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GREAT OTWAY NATIONAL PARK

AUSTRALIALOCALE

# Species:164
# Excl Vagrants:164
# Endemics:54
# Near Endemics:2

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1Black SwanCygnus atratus
2Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
3&Australasian ShovelerlSpatula rhynchotis
4Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
5Gray TealAnas gracilis
6Chestnut TealAnas castanea
7HardheadAythya australis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia
9Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
10Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
11Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
12Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

13Horsfield's Bronze-CuckooChalcites basalis
14Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidus
15Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

16Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides

 
Swifts: Apodidae

17/White-throated Needletail/Hirundapus caudacutus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

18Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
19Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
20&Eurasian CootlFulica atra
21Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

22Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

23Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

24Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
25Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

26Hooded PloverThinornis cucullatus
27Black-fronted DotterelThinornis melanops
28Masked LapwingVanellus miles

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

29/Latham's Snipe/Gallinago hardwickii

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

30/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

31Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
32Pacific GullLarus pacificus
33Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
34Australian Fairy TernSternula nereis
35Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
36/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo
37/White-fronted Tern/Sterna striata
38Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

39Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

40Little PenguinEudyptula minor

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

41#Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross**#Thalassarche carteri
42White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
43#Black-browed Albatross#Thalassarche melanophris

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

44Fairy PrionPachyptila turtur
45(Short-tailed Shearwater)Ardenna tenuirostris
46#Fluttering Shearwater#Puffinus gavia

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

47Australasian GannetMorus serrator

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

48Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

49Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
50Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
51Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
52Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
53Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescens

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

54Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca
55Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
56Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
57Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

58Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
59Little EgretEgretta garzetta
60White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
61Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus
62Pacific HeronArdea pacifica
63Great EgretArdea alba

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

64Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

65&Black-shouldered KitelElanus axillaris
66Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
67Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
68Collared SparrowhawkTachyspiza cirrocephalus
69Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiae
70Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciatus
71Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
72Black KiteMilvus migrans
73Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
74White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

75Australian Masked-OwlTyto novaehollandiae
76American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

77Powerful OwlNinox strenua
78Australian BoobookNinox boobook

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

79Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

80Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
81(Sacred Kingfisher)Todiramphus sanctus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

82&Nankeen KestrellFalco cenchroides
83Brown FalconFalco berigora
84Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

85Yellow-tailed Black-CockatooZanda funereus
86Gang-gang CockatooCallocephalon fimbriatum
87GalahEolophus roseicapilla
88Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
89Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
90Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

91Australian King-ParrotAlisterus scapularis
92Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostoma
93Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
94Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
95&Musk LorikeetlTrichoglossus concinna
96Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus

 
Bowerbirds: Ptilonorhynchidae

97Satin BowerbirdPtilonorhynchus violaceus

 
Australasian Treecreepers: Climacteridae

98White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea

 
Fairywrens: Maluridae

99Southern EmuwrenStipiturus malachurus
100Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

101Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
102Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops
103White-eared HoneyeaterLichenostomus leucotis
104&Red WattlebirdlAnthochaera carunculata
105Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
106Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
107White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillatus
108White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
109Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanops
110Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus
111New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
112White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatus
113Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris

 
Bristlebirds: Dasyornithidae

114Rufous BristlebirdDasyornis broadbenti

 
Pardalotes: Pardalotidae

115Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
116Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

117Chestnut-rumped HeathwrenHylacola pyrrhopygia
118Striated FieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosus
119White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
120Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
121Striated ThornbillAcanthiza lineata
122Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

123Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae

 
Sittellas: Neosittidae

124Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera

 
Shrike-tit: Falcunculidae

125Eastern Shrike-titFalcunculus frontatus

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

126Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
127Olive WhistlerPachycephala olivacea
128Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
129Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

130&White-browed WoodswallowlArtamus superciliosus
131Gray ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
132Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
133Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
134Gray CurrawongStrepera versicolor

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

135Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
136Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons
137Gray FantailRhipidura albiscapa

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

138Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
139Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleuca

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

140&Little RavenlCorvus mellori
141Forest RavenCorvus tasmanicus

 
Australasian Robins: Petroicidae

142Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
143Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
144Rose RobinPetroica rosea
145Pink RobinPetroica rodinogaster
146Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
147Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis

 
Larks: Alaudidae

148&Eurasian SkylarklAlauda arvensis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

149Little GrassbirdPoodytes gramineus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

150Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
151Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
152Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

153SilvereyeZosterops lateralis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

154European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
155Common MynaAcridotheres tristis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

156Bassian ThrushZoothera lunulata
157Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

158&MistletoebirdlDicaeum hirundinaceum

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

159Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bella
160Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

161House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

162Australian PipitAnthus australis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

163European GreenfinchChloris chloris
164European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

 

 *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 Visitor5
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal3
<>Erratic/Irregular10
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened4
VVulnerable4
ENEndangered1
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.