ATHERTON TABLELANDS
AUSTRALIALOCALE
# Species: | 296 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 296 |
# Endemics: | 65 |
# Near Endemics: | 33 |
Habitat: Highland forest, wet & dry Eucalpytus forest, wetlands |
SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
1 | Southern Cassowary | Casuarius casuarius | RR | |
2 | Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata | NE | |
3 | Radjah Shelduck | Rajah radjah | RR | |
4 | Green Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus pulchellus | RR | |
5 | Cotton Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus | RR | |
6 | Australian Brushturkey | Alectura lathami | E | |
7 | Orange-footed Megapode | Megapodius reinwardt | RR | |
8 | White-headed Pigeon | Columba leucomela | E | |
9 | Squatter Pigeon | Geophaps scripta | E | |
10 | Wompoo Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus magnificus | NE | |
11 | Superb Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus superbus | RR | |
12 | &Rose-crowned Fruit-Dovel | Ptilinopus regina | RR | |
13 | Torresian Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula spilorrhoa | NE | |
14 | Topknot Pigeon | Lopholaimus antarcticus | E | |
15 | (Channel-billed Cuckoo) | Scythrops novaehollandiae | RR | |
16 | Little Bronze-Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx minutillus | RR | |
17 | Shining Bronze-Cuckoo | Chalcites lucidus | RR | |
18 | White-throated Nightjar | Eurostopodus mystacalis | RR | |
19 | Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus | RR | |
20 | Papuan Frogmouth | Podargus papuensis | NE | |
21 | Australian Swiftlet | Aerodramus terraereginae | E | |
22 | &Lewin's Raill | Lewinia pectoralis | RR | |
23 | White-browed Crake | Poliolimnas cinerea | RR | |
24 | Rufous-tailed Bush-hen | Amaurornis moluccana | RR | |
25 | Red-necked Crake | Rallina tricolor | RR | |
26 | Sarus Crane | Antigone antigone | RR | V |
27 | Bush Thick-knee | Burhinus grallarius | RR | |
28 | &Australian Painted-Snipel | Rostratula australis | EN | |
29 | Comb-crested Jacana | Irediparra gallinacea | RR | |
30 | /Latham's Snipe/ | Gallinago hardwickii | RR | NT |
31 | /Gray-tailed Tattler/ | Tringa brevipes | NT | |
32 | /Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/ | Calidris acuminata | V | |
33 | /Red-necked Stint/ | Calidris ruficollis | NT | |
34 | Painted Buttonquail | Turnix varius | E | |
35 | Black-necked Stork | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus | RR | NT |
36 | Pied Heron | Egretta picata | RR | |
37 | Great-billed Heron | Ardea sumatrana | RR | |
38 | Gray Goshawk | Tachyspiza novaehollandiae | RR | |
39 | Red Goshawk | Erythrotriorchis radiatus | E | EN |
40 | Sooty-Owl | Tyto tenebricosa | NE | |
41 | Australian Masked-Owl | Tyto novaehollandiae | RR | |
42 | Australasian Grass-Owl | Tyto longimembris | RR | |
43 | Rufous Owl | Ninox rufa | NE | |
44 | Azure Kingfisher | Ceyx azureus | RR | |
45 | Little Kingfisher | Ceyx pusillus | RR | |
46 | Laughing Kookaburra | Dacelo novaeguineae | E | |
47 | Blue-winged Kookaburra | Dacelo leachii | NE | |
48 | Forest Kingfisher | Todiramphus macleayii | RR | |
49 | (Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher) | Tanysiptera sylvia | RR | |
50 | &Gray Falconl | Falco hypoleucos | V | |
51 | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus banksii | E | |
52 | Australian King-Parrot | Alisterus scapularis | E | |
53 | &Red-winged Parrotl | Aprosmictus erythropterus | NE | |
54 | Crimson Rosella | Platycercus elegans | E | |
55 | Pale-headed Rosella | Platycercus adscitus | E | |
56 | Double-eyed Fig-Parrot | Cyclopsitta diophthalma | NE | |
57 | &Little Lorikeetl | Psitteuteles pusilla | E | |
58 | Scaly-breasted Lorikeet | Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus | E | |
59 | Rainbow Lorikeet | Trichoglossus moluccanus | E | |
60 | Spotted Catbird | Ailuroedus maculosus | NE | |
61 | Tooth-billed Bowerbird | Scenopoeetes dentirostris | NE | NT |
62 | Golden Bowerbird | Prionodura newtoniana | E | |
63 | Satin Bowerbird | Ptilonorhynchus violaceus | E | |
64 | Great Bowerbird | Chlamydera nuchalis | E | |
65 | White-throated Treecreeper | Cormobates leucophaea | E | |
66 | Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus | E | |
67 | Lovely Fairywren | Malurus amabilis | E | |
68 | Red-backed Fairywren | Malurus melanocephalus | E | |
69 | Eastern Spinebill | Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris | E | |
70 | Yellow-spotted Honeyeater | Meliphaga notata | NE | |
71 | Lewin's Honeyeater | Meliphaga lewinii | E | |
72 | Cryptic Honeyeater | Meliphaga imitatrix | NE | |
73 | Yellow Honeyeater | Stomiopera flavus | E | |
74 | Yellow-faced Honeyeater | Caligavis chrysops | E | |
75 | Noisy Miner | Manorina melanocephala | E | |
76 | Bridled Honeyeater | Bolemoreus frenatus | E | |
77 | White-plumed Honeyeater | Ptilotula penicillatus | E | |
78 | Fuscous Honeyeater | Ptilotula fuscus | E | |
79 | Brown-backed Honeyeater | Ramsayornis modestus | NE | |
80 | &Rufous-throated Honeyeaterl | Conopophila rufogularis | E | |
81 | Dusky Myzomela | Myzomela obscura | RR | |
82 | Scarlet Myzomela | Myzomela sanguinolenta | E | |
83 | &Banded Honeyeaterl | Cissomela pectoralis | E | |
84 | White-cheeked Honeyeater | Phylidonyris niger | E | |
85 | Blue-faced Honeyeater | Entomyzon cyanotis | NE | |
86 | White-naped Honeyeater | Melithreptus lunatus | E | |
87 | White-throated Honeyeater | Melithreptus albogularis | NE | |
88 | Macleay's Honeyeater | Xanthotis macleayanus | E | |
89 | Little Friarbird | Philemon citreogularis | NE | |
90 | Helmeted Friarbird | Philemon buceroides | RR | |
91 | Noisy Friarbird | Philemon corniculatus | NE | |
92 | Spotted Pardalote | Pardalotus punctatus | E | |
93 | &Red-browed Pardalotel | Pardalotus rubricatus | E | |
94 | Fernwren | Oreoscopus gutturalis | E | EN |
95 | Yellow-throated Scrubwren | Neosericornis citreogularis | E | |
96 | White-browed Scrubwren | Sericornis frontalis | E | |
97 | Atherton Scrubwren | Sericornis keri | V | |
98 | Large-billed Scrubwren | Sericornis magnirostra | E | |
99 | Yellow Thornbill | Acanthiza nana | E | |
100 | Mountain Thornbill | Acanthiza katherina | E | V |
101 | Buff-rumped Thornbill | Acanthiza reguloides | E | |
102 | Brown Gerygone | Gerygone mouki | E | |
103 | Fairy Gerygone | Gerygone palpebrosa | NE | |
104 | Large-billed Gerygone | Gerygone magnirostris | NE | |
105 | Gray-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis | NE | |
106 | Chowchilla | Orthonyx spaldingii | E | |
107 | &Barred Cuckooshrikel | Coracina lineata | NE | |
108 | Varied Sittella | Daphoenositta chrysoptera | E | |
109 | Eastern Whipbird | Psophodes olivaceus | E | |
110 | Northern Shrike-tit | Falcunculus whitei | E | |
111 | Bower's Shrikethrush | Colluricincla boweri | E | V |
112 | Rufous Shrikethrush | Colluricincla rufogaster | NE | |
113 | Golden Whistler | Pachycephala pectoralis | E | |
114 | Olive-backed Oriole | Oriolus sagittatus | NE | |
115 | Green Oriole | Oriolus flavocinctus | RR | |
116 | Australasian Figbird | Sphecotheres vieilloti | NE | |
117 | Yellow-breasted Boatbill | Machaerirhynchus flaviventer | NE | |
118 | Dusky Woodswallow | Artamus cyanopterus | E | |
119 | Black Butcherbird | Melloria quoyi | NE | |
120 | Pied Currawong | Strepera graculina | E | |
121 | Northern Fantail | Rhipidura rufiventris | RR | |
122 | Australian Rufous Fantail | Rhipidura rufifrons | RR | |
123 | Spangled Drongo | Dicrurus bracteatus | RR | |
124 | Victoria's Riflebird | Ptiloris victoriae | E | |
125 | White-eared Monarch | Carterornis leucotis | E | |
126 | Black-faced Monarch | Monarcha melanopsis | NE | |
127 | Australian Monarch | Symposiachrus trivirgatus | RR | |
128 | Pied Monarch | Arses kaupi | E | |
129 | Leaden Flycatcher | Myiagra rubecula | NE | |
130 | Satin Flycatcher | Myiagra cyanoleuca | NE | |
131 | Restless Flycatcher | Myiagra inquieta | NE | |
132 | Apostlebird | Struthidea cinerea | E | |
133 | Lemon-bellied Flyrobin | Microeca flavigaster | NE | |
134 | Gray-headed Robin | Heteromyias cinereifrons | NT | |
135 | White-browed Robin | Poecilodryas superciliosa | E | |
136 | Eastern Yellow Robin | Eopsaltria australis | E | |
137 | Pale-yellow Robin | Eopsaltria capito | E | |
138 | Tawny Grassbird | Cincloramphus timoriensis | RR | |
139 | Metallic Starling | Aplonis metallica | RR | |
140 | Bassian Thrush | Zoothera lunulata | E | |
141 | Red-browed Firetail | Neochmia temporalis | E | |
142 | Crimson Finch | Neochmia phaeton | NE | |
143 | &Double-barred Finchl | Stizoptera bichenovii | E | |
144 | Black-throated Finch | Poephila cincta | E | |
145 | Blue-faced Parrotfinch | Erythrura trichroa | RR |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
Code | Description | ## |
// | Boreal Visitor | 17 |
\\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
|| | Transient | 0 |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 33 |
<> | Erratic/Irregular | 41 |
() | Breeding Season Only | 5 |
{} | Casual/Vagrant | 12 |
[] | Accidental | 11 |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
Code | Description | ## |
E | Endemic | 280 |
LC | Local | 5 |
NE | Near Endemic | 73 |
RR | Restricted Range | 57 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 6 |
V | Vulnerable | 6 |
EN | Endangered | 3 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.