MICHAELMAS CAY
AUSTRALIA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 98 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 98 |
| # Endemics: | 4 |
| # Near Endemics: | 4 |
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 | Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa | |
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| 2 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| 3 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis | |
| 4 | Pacific Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps longirostris | |
| 5 | Peaceful Dove | Geopelia placida | |
| 6 | Superb Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus superbus | |
| 7 | Torresian Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula spilorrhoa | |
| 8 | Topknot Pigeon | Lopholaimus antarcticus | |
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| 9 | /White-throated Needletail/ | Hirundapus caudacutus | |
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| 10 | Buff-banded Rail | Gallirallus philippensis | |
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| 11 | Brolga | Antigone rubicunda | |
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| 12 | Bush Thick-knee | Burhinus grallarius | |
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| 13 | Pied Oystercatcher | Haematopus longirostris | |
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| 14 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| 15 | /Pacific Golden-Plover/ | Pluvialis fulva | |
| 16 | Black-fronted Dotterel | Charadrius melanops | |
| 17 | Masked Lapwing | Vanellus miles | |
| 18 | Red-capped Plover | Anarhynchus ruficapillus | |
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| 19 | /Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus | |
| 20 | /Far Eastern Curlew/ | Numenius madagascariensis | |
| 21 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica | |
| 22 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa | |
| 23 | /Gray-tailed Tattler/ | Tringa brevipes | |
| 24 | Wandering Tattler | Tringa incana | |
| 25 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres | |
| 26 | /Great Knot/ | Calidris tenuirostris | |
| 27 | /Red Knot/ | Calidris canutus | |
| 28 | /Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/ | Calidris acuminata | |
| 29 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea | |
| 30 | /Red-necked Stint/ | Calidris ruficollis | |
| 31 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba | |
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| 32 | /Parasitic Jaeger/ | Stercorarius parasiticus | |
| 33 | /Pomarine Jaeger/ | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
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| 34 | Silver Gull | Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae | |
| 35 | Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
| 36 | Black Noddy | Anous minutus | |
| 37 | #Sooty Tern# | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| 38 | Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | |
| 39 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
| 40 | Australian Tern | Gelochelidon macrotarsa | |
| 41 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
| 42 | (Whiskered Tern) | Chlidonias hybrida | |
| 43 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
| 44 | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | |
| 45 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo | |
| 46 | Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana | |
| 47 | Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis | |
| 48 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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| 49 | #White-tailed Tropicbird# | Phaethon lepturus | |
| 50 | #Red-tailed Tropicbird# | Phaethon rubricauda | |
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| 51 | #Wilson's Storm-Petrel# | Oceanites oceanicus | |
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| 52 | Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacificus | |
| 53 | (Short-tailed Shearwater) | Ardenna tenuirostris | |
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| 54 | Black-necked Stork | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus | |
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| 55 | #Lesser Frigatebird# | Fregata ariel | |
| 56 | #Great Frigatebird# | Fregata minor | |
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| 57 | #Red-footed Booby# | Sula sula | |
| 58 | #Brown Booby# | Sula leucogaster | |
| 59 | #Masked Booby# | Sula dactylatra | |
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| 60 | Australasian Darter | Anhinga novaehollandiae | |
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| 61 | Little Pied Cormorant | Microcarbo melanoleucos | |
| 62 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
| 63 | Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | |
| 64 | Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | |
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| 65 | Australian Pelican | Pelecanus conspicillatus | |
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| 66 | Pacific Reef-Heron | Egretta sacra | |
| 67 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| 68 | White-faced Heron | Egretta novaehollandiae | |
| 69 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| 70 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| 71 | Plumed Egret | Ardea plumifera | |
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| 72 | Australian Ibis | Threskiornis molucca | |
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| 73 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| 74 | <Black-shouldered Kite> | Elanus axillaris | |
| 75 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
| 76 | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Icthyophaga leucogaster | |
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| 77 | (Sacred Kingfisher) | Todiramphus sanctus | |
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| 78 | Australian Hobby | Falco longipennis | |
| 79 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| 80 | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | Cacatua galerita | |
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| 81 | Rainbow Lorikeet | Trichoglossus moluccanus | |
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| 82 | Yellow Honeyeater | Stomiopera flavus | |
| 83 | Varied Honeyeater | Gavicalis versicolor | |
| 84 | Brown Honeyeater | Lichmera indistincta | |
| 85 | Helmeted Friarbird | Philemon buceroides | |
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| 86 | Eastern Whipbird | Psophodes olivaceus | |
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| 87 | Australasian Figbird | Sphecotheres vieilloti | |
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| 88 | White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus | |
| 89 | Black Butcherbird | Melloria quoyi | |
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| 90 | Willie-wagtail | Rhipidura leucophrys | |
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| 91 | Spangled Drongo | Dicrurus bracteatus | |
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| 92 | Magpie-lark | Grallina cyanoleuca | |
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| 93 | Welcome Swallow | Hirundo neoxena | |
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| 94 | Silvereye | Zosterops lateralis | |
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| 95 | Metallic Starling | Aplonis metallica | |
| 96 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | |
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| 97 | <Mistletoebird> | Dicaeum hirundinaceum | |
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| 98 | Sahul Sunbird | Cinnyris frenatus | |
*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 | 19 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 9 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 2 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 3 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 7 |
| V | Vulnerable | 1 |
| EN | Endangered | 2 |
| 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.