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CATTANA WETLANDS

AUSTRALIALOCALE

# Species:248
# Excl Vagrants:246
# Endemics:36
# Near Endemics:33
Habitat: Wetlands

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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19Black Bittern** 9flavicollisR

 
Magpie Goose: Anseranatidae

2Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmataC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Spotted Whistling-DuckDendrocygna guttataVR
4Plumed Whistling-DuckDendrocygna eytoniUC
5Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuataC
6Black SwanCygnus atratus?
7Radjah ShelduckRajah radjahUC
8Green Pygmy-GooseNettapus pulchellusC
9Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianusR
10Maned DuckChenonetta jubataR
11Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosaC
12Gray TealAnas gracilisUC
13Chestnut TealAnas castanea?
14&Pink-eared DucklMalacorhynchus membranaceusR
15HardheadAythya australisR

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

16Australian BrushturkeyAlectura lathami?

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

17Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophoraR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

18Rock PigeonColumba liviaUC
19White-headed PigeonColumba leucomela?
20Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisC
21Brown Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia phasianellaR
22Pacific Emerald DoveChalcophaps longirostrisR
23Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera?
24Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes?
25Peaceful DoveGeopelia placidaC
26Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralisC
27Wompoo Fruit-DovePtilinopus magnificus?
28Superb Fruit-DovePtilinopus superbus?
29&Rose-crowned Fruit-DovelPtilinopus regina?
30Torresian Imperial-PigeonDucula spilorrhoa?
31Topknot PigeonLopholaimus antarcticus?

 
Bustards: Otididae

32Australian BustardArdeotis australis?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

33Oriental CuckooCuculus optatusR
34(Pheasant Coucal)Centropus phasianinusC
35Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalisC
36(Channel-billed Cuckoo)Scythrops novaehollandiaeC
37Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusC
38Horsfield's Bronze-CuckooChalcites basalisR
39Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidusR
40Pallid CuckooHeteroscenes pallidus?
41Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis?
42(Sahul Brush Cuckoo)Cacomantis variolosusC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

43White-throated NightjarEurostopodus mystacalis?
44Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus?

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

45Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides?
46Papuan FrogmouthPodargus papuensis?

 
Owlet-Nightjars: Aegothelidae

47Australian Owlet-nightjarAegotheles cristatus?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

48/White-throated Needletail/Hirundapus caudacutus?
49Australian SwiftletAerodramus terraereginaeC
50/Pacific Swift/Apus pacificusR

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

51Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensisR
52Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosaUC
53&Eurasian CootlFulica atraR
54Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotusC
55White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaC
56Rufous-tailed Bush-henAmaurornis moluccanaR
57Red-necked CrakeRallina tricolor?
58&Spotless CrakelZapornia tabuensis?

 
Cranes: Gruidae

59BrolgaAntigone rubicunda?

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

60Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallariusC

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

61Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalusC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

62/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva?
63Black-fronted DotterelThinornis melanopsC
64Masked LapwingVanellus milesC
65&Red-kneed DotterellErythrogonys cinctusR

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

66Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinaceaC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

67/Far Eastern Curlew/Numenius madagascariensis?
68/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica?
69/Latham's Snipe/Gallinago hardwickiiR
70/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosR
71/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes?
72/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisUC
73/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola?
74/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia?
75/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris?
76/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminataUC
77/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollisR

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

78Red-backed ButtonquailTurnix maculosus?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

79Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae?
80Little TernSternula albifrons?
81Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsaR
82Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaR
83(Whiskered Tern)Chlidonias hybrida?
84/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo?

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

85Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiaeC
86&Hoary-headed GrebelPoliocephalus poliocephalus?
87Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus?

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

88Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticusC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

89Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiaeC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

90Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucosC
91Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboR
92Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostrisC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

93Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusUC
94Australian IbisThreskiornis moluccaC
95Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollisC
96Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regiaC
97Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipesR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

98Black-backed BitternBotaurus dubius?
99Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicusR
100Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra?
101Little EgretEgretta garzettaC
102Pied HeronEgretta picataR
103White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiaeUC
104Striated HeronButorides striataR
105Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandusC
106Pacific HeronArdea pacificaR
107Great EgretArdea albaC
108Plumed EgretArdea plumiferaC
109Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana?

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

110Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatusUC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

111OspreyPandion haliaetusUC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

112&Black-shouldered KitelElanus axillarisR
113Pacific BazaAviceda subcristataR
114Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura?
115Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides?
116Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax?
117Collared SparrowhawkTachyspiza cirrocephalus?
118Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiaeR
119Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciatusR
120Swamp HarrierCircus approximans?
121Black KiteMilvus migransC
122Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusC
123Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusC
124White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterC

 
Owls: Strigidae

125Rufous OwlNinox rufa?
126Barking OwlNinox connivens?

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

127Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatusC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

128Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus?
129Little KingfisherCeyx pusillusR
130Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeC
131Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiR
132Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayiiC
133Torresian KingfisherTodiramphus sordidus?
134(Sacred Kingfisher)Todiramphus sanctusUC

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

135(Oriental Dollarbird)Eurystomus orientalisR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

136&Nankeen KestrellFalco cenchroidesR
137Australian HobbyFalco longipennisR
138Brown FalconFalco berigoraR
139Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusR

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

140Red-tailed Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii?
141GalahEolophus roseicapilla?
142Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea?
143Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris?
144Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galeritaC

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

145Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans?
146Pale-headed RosellaPlatycercus adscitus?
147Double-eyed Fig-ParrotCyclopsitta diophthalmaC
148&Little LorikeetlPsitteuteles pusilla?
149Scaly-breasted LorikeetTrichoglossus chlorolepidotusC
150Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusC

 
Pittas: Pittidae

151Noisy PittaPitta versicolor?

 
Bowerbirds: Ptilonorhynchidae

152Spotted CatbirdAiluroedus maculosus?
153Satin BowerbirdPtilonorhynchus violaceus?

 
Fairywrens: Maluridae

154Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilisUC
155Lovely FairywrenMalurus amabilis?
156Red-backed FairywrenMalurus melanocephalusC

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

157Yellow-spotted HoneyeaterMeliphaga notataC
158Lewin's HoneyeaterMeliphaga lewinii?
159Cryptic HoneyeaterMeliphaga imitatrixUC
160Yellow HoneyeaterStomiopera flavusC
161Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops?
162Varied HoneyeaterGavicalis versicolor?
163Brown-backed HoneyeaterRamsayornis modestusC
164&Bar-breasted HoneyeaterlRamsayornis fasciatus?
165Dusky MyzomelaMyzomela obscuraC
166Scarlet MyzomelaMyzomela sanguinolenta?
167&Banded HoneyeaterlCissomela pectoralis?
168Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistinctaC
169Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotisR
170White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularisUC
171Macleay's HoneyeaterXanthotis macleayanus?
172Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis?
173Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroidesC
174Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus?

 
Pardalotes: Pardalotidae

175Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus?
176Striated PardalotePardalotus striatusR

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

177WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris?
178Large-billed ScrubwrenSericornis magnirostra?
179Brown GerygoneGerygone mouki?
180Fairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosaUC
181Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostrisC
182White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivacea?

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

183&Barred CuckooshrikelCoracina lineata?
184Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiaeR
185White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensisC
186White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor?
187Varied TrillerLalage leucomelaC
188Sahul CicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostreUC

 
Whipbirds and Wedgebills: Psophodidae

189Eastern WhipbirdPsophodes olivaceus?

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

190Bower's ShrikethrushColluricincla boweri?
191Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica?
192Rufous ShrikethrushColluricincla rufogasterC
193Gray WhistlerPachycephala simplexUC
194Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventrisR

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

195Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatusUC
196Green OrioleOriolus flavocinctusC
197Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieillotiC

 
Boatbills: Machaerirhynchidae

198Yellow-breasted BoatbillMachaerirhynchus flaviventer?

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

199White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusC
200Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus?
201&White-browed WoodswallowlArtamus superciliosus?
202Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus?
203Gray ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus?
204Black ButcherbirdMelloria quoyiC
205Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina?

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

206Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventris?
207Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrysC
208Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifronsR
209Gray FantailRhipidura albiscapaR

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

210Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatusC

 
Birds-of-paradise: Paradisaeidae

211Victoria's RiflebirdPtiloris victoriae?

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

212White-eared MonarchCarterornis leucotis?
213Black-faced MonarchMonarcha melanopsisR
214Australian MonarchSymposiachrus trivirgatusC
215Pied MonarchArses kaupi?
216Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleucaC
217Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubeculaC
218Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleuca?
219Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta?
220Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alectoR

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

221Torresian CrowCorvus orruR

 
Australasian Robins: Petroicidae

222Lemon-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca flavigaster?
223White-browed RobinPoecilodryas superciliosa?
224Mangrove RobinMelanodryas pulverulenta?
225Pale-yellow RobinEopsaltria capito?

 
Larks: Alaudidae

226Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaR

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

227Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisC

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

228Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis?

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

229&Brown SonglarklCincloramphus cruralis?
230Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensisC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

231Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxenaC
232Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaX
233Fairy MartinPetrochelidon arielC
234Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricansR

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

235SilvereyeZosterops lateralis?

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

236Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaC
237Common MynaAcridotheres tristisC

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

238&MistletoebirdlDicaeum hirundinaceumC

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

239Sahul SunbirdCinnyris frenatusC

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

240Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis?
241Crimson FinchNeochmia phaetonC
242&Plum-headed FinchlEmblema modesta?
243&Double-barred FinchlStizoptera bichenovii?
244Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataC
245Chestnut-breasted MuniaLonchura castaneothoraxC

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

246House SparrowPasser domesticusR

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

247Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensisX
248Australian PipitAnthus australisUC

 

 *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 Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular17
()Breeding Season Only6
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon74
FCFairly/Locally Common0
UCUncommon/Scarce20
RRare/Very Scarce50
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain103

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened5
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.