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# Species:236
# Excl Vagrants:236
# Endemics:39
# Near Endemics:32

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.*

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1Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmataNE 
2Radjah ShelduckRajah radjahRR 
3Green Pygmy-GooseNettapus pulchellusRR 
4Australian BrushturkeyAlectura lathamiE 
5White-headed PigeonColumba leucomelaE 
6Wompoo Fruit-DovePtilinopus magnificusNE 
7Superb Fruit-DovePtilinopus superbusRR 
8&Rose-crowned Fruit-DovelPtilinopus reginaRR 
9Torresian Imperial-PigeonDucula spilorrhoaNE 
10Topknot PigeonLopholaimus antarcticusE 
11(Channel-billed Cuckoo)Scythrops novaehollandiaeRR 
12Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusRR 
13Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidusRR 
14Papuan FrogmouthPodargus papuensisNE 
15Australian SwiftletAerodramus terraereginaeE 
16White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaRR 
17Rufous-tailed Bush-henAmaurornis moluccanaRR 
18Red-necked CrakeRallina tricolorRR 
19Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris NT
20Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallariusRR 
21Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinaceaRR 
22/Far Eastern Curlew/Numenius madagascariensis EN
23/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
24/Latham's Snipe/Gallinago hardwickiiRRNT
25/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes NT
26/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris EN
27/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminata V
28/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
29Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticusRRNT
30Pied HeronEgretta picataRR 
31Striated HeronButorides striataRR 
32Great-billed HeronArdea sumatranaRR 
33Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiaeRR 
34Rufous OwlNinox rufaNE 
35Azure KingfisherCeyx azureusRR 
36Little KingfisherCeyx pusillusRR 
37Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeE 
38Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiNE 
39Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayiiRR 
40Torresian KingfisherTodiramphus sordidusNE 
41(Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher)Tanysiptera sylviaRR 
42Red-tailed Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksiiE 
43&Red-winged ParrotlAprosmictus erythropterusNE 
44Pale-headed RosellaPlatycercus adscitusE 
45Double-eyed Fig-ParrotCyclopsitta diophthalmaNE 
46&Little LorikeetlPsitteuteles pusillaE 
47Scaly-breasted LorikeetTrichoglossus chlorolepidotusE 
48Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusE 
49Spotted CatbirdAiluroedus maculosusNE 
50Tooth-billed BowerbirdScenopoeetes dentirostrisNENT
51Great BowerbirdChlamydera nuchalisE 
52Lovely FairywrenMalurus amabilisE 
53Red-backed FairywrenMalurus melanocephalusE 
54Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisE 
55Yellow-spotted HoneyeaterMeliphaga notataNE 
56Lewin's HoneyeaterMeliphaga lewiniiE 
57Cryptic HoneyeaterMeliphaga imitatrixNE 
58Yellow HoneyeaterStomiopera flavusE 
59Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysopsE 
60Bridled HoneyeaterBolemoreus frenatusE 
61Varied HoneyeaterGavicalis versicolorNE 
62Fuscous HoneyeaterPtilotula fuscusE 
63Brown-backed HoneyeaterRamsayornis modestusNE 
64&Rufous-throated HoneyeaterlConopophila rufogularisE 
65Dusky MyzomelaMyzomela obscuraRR 
66Scarlet MyzomelaMyzomela sanguinolentaE 
67White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerE 
68Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotisNE 
69White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatusE 
70White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularisNE 
71Macleay's HoneyeaterXanthotis macleayanusE 
72Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularisNE 
73Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroidesRR 
74Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatusNE 
75Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatusE 
76Large-billed ScrubwrenSericornis magnirostraE 
77Brown GerygoneGerygone moukiE 
78Fairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosaNE 
79Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostrisNE 
80&Barred CuckooshrikelCoracina lineataNE 
81Eastern WhipbirdPsophodes olivaceusE 
82Bower's ShrikethrushColluricincla boweriEV
83Rufous ShrikethrushColluricincla rufogasterNE 
84Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralisE 
85Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatusNE 
86Green OrioleOriolus flavocinctusRR 
87Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieillotiNE 
88Black ButcherbirdMelloria quoyiNE 
89Pied CurrawongStrepera graculinaE 
90Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventrisRR 
91Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifronsRR 
92Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatusRR 
93Victoria's RiflebirdPtiloris victoriaeE 
94White-eared MonarchCarterornis leucotisE 
95Black-faced MonarchMonarcha melanopsisNE 
96Australian MonarchSymposiachrus trivirgatusRR 
97Pied MonarchArses kaupiE 
98Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubeculaNE 
99Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleucaNE 
100Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquietaNE 
101ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaE 
102Mangrove RobinMelanodryas pulverulentaNE 
103Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisE 
104Pale-yellow RobinEopsaltria capitoE 
105Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensisRR 
106Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaRR 
107Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalisE 
108Crimson FinchNeochmia phaetonNE 
109&Double-barred FinchlStizoptera bichenoviiE 

 

 *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 Threatened7
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered2
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.