KAKADU NATIONAL PARK
AUSTRALIA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 248 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 248 |
| # Endemics: | 32 |
| # Near Endemics: | 26 |
SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near-endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
| 1 | Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata | NE | |
| 2 | Radjah Shelduck | Rajah radjah | RR | |
| 3 | Green Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus pulchellus | RR | |
| 4 | Orange-footed Megapode | Megapodius reinwardt | RR | |
| 5 | Partridge Pigeon | Geophaps smithii | E | |
| 6 | Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon | Petrophassa rufipennis | E | |
| 7 | Black-banded Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus alligator | E | |
| 8 | <Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove> | Ptilinopus regina | RR | |
| 9 | Torresian Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula spilorrhoa | NE | |
| 10 | (Channel-billed Cuckoo) | Scythrops novaehollandiae | RR | |
| 11 | Little Bronze-Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx minutillus | RR | |
| 12 | Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus | RR | |
| 13 | White-browed Crake | Poliolimnas cinerea | RR | |
| 14 | Rufous-tailed Bush-hen | Amaurornis moluccana | RR | |
| 15 | Sarus Crane | Antigone antigone | RR | V |
| 16 | Bush Thick-knee | Burhinus grallarius | RR | |
| 17 | Comb-crested Jacana | Irediparra gallinacea | RR | |
| 18 | /Far Eastern Curlew/ | Numenius madagascariensis | EN | |
| 19 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica | NT | |
| 20 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa | NT | |
| 21 | /Gray-tailed Tattler/ | Tringa brevipes | NT | |
| 22 | /Great Knot/ | Calidris tenuirostris | EN | |
| 23 | /Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/ | Calidris acuminata | V | |
| 24 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea | NT | |
| 25 | /Red-necked Stint/ | Calidris ruficollis | NT | |
| 26 | <Red-chested Buttonquail> | Turnix pyrrhothorax | E | |
| 27 | Chestnut-backed Buttonquail | Turnix castanotus | E | |
| 28 | Black-necked Stork | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus | RR | NT |
| 29 | Pied Heron | Egretta picata | RR | |
| 30 | Little Heron | Butorides atricapilla | RR | |
| 31 | Great-billed Heron | Ardea sumatrana | RR | |
| 32 | Gray Goshawk | Tachyspiza novaehollandiae | RR | |
| 33 | Red Goshawk | Erythrotriorchis radiatus | E | EN |
| 34 | Australian Masked-Owl | Tyto novaehollandiae | RR | |
| 35 | Rufous Owl | Ninox rufa | NE | |
| 36 | Azure Kingfisher | Ceyx azureus | RR | |
| 37 | Little Kingfisher | Ceyx pusillus | RR | |
| 38 | Blue-winged Kookaburra | Dacelo leachii | NE | |
| 39 | Forest Kingfisher | Todiramphus macleayii | RR | |
| 40 | Torresian Kingfisher | Todiramphus sordidus | NE | |
| 41 | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus banksii | E | |
| 42 | <Red-winged Parrot> | Aprosmictus erythropterus | NE | |
| 43 | Northern Rosella | Platycercus venustus | E | |
| 44 | Hooded Parrot | Psephotellus dissimilis | E | |
| 45 | <Varied Lorikeet> | Psitteuteles versicolor | E | |
| 46 | Red-collared Lorikeet | Trichoglossus rubritorquis | E | |
| 47 | Rainbow Pitta | Pitta iris | E | |
| 48 | Great Bowerbird | Chlamydera nuchalis | E | |
| 49 | Black-tailed Treecreeper | Climacteris melanurus | E | |
| 50 | Red-backed Fairywren | Malurus melanocephalus | E | |
| 51 | White-lined Honeyeater | Meliphaga albilineata | E | |
| 52 | White-gaped Honeyeater | Stomiopera unicolor | E | |
| 53 | Yellow-tinted Honeyeater | Lichenostomus flavescens | NE | |
| 54 | <Bar-breasted Honeyeater> | Ramsayornis fasciatus | E | |
| 55 | Rufous-banded Honeyeater | Conopophila albogularis | NE | |
| 56 | <Rufous-throated Honeyeater> | Conopophila rufogularis | E | |
| 57 | Dusky Myzomela | Myzomela obscura | RR | |
| 58 | Red-headed Myzomela | Myzomela erythrocephala | RR | |
| 59 | <Banded Honeyeater> | Cissomela pectoralis | E | |
| 60 | Blue-faced Honeyeater | Entomyzon cyanotis | NE | |
| 61 | White-throated Honeyeater | Melithreptus albogularis | NE | |
| 62 | Little Friarbird | Philemon citreogularis | NE | |
| 63 | Helmeted Friarbird | Philemon buceroides | RR | |
| 64 | <Silver-crowned Friarbird> | Philemon argenticeps | E | |
| 65 | <Red-browed Pardalote> | Pardalotus rubricatus | E | |
| 66 | Green-backed Gerygone | Gerygone chloronota | NE | |
| 67 | Large-billed Gerygone | Gerygone magnirostris | NE | |
| 68 | Mangrove Gerygone | Gerygone levigaster | NE | |
| 69 | Gray-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis | NE | |
| 70 | Sandstone Shrikethrush | Colluricincla woodwardi | E | |
| 71 | Black-tailed Whistler | Pachycephala melanura | NE | |
| 72 | Olive-backed Oriole | Oriolus sagittatus | NE | |
| 73 | Green Oriole | Oriolus flavocinctus | RR | |
| 74 | Australasian Figbird | Sphecotheres vieilloti | NE | |
| 75 | Silver-backed Butcherbird | Cracticus argenteus | RR | |
| 76 | Black Butcherbird | Melloria quoyi | NE | |
| 77 | Northern Fantail | Rhipidura rufiventris | RR | |
| 78 | Arafura Fantail | Rhipidura dryas | NE | |
| 79 | Mangrove Fantail | Rhipidura phasiana | NE | |
| 80 | Spangled Drongo | Dicrurus bracteatus | RR | |
| 81 | Leaden Flycatcher | Myiagra rubecula | NE | |
| 82 | Broad-billed Flycatcher | Myiagra ruficollis | RR | |
| 83 | Paperbark Flycatcher | Myiagra nana | NE | |
| 84 | Apostlebird | Struthidea cinerea | E | |
| 85 | Lemon-bellied Flyrobin | Microeca flavigaster | NE | |
| 86 | Buff-sided Robin | Poecilodryas cerviniventris | E | |
| 87 | Mangrove Robin | Melanodryas pulverulenta | NE | |
| 88 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | RR | |
| 89 | Tawny Grassbird | Cincloramphus timoriensis | RR | |
| 90 | Australian Yellow White-eye | Zosterops luteus | E | |
| 91 | Pictorella Munia | Heteromunia pectoralis | E | |
| 92 | Crimson Finch | Neochmia phaeton | NE | |
| 93 | <Double-barred Finch> | Stizoptera bichenovii | E | |
| 94 | Masked Finch | Poephila personata | E | |
| 95 | Long-tailed Finch | Poephila acuticauda | E | |
| 96 | <Yellow-rumped Munia> | Lonchura flaviprymna | E | |
| 97 | Gouldian Finch | Chloebia gouldiae | E |
*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.
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DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 279 |
| LC | Local | 5 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 71 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 56 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 6 |
| V | Vulnerable | 2 |
| EN | Endangered | 3 |
| 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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