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WYPERFELD NATIONAL PARK

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# Species:169
# Excl Vagrants:169
# Endemics:60
# Near Endemics:3

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

2Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
3Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
4Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
5Gray TealAnas gracilis
6HardheadAythya australis

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

7MalleefowlLeipoa ocellata

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

8Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophora
9<Stubble Quail>Coturnix pectoralis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

10Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
11<Hoary-headed Grebe>Poliocephalus poliocephalus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Rock PigeonColumba livia
13Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
14Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
15Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
16Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

17Black-eared CuckooChrysococcyx osculans
18Horsfield's Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
19Shining Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
20Pallid CuckooCacomantis pallidus
21Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

22Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

23Spotted NightjarEurostopodus argus

 
Owlet-Nightjars: Aegothelidae

24Australian Owlet-nightjarAegotheles cristatus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

25/White-throated Needletail/Hirundapus caudacutus
26/Pacific Swift/Apus pacificus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

27<Black-tailed Nativehen>Tribonyx ventralis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

28BrolgaAntigone rubicunda

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

29Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
30Masked LapwingVanellus miles

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

31<Little Buttonquail>Turnix velox
32Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

33Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
34(Whiskered Tern)Chlidonias hybrida

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

35Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
36Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

37Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
38White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
39Pacific HeronArdea pacifica

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

40Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca
41Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
42Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

43<Black-shouldered Kite>Elanus axillaris
44Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
45Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
46Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
47<Spotted Harrier>Circus assimilis
48Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
49Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
50Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
51Black KiteMilvus migrans

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

52Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

53Southern BoobookNinox boobook

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

54Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
55<Red-backed Kingfisher>Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
56(Sacred Kingfisher)Todiramphus sanctus

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

57Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

58<Nankeen Kestrel>Falco cenchroides
59Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
60Brown FalconFalco berigora
61<Black Falcon>Falco subniger
62Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

63<Cockatiel>Nymphicus hollandicus
64GalahEolophus roseicapilla
65Pink CockatooCacatua leadbeateri
66Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
67Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
68Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

69Regent ParrotPolytelis anthopeplus
70Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostoma
71Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
72Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
73Greater BluebonnetNorthiella haematogaster
74Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
75Mulga ParrotPsephotellus varius
76<Budgerigar>Melopsittacus undulatus
77<Purple-crowned Lorikeet>Parvipsitta porphyrocephala

 
Australasian Treecreepers: Climacteridae

78White-browed TreecreeperClimacteris affinis
79Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus

 
Fairywrens: Maluridae

80Striated GrasswrenAmytornis striatus
81Mallee EmuwrenStipiturus mallee
82Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
83Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens
84White-winged FairywrenMalurus leucopterus

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

85White-fronted HoneyeaterPurnella albifrons
86Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops
87White-eared HoneyeaterLichenostomus leucotis
88Purple-gaped HoneyeaterLichenostomus cratitius
89Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
90Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
91Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
92<Red Wattlebird>Anthochaera carunculata
93Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
94Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula ornatus
95White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillatus
96<Crimson Chat>Epthianura tricolor
97Orange ChatEpthianura aurifrons
98White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
99<Black Honeyeater>Sugomel nigrum
100Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanops
101New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
102Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
103Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
104Striped HoneyeaterPlectorhyncha lanceolata

 
Pardalotes: Pardalotidae

105Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
106Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

107RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneus
108Shy HeathwrenHylacola cauta
109Rufous FieldwrenCalamanthus campestris
110WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
111Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsis
112Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
113Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
114Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
115Slender-billed ThornbillAcanthiza iredalei
116Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialis
117Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloides
118Western GerygoneGerygone fusca

 
Pseudo-Babblers: Pomatostomidae

119White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
120Chestnut-crowned BabblerPomatostomus ruficeps

 
Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers: Cinclosomatidae

121Chestnut Quail-thrushCinclosoma castanotum

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

122<Ground Cuckooshrike>Coracina maxima
123Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
124White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
125White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor

 
Sittellas: Neosittidae

126Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera

 
Australo-Papuan Bellbirds: Oreoicidae

127Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalis

 
Shrike-tit: Falcunculidae

128Eastern Shrike-titFalcunculus frontatus

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

129Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
130Red-lored WhistlerPachycephala rufogularis
131Gilbert's WhistlerPachycephala inornata
132Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
133Western WhistlerPachycephala occidentalis
134Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

135White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus
136Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
137<White-browed Woodswallow>Artamus superciliosus
138Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
139Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
140Gray ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
141Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
142Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
143Gray CurrawongStrepera versicolor

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

144Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
145Gray FantailRhipidura albiscapa

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

146Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
147Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta

 
White-winged Chough and Apostlebird: Corcoracidae

148White-winged ChoughCorcorax melanorhamphos

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

149<Little Crow>Corvus bennetti
150Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
151<Little Raven>Corvus mellori

 
Australasian Robins: Petroicidae

152Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
153Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
154Southern Scrub-RobinDrymodes brunneopygia
155Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata

 
Larks: Alaudidae

156Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

157Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

158<Brown Songlark>Cincloramphus cruralis
159Rufous SonglarkCincloramphus mathewsi

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

160White-backed SwallowCheramoeca leucosterna
161Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
162Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
163Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

164SilvereyeZosterops lateralis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

165European StarlingSturnus vulgaris

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

166Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

167<Mistletoebird>Dicaeum hirundinaceum

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

168House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

169Australian 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/Irregular21
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened0
VVulnerable4
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

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.