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# Species:322
# Excl Vagrants:280
# Endemics:59
# Near Endemics:12

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.*

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1Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmataNE 
2Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoidesNE 
3Blue-billed DuckOxyura australisE 
4Musk DuckBiziura lobataE 
5Brush BronzewingPhaps elegansE 
6Superb Fruit-DovePtilinopus superbusRR 
7<Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove>Ptilinopus reginaRR 
8Topknot PigeonLopholaimus antarcticusE 
9(Channel-billed Cuckoo)Scythrops novaehollandiaeRR 
10Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidusRR 
11<Lewin's Rail>Lewinia pectoralisRR 
12Tasmanian NativehenTribonyx mortieriiE 
13Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallariusRR 
14<Banded Stilt>Cladorhynchus leucocephalusE 
15Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiaeNE 
16Hooded PloverThinornis cucullatusEV
17/Double-banded Plover/Anarhynchus bicinctusNENT
18<Australian Painted-Snipe>Rostratula australis EN
19/Far Eastern Curlew/Numenius madagascariensis EN
20/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
21/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
22/Latham's Snipe/Gallinago hardwickiiRRNT
23/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes NT
24/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris EN
25/Red Knot/Calidris canutus NT
26/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminata V
27/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
28/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
29Painted ButtonquailTurnix variusE 
30Pacific GullLarus pacificusE 
31Australian Fairy TernSternula nereis V
32/White-fronted Tern/Sterna striata NT
33#Erect-crested Penguin#Eudyptes sclateriNEEN
34#Macaroni Penguin#Eudyptes chrysolophus V
35#Eastern Rockhopper Penguin#Eudyptes filholi V
36#Northern Royal Albatross#Diomedea sanfordi EN
37#Southern Royal Albatross#Diomedea epomophora V
38#Snowy Albatross#Diomedea exulans V
39#Antipodean Albatross#Diomedea antipodensis EN
40#Amsterdam Albatross#Diomedea amsterdamensis EN
41#Sooty Albatross#Phoebetria fusca EN
42#Light-mantled Albatross#Phoebetria palpebrata NT
43#Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross#Thalassarche carteri EN
44#Gray-headed Albatross#Thalassarche chrysostoma EN
45#Buller's Albatross#Thalassarche bulleri NT
46White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta NT
47#Salvin's Albatross#Thalassarche salvini V
48#Chatham Albatross#Thalassarche eremitaEV
49#Mottled Petrel#Pterodroma inexpectata NT
50#White-necked Petrel#Pterodroma cervicalis V
51#Cook's Petrel#Pterodroma cookii V
52#Gould's Petrel#Pterodroma leucoptera V
53Pycroft's PetrelPterodroma pycrofti V
54#Gray Petrel#Procellaria cinerea NT
55#White-chinned Petrel#Procellaria aequinoctialis V
56#Westland Petrel#Procellaria westlandica EN
57(Flesh-footed Shearwater)Ardenna carneipes NT
58#Buller's Shearwater#Ardenna bulleri V
59#Sooty Shearwater#Ardenna griseus NT
60#Hutton's Shearwater#Puffinus huttoniNEEN
61Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescensE 
62Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusRREN
63Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiaeRR 
64Australian Masked-OwlTyto novaehollandiaeRR 
65Tasmanian BoobookNinox leucopsisE 
66Azure KingfisherCeyx azureusRR 
67Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeE 
68Yellow-tailed Black-CockatooZanda funereusE 
69Gang-gang CockatooCallocephalon fimbriatumEV
70Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostrisE 
71Ground ParrotPezoporus wallicusE 
72Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaEV
73Orange-bellied ParrotNeophema chrysogasterECR
74#Swift Parrot#Lathamus discolorECR
75Green RosellaPlatycercus caledonicusE 
76<Little Lorikeet>Psitteuteles pusillaE 
77<Musk Lorikeet>Trichoglossus concinnaE 
78Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusE 
79Superb LyrebirdMenura novaehollandiaeE 
80Southern EmuwrenStipiturus malachurusE 
81Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneusE 
82Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisE 
83Noisy MinerManorina melanocephalaE 
84Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraE 
85Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaE 
86White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifronsE 
87Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanopsE 
88Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterusE 
89New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeE 
90Yellow-throated HoneyeaterNesoptilotis flavicollisE 
91Black-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus affinisE 
92Strong-billed HoneyeaterMelithreptus validirostrisEV
93Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatusE 
94Forty-spotted PardalotePardalotus quadragintusEEN
95Striated FieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosusE 
96Tasmanian ScrubwrenSericornis humilisE 
97ScrubtitAcanthornis magnaE 
98Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoaE 
99Tasmanian ThornbillAcanthiza ewingiiE 
100Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusillaE 
101Spotted Quail-thrushCinclosoma punctatumE 
102Olive WhistlerPachycephala olivaceaE 
103Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralisE 
104Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatusNE 
105Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterusE 
106Black CurrawongStrepera fuliginosaE 
107Gray CurrawongStrepera versicolorE 
108Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifronsRR 
109Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatusRR 
110Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubeculaNE 
111Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleucaNE 
112<Little Raven>Corvus melloriE 
113Forest RavenCorvus tasmanicusE 
114Scarlet RobinPetroica boodangE 
115Flame RobinPetroica phoeniceaE 
116Pink RobinPetroica rodinogasterE 
117Dusky RobinMelanodryas vittata V
118Little GrassbirdPoodytes gramineusNE 
119Bassian ThrushZoothera lunulataE 
120Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bellaE 

 

 *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

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic279
LCLocal5
NENear Endemic71
RRRestricted Range56

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened18
VVulnerable22
ENEndangered14
CRCritically Endangered3

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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Michaelmas Cay
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Musgrave
Norman River
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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescriptionCodeDescription
EEndemicLCLocal
NENear EndemicRRRestricted Range

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1Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmataNE
2Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoidesNE
3Blue-billed DuckOxyura australisE
4Musk DuckBiziura lobataE
5Brush BronzewingPhaps elegansE
6Superb Fruit-DovePtilinopus superbusRR
7<Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove>Ptilinopus reginaRR
8Topknot PigeonLopholaimus antarcticusE
9(Channel-billed Cuckoo)Scythrops novaehollandiaeRR
10Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidusRR
11<Lewin's Rail>Lewinia pectoralisRR
12Tasmanian NativehenTribonyx mortieriiE
13Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallariusRR
14<Banded Stilt>Cladorhynchus leucocephalusE
15Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiaeNE
16Hooded PloverThinornis cucullatusE
17/Double-banded Plover/Anarhynchus bicinctusNE
18<Australian Painted-Snipe>Rostratula australis 
19/Far Eastern Curlew/Numenius madagascariensis 
20/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica 
21/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa 
22/Latham's Snipe/Gallinago hardwickiiRR
23/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes 
24/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris 
25/Red Knot/Calidris canutus 
26/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminata 
27/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea 
28/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis 
29Painted ButtonquailTurnix variusE
30Pacific GullLarus pacificusE
31Australian Fairy TernSternula nereis 
32/White-fronted Tern/Sterna striata 
33#Erect-crested Penguin#Eudyptes sclateriNE
34#Macaroni Penguin#Eudyptes chrysolophus 
35#Eastern Rockhopper Penguin#Eudyptes filholi 
36#Northern Royal Albatross#Diomedea sanfordi 
37#Southern Royal Albatross#Diomedea epomophora 
38#Snowy Albatross#Diomedea exulans 
39#Antipodean Albatross#Diomedea antipodensis 
40#Amsterdam Albatross#Diomedea amsterdamensis 
41#Sooty Albatross#Phoebetria fusca 
42#Light-mantled Albatross#Phoebetria palpebrata 
43#Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross#Thalassarche carteri 
44#Gray-headed Albatross#Thalassarche chrysostoma 
45#Buller's Albatross#Thalassarche bulleri 
46White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta 
47#Salvin's Albatross#Thalassarche salvini 
48#Chatham Albatross#Thalassarche eremitaE
49#Mottled Petrel#Pterodroma inexpectata 
50#White-necked Petrel#Pterodroma cervicalis 
51#Cook's Petrel#Pterodroma cookii 
52#Gould's Petrel#Pterodroma leucoptera 
53Pycroft's PetrelPterodroma pycrofti 
54#Gray Petrel#Procellaria cinerea 
55#White-chinned Petrel#Procellaria aequinoctialis 
56#Westland Petrel#Procellaria westlandica 
57(Flesh-footed Shearwater)Ardenna carneipes 
58#Buller's Shearwater#Ardenna bulleri 
59#Sooty Shearwater#Ardenna griseus 
60#Hutton's Shearwater#Puffinus huttoniNE
61Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescensE
62Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusRR
63Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiaeRR
64Australian Masked-OwlTyto novaehollandiaeRR
65Tasmanian BoobookNinox leucopsisE
66Azure KingfisherCeyx azureusRR
67Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeE
68Yellow-tailed Black-CockatooZanda funereusE
69Gang-gang CockatooCallocephalon fimbriatumE
70Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostrisE
71Ground ParrotPezoporus wallicusE
72Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaE
73Orange-bellied ParrotNeophema chrysogasterE
74#Swift Parrot#Lathamus discolorE
75Green RosellaPlatycercus caledonicusE
76<Little Lorikeet>Psitteuteles pusillaE
77<Musk Lorikeet>Trichoglossus concinnaE
78Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusE
79Superb LyrebirdMenura novaehollandiaeE
80Southern EmuwrenStipiturus malachurusE
81Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneusE
82Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisE
83Noisy MinerManorina melanocephalaE
84Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraE
85Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaE
86White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifronsE
87Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanopsE
88Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterusE
89New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeE
90Yellow-throated HoneyeaterNesoptilotis flavicollisE
91Black-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus affinisE
92Strong-billed HoneyeaterMelithreptus validirostrisE
93Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatusE
94Forty-spotted PardalotePardalotus quadragintusE
95Striated FieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosusE
96Tasmanian ScrubwrenSericornis humilisE
97ScrubtitAcanthornis magnaE
98Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoaE
99Tasmanian ThornbillAcanthiza ewingiiE
100Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusillaE
101Spotted Quail-thrushCinclosoma punctatumE
102Olive WhistlerPachycephala olivaceaE
103Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralisE
104Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatusNE
105Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterusE
106Black CurrawongStrepera fuliginosaE
107Gray CurrawongStrepera versicolorE
108Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifronsRR
109Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatusRR
110Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubeculaNE
111Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleucaNE
112<Little Raven>Corvus melloriE
113Forest RavenCorvus tasmanicusE
114Scarlet RobinPetroica boodangE
115Flame RobinPetroica phoeniceaE
116Pink RobinPetroica rodinogasterE
117Dusky RobinMelanodryas vittata 
118Little GrassbirdPoodytes gramineusNE
119Bassian ThrushZoothera lunulataE
120Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bellaE