2011.09.13

Australian birds

There’s nothing like having a clear beginning to a project—that’s the opportunity I’ve had with twitching in Australia. Below are the birds I’ve identified since landing in Canberra October 30, 2006. Species total = 355

Casuariiformes

Casuariidae (Cassowaries and Emu)

  • Emu

    EmuDromaius novaehollandiae Dec 23, 2006
    55 km west of Hay, NSW lc

Galliformes

Megapodiidae (Megapodes)

Odontophoridae (New World Quails)

Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Junglefowl, Old World Quail, Francolins, Monals, and Peafowl)

Anseriformes

Anseranatidae (Magpie-geese)

  • Magpie Goose

    Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmataApr 22, 2011
    Abattoir Swamp, Qld lc

Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)

  • Male

    Musk DuckBiziura lobataAug 22, 2010
    Wonga Wetlands, Albury, NSW lc

  • Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosaJul 3, 2011
    Lake Altiboulka, NSW lc

  • Cape Barren Goose

    Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiaeDec 24, 2006
    Kangaroo Island, SA lc

  • Black Swan

    Black SwanCygnus atratusDec 26, 2006
    Kangaroo Island, Emu Bay, SA lc

  • Radjah Shelduck

    Radjah ShelduckTadorna radjahApr 21, 2011
    Flecker Botanic Gardens, Cairns, Qld lc

  • Male

    Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoidesAug 22, 2010
    Wonga Wetlands, Albury, NSW lc

  • Male

    Australian Wood DuckChenonetta jubataJun 17, 2007
    Australian National Botanic Gardens, Black Mountain, ACT lc

  • Pink-eared Duck

    Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceusJun 27, 2011
    Frome Swamp, Sturt NP, NSW lc

  • Male

    Australasian ShovelerAnas rhynchotisFeb 25, 2010
    Pitt Town Lagoon, Pitt Town, NSW lc

  • Grey Teal

    Grey TealAnas gracilisAug 20, 2010
    Wonga Wetlands, Albury, NSW lc

  • Male

    Chestnut TealAnas castaneaDec 17, 2008
    Canterbury, NSW lc

  • Male

    Northern MallardAnas platyrhynchosDec 24, 2006
    Goolwa North, SA lc

  • Pacific Black Duck

    Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosaMay 31, 2007
    Watson, ACT lc

  • Hardhead

    HardheadAythya australisJun 5, 2009
    Duck Pond, Centennial Park, NSW lc

  • Blue-billed DuckOxyura australisJun 30, 2011
    South Myer's Dam, Sturt NP, NSW nt

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae (Grebes)

Columbiformes

Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)

Caprimulgiformes

Podargidae (Frogmouths)

  • Tawny Frogmouth

    Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoidesAug 21, 2007
    Australian National Botanic Gardens, Black Mountain, ACT lc

  • Papuan Frogmouth

    Papuan FrogmouthPodargus papuensisApr 21, 2011
    Kingfisher Park, Julatten, Qld lc

Apodiformes

Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars)

Apodidae (Swifts)

Procellariformes

Oceanitidae (Southern Storm-petrels)

Diomedeidae (Albatrosses)

Procellariidae (Fulmarine and Gadfly Petrels, Prions, and Shearwaters)

Sphenisciformes

Spheniscidae (Penguins)

  • Little Penguin

    Little PenguinEudyptula minorDec 26, 2006
    Kangaroo Island, Penneshaw, SA lc

Phalacrocoraciformes

Sulidae (Gannets and Boobies)

Anhingidae (Darters)

Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)

Ciconiiformes

Pelecanidae (Pelicans)

Ciconiidae (Storks)

  • Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticusApr 28, 2011
    Cattan Wetlands, Smithfield, Qld nt

Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)

Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)

  • Glossy Ibis

    Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusFeb 19, 2010
    Eastern quality control pond, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW lc

  • Australian White Ibis

    Australian White IbisThreskiornis moluccaDec 24, 2006
    Kangaroo Island, SA lc

  • Straw-necked Ibis

    Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollisAug 2, 2009
    Hume Hwy between Campbelltown and Goulburn, NSW lc

  • Royal Spoonbill

    Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regiaFeb 19, 2010
    Eastern quality control pond, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW lc

  • Breeding

    Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipesFeb 25, 2010
    Hwy 2, Box Hill, NSW lc

Accipitriformes

Pandionidae (Ospreys)

Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, Harriers, and Old World Vultures)

Falconiformes

Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)

Gruiformes

Gruidae (Cranes)

  • Male

    BrolgaGrus rubicundaJul 3, 2011
    Billabong, Peru River, NSW lc

Rallidae (Rails, Crakes, Coots, and Gallinules)

Otididae (Bustards)

Charadriiformes

Burhinidae (Stone-curlews)

  • Adult with chick

    Bush Stone-curlewBurhinus grallarius Oct 10, 2007
    University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Qld nt

  • Beach Stone-curlew

    Beach Stone-curlewEsacus magnirostrisNov 3, 2010
    Dee Why Lagoon, Dee Why, NSW nt

Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)

Recurvirostridae (Avocets and Stilts)

Charadriidae (Plovers, Dotterels, and Lapwings)

Rostratulidae (Painted Snipes)

Scolopacidae (Sandpipers)

  • Bar-tailed Godwit

    Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaDec 4, 2009
    Lake Conjola, Cunjurong Point, NSW lc

  • Whimbrel

    WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusDec 4, 2009
    Lake Conjola, Cunjurong Point, NSW lc

  • Terek Sandpiper

    Terek SandpiperXenus cinereusApr 21, 2011
    Esplanade, Cairns, Qld lc

  • Grey-tailed Tattler

    Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipesApr 19, 2010
    Long Reef Aquatic Reserve, Long Reef, NSW lc

  • Wandering Tattler

    Wandering TattlerTringa incanaFeb 24, 2011
    Long Reef Aquatic Reserve, Long Reef, NSW lc

  • Non-breeding

    Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilisOct 23, 2011
    Koona Bay, Albion Park Rail, NSW lc

  • Ruddy Turnstone

    Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresMar 20, 2010
    Boat Harbour, Kurnell, NSW lc

  • Great Knot

    Great KnotCalidris tenuirostrisApr 21, 2011
    Esplanade, Cairns, Qld lc

  • Red-necked Stint

    Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisJun 11, 2009
    Long Reef Aquatic Reserve, Long Reef, NSW lc

  • Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

    Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataJan 10, 2009
    Mason Park, NSW lc

Turnicidae (Button-quails)

Stercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)

  • Brown Skua

    Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticusJul 30, 2011
    Tasman Sea, NSW lc

Laridae (Noddies, Gulls, and Terns)

  • Black Noddy

    Black NoddyAnous minutusApr 17, 2010
    Long Reef Aquatic Reserve, Long Reef, NSW lc

  • Grey Ternlet

    Grey TernletProcelsterna ceruleaDec 11, 2010
    Long Reef Aquatic Reserve, Long Reef, NSW lc

  • Little Tern

    Little TernSternula albifronsDec 4, 2009
    Lake Conjola, Cunjurong Point, NSW lc

  • Fairy Tern

    Fairy TernSternula nereis Jan 10, 2011
    Boat Harbour, Kurnell, NSW vu

  • Non-breeding

    Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaJun 29, 2011
    Fort Grey, Sturt NP, NSW lc

  • Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaJul 3, 2011
    Lake Altiboulka, NSW lc

  • White-fronted Tern

    White-fronted TernSterna striataFeb 20, 2010
    Yarra Bay, NSW lc

  • Common Tern

    Common TernSterna hirundo Jan 10, 2011
    Boat Harbour, Kurnell, NSW lc

  • Crested Tern

    Crested TernThalasseus bergiiDec 25, 2006
    Flinder's Chase NP, Kangaroo Island, SA lc

  • Pacific Gull

    Pacific GullLarus pacificusDec 25, 2006
    Flinder's Chase NP, Kangaroo Island, SA lc

  • Kelp Gull

    Kelp GullLarus dominicanus Jan 10, 2011
    Boat Harbour, Kurnell, NSW lc

  • Silver Gull

    Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiaeNov 25, 2006
    Black Mountain Peninsula, ACT lc

Psittaciformes

Cacatuidae (Cockatoos)

Psittacidae (Parrots)

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Strigiformes

Strigidae (True Owls)

  • Powerful Owl

    Powerful OwlNinox strenuaJun 14, 2007
    Australian National Botanic Gardens, Black Mountain, ACT lc

  • Southern Boobook

    Southern BoobookNinox novaeseelandiaeJun 22, 2011
    Sturt NP, NSW lc

Tytonidae (Barn-owls)

Coraciiformes

Coraciidae (Rollers)

  • Dollarbird

    DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisJan 20, 2008
    Watson, ACT lc

Meropidae (Bee-eaters)

  • Rainbow Bee-eater

    Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatusFeb 17, 2009
    Mutitjuta Waterhole, Uluru-Katatjuta NP, Mutitjuta, NT lc

Alcedinidae (River Kingfishers)

Halcyonidae (Forest Kingfishers)

Pittoidea

Pittidae (Pittas)

  • Noisy Pitta

    Noisy PittaPitta versicolorApr 22, 2011
    Kingfisher Park, Julatten, Qld lc

Meliphagoidea

Maluridae (Fairy-wrens, Emu-wrens, and Grasswrens)

Acanthizidae (Scrubwrens, Thornbills, and Gerygones)

Pardalotidae (Pardalotes)

Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Corvoidea

Psophodidae (Quail-thrushes, Jewel-babblers, Whipbirds and Wedgebills)

Neosittidae (Sittellas)

  • Varied Sittella

    Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera Aug 7, 2010
    Longneck Creek, Scheyville NP, NSW lc

Campephagidae (Cuckoo-shrikes and Trillers)

Pachycephalidae (Whistlers and allies)

Oriolidae (Orioles and Figbirds)

  • Australasian Figbird

    Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieilloti Oct 10, 2007
    University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Qld lc

  • Yellow Oriole

    Yellow OrioleOriolus flavocinctusApr 21, 2011
    Flecker Botanic Gardens, Cairns, Qld lc

  • Olive-backed Oriole

    Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus May 28, 2009
    Mitchell Park, NSW lc

Artamidae (Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs, and Australian Magpie)

Dicruridae (Drongos)

Rhipiduridae (Fantails)

  • Rufous Fantail

    Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons Mar 13, 2010
    Bola Creek, Royal NP, NSW lc

  • Grey Fantail

    Grey FantailRhipidura albiscapa Sep 8, 2007
    Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT lc

  • Northern Fantail

    Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventrisApr 22, 2011
    Abattoir Swamp, Qld lc

  • Willie Wagtail

    Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrys Jul 25, 2007
    Lyneham, ACT lc

Corvidae (Crows, Ravens, and Jays)

Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers)

Corcoracidae (White-winged Chough and Apostlebird)

  • White-winged Chough

    White-winged ChoughCorcorax melanorhamphos Apr 22, 2007
    Australian National Botanic Gardens, Black Mountain, ACT lc

  • Apostlebird

    ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea Apr 19, 2007
    Eastern Creek, NSW lc

Paradisaeidae (Birds of Paradise)

Ptilonorhynchoidea

Climacteridae (Australian Treecreepers)

Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)

Sylvioidea

Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies)

Acrocephalidae (Marsh- and Tree-warblers)

  • Australian Reed-warbler

    Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis Feb 19, 2010
    Eastern quality control pond, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW lc

Megaluridae (Grass-warblers and allies)

  • Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineusJun 28, 2011
    Frome Swamp, Sturt NP, NSW lc

  • Female

    Brown SonglarkCincloramphus cruralisJun 28, 2011
    Frome Swamp, Sturt NP, NSW lc

Timaliidae (Old World Babblers and White-eyes)

  • Silvereye

    SilvereyeZosterops lateralis Apr 12, 2007
    Watson, ACT lc

Hirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)

Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Muscicapoidea

Turdidae (Thrushes and allies)

  • Bassian Thrush

    Bassian ThrushZoothera lunulata Jun 17, 2007
    Australian National Botanic Gardens, Black Mountain, ACT lc

  • Common Blackbird

    Common BlackbirdTurdus merula Nov 19, 2006
    Cook, ACT lc

Sturnidae (Starlings)

Dicaeoidea

Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)

  • Male

    MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceumFeb 21, 2010
    Longneck Creek, Scheyville NP, NSW lc

Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

  • Male

    Olive-backed SunbirdNectarinia jugularisApr 21, 2011
    Mangrove Boardwalk, Cairns Airport, Cairns, Qld lc

Passeroidea

Estrildidae (Estrildid Finches)

  • Male

    Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata Feb 27, 2009
    Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, Mutitjuta, NT lc

  • Double-barred Finch

    Double-barred FinchTaeniopygia bichenovii Feb 25, 2010
    Longneck Creek, Scheyville NP, NSW lc

  • Male

    Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalis Feb 13, 2007
    Australian National Botanic Gardens, Black Mountain, ACT lc

  • Diamond Firetail

    Diamond FiretailStagonopleura guttataApr 16, 2011
    Blue Metal Travelling Stock Reserve, NSW nt

  • Male

    Painted FinchEmblema pictum Feb 27, 2009
    Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, Mutitjuta, NT lc

  • Chestnut-breasted MannikinLonchura castaneothoraxApr 22, 2011
    Abattoir Swamp, Qld lc

Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)

Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipets)

Fringillidae (True Finches)

incertae sedis

Orthonychidae (Logrunners)

  • Female

    ChowchillaOrthonyx spaldingiiApr 23, 2011
    Mt. Lewis, Qld lc

Pomatostomidae (Pseudo-babblers)

Petroicidae (Australasian Robins)

  • Jacky Winter

    Jacky WinterMicroeca fascinans Jul 24, 2010
    Longneck Creek, Scheyville NP, NSW lc

  • Male

    Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang Aug 25, 2007
    Sparrow Hill, ACT lc

  • Male

    Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenoviiApr 17, 2011
    Bartley's Block, Vic lc

  • Male

    Flame RobinPetroica phoeniceaApr 6, 2007
    Lake St. Clair, Tas nt

  • Female

    Rose RobinPetroica rosea Mar 15, 2010
    Longneck Creek, Scheyville NP, NSW lc

  • Male

    Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata Mar 27, 2010
    Glen Davis campground, Glen Davis, NSW lc

  • ssp. nana

    Pale-yellow RobinTregellasia capitoApr 21, 2011
    Kingfisher Park, Julatten, Qld lc

  • Eastern Yellow Robin

    Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis Apr 22, 2007
    Australian National Botanic Gardens, Black Mountain, ACT lc

  • Grey-headed Robin

    Grey-headed RobinHeteromyias cinereifronsApr 23, 2011
    Mt. Lewis, Qld lc

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