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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Australia: Queensland and New South Wales

Birdlist for 2010 Australia Tours

with David Fisher as leaders

  • Column B: Number of days species seen in 2010 on all segments combined
  • Column C: Highest daily total seen during the 2010 tours
  • Column D: N= Nest/Young, H= Heard only, (H)= Mostly heard, B=Bower, M=Mound
  • Column E: S = Tasmania, Victoria and the Plains-wanderer tour
  • Column F: C = South Australia and Northern Territory tour
  • Column G: E = Queensland and New South Wales tour

This list has taxonomic notes.

NC B C D E F G
Southern Cassowary 1 5 N E Casuarius casuarius
Emu 3 6 S C Dromaius novaehollandiae
Great Crested Grebe 2 100 S E Podiceps cristatus
Hoary-headed Grebe 4 100 C Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Australasian Grebe 9 100 N S C E Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Little Penguin 2 12 N S Eudyptula minor
Black-browed Albatross 1 1 E Thalassarche melanophris
Shy Albatross 3 3 S E Thalassarche cauta
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 3 50 E Ardenna pacifica
Short-tailed Shearwater 3 000s N S E Ardenna tenuirostris
Fluttering Shearwater 2 200 S E Puffinus gavia
Australian Pelican 10 60 S C E Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australasian Gannet 4 12 S E Morus serrator
Red-footed Booby 1 3 E Sula sula
Brown Booby 1 20 E Sula leucogaster
Australasian Darter 1 7 3 C E Anhinga novaehollandiae
Little Pied Cormorant 17 12 S C E Microcarbo melanoleucos
Black-faced Cormorant 3 15 S Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Pied Cormorant 3 30 C E Phalacrocorax varius
Great Cormorant 11 100 S C E Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Black Cormorant 13 20 S C E Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Greater Frigatebird 1 3 E Fregata minor
White-necked Heron 4 2 S C Ardea pacifica
Eastern Great Egret 15 6 S C E Ardea modesta
Intermediate Egret 5 4 C E Ardea intermedia
Cattle Egret 2 12 100 S C E Ardea ibis
White-faced Heron 15 12 S C E Egretta novaehollandiae
Pied Heron 2 23 C Egretta picata
Little Egret 3 5 C E Egretta garzetta
Eastern Reef Egret 2 2 C E Egretta sacra
Striated Heron 3 3 C E Butorides striatus
Rufous Night Heron 1 1 S Nycticorax caledonicus
Australasian Bittern 1 1 H S Botaurus poiciloptilus
Black-necked Stork 4 8 N C E Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Glossy Ibis 1 1 C Plegadis falcinellus
Australian White Ibis 25 100 S C E Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis 15 '00s S C E Threskiornis spinicollis
Royal Spoonbill 8 9 N S C E Platalea regia
Yellow-billed Spoonbill 4 2 S C Platalea flavipes
Magpie Goose 7 '00s C E Anseranas semipalmata
Wandering Whistling-Duck 2 90 C E Dendrocygna arcuata
Plumed Whistling-duck 5 00s S C E Dendrocygna eytoni
Black Swan 11 00s N S C E Cygnus atratus
Australian Shelduck 4 30 N S C Tadorna tadornoides
Radjah Shelduck 2 10 C Tadorna radjah
Pacific Black Duck 18 00s N S C E Anas superciliosa
Grey Teal 10 00s N S C Anas gracilis
Chestnut Teal 5 10 S C E Anas castanea
Pink-eared Duck 2 88 N S C Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Hardhead 7 100 S C E Aythya australis
Maned Duck 17 30 N S C E Chenonetta jubata
Green Pygmy-goose 3 30 C E Nettapus pulchellus
Blue-billed Duck 1 1 S Oxyura australis
Musk Duck 2 10 S C Biziura lobata
Eastern Osprey 3 3 3 N E Pandion cristatus
Pacific Baza 3 1 N E Aviceda subcristata
Black-shouldered Kite 4 11 4 S C E Elanus axillaris
Black Kite 15 '00s S C E Milvus migrans
Square-tailed Kite 1 1 E Lophoictinia isura
Brahminy Kite 4 3 C E Haliastur indus
Whistling Kite 14 100 S C E Haliastur sphenurus
Black-breasted Buzzard 1 1 C Hamirostra melanosternon
Collared Sparrowhawk 6 1 S C E Accipiter cirrocephalus
Brown Goshawk 6 2 C E Accipiter fasciatus
Grey Goshawk 3 2 N E Accipiter novaehollandiae
White-breasted Sea Eagle 3 1 S C E Haliaeetus leucogaster
Wedge-tailed Eagle 14 5 N S C E Aquila audax
Little Eagle 4 1 S C Hieraaetus morphnoides
Spotted Harrier 2 2 N S C Circus assimilis
Swamp Harrier 9 4 S C E Circus approximans
Black Falcon 1 1 C Falco subniger
Peregrine Falcon 5 1 S C E Falco peregrinus
Australian Hobby 4 3 S C Falco longipennis
Brown Falcon 15 15 S C E Falco berigora
Australian Kestrel 15 10 S C E Falco cenchroides
Malleefowl 1 1 C Leipoa ocellata
Orange-footed Scrubfowl 6 8 C E Megapodius reinwardt
Australian Brush-turkey 8 10 E Alectura lathami
Painted Button-quail 2 2 S Turnix varius
Little Button-quail 1 6 C Turnix velox
Brown Quail 3 15 S E Coturnix ypsilophora
Stubble Quail 1 6 S Coturnix pectoralis
Plains-wanderer 1 5 S Pedionomus torquatus
Buff-banded Rail 1 3 E Gallirallus philippensis
Chestnut Rail 1 1 C Eulabeornis castaneoventris
Red-necked Crake 1 1 H E Rallina tricolor
Black-tailed Native-hen 4 20 S C Tribonyx ventralis
Tasmanian Native-hen 3 40 S Tribonyx mortierii
Dusky Moorhen 5 10 S C E Gallinula tenebrosa
Purple Swamphen 14 50 N S C E Porphyrio porphyrio
Eurasian Coot 7 50 S C Fulica atra
Brolga 4 7 N S C E Grus rubicunda
Eastern Sarus Crane 2 00s E Grus antigone
Australian Bustard 1 1 E Ardeotis australis
Comb-crested Jacana 3 100 C E Irediparra gallinacea
Bush Thick-knee 3 3 C E Burhinus grallarius
Australian Pied Oystercatcher 6 10 S C E Haematopus longirostris
Sooty Oystercatcher 3 8 S C E Haematopus fuliginosus
Masked Lapwing 26 100 N S C E Vanellus miles
Banded Lapwing 2 6 S C Vanellus tricolor
Grey (Black-bellied) Plover 2 2 C Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden Plover 3 15 C E Pluvialis fulva
Red-kneed Dotterel 1 4 S Erythrogonys cinctus
Hooded Plover 1 8 S Thinornis rubricollis
Greater Sand Plover 2 6 C Charadrius leschenaultii
Lesser (Mongolian) Sand Plover 2 50 C Charadrius mongolus
Oriental Plover 1 1 C Charadrius veredus
Red-capped Plover 4 6 C E Charadrius ruficapillus
Black-fronted Dotterel 6 30 N S C Elseyornis melanops
Black-winged Stilt 5 8 40 S C E Himantopus himantopus
Banded Stilt 1 30 C Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Red-necked Avocet 2 5 C Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Ruddy Turnstone 3 20 C E Arenaria interpres
Latham's Snipe 1 25 S Gallinago hardwickii
Eastern Curlew 4 30 C E Numenius madagascariensis
Whimbrel 6 50 C E Numenius phaeopus
Terek Sandpiper 3 20 C E Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper 4 10 C Actitis hypoleucos
Grey-tailed Tattler 4 30 C E Tringa brevipes
Wood Sandpiper 3 10 C Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank 3 50 C E Tringa nebularia
Bar-tailed Godwit 4 40 C E Limosa lapponica
Red Knot 1 2 C Calidris canutus
Great Knot 2 50 C E Calidris tenuirostris
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 3 50 C E Calidris acuminata
Red-necked Stint 4 100 C E Calidris ruficollis
Curlew Sandpiper 1 2 C Calidris ferruginea
Australian Pratincole 2 2 C Stiltia isabella
Silver Gull 15 '00s S C E Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Pacific Gull 5 20 S C Larus pacificus
Kelp Gull 4 20 S E Larus dominicanus
Caspian Tern 6 2 S C Hydropogne caspia
Gull-billed Tern 1 1 C Geochelidon nilotica
Crested Tern 8 100 S C E Thalasseus bergii
Lesser Crested Tern 2 500 N C E Thalasseus bengalensis
Common Tern 1 20 E Sterna hiruno
Roseate Tern 1 1 E Sterna dougallii
Black-naped Tern 1 50 N E Sterna sumatrana
Little Tern 5 10 C E Sternula albifrons
Whiskered Tern 4 12 C Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Black Tern 1 12 C Chlidonias leucopterus
Sooty Tern 1 '00s N E Onychoprion fuscata
Bridled Tern 1 3 E Onychoprion anaethetus
Common Noddy 1 000s N E Anous stolidus
Black Noddy 1 2 E Anous minutus
Superb Fruit-dove 1 2 E Ptilinopus superbus
Rose-crowned Fruit-dove 3 3 C E Ptilinopus regina
Wompoo Fruit-dove 3 4 E Ptilinopus magnificus
Pied Imperial-Pigeon 6 9 100 C E Ducula bicolor
Topknot Pigeon 1 10 E Lopholaimus antarcticus
White-headed Pigeon 2 6 E Columba leucomela
Brown Cuckoo-dove 5 6 E Macropygia amboinensis
Peaceful Dove 14 20 S C E Geopelia striata
Diamond Dove 2 30 C Geopelia cuneata
Bar-shouldered Dove 10 50 C E Geopelia humeralis
Emerald Dove 5 2 C E Chalcophaps indica
Common Bronzewing 5 8 S C Phaps chalcoptera
Brush Bronzewing 3 2 S E Phaps elegans
Squatter Pigeon 1 1 E Geophaps scripta
Crested Pigeon 20 50 S C E Ocyphaps lophotes
Wonga Pigeon 3 6 E Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Red-tailed Black-cockatoo 6 100 C E Calyptorhynchus banksii
Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo 3 20 S E Calyptorhynchus funereus
Glossy Black-cockatoo 1 4 E Calyptorhynchus lathami
Gang-gang Cockatoo 3 10 S C Callocephalon fimbriatum
Galah 19 '00s S C E Eolophus roseicapilla
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 23 '00s S C E Cacatua galerita
Long-billed Corella 6 '00s S C Cacatua tenuirostris
Little Corella 6 50 C Cacatua sanguinea
Rainbow Lorikeet 20 '00s N S C E Trichoglossus haematodus
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 5 10 E Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Varied Lorikeet 2 50 C Psitteuteles versicolor
Musk Lorikeet 3 2 S Glossopsitta concinna
Purple-crowned Lorikeet 1 4 C Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Double-eyed Fig-parrot 2 6 E Cyclopsitta diophthalma
Australian King Parrot 5 10 S E Alisterus scapularis
Red-winged Parrot 4 12 C E Aprosmictus erythropterus
Cockatiel 3 50 S C Nymphicus hollandicus
Crimson Rosella 10 50 S E Platycercus elegans elegans
Yellow Rosella 7 4 20 S C Platycercus elegans flaveolus
Adelaide Rosella 7 1 3 C Platycercus elegans adelaidae
Green Rosella 3 12 S Platycercus caledonicus
Eastern Rosella 6 8 S C E Platycercus eximius
Pale-headed Rosella 3 2 E Platycercus adscitus
Mallee Ringneck 8 4 6 C Bernardius zonarius barnardi
Port Lincoln Ringneck 8 3 10 C Bernardius zonarius zonarius
Superb Parrot 1 1 S Polytelis swainsonii
Regent Parrot 1 6 C Polytelis anthopeplus
Red-rumped Parrot 5 20 S C Psephotus haematonotus
Mulga Parrot 3 2 C Psephotus varius
Hooded Parrot 1 6 C Psephotus dissimilis
Blue Bonnet 3 6 S C Northiella haematogaster
Blue-winged Parrot 3 2 S Neophema chrysostoma
Turquoise Parrot 1 2 S Neophema pulchella
Pallid Cuckoo 7 4 (H) S C Cacomantis pallidus
Brush Cuckoo 5 1 C E Cacomantis variolosus
Fan-tailed Cuckoo 11 3 (H) S E Cacomantis flabelliformis
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo 3 1 S C Chalcites basalis
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo 6 4 (H) S E Chalcites lucidus
Little Bronze-Cuckoo 3 3 S C E Chalcites minutillus
Black-eared Cuckoo 1 1 C Chalcites osculans
Channel-billed Cuckoo 4 3 C E Scythrops novaehollandiae
Australian Koel 7 3 (H) C E Eudynamys orientalis
Pheasant Coucal 6 3 C E Centropus phasianinus
Powerful Owl 1 2 S Ninox strenua
Barking Owl 1 2 C Ninox connivens
Eastern Barn Owl 1 3 E Tyto javanica
Tawny Frogmouth 4 3 N S C E Podargus strigoides
Papuan Frogmouth 1 1 E Podargus papuensis
Australian Owlet-nightjar 1 1 E Aegotheles cristatus
Australian Swiftlet 4 12 E Aerodramus terrareginae
White-throated Needletail 2 6 E Hirundapus caudacutus
Azure Kingfisher 3 3 C E Ceyx azurea
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher 1 1 E Tanysiptera sylvia
Laughing Kookaburra 18 10 S C E Dacelo novaeguineae
Blue-winged Kookaburra 3 3 C E Dacelo leachii
Red-backed Kingfisher 2 1 C Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
Forest Kingfisher 8 8 C E Todiramphus macleayii
Sacred Kingfisher 12 6 N S C E Todiramphus sanctus
Collared Kingfisher 3 2 (H) C E Todiramphus chloris
Rainbow Bee-eater 13 10 S C E Merops ornatus
Dollarbird 7 4 N C E Eurystomus orientalis
Noisy Pitta 3 1 E Pitta versicolor
Rainbow Pitta 3 2 (H) C Pitta iris
Superb Lyrebird 4 4 S E Menura novaehollandiae
Albert's Lyrebird 3 2 H E Menura alberti
Rufous Bristlebird 1 4 S Dasyornis broadbenti
Horsfield's Bushlark 1 6 C Mirafra javanica
White-backed Swallow 2 10 N C Cheramoeca leucosterna
Welcome Swallow 23 50 N S C E Hirundo neoxena
Barn Swallow 1 1 E Hirundo rustica
Tree Martin 13 30 S C E Petrochelidon nigricans
Fairy Martin 7 25 N S C E Petrochelidon ariel
Australasian Pipit 10 6 S C E Anthus novaeseelandiae
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike 20 10 S C E Coracina novaehollandiae
Barred Cuckoo-shrike 1 3 E Coracina lineata
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike 6 6 C E Coracina papuensis
Ground Cuckoo-shrike 1 2 C Coracina maxima
Cicadabird 5 2 E Coracina tenuirostris
White-winged Triller 7 20 N S C Lalage sueurii
Varied Triller 3 5 C E Lalage leucomela
Russet-tailed Thrush 2 3 E Zoothera heinei
Southern Scrub-robin 1 2 C Drymodes brunneopygia
Rose Robin 2 1 S E Petroica rosea
Pink Robin 1 4 S Petroica rodinogaster
Flame Robin 4 3 S Petroica phoenicea
Red-capped Robin 3 6 S C Petroica goodenovii
Scarlet Robin 2 4 N S Petroica boodang
Dusky Robin 2 4 N S Melanodryas vittata
Hooded Robin 3 4 N C Melanodryas cucullata
Mangrove Robin 2 4 C E Peneonanthe pulverulenta
Eastern Yellow Robin 6 4 S E Eopsaltria australis
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher 3 4 N C Microeca flavigaster
Jacky Winter 2 4 S C Microeca fascinans
Pale-yellow Robin 5 2 E Tregellasia capito
Rufous-sided Robin 1 2 C Poecilodryas cerviniventris
Grey-headed Robin 2 4 N E Heteromyias cinereifrons
Crested Shrike-tit 1 2 S Falcunculus frontatus
Golden Whistler 11 8 (H) S C E Pachycephala pectoralis
Olive Whistler 1 3 S Pachycephala olivacea
Grey Whistler 2 4 C E Pachycephala simplex
Rufous Whistler 11 4 S C E Pachycephala rufiventris
Little Shrike-thrush 4 4 C E Colluricincla megarhyncha
Bower's Shrike-thrush 1 1 E Colluricincla boweri
Grey Shrike-thrush 14 6 S C E Colluricincla harmonica
Crested Bellbird 2 2 C Oreoica gutturalis
Yellow-breasted Boatbill 2 2 E Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
Black-faced Monarch 6 3 E Monarcha melanopsis
Spectacled Monarch 3 4 N E Symposiarchus trivirgatus
White-eared Monarch 1 1 E Carternornis leucotis
Pied Monarch 2 2 E Arses kaupi
Broad-billed Flycatcher 2 6 N C Myiagra ruficollis
Leaden Flycatcher 2 1 C Myiagra rubecula
Satin Flycatcher 1 2 E Myiagra cyanoleuca
Shining Flycatcher 2 6 C Myiagra alecto
Restless Flycatcher 5 2 S C Myiagra inquieta
Rufous Fantail 3 4 E Rhipidura rufifrons
Arafura Fantail 1 1 C Rhipidura dryas
Grey Fantail 17 20 S C E Rhipidura albiscapa
Northern Fantail 2 4 C Rhipidura rufiventris
Willie Wagtail 27 15 S C E Rhipidura leucophrys
Australian Logrunner 3 5 E Orthonyx temminckii
Eastern Whipbird 8 12 (H) E Psophodes olivaceus
Chestnut Quail-thrush 1 5 C Cinclosoma castanotum
Grey-crowned Babbler 4 10 C E Pomatostomus temporalis
White-browed Babbler 3 4 S Pomatostomus superciliosus
Chestnut-crowned Babbler 2 10 C Pomatostomus ruficeps
Australian Reed Warbler 5 8 S C Acrocephalus australis
Tawny Grassbird 2 4 E Megalurus timoriensis
Little Grassbird 6 4 (H) S C Megalurus gramineus
Golden-headed Cisticola 4 2 S C E Cisticola exilis
Rufous Songlark 7 10 S C Cinclorhamphus mathewsi
Brown Songlark 3 30 S C Cinclorhamphus cruralis
Superb Fairy-wren 14 12 S C E Malurus cyaneus
Splendid Fairy-wren 4 4 C Malurus splendens
Variegated Fairy-wren 6 6 C E Malurus lamberti
White-winged Fairy-wren 4 10 S C Malurus leucopterus
Lovely Fairy-wren 1 2 E Malurus amablis
Red-backed Fairy-wren 4 4 C E Malurus melanocephalus
Southern Emu-wren 2 3 N E Stipiturus malachurus
Rufous-crowned Emu-Wren 1 1 C Stipiturus ruficeps
Dusky Grasswren 1 2 C Amytornis purnelli
Speckled Warbler 1 2 S Chthonicola sagittata
Shy Heathwren 1 4 C Calamanthus cautus
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren 2 3 E Calamanthus pyrrhopygus
Striated Fieldwren 1 2 S Calamanthus fuliginosus
Large-billed Scrubwren 4 4 E Sericornis magnirostra
Atherton Scrubwren 1 4 E Sericornis keri
Yellow-throated Scrubwren 4 10 N E Sericornis citreogularis
White-browed Scrubwren 8 10 S E Sericornis frontalis
Tasmanian Scrubwren 2 3 S Sericornis humilis
Redthroat 1 1 C Pyrrholaemus brunneus
Scrub-tit 1 1 S Acanthornis magna
Rock Warbler 1 2 E Origma solitaria
Brown Gerygone 6 10 N E Gerygone mouki
Large-billed Gerygone 2 1 C Gerygone magnirostris
Mangrove Gerygone 1 1 C Gerygone levigaster
Western Gergyone 4 3 (H) S Gerygone fusca
Green-backed Gerygone 3 4 C Gerygone chloronota
White-throated Gerygone 2 2 S C Gerygone albogularis
Weebill 3 4 S C Smicrornis brevirostris
Mountain Thornbill 1 1 E Acanthiza katherina
Brown Thornbill 13 4 S E Acanthiza pusilla
Inland Thornbill 1 1 C Acanthiza apicalis
Tasmanian Thornbill 2 8 S Acanthiza ewingii
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill 2 5 C Acanthiza uropygialis
Slaty-backed Thornbill 1 3 N C Acanthiza robustirostris
Buff-rumped Thornbill 1 6 S Acanthiza reguloides
Yellow-rumped Thornbill 9 8 S C Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Yellow Thornbill 3 6 S C Acanthiza nana
Striated Thornbill 3 4 S Acanthiza lineata
Southern Whiteface 2 6 S C Aphelocephala leucopsis
Banded Whiteface 1 3 C Aphelocephala nigricincta
Varied Sittella 2 6 S C Daphoenositta chrysoptera
White-throated Treecreeper 8 4 S E Cormobates leucophaea
Red-browed Treecreeper 1 2 H E Climacteris erythrops
Brown Treecreeper 6 8 S C Climacteris picumnus picumnus
'Black-backed' Treecreeper 9 1 10 E Climacteris picumnus melanota
Red Wattlebird 14 30 S C E Anthochaera carunculata
Yellow Wattlebird 3 6 S Anthochaera paradoxa
Brush (little) Wattlebird 1 2 E Anthochaera chrysoptera
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater 6 6 S C Acanthagenys rufogularis
Helmeted Friarbird 4 4 C E Philemon buceroides
Silver-crowned Friarbird 1 1 C Philemon argenticeps
Noisy Friarbird 8 30 S E Philemon corniculatus
Little Friarbird 13 4 S C E Philemon citreogularis
Blue-faced Honeyeater 6 12 N S C E Entomyzon cyanotis
Bell Miner 2 4 S Manorina melanophrys
Noisy Miner 12 40 S C E Manorina melanocephala
Yellow-throated Miner 6 30 N C Manorina flavigula
Banded Honeyeater 2 3 C E Cissomela pectoralis
Pied Honeyeater 1 6 C Certhionyx variegatus
Macleay's Honeyeater 3 6 E Xanthotis macleayanus
Lewin's Honeyeater 10 12 S E Meliphaga lewinii
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater 3 10 E Meliphaga notata
Graceful Honeyeater 3 2 E Meliphaga gracilis
White-gaped Honeyeater 5 4 C Lichenostomus unicolor
Yellow-faced Honeyeater 8 4 S E Lichenostomus chrysops
Bridled Honeyeater 1 3 E Lichenostomus frenatus
White-eared Honeyeater 3 10 S C Lichenostomus leucotis
Singing Honeyeater 3 5 S C Lichenostomus virescens
Varied Honeyeater 1 1 E Lichenostomus versicolor
Mangrove Honeyeater 1 3 E Lichenostomus fasciogularis
Yellow Honeyeater 1 1 E Lichenostomus flavus
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater 3 6 S Lichenostomus melanops
Yellow-throated Honeyeater 2 6 S Lichenostomus flavicollis
Purple-gaped Honeyeater 1 2 C Lichenostomus cratitius
Grey-headed Honeyeater 2 6 C Lichenostomus keartlandi
White-plumed Honeyeater 8 15 S C Lichenostomus penicillatus
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater 1 4 C Lichenostomus flavescens
Fuscous Honeyeater 1 20 S Lichenostomus fuscus
Black-chinned Honeyeater 3 1 (H) S C Melithreptus gularis
Brown-headed Honeyeater 6 2 S C Melithreptus brevirostris
Strong-billed Honeyeater 3 6 S Melithreptus validirostris
White-throated Honeyeater 4 4 N C Melithreptus albogularis
White-naped Honeyeater 3 10 S Melithreptus lunatus
Black-headed Honeyeater 2 6 S Melithreptus affinis
Brown Honeyeater 7 20 C E Lichmera indistincta
Striped Honeyeater 1 2 N S Plectorhyncha lanceolata
Painted Honeyeater 1 2 S Grantiella picta
New Holland Honeyeater 11 50 S C E Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Crescent Honeyeater 2 1 S Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Brown-backed Honeyeater 1 2 N E Ramsayornis modestus
Bar-breasted Honeyeater 1 2 C Ramsayornis fasciatus
Rufous-throated Honeyeater 1 4 C Conopophila rufogularis
Rufous-banded Honeyeater 4 20 C Conopophila albogularis
Eastern Spinebill 5 8 S E Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Dusky Honeyeater 8 4 C E Myzomela obscura
Red-headed Honeyeater 2 10 C Myzomela erythrocephala
Scarlet Honeyeater 1 2 E Myzomela sanguinolenta
Crimson Chat 2 4 C Epthianura tricolor
White-fronted Chat 4 50 S C Epthianura albifrons
Yellow-bellied Sunbird 3 4 E Nectarinia jugularis
Mistletoebird 10 3 S C E Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Spotted Pardalote 9 2 (H) S C E Pardalotus punctatus
Forty-spotted Pardalote 2 4 S Pardalotus quadragintus
Striated Pardalote 10 10 S C E Pardalotus striatus
Yellow White-eye 1 3 C Zosterops luteus
Silvereye 11 20 S C E Zosterops lateralis
Crimson Finch 4 6 C Neochmia phaeton
Red-browed Finch 7 20 N S E Neochmia temporalis
Painted Firetail 1 3 C Emblema pictum
Beautiful Firetail 2 3 S E Stagonopleura bella
Zebra Finch 4 '00s N S C Taeniopygia guttata
Double-barred Finch 4 20 C E Taeniopygia bichenovii
Long-tailed Finch 1 1 C Poephila acuticauda
Masked Finch 1 4 C Poephila personata
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin 5 4 C E Lonchura castaneothorax
Metallic Starling 5 00s N E Aplonis metallica
Yellow Oriole 5 6 N C E Oriolus falvocinctus
Olive-backed Oriole 6 4 S E Oriolus sagittatus
Australasian Figbird 11 50 N C E Sphecotheres vieilloti
Spangled Drongo 6 4 N C E Dicrurus bracteatus
Regent Bowerbird 3 10 E Sericulus chrysocephalus
Satin Bowerbird 5 10 B S E Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Western Bowerbird 2 5 B C Ptilonorhynchus guttata
Great Bowerbird 4 4 B C E Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis
Tooth-billed Bowerbird 2 3 B E Scenopoeetes dentirostris
Spotted Catbird 3 2 E Ailuroedus melanotis
Green Catbird 3 6 (H) E Ailuroedus crassirostris
Paradise Riflebird 3 3 E Ptiloris paradiseus
Victoria's Riflebird 3 4 E Ptiloris victoriae
White-winged Chough 6 20 S C Corcorax melanorhamphos
Apostlebird 5 20 S C Struthidea cinerea
Magpie-lark 31 100 S C E Grallina cyanoleuca
White-breasted Woodswallow 8 5 C E Artamus leucorhynchus
Masked Woodswallow 4 20 C Artamus personatus
White-browed Woodswallow 1 1 C Artamus superciliosus
Black-faced Woodswallow 4 10 C Artamus cinereus
Dusky Woodswallow 7 4 S C Artamus cyanopterus
Little Woodswallow 1 10 N C Artamus minor
Black Butcherbird 2 1 C E Cracticus quoyi
Grey Butcherbird 3 1 N S C Cracticus torquatus torquatus
Silver-backed Butcherbird 10 1 1 C Cracticus torquatus argentius
Pied Butcherbird 8 4 S C E Cracticus nigrogularis
Australian Magpie 23 '00s S C E Cracticus tibicen
Pied Currawong 8 10 S E Strepera graculina
Grey Currawong 3 2 S C Strepera versicolor
Black Currawong 2 11 S Stepera fuliginosa
Australian Raven 13 10 S C E Corvus coronoides
Forest Raven 3 50 S Corvus tasmanicus
Little Raven 12 100 S C Corvus mellori
Torresian Crow 11 12 C E Corvus orru

Non-Established Exotics

Budgerigar 3 '00s C Melopsittacus undulatus

Mammals

Short-beaked Echidna 1 1 E Tachyglossus aculeatus
Platypus 3 3 E Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Eastern Quoll 1 2 S Dasyurus viverrinus
Northern Brown Bandicoot 1 4 E Isoodon macrourus
Koala 2 1 S Phascolarctos cinereus
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat 1 5 C Lasiorhinus latifrons
Mountain Brushtail Possum 2 3 E Trichosurus caninus
Common Brushtail Possum 3 2 S Trichosurus vulpecula
Greater Glider 1 2 S Petauroides volans
Common Ringtail Possum 1 1 S Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Musky Rat-kangaroo 1 4 E Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
Agile Wallaby 7 25 C E Macropus agilis
Whiptail (prettyface) Wallaby 1 3 E Macropus parryi
Eastern Grey Kangaroo 6 50 S Macropus giganteus
Western Grey Kangaroo 4 25 S C Macropus fuliginosus
Red Kangaroo 2 6 C Macropus rufus
Common Wallaroo (euro) 2 33 C E Macropus robustus
Bennett's' Wallaby 3 15 S Macropus rufogriseus banksianus
Black (swamp) Wallaby 1 1 S Wallabia bicolor
Black-flanked Rock Wallaby 1 12 C Petrogale lateralis
Mareeba Rock Wallaby 1 15 E Petrogale mareeba
Long-nosed Poteroo 1 1 S Potorus tridactylus
Red-necked Pademelon 2 8 E Thylogale thetis
Rufous-bellied (Tas.) Pademelon 1 1 S Thyogale billardierii
Black Flying-fox 2 20 C E Pteropus alecto
Spectacled Flying-fox 2 00s E Pteropus conspicillatus
Grey-headed Flying-fox 1 000s S Pteropus poliocephalus
Little Red Flying-fox 1 20 E Pteropus scapulatus
Gould's or Chocolate Wattled Bat 1 8 S Chalinolobus gouldii or morio
Fawn-footed Melomys 1 1 E Melomys cervinipes
Dingo (introduced) 1 1 C Canus lupus

Amphibians and Reptiles

Common Eastern Froglet 0 0 H S Crinia signifera
Eastern Banjo Frog 2 1 H S Limnodynastes dumerilii
Giant Tree Frog 1 2 E Litoria infrafrenata
Red Tree Frog 1 1 E Litoria rubella
Fresh-water Crocodile 1 2 C Crocodylus johnstoni
Loggerhead Turtle 1 1 E Caretta caretta
Green Turtle 1 3 E Chelonia mydas
Snake-necked Turtle 1 1 S Chelodina longicollis
Frilled Lizard 2 2 C E Chlamydosaurus kingii
Long-nosed Dragon 1 3 C Amphibolurus longirostris
Boyd's Forest Dragon 1 1 E Hypsilurus boydii
Northern Water Dragon 2 2 C Lophognathus temporalis
Eastern Water Dragon 2 1 E Physignathus lesueurii
Central Bearded Dragon 2 2 C Pogona vitticeps
Perentie 1 1 C Varanus giganteus
Black-headed Monitor 1 1 C Varanus tristis
Lace Monitor 1 3 S Varanus varius
Land Mullet 1 1 E Egernia major
Carpet Python 1 1 E Morelia spilota
Eastern Brown Snake 1 1 S Pseudonaja textillis

Butterflies

Green Triangle 2 1 E Graphium macfarlanei
Orchard Swallowtail 2 4 C Papilio aegeus
Ulysses Swallowtail 2 12 E Papilio ulysses
Clearwing Swallowtail 1 10 E Cressida cressida
Cairns Birdwing 2 6 E Ornithoptera euphorion
Small Grass-yellow 3 1 C Eurema smilax
Imperial Jezebel 1 1 S Delias harpalyce
Black Jezebel 1 1 E Delias nigrina
Red-banded Jezebel 1 1 E Delias mysis
Spotted Jezebel 3 6 S Delias aganippe
Orange Bush-brown 1 2 E Mycalesis terminus
Northern Sword-grass Brown 1 1 E Tisiphone helena
Varied Sword-Grass Brown 1 6 E Tisiphone abeona
Orange Lacewing 1 1 C Cethosia penthesilea
Cruiser 2 1 E Vindula arsinoe
Varied Eggfly 1 1 E Hypolimnas bolina
Danaid Eggfly 3 1 E Hypolimnas misippus
Australian Painted Lady 9 6 S C E Vanessa kershawi
Yellow Admiral 3 3 S Vanessa itea
Common Crow 5 4 C E Euploea core
Monarch 2 6 E Danaus plexippus
Satin Azure 1 1 C Ogyris amaryllis
Large Green-banded Blue 1 1 E Danis danis
Small Green-banded Blue 1 1 E Psychonotis caelius
Common Grass-blue 1 6 S Zizina labradus

Moths

Zodiac Moth 6 100 E Alcides zodiaca
Tooth White-banded Noctuid 1 1 E Donuca orbigera
Convolvulus Hawk-Moth 1 1 E Agrius convolvuli

Dragonflies

Tau Emerald 1 1 C Hemicordulia tau
Painted Grasshawk 2 3 E Neurothemis stigmatizans
Graphic Flutterer 3 40 C E Rhyothemis graphiptera

Fish

Black-tipped Reef Shark 1 10 E Carcharhinus melanopterus
Giant Trevally 1 3 E Caranx ignoblis
Spangled Emperor 1 6 E Lethrinus nebulosus
Robust (Yellow-tailed) Fusilier 1 10 E Caesio cuning
Blue-dash Fusilier 1 3 E Pterocaesio tile
Half-and-half Puller 1 6 E Chromis margaritifer
Scissor-tailed Sargeant 1 '00s E Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Foxface (Rabbit Fish) 1 4 E Siganus vulpinus
Giant Mudskipper 2 1 E Periophthalmodon schlosseri
Silver-lined Mudskipper 1 1 E Periophthalmus argentilineatus
Archerfish 1 6 E Toxotes chatareus

Taxonomic Notes

Les Christidis and Walter Boles are highly regarded Australian taxonomists and have recently produced a new bird checklist for Australia contained within their book Systematics and Taxonomy of Australia Birds.  This list has been adopted by Birds Australia (ex-RAOU) and it is highly likely that all new editions of the Australian field guides will follow it precisely.  Their book is not simply a checklist.  It includes detailed texts about each family and its relationship with the world’s birds.  They also explain in detail why they have lumped or split various species.  For anyone interested in world taxonomy this is a fascinating read and is recommended.  Our checklist follows the scientific names in that book.

1.  Most recent authors have lumped all of the Old World darters into one species Anhinga melanogaster.  C&B keep the Australian form split.

2.  Some recent authors have split the eastern form of Cattle Egret and are calling it Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromandus.  C&B do not do this.

3.  Most (all?) recent authors regard Osprey as one worldwide species Pandion haliaetus.  C&B have split the form breeding in Australia and call it Eastern Osprey Pandion cristatus.

4.  Some recent authors have split Black-shouldered Kite into three species with the one in Australia being called Australian Black-shouldered Kite Elanus notatus.  C&B do not do this and keep it lumped with the African/European bird.

5.  Some recent authors have split Black-winged Stilt into five species with the one in Australia being called White-headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus.  C&B do not do this and keep it lumped with the African/European bird.

6.  Most recent authors split Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolour and Torresian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa, with the latter form being the one that occurs in Australia.  C&B have rejected this split and call the Australian bird Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolour.

7.  Opinions have long been divided over the best way to treat the various forms of rosella in Australia.  These have varied from just two species – White-cheeked and Blue-cheeked – to as many as eight.  C&B have decided to split six species, but to treat Adelaide and Yellow Rosellas as races of Crimson.

8.  Some recent authors have split Mallee Ringneck Bernardius barnardi and Port Lincoln Ringneck Bernardius zonarius.  However C&B have lumped them again and call the species Australian Ringneck Bernardius zonarius.

9.  ’Black-backed’ Treecreeper is the distinctive melanota race of Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus that we saw at the Mareeba Wetlands.  The bird not only looks different, but it behaves differently as well, being mostly arboreal instead of terrestrial.  Our Australian friends who know both birds well believe they should be split.

10.  One or two recent authors have split Silver-backed Butcherbird Cracticus argentius from Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus, but C&B do not do this and treat it as a race of Grey.