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Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora King Quail Coturnix chinensis Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa Black Swan Cygnus atratus Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis Grey Teal Anas gracilis Chestnut Teal Anas castanea Garganey Anas querquedula Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus Hardhead Aythya australis Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-footed Booby Sula sula Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Darter Anhinga melanogaster Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Christmas Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Little Egret Egretta garzetta Eastern Reef Egret Egretta sacra White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana Pied Heron Ardea picata Great Egret Ardea alba Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Striated Heron Butorides striatus Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Osprey Pandion haliaetus Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon Black Kite Milvus migrans Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrhocephalus Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Brown Falcon Falco berigora Australian Hobby Falco longipennis Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos Black Falcon Falco subniger Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides Sarus Crane Grus antigone Brolga Grus rubicunda Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Bush-hen Amaurornis olivaceus Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Australian Spotted Crake Porzana fluminea Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea Chestnut Rail Eulabeornis castaneoventris Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis Red-backed Button-quail Turnix maculosa Little Button-quail Turnix velox Red-chested Button-quail Turnix pyrrhothorax Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanota Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Little Curlew Numenius minutus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Common Redshank Tringa totanus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Red Knot Calidris canutus Sanderling Calidris alba Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus Ruff Philomachus pugnax Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius Beach Stone-curlew Esacus neglectus Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus Inland Dotterel Charadrius australis Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Arctic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae Sabine's Gull Larus sabini Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis Crested Tern Sterna bergii Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Common Tern Sterna hirundo Little Tern Sterna albifrons Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Common Noddy Anous stolidus Black Noddy Anous minutus Rock Dove Columba livia Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera Flock Bronzewing Phaps histrionica Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera Partridge Pigeon Geophaps smithii White-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa albipennis Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Banded Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus cinctus Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina Elegant Imperial-Pigeon Ducula concinna Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula biclor Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus Princess Parrot Polytelis alexandrae Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Mulga Parrot Psephotus varius Hooded Parrot Psephotus dissimilis Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus Bourke's Parrot Neopsephotus bourkii Scarlet-chested Parrot Neophema splendida Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis Black-eared Cuckoo Chrysococcyx osculans Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus Common Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus Rufous Owl Ninox rufa Barking Owl Ninox connivens Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae Barn Owl Tyto alba Grass Owl Tyto capensis Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Azure Kingfisher Alcedo azurea Little Kingfisher Alcedo pusilla Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygia Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris White-browed Treecreeper Climacteris affinis Black-tailed Treecreeper Climacteris melanura Purple-crowned Fairy-wren Malurus coronatus Splendid Fairy-wren Malurus splendens Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti White-winged Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus Rufous-crowned Emu-wren Stipiturus ruficeps White-throated Grasswren Amytornis woodwardi Carpentarian Grasswren Amytornis dorotheae Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus Thick-billed Grasswren Amytornis textilis Dusky Grasswren Amytornis purnelli Red-browed Pardalote Pardalotus rubricatus Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Redthroat Pyrrholaemus brunneus Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris Green-backed Gerygone Gerygone chloronotus White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis Slaty-backed Thornbill Acanthiza robustirostris Slender-billed Thornbill Acanthiza iredalei Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis Banded Whiteface Aphelocephala nigricincta Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula White-lined Honeyeater Meliphaga albilineata Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens White-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus unicolor Grey-headed Honeyeater Lichenostomus keartlandi Grey-fronted Honeyeater Lichenostomus plumulus Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavescens White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta White-fronted Honeyeater Phylidonyris albifrons Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis Grey Honeyeater Conopophila whitei Banded Honeyeater Certhionyx pectoralis Black Honeyeater Certhionyx niger Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura Red-headed Honeyeater Myzomela erythrocephala Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Orange Chat Epthianura aurifrons Yellow Chat Epthianura crocea Gibberbird Ashbyia lovensis Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata Mangrove Robin Eopsaltria pulverulenta White-browed Robin Poecilodryas superciliosa Northern Scrub-robin Drymodes superciliaris Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus Chirruping Wedgebill Psophodes cristatus Chiming Wedgebill Psophodes occidentalis Chestnut Quail-thrush Cinclosoma castanotus Cinnamon Quail-thrush Cinclosoma cinnamomeum Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Mangrove Golden Whistler Pachycephala melanura Grey Whistler Pachycephala simplex Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris White-breasted Whistler Pachycephala lanioides Little Shrike-thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha Sandstone Shrike-thrush Colluricincla woodwardi Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra ruficollis Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa Mangrove Grey Fantail Rhipidura phasiana Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris Ground Cuckoo-shrike Coracina maxima White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii Varied Triller Lalage leucomela Yellow Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus Figbird Sphecotheres viridis White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus Little Woodswallow Artamus minor Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Little Crow Corvus bennetti Torresian Crow Corvus orru Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea Western Bowerbird Chlamydera guttata Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis Singing Bushlark Mirafra javanica Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea White Wagtail Motacilla alba Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda Masked Finch Poephila personata Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda Painted Finch Emblema pictum Yellow-rumped Mannikin Lonchura flaviprymna Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax Pictorella Mannikin Heteromunia pectoralis Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosternus Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena Tree Martin Hirundo nigricans Fairy Martin Hirundo ariel Clamorous Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis Tawny Grassbird Megalurus timoriensis Little Grassbird Megalurus gramineus Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi Spinifexbird Eremiornis carteri Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Yellow White-eye Zosterops luteus Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris |
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