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MOUNT ISA

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# Species:224
# Excl Vagrants:224
# Endemics:38
# Near Endemics:11

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

2EmuDromaius novaehollandiae

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Plumed Whistling-DuckDendrocygna eytoni
4Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
5&Freckled DucklStictonetta naevosa
6Black SwanCygnus atratus
7Green Pygmy-GooseNettapus pulchellus
8Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
9Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
10&Australasian ShovelerlSpatula rhynchotis
11Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
12Gray TealAnas gracilis
13&Pink-eared DucklMalacorhynchus membranaceus
14HardheadAythya australis
15Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

16Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophora
17&Stubble QuaillCoturnix pectoralis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

18Rock PigeonColumba livia
19Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
20Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
21&Flock BronzewinglPhaps histrionica
22Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
23Spinifex PigeonGeophaps plumifera
24&Diamond DovelGeopelia cuneata
25Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
26Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis

 
Bustards: Otididae

27Australian BustardArdeotis australis

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

28(Pheasant Coucal)Centropus phasianinus
29Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalis
30(Channel-billed Cuckoo)Scythrops novaehollandiae
31Horsfield's Bronze-CuckooChalcites basalis
32Black-eared CuckooChalcites osculans
33Pallid CuckooHeteroscenes pallidus
34(Sahul Brush Cuckoo)Cacomantis variolosus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

35Spotted NightjarEurostopodus argus

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

36Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides

 
Owlet-Nightjars: Aegothelidae

37Australian Owlet-nightjarAegotheles cristatus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

38/Pacific Swift/Apus pacificus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

39Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
40#Black-tailed Nativehen#Tribonyx ventralis
41&Australian CrakelPorzana fluminea
42Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
43&Eurasian CootlFulica atra
44Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
45Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla
46&Spotless CrakelZapornia tabuensis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

47BrolgaAntigone rubicunda

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

48Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

49Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
50Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

51/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
52/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
53Black-fronted DotterelThinornis melanops
54Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
55Masked LapwingVanellus miles
56&Red-kneed DotterellErythrogonys cinctus
57/Oriental Plover/Anarhynchus veredus
58Red-capped PloverAnarhynchus ruficapillus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

59&Australian Painted-SnipelRostratula australis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

60Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinacea

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

61/Little Curlew/Numenius minutus
62/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
63/Swinhoe's Snipe/Gallinago megala
64/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatus
65/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
66/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
67/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
68/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
69/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
70/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminata
71/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
72/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminuta
73/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

74&Little ButtonquaillTurnix velox

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

75Australian PratincoleGlareola isabella
76/Oriental Pratincole/Glareola maldivarum

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

77Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
78Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
79Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
80(Whiskered Tern)Chlidonias hybrida
81/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

82Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
83&Hoary-headed GrebelPoliocephalus poliocephalus
84Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

85Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

86Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

87Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
88Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
89Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
90Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

91Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
92Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca
93Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
94Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
95Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

96Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
97Little EgretEgretta garzetta
98Pied HeronEgretta picata
99White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
100Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus
101Pacific HeronArdea pacifica
102Great EgretArdea alba
103Plumed EgretArdea plumifera

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

104Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

105OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

106&Black-shouldered KitelElanus axillaris
107Black-breasted KiteHamirostra melanosternon
108Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
109Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
110Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
111Collared SparrowhawkTachyspiza cirrocephalus
112Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciatus
113&Spotted HarrierlCircus assimilis
114Black KiteMilvus migrans
115Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
116White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster

 
Owls: Strigidae

117Barking OwlNinox connivens
118Australian BoobookNinox boobook

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

119Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

120Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
121Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachii
122&Red-backed KingfisherlTodiramphus pyrrhopygius
123(Sacred Kingfisher)Todiramphus sanctus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

124(Oriental Dollarbird)Eurystomus orientalis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

125&Nankeen KestrellFalco cenchroides
126Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
127Brown FalconFalco berigora
128&Gray FalconlFalco hypoleucos
129&Black FalconlFalco subniger
130Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

131Red-tailed Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
132&CockatiellNymphicus hollandicus
133GalahEolophus roseicapilla
134Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
135Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

136&Red-winged ParrotlAprosmictus erythropterus
137Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
138&BudgerigarlMelopsittacus undulatus
139&Varied LorikeetlPsitteuteles versicolor
140Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus
141Red-collared LorikeetTrichoglossus rubritorquis

 
Bowerbirds: Ptilonorhynchidae

142Spotted BowerbirdChlamydera maculata
143Great BowerbirdChlamydera nuchalis

 
Australasian Treecreepers: Climacteridae

144Black-tailed TreecreeperClimacteris melanurus

 
Fairywrens: Maluridae

145Carpentarian GrasswrenAmytornis dorotheae
146Kalkadoon GrasswrenAmytornis ballarae
147Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
148White-winged FairywrenMalurus leucopterus
149Red-backed FairywrenMalurus melanocephalus

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

150&Pied HoneyeaterlCerthionyx variegatus
151White-gaped HoneyeaterStomiopera unicolor
152Yellow-tinted HoneyeaterLichenostomus flavescens
153Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
154Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
155Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
156White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillatus
157Gray-headed HoneyeaterPtilotula keartlandi
158Gray-fronted HoneyeaterPtilotula plumulus
159&Rufous-throated HoneyeaterlConopophila rufogularis
160&Crimson ChatlEpthianura tricolor
161Orange ChatEpthianura aurifrons
162Yellow ChatEpthianura crocea
163&Black HoneyeaterlSugomel nigrum
164&Banded HoneyeaterlCissomela pectoralis
165Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
166Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
167&Black-chinned HoneyeaterlMelithreptus gularis
168Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
169&Silver-crowned FriarbirdlPhilemon argenticeps

 
Pardalotes: Pardalotidae

170&Red-browed PardalotelPardalotus rubricatus
171Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

172WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
173Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
174Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
175Western GerygoneGerygone fusca

 
Pseudo-Babblers: Pomatostomidae

176Gray-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

177&Ground CuckooshrikelCoracina maxima
178Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
179White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
180White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor

 
Sittellas: Neosittidae

181Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera

 
Australo-Papuan Bellbirds: Oreoicidae

182Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalis

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

183Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
184Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

185Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

186White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus
187Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
188&White-browed WoodswallowlArtamus superciliosus
189Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
190Little WoodswallowArtamus minor
191Gray ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
192Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
193Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

194Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
195Gray FantailRhipidura albiscapa

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

196Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
197Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
198Paperbark FlycatcherMyiagra nana

 
White-winged Chough and Apostlebird: Corcoracidae

199ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

200Torresian CrowCorvus orru
201Australian RavenCorvus coronoides

 
Australasian Robins: Petroicidae

202Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
203Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
204Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata

 
Larks: Alaudidae

205Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

206Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

207Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

208Spinifex-birdPoodytes carteri
209Little GrassbirdPoodytes gramineus
210&Brown SonglarklCincloramphus cruralis
211Rufous SonglarkCincloramphus mathewsi

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

212Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
213Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
214Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

215&MistletoebirdlDicaeum hirundinaceum

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

216Pictorella MuniaHeteromunia pectoralis
217&Painted FiretaillEmblema pictum
218&Plum-headed FinchlEmblema modesta
219&Double-barred FinchlStizoptera bichenovii
220&Zebra FinchlTaeniopygia guttata
221Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticauda
222Chestnut-breasted MuniaLonchura castaneothorax

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

223House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

224Australian PipitAnthus australis

 

 *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 Visitor19
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular40
()Breeding Season Only6
{}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.