Cassowary & Emu (Casuariidae)

Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae

 

 

Megapodes (Megapodidae)

Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt

 

Pheasants & Quails (Phasianidae)

Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

 

New World Quails (Odontophoridae)

California Quail Callipepla californica

 

Magpie Goose (Anseranatidae)

Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata

 

Ducks & Swans (Anatidae)

Wandering Whistling-duck Dendrocygna eytoni Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis Musk Duck Biziura lobata Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa Black Swan Cygnus atratus Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata Hardhead Aythya australis New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae Australian Shoveler Anas rhyncotis Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Teal Anas gracilis

Brown Teal Anas chlorotis Chestnut Teal Anas castanea

 

Grebes (Podicipedidae)

Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

 

Pigeons & Doves (Columbidae)

Rock Dove Columba livia White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela Laughing Dove Spilpelia senegalensis Brown Cuckoo-dove Macropygia phasianella Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca White-bellied Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis

Wompoo Fruit-dove Megaloprepia magnifica Torresian Imperial-pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae

 

Frogmouths (Podargidae)

Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis

 

Cuckoos (Cuculidae)

Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis Shining Bronze-cuckoo Chrusococcyx lucidus Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus

Pallid Cuckoo Cacomantis pallidus Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis

 

Rails & Crakes (Rallidae)

Weka Gallirallus australis White-browed Crake Amaurornis cinerea Purple Swamphen (Australasian Purple Swamphen / Pukeko) Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus Purple Swamphen (SW Australian race) Porphyrio porphyrio bellus Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis Common Coot Fulica atra

 

Cranes (Gruidae)

Brolga Antigone rubicunda

 

Bustards (Otididae)

Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis

 

Penguins (Spheniscidae)

Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes Little Penguin Eudyptula minor

 

Southern Storm-petrels (Oceanitidae)

New Zealand Storm-petrel Fregetta maoriana

White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina

 

Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)

Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis Gibson's Albatross Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora "Shy-type" Albatross Thalassarche cauta / T. steadi White-capped Albatross Thalassarche steadi Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini

Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri

 

Petrels & Shearwaters (Procellariidae)

Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli Cape Petrel Daption capense Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grieus Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus

Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis

 

Spoonbills & Ibises (Threskiornithidae)

Australian Ibis Threskiornis moluccas Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

 

Herons & Egrets (Ardeidae)

Nankeen Night-heron Nycticorax caledonicus Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Little Egret Egretta garzetta

 

Pelicans (Pelecanidae)

Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus

 

Gannets & Boobies (Sulidae)

Australasian Gannet Morus serrator   Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

 

Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)

Little Pied Cormorant (Little Shag) Microcarbo melanoleucos Rough-faced Shag (King Shag) Phalacrocorax carunculatus Stewart Island Shag Phalacrocorax chalconotus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus

 

Darters (Anhingidae)

Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae

 

Stone-curlews (Burhinidae)

Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius

 

Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)

Australian Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus

 

Stilts & Avocets (Recurvirostridae)

Banded Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus   Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae   Pied Stilt Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus

 

Plovers & Lapwings (Charadriidae)

Grey Plover (Black-bellied Plover) Pluvialis squatarola Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus Lesser Sandplover (Mongolian Plover) Charadrius mongolus Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops

Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis

 

Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Ruff Calidris pugnax Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Sanderling Calidris alba Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes

Common Redshank Tringa totanus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

 

Gulls & Terns (Laridae)

Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae Red-billed Gull Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus Pacific Gull Larus pacificus Kelp Gull Larus dominicus Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Black Tern Chlidonias niger

White-fronted Tern Sterna striata Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii

 

Skuas (Stercorariidae)

Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica Arctic Skua / Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus

 

Osprey (Pandionidae)

Eastern Osprey Pandion haliaetus cristatus

 

Hawks & Eagles (Accipitridae)

Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus White-bellied Sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Black Kite Milvus migrans

 

Bee-eaters (Meropidae)

Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus

 

Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)

Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus Sacred Kingfisher Todirhamphus sanctus Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii

 

Falcons (Falconidae)

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Australian Hobby Falco longipennis

 

New Zealand Parrots (Strigopidae)

Kea Nestor notabilis Kaka Nestor meridionalis

 

Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)

Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Carnaby's (Short-billed) Black Cockatoo Zanda latirostris Gang-Gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum Galah Eolophus roseicapillus Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris Western Corella Cacatua pastinator Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita

 

Parrots (Psittacidae)

Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus Mulga Parrot Psephotus varius Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans elegans Yellow Rosella Platycercus elegans flaveolus Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius Port Lincoln Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius Mallee Ringneck Barnardius zonarius barnardi Elegant Parrot Neophema elegans Red-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus Double-eyed Fig-parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis

 

Pittas (Pittidae)

Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor

 

New Zealand Wren (Acanthsittidae)

South Island Wren Xenicus gilviventris

 

Lyrebirds (Acanthizidae)

Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae Albert's Lyrebird Menura alberti

 

Larks (Alaudidae)

Australasian Bushlark Mirafra javanica Skylark Alauda arvensis

 

Swallows & Martins (Hirundinidae)

WelcomeSwallow Hirundo neoxena Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans

 

Pipits & Wagtails (Motacillidae)

Australasian Pipit Anthus novaehollandiae Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

 

Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Barred Cuckoo-shrike Coracina lineata White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Varied Triller Lalage leucomela

 

Thrushes (Turdidae)

Common Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata

 

Fantails (Rhipiduridae)

Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa Mangrove Fantail Rhipidura phasiana Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys

 

Monarch Flycatchers (Monarchidae)

Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto Spectacled Monarch Symposiarchus trivirgatus

 

Cisticolas (Cisticolidae)

Zitting Cisticola (Fan-tailed Warbler) Cisticola jundicus Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis

 

Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)

Little Grassbird Megalurus gramineus Spinifexbird Eremiornis carteri Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis

 

Australasian Babblers (Pomatostomidae)

Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus

 

Logrunners (Orthonyctidae)

Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii

 

Jewel-babblers (Eupetidae)

Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus Western Whipbird Psophodes nigrogularis

 

Whistlers (Pachycelaphidae)

Western Shrike-tit Falcunculus leucogaster Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Bower's Shrike-thrush Colluricincla boweri Little Shrike-thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Whitehead Mohoua albicilla Yellowhead Mohoua ochrocephala

 

Australasian Treecreepers (Climacteridae)

White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaeus Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus Rufous Treecreeper Climacteris rufa

 

Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)

Grey-headed Robin Heteromyias cinereifrons Pale Yellow Robin Tregellasia capito White-breasted Robin Eopsaltria georgiana Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata Western Yellow Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis Rose Robin Petroica rosea Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii New Zealand Robin Petroica australis Tomtit Petroica macrocephala

Lemon-bellied Flyrobin Microeca flavigaster Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans

 

Fairywrens (Maluridae)

Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus Splendid Fairy-wren Malurus splendens Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti Red-winged Fairy-wren Malurus elegans Blue-breasted Fairy-wren Malurus pulcherrimus White-winged Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus Dusky Grasswren Amytornis purnelli

Western Grasswren Amytornis textilis

 

Bristlebirds (Dasyornithidae)

Western Bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris Rufous Bristlebird Dasyornis broadbenti

 

Thornbills (Acanthizidae)

Yellow-throated Scrubwren Sericornis citreogularis White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostris Grey Gerygone (Grey Warbler) Gerygone igata Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis Western Thornbill Acanthiza inornata

Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis

 

Australian Chats (Epthianuridae)

White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons

 

Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)

Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis

 

Pardalotes (Pardalotidae)

Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus

 

White-eyes (Zosteropidae)

Canary White-eye Zosterops luteus Silvereye Zosterops lateralis

 

Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)

Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Western Spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata Graceful Honeyeater Meliphaga gracilis Bridled Honeyeater Lichenostomus frenatus Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Mangrove Honeyeater Lichenostomus fasciogularis White-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus unicolor Yellow Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavus White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis Grey-headed Honeyeater Lichenostomus keartlandi Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus ornatus Fuscous Honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus White-fronted Honeyeater Purnella albifrons Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata Brown-backed Honeyeater Ramsayornis modestus Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis Dusky Myzomela Myzomela cineracea Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus Swan River Honeyeater Melithreptus chloropsis Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis Macleay's Honeyeater Xanthotis macleayanus

 

Orioles (Oriolidae)

Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus

 

Drongos (Dicruridae)

Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus

 

Wattlebirds (Callaeatidae)

Kokako Callaeas cinerea Saddleback Creadion carunculatus

 

Stitchbird (Notimytidae)

Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta

 

Mudlarks (Grallinidae)

Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca

 

Australian Mudnesters (Struthideidae)

White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea

 

Woodswallows (Artamidae)

White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus

 

Butcherbirds (Cracticidae)

Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor Pied Currawong Strepera graculina

 

Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae)

Tooth-billed Bowerbird Scenopoeetes dentirostris Spotted Catbird / Black-eared Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis Golden Bowerbird Prionodura newtoniana Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus Satin Bowerbird Chlamydera violaceus Western Bowerbird Chlamydera guttata

Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis

 

Birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae)

Victoria's Riflebird Ptilotis victoriae

 

Crows (Corvidae)

Little Crow Corvus bennetti Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Forest Raven Corvus tasmanicus

 

Starlings (Sturnidae)

Metallic Starling / Shining Starling Aplonis metallica European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

 

Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

 

Estrildid Finches (Estrildidae)

Painted Finch Emblema pictum Red-eared Firetail Stagonopleura oculata Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton Beautiful Firetail Stagonopleura bella Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis Australian Zebra Finch Taeniopygia castanotis Black-throated Finch Poephila cincta Scaly-breasted Munia / Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata

 

Finches (Fringillidae)

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Common Redpoll (Mealy Redpoll) Carduelis flammea European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

 

Buntings (Emberizidae)

Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus

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