List of birds of Australia

The list scope includes outlying islands:
    1. Cocos (Keeling) Islands
    2. Christmas Island
    3. Ashmore Reef
    4. Torres Strait Islands
    5. Lord Howe Island
    6. Norfolk Island
    7. Macquarie Island
    8. Heard Island and McDonald Islands

This is a list of the wild birds found in Australia including its outlying islands and territories, but excluding the Australian Antarctic Territory. The outlying islands covered include: Christmas, Cocos (Keeling), Ashmore, Torres Strait, Coral Sea, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Macquarie and Heard/McDonald. The list includes introduced species, common vagrants and recently extinct species. It excludes extirpated introductions (e.g. ostrich), some very rare vagrants (seen once) and species only present in captivity. Eight hundred and forty-two extant species are listed.

There have been three comprehensive accounts: the first was John Goulds Birds of Australia, the second Gregory Mathews, and third was the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (1990-2006).

The taxonomy followed is from Christidis and Boles, 2008.[1] Their system has been developed over nearly two decades[2] and has strong local support,[3] but deviates in important ways from more generally accepted schemes.

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Non-passerines

Cassowaries

Order: Casuariformes   Family: Casuariidae

This family of flightless ratite birds is represented by one living species in Australia.

Common name Binomial Notes
Southern cassowaryCasuarius casuarius

Emus

Order: Casuariformes   Family: Dromaiidae

This family of flightless ratite birds is represented by one living species in Australia, another two having perished since human settlement.

Common name Binomial Notes
EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
King Island emuDromaius aterextinct
Kangaroo Island emuDromaius baudinianusextinct

Mound-builders

Order: Galliformes   Family: Megapodidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Australian brushturkeyAlectura lathami
MalleefowlLeipoa ocellata
Orange-footed scrubfowlMegapodius reinwardt

Pheasants

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

Phasianidae consists of the pheasants and their allies. These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump, with broad, relatively short wings. Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans. Three species are native to Australia, and five commonly domesticated species are feral.

Common name Binomial Notes
Stubble quailCoturnix pectoralis
Brown quailCoturnix ypsilophora
King quailExcalfactoria chinensis
Indian peafowlPavo cristatusintroduced
Red junglefowlGallus gallusintroduced
Green junglefowlGallus variusintroduced, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Common pheasantPhasianus colchicusintroduced
Wild turkeyMeleagris gallopavointroduced

Guineafowl

Order: Galliformes   Family: Numididae

Common name Binomial Notes
Helmeted guineafowlNumida meleagrisintroduced

Magpie goose

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anseranatidae

The family contains a single species, the magpie goose. It was an early and distinctive offshoot of the anseriform family tree, diverging after the screamers and before all other ducks, geese and swans, sometime in the late Cretaceous. The single species is found across Australia.

Common name Binomial Notes
Magpie gooseAnseranas semipalmata
Magpie goose - Fogg Dam - Northern Territory - Australia

Ducks, geese and swans

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These are adapted for an aquatic existence, with webbed feet, bills that are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. In Australia, 26 species have been recorded, of which three have been introduced, and three are vagrants.

Common name Binomial Notes
Spotted whistling duckDendrocygna guttata
Plumed whistling duckDendrocygna eytoni
Wandering whistling duckDendrocygna arcuata
Musk duckBiziura lobata
Freckled duckStictonetta naevosa
Cape Barren gooseCereopsis novaehollandiae
Black swanCygnus atratus
Mute swanCygnus olorintroduced
Canada gooseBranta canadensisvagrant, introduced
Radjah shelduckRadjah radjah
Australian shelduckTadorna tadornoides
Paradise shelduckTadorna variegatavagrant, Lord Howe Island
Australian wood duckChenonetta jubata
Pink-eared duckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
Cotton pygmy gooseNettapus coromandelianus
Green pygmy gooseNettapus pulchellus
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Australasian shovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Northern shovelerSpatula clypeatavagrant
Grey tealAnas gracilis
Chestnut tealAnas castanea
Northern pintailAnas acutavagrant
Northern mallardAnas platyrhynchosintroduced
Pacific black duckAnas superciliosa
HardheadAythya australis
Blue-billed duckOxyura australis

Tropicbirds

Order: Phaethontiformes   Family: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their long wings have black markings, as does the head. Two species have been recorded from Australian waters.

Common name Binomial Notes
Red-tailed tropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
White-tailed tropicbirdPhaethon lepturus

Grebes

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. Three species have been regularly recorded in Australia, and a fourth is a vagrant.

Common name Binomial Notes
Australasian grebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
Little grebeTachybaptus ruficollisvagrant
Hoary-headed grebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
Great crested grebePodiceps cristatus

Pigeons and doves

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Crested pigeon and spinifex pigeon

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. In Australian territory 31 species have been recorded, five of which have been introduced, and another three are vagrants. Three have become extinct since European colonisation.

Common name Binomial Notes
Rock pigeonColumba liviaintroduced
White-throated pigeonColumba vitiensisextirpated, Lord Howe Island
White-headed pigeonColumba leucomela
Barbary doveStreptopelia roseogriseaintroduced
Red collared doveStreptopelia tranquebaricaintroduced, Christmas Island
Laughing doveSpilopelia senegalensisintroduced
Spotted doveSpilopelia chinensisintroduced
Brown cuckoo-doveMacropygia phasianella
Pacific emerald doveChalcophaps longirostris
Common bronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
Brush bronzewingPhaps elegans
Flock bronzewingPhaps histrionica
Crested pigeonOcyphaps lophotes
Spinifex pigeonGeophaps plumifera
Partridge pigeonGeophaps smithii
Squatter pigeonGeophaps scripta
White-quilled rock pigeonPetrophassa albipennis
Chestnut-quilled rock pigeonPetrophassa rufipennis
Diamond doveGeopelia cuneata
Peaceful doveGeopelia striata
Bar-shouldered doveGeopelia humeralis
Wonga pigeonLeucosarcia melanoleuca
Norfolk ground doveGallicolumba norfolciensisextinct, Norfolk Island
Black-banded fruit dovePtilinopus alligator
Wompoo fruit dovePtilinopus magnificus
Superb fruit dovePtilinopus superbus
Rose-crowned fruit dovePtilinopus regina
Orange-bellied fruit dovePtilinopus iozonusvagrant, Torres Strait
Elegant imperial pigeonDucula concinnavagrant
Christmas imperial pigeonDucula whartoniChristmas Island
Collared imperial pigeonDucula mulleriivagrant, Torres Strait
Torresian imperial pigeonDucula spilorrhoa
Topknot pigeonLopholaimus antarcticus
New Zealand pigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiaeextirpated, Norfolk Island
Bar-shouldered dove - Home Garden - Darwin - Northern Territory - Australia

Frogmouths

Order: Podargiformes   Family: Podargidae

The frogmouths are a distinctive group of small nocturnal birds related to swifts found from India across southern Asia to Australia. Three species are found in Australia.

Common name Binomial Notes
Tawny frogmouthPodargus strigoides
Papuan frogmouthPodargus papuensis
Marbled frogmouthPodargus ocellatus

Nightjars

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Families: Eurostopodidae and Caprimulgidae

Common name Binomial Notes
White-throated nightjarEurostopodus mystacalis
Spotted nightjarEurostopodus argus
Large-tailed nightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
Savanna nightjarCaprimulgus affinisvagrant, Christmas Island
Grey nightjarCaprimulgus jotakavagrant, Ashmore Reef

Owlet-nightjars

Order: Aegotheliformes   Family: Aegothelidae

The owlet-nightjars are a distinctive group of small nocturnal birds related to swifts found from the Maluku Islands and New Guinea to Australia and New Caledonia. There are eleven species, one of which is found in Australia.

Common name Binomial Notes
Australian owlet-nightjarAegotheles cristatus

Swifts

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. There are 98 species worldwide, with eight recorded in Australian territory, four of which are vagrants.

Common name Binomial Notes
Glossy swiftletCollocalia esculentavagrant
Christmas Island swiftletCollocalia natalisChristmas Island
Australian swiftletAerodramus terraereginae
Uniform swiftletAerodramus vanikorensisvagrant
White-throated needletailHirundapus caudacutus
Papuan spine-tailed swiftMearnsia novaeguineaevagrant, Torres Strait
Pacific swiftApus pacificus
House swiftApus affinisvagrant

Austral storm petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Oceanitidae

The austral storm petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

Common name Binomial Notes
Polynesian storm petrelNesofregetta fuliginosavagrant
Wilson's storm petrelOceanites oceanicus
Grey-backed storm petrelGarrodia nereis
White-faced storm petrelPelagodroma marina
Black-bellied storm petrelFregetta tropica
White-bellied storm petrelFregetta grallaria

Northern storm petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Hydrobatidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Swinhoe's storm petrelOceanodroma monorhisvagrant
Leach's storm petrelOceanodroma leucorhoavagrant
Tristram's storm petrelOceanodroma tristramivagrant
Matsudaira's storm petrelOceanodroma matsudairaevagrant

Albatrosses

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Diomedeidae

The albatrosses are a family of large seabird found across the Southern and North Pacific Oceans. The largest are among the largest flying birds in the world. Fourteen species are seen to varying degrees in Australian waters, with another recorded as a vagrant.

Common name Binomial Notes
Wandering albatrossDiomedea exulans
Antipodean albatrossDiomedea antipodensis
Southern royal albatrossDiomedea epomophora
Northern royal albatrossDiomedea sanfordi
Laysan albatrossPhoebastria immutabilisvagrant
Black-browed albatrossThalassarche melanophris
Shy albatrossThalassarche cauta
Salvin's albatrossThalassarche salvini
Chatham albatrossThalassarche eremita
Campbell albatrossThalassarche impavida
Grey-headed albatrossThalassarche chrysostoma
Yellow-nosed albatrossThalassarche carteri
Buller's albatrossThalassarche bulleri
Sooty albatrossPhoebetria fusca
Light-mantled sooty albatrossPhoebetria palpebrata

Fulmars, petrels and shearwaters

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium nasal septum, and a long outer functional primary flight feather. In Australian waters, 51 species have been recorded.

Common name Binomial Notes
Southern giant petrelMacronectes giganteus
Northern giant petrelMacronectes halli
Southern fulmarFulmarus glacialoides
Antarctic petrelThalassoica antarctica
Cape petrelDaption capense
Snow petrelPagodroma niveavagrant, Heard Island
Blue petrelHalobaena caerulea
Broad-billed prionPachyptila vittata
Salvin's prionPachyptila salvini
Antarctic prionPachyptila desolata
Slender-billed prionPachyptila belcheri
Fairy prionPachyptila turtur
Fulmar prionPachyptila crassirostrisvagrant; Heard Island
White-chinned petrelProcellaria aequinoctialis
Westland petrelProcellaria westlandicavagrant
Black petrelProcellaria parkinsoni
Grey petrelProcellaria cinerea
Bulwer's petrelBulweria bulweriivagrant
Jouanin's petrelBulweria fallaxvagrant
Wedge-tailed shearwaterArdenna pacifica
Buller's shearwaterArdenna bulleri
Flesh-footed shearwaterArdenna carneipes
Pink-footed shearwaterArdenna creatopusvagrant
Great shearwaterArdenna gravisvagrant
Sooty shearwaterArdenna grisea
Short-tailed shearwaterArdenna tenuirostris
Streaked shearwaterCalonectris leucomelas
Manx shearwaterPuffinus puffinusvagrant
Newell's shearwaterPuffinus newellivagrant
Fluttering shearwaterPuffinus gavia
Hutton's shearwaterPuffinus huttoni
Tropical shearwaterPuffinus baillonivagrant
Persian shearwaterPuffinus persicusvagrant
Heinroth's shearwaterPuffinus heinrothivagrant
Little shearwaterPuffinus assimilis
Tahiti petrelPseudobulweria rostrata
Kerguelen petrelLugensa brevirostris
Barau's petrelPterodroma barauivagrant
Juan Fernandez petrelPterodroma externavagrant
Kermadec petrelPterodroma neglectavagrant; Lord Howe Island; Norfolk Island
Herald petrelPterodroma heraldica
Soft-plumaged petrelPterodroma mollis
White-headed petrelPterodroma lessonii
Great-winged petrelPterodroma macroptera
Providence petrelPterodroma solandri
Mottled petrelPterodroma inexpectata
Gould's petrelPterodroma leucoptera
Cook's petrelPterodroma cookiivagrant
White-necked petrelPterodroma cervicalisvagrant; Norfolk Island
Vanuatu petrelPterodroma occultavagrant
Black-winged petrelPterodroma nigripennis
Atlantic petrelPterodroma incertavagrant
Common diving petrelPelecanoides urinatrix
South Georgian diving petrelPelecanoides georgicusvagrant; Macquarie Island; Heard Island

Penguins

Order: Sphenisciformes   Family: Spheniscidae

A wild little penguin returning to its burrow to feed its chicks on Bruny Island

Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. One species breeds on the Australian coast, while another ten have been recorded as vagrants.

Common name Binomial Notes
King penguinAptenodytes patagonicusvagrant; Macquarie Island; Heard Island
Emperor penguinAptenodytes forsterivagrant, Heard Island
Gentoo penguinPygoscelis papuavagrant; Macquarie Island; Heard Island
Adelie penguinPygoscelis adeliaevagrant, Macquarie Island, Heard Island
Chinstrap penguinPygoscelis antarcticusvagrant
Southern rockhopper penguinEudyptes chrysocomevagrant; Macquarie Island; Heard Island
Northern rockhopper penguinEudyptes moseleyivagrant;
Fiordland penguinEudyptes pachyrhynchusvagrant
Erect-crested penguinEudyptes sclaterivagrant
Macaroni penguinEudyptes chrysolophusvagrant; Macquarie Island; Heard Island
Royal penguinEudyptes schlegelivagrant; Macquarie Island;
Little penguinEudyptula minor
Magellanic penguinSpheniscus magellanicusvagrant

Frigatebirds

Order: Suliformes   Family: Fregatidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Lesser frigatebirdFregata ariel
Great frigatebirdFregata minor
Christmas frigatebirdFregata andrewsivagrant; Christmas Island

Boobies and gannets

Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. Six species have been recorded from Australian territory.

Common name Binomial Notes
Abbott's boobyPapasula abbottivagrant; Christmas Island
Cape gannetMorus capensisvagrant
Australasian gannetMorus serrator
Masked boobySula dactylatra
Red-footed boobySula sula
Brown boobySula leucogaster

Darters

Order: Suliformes   Family: Anhingidae

Darters are cormorant-like water birds with long necks and long, straight bills. They are fish eaters which often swim with only their neck above the water. One species is found in Australia.

Common name Binomial Notes
Australasian darterAnhinga novaehollandiae

Cormorants

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of coloured skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed, a distinguishing feature among the Pelecaniformes order. Seven species occur in Australian territory, with a seventh as a vagrant.

Common name Binomial Notes
Little pied cormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Great cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little black cormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied cormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Black-faced cormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescens
Macquarie shagPhalacrocorax purpurascensMacquarie Island
Heard Island shagPhalacrocorax nivalisHeard Island
Kerguelen shagPhalacrocorax verrucosusvagrant

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are large water birds with distinctive pouches under their bills. Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes. One species has been recorded in Australia.

Common name Binomial Notes
Australian pelicanPelecanus conspicillatus

Bitterns, herons and egrets

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

Australian little egret
Common name Binomial Notes
Australasian bitternBotaurus poiciloptilus
Australian little bitternIxobrychus dubius
Yellow bitternIxobrychus sinensisvagrant
Schrenck's bitternIxobrychus eurhythmusvagrant, Christmas Island
Cinnamon bitternIxobrychus cinnamomeusvagrant, Christmas Island
Black bitternIxobrychus flavicollis
Grey heronArdea cinereavagrant
White-necked heronArdea pacifica
Eastern great egretArdea modesta
Intermediate egretArdea intermedia
Great-billed heronArdea sumatrana
Cattle egretArdea ibis
Striated heronButorides striatus
Chinese pond heronArdeola bacchusvagrant, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Javan pond heronArdeola speciosavagrant
Pied heronEgretta picata
White-faced heronEgretta novaehollandiae
Little egretEgretta garzetta
Eastern reef egretEgretta sacra
Black-crowned night heronNycticorax nycticoraxvagrant, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Nankeen night heronNycticorax caledonicus
Malayan night heronGorsachius melanolophusvagrant, Christmas Island

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Glossy ibisPlegadis falcinellus
Australian white ibisThreskiornis moluccus
Straw-necked ibisThreskiornis spinicollis
Royal spoonbillPlatalea regia
Yellow-billed spoonbillPlatalea flavipes

Storks

Black necked stork (Jabiru) - Fogg Dam - Northern Territory - Australia
Black necked stork (jabiru) and juvenile pied heron in flight - Fogg Dam - Northern Territory - Australia
Black necked stork (jabiru) in flight - Fogg Dam - Northern Territory - Australia

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Black-necked storkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus

Hawks, kites and eagles

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

Common name Binomial Notes
Black-shouldered kiteElanus axillaris
Letter-winged kiteElanus scriptus
Square-tailed kiteLophoictinia isura
Black-breasted buzzardHamirostra melanosternon
Crested honey buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusvagrant
Pacific bazaAviceda subcristata
White-bellied sea eagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
Whistling kiteHaliastur sphenurus
Brahminy kiteHaliastur indus
Black kiteMilvus migrans
Brown goshawkAccipiter fasciatus
Collared sparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
Variable goshawkAccipiter hiogasterChristmas Island
Grey goshawkAccipiter novaehollandiae
Spotted harrierCircus assimilis
Swamp harrierCircus approximans
Red goshawkErythrotriorchis radiatus
Gurney's eagleAquila gurneyivagrant, Torres Strait
Wedge-tailed eagleAquila audax
Little eagleHieraaetus morphnoides

Osprey

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Eastern ospreyPandion haliaetus / Pandion cristatus

Falcons

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Nankeen kestrelFalco cenchroides
Brown falconFalco berigora
Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
Grey falconFalco hypoleucos
Black falconFalco subniger
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinus

Cranes

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Sarus craneGrus antigone
BrolgaGrus rubicunda

Rails, crakes and coots

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Australasian swamphenPorphyrio melanotus
White gallinulePorphyrio albusextinct, Lord Howe Island
Red-necked crakeRallina tricolor
Red-legged crakeRallina fasciatavagrant
Lewin's railLewinia pectoralis
Chestnut railGallirallus castaneoventris
Buff-banded railGallirallus philippensis
Lord Howe woodhenGallirallus sylvestrisLord Howe Island
CorncrakeCrex crexvagrant
Baillon's crakePorzana pusilla
Australian spotted crakePorzana fluminea
Ruddy-breasted crakePorzana fuscavagrant, Christmas Island
Spotless crakePorzana tabuensis
White-browed crakeAmaurornis cinerea
Pale-vented bush-henAmaurornis moluccana
White-breasted waterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusvagrant, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
WatercockGallicrex cinereavagrant, Christmas Island
Black-tailed nativehenTribonyx ventralis
Tasmanian nativehenTribonyx mortierii
Dusky moorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Eurasian cootFulica atra

Bustards

Order: Otidiformes   Family: Otididae

Common name Binomial Notes
Australian bustardArdeotis australis

Sheathbills

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Chionididae

Common name Binomial Notes
Black-faced sheathbillChionis minorHeard Island

Stone-curlews (thick-knees)

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Burhinidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Bush stone-curlewBurhinus grallarius
Beach stone-curlewEsacus magnirostris

Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

Common name Binomial Notes
South Island pied oystercatcherHaematopus finschivagrant
Australian pied oystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
Sooty oystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus

Avocets and stilts

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

Common name Binomial Notes
Pied stiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Red-necked avocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
Banded stiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus

Plovers and lapwings

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Pacific golden ploverPluvialis fulva
American golden ploverPluvialis dominicusvagrant
Grey ploverPluvialis squatarola
Ringed ploverCharadrius hiaticulavagrant
Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubiusvagrant
Kentish ploverCharadrius alexandrinusvagrant
Red-capped ploverCharadrius ruficapillus
Double-banded ploverCharadrius bicinctus
Lesser sand ploverCharadrius mongolus
Greater sand ploverCharadrius leschenaultii
Caspian ploverCharadrius asiaticusvagrant
Oriental ploverCharadrius veredus
Inland dotterelCharadrius australis
Black-fronted dotterelElseyornis melanops
Hooded ploverThinornis cucullatus
Red-kneed dotterelErythrogonys cinctus
Banded lapwingVanellus tricolor
Masked lapwingVanellus miles
Grey-headed lapwingVanellus cinereusvagrant

Plains wanderer

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Pedionomidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Plains wandererPedionomus torquatus

Jacanas

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Jacanidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Comb-crested jacanaIrediparra gallinacea
Pheasant-tailed jacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusvagrant

Painted-snipe

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Rostratulidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Australian painted-snipeRostratula australis

Waders or shorebirds

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Latham's snipeGallinago hardwickii
Pin-tailed snipeGallinago stenuravagrant; Christmas Island
Swinhoe's snipeGallinago megala
Black-tailed godwitLimosa limosa
Hudsonian godwitLimosa haemasticavagrant
Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponica
Little curlewNumenius minutus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Eastern curlewNumenius madagascariensis
Upland sandpiperBartramia longicaudavagrant
Terek sandpiperXenus cinereus
Common sandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green sandpiperTringa ochropusvagrant
Grey-tailed tattlerTringa brevipes
Wandering tattlerTringa incana
Spotted redshankTringa erythropusvagrant
Nordmann's greenshankTringa guttifervagrant
Common greenshankTringa nebularia
Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesvagrant
Marsh sandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Common redshankTringa totanus
Wood sandpiperTringa glareola
Ruddy turnstoneArenaria interpres
Asian dowitcherLimnodromus semipalmatus
Short-billed dowitcherLimnodromus griseusvagrant
Great knotCalidris tenuirostris
Red knotCalidris canutus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Little stintCalidris minuta
Red-necked stintCalidris ruficollis
Long-toed stintCalidris subminuta
White-rumped sandpiperCalidris fuscicollisvagrant
Baird's sandpiperCalidris bairdiivagrant
Pectoral sandpiperCalidris melanotos
Sharp-tailed sandpiperCalidris acuminata
DunlinCalidris alpinavagrant
Curlew sandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Stilt sandpiperCalidris himantopusvagrant
Buff-breasted sandpiperCalidris subruficollisvagrant
Broad-billed sandpiperCalidris falcinellus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Wilson's phalaropeSteganopus tricolorvagrant
Red-necked phalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Grey phalaropePhalaropus fulicariusvagrant

Buttonquail

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Turnicidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Red-backed buttonquailTurnix maculosus
Black-breasted buttonquailTurnix melanogaster
Chestnut-backed buttonquailTurnix castanotus
Buff-breasted buttonquailTurnix olivii
Painted buttonquailTurnix varius
Red-chested buttonquailTurnix pyrrhothorax
Little buttonquailTurnix velox

Pratincoles

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Oriental pratincoleGlareola maldivarum
Australian pratincoleStiltia isabella
Australian pratincole - Fogg Dam - Middle Point - Northern Territory - Australia

Skuas

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

Common name Binomial Notes
South polar skuaStercorarius maccormicki
Brown skuaStercorarius antarcticus
Pomarine jaegerStercorarius pomarinus
Arctic jaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed jaegerStercorarius longicauda

Gulls and terns

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Common name Binomial Notes
Common noddyAnous stolidus
Black noddyAnous minutus
Lesser noddyAnous tenuirostris
White ternGygis albavagrant; Lord Howe Island; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Norfolk Island
Grey ternletProcelsterna ceruleavagrant; Lord Howe Island; Norfolk Island
Bridled ternOnychoprion anaethetus
Sooty ternOnychoprion fuscata
Little ternSternula albifrons
Fairy ternSternula nereis
Gull-billed ternGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian ternHydroprogne caspia
Whiskered ternChlidonias hybrida
White-winged black ternChlidonias leucopterus
Black ternChlidonias nigervagrant
Roseate ternSterna dougallii
White-fronted ternSterna striata
Black-naped ternSterna sumatrana
Common ternSterna hirundo
Arctic ternSterna paradisaea
Antarctic ternSterna vittatavagrant; Macquarie Island; Heard Island
Lesser crested ternThalasseus bengalensis
Crested ternThalasseus bergii
Pacific gullLarus pacificus
Lesser black-backed gullLarus fuscusvagrant, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Kelp gullLarus dominicanus
Mew gullLarus canusvagrant, Christmas Island
Black-tailed gullLarus crassirostrisvagrant
Laughing gullLeucophaeus atricillavagrant
Franklin's gullLeucophaeus pipixcanvagrant
Silver gullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Black-headed gullChroicocephalus ridibundusvagrant
Sabine's gullXema sabinivagrant

Parrots and allies

Order: Psittaciformes   Families: Strigopidae, Cacatuidae and Psittaculidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Norfolk kakaNestor productusextinct, Norfolk Island
Palm cockatooProbosciger aterrimus
Red-tailed black cockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
Glossy black cockatooCalyptorhynchus lathami
Yellow-tailed black cockatooCalyptorhynchus funereus
Carnaby's black cockatooCalyptorhynchus latirostris
Baudin's black cockatooCalyptorhynchus baudinii
Gang-gang cockatooCallocephalon fimbriatum
Major Mitchell's cockatooLophochroa leadbeateri
GalahEolophus roseicapilla
Long-billed corellaCacatua tenuirostris
Western corellaCacatua pastinator
Little corellaCacatua sanguinea
Sulphur-crested cockatooCacatua galerita
CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
Rainbow lorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus
Red-collared lorikeetTrichoglossus rubritorquis
Coconut lorikeetTrichoglossus haematodusSaibai Island
Scaly-breasted lorikeetTrichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Varied lorikeetPsitteuteles versicolor
Musk lorikeetGlossopsitta concinna
Little lorikeetGlossopsitta pusilla
Purple-crowned lorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephala
Double-eyed fig parrotCyclopsitta diophthalma
Eclectus parrotEclectus roratus
Red-cheeked parrotGeoffroyus geoffroyi
Australian king parrotAlisterus scapularis
Red-winged parrotAprosmictus erythropterus
Superb parrotPolytelis swainsonii
Regent parrotPolytelis anthopeplus
Princess parrotPolytelis alexandrae
Green rosellaPlatycercus caledonicus
Crimson rosellaPlatycercus elegans
Eastern rosellaPlatycercus eximius
Pale-headed rosellaPlatycercus adscitus
Northern rosellaPlatycercus venustus
Western rosellaPlatycercus icterotis
Australian ringneckBarnardius zonarius
Red-capped parrotPurpureicephalus spurius
BluebonnetNorthiella haematogaster
Swift parrotLathamus discolor
Red-rumped parrotPsephotus haematonotus
Mulga parrotPsephotus varius
Golden-shouldered parrotPsephotus chrysopterygius
Hooded parrotPsephotus dissimilis
Paradise parrotPsephotus pulcherrimusextinct
Tasman parakeetCyanoramphus cookii
Norfolk Island green parrotCyanoramphus cookiiextirpated, Norfolk Island
Lord Howe red-crowned parakeetCyanoramphus subflavescensLord Howe Island
Red-fronted parakeetCyanoramphus novaezelandiaeextirpated, Macquarie Island
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
Bourke's parrotNeopsephotus bourkii
Blue-winged parrotNeophema chrysostoma
Elegant parrotNeophema elegans
Rock parrotNeophema petrophila
Orange-bellied parrotNeophema chrysogaster
Turquoise parrotNeophema pulchella
Scarlet-chested parrotNeophema splendida
Eastern ground parrotPezoporus wallicus
Western ground parrotPezoporus flaviventris
Night parrotPezoporus occidentalis

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Lesser coucalCentropus bengalensisvagrant, Ashmore Reef
Pheasant coucalCentropus phasianinus
Asian koelEudynamys scolopaceusvagrant, Christmas Island
Eastern koelEudynamys orientalis
Long-tailed cuckooEudynamys taitensisLord Howe Island, Norfolk Island
Channel-billed cuckooScythrops novaehollandiae
Horsfield's bronze cuckooChalcites basalis
Black-eared cuckooChalcites osculans
Shining bronze cuckooChalcites lucidus
Little bronze cuckooChalcites minutillus
Pallid cuckooCacomantis pallidus
Chestnut-breasted cuckooCacomantis castaneiventris
Fan-tailed cuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
Brush cuckooCacomantis variolosus
Oriental cuckooCuculus optatus
Large hawk-cuckooHierococcyx sparverioidesvagrant, Christmas Island

True owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Powerful owlNinox strenua
Rufous owlNinox rufa
Barking owlNinox connivens
Southern boobookNinox boobook
Brown hawk-owlNinox scutulatavagrant, Ashmore Reef
Christmas Island hawk-owlNinox natalisChristmas Island
Buffy fish owlBubo ketupuvagrant, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Spot-bellied eagle owlBubo nipalensis

Barn owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Greater sooty owlTyto tenebricosa
Lesser sooty owlTyto multipunctata
Masked owlTyto novaehollandiae
Eastern barn owlTyto delicatula
Eastern grass owlTyto longimembris

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisvagrant, Christmas Island
Azure kingfisherCeyx azureus
Little kingfisherCeyx pusillus
Buff-breasted paradise kingfisherTanysiptera sylvia
Little paradise kingfisherTanysiptera hydrocharisvagrant
Common paradise kingfisherTanysiptera galateavagrant
Laughing kookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
Blue-winged kookaburraDacelo leachii
Yellow-billed kingfisherSyma torotoro
Forest kingfisherTodiramphus macleayii
Red-backed kingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygia
Sacred kingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Torresian kingfisherTodiramphus sordidus
Black-capped kingfisherHalcyon pileatavagrant

Bee-eaters

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Meropidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Rainbow bee-eaterMerops ornatus

Rollers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Coraciidae

Common name Binomial Notes
DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

Passerines

Pittas

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pittidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Papuan pittaErythropitta macklotii
Blue-winged pittaPitta moluccensisvagrant
Noisy pittaPitta versicolor
Rainbow pittaPitta iris
Fairy pittaPitta nymphavagrant

Lyrebirds

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Menuridae

Common name Binomial Notes
Albert's lyrebirdMenura alberti
Superb lyrebirdMenura novaehollandiae

Scrubbirds

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Atrichornithidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Rufous scrubbirdAtrichornis rufescens
Noisy scrubbirdAtrichornis clamosus

Australasian treecreepers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Climacteridae

Common name Binomial Notes
White-throated treecreeperCormobates leucophaea
White-browed treecreeperClimacteris affinis
Red-browed treecreeperClimacteris erythrops
Brown treecreeperClimacteris picumnus
Black-tailed treecreeperClimacteris melanura
Rufous treecreeperClimacteris rufa

Bowerbirds and catbirds

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Ptilonorhynchidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Spotted catbirdAiluroedus maculosus
Green catbirdAiluroedus crassirostris
Black-eared catbirdAiluroedus melanotis
Tooth-billed bowerbirdScenopoeetes dentirostris
Golden bowerbirdAmblyornis newtonianus
Regent bowerbirdSericulus chrysocephalus
Satin bowerbirdPtilonorhynchus violaceus
Spotted bowerbirdPtilonorhynchus maculatus
Western bowerbirdPtilonorhynchus guttatus
Great bowerbirdPtilonorhynchus nuchalis
Fawn-breasted bowerbirdPtilonorhynchus cerviniventris

Fairywrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Maluridae

Common name Binomial Notes
Superb fairywrenMalurus cyaneus
Splendid fairywrenMalurus splendens
Purple-crowned fairywrenMalurus coronatus
Red-backed fairywrenMalurus melanocephalus
White-winged fairywrenMalurus leucopterus
Purple-backed fairywrenMalurus assimilis
Variegated fairywrenMalurus lamberti
Lovely fairywrenMalurus amabilis
Blue-breasted fairywrenMalurus pulcherrimus
Red-winged fairywrenMalurus elegans
Southern emu-wrenStipiturus malachurus
Mallee emu-wrenStipiturus mallee
Rufous-crowned emu-wrenStipiturus ruficeps
Grey grasswrenAmytornis barbatus
Striated grasswrenAmytornis striatus
Short-tailed grasswrenAmytornis merrotsyi
White-throated grasswrenAmytornis woodwardi
Carpentarian grasswrenAmytornis dorotheae
Thick-billed grasswrenAmytornis textilis
Dusky grasswrenAmytornis purnelli
Kalkadoon grasswrenAmytornis ballarae
Eyrean grasswrenAmytornis goyderi
Black grasswrenAmytornis housei

Bristlebirds

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dasyornithidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Eastern bristlebirdDasyornis brachypterus
Western bristlebirdDasyornis longirostris
Rufous bristlebirdDasyornis broadbenti

Scrubwrens, thornbills and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acanthizidae

Common name Binomial Notes
PilotbirdPycnoptilus floccosus
RockwarblerOrigma solitaria
FernwrenOreoscopus gutturalis
Yellow-throated scrubwrenSericornis citreogularis
White-browed scrubwrenSericornis frontalis
Tasmanian scrubwrenSericornis humilis
Atherton scrubwrenSericornis keri
Large-billed scrubwrenSericornis magnirostra
Tropical scrubwrenSericornis beccarii
ScrubtitAcanthornis magna
Chestnut-rumped heathwrenHylacola pyrrhopygia
Shy heathwrenHylacola cauta
Striated fieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosus
Rufous fieldwrenCalamanthus campestris
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneus
Speckled warblerChthonicola sagittatus
WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
Brown gerygoneGerygone mouki
Norfolk Island gerygoneGerygone modestaNorfolk Island
Lord Howe gerygoneGerygone insularisextinct, Lord Howe Island
Mangrove gerygoneGerygone levigaster
Western gerygoneGerygone fusca
Dusky gerygoneGerygone tenebrosa
Large-billed gerygoneGerygone magnirostris
Green-backed gerygoneGerygone chloronota
Fairy gerygoneGerygone palpebrosa
White-throated gerygoneGerygone albogularis
Slaty-backed thornbillAcanthiza robustirostris
Striated thornbillAcanthiza lineata
Yellow thornbillAcanthiza nana
Yellow-rumped thornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
Chestnut-rumped thornbillAcanthiza uropygialis
Buff-rumped thornbillAcanthiza reguloides
Western thornbillAcanthiza inornata
Slender-billed thornbillAcanthiza iredalei
Tasmanian thornbillAcanthiza ewingii
Inland thornbillAcanthiza apicalis
Brown thornbillAcanthiza pusilla
Mountain thornbillAcanthiza katherina
Southern whitefaceAphelocephala leucopsis
Chestnut-breasted whitefaceAphelocephala pectoralis
Banded whitefaceAphelocephala nigricincta

Pardalotes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pardalotidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Spotted pardalotePardalotus punctatus
Forty-spotted pardalotePardalotus quadragintus
Red-browed pardalotePardalotus rubricatus
Striated pardalotePardalotus striatus

Honeyeaters

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Meliphagidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Eastern spinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Western spinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosus
Pied honeyeaterCerthionyx variegatus
Lewin's honeyeaterMeliphaga lewinii
Yellow-spotted honeyeaterMeliphaga notata
Graceful honeyeaterMeliphaga gracilis
White-lined honeyeaterMeliphaga albilineata
Kimberley honeyeaterMeliphaga fordiana
Bridled honeyeaterBolemoreus frenatus
Eungella honeyeaterBolemoreus hindwoodi
Yellow-faced honeyeaterCaligavis chrysops
Singing honeyeaterGavicalis virescens
Varied honeyeaterGavicalis versicolor
Mangrove honeyeaterGavicalis fasciogularis
White-gaped honeyeaterStomiopera unicolor
Yellow honeyeaterStomiopera flava
White-eared honeyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis
Yellow-throated honeyeaterNesoptilotis flavicollis
Yellow-tufted honeyeaterLichenostomus melanops
Purple-gaped honeyeaterLichenostomus cratitius
Grey-headed honeyeaterPtilotula keartlandi
Yellow-plumed honeyeaterPtilotula ornata
Grey-fronted honeyeaterPtilotula plumula
Fuscous honeyeaterPtilotula fusca
Yellow-tinted honeyeaterPtilotula flavescens
White-plumed honeyeaterPtilotula penicillata
White-fronted honeyeaterPurnella albifrons
Bell minerManorina melanophrys
Noisy minerManorina melanocephala
Black-eared minerManorina melanotis
Yellow-throated minerManorina flavigula
Spiny-cheeked honeyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
Western wattlebirdAnthochaera lunulata
Little wattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
Regent honeyeaterAnthochaera phrygia
Red wattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
Yellow wattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxa
Brown-backed honeyeaterRamsayornis modestus
Bar-breasted honeyeaterRamsayornis fasciatus
Rufous-banded honeyeaterConopophila albogularis
Rufous-throated honeyeaterConopophila rufogularis
Grey honeyeaterConopophila whitei
Black honeyeaterSugomel niger
Dusky honeyeaterMyzomela obscura
Red-headed honeyeaterMyzomela erythrocephala
Scarlet honeyeaterMyzomela sanguinolenta
Green-backed honeyeaterGlycichaera fallax
Tawny-crowned honeyeaterGliciphila melanops
Banded honeyeaterCissomela pectoralis
Brown honeyeaterLichmera indistincta
Crescent honeyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhoptera
New Holland honeyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
White-cheeked honeyeaterPhylidonyris nigra
White-streaked honeyeaterTrichodere cockerelli
Black-chinned honeyeaterMelithreptus gularis
Strong-billed honeyeaterMelithreptus validirostris
Brown-headed honeyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
White-throated honeyeaterMelithreptus albogularis
White-naped honeyeaterMelithreptus lunatus
Gilbert's honeyeaterMelithreptus chloropsis
Black-headed honeyeaterMelithreptus affinis
Blue-faced honeyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
Helmeted friarbirdPhilemon buceroides
Silver-crowned friarbirdPhilemon argenticeps
Noisy friarbirdPhilemon corniculatus
Little friarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
Macleay's honeyeaterXanthotis macleayana
Tawny-breasted honeyeaterXanthotis flaviventer
Striped honeyeaterPlectorhyncha lanceolata
Painted honeyeaterGrantiella picta
Crimson chatEpthianura tricolor
Orange chatEpthianura aurifrons
Yellow chatEpthianura crocea
White-fronted chatEpthianura albifrons
GibberbirdAshbyia lovensis

Babblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pomatostomidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Grey-crowned babblerPomatostomus temporalis
Hall's babblerPomatostomus halli
White-browed babblerPomatostomus superciliosus
Chestnut-crowned babblerPomatostomus ruficeps

Logrunner and chowchilla

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Orthonychidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Australian logrunnerOrthonyx temminckii
ChowchillaOrthonyx spaldingii

Quail-thrush, whipbirds and wedgebills

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Psophodidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Spotted quail-thrushCinclosoma punctatum
Chestnut quail-thrushCinclosoma castanotum
Cinnamon quail-thrushCinclosoma cinnamomeum
Copperback quail-thrushCinclosoma clarum
Nullarbor quail-thrushCinclosoma alisteri
Chestnut-breasted quail-thrushCinclosoma castaneothorax
Western quail-thrushCinclosoma marginatum
Eastern whipbirdPsophodes olivaceus
Black-throated whipbirdPsophodes nigrogularis
White-bellied whipbirdPsophodes leucogaster
Chirruping wedgebillPsophodes cristatus
Chiming wedgebillPsophodes occidentalis

Sittella

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Neosittidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Varied sittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera

Cuckooshrikes and trillers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Campephagidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Ground cuckooshrikeCoracina maxima
Black-faced cuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
White-bellied cuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
Barred cuckooshrikeCoracina lineata
Common cicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostre
White-winged trillerLalage sueurii
Varied trillerLalage leucomela
Long-tailed trillerLalage leucopygaextirpated, Norfolk Island

Whistlers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pachycephalidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Crested shriketitFalcunculus frontatus
Olive whistlerPachycephala olivacea
Red-lored whistlerPachycephala rufogularis
Gilbert's whistlerPachycephala inornata
Australian golden whistlerPachycephala pectoralis
Mangrove golden whistlerPachycephala melanura
Western whistlerPachycephala occidentalis
Grey whistlerPachycephala simplex
Rufous whistlerPachycephala rufiventris
White-breasted whistlerPachycephala lanioides
Little shrikethrushColluricincla megarhyncha
Bower's shrikethrushColluricincla boweri
Sandstone shrikethrushColluricincla woodwardi
Grey shrikethrushColluricincla harmonica

Oreoicids

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oreoicidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Crested bellbirdOreoica gutturalis

Figbird and orioles

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oriolidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Australasian figbirdSphecotheres vieilloti
Yellow orioleOriolus flavocinctus
Olive-backed orioleOriolus sagittatus

Currawongs, woodswallows, butcherbirds and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Artamidae

Common name Binomial Notes
White-breasted woodswallowArtamus leucorynchus
Masked woodswallowArtamus personatus
White-browed woodswallowArtamus superciliosus
Black-faced woodswallowArtamus cinereus
Dusky woodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
Little woodswallowArtamus minor
Black butcherbirdMelloria quoyi
Grey butcherbirdCracticus torquatus
Silver-backed butcherbirdCracticus argenteus
Black-backed butcherbirdCracticus mentalis
Pied butcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
Australian magpieGymnorhina tibicen
Pied currawongStrepera graculina
Black currawongStrepera fuliginosa
Grey currawongStrepera versicolor

Drongo

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dicruridae

Common name Binomial Notes
Spangled drongoDicrurus bracteatus

Fantails

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Rhipiduridae

Common name Binomial Notes
Rufous fantailRhipidura rufifrons
Arafura fantailRhipidura dryas
New Zealand fantailRhipidura fuliginosaextirpated, Lord Howe Island
Grey fantailRhipidura albiscapa
Mangrove grey fantailRhipidura phasiana
Northern fantailRhipidura rufiventris
Willie wagtailRhipidura leucophrys

Shrikes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Brown shrikeLanius cristatusvagrant, Christmas Island
Tiger shrikeLanius tigrinusvagrant

Magpie, crows and ravens

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Australian ravenCorvus coronoides
Forest ravenCorvus tasmanicus
Little ravenCorvus mellori
Little crowCorvus bennetti
Torresian crowCorvus orru
House crowCorvus splendensvagrant

Monarch flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Monarchidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Broad-billed flycatcherMyiagra ruficollis
Leaden flycatcherMyiagra rubecula
Satin flycatcherMyiagra cyanoleuca
Shining flycatcherMyiagra alecto
Restless flycatcherMyiagra inquieta
White-eared monarchCarterornis leucotis
Black-faced monarchMonarcha melanopsis
Black-winged monarchMonarcha frater
Island monarchMonarcha cinerascensvagrant, Ashmore Reef
Spectacled monarchSymposiachrus trivirgatus
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Frilled monarchArses telescophthalmus
Pied monarchArses kaupi
Yellow-breasted boatbillMachaerirhynchus flaviventer

Chough and apostlebird

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corcoracidae

Common name Binomial Notes
White-winged choughCorcorax melanorhamphos
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea

Birds of paradise and riflebirds

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paradisaeidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Trumpet manucodePhonygammus keraudrenii
Paradise riflebirdPtiloris paradiseus
Victoria's riflebirdPtiloris victoriae
Magnificent riflebirdPtiloris magnificus

Australasian robins

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Petroicidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Jacky winterMicroeca fascinans
Lemon-bellied flycatcherMicroeca flavigaster
Yellow-legged flycatcherMicroeca griseoceps
Norfolk robinPetroica multicolor
Scarlet robinPetroica boodang
Red-capped robinPetroica goodenovii
Flame robinPetroica phoenicea
Rose robinPetroica rosea
Pink robinPetroica rodinogaster
Hooded robinMelanodryas cucullata
Dusky robinMelanodryas vittata
Pale-yellow robinTregellasia capito
White-faced robinTregellasia leucops
Eastern yellow robinEopsaltria australis
Western yellow robinEopsaltria griseogularis
White-breasted robinEopsaltria georgiana
Mangrove robinPeneonanthe pulverulenta
Grey-headed robinHeteromyias cinereifrons
White-browed robinPoecilodryas superciliosa
Buff-sided robinPoecilodryas cerviniventris
Northern scrub robinDrymodes superciliaris
Southern scrub robinDrymodes brunneopygia

Larks

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Horsfield's bushlarkMirafra javanica
Eurasian skylarkAlauda arvensisintroduced

Cisticolas and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cisticolidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Zitting cisticolaCisticola juncidis
Golden-headed cisticolaCisticola exilis

Reed warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acrocephalidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Australian reed warblerAcrocephalus australis
Oriental reed warblerAcrocephalus orientalisvagrant

Grassbirds, songlarks and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Locustellidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Little grassbirdPoodytes gramineus
SpinifexbirdPoodytes carteri
Tawny grassbirdCincloramphus timoriensis
Rufous songlarkCincloramphus mathewsi
Brown songlarkCincloramphus cruralis

White-eyes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Zosteropidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Christmas Island white-eyeZosterops natalisChristmas Island
Pale white-eyeZosterops citrinella
Yellow white-eyeZosterops luteus
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Robust white-eyeZosterops strenuusLord Howe Island, extinct
Slender-billed white-eyeZosterops tenuirostrisNorfolk Island
White-chested white-eyeZosterops albogularisNorfolk Island, possibly extinct

Old World warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sylviidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Middendorff's grasshopper warblerLocustella ochotensisvagrant - Ashmore Reef
Pallas's grasshopper warblerLocustella certhiolavagrant - Christmas Island

Leaf-warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Phylloscopidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealisvagrant
Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatusvagrant

Swallows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

Common name Binomial Notes
White-backed swallowCheramoeca leucosternus
Barn swallowHirundo rustica
Welcome swallowHirundo neoxena
Fairy martinPetrochelidon ariel
Tree martinPetrochelidon nigricans
Red-rumped swallowCecropis dauricavagrant
Asian house martinDelichon dasypusvagrant, Christmas Island

Bulbuls

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pycnonotidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Red-whiskered bulbulPycnonotus jocosusintroduced

Old World flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Blue rock thrushMonticola solitariusvagrant
Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellinavagrant
Narcissus flycatcherFicedula narcissinavagrant
Blue-and-white flycatcherCyanoptila cyanomelanavagrant
Dark-sided flycatcherMuscicapa sibiricavagrant
Asian brown flycatcherMuscicapa dauuricavagrant

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Bassian thrushZoothera lunulata
Russet-tailed thrushZoothera heinei
BlackbirdTurdus merulaintroduced
Island thrushTurdus poliocephalusChristmas Island
Song thrushTurdus philomelosintroduced

Starlings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Singing starlingAplonis cantoroidesTorres Strait
Tasman starlingAplonis fuscaextinct, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island
Metallic starlingAplonis metallica
Common starlingSturnus vulgarisintroduced
Daurian starlingAgropsar sturninusvagrant, Christmas Island
Rosy starlingPastor roseusvagrant
Common mynaAcridotheres tristisintroduced

Flowerpeckers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dicaeidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Red-capped flowerpeckerDicaeum geelvinkianumTorres Strait
MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum

Sunbirds and spiderhunters

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Nectariniidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Olive-backed sunbirdNectarinia jugularis

Australasian finches, firetails and waxbills

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Estrildidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Zebra finchTaeniopygia guttata
Double-barred finchTaeniopygia bichenovii
Long-tailed finchPoephila acuticauda
Black-throated finchPoephila cincta
Masked finchPoephila personata
Crimson finchNeochmia phaeton
Star finchNeochmia ruficauda
Plum-headed finchNeochmia modesta
Red-browed finchNeochmia temporalis
Diamond firetailStagonopleura guttata
Beautiful firetailStagonopleura bella
Red-eared firetailStagonopleura oculata
Painted finchEmblema pictum
Blue-faced parrotfinchErythrura trichroa
Gouldian finchErythrura gouldiae
Nutmeg mannikinLonchura punctulataintroduced
Pale-headed muniaLonchura pallidavagrant, Ashmore Reef
Yellow-rumped mannikinLonchura flaviprymna
Chestnut-breasted mannikinLonchura castaneothorax
Java sparrowLonchura oryzivoraintroduced, Christmas Island
Pictorella mannikinHeteromunia pectoralis

Old World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

Common name Binomial Notes
House sparrowPasser domesticusintroduced
Eurasian tree sparrowPasser montanusintroduced

Wagtails and pipits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Australasian pipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
Red-throated pipitAnthus cervinusvagrant
Pechora pipitAnthus gustavivagrant, Ashmore Reef
Eastern yellow wagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
Green-headed yellow wagtailMotacilla taivana
Citrine wagtailMotacilla citreolavagrant
Grey wagtailMotacilla cinereavagrant
White wagtailMotacilla albavagrant

Finches, crossbills and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Common name Binomial Notes
Common chaffinchFringilla coelebsintroduced vagrant, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island
European goldfinchCarduelis carduelisintroduced
Common redpollAcanthis flammeaintroduced vagrant, Lord Howe Island, Macquarie Island
European greenfinchChloris chlorisintroduced

Buntings, seedeaters and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae

Common name Binomial Notes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellavagrant, Lord Howe Island

See also

References

  1. Christidis, Leslie; Boles, Walter (2008). Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 978-0-643-09602-8.
  2. Christidis, Leslie; Boles, Walter (1994). The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories. Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union. ISBN 978-1-875122-06-6.
  3. "Birds Australia Checklist". Birds Australia. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
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