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IRON RANGE NATIONAL PARK

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# Species:289
# Excl Vagrants:289
# Endemics:35
# Near Endemics:50
Habitat: Lowland rainforest, roadsides, marine waterfront

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

19Black Bittern** 9flavicollis

 
Cassowaries and Emus: Casuariidae

2Southern CassowaryCasuarius casuarius

 
Magpie Goose: Anseranatidae

3Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmata

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Spotted Whistling-DuckDendrocygna guttata
5Plumed Whistling-DuckDendrocygna eytoni
6Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
7Radjah ShelduckRajah radjah
8Green Pygmy-GooseNettapus pulchellus
9Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
10Gray TealAnas gracilis

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

11Australian BrushturkeyAlectura lathami
12Orange-footed MegapodeMegapodius reinwardt

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

13Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophora
14&Blue-breasted QuaillSynoicus chinensis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

15White-headed PigeonColumba leucomela
16Brown Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia phasianella
17Pacific Emerald DoveChalcophaps longirostris
18Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
19Squatter PigeonGeophaps scripta
20&Diamond DovelGeopelia cuneata
21Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
22Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis
23Wompoo Fruit-DovePtilinopus magnificus
24Superb Fruit-DovePtilinopus superbus
25&Rose-crowned Fruit-DovelPtilinopus regina
26Torresian Imperial-PigeonDucula spilorrhoa
27Topknot PigeonLopholaimus antarcticus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

28Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
29(Pheasant Coucal)Centropus phasianinus
30Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalis
31(Channel-billed Cuckoo)Scythrops novaehollandiae
32Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillus
33Horsfield's Bronze-CuckooChalcites basalis
34Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidus
35Pallid CuckooHeteroscenes pallidus
36Chestnut-breasted CuckooCacomantis castaneiventris
37Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
38(Sahul Brush Cuckoo)Cacomantis variolosus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

39Spotted NightjarEurostopodus argus
40White-throated NightjarEurostopodus mystacalis
41Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

42Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
43Marbled FrogmouthPodargus ocellatus
44Papuan FrogmouthPodargus papuensis

 
Owlet-Nightjars: Aegothelidae

45Australian Owlet-nightjarAegotheles cristatus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

46/White-throated Needletail/Hirundapus caudacutus
47Australian SwiftletAerodramus terraereginae
48/Pacific Swift/Apus pacificus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

49Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
50Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
51Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
52White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinerea
53Rufous-tailed Bush-henAmaurornis moluccana
54Red-necked CrakeRallina tricolor

 
Cranes: Gruidae

55Sarus CraneAntigone antigone
56BrolgaAntigone rubicunda

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

57Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris
58Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

59Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

60Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

61/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
62/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
63Masked LapwingVanellus miles
64/Oriental Plover/Anarhynchus veredus
65/Siberian Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus mongolus
66/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
67Red-capped PloverAnarhynchus ruficapillus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

68Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinacea

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

69/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
70/Little Curlew/Numenius minutus
71/Far Eastern Curlew/Numenius madagascariensis
72/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica
73/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
74/Latham's Snipe/Gallinago hardwickii
75/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
76/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
77/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes
78Wandering TattlerTringa incana
79/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
80/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
81/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
82/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris
83/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellus
84/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminata
85/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis
86/Sanderling/Calidris alba

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

87Red-backed ButtonquailTurnix maculosus
88&Red-chested ButtonquaillTurnix pyrrhothorax
89&Buff-breasted ButtonquaillTurnix olivii

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

90Australian PratincoleGlareola isabella
91/Oriental Pratincole/Glareola maldivarum

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

92Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
93Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
94Black NoddyAnous minutus
95#Sooty Tern#Onychoprion fuscatus
96Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
97Little TernSternula albifrons
98Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
99Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
100(Whiskered Tern)Chlidonias hybrida
101/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
102Roseate TernSterna dougallii
103/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo
104Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
105Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
106Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

107Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
108&Hoary-headed GrebelPoliocephalus poliocephalus

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

109#Gould's Petrel#Pterodroma leucoptera

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

110Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

111#Lesser Frigatebird#Fregata ariel
112#Great Frigatebird#Fregata minor

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

113#Brown Booby#Sula leucogaster

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

114Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

115Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
116Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
117Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
118Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

119Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
120Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca
121Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
122Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
123Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

124Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
125Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
126Little EgretEgretta garzetta
127Pied HeronEgretta picata
128White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
129Striated HeronButorides striata
130Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus
131Pacific HeronArdea pacifica
132Great EgretArdea alba
133Plumed EgretArdea plumifera

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

134Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

135OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

136&Black-shouldered KitelElanus axillaris
137Pacific BazaAviceda subcristata
138Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
139Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
140Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
141Collared SparrowhawkTachyspiza cirrocephalus
142Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiae
143Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciatus
144Red GoshawkErythrotriorchis radiatus
145Black KiteMilvus migrans
146Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
147Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
148White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

149Australian Masked-OwlTyto novaehollandiae
150Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembris
151American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

152Rufous OwlNinox rufa
153Australian BoobookNinox boobook

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

154Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

155Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
156Little KingfisherCeyx pusillus
157Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
158Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachii
159Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayii
160Torresian KingfisherTodiramphus sordidus
161(Sacred Kingfisher)Todiramphus sanctus
162Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
163Yellow-billed KingfisherSyma torotoro
164(Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher)Tanysiptera sylvia

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

165(Oriental Dollarbird)Eurystomus orientalis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

166&Nankeen KestrellFalco cenchroides
167Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
168Brown FalconFalco berigora
169Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

170Red-tailed Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
171Palm CockatooProbosciger aterrimus
172GalahEolophus roseicapilla
173Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
174Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

175&Red-winged ParrotlAprosmictus erythropterus
176Papuan EclectusEclectus polychloros
177Red-cheeked ParrotGeoffroyus geoffroyi
178Pale-headed RosellaPlatycercus adscitus
179Double-eyed Fig-ParrotCyclopsitta diophthalma
180&Varied LorikeetlPsitteuteles versicolor
181Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus

 
Pittas: Pittidae

182(Philippine Pitta)Erythropitta erythrogaster
183Papuan PittaErythropitta macklotii
184Noisy PittaPitta versicolor

 
Bowerbirds: Ptilonorhynchidae

185Spotted CatbirdAiluroedus maculosus
186Black-eared CatbirdAiluroedus melanotis
187Great BowerbirdChlamydera nuchalis
188Fawn-breasted BowerbirdChlamydera cerviniventris

 
Fairywrens: Maluridae

189Lovely FairywrenMalurus amabilis
190Red-backed FairywrenMalurus melanocephalus

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

191Yellow-spotted HoneyeaterMeliphaga notata
192Graceful HoneyeaterMeliphaga gracilis
193Cryptic HoneyeaterMeliphaga imitatrix
194Yellow HoneyeaterStomiopera flavus
195White-gaped HoneyeaterStomiopera unicolor
196Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops
197Varied HoneyeaterGavicalis versicolor
198Brown-backed HoneyeaterRamsayornis modestus
199&Bar-breasted HoneyeaterlRamsayornis fasciatus
200Rufous-banded HoneyeaterConopophila albogularis
201&Rufous-throated HoneyeaterlConopophila rufogularis
202Dusky MyzomelaMyzomela obscura
203Red-headed MyzomelaMyzomela erythrocephala
204Scarlet MyzomelaMyzomela sanguinolenta
205Green-backed HoneyeaterGlycichaera fallax
206&Banded HoneyeaterlCissomela pectoralis
207Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
208&White-streaked HoneyeaterlTrichodere cockerelli
209Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
210White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularis
211Tawny-breasted HoneyeaterXanthotis flaviventer
212Macleay's HoneyeaterXanthotis macleayanus
213Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
214Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroides
215&Silver-crowned FriarbirdlPhilemon argenticeps
216Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus

 
Pardalotes: Pardalotidae

217Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

218WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
219Tropical ScrubwrenSericornis beccarii
220Fairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosa
221Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostris
222White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivacea

 
Pseudo-Babblers: Pomatostomidae

223Gray-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

224&Barred CuckooshrikelCoracina lineata
225Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
226White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
227White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
228Varied TrillerLalage leucomela
229Sahul CicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostre

 
Sittellas: Neosittidae

230Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

231Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
232Rufous ShrikethrushColluricincla rufogaster
233Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
234Black-tailed WhistlerPachycephala melanura
235Gray WhistlerPachycephala simplex
236Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

237Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
238Green OrioleOriolus flavocinctus
239Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieilloti

 
Boatbills: Machaerirhynchidae

240Yellow-breasted BoatbillMachaerirhynchus flaviventer

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

241White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus
242&White-browed WoodswallowlArtamus superciliosus
243Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
244Little WoodswallowArtamus minor
245Black-backed ButcherbirdCracticus mentalis
246Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
247Black ButcherbirdMelloria quoyi
248Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
249Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

250Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventris
251Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
252Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons
253Gray FantailRhipidura albiscapa

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

254Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatus

 
Birds-of-paradise: Paradisaeidae

255Trumpet ManucodePhonygammus keraudrenii
256Magnificent RiflebirdPtiloris magnificus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

257White-eared MonarchCarterornis leucotis
258Black-faced MonarchMonarcha melanopsis
259(Black-winged Monarch)Monarcha frater
260Australian MonarchSymposiachrus trivirgatus
261Frill-necked MonarchArses lorealis
262Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
263Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecula
264Broad-billed FlycatcherMyiagra ruficollis
265Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleuca
266Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alecto

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

267Torresian CrowCorvus orru

 
Australasian Robins: Petroicidae

268Yellow-legged FlycatcherKempiella griseoceps
269Lemon-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca flavigaster
270Northern Scrub-RobinDrymodes superciliaris
271White-browed RobinPoecilodryas superciliosa
272Mangrove RobinMelanodryas pulverulenta
273White-faced RobinEopsaltria leucops

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

274Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

275Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

276Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
277Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
278Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

279SilvereyeZosterops lateralis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

280Metallic StarlingAplonis metallica

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

281&MistletoebirdlDicaeum hirundinaceum

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

282Sahul SunbirdCinnyris frenatus

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

283Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
284&Double-barred FinchlStizoptera bichenovii
285Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
286Chestnut-breasted MuniaLonchura castaneothorax

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

287House SparrowPasser domesticus
288Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

289/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensis

 

 *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 Visitor28
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular19
()Breeding Season Only9
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered3
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.