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Emu to Storks
Emu & Cassowary (Casuariidae)
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Southern Cassowary
Megapodes, Quail
Australian Bush-turkey (Alectura lathami)
Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora)
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus)
Gannets, Boobies (Sulidae)
Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator)
Cormorants, Darter
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius hypoleucos)
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
Little Pied Cormorant (Microarbo melanoleucos)
Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)
Pelican (Pelicanidae)
Australian Pelican (Pelicanus conspicillatus)
Storks (Ciconiidae)
Black Necked Stork (Jabiru) (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)
Seabirds
Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia)
Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
Ducks, Swans, ‘Geese’
Ducks & Swans (Anatidae)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
Freckled duck (Stictonetta naevosa)
Musk Duck (Biziura lobata)
Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)
Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
Australian Shelduck (Tadoma tadomoides)
Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata)
Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendroygna eytoni)
Hardhead (Aythya australis)
Chestnut teal (Anas castanea)
Grey teal (Anas gracilis)
Australasian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)
Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa)
Magpie Geese (Anseranatidae)
Magpie Geese (Anseranas semipalmata)
Herons to Bustard
Herons, Egrets etc. (Ardeidae)
Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)
Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)
Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)
White-necked heron (Ardea pacifica)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
White-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)
Striated Heron (Eutorides striatus)
Nankeen Night-Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
Spoonbills, Ibis (Threskiornithidae)
Yellow billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes)
Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)
Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
Straw necked ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Cranes (Gruidae)
Brolga (Grus rubicunda)
Sarus Crane (Grus antigone)
Crakes, rails etc. (Railidae)
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea)
Baillon’s Crake (Porzana pusilla)
Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
White-browed Crake (Amauronis cinerea)
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
Lewin’s Rail (Lewinia pectoralis)
Dusky Morehen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
Black-tailed Native-hen (Tribonyx ventralis)
Bustard
Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis)
Birds of Prey
Eagles, Hawks, Kites etc. (Accipteridae)
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus cristatus)
White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)
Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipter cirrocephalus)
Grey Goshawk – grey morph (Accipiter novaehollandiae)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
Black Shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
Falcons (Falconidae)
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
Shorebirds, Waders
Snipe, Godwits, Curlews etc. (Scolopacidae)
Latham’s Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
Plovers, Dotterels, Lapwings (Charadriidae)
Red kneed dotterel (Erythroganys cinctus)
Black-fronted dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus)
Red Capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus)
Inland Dotterel (Charadrius australis)
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
Banded Lapwing (Vanellus tricolor)
Painted Snipe (Rostratulidae)
Australian Painted Snipe (Rostratula australis)
Jacanas (Jacanidae)
Comb crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacca)
Stone Curlews (Burhinidae)
Bush Stone-Curlew (Burhinus grallarius)
Beach Stone Curlew (Esacus magnirostris)
Osytercatchers (Haematopodidae)
Australian Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)
Stilts, Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)
Parrots
Parrots – others (Psittacidae)
Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
Double-eyed Fig-parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthamalma, race macleayana)
Superb parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)
Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus)
Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonatus)
Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius)
Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella)
Bourke’s Parrot (Neopsephotus bourkii)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Parrots – Rosellas (Psittacidae)
Pale headed rosella (Platycerus adscitus)
Eastern Rosella (Playcerus eximius)
Crimson Rosella (Platycerus elegans)
Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius)
Parrots – Lorikeets (Psittacidae)
Scaly-brested Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chloropidotus)
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
Musk lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna)
Little lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla)
Cockatoos
Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)
Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
Long- billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris)
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus)
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)
Gang Gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorrhynchus banksii)
Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami)
Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris)
Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo (Calyptorhychus funereus)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Gulls to Cuckoos
Gulls, Terns, Noddies (Laridae)
Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus)
Kelp (Black-backed) Gull (Larus dominicannus)
Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
Whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
White-fronted tern (Sterna striata)
Fairy Tern (Sternula nereis)
Common Noddy (Anous stolidus)
Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscata)
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Brown Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia amboinensis)
White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela)
Brush Bronzewing (Phaps elegans)
Common Bronzewing (Geophops plumifera)
Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata)
Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis)
Peaceful dove (Geopelia striata)
Wompoo Pigeon (Ptilinopus magnificus)
Pied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
Cuckoos & Coucals (Cuculidae)
Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis)
Shining Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites lucidus)
Black-eared cuckoo (Chalcites osulans)
Gould’s Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites russatus)
Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)
Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus)
Pallid Cuckoo (Hteroscenes pallidus)
Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus)
Eastern Koel (Eudynamys orientalis)
‘Night birds’
Frogmouths, Nightjars, Owlet Nightjars
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigodes)
Spotted nightjar (Eurostopodus argus)
Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
Hawk Owls (Strigidae)
Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook)
Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua)
Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Rollers
River Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea)
Woodland Kingfishers (Halcyonidae)
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
Forest kingfisher (Tordiramphus macleayii)
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus santus)
Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius)
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Blue winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii)
Bee-eaters & Rollers
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
Lyrebirds to Pardalotes
Lyrebirds (Menuridae)
Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)
Australasian Treecreepers (Climacteridae)
White-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis)
Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus)
White-throated Treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaeus)
Thornbills, Gerygones etc. (Acanthizidae)
Pilotbird (Pycnoptilus floccosus)
Rock warbler / Origma (Origma solitaria)
White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis)
Yellow-throated Scrubwren (Sericornis citreogularis)
Large-billed Scrubwren (Sericornis magnirostra)
Speckled Warbler (Chthonicola sagittata)
Redthroat (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus)
White-throated Gerygone (Gerygone albogularis)
Western Gerygone (Gerygone fusca)
Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris)
Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)
Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana)
Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla)
Buff-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza reguloides)
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis)
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis)
Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta)
Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis)
Rufous Fieldwren (Calamanthus campestris)
Striated Fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus)
Fairy-wrens, Emu-wrens, Grass-wrens etc. (Mauridae)
Red-backed Fairy-wren (Melurus melanocephalus)
Splendid Fairy-wren (Malurus splendens)
Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus)
Variegated Fairy-wren (Malurus lambertii)
White-winged Fairy-wren (Malurus leucopterus leuconotus)
Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)
Bristlebirds (Dasyornithidae)
Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus)
Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)
Pardalotes (Pardalotidae)
Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus)
Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
Red-browed Pardalote (Pardalotus rubricatus)
Robins to Orioles
Australasian ‘Robins’ (Petroicidae)
Jacky winter (Microeca fascinans)
Lemon-bellied flycatcher (Microeca flavigaster)
Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)
Grey-headed Robin (Heteromyias albiscularis)
Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata)
Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)
Red Capped Robin (Petrocia goodenovii)
Flame robin (Petrocera phoenicca)
Rose Robin (Petroica rosea)
Pale Yellow Robin (Tregellasia capito)
Logrunners (Orthonychidae)
Australian Logrunner (Orthonyx temminckii)
Chowchilla (Orthornyx spaldingii)
Australian Babblers (Pomatostomidae)
Hall’s Babbler (Pomatostomus halli)
Chestnut-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus ruficeps)
Grey-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus temporalis)
White-browed Babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus)
Whipbirds, Quail-thrushes, Wedgebills (Psophodidae)
Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olvaceus)
Churruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus)
Spotted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum)
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax)
Cinnamon Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma cinnamomeum)
Sitellas (Neosittidae)
Varied Sitella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera)
Whistlers, Shrike-thrushes etc. (Pachycephalidae)
Golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis)
Olive Whistler (Pachycephala olivaca)
Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
Bower’s shrike thrush (Colluricincla boweri)
Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica)
Australo-Papuan Bellbirds
Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis)
Cuckoo-shrikes & Trillers (Campephagidae)
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina papuensis)
White winged triller (Lalage tricolor)
Orioles & Figbirds (Oriolidae)
Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus)
Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)
Honeyeaters & Chats
Wattlebirds, Friarbirds, Miners
Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata)
Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
Little Friarbird (Philemon citreogularis)
Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculutus)
Helmeted Friarbird (Philemon buceroides)
Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys)
Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula)
Honeyeaters (Lichenostomus spp.)
Bridled Honeyeater (Lichenostomus frenatus)
Yellow-faced honeyeater (Lichenostomus chrysops)
Yellow Honeyeater (Lichenostomus flavus)
Fuscous Honeyeater (Lichenostomus fuscus)
Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi)
Yellow tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops)
White-eared honeyeater (Lichenostomus leucotis)
White-plumed honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus)
Yellow-plumed honeyeater (Lichenostomus ornatus)
Singing Honeyeater (Lichenostomus virescens)
Honeyeaters (Acanthagenys to Melitheptus)
Spiny Cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)
Striped honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata)
Macleay’s honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayana)
Lewin’s honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii)
Yellow spotted Honeyeater (Meliphaga notata)
Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris)
White-naped honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)
Honeyeaters (Phylidonyris to Grantiella)
New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)
White Cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris nigra)
Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus)
White fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons)
Painted Honeyeater (Grantiella picta)
Honeyeaters -others
Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia)
Brown backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus)
Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)
Tawny-crowned honeyeater (Glyciphila melanops)
Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)
Black Honeyeater (Sugamel niger)
Pied Honeyeater (Certhionyx variegatus)
Scarlet Honeyeater (Myzomela erythocephala)
Chats
White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons)
Orange Chat (Epthianura aurifrons)
Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)
Bowerbirds to Apostlebird
Bowerbirds, Catbirds, (Ptilonorynchidae)
Tooth Billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris)
Great Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis)
Western Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus guttatus )
Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)
Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus melanotis)
Green Catbird (Ailuroeus crassirostris)
Birds of Paradise (Paraissaeidae)
Paradise Riflebird (Lophorina paradiseus)
Victoria’s riflebird (Ptilotis victoriae)
Woodswallows, Butucherbirds, Currawongs, Magpie, (Artamidae)
Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)
Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
Black Butcherbird (Cracticus quoyi)
Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor)
Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus)
Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus)
White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus)
Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor)
Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus)
White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus)
Crows, Ravens (Corvidae)
New England Forest Raven (Corvus tasmanicus boreus)
Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
Little Raven (Corvus mellori)
Little Crow (Corvus bennetti)
Torresian Crow (Corvus orru)
Drongos (Dicruridae)
Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus)
Chough and Apostlebird (Corcoracidae)
White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos)
Apostlebird (Strauthidea cinerea)
Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)
Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophyrys)
Northern fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris)
Rufous Fantail (Rhipdura rufifrons)
Monarchs & Flycatchers (Monarchidae)
Spectacled Monarch (Symposiarchus trivirgatus)
Shining Flycatcher (Myiagra alecto)
Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca)
Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta)
Leaden flycatcher (Myriagra rubecula)
Magpie Lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
Pipits to Starlings
Pipits, Wagtails (Motacillidae)
Australasian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)
Reed warblers, Cisticolas, Grassbirds, Songlarks
Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis)
Golden headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis)
Little Grassbird (Megalurus gramineus)
Tawny Grassbird (Megalurus timoriensis)
Spinifexbird (Poodytes carteri)
Brown Songlark (Cinclorramphus cruralis)
Rufous Songlark (Cincloramphus mathewsi)
Grassfinches (Estrilidae)
Painted Finch (Emblema pictum)
Blue-Faced Parrot-finch (Erythrura trichroa)
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)
Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton)
Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)
Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)
Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
White eyes (Timaliidae)
Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)
Swallows (Hirundinidae)
Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans
Sunbirds and Flowerpeckers: Nectariniidae
Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum)
Thrushes (Turdidae)
Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Honeyeaters – Lichenostomus spp
