Common Name
|
Scientific Name
|
Quail
| Phasianidae
|
Brown Quail
| Coturnix ypsilophora
|
King Quail
| Coturnix chinensis
|
Button-Quail
| Turnicidae
|
Buff-breasted Button-quail
| Turnix olivii
|
Painted Button Quail
| Turnix varia
|
Red-backed Button-Quail
| Turnix maculosa
|
Ducks, Geese and Swans
| Anatidae
|
Magpie Goose
| Anseranas semipalmata
|
Black Swan
| Cygnus atratus
|
Wandering Whistling duck
| Dendrocygna arcuata
|
Plumed Whistling Duck
| Dendrocygna eytoni
|
Australian Wood Duck
| Chenonetta jubata
|
Pink-eared Duck
| Malacorynchus membranaceus
|
Grey Teal
| Anas gracilis
|
Radjah Shelduck
| Tadorna radjah
|
Freckled Duck
| Stictonetta naevosa
|
Hardhead
| Aythya australis
|
Pacific Black Duck
| Anas superciliosa
|
Green Pygmy Goose
| Nettapus pulchellus
|
Cotton Pygmy Goose
| Nettapus coromandelianus
|
Grebes
| Podicipedidae
|
Australasian Grebe
| Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
|
Hoary-headed Grebe
| Poliocephalus poliocephalus
|
Great Crested Grebe
| Podiceps cristatus
|
Darters
| Anhingidae
|
Darter
| Anhinga melanogaster
|
Cormorants
| Phalacrocoracidae
|
Great Cormorant
| Phalacrocorax carbo
|
Little Black Cormorant
| Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
|
Little Pied Cormorant
| Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
|
Pied Cormorant
| Phalacrocorax varius
|
Pelicans
| Pelecanidae
|
Australian Pelican
| Pelicanus conspicillatus
|
Crakes, Rails, Swamphens, Moorhens and Coots
| Rallidae
|
Buff-banded Rail
| Gallirallus philippensis
|
Baillon’s Crake
| Porzana pusilla
|
White-browed Crake
| Porzana cinerea
|
Dusky Moorhen
| Gallinula tenebrosa
|
Purple Swamphen
| Porphyrio porphyrio
|
Eurasian Coot
| Fulica atra
|
Herons, Egrets and Bitterns
| Ardeidae
|
White-necked (Pacific) Heron
| Ardea pacifica
|
White-faced Heron
| Ardea novaehollandiae
|
Cattle Egret
| Ardea ibis
|
Great Egret
| Ardea alba
|
Little Egret
| Ardea garzetta
|
Intermediate Egret
| Ardea intermedia
|
Rufous Night Heron
| Nycticorax caledonicus
|
Black Bittern
| Ixobrychus flavicollis
|
Ibis and Spoonbill
| Plataleidae
|
Glossy Ibis
| Plegadis falcinellus
|
Australian White (Sacred) Ibis
| Threskiornis mollucca
|
Straw-necked Ibis
| Threskiornis spinicollis
|
Royal Spoonbill
| Platalea regia
|
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
| Platalea flavipes
|
Storks
| Ciconiidae
|
Black-necked Stork (Jabiru)
| Ephippiorynchus asiaticus
|
Cranes
| Gruidae
|
Brolga
| Grus rubicundus
|
Sarus Crane
| Grus antigone
|
Bustard
| Otidae
|
Australian Bustard
| Ardeotis australis
|
Sandpiper, Snipe and Godwit
| Scolopacidae
|
Wood Sandpiper
| Tringa glareola
|
Common Sandpiper
| Actitis hypoleucos
|
Common Greenshank
| Tringa nebularia
|
Marsh Sandpiper
| Tringa stagnatilis
|
Latham’s (Japanese) Snipe
| Gallinago hardwickii
|
Black-tailed Godwit
| Limosa limosa
|
Bar-tailed Godwit
| Limosa lapponica
|
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
| Calidris acuminata
|
Red-necked Stint
| Calidris ruficolis
|
Jacanas
| Jacanidae
|
Comb-crested Jacana
| Irediparra gallinacea
|
Stone Curlews
| Burhinidae
|
Bush Stone Curlew
| Burhinus grallarius
|
Stilts, Avocets
| Recurvirostridae
|
Black-winged Stilt
| Himantopus himantopus
|
Lapwings, Plovers and Dotterel
| Charadriidae
|
Black-fronted Dotterel (Plover)
| Elseyornis melanopus
|
Red-kneed Dotterel
| Erythrogonys cinctus
|
Banded Lapwing
| Vanellus tricolor
|
Masked Lapwing
| Vanellus miles
|
Gulls and Terns
| Laridae
|
Whiskered Tern
| Chlidonias hybrida
|
Gull-billed Tern
| Sterna nilotica
|
Caspian Tern
| Sterna caspia
|
Osprey
| Pandionidae
|
Osprey
| Pandion haliaetus
|
Kites, Hawks, Eagles and Harriers
| Accipitridae
|
Pacific Baza
| Aviceda subcristata
|
Black-shouldered Kite
| Elanus axillaris
|
Square-tailed Kite
| Lophoictinia isura
|
Black-breasted Buzzard
| Hamirostra melanosternon
|
Black Kite
| Milvus migrans
|
Whistling Kite
| Haliastur sphenurus
|
Brahminy Kite
| Haliastur indus
|
White-bellied Sea Eagle
| Haliaeetus leucogaster
|
Spotted Harrier
| Circus assimilis
|
Swamp (Marsh) Harrier
| Circus approximans
|
Brown Goshawk
| Accipiter fasciatus
|
Wedge-tailed Eagle
| Aquila audax
|
Little Eagle
| Hieraaetus morphnoides
|
Falcons
| Falconidae
|
Peregrine Falcon
| Falco peregrinus
|
Australian Hobby
| Falco longipennis
|
Nankeen (Australian) Kestrel
| Falco cenchroides
|
Brown Falcon
| Falco berigora
|
Pigeons and Doves
| Columbidae
|
Crested Pigeon
| Ocyphaps laphotes
|
Squatter Pigeon
| Geophaps scripta
|
Diamond Dove
| Geopelia cuneata
|
Peaceful Dove
| Geopelia striata
|
Bar-shouldered Dove
| Geopelia humeralis
|
Cockatoos
| Cacatuidae
|
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
| Calyptorynchus banksii
|
Galah
| Cacatua roseicapilla
|
Little Corella
| Cacatua sanguinea
|
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
| Cacatua galerita
|
Parrots
| Psittacidae
|
Rainbow Lorikeet
| Trichoglossus haematodus
|
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
| Trichoglossus chlorepidotus
|
Red-winged Parrot
| Aprosmictus erythropterus
|
Pale-headed Rosella
| Platycerus adscitus
|
Cuckoos and Coucals
| Cuculidae
|
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
| Cacomantis flabelliformis
|
Pallid Cuckoo
| Cuculus pallidus
|
Brush Cuckoo
| Cuculus variolosus
|
Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo
| Chrysococcyx basalis
|
Shining Bronze Cuckoo
| Chrysococcyx lucidus
|
Gould’s Bronze Cuckoo
| Chrysococcyx russatus
|
Common Koel
| Eudymamys scolopacea
|
Channel-billed Cuckoo
| Scythrops novaehollandiae
|
Pheasant Coucal
| Centropus phasianinus
|
Owls
| Strigidae
|
Rufous Owl
| Ninox rufa
|
Barking Owl
| Ninox connivens
|
Southern Boobook
| Ninox novaeseelandiae
|
Barn Owls
| Tytonidae
|
Barn Owl
| Tyto alba
|
Grass Owl
| Tyto capensis
|
Frogmouths
| Podargidae
|
Tawny Frogmouth
| Podargus strigoides
|
Owlet-Nightjars
| Aegothelidae
|
Australian Owlet-Nightjar
| Aegotheles cristatus
|
Nightjars
| Caprimulgidae
|
Large-tailed Nightjar
| Caprimulgus macrurus
|
White-throated Nightjar
| Eurostopodus mystacalis
|
Spotted Nightjar
| Eurostopodus argus
|
Swiftlets and Swifts
| Apodidae
|
White-rumped Swiftlet
| Collocalia spodiopygia
|
White-throated Needletail
| Hirundapus caudacutus
|
Kingfishers
| Alcedinidae
|
Azure Kingfisher
| Alcedo azurea
|
Laughing Kookaburra
| Dacelo novaeguineae
|
Blue-winged Kookaburra
| Dacelo leachii
|
Forest Kingfisher
| Todiramphus macleaayii
|
Red-Backed Kingfisher
| Todiramphus pyrrhopygia
|
Sacred Kingfisher
| Todiramphus sanctus
|
Bee-eaters
| Meropidae
|
Rainbow Bee-eater
| Merops ornatus
|
Rollers
| Coraciidae
|
Dollarbird
| Eurystomus orientalis
|
Sitella
| Neosittidae
|
Varied Sittella
| Daphoenositta chrysoptera
|
Treecreepers
| Climacteridae
|
Brown Treecreeper
| Climacteris picumnus
|
White-throated Treecreeper
| Cormobates leucophaeus
|
Fairy-Wrens
| Maluridae
|
Red-backed Fairy-Wren
| Malurus melanocephalus
|
Pardalotes, Gerygones and Thornbills
| Pardalotidae
|
Spotted Pardalote
| Pardalotus punctatus
|
Striated Pardalote
| Pardalotus striatus
|
Weebill
| Smicrornis brevirostris
|
Fairy Gerygone
| Gerygone palpebrosa
|
White-throated Gerygone
| Gerygone olivacea
|
Buff-rumped Thornbill
| Acanthiza reguloides
|
Honeyeaters
| Meliphagidae
|
Noisy Friarbird
| Philemon corniculatus
|
Little Friarbird
| Philemon citreogularis
|
Blue-faced Honeyeater
| Entomyzon cyanotis
|
Noisy Miner
| Manorina melanocephala
|
Lewin’s Honeyeater
| Meliphaga lewinii
|
Yellow Honeyeater
| Lichenostomus flavus
|
White-throated Honeyeater
| Melithreptus albogularis
|
Scarlet Honeyeater
| Myzomela sanguinolenta
|
Brown Honeyeater
| Lichmera indistincta
|
Banded Honeyeater
| Certhionyx pectoralis
|
Brown-backed Honeyeater
| Ramsayornis modestus
|
Australo-Papuan Babblers
| Pomatostomidae
|
Grey-crowned Babbler
| Pomatostomus temporalis
|
Australian Robins
| Petroicidae
|
White-browed Robin
| Poecilodryas superciliosa
|
Jacky Winter
| Microeca fascinans
|
Shrike-Thrushes and Whistlers
| Pachycephalidae
|
Little Shrike-thrush
| Colluricincla megarhyncha
|
Rufous Whistler
| Pachycephala rufiventris
|
Monarchs, Magpie-Lark, Flycatchers, Wagtails, Fantails and Drongos
| Dicruridae
|
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher
| Microeca flavigaster
|
Leaden Flycatcher
| Myiagra rubecula
|
Magpie-lark
| Grallina cyanoleuca
|
Rufous Fantail
| Rhipidura rufrifrons
|
Grey Fantail
| Rhipidura fuliginosa
|
Northern Fantail
| Rhipidura rufiventris
|
Willie Wagtail
| Rhipidura leocophrys
|
Spangled Drongo
| Dicrurus bracteatus
|
Orioles and Figbird
| Oriolidae
|
Olive-backed Oriole
| Oriolus sagittatus
|
Figbird
| Sphecotheres viridis
|
Bowerbirds
| Ptilonorhynchidae
|
Great Bowerbird
| Chlamydera nuchalis
|
Cuckoo-Shrikes and Trillers
| Campephagidae
|
Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike
| Coracina novaehollandiae
|
White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike
| Coracina papuensis
|
Cicadabird
| Coracina tenuirostris
|
White-winged Triller
| Lalage sueurii
|
Woodswallows, Butcherbirds and Currawongs
| Artamidae
|
Black-faced Woodswallow
| Artamus cinereus
|
Grey Butcherbird
| Cracticus torquatus
|
Pied Butcherbird
| Cracticus nigrocularis
|
Australian Magpie
| Gymnorhina tibicen
|
Pied Currawong
| Strepera graculina
|
Ravens and Crows
| Corvidae
|
Australian Raven
| Corvus coronoides
|
Torresian Crow
| Corvus orru
|
Australian Mud-nesters
| Corcoracidae
|
Apostlebird
| Struthidea cinerea
|
Swallows and Martins
| Hirundinidae
|
Welcome Swallow
| Hirundo neoxena
|
Tree Martin
| Hirundo nigricans
|
Larks, Pipits and Wagtails
| Motacillidae
|
Richard’s Pipit
| Anthus novaeseelandiae
|
Old World Warblers
| Sylviidae
|
Clamorous Reed-Warbler
| Acrocephalus stentoreus
|
Tawny Grassbird
| Megalurus timoriensis
|
Golden-headed Cisticola
| Cisticola exilis
|
Rufous Songlark
| Cincloramphus mathewsi
|
Old World Sparrows
| Passeridae
|
House Sparrow
| Passer domesticus
|
Weavers, Waxbills, Grass-Finches and Mannikins
| Ploceidae
|
Red-browed Finch
| Neochmia temporalis
|
Crimson Finch
| Neochmia phaeton
|
Double-barred Finch
| Taeniopygia bichenovii
|
Black-throated Finch
| Poephila cincta
|
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
| Lonchura castaneothorax
|
Flowerpeckers
| Diceidae
|
Mistletoebird
| Dicaeum hirundinaceum
|
White-eyes
| Zosteropidae
|
Silvereyes
| Zosterops lateralis
|
Starlings and Mynas
| Sturnidae
|
Metallic Starling
| Aplonis metallica
|
Common Mynah
| Acridotheres tristis
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