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# 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.*

color codes

1Southern CassowaryCasuarius casuariusRR 
2Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmataNE 
3Radjah ShelduckRajah radjahRR 
4Green Pygmy-GooseNettapus pulchellusRR 
5Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianusRR 
6Australian BrushturkeyAlectura lathamiE 
7Orange-footed MegapodeMegapodius reinwardtRR 
8White-headed PigeonColumba leucomelaE 
9Squatter PigeonGeophaps scriptaE 
10Wompoo Fruit-DovePtilinopus magnificusNE 
11Superb Fruit-DovePtilinopus superbusRR 
12&Rose-crowned Fruit-DovelPtilinopus reginaRR 
13Torresian Imperial-PigeonDucula spilorrhoaNE 
14Topknot PigeonLopholaimus antarcticusE 
15(Channel-billed Cuckoo)Scythrops novaehollandiaeRR 
16Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusRR 
17Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidusRR 
18White-throated NightjarEurostopodus mystacalisRR 
19Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusRR 
20Papuan FrogmouthPodargus papuensisNE 
21Australian SwiftletAerodramus terraereginaeE 
22&Lewin's RaillLewinia pectoralisRR 
23White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaRR 
24Rufous-tailed Bush-henAmaurornis moluccanaRR 
25Red-necked CrakeRallina tricolorRR 
26Sarus CraneAntigone antigoneRRV
27Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallariusRR 
28&Australian Painted-SnipelRostratula australis EN
29Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinaceaRR 
30/Latham's Snipe/Gallinago hardwickiiRRNT
31/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes NT
32/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminata V
33/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
34Painted ButtonquailTurnix variusE 
35Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticusRRNT
36Pied HeronEgretta picataRR 
37Great-billed HeronArdea sumatranaRR 
38Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiaeRR 
39Red GoshawkErythrotriorchis radiatusEEN
40Sooty-OwlTyto tenebricosaNE 
41Australian Masked-OwlTyto novaehollandiaeRR 
42Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembrisRR 
43Rufous OwlNinox rufaNE 
44Azure KingfisherCeyx azureusRR 
45Little KingfisherCeyx pusillusRR 
46Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeE 
47Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiNE 
48Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayiiRR 
49(Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher)Tanysiptera sylviaRR 
50&Gray FalconlFalco hypoleucos V
51Red-tailed Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksiiE 
52Australian King-ParrotAlisterus scapularisE 
53&Red-winged ParrotlAprosmictus erythropterusNE 
54Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegansE 
55Pale-headed RosellaPlatycercus adscitusE 
56Double-eyed Fig-ParrotCyclopsitta diophthalmaNE 
57&Little LorikeetlPsitteuteles pusillaE 
58Scaly-breasted LorikeetTrichoglossus chlorolepidotusE 
59Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusE 
60Spotted CatbirdAiluroedus maculosusNE 
61Tooth-billed BowerbirdScenopoeetes dentirostrisNENT
62Golden BowerbirdPrionodura newtonianaE 
63Satin BowerbirdPtilonorhynchus violaceusE 
64Great BowerbirdChlamydera nuchalisE 
65White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaeaE 
66Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnusE 
67Lovely FairywrenMalurus amabilisE 
68Red-backed FairywrenMalurus melanocephalusE 
69Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisE 
70Yellow-spotted HoneyeaterMeliphaga notataNE 
71Lewin's HoneyeaterMeliphaga lewiniiE 
72Cryptic HoneyeaterMeliphaga imitatrixNE 
73Yellow HoneyeaterStomiopera flavusE 
74Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysopsE 
75Noisy MinerManorina melanocephalaE 
76Bridled HoneyeaterBolemoreus frenatusE 
77White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillatusE 
78Fuscous HoneyeaterPtilotula fuscusE 
79Brown-backed HoneyeaterRamsayornis modestusNE 
80&Rufous-throated HoneyeaterlConopophila rufogularisE 
81Dusky MyzomelaMyzomela obscuraRR 
82Scarlet MyzomelaMyzomela sanguinolentaE 
83&Banded HoneyeaterlCissomela pectoralisE 
84White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerE 
85Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotisNE 
86White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatusE 
87White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularisNE 
88Macleay's HoneyeaterXanthotis macleayanusE 
89Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularisNE 
90Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroidesRR 
91Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatusNE 
92Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatusE 
93&Red-browed PardalotelPardalotus rubricatusE 
94FernwrenOreoscopus gutturalisEEN
95Yellow-throated ScrubwrenNeosericornis citreogularisE 
96White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalisE 
97Atherton ScrubwrenSericornis keri V
98Large-billed ScrubwrenSericornis magnirostraE 
99Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nanaE 
100Mountain ThornbillAcanthiza katherinaEV
101Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloidesE 
102Brown GerygoneGerygone moukiE 
103Fairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosaNE 
104Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostrisNE 
105Gray-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalisNE 
106ChowchillaOrthonyx spaldingiiE 
107&Barred CuckooshrikelCoracina lineataNE 
108Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysopteraE 
109Eastern WhipbirdPsophodes olivaceusE 
110Northern Shrike-titFalcunculus whiteiE 
111Bower's ShrikethrushColluricincla boweriEV
112Rufous ShrikethrushColluricincla rufogasterNE 
113Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralisE 
114Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatusNE 
115Green OrioleOriolus flavocinctusRR 
116Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieillotiNE 
117Yellow-breasted BoatbillMachaerirhynchus flaviventerNE 
118Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterusE 
119Black ButcherbirdMelloria quoyiNE 
120Pied CurrawongStrepera graculinaE 
121Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventrisRR 
122Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifronsRR 
123Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatusRR 
124Victoria's RiflebirdPtiloris victoriaeE 
125White-eared MonarchCarterornis leucotisE 
126Black-faced MonarchMonarcha melanopsisNE 
127Australian MonarchSymposiachrus trivirgatusRR 
128Pied MonarchArses kaupiE 
129Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubeculaNE 
130Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleucaNE 
131Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquietaNE 
132ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaE 
133Lemon-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca flavigasterNE 
134Gray-headed RobinHeteromyias cinereifrons NT
135White-browed RobinPoecilodryas superciliosaE 
136Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisE 
137Pale-yellow RobinEopsaltria capitoE 
138Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensisRR 
139Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaRR 
140Bassian ThrushZoothera lunulataE 
141Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalisE 
142Crimson FinchNeochmia phaetonNE 
143&Double-barred FinchlStizoptera bichenoviiE 
144Black-throated FinchPoephila cinctaE 
145Blue-faced ParrotfinchErythrura trichroaRR 

 

 *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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor17
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal33
<>Erratic/Irregular41
()Breeding Season Only5
{}Casual/Vagrant12
[]Accidental11

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic280
LCLocal5
NENear Endemic73
RRRestricted Range57

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered0

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.