Christmas Island Birding
Field Guide
Every time you add a sighting or image to Wildiaries and tag it with a species name, it will appear, on the relevant species page. These pages are accessible from the links below.

-
Birds
-
Land Birds
-
Acanthizidae (Thornbills ) - (41 species)
-
Inland Thornbill (Acanthiza apicalis)
-
Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)
-
Tasmanian Thornbill (Acanthiza ewingii)
-
Western Thornbill (Acanthiza inornata)
-
Slender-billed Thornbill (Acanthiza iredalei)
-
Mountain Thornbill (Acanthiza katherina)
-
Striated Thornbill (Acanthiza lineata)
-
Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana)
-
Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla)
-
Buff-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza reguloides)
-
Slaty-backed Thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris)
-
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis)
-
Scrubtit (Acanthornis magna)
-
Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis)
-
Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta)
-
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis)
-
Rufous Fieldwren (Calamanthus campestris)
-
Shy Heathwren (Calamanthus cautus)
-
Striated Fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus)
-
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (Calamanthus pyrrhopygius)
-
Green-backed Gerygone (Gerygone chloronota)
-
Western Gerygone (Gerygone fusca)
-
Mangrove Gerygone (Gerygone levigaster)
-
Large-billed Gerygone (Gerygone magnirostris)
-
Norfolk Gerygone (Gerygone modesta)
-
Brown Gerygone (Gerygone mouki)
-
White-throated Gerygone (Gerygone olivacea)
-
Fairy Gerygone (Gerygone palpebrosa)
-
Dusky Gerygone (Gerygone tenebrosa)
-
Fernwren (Oreoscopus gutturalis)
-
Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria)
-
Pilotbird (Pycnoptilus floccosus)
-
Redthroat (Pyrrholaemus brunneus)
-
Speckled Warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus)
-
Tropical Scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii)
-
Yellow-throated Scrubwren (Sericornis citreogularis)
-
White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis)
-
Tasmanian Scrubwren (Sericornis humilis)
-
Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri)
-
Large-billed Scrubwren (Sericornis magnirostra)
-
Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris)
-
Inland Thornbill (Acanthiza apicalis)
-
Accipitridae (Hawks, eagles, harriers, Old World vultures) - (20 species)
-
Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)
-
Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus)
-
Variable Goshawk (Accipiter hiogaster)
-
Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)
-
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
- Gurney's Eagle (Aquila gurneyi)
-
Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)
-
Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)
-
Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)
-
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
-
Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)
-
Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus)
-
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
-
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
-
Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
-
Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)
-
Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides)
-
Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura)
-
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
-
Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
-
Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)
- Acrocephalidae (Reed warblers ) - (2 species)
- Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars) - (1 species)
- Alaudidae (Larks) - (2 species)
-
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) - (12 species)
-
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
-
Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
-
Little Kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus)
-
Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii)
-
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
-
Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
-
Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro)
-
Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia)
-
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
-
Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii)
-
Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius)
-
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
-
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
-
Anatidae (Ducks, geese, swans) - (27 species)
-
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
-
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
-
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
- Eaton's Pintail (Anas eatoni)
-
Grey Teal (Anas gracilis)
-
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
-
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
-
Australasian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)
-
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
-
Hardhead (Aythya australis)
-
Musk Duck (Biziura lobata)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
-
Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
-
Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
-
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
-
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
-
Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata)
-
Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
-
Spotted Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna guttata)
-
Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
-
Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
-
Green Pygmy Goose (Nettapus pulchellus)
-
Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)
-
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)
-
Raja Shelduck (Tadorna radjah)
-
Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides)
-
Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
-
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Anseranatidae (Magpie Goose ) - (1 species)
-
Apodidae (Swifts) - (8 species)
-
Australian Swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae)
-
Uniform Swiftlet (Aerodramus vanikorensis)
-
Little Swift (Apus affinis)
-
Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus)
-
Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta)
-
Cave Swiftlet (Collocalia linchi)
-
White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
-
Papuan Spine-tailed Swift (Mearnsia novaeguineae)
-
Australian Swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae)
-
Ardeidae (Herons, egrets, bitterns) - (22 species)
-
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
-
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
-
White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica)
-
Great-billed Heron (Ardea sumatrana)
-
Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus)
-
Javan Pond Heron (Ardeola speciosa)
-
Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)
-
Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus)
-
Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
-
Black Bittern (Dupetor flavicollis)
-
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
-
Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia)
-
White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
-
Pied Heron (Egretta picata)
-
Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra)
-
Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)
-
Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
-
Black-backed Bittern (Ixobrychus dubius)
- Von Schrenck's Bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)
-
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
-
Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
-
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
-
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Artamidae (Wood swallows) - (6 species)
- Atrichornithidae (Scrub-birds ) - (2 species)
- Burhinidae (Thick-knees) - (2 species)
-
Cacatuidae (Cockatoos ) - (14 species)
-
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
-
Western Corella (Cacatua pastinator)
-
Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
-
Long-billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris)
-
Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)
-
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii)
-
Long-billed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus baudinii)
-
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus)
-
Glossy Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami)
-
Short-billed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris)
-
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
-
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)
-
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
-
Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)
-
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
-
Campephagidae (Cuckoo-shrikes) - (8 species)
-
Barred Cuckooshrike (Coracina lineata)
-
Ground Cuckooshrike (Coracina maxima)
-
Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
-
White-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina papuensis)
-
Common Cicadabird (Coracina tenuirostris)
-
Varied Triller (Lalage leucomela)
-
Long-tailed Triller (Lalage leucopyga)
-
White-shouldered Triller (Lalage sueurii)
-
Barred Cuckooshrike (Coracina lineata)
- Caprimulgidae (Nightjars) - (5 species)
- Casuariidae (Cassowaries ) - (1 species)
-
Charadriidae (Plovers) - (19 species)
-
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
- Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
-
Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus)
-
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
-
Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
-
Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
-
Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)
-
Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus)
-
Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus)
-
Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
-
Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus)
-
Inland Dotterel (Peltohyas australis)
-
American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
-
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
-
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
-
Hooded Dotterel (Thinornis rubricollis)
-
Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)
-
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
-
Banded Lapwing (Vanellus tricolor)
-
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
- Chionidae (Sheathbills ) - (1 species)
- Ciconiidae (Storks) - (1 species)
- Cisticolidae (Cisticolas ) - (2 species)
- Climacteridae (Australian treecreepers ) - (6 species)
-
Columbidae (Pigeons, doves) - (33 species)
-
Common Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
-
White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela)
-
Rock Dove (Columba livia)
-
Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis)
-
Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
- Elegant Imperial Pigeon (Ducula concinna)
-
Collared Imperial Pigeon (Ducula mullerii)
-
Christmas Imperial Pigeon (Ducula whartoni)
-
Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata)
-
Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis)
-
Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
-
Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera)
-
Squatter Pigeon (Geophaps scripta)
-
Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii)
-
New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)
-
Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
-
Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)
-
Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia amboinensis)
-
Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
- White-quilled Rock Pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis)
-
Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis)
-
Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
-
Brush Bronzewing (Phaps elegans)
-
Flock Bronzewing (Phaps histrionica)
-
Banded Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus cinctus)
-
Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus)
-
Wompoo Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus magnificus)
-
Rose-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus regina)
-
Superb Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus superbus)
-
Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
-
Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
- African Collared Dove (Streptopelia risoria)
-
Red Turtle Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
-
Common Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
- Coraciidae (Rollers, ground-rollers) - (1 species)
- Corcoracidae (Choughs, Apostlebird ) - (2 species)
- Corvidae (Crows) - (7 species)
-
Cracticidae (Bell magpies) - (8 species)
-
Black-backed Butcherbird (Cracticus mentalis)
-
Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)
-
Black Butcherbird (Cracticus quoyi)
-
Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
-
Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)
-
Black Currawong (Strepera fuliginosa)
-
Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
-
Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor)
-
Black-backed Butcherbird (Cracticus mentalis)
-
Cuculidae (Cuckoos, coucals ) - (17 species)
-
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris)
-
Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)
-
Pallid Cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus)
-
Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus)
-
Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
-
Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus)
-
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)
-
Shining Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus)
-
Little Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus)
-
Black-eared Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx osculans)
-
Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)
-
Himalayan Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)
-
Pacific Koel (Eudynamys orientalis)
-
Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
-
Large Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides)
-
Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
- Long-tailed Cuckoo (Urodynamis taitensis)
-
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris)
- Dasyornithidae (Bristlebirds ) - (3 species)
- Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers) - (2 species)
- Dicruridae (Drongos) - (1 species)
- Dromaiidae (Emu) - (1 species)
- Emberizidae (Buntings, New World Sparrows & Allies) - (1 species)
-
Estrildidae (Waxbills) - (22 species)
-
Painted Finch (Emblema pictum)
-
Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae)
-
Blue-faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa)
-
Pictorella Mannikin (Heteromunia pectoralis)
-
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)
-
Yellow-rumped Mannikin (Lonchura flaviprymna)
- Tricolored Munia (Lonchura malacca)
-
Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
- Pale-headed Munia (Lonchura pallida)
-
Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
-
Plum-headed Finch (Neochmia modesta)
-
Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton)
-
Star Finch (Neochmia ruficauda)
-
Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
-
Long-tailed Finch (Poephila acuticauda)
-
Black-throated Finch (Poephila cincta)
-
Masked Finch (Poephila personata)
-
Beautiful Firetail (Stagonopleura bella)
-
Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)
-
Red-eared Firetail (Stagonopleura oculata)
-
Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)
-
Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
-
Painted Finch (Emblema pictum)
- Falconidae (Falcons, caracaras) - (6 species)
- Fringillidae (Finches ) - (4 species)
- Glareolidae (Coursers, pratincoles ) - (2 species)
- Gruidae (Cranes ) - (2 species)
- Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) - (3 species)
- Hirundinidae (Swallows, martins) - (7 species)
- Jacanidae (Jacanas ) - (2 species)
- Laniidae (Shrikes) - (2 species)
- Locustellidae (Grassbirds and allies) - (6 species)
- Machaerirhynchidae (Boatbills) - (1 species)
-
Maluridae (Wrens ) - (22 species)
-
Kalkadoon Grasswren (Amytornis ballarae)
-
Grey Grasswren (Amytornis barbatus)
-
Carpentarian Grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae)
-
Eyrean Grasswren (Amytornis goyderi)
-
Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)
-
Short-tailed Grasswren (Amytornis merrotsyi)
-
Dusky Grasswren (Amytornis purnelli)
-
Striated Grasswren (Amytornis striatus)
-
Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)
- White-throated Grasswren (Amytornis woodwardi)
-
Lovely Fairywren (Malurus amabilis)
-
Purple-crowned Fairywren (Malurus coronatus)
-
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)
-
Red-winged Fairywren (Malurus elegans)
-
Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti)
-
White-winged Fairywren (Malurus leucopterus)
-
Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus)
-
Blue-breasted Fairywren (Malurus pulcherrimus)
-
Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens)
-
Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)
-
Mallee Emu-wren (Stipiturus mallee)
-
Rufous-crowned Emu-wren (Stipiturus ruficeps)
-
Kalkadoon Grasswren (Amytornis ballarae)
- Megapodiidae (Megapodes ) - (3 species)
-
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters ) - (74 species)
-
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)
-
Western Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus)
-
Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)
-
Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata)
-
Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
-
Western Wattlebird (Anthochaera lunulata)
-
Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa)
-
Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia)
-
Gibberbird (Ashbyia lovensis)
-
Pied Honeyeater (Certhionyx variegatus)
-
Banded Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis)
-
Rufous-banded Honeyeater (Conopophila albogularis)
-
Rufous-throated Honeyeater (Conopophila rufogularis)
-
Grey Honeyeater (Conopophila whitei)
-
Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
-
White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons)
-
Orange Chat (Epthianura aurifrons)
-
Yellow Chat (Epthianura crocea)
-
Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)
-
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops)
-
Green-backed Honeyeater (Glycichaera fallax)
-
Painted Honeyeater (Grantiella picta)
-
Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Lichenostomus chrysops)
-
Purple-gaped Honeyeater (Lichenostomus cratitius)
-
Mangrove Honeyeater (Lichenostomus fasciogularis)
-
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus flavescens)
-
Yellow-throated Honeyeater (Lichenostomus flavicollis)
-
Yellow Honeyeater (Lichenostomus flavus)
-
Bridled Honeyeater (Lichenostomus frenatus)
-
Fuscous Honeyeater (Lichenostomus fuscus)
-
Eungella Honeyeater (Lichenostomus hindwoodi)
-
Grey-headed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus keartlandi)
-
White-eared Honeyeater (Lichenostomus leucotis)
-
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops)
-
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus ornatus)
-
White-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus)
-
Grey-fronted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus plumulus)
-
White-gaped Honeyeater (Lichenostomus unicolor)
-
Varied Honeyeater (Lichenostomus versicolor)
-
Singing Honeyeater (Lichenostomus virescens)
-
Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)
-
Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula)
-
Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
-
Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys)
-
Black-eared Miner (Manorina melanotis)
-
White-lined Honeyeater (Meliphaga albilineata)
-
Kimberley Honeyeater (Meliphaga fordiana)
-
Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)
-
Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii)
-
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater (Meliphaga notata)
-
Black-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus affinis)
-
White-throated Honeyeater (Melithreptus albogularis)
-
Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris)
-
Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis)
-
White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)
-
Strong-billed Honeyeater (Melithreptus validirostris)
-
Red-headed Myzomela (Myzomela erythrocephala)
-
Dusky Myzomela (Myzomela obscura)
-
Scarlet Myzomela (Myzomela sanguinolenta)
-
Silver-crowned Friarbird (Philemon argenticeps)
-
Helmeted Friarbird (Philemon buceroides)
-
Little Friarbird (Philemon citreogularis)
-
Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)
-
White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris niger)
-
New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)
-
Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus)
-
Striped Honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata)
-
White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons)
-
Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus)
-
Brown-backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus)
-
Black Honeyeater (Sugomel nigrum)
-
White-streaked Honeyeater (Trichodere cockerelli)
-
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer)
-
Macleay's Honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayanus)
-
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)
- Menuridae (Lyrebirds ) - (2 species)
- Meropidae (Bee-eaters ) - (1 species)
-
Monarchidae (Monarchs ) - (14 species)
-
Pied Monarch (Arses kaupi)
-
Frill-necked Monarch (Arses lorealis)
-
Frilled Monarch (Arses telescopthalmus)
-
White-eared Monarch (Carterornis leucotis)
-
Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
-
Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens)
-
Black-winged Monarch (Monarcha frater)
-
Black-faced Monarch (Monarcha melanopsis)
-
Shining Flycatcher (Myiagra alecto)
-
Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca)
-
Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta)
-
Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)
-
Broad-billed Flycatcher (Myiagra ruficollis)
-
Spectacled Monarch (Symposiachrus trivirgatus)
-
Pied Monarch (Arses kaupi)
-
Motacillidae (Wagtails, pipits) - (8 species)
-
Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)
- Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi)
-
New Zealand Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)
-
Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)
-
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
-
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
-
Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
-
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis)
-
Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)
- Muscicapidae (Flycatchers ) - (6 species)
- Nectariniidae (Sunbirds) - (1 species)
- Neosittidae (Sitellas ) - (1 species)
- Numididae (Guineafowl ) - (1 species)
- Odontophoridae (New world quail ) - (1 species)
- Oriolidae (Orioles ) - (3 species)
- Orthonychidae (Chowchilla, Logrunner ) - (2 species)
- Otididae (Bustards ) - (1 species)
-
Pachycephalidae (Whistlers, Shrike-tits ) - (14 species)
-
Bower's Shrikethrush (Colluricincla boweri)
-
Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica)
-
Little Shrikethrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha)
-
Sandstone Shrikethrush (Colluricincla woodwardi)
-
Crested Shriketit (Falcunculus frontatus)
-
Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis)
-
Gilbert's Whistler (Pachycephala inornata)
-
White-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala lanioides)
-
Mangrove Golden Whistler (Pachycephala melanura)
-
Olive Whistler (Pachycephala olivacea)
-
Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis)
-
Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
-
Red-lored Whistler (Pachycephala rufogularis)
-
Grey Whistler (Pachycephala simplex)
-
Bower's Shrikethrush (Colluricincla boweri)
- Pandionidae (Ospreys) - (1 species)
- Paradisaeidae (Birds of Paradise ) - (4 species)
- Pardalotidae (Pardalotes ) - (4 species)
- Passeridae (Sparrows ) - (2 species)
- Pedionomidae (Plains-wanderer ) - (1 species)
-
Petroicidae (Robins, flycatchers ) - (21 species)
-
Southern Scrub Robin (Drymodes brunneopygia)
-
Northern Scrub Robin (Drymodes superciliaris)
-
Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)
-
White-breasted Robin (Eopsaltria georgiana)
-
Western Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria griseogularis)
-
Grey-headed Robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons)
-
Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata)
-
Dusky Robin (Melanodryas vittata)
-
Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans)
-
Lemon-bellied Flyrobin (Microeca flavigaster)
-
Yellow-legged Flyrobin (Microeca griseoceps)
-
Mangrove Robin (Peneoenanthe pulverulenta)
-
Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
-
Pacific Robin (Petroica multicolor)
-
Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea)
-
Pink Robin (Petroica rodinogaster)
-
Rose Robin (Petroica rosea)
-
Buff-sided Robin (Poecilodryas cerviniventris)
-
White-browed Robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa)
-
Pale-yellow Robin (Tregellasia capito)
-
White-faced Robin (Tregellasia leucops)
-
Southern Scrub Robin (Drymodes brunneopygia)
- Phasianidae (Francolins, quails, pheasants, peafowl ) - (8 species)
- Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos ) - (1 species)
- Phylloscopidae (Warblers ) - (1 species)
- Pittidae (Pittas ) - (4 species)
- Podargidae (Frogmouths ) - (3 species)
- Podicipedidae (Grebes ) - (4 species)
- Pomatostomidae (Babblers ) - (4 species)
-
Psittacidae (Parrots, cockatoos, lories, macaws ) - (40 species)
-
Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
-
Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
-
Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius)
-
Norfolk Parakeet (Cyanoramphus cookii)
-
Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)
-
Double-eyed Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma)
-
Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus)
-
Red-cheeked Parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi)
-
Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna)
-
Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
-
Little Lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla)
-
Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor)
-
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
-
Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)
-
Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma)
-
Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans)
-
Rock Parrot (Neophema petrophila)
-
Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella)
-
Scarlet-chested Parrot (Neophema splendida)
-
Bourke's Parrot (Neopsephotus bourkii)
-
Bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster)
- Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis)
-
Eastern Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus)
-
Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus)
-
Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)
-
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)
-
Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
-
Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis)
-
Northern Rosella (Platycercus venustus)
-
Princess Parrot (Polytelis alexandrae)
-
Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus)
-
Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)
-
Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psephotus chrysopterygius)
-
Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis)
-
Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus)
-
Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius)
-
Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor)
-
Red-capped Parrot (Purpureicephalus spurius)
-
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)
-
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
-
Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
-
Psophodidae (Quail-thrushes, Whipbirds, Wedgebills) - (8 species)
-
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax)
-
Chestnut-backed Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castanotum)
-
Cinnamon Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma cinnamomeum)
-
Spotted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum)
-
Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus)
-
Western Whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis)
-
Chiming Wedgebill (Psophodes occidentalis)
-
Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus)
-
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax)
-
Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds ) - (11 species)
-
Green Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)
-
Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus melanotis)
-
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris)
-
Western Bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata)
-
Western Bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata)
-
Spotted Bowerbird (Chlamydera maculata)
-
Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis)
-
Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura newtoniana)
-
Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
-
Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris)
-
Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus)
-
Green Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls ) - (2 species)
-
Rallidae (Rails, crakes, coots ) - (20 species)
-
Pale-vented Bush-hen (Amaurornis moluccana)
-
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
- Corn Crake (Crex crex)
-
Chestnut Rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris)
-
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
-
Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
-
Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
-
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
-
Lord Howe Woodhen (Gallirallus sylvestris)
-
Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis)
-
Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
-
White-browed Crake (Porzana cinerea)
-
Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea)
-
Ruddy-breasted Crake (Porzana fusca)
-
Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla)
-
Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
- Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata)
-
Red-necked Crake (Rallina tricolor)
-
Tasmanian Nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii)
-
Black-tailed Nativehen (Tribonyx ventralis)
-
Pale-vented Bush-hen (Amaurornis moluccana)
- Recurvirostridae (Avocets, stilts ) - (3 species)
- Rhipiduridae (Fantails ) - (6 species)
- Rostratulidae (Painted snipe ) - (1 species)
-
Scolopacidae (Snipes, woodcocks, sandpipers) - (43 species)
-
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
-
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
-
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
-
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
-
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
-
Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
-
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
- White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
-
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
-
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
-
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
-
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
-
Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta)
-
Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)
-
Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
-
Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala)
-
Pin-tailed Snipe (Gallinago stenura)
-
Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)
- Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
-
Asian Dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
-
Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)
-
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
-
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
-
Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
-
Little Curlew (Numenius minutus)
-
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
-
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
-
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
- Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
-
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
-
Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)
-
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
-
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
-
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- Nordmann's Greenshank (Tringa guttifer)
-
Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
-
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
-
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
-
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
-
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)
-
Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
-
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- Strigidae (Owls ) - (7 species)
- Struthionidae (Ostriches ) - (1 species)
- Sturnidae (Starlings ) - (6 species)
- Threskiornithidae (Ibises, spoonbills ) - (5 species)
- Turdidae (Thrushes ) - (6 species)
- Turnicidae (Buttonquails ) - (7 species)
- Tytonidae (Barn owls ) - (4 species)
- Zosteropidae (White-eyes) - (6 species)
-
Acanthizidae (Thornbills ) - (41 species)
-
Seabirds
- Anhingidae (Darters, anhingas) - (1 species)
-
Diomedeidae (Albatrosses ) - (13 species)
-
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)
-
Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
-
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi)
- Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
-
Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria fusca)
-
Light-mantled Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata)
-
Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri)
-
Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta)
-
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos)
-
Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma)
-
Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche impavida)
-
Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)
-
Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini)
-
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)
- Fregatidae (Frigatebirds) - (3 species)
-
Hydrobatidae (Storm-petrels) - (8 species)
-
White-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta grallaria)
-
New Zealand Storm Petrel (Fregetta maoriana)
-
Black-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta tropica)
-
Grey-backed Storm Petrel (Garrodia nereis)
-
Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
-
Matsudaira's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
- Tristram's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)
-
White-faced Storm Petrel (Pelagodroma marina)
-
White-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta grallaria)
-
Laridae (Gulls, terns ) - (32 species)
-
Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
-
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris)
-
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
-
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
-
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
-
Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
-
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
-
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
-
White Tern (Gygis alba)
-
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
-
Mew Gull (Larus canus)
-
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris)
-
Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
-
Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus)
-
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
- Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
-
Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
-
Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
-
Blue Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea)
-
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
-
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
-
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
-
White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata)
-
Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
-
Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata)
-
Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
-
Fairy Tern (Sternula nereis)
-
Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
-
Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini)
-
Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- Pelecanidae (Pelicans) - (1 species)
- Pelecanoididae (Diving-petrels) - (2 species)
- Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds) - (3 species)
-
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants ) - (7 species)
- Imperial Shag (Leucocarbo atriceps)
- Kerguelen Shag (Leucocarbo verrucosus)
-
Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
-
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
-
Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
-
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
-
Australian Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)
-
Procellariidae (Petrels, shearwaters ) - (51 species)
- Kerguelen Petrel (Aphrodroma brevirostris)
-
Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
-
Jouanin's Petrel (Bulweria fallax)
-
Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
-
Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
-
Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)
-
Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea)
-
Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
-
Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)
-
Slender-billed Prion (Pachyptila belcheri)
-
Fulmar Prion (Pachyptila crassirostris)
-
Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)
-
Salvin's Prion (Pachyptila salvini)
-
Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur)
-
Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata)
-
Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea)
-
White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
-
Grey Petrel (Procellaria cinerea)
-
Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
-
Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica)
-
Tahiti Petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)
- Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui)
-
White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
-
Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
- Juan Fernandez Petrel (Pterodroma externa)
-
Herald Petrel (Pterodroma heraldica)
- Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta)
-
Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
-
White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii)
-
Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
-
Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera)
-
Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis)
-
Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
-
Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- Vanuatu Petrel (Pterodroma occulta)
-
Providence Petrel (Pterodroma solandri)
-
Little Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis)
-
Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
-
Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
-
Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus)
-
Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia)
-
Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
-
Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
-
Hutton's Shearwater (Puffinus huttoni)
-
Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
- Newell's Shearwater (Puffinus newelli)
-
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
-
Persian Shearwater (Puffinus persicus)
- Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
-
Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
-
Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica)
-
Spheniscidae (Penguins ) - (11 species)
-
Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
-
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
-
Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
- Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
-
Fiordland Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)
- Erect-crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri)
-
Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)
-
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
-
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
-
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
-
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
-
Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
- Stercorariidae (Skuas, jaegers) - (5 species)
- Sulidae (Boobies, gannets ) - (6 species)
-
Land Birds