Queensland's Gulf Country 2005         Possible Bird List

CASUARIIDAE
Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

MEGAPODIIDAE
Australian Brush-turkey

Alectura lathami

PHASIANDIDAE
Brown Quail

Coturnix ypsilophora

ANSERANATIDAE
Magpie Goose

Anseranas semipalmata

ANATIDAE
Plumed Whistling-DucK
Wandering Whistling-Duck
Black Swan
Radjah Shelduck
Australian Wood Duck
Cotton Pygmy-goose
Green Pygmy-goose
Pacific Black Duck
Grey Teal
Pink-eared Duck
Hardhead

Dendrocygna eytoni

Dendrocygna arcuata
Cygnus atratus
Tadorna radjah
Chenonetta jubata
Nettapus coromandelianus
Nettapus pulchellus
Anas superciliosa
Anas gracilis
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Aythya australis

PODICIPEDIDAE
Australasian Grebe
Great Crested Grebe


Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

Podiceps cristatus

ANHINGIDAE
Darter
Anhinga melanogaster

PHALACROCORACIDAE
Little Pied Cormorant
Pied Cormorant
Little Black Cormorant
Great Cormorant


Phalacrocorax melanoleucos

Phalacrocorax varius
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Phalacrocorax carbo

PELECANIDAE
Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus
ARDEIDAE
White-faced Heron
Little Egret
White-necked Heron
Great-billed Heron
Pied Heron
Great Egret
Intermediate Egret
Cattle Egret
Striated Heron
Nankeen Night Heron
Black Bittern

Egretta novaehollandiae

Egretta garzetta
Ardea pacifica
Ardea sumatrana
Ardea picata
Ardea alba
Ardea intermedia
Ardea ibis
Butorides striatus
Nycticorax caledonicus
Ixobrychus flavicollis
THRESKIORNITHIDAE
Glossy Ibis
Australian White Ibis
Straw-necked Ibis
Royal Spoonbill
Yellow-billed Spoonbill

Plegadis falcinellus

Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis spinicollis
Platelea regia
Platelea flavipes
CICONIIDAE
Black-necked Stork (jabiru)
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
ACCIPITRIDAE
Osprey
Black-shouldered Kite
Letter-winged Kite
Square-tailed Kite
Black-breasted Buzzard
Black Kite
Whistling Kite
Brahminy Kite
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Spotted Harrier
Swamp Harrier
Brown Goshawk
Grey Goshawk
Collared Sparrowhawk
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Little Eagle
Brown Falcon
Australian Hobby
Grey Falcon
Black Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Nankeen Kestrel

Pandion haliaetus

Elanus axillaris
Elanus scriptus
Lophoictinia isura
Hamirostra melanosternon
Milvus migrans
Haliastur sphenurus
Haliastur indus
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Circus assimilis
Circus approximans
Accipiter fasciatus
Accipiter novaehollandiae
Accipiter cirrhocephalus
Aquila audax
Hieraaetus morphnoides

Falco berigora
Falco longipennis
Falco hypoleucos
Falco subniger
Falco peregrinus
Falco cenchroides

GRUIFORMES
Sarus Crane
Brolga


Grus antigone

Grus rubicunda

RALLIDAE
Purple Swamphen
Dusky Moorhen
Eurasian Coot

Porphyrio porphyrio

Gallinula tenebrosa
Fulica atra

OTIDIDAE
Australian Bustard
Ardeotis australis

TURNICIFORMES
Red-backed Button-quail
Little Button-quail
Red-chested Button-quail


Turnix maculosa

Turnix velox
Turnix pyrrhothorax

SCOLOPACIDAE
Whimbrel
Eastern Curlew
Marsh Sandpiper
Common Greenshank
Grey-tailed Tattler
Red-necked Stint


Numenius phaeopus

Numenius madagascariensis
Tringa stagnatilis
Tringa nebularia
Heteroscelus brevipes
Calidris ruficollis

JACANIDAE
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea

BURHINIDAE
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius

HAEMATOPODIDAE
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris

RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus

CHARADRIIDAE
Red-capped Plover
Black-fronted Dotterel
Red-kneed Dotterel
Banded Lapwing
Masked Lapwing

Charadrius ruficapillus

Elseyornis melanops
Erythrogonys cinctus
Vanellus tricolor
Vanellus miles

GLAREOLIDAE
Australian Pratincole
Stiltia isabella

LARIDAE
Silver Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Crested Tern
Whiskered Tern

Larus novaehollandiae

Sterna nilotica
Sterna caspia
Sterna bergii
Chlidonias hybridus

COLUMBIDAE
Rock Dove
Spotted Turtle-Dove
Common Bronzewing
Flock Bronzewing
Crested Pigeon
Spinifex Pigeon
Squatter Pigeon
Diamond Dove
Peaceful Dove
Bar-shouldered Dove

Columba livia

Streptopelia chinensis
Phaps chalcoptera
Phaps histrionica
Ocyphaps lophotes
Geophaps plumifera
Geophaps scripta
Geopelia cuneata
Geopelia striata
Geopelia humeralis

CACATUIDAE
Red-Tailed Black-Cockatoo
Galah
Little Corella
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cockatiel


Calyptorhynchus banksii

Cacatua roseicapilla
Cacatua sanguinea
Cacatua galerita
Nymphicus hollandicus

PSITTACIDAE
Rainbow Lorikeet
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Varied Lorikeet
Australian King-Parrot
Red-winged Parrot
Crimson Rosella
Pale-headed Rosella
Australian Ringneck (Cloncurry race)
Budgerigar

Trichoglossus haematodus

Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Psitteuteles versicolor
Alisterus scapularis
Aprosmictus erythropterus
Platycercus elegans
Platycercus adscitus
Barnardius zonarius
Melopsittacus undulatus

CUCULIDAE
Pallid Cuckoo
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Channel-billed Cuckoo

Cuculus pallidus

Chrysococcyx basalis
Scythrops novaehollandiae

CENTROPODIDAE
Pheasant Coucal

Centropus phasianinus

STRIGIDAE
Barking Owl
Southern Boobook
Ninox connivens
Ninox novaeseelandiae

TYTONIDAE
Barn Owl
Tyto alba

PODARGIDAE
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides

CAPRIMULGIDAE
Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus

AEGOTHELIDAE
Australian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus

APODIDAE
White-rumped Swiftlet
Collocalia spodiopygius

ALCEDINIDAE
Azure Kingfisher
Alcedo azurea

HALCYONIDAE
Laughing Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Forest Kingfisher
Red-backed Kingfisher
Sacred Kingfisher

Dacelo novaeguineae

Dacelo leachii
Todiramphus macleayii
Todiramphus pyrrhopygia
Todiramphus sanctus

MEROPIDAE
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus

CLIMACTERIDAE
Brown Treecreeper
Black-tailed Treecreeper


Climacteris picumnus

Climacteris melanura

MALURIDAE
Purple-crowned Fairy-wren
Variegated Fairy-wren
White-winged Fairy-wren
Red-backed Fairy-wren
Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
Carpentarian Grasswren
Dusky Grasswren (Kalkadoon)


Malurus coronatus

Malurus lamberti
Malurus leucopterus
Malurus melanocephalus
Stipiturus ruficeps
Amytornis dorotheae
Amytornis purnelli ballarae
PARDALOTIDAE
Red-browed Pardalote
Striated Pardalote
Weebill
Mangrove Gerygone
Fairy Gerygone
White-throated Gerygone
Inland Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill

Pardalotus rubricatus

Pardalotus striatus
Smicrornis brevirostris
Gerygone levigaster
Gerygone palpebrosa
Gerygone olivacea
Acanthiza apicalis
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa

MELIPHAGIDAE
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Striped Honeyeater
Silver-crowned Friarbird
Noisy Friarbird
Little Friarbird
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Noisy Miner
Yellow-throated Miner
Lewin's Honeyeater
Bridled Honeyeater
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Singing Honeyeater
White-gaped Honeyeater
Grey-headed Honeyeater
Grey-fronted Honeyeater
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
White-plumed Honeyeater
Black-chinned Honeyeater
White-throated Honeyeater
White-naped Honeyeater
Brown Honeyeater
Painted Honeyeater
Bar-breasted Honeyeater
Rufous-throated Honeyeater
Banded Honeyeater
Dusky Honeyeater
Red-headed Honeyeater
Scarlet Honeyeater
Crimson Chat

Acanthagenys rufogularis

Plectorhyncha lanceolata
Philemon argenticeps
Philemon corniculatus
Philemon citreogularis
Entomyzon cyanotis
Manorina melanocephala
Manorina flavigula
Meliphaga lewinii
Lichenostomus frenatus
Lichenostomus chrysops
Lichenostomus virescens
Lichenostomus unicolor
Lichenostomus keartlandi

Lichenostomus plumulus
Lichenostomus flavescens
Lichenostomus penicillatus
Melithreptus gularis

Melithreptus albogularis
Melithreptus lunatus
Lichmera indistincta
Grantiella picta
Ramsayornis fasciatus
Conopophila rufogularis
Certhionyx pectoralis
Myzomela obscura
Myzomela erythrocephala
Myzomela sanguinolenta
Epthianura tricolor

PETROICIDAE
Jacky Winter
Hooded Robin
Mangrove Robin
White-browed Robin (buff-sided form)


Microeca fascinans

Melanodryas cucullata
Eopsaltria pulverulenta
Poecilodryas superciliosa

POMATOSTOMIDAE
Grey-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis

CINCLOSOMATIDAE
Eastern Whipbird


Psophodes olivaceus

NEOSITTIDAE
Varied Sittella


Daphoenositta chrysoptera

PACHYCEPHALIDAE
Crested Bellbird
Mangrove Golden Whistler
Rufous Whistler
White-breasted Whistler
Grey Shrike-thrush


Oreoica gutturalis

Pachycephala melanura
Pachycephala rufiventris
Pachycephala lanioides
Colluricincla harmonica

DICRURIDAE
Leaden Flycatcher
Restless Flycatcher
Magpie-lark
Grey Fantail
Mangrove Grey Fantail
Northern Fantail
Willie Wagtail


Myiagra rubecula
Myiagra inquieta

Grallina cyanoleuca
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Rhipidura phasiana
Rhipidura rufiventris
Rhipidura leucophrys
CAMPEPHAGIDAE
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
Ground Cuckoo-shrike
White-winged Triller
Varied Triller

Coracina novaehollandiae

Coracina papuensis
Coracina maxima
Lalage sueurii
Lalage leucomela

ORIOLIDAE
Olive-backed Oriole
Figbird
Oriolus sagittatus
Sphecotheres viridis

ARTAMIDAE
White-breasted Woodswallow
Masked Woodswallow
White-browed Woodswallow
Black-faced Woodswallow
Little Woodswallow
Grey Butcherbird
Pied Butcherbird
Australian Magpie
Pied Currawong

Artamus leucorynchus

Artamus personatus
Artamus superciliosus
Artamus cinereus
Artamus minor
Cracticus torquatus
Cracticus nigrogularis
Gymnorhina tibicen
Strepera graculina

CORVIDAE
Australian Raven
Little Crow
Torresian Crow


Corvus coronoides

Corvus bennetti
Corvus orru

CORCORACIDAE
Apostlebird
Struthidea cinerea

PTILONORHYNCHIDAE
Spotted Bowerbird
Great Bowerbird
Chlamydera maculata
Chlamydera nuchalis

ALAUDIDAE
Singing Bushlark
Mirafra javanica

MOTACILLIDAE
Australasian Pipit
Anthus novaeseelandiae
PASSERIDAE
House Sparrow
Zebra Finch
Double-barred Finch
Long-tailed Finch
Black-throated Finch
Masked Finch
Crimson Finch
Painted Finch
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Pictorella Mannikin
Gouldian Finch


Passer domesticus

Taeniopygia guttata
Taeniopygia bichenovii
Poephila acuticauda
Poephila cincta
Poephila personata
Neochmia phaeton
Emblema pictum
Lonchura castaneothorax
Heteromunia pectoralis
Erythrura gouldiae

 

DICAEIDAE
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum

HIRUNDINIDAE
Welcome Swallow
Tree Martin
Fairy Martin


Hirundo neoxena

Hirundo nigricans
Hirundo ariel
SYLVIIDAE
Clamorous Reed-Warbler
Tawny Grassbird
Little Grassbird
Spinifexbird
Rufous Songlark
Brown Songlark
Golden-headed

Acrocephalus stentoreus

Megalurus timoriensis
Megalurus gramineus
Eremiornis carteri
Cincloramphus mathewsi
Cincloramphus cruralis
Cisticola Cisticola exilis
ZOSTEROPIDAE
Yellow White-eye
Silvereye
Zosterops luteus
Zosterops lateralis

STURNIDAE
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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