 | <Diamond Dove> | Geopelia cuneata |
| 20 | Peaceful Dove | Geopelia placida |
| 21 | Bar-shouldered Dove | Geopelia humeralis |
| 22 | Wompoo Fruit-Dove | Megaloprepia magnificus |
| 23 | Superb Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus superbus |
| 24 | <Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove> | Ptilinopus regina |
| 25 | Torresian Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula spilorrhoa |
| 26 | Topknot Pigeon | Lopholaimus antarcticus |
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| 27 | Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus optatus |
| 28 | (Pheasant Coucal) | Centropus phasianinus |
| 29 | Pacific Koel | Eudynamys orientalis |
| 30 | (Channel-billed Cuckoo) | Scythrops novaehollandiae |
| 31 | Little Bronze-Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx minutillus |
| 32 | Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo | Chalcites basalis |
| 33 | Shining Bronze-Cuckoo | Chalcites lucidus |
| 34 | Pallid Cuckoo | Heteroscenes pallidus |
| 35 | Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo | Cacomantis castaneiventris |
| 36 | Fan-tailed Cuckoo | Cacomantis flabelliformis |
| 37 | (Sahul Brush Cuckoo) | Cacomantis variolosus |
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| 38 | Spotted Nightjar | Eurostopodus argus |
| 39 | White-throated Nightjar | Eurostopodus mystacalis |
| 40 | Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus |
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| 41 | Tawny Frogmouth | Podargus strigoides |
| 42 | Marbled Frogmouth | Podargus ocellatus |
| 43 | Papuan Frogmouth | Podargus papuensis |
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| 44 | Australian Owlet-nightjar | Aegotheles cristatus |
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| 45 | /White-throated Needletail/ | Hirundapus caudacutus |
| 46 | Australian Swiftlet | Aerodramus terraereginae |
| 47 | /Pacific Swift/ | Apus pacificus |
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| 48 | Buff-banded Rail | Gallirallus philippensis |
| 49 | Dusky Moorhen | Gallinula tenebrosa |
| 50 | Australasian Swamphen | Porphyrio melanotus |
| 51 | White-browed Crake | Poliolimnas cinerea |
| 52 | Rufous-tailed Bush-hen | Amaurornis moluccana |
| 53 | Red-necked Crake | Rallina tricolor |
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| 54 | Sarus Crane | Antigone antigone |
| 55 | Brolga | Antigone rubicunda |
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| 56 | Beach Thick-knee | Esacus magnirostris |
| 57 | Bush Thick-knee | Burhinus grallarius |
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| 58 | Pied Stilt | Himantopus leucocephalus |
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| 59 | Pied Oystercatcher | Haematopus longirostris |
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| 60 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 61 | /Pacific Golden-Plover/ | Pluvialis fulva |
| 62 | Masked Lapwing | Vanellus miles |
| 63 | /Oriental Plover/ | Anarhynchus veredus |
| 64 | /Siberian Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus mongolus |
| 65 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus leschenaultii |
| 66 | Red-capped Plover | Anarhynchus ruficapillus |
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| 67 | Comb-crested Jacana | Irediparra gallinacea |
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| 68 | /Little Curlew/ | Numenius minutus |
| 69 | /Eurasian Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus |
| 70 | /Far Eastern Curlew/ | Numenius madagascariensis |
| 71 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica |
| 72 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa |
| 73 | /Latham's Snipe/ | Gallinago hardwickii |
| 74 | /Terek Sandpiper/ | Xenus cinereus |
| 75 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 76 | /Gray-tailed Tattler/ | Tringa brevipes |
| 77 | Wandering Tattler | Tringa incana |
| 78 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
| 79 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 80 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 81 | /Great Knot/ | Calidris tenuirostris |
| 82 | /Broad-billed Sandpiper/ | Calidris falcinellus |
| 83 | /Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/ | Calidris acuminata |
| 84 | /Red-necked Stint/ | Calidris ruficollis |
| 85 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
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| 86 | Red-backed Buttonquail | Turnix maculosus |
| 87 | <Red-chested Buttonquail> | Turnix pyrrhothorax |
| 88 | <Buff-breasted Buttonquail> | Turnix olivii |
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| 89 | Australian Pratincole | Glareola isabella |
| 90 | /Oriental Pratincole/ | Glareola maldivarum |
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| 91 | Silver Gull | Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae |
| 92 | Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus |
| 93 | Black Noddy | Anous minutus |
| 94 | #Sooty Tern# | Onychoprion fuscatus |
| 95 | Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus |
| 96 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons |
| 97 | Australian Tern | Gelochelidon macrotarsa |
| 98 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 99 | (Whiskered Tern) | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 100 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus |
| 101 | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii |
| 102 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo |
| 103 | Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana |
| 104 | Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis |
| 105 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii |
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| 106 | Australasian Grebe | Tachybaptus novaehollandiae |
| 107 | <Hoary-headed Grebe> | Poliocephalus poliocephalus |
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| 108 | #Gould's Petrel# | Pterodroma leucoptera |
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| 109 | Black-necked Stork | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus |
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| 110 | #Lesser Frigatebird# | Fregata ariel |
| 111 | #Great Frigatebird# | Fregata minor |
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| 112 | #Brown Booby# | Sula leucogaster |
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| 113 | Australasian Darter | Anhinga novaehollandiae |
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| 114 | Little Pied Cormorant | Microcarbo melanoleucos |
| 115 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| 116 | Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris |
| 117 | Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius |
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| 118 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 119 | Australian Ibis | Threskiornis molucca |
| 120 | Straw-necked Ibis | Threskiornis spinicollis |
| 121 | Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia |
| 122 | Yellow-billed Spoonbill | Platalea flavipes |
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| 123 | Black Bittern | Botaurus flavicollis |
| 124 | Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus |
| 125 | Pacific Reef-Heron | Egretta sacra |
| 126 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 127 | Pied Heron | Egretta picata |
| 128 | White-faced Heron | Egretta novaehollandiae |
| 129 | Little Heron | Butorides atricapilla |
| 130 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 131 | Pacific Heron | Ardea pacifica |
| 132 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 133 | Plumed Egret | Ardea plumifera |
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| 134 | Australian Pelican | Pelecanus conspicillatus |
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| 135 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 136 | <Black-shouldered Kite> | Elanus axillaris |
| 137 | Pacific Baza | Aviceda subcristata |
| 138 | Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura |
| 139 | Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides |
| 140 | Wedge-tailed Eagle | Aquila audax |
| 141 | Collared Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza cirrocephalus |
| 142 | Gray Goshawk | Tachyspiza novaehollandiae |
| 143 | Brown Goshawk | Tachyspiza fasciatus |
| 144 | Red Goshawk | Erythrotriorchis radiatus |
| 145 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 146 | Whistling Kite | Haliastur sphenurus |
| 147 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| 148 | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Icthyophaga leucogaster |
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| 149 | Australian Masked-Owl | Tyto novaehollandiae |
| 150 | Australasian Grass-Owl | Tyto longimembris |
| 151 | American Barn Owl | Tyto furcata |
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| 152 | Rufous Owl | Ninox rufa |
| 153 | Australian Boobook | Ninox boobook |
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| 154 | Rainbow Bee-eater | Merops ornatus |
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| 155 | Azure Kingfisher | Ceyx azureus |
| 156 | Little Kingfisher | Ceyx pusillus |
| 157 | Laughing Kookaburra | Dacelo novaeguineae |
| 158 | Blue-winged Kookaburra | Dacelo leachii |
| 159 | Forest Kingfisher | Todiramphus macleayii |
| 160 | Torresian Kingfisher | Todiramphus sordidus |
| 161 | (Sacred Kingfisher) | Todiramphus sanctus |
| 162 | Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris |
| 163 | Yellow-billed Kingfisher | Syma torotoro |
| 164 | (Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher) | Tanysiptera sylvia |
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| 165 | (Oriental Dollarbird) | Eurystomus orientalis |
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| 166 | <Nankeen Kestrel> | Falco cenchroides |
| 167 | Australian Hobby | Falco longipennis |
| 168 | Brown Falcon | Falco berigora |
| 169 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 170 | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus banksii |
| 171 | Palm Cockatoo | Probosciger aterrimus |
| 172 | Galah | Eolophus roseicapilla |
| 173 | Little Corella | Cacatua sanguinea |
| 174 | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | Cacatua galerita |
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| 175 | <Red-winged Parrot> | Aprosmictus erythropterus |
| 176 | Papuan Eclectus | Eclectus polychloros |
| 177 | Red-cheeked Parrot | Geoffroyus geoffroyi |
| 178 | Pale-headed Rosella | Platycercus adscitus |
| 179 | Double-eyed Fig-Parrot | Cyclopsitta diophthalma |
| 180 | <Varied Lorikeet> | Psitteuteles versicolor |
| 181 | Rainbow Lorikeet | Trichoglossus moluccanus |
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| 182 | (Philippine Pitta) | Erythropitta erythrogaster |
| 183 | Papuan Pitta | Erythropitta macklotii |
| 184 | Noisy Pitta | Pitta versicolor |
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| 185 | Spotted Catbird | Ailuroedus maculosus |
| 186 | Black-eared Catbird | Ailuroedus melanotis |
| 187 | Great Bowerbird | Chlamydera nuchalis |
| 188 | Fawn-breasted Bowerbird | Chlamydera cerviniventris |
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| 189 | Lovely Fairywren | Malurus amabilis |
| 190 | Red-backed Fairywren | Malurus melanocephalus |
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| 191 | Yellow-spotted Honeyeater | Meliphaga notata |
| 192 | Graceful Honeyeater | Meliphaga gracilis |
| 193 | Cryptic Honeyeater | Meliphaga imitatrix |
| 194 | Yellow Honeyeater | Stomiopera flavus |
| 195 | White-gaped Honeyeater | Stomiopera unicolor |
| 196 | Yellow-faced Honeyeater | Caligavis chrysops |
| 197 | Varied Honeyeater | Gavicalis versicolor |
| 198 | Brown-backed Honeyeater | Ramsayornis modestus |
| 199 | <Bar-breasted Honeyeater> | Ramsayornis fasciatus |
| 200 | Rufous-banded Honeyeater | Conopophila albogularis |
| 201 | <Rufous-throated Honeyeater> | Conopophila rufogularis |
| 202 | Dusky Myzomela | Myzomela obscura |
| 203 | Red-headed Myzomela | Myzomela erythrocephala |
| 204 | Scarlet Myzomela | Myzomela sanguinolenta |
| 205 | Green-backed Honeyeater | Glycichaera fallax |
| 206 | <Banded Honeyeater> | Cissomela pectoralis |
| 207 | Brown Honeyeater | Lichmera indistincta |
| 208 | <White-streaked Honeyeater> | Trichodere cockerelli |
| 209 | Blue-faced Honeyeater | Entomyzon cyanotis |
| 210 | White-throated Honeyeater | Melithreptus albogularis |
| 211 | Tawny-breasted Honeyeater | Xanthotis flaviventer |
| 212 | Macleay's Honeyeater | Xanthotis macleayanus |
| 213 | Little Friarbird | Philemon citreogularis |
| 214 | Helmeted Friarbird | Philemon buceroides |
| 215 | <Silver-crowned Friarbird> | Philemon argenticeps |
| 216 | Noisy Friarbird | Philemon corniculatus |
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| 217 | Striated Pardalote | Pardalotus striatus |
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| 218 | Weebill | Smicrornis brevirostris |
| 219 | Tropical Scrubwren | Sericornis beccarii |
| 220 | Fairy Gerygone | Gerygone palpebrosa |
| 221 | Large-billed Gerygone | Gerygone magnirostris |
| 222 | White-throated Gerygone | Gerygone olivacea |
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| 223 | Gray-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis |
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| 224 | <Barred Cuckooshrike> | Coracina lineata |
| 225 | Black-faced Cuckooshrike | Coracina novaehollandiae |
| 226 | White-bellied Cuckooshrike | Coracina papuensis |
| 227 | White-winged Triller | Lalage tricolor |
| 228 | Varied Triller | Lalage leucomela |
| 229 | Sahul Cicadabird | Edolisoma tenuirostre |
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| 230 | Varied Sittella | Daphoenositta chrysoptera |
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| 231 | Gray Shrikethrush | Colluricincla harmonica |
| 232 | Little Shrikethrush | Colluricincla megarhyncha |
| 233 | Golden Whistler | Pachycephala pectoralis |
| 234 | Black-tailed Whistler | Pachycephala melanura |
| 235 | Gray Whistler | Pachycephala simplex |
| 236 | Rufous Whistler | Pachycephala rufiventris |
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| 237 | Olive-backed Oriole | Oriolus sagittatus |
| 238 | Green Oriole | Oriolus flavocinctus |
| 239 | Australasian Figbird | Sphecotheres vieilloti |
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| 240 | Yellow-breasted Boatbill | Machaerirhynchus flaviventer |
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| 241 | White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus |
| 242 | <White-browed Woodswallow> | Artamus superciliosus |
| 243 | Black-faced Woodswallow | Artamus cinereus |
| 244 | Little Woodswallow | Artamus minor |
| 245 | Black-backed Butcherbird | Cracticus mentalis |
| 246 | Pied Butcherbird | Cracticus nigrogularis |
| 247 | Black Butcherbird | Melloria quoyi |
| 248 | Australian Magpie | Gymnorhina tibicen |
| 249 | Pied Currawong | Strepera graculina |
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| 250 | Northern Fantail | Rhipidura rufiventris |
| 251 | Willie-wagtail | Rhipidura leucophrys |
| 252 | Australian Rufous Fantail | Rhipidura rufifrons |
| 253 | Gray Fantail | Rhipidura albiscapa |
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| 254 | Spangled Drongo | Dicrurus bracteatus |
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| 255 | Trumpet Manucode | Phonygammus keraudrenii |
| 256 | Magnificent Riflebird | Ptiloris magnificus |
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| 257 | White-eared Monarch | Carterornis leucotis |
| 258 | Black-faced Monarch | Monarcha melanopsis |
| 259 | (Black-winged Monarch) | Monarcha frater |
| 260 | Australian Monarch | Symposiachrus trivirgatus |
| 261 | Frill-necked Monarch | Arses lorealis |
| 262 | Magpie-lark | Grallina cyanoleuca |
| 263 | Leaden Flycatcher | Myiagra rubecula |
| 264 | Broad-billed Flycatcher | Myiagra ruficollis |
| 265 | Satin Flycatcher | Myiagra cyanoleuca |
| 266 | Shining Flycatcher | Myiagra alecto |
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| 267 | Torresian Crow | Corvus orru |
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| 268 | Yellow-legged Flycatcher | Kempiella griseoceps |
| 269 | Lemon-bellied Flyrobin | Microeca flavigaster |
| 270 | Northern Scrub-Robin | Drymodes superciliaris |
| 271 | White-browed Robin | Poecilodryas superciliosa |
| 272 | Mangrove Robin | Melanodryas pulverulenta |
| 273 | White-faced Robin | Eopsaltria leucops |
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| 274 | Golden-headed Cisticola | Cisticola exilis |
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| 275 | Tawny Grassbird | Cincloramphus timoriensis |
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| 276 | Welcome Swallow | Hirundo neoxena |
| 277 | Fairy Martin | Petrochelidon ariel |
| 278 | Tree Martin | Petrochelidon nigricans |
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| 279 | Silvereye | Zosterops lateralis |
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| 280 | Metallic Starling | Aplonis metallica |
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| 281 | <Mistletoebird> | Dicaeum hirundinaceum |
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| 282 | Sahul Sunbird | Cinnyris frenatus |
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| 283 | Red-browed Firetail | Neochmia temporalis |
| 284 | <Double-barred Finch> | Stizoptera bichenovii |
| 285 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
| 286 | Chestnut-breasted Munia | Lonchura castaneothorax |
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| 287 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 288 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus |
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| 289 | /Eastern Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla tschutschensis |
*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 | 28 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 5 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 19 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 9 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 1 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 7 |
| V | Vulnerable | 3 |
| EN | Endangered | 3 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
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.
Other Locales