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AUSTRALIA
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# Species*:148
# Excl Vagrants*:148
# Endemics*:55
# Near Endemics*:3
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

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.*

color codes

 
Cassowaries and Emus: Casuariidae

1EmuDromaius novaehollandiae

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Black SwanCygnus atratus
3Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
4Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
5Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
6Gray TealAnas gracilis
7Chestnut TealAnas castanea
8HardheadAythya australis
9Musk DuckBiziura lobata

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

10MalleefowlLeipoa ocellata

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

11Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophora
12&Stubble QuaillCoturnix pectoralis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

13Rock PigeonColumba livia
14Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
15Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
16Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
17Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18Horsfield's Bronze-CuckooChalcites basalis
19Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidus
20Pallid CuckooHeteroscenes pallidus
21Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

22Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides

 
Owlet-Nightjars: Aegothelidae

23Australian Owlet-nightjarAegotheles cristatus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

24Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
25Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
26&Eurasian CootlFulica atra

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

27Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

28Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
29&Banded StiltlCladorhynchus leucocephalus
30Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

31Hooded PloverThinornis cucullatus
32Black-fronted DotterelThinornis melanops
33Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
34&Red-kneed DotterellErythrogonys cinctus
35Red-capped PloverAnarhynchus ruficapillus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

36/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
37/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

38Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

39Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

40Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
41&Hoary-headed GrebelPoliocephalus poliocephalus

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

42Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

43Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca
44Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

45White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
46Pacific HeronArdea pacifica
47Great EgretArdea alba

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

48&Black-shouldered KitelElanus axillaris
49Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
50Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
51Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
52Collared SparrowhawkTachyspiza cirrocephalus
53Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciatus
54Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
55&Spotted HarrierlCircus assimilis
56Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

57American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

58Australian BoobookNinox boobook

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

59Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

60Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
61(Sacred Kingfisher)Todiramphus sanctus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

62&Nankeen KestrellFalco cenchroides
63Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
64Brown FalconFalco berigora
65Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

66Carnaby's Black-CockatooZanda latirostris
67Baudin's Black-CockatooZanda baudinii
68Red-tailed Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
69&CockatiellNymphicus hollandicus
70GalahEolophus roseicapilla

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

71Regent ParrotPolytelis anthopeplus
72Elegant ParrotNeophema elegans
73Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
74Western RosellaPlatycercus icterotis
75Mulga ParrotPsephotellus varius
76Red-capped ParrotPurpureicephalus spurius
77&BudgerigarlMelopsittacus undulatus
78&Purple-crowned LorikeetlPsitteuteles porphyrocephala

 
Australasian Treecreepers: Climacteridae

79Rufous TreecreeperClimacteris rufus

 
Fairywrens: Maluridae

80Southern EmuwrenStipiturus malachurus
81Red-winged FairywrenMalurus elegans
82Blue-breasted FairywrenMalurus pulcherrimus
83Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

84&Western SpinebilllAcanthorhynchus superciliosus
85White-fronted HoneyeaterPurnella albifrons
86White-eared HoneyeaterLichenostomus leucotis
87Purple-gaped HoneyeaterLichenostomus cratitius
88Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
89Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
90&Red WattlebirdlAnthochaera carunculata
91Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulata
92Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
93Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula ornatus
94White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
95Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanops
96Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
97New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
98White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris niger
99Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris

 
Pardalotes: Pardalotidae

100Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
101Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

102Shy HeathwrenHylacola cauta
103Western FieldwrenCalamanthus montanellus
104WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
105Spotted ScrubwrenSericornis maculatus
106Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
107Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
108Western ThornbillAcanthiza inornata
109Western GerygoneGerygone fusca

 
Pseudo-Babblers: Pomatostomidae

110White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

111Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
112White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor

 
Sittellas: Neosittidae

113Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera

 
Whipbirds and Wedgebills: Psophodidae

114Western WhipbirdPsophodes nigrogularis

 
Australo-Papuan Bellbirds: Oreoicidae

115Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalis

 
Shrike-tit: Falcunculidae

116Western Shrike-titFalcunculus leucogaster

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

117Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
118Gilbert's WhistlerPachycephala inornata
119Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
120Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

121Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
122Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
123Gray ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
124Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
125Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
126Gray CurrawongStrepera versicolor

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

127Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
128Gray FantailRhipidura albiscapa

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

129Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
130Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

131&Little CrowlCorvus bennetti
132Australian RavenCorvus coronoides

 
Australasian Robins: Petroicidae

133Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
134Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
135Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
136Southern Scrub-RobinDrymodes brunneopygia
137Western Yellow RobinEopsaltria griseogularis
138White-breasted RobinEopsaltria georgiana

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

139Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

140&Brown SonglarklCincloramphus cruralis
141Rufous SonglarkCincloramphus mathewsi

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

142Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
143Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
144Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

145SilvereyeZosterops lateralis

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

146&MistletoebirdlDicaeum hirundinaceum

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

147Red-eared FiretailStagonopleura oculata

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

148Australian PipitAnthus australis

 

 *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 Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular16
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened0
VVulnerable2
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.