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REDDEN ISLAND

AUSTRALIALOCALE

# Species:170
# Excl Vagrants:169
# Endemics:14
# Near Endemics:24
Habitat: Woodland, lowland forest, mangroves, beach

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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Magpie Goose: Anseranatidae

1Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmataR

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Radjah ShelduckRajah radjahUC
3Green Pygmy-GooseNettapus pulchellusUC
4Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosaC
5Gray TealAnas gracilisR

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

6Australian BrushturkeyAlectura lathamiR
7Orange-footed MegapodeMegapodius reinwardtC

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

8Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophoraR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisC
10Peaceful DoveGeopelia placidaC
11Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralisC
12Superb Fruit-DovePtilinopus superbusUC
13&Rose-crowned Fruit-DovelPtilinopus reginaC
14Torresian Imperial-PigeonDucula spilorrhoaC
15Topknot PigeonLopholaimus antarcticusR

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

16Oriental CuckooCuculus optatusR
17(Pheasant Coucal)Centropus phasianinusC
18Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalisUC
19(Channel-billed Cuckoo)Scythrops novaehollandiaeUC
20Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusC
21Horsfield's Bronze-CuckooChalcites basalisR
22Pallid CuckooHeteroscenes pallidusR
23Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformisR
24(Sahul Brush Cuckoo)Cacomantis variolosusC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

25Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusUC

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

26Papuan FrogmouthPodargus papuensisR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

27/White-throated Needletail/Hirundapus caudacutusR
28Australian SwiftletAerodramus terraereginaeC
29/Pacific Swift/Apus pacificusR

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

30Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisR
31Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallariusUC

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

32Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalusUC

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

33Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostrisUC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

34/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaUC
35Masked LapwingVanellus milesC
36/Siberian Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus mongolusC
37/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiC
38/Double-banded Plover/Anarhynchus bicinctusR
39Red-capped PloverAnarhynchus ruficapillusC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

40/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusC
41/Far Eastern Curlew/Numenius madagascariensisC
42/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponicaC
43/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaR
44/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusC
45/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosUC
46/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipesUC
47Wandering TattlerTringa incanaC
48/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisC
49/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaC
50/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresUC
51/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisC
52RuffCalidris pugnaxX
53/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminataC
54/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaUC
55/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollisC

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

56Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiaeC
57Little TernSternula albifronsC
58Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsaC
59Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaC
60/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoUC
61Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensisR
62Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiC

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

63Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiaeUC

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

64Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticusUC

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

65#Lesser Frigatebird#Fregata arielR
66#Great Frigatebird#Fregata minorR

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

67Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiaeC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

68Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucosUC
69Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostrisR
70Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax variusR

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

71Australian IbisThreskiornis moluccaC
72Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollisUC
73Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regiaR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

74Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicusR
75Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraUC
76Little EgretEgretta garzettaUC
77White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiaeUC
78Striated HeronButorides striataUC
79Great EgretArdea albaC
80Plumed EgretArdea plumiferaC
81Great-billed HeronArdea sumatranaUC

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

82Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatusC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

83OspreyPandion haliaetusC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

84&Black-shouldered KitelElanus axillarisR
85Pacific BazaAviceda subcristataR
86Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiaeR
87Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciatusUC
88Black KiteMilvus migransUC
89Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusUC
90Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusC
91White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterUC

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

92Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatusC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

93Azure KingfisherCeyx azureusR
94Little KingfisherCeyx pusillusR
95Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeC
96Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayiiC
97(Sacred Kingfisher)Todiramphus sanctusC
98Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisC
99(Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher)Tanysiptera sylviaR

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

100(Oriental Dollarbird)Eurystomus orientalisC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

101&Nankeen KestrellFalco cenchroidesR
102Brown FalconFalco berigoraR
103Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusR

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

104Red-tailed Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksiiC
105Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galeritaC

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

106&Red-winged ParrotlAprosmictus erythropterusR
107Double-eyed Fig-ParrotCyclopsitta diophthalmaC
108&Little LorikeetlPsitteuteles pusillaR
109Scaly-breasted LorikeetTrichoglossus chlorolepidotusC
110Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusC

 
Pittas: Pittidae

111Noisy PittaPitta versicolorUC

 
Bowerbirds: Ptilonorhynchidae

112Great BowerbirdChlamydera nuchalisR

 
Fairywrens: Maluridae

113Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilisUC
114Red-backed FairywrenMalurus melanocephalusUC

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

115Yellow-spotted HoneyeaterMeliphaga notataC
116Cryptic HoneyeaterMeliphaga imitatrixC
117Yellow HoneyeaterStomiopera flavusC
118Varied HoneyeaterGavicalis versicolorUC
119Brown-backed HoneyeaterRamsayornis modestusC
120Dusky MyzomelaMyzomela obscuraC
121Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistinctaC
122White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularisC
123Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroidesC
124Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatusR

 
Pardalotes: Pardalotidae

125Striated PardalotePardalotus striatusUC

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

126Large-billed ScrubwrenSericornis magnirostraR
127Fairy GerygoneGerygone palpebrosaC
128Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostrisC

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

129&Barred CuckooshrikelCoracina lineataUC
130Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiaeC
131White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensisC
132White-winged TrillerLalage tricolorR
133Varied TrillerLalage leucomelaC
134Sahul CicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostreC

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

135Rufous ShrikethrushColluricincla rufogasterR
136Gray WhistlerPachycephala simplexUC
137Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventrisUC

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

138Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatusR
139Green OrioleOriolus flavocinctusC
140Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieillotiC

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

141White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusC
142Black ButcherbirdMelloria quoyiC

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

143Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventrisUC
144Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrysC
145Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifronsUC
146Gray FantailRhipidura albiscapaUC

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

147Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatusC

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

148White-eared MonarchCarterornis leucotisR
149Black-faced MonarchMonarcha melanopsisUC
150Australian MonarchSymposiachrus trivirgatusC
151Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleucaC
152Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubeculaC
153Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleucaR
154Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alectoC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

155Torresian CrowCorvus orruUC

 
Australasian Robins: Petroicidae

156Mangrove RobinMelanodryas pulverulentaUC

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

157Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensisR

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

158Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxenaC
159Fairy MartinPetrochelidon arielC
160Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricansUC

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

161SilvereyeZosterops lateralisUC

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

162Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaC
163Common MynaAcridotheres tristisC

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

164&MistletoebirdlDicaeum hirundinaceumC

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

165Sahul SunbirdCinnyris frenatusC

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

166Crimson FinchNeochmia phaetonR
167&Double-barred FinchlStizoptera bichenoviiR
168Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataC
169Chestnut-breasted MuniaLonchura castaneothoraxUC

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

170House SparrowPasser domesticusUC

 

 *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 Visitor22
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only6
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon79
FCFairly/Locally Common0
UCUncommon/Scarce45
RRare/Very Scarce44
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered2
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.