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DARWIN AREA

AUSTRALIALOCALE

# Species*:152
# Excl Vagrants*:152
# Endemics*:11
# Near Endemics*:22
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

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

1Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmataNE 
2Radjah ShelduckRajah radjahRR 
3Orange-footed MegapodeMegapodius reinwardtRR 
4Torresian Imperial-PigeonDucula spilorrhoaNE 
5Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusRR 
6Chestnut RailGallirallus castaneoventrisNE 
7Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallariusRR 
8/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes NT
9Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticusRRNT
10Pied HeronEgretta picataRR 
11Striated HeronButorides striataRR 
12Great-billed HeronArdea sumatranaRR 
13Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiaeRR 
14Azure KingfisherCeyx azureusRR 
15Little KingfisherCeyx pusillusRR 
16Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiNE 
17Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayiiRR 
18Torresian KingfisherTodiramphus sordidusNE 
19Red-tailed Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksiiE 
20&Red-winged ParrotlAprosmictus erythropterusNE 
21&Varied LorikeetlPsitteuteles versicolorE 
22Red-collared LorikeetTrichoglossus rubritorquisE 
23Rainbow PittaPitta irisE 
24Great BowerbirdChlamydera nuchalisE 
25White-gaped HoneyeaterStomiopera unicolorE 
26Rufous-banded HoneyeaterConopophila albogularisNE 
27&Rufous-throated HoneyeaterlConopophila rufogularisE 
28Dusky MyzomelaMyzomela obscuraRR 
29Red-headed MyzomelaMyzomela erythrocephalaRR 
30&Banded HoneyeaterlCissomela pectoralisE 
31Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotisNE 
32White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularisNE 
33Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularisNE 
34Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroidesRR 
35&Silver-crowned FriarbirdlPhilemon argenticepsE 
36Green-backed GerygoneGerygone chloronotaNE 
37Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostrisNE 
38Mangrove GerygoneGerygone levigasterNE 
39Gray-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalisNE 
40Arafura ShrikethrushColluricincla megarhynchaRR 
41Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatusNE 
42Green OrioleOriolus flavocinctusRR 
43Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieillotiNE 
44Silver-backed ButcherbirdCracticus argenteusRR 
45Black ButcherbirdMelloria quoyiNE 
46Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventrisRR 
47Mangrove FantailRhipidura phasianaNE 
48Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatusRR 
49Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubeculaNE 
50Broad-billed FlycatcherMyiagra ruficollisRR 
51Lemon-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca flavigasterNE 
52Mangrove RobinMelanodryas pulverulentaNE 
53Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensisRR 
54Crimson FinchNeochmia phaetonNE 
55&Double-barred FinchlStizoptera bichenoviiE 
56Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaE 

 

 *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 Threatened2
VVulnerable0
ENEndangered0
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.