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HEALESVILLE SANCTUARY

AUSTRALIALOCALE

# Species:158
# Excl Vagrants:158
# Endemics:64
# Near Endemics:3

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.*

color codes

 
Cassowaries and Emus: Casuariidae

1EmuDromaius novaehollandiae

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Black SwanCygnus atratus
3Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
4Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
5Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
6Gray TealAnas gracilis
7Chestnut TealAnas castanea
8HardheadAythya australis
9Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Rock PigeonColumba livia
11Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
12Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
13Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
14Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
15Wonga PigeonLeucosarcia melanoleuca
16Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

17Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalis
18Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidus
19Pallid CuckooHeteroscenes pallidus
20Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

21Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides

 
Swifts: Apodidae

22/White-throated Needletail/Hirundapus caudacutus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

23Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
24Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
25&Eurasian CootlFulica atra
26Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

27Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
28Masked LapwingVanellus miles

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

29Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

30Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
31&Hoary-headed GrebelPoliocephalus poliocephalus

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

32Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

33Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
34Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
35Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
36Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

37Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca
38Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
39Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
40Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

41Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
42White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
43Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus
44Pacific HeronArdea pacifica
45Great EgretArdea alba

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

46Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

47&Black-shouldered KitelElanus axillaris
48Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
49Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
50Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
51Collared SparrowhawkTachyspiza cirrocephalus
52Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiae
53Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciatus
54Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
55Black KiteMilvus migrans
56Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
57White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster

 
Owls: Strigidae

58Powerful OwlNinox strenua
59Australian BoobookNinox boobook

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

60Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
61Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
62(Sacred Kingfisher)Todiramphus sanctus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

63&Nankeen KestrellFalco cenchroides
64Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
65Brown FalconFalco berigora
66Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

67Yellow-tailed Black-CockatooZanda funereus
68Gang-gang CockatooCallocephalon fimbriatum
69GalahEolophus roseicapilla
70Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
71Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
72Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

73Australian King-ParrotAlisterus scapularis
74#Swift Parrot#Lathamus discolor
75Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
76Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
77&Little LorikeetlPsitteuteles pusilla
78&Purple-crowned LorikeetlPsitteuteles porphyrocephala
79&Musk LorikeetlTrichoglossus concinna
80Scaly-breasted LorikeetTrichoglossus chlorolepidotus
81Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus

 
Lyrebirds: Menuridae

82Superb LyrebirdMenura novaehollandiae

 
Bowerbirds: Ptilonorhynchidae

83Satin BowerbirdPtilonorhynchus violaceus

 
Australasian Treecreepers: Climacteridae

84White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea
85Red-browed TreecreeperClimacteris erythrops
86Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus

 
Fairywrens: Maluridae

87Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

88Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
89Lewin's HoneyeaterMeliphaga lewinii
90Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops
91White-eared HoneyeaterLichenostomus leucotis
92&Yellow-tufted HoneyeaterlLichenostomus melanops
93Bell MinerManorina melanophrys
94Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
95&Red WattlebirdlAnthochaera carunculata
96Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
97White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillatus
98Scarlet MyzomelaMyzomela sanguinolenta
99Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus
100New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
101White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatus
102Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris

 
Pardalotes: Pardalotidae

103Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
104Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

105PilotbirdPycnoptilus floccosus
106Striated FieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosus
107White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
108Large-billed ScrubwrenSericornis magnirostra
109Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
110Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
111Striated ThornbillAcanthiza lineata
112Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
113Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloides
114Brown GerygoneGerygone mouki

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

115Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
116Sahul CicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostre

 
Sittellas: Neosittidae

117Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera

 
Whipbirds and Wedgebills: Psophodidae

118Eastern WhipbirdPsophodes olivaceus

 
Shrike-tit: Falcunculidae

119Eastern Shrike-titFalcunculus frontatus

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

120Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
121Olive WhistlerPachycephala olivacea
122Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
123Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

124Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

125Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
126Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
127Gray ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
128Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
129Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
130Gray CurrawongStrepera versicolor

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

131Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
132Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons
133Gray FantailRhipidura albiscapa

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

134Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
135Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecula

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

136Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
137&Little RavenlCorvus mellori

 
Australasian Robins: Petroicidae

138Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
139Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
140Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
141Pink RobinPetroica rodinogaster
142Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
143Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

144Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

145Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
146Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
147Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

148SilvereyeZosterops lateralis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

149European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
150Common MynaAcridotheres tristis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

151Bassian ThrushZoothera lunulata
152Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

153&MistletoebirdlDicaeum hirundinaceum

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

154Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

155House SparrowPasser domesticus
156Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

157European GreenfinchChloris chloris
158European 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 Visitor1
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular11
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened0
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered1

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.