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This is a list of birds of Victoria, Australia.

Victoria is Australia's second-smallest state but has high biodiversity, with 516 bird species recorded — around 54% of Australia's total of 959 bird species in just 3% of Australia's land area.

Birds are present in high concentrations in some areas, including the Western Treatment Plant at Werribee in Melbourne's suburbs, which is a haven for tens of thousands of birds, due to a combination of permanent water, varied landforms and plant species.

Victoria contains a wider variety of natural habitats than any area of similar size in Australia. Habitats range from warm temperate rainforest in the far east of the state (East Gippsland), cool temperate rainforest, heathlands, mallee (stunted eucalypt) scrubland, grasslands, open woodland, montane forest, permanent lakes, estuaries, large permanent rivers, ocean and bay coastline. 4 million hectares of the state's 23.7 million hectare total land and marine area is protected in National Parks and conservation reserves.

Key locations

The state of Victoria includes the following 36 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) classified by BirdLife International:

Several sites in Victoria have been listed amongst Australia's top ten birdwatching locations including:

The following Victorian sites have been listed amongst Australia's top 100 birdwatching locations:

  • Banyule Flats Reserve, Banyule, 20 km northeast of Melbourne
  • Phillip Island, South Gippsland, 142 km southeast of Melbourne
  • Gipsy Point, East Gippsland, 500 km east of Melbourne
  • You Yangs Regional Park, 60 km west of Melbourne
  • Port Fairy Pelagic, Port Fairy 288 km west of Melbourne
  • Bunyip State Park, West Gippsland, 86 km east of Melbourne
  • Serendip Sanctuary, 60 km west of Melbourne
  • Cabbage Tree Creek Nature Conservation Reserve, East Gippsland 408 km east of Melbourne
  • Tarra-Bulga National Park, South Gippsland, 193 km southeast of Melbourne
  • Little Desert National Park 373 km northwest of Melbourne
  • Wilsons Promontory National Park, South Gippsland, 213 km southeast of Melbourne
  • Sale Common Nature Conservation Reserve, Sale, East Gippsland 216 km southeast of Melbourne
  • Bronzewing Flora & Fauna Reserve, Ouyen Mallee (Victoria), 425 km northwest of Melbourne
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne 53 km southeast of Melbourne

Species

Ostriches

Order: Struthioniformes   Family: Struthionidae

Emus

Order: Casuariformes   Family: Casuariidae

Magpie goose

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anseranatidae

  • Magpie goose, Anseranas semipalmata – introduced species

Ducks, geese and swans

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

  • Plumed whistling duck, Dendrocygna eytoni
  • Wandering whistling duck, Dendrocygna arcuata
  • Blue-billed duck, Oxyura australis
  • Pink-eared duck, Malacorhynchus membranaceus
  • Cape Barren goose, Cereopsis novaehollandiae
  • Black swan, Cygnus atratus
  • Greylag goose, Anser anser – introduced species
  • Australian shelduck, Tadorna tadornoides
  • Hardhead, Aythya australis
  • Garganey, Spatula querquedula
  • Australasian shoveller, Spatula rhynchotis
  • Northern shoveller, Spatula clypeata
  • Pacific black duck, Anas superciliosa
  • Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos – introduced species
  • Grey teal, Anas gracilis
  • Chestnut teal, Anas castanea
  • Freckled duck, Stictonetta naevosa
  • Musk duck, Biziura lobata
  • Australian wood (maned) duck, Chenonetta jubata
  • Asian (cotton) pygmy goose, Nettapus coromandelianus

Mound-builders

Order: Galliformes   Family: Megapodiidae

  • Malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata

New World quail

Order: Galliformes   Family: Odontophoridae

  • California quail, Callipepla californica – introduced species

pheasants and quail

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

  • Stubble quail, Coturnix pectoralis
  • Brown quail, Synoicus ypsilophorus
  • King (blue-breasted) quail, Synoicus chinensis
  • Common (ring-necked) pheasant, Phasianus colchicus – introduced species

Grebes

Order: Phoenicopteriformes   Family: Podicipedidae

  • Australasian grebe, Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
  • Hoary-headed grebe, Poliocephalus poliocephalus
  • Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus

Pigeons and doves

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

  • Rock dove, Columba livia – introduced species
  • White-headed pigeon, Columba leucomela
  • African collared (Barbary) dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea – introduced species
  • Spotted-necked dove, Streptopelia chinensis – introduced species
  • Brown cuckoo dove, Macropygia amboinensis
  • Wonga pigeon, Leucosarcia melanoleuca
  • Common bronzewing, Phaps chalcoptera
  • Brush bronzewing, Phaps elegans
  • Crested pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes
  • Diamond dove, Geopelia cuneata
  • Peaceful dove, Geopelia placida
  • Bar-shouldered dove, Geopelia humeralis
  • Emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica
  • Superb fruit dove, Ptilinopus superbus
  • Rose-crowned fruit dove, Ptilinopus regina
  • Topknot pigeon, Lopholaimus antarcticus

Tropicbirds

Order: Phaethontiformes   Family: Phaethontidae

  • Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda
  • White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus

Frogmouths

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Podargidae

  • Tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides

Nightjars

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

  • White-throated nightjar, Eurostopodus mystacalis
  • Spotted nightjar, Eurostopodus argus

Owlet-nightjars

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Aegothelidae

  • Australian owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles cristatus

Swifts

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Apodidae

  • White-throated needletail, Hirundapus caudacutus
  • Fork-tailed swift, Apus pacificus

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

  • Pacific (eastern) koel, Eudynamys orientalis
  • Channel-billed cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae
  • Horsfield's bronze cuckoo, Chalcites basalis
  • Black-eared cuckoo, Chalcites osculans
  • Shining bronze cuckoo, Chalcites lucidus
  • Fan-tailed cuckoo, Cacomantis flabelliformis
  • Brush cuckoo, Cacomantis variolosus
  • Pallid cuckoo, Heteroscenes pallidus

Rails, crakes and coots

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

  • Lewin's rail, Lewinia pectoralis
  • Buff-banded rail, Hypotaenidia philippensis
  • Australian spotted crake, Porzana fluminea
  • Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla
  • Spotless crake, Zapornia tabuensis
  • Purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Dusky moorhen, Gallinula tenebrosa
  • Black-tailed native-hen, Tribonyx ventralis
  • Eurasian (common) coot, Fulica atra

Cranes

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae

  • Brolga, Antigone rubicunda

Bustards

Order: Otidiformes   Family: Otididae

  • Australian bustard, Ardeotis australis

Penguins

Order: Sphenisciformes   Family: Spheniscidae

  • Australian little penguin, Eudyptula novaehollandiae

Storm-petrels

Order: Procellariformes   Family: Oceanitidae

  • Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
  • Grey-backed storm-petrel, Garrodia nereis
  • White-faced storm-petrel, Pelagodroma marina
  • Black-bellied storm-petrel, Fregetta tropica
  • New Zealand storm-petrel, Fregetta maoriana

Albatrosses

Order: Procellariformes   Family: Diomedeidae

  • Royal albatross, Diomedea epomophora
  • Wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans
  • Sooty albatross, Phoebetria fusca
  • Light-mantled sooty albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata
  • Yellow-nosed albatross, Thalassarche chlororhynchos
  • Grey-headed albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma
  • Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophris
  • Buller's albatross, Thalassarche bulleri
  • White-capped albatross, Thalassarche cauta

Order: Procellariformes   Family: Hydrobatidae

  • Leach's storm-petrel, Hydrobates leucorhous

Fulmars, petrels and shearwaters

Order: Procellariformes   Family: Procellariidae

  • Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli
  • Southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus
  • Southern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialoides
  • Antarctic petrel, Thalassoica antarctica
  • Cape petrel, Daption capense
  • Blue petrel, Halobaena caerulea
  • Broad-billed prion, Pachyptila vittata
  • Salvin's prion, Pachyptila salvini
  • Antarctic prion, Pachyptila desolata
  • Slender-billed prion, Pachyptila belcheri
  • Fairy prion, Pachyptila turtur
  • Fulmar prion, Pachyptila crassirostris
  • Kerguelen petrel, Aphrodroma brevirostris
  • Gould's petrel, Pterodroma leucoptera
  • Cook's petrel, Pterodroma cookii
  • Black-winged petrel, Pterodroma nigripennis
  • Providence petrel, Pterodroma solandri
  • Barau's petrel, Pterodroma baraui
  • Mottled petrel, Pterodroma inexpectata
  • Soft-plumaged petrel, Pterodroma mollis
  • Atlantic petrel, Pterodroma incerta
  • White-headed petrel, Pterodroma lessonii
  • Great-winged petrel, Pterodroma macroptera
  • Grey petrel, Procellaria cinerea
  • White-chinned petrel, Procellaria aequinoctialis
  • Westland petrel, Procellaria westlandica
  • Black (Parkinson's) petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni
  • Wedge-tailed shearwater, Ardenna pacifica
  • Buller's shearwater, Ardenna bulleri
  • Short-tailed shearwater, Ardenna tenuirostris
  • Sooty shearwater, Ardenna grisea
  • Great shearwater, Ardenna gravis
  • Flesh-footed shearwater, Ardenna carneipes
  • Streaked shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas
  • Fluttering shearwater, Puffinus gavia
  • Hutton's shearwater, Puffinus huttoni
  • Little shearwater, Puffinus assimilis
  • Bulwer's petrel, Bulweria bulwerii
  • Common diving petrel, Pelecanoides urinatrix

Storks

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ciconiidae

  • Black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

  • Australian pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus

Bitterns, herons and egrets

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

  • Australasian bittern, Botaurus poiciloptilus
  • Australian little bittern, Ixobrychus dubius
  • Black bittern, Ixobrychus flavicollis
  • Rufous (nankeen) night heron, Nycticorax caledonicus
  • Striated heron, Butorides striata
  • Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
  • White-necked heron, Ardea pacifica
  • Great egret, Ardea alba
  • Intermediate egret, Ardea intermedia
  • Pied heron, Egretta picata
  • White-faced heron, Egretta novaehollandiae
  • Little egret, Egretta garzetta
  • Pacific (eastern) reef egret, Egretta sacra

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

  • Australian ibis, Threskiornis moluccus
  • Straw-necked ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis
  • Yellow-billed spoonbill, Platalea flavipes
  • Royal spoonbill, Platalea regia
  • Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus

Frigatebirds

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Fregatidae

  • Lesser frigatebird, Fregata ariel
  • Great frigatebird, Fregata minor

Boobies and gannets

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Sulidae

  • Cape gannet, Morus capensis
  • Australasian gannet, Morus serrator
  • Red-footed booby, Sula sula
  • Brown booby, Sula leucogaster

Cormorants

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

  • Little pied cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos
  • Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
  • Little black cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
  • Black-faced cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscescens
  • Australian pied cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius

Darters

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Anhingidae

  • Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster
  • Australasian darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae

Stone-curlews (thick-knees)

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Burhinidae

  • Bush stone-curlew (thick-knee), Burhinus grallarius
  • Beach stone-curlew (thick-knee), Esacus magnirostris

Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

  • Australian pied oystercatcher, Haematopus longirostris
  • Sooty oystercatcher, Haematopus fuliginosus

Avocets and stilts

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

Plovers and lapwings

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

  • Grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola
  • Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva
  • American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica
  • Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula
  • Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus
  • Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
  • Red-capped plover, Charadrius ruficapillus
  • Double-banded plover, Charadrius bicinctus
  • Lesser sand plover, Charadrius mongolus
  • Greater sand plover, Charadrius leschenaultii
  • Oriental plover, Charadrius veredus
  • Hooded plover, Thinornis cucullatus
  • Black-fronted dotterel, Elseyornis melanops
  • Banded (black-breasted) lapwing, Vanellus tricolor
  • Masked lapwing, Vanellus miles
  • Red-kneed dotterel, Erythrogonys cinctus
  • Inland dotterel, Peltohyas australis

Plains-wanderer

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Pedionomidae

  • Plains-wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus

Painted-snipe

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Rostratulidae

  • Australian painted-snipe, Rostratula australis

Waders or shorebirds

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

  • Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
  • Little curlew, Numenius minutus
  • Far Eastern curlew, Numenius madagascariensis
  • Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica
  • Hudsonian godwit, Limosa haemastica
  • Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
  • Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
  • Great knot, Calidris tenuirostris
  • Red knot, Calidris canutus
  • Ruff, Calidris pugnax
  • Broad-billed sandpiper, Calidris falcinellus
  • Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata
  • Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus
  • Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
  • Long-toed stint, Calidris subminuta
  • Red-necked stint, Calidris ruficollis
  • Sanderling, Calidris alba
  • Baird's sandpiper, Calidris bairdii
  • Little stint, Calidris minuta
  • White-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis
  • Buff-breasted sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis
  • Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos
  • Asian dowitcher, Limnodromus semipalmatus
  • Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus
  • Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
  • Latham's snipe, Gallinago hardwickii
  • Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
  • Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
  • Grey-tailed tattler, Tringa brevipes
  • Wandering tattler, Tringa incana
  • Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes
  • Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus
  • Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia
  • Common redshank, Tringa totanus
  • Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola
  • Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
  • Wilson's phalarope, Steganopus tricolor
  • Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
  • Grey phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius

Buttonquail

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Turnicidae

  • Red-backed buttonquail, Turnix maculosus
  • Painted buttonquail, Turnix varius
  • Red-chested buttonquail, Turnix pyrrhothorax
  • Little buttonquail, Turnix velox

Pratincoles

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae

  • Australian pratincole, Stiltia isabella
  • Oriental pratincole, Glareola maldivarum

Skuas

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

  • Long-tailed skua, Stercorarius longicaudus
  • Arctic jaeger (skua), Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Pomarine jaeger (skua), Stercorarius pomarinus
  • South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki
  • Brown skua, Stercorarius antarcticus

Gulls and terns

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

  • Brown (common) noddy, Anous stolidus
  • Black noddy, Anous minutus
  • Grey ternlet (blue noddy), Procelsterna cerulea
  • Sabine's gull, Xema sabini
  • Silver gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
  • Laughing gull, Leucophaeus atricilla
  • Franklin's gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan
  • Pacific gull, Larus pacificus
  • Black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
  • Kelp gull, Larus dominicanus
  • Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus
  • Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus
  • Little tern, Sternula albifrons
  • Fairy tern, Sternula nereis
  • Australian tern, Gelochelidon macrotarsa
  • Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia
  • Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida
  • White-winged black tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Black tern, Chlidonias niger
  • White-fronted tern, Sterna striata
  • Common tern, Sterna hirundo
  • Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea
  • Antarctic tern, Sterna vittata
  • Greater crested tern, Thalasseus bergii

Osprey

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

  • Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, kites and eagles

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

  • Black-shouldered kite, Elanus axillaris
  • Letter-winged kite, Elanus scriptus
  • Black-breasted buzzard, Hamirostra melanosternon
  • Square-tailed kite, Lophoictinia isura
  • Wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax
  • Little eagle, Hieraaetus morphnoides
  • Swamp harrier, Circus approximans
  • Spotted harrier, Circus assimilis
  • Grey goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae
  • Brown goshawk, Accipiter fasciatus
  • Collared sparrowhawk, Accipiter cirrocephalus
  • White-bellied sea eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
  • Whistling kite, Haliastur sphenurus
  • Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus
  • Black kite, Milvus migrans

Barn owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

  • Eastern grass owl, Tyto longimembris
  • Greater sooty owl, Tyto tenebricosa
  • Australian masked owl, Tyto novaehollandiae
  • Barn owl, Tyto alba

True owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

  • Forest eagle-owl, Bubo nipalensis
  • Powerful owl, Ninox strenua
  • Barking owl, Ninox connivens
  • Southern (spotted) boobook, Ninox boobook

Bee-eaters

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Meropidae

  • Rainbow bee-eater, Merops ornatus

Rollers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Coraciidae

  • Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

  • Azure kingfisher, Ceyx azureus
  • Forest kingfisher, Todiramphus macleayii
  • Sacred kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus
  • Red-backed kingfisher, Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
  • Laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae

Falcons

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

  • Nankeen kestrel, Falco cenchroides
  • Australian hobby, Falco longipennis
  • Brown falcon, Falco berigora
  • Grey falcon, Falco hypoleucos
  • Black falcon, Falco subniger
  • Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

Cockatoos

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Cacatuidae

  • Cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus
  • Red-tailed black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii
  • Glossy black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus lathami
  • Yellow-tailed black cockatoo, Zanda funerea
  • Gang-gang cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum
  • Galah, Eolophus roseicapilla
  • Major Mitchell's cockatoo, Cacatua leadbeateri
  • Long-billed corella, Cacatua tenuirostris
  • Little corella, Cacatua sanguinea
  • Sulphur-crested cockatoo, Cacatua galerita

True parrots

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittaculidae

  • Superb parrot, Polytelis swainsonii
  • Regent parrot, Polytelis anthopeplus
  • Princess parrot, Polytelis alexandrae
  • Australian king parrot, Alisterus scapularis
  • Red-rumped parrot, Psephotus haematonotus
  • Bluebonnet, Northiella haematogaster
  • Mulga parrot, Psephotellus varius
  • Crimson rosella, Platycercus elegans
  • Eastern rosella, Platycercus eximius
  • Australian ringneck, Barnardius zonarius
  • Swift parrot, Lathamus discolor
  • Eastern ground parrot, Pezoporus wallicus
  • Night parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis
  • Blue-winged parrot, Neophema chrysostoma
  • Elegant parrot, Neophema elegans
  • Orange-bellied parrot, Neophema chrysogaster
  • Turquoise parrot, Neophema pulchella
  • Scarlet-chested parrot, Neophema splendida
  • Musk lorikeet, Glossopsitta concinna
  • Little lorikeet, Glossopsitta pusilla
  • Purple-crowned lorikeet, Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
  • Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus
  • Scaly-breasted lorikeet, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
  • Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus

Lyrebirds

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Menuridae

  • Superb lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae

Bowerbirds and catbirds

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Ptilonorhynchidae

  • Satin bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
  • Spotted bowerbird, Chlamydera maculata

Treecreepers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Climacteridae

  • White-throated treecreeper, Cormobates leucophaea
  • Red-browed treecreeper, Climacteris erythrops
  • White-browed treecreeper, Climacteris affinis
  • Brown treecreeper, Climacteris picumnus

Fairywrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Maluridae

  • Variegated fairywren, Malurus lamberti
  • Superb fairywren, Malurus cyaneus
  • Splendid fairywren, Malurus splendens
  • White-winged fairywren, Malurus leucopterus
  • Southern emu-wren, Stipiturus malachurus
  • Mallee emu-wren, Stipiturus mallee
  • Striated grasswren, Amytornis striatus

Bristlebirds

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dasyornithidae

  • Eastern bristlebird, Dasyornis brachypterus
  • Rufous bristlebird, Dasyornis broadbenti

Honeyeaters

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Meliphagidae

  • Eastern spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
  • Pied honeyeater, Certhionyx variegatus
  • Lewin's honeyeater, Meliphaga lewinii
  • Singing honeyeater, Gavicalis virescens
  • Grey-fronted honeyeater, Ptilotula plumula
  • Fuscous honeyeater, Ptilotula fusca
  • Yellow-plumed honeyeater, Ptilotula ornata
  • White-plumed honeyeater, Ptilotula penicillata
  • Yellow-faced honeyeater, Caligavis chrysops
  • White-fronted honeyeater, Purnella albifrons
  • Yellow-tufted honeyeater, Lichenostomus melanops
  • Purple-gaped honeyeater, Lichenostomus cratitius
  • Bell miner, Manorina melanophrys
  • Noisy miner, Manorina melanocephala
  • Yellow-throated miner, Manorina flavigula
  • Black-eared miner, Manorina melanotis
  • Spiny-cheeked honeyeater, Acanthagenys rufogularis
  • Little wattlebird, Anthochaera chrysoptera
  • Regent honeyeater, Anthochaera phrygia
  • Red wattlebird, Anthochaera carunculata
  • Crimson chat, Epthianura tricolor
  • Orange chat, Epthianura aurifrons
  • White-fronted chat, Epthianura albifrons
  • Black honeyeater, Sugomel nigrum
  • Scarlet honeyeater (myzomela), Myzomela sanguinolenta
  • Tawny-crowned honeyeater, Gliciphila melanops
  • Brown honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta
  • Crescent honeyeater, Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
  • New Holland honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
  • White-cheeked honeyeater, Phylidonyris niger
  • White-eared honeyeater, Nesoptilotis leucotis
  • Black-chinned honeyeater, Melithreptus gularis
  • Brown-headed honeyeater, Melithreptus brevirostris
  • White-naped honeyeater, Melithreptus lunatus
  • Blue-faced honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis
  • Little friarbird, Philemon citreogularis
  • Noisy friarbird, Philemon corniculatus
  • Striped honeyeater, Plectorhyncha lanceolata
  • Painted honeyeater, Grantiella picta

Pardalotes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pardalotidae

  • Spotted pardalote, Pardalotus punctatus
  • Striated pardalote, Pardalotus striatus

Scrubwrens, thornbills and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acanthizidae

  • Brown gerygone, Gerygone mouki
  • White-throated gerygone, Gerygone olivacea
  • Western gerygone, Gerygone fusca
  • Weebill, Smicrornis brevirostris
  • Pilotbird, Pycnoptilus floccosus
  • Redthroat, Pyrrholaemus brunneus
  • Speckled warbler, Pyrrholaemus sagittatus
  • Chestnut-rumped heathwren, Calamanthus pyrrhopygius
  • Shy heathwren, Calamanthus cautus
  • Striated fieldwren, Calamanthus fuliginosus
  • Rufous fieldwren, Calamanthus campestris
  • White-browed scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis
  • Large-billed scrubwren, Sericornis magnirostra
  • Southern whiteface, Aphelocephala leucopsis
  • Yellow-rumped thornbill, Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
  • Yellow thornbill, Acanthiza nana
  • Striated thornbill, Acanthiza lineata
  • Inland thornbill, Acanthiza apicalis
  • Brown thornbill, Acanthiza pusilla
  • Slender-billed thornbill, Acanthiza iredalei
  • Chestnut-rumped thornbill, Acanthiza uropygialis
  • Buff-rumped thornbill, Acanthiza reguloides

Australasian babblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pomatostomidae

  • Grey-crowned babbler, Pomatostomus temporalis
  • White-browed babbler, Pomatostomus superciliosus
  • Chestnut-crowned babbler, Pomatostomus ruficeps

Sittella

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Neosittidae

  • Varied sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera

Cuckooshrikes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Campephagidae

  • Ground cuckooshrike, Coracina maxima
  • Black-faced cuckooshrike, Coracina novaehollandiae
  • White-bellied cuckooshrike, Coracina papuensis
  • Common cicadabird, Coracina tenuirostris
  • White-winged triller, Lalage tricolor

Quail-thrushes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cinclosomatidae

  • Spotted quail-thrush, Cinclosoma punctatum
  • Chestnut (chestnut-backed) quail-thrush, Cinclosoma castanotum

Whistlers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pachycephalidae

  • Olive whistler, Pachycephala olivacea
  • Red-lored whistler, Pachycephala rufogularis
  • Gilbert's whistler, Pachycephala inornata
  • Rufous whistler, Pachycephala rufiventris
  • Australian golden whistler, Pachycephala pectoralis
  • Grey shrike-thrush, Colluricincla harmonica
  • Eastern (crested) shrike-tit, Falcunculus frontatus

Crested bellbird

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oreoicidae

  • Crested bellbird, Oreoica gutturalis

Whipbirds and wedgebills

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Eupetidae (formerly Psophodidae)

  • Eastern whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
  • Western whipbird, Psophodes nigrogularis
  • Chirruping wedgebill, Psophodes cristatus

Figbirds and orioles

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oriolidae

  • Australasian figbird, Sphecotheres vieilloti
  • Olive-backed oriole, Oriolus sagittatus

Currawongs, woodswallows, butcherbirds and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Artamidae

  • Pied currawong, Strepera graculina
  • Grey currawong, Strepera versicolor
  • Australian magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen
  • Pied butcherbird, Cracticus nigrogularis
  • Grey butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus
  • Masked woodswallow, Artamus personatus
  • White-browed woodswallow, Artamus superciliosus
  • Dusky woodswallow, Artamus cyanopterus
  • Black-faced woodswallow, Artamus cinereus
  • Little woodswallow, Artamus minor
  • White-breasted woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus

Drongo

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dicruridae

  • Spangled drongo, Dicrurus bracteatus

Fantails

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Rhipiduridae

  • Willie-wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys
  • Rufous fantail, Rhipidura rufifrons
  • Grey fantail, Rhipidura albiscapa

Crows and ravens

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

  • Little crow, Corvus bennetti
  • Little raven, Corvus mellori
  • Forest raven, Corvus tasmanicus
  • Australian raven, Corvus coronoides
  • House crow, Corvus splendens

Monarch flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Monarchidae

  • Leaden flycatcher (myiagra), Myiagra rubecula
  • Satin flycatcher (myiagra), Myiagra cyanoleuca
  • Restless flycatcher (myiagra), Myiagra inquieta
  • Magpie-lark, Grallina cyanoleuca
  • Black-faced monarch, Monarcha melanopsis

Chough and apostlebird

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corcoracidae

  • White-winged chough, Corcorax melanoramphos
  • Apostlebird, Struthidea cinerea

Australasian robins

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Petroicidae

  • Rose robin, Petroica rosea
  • Pink robin, Petroica rodinogaster
  • Flame robin, Petroica phoenicea
  • Scarlet robin, Petroica boodang
  • Red-capped robin, Petroica goodenovii
  • Jacky winter, Microeca fascinans
  • Southern scrub robin, Drymodes brunneopygia
  • Eastern yellow robin, Eopsaltria australis
  • Eastern hooded robin, Melanodryas cucullata

Sunbirds and spiderhunters

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dicaeidae

  • Mistletoebird, Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Australasian finches, firetails and waxbills

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Estrildidae

  • Beautiful firetail, Stagonopleura bella
  • Diamond firetail, Stagonopleura guttata
  • Red-browed finch, Neochmia temporalis
  • Plum-headed finch, Neochmia modesta
  • Zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata
  • Double-barred finch, Taeniopygia bichenovii

Old World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

  • House sparrow, Passer domesticus – introduced species
  • Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus – introduced species

Wagtails and pipits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

  • Australian pipit, Anthus australis
  • Eastern yellow (green-headed) wagtail, Motacilla tschutschensis
  • White wagtail, Motacilla alba

True finches, crossbills and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

  • European greenfinch, Chloris chloris – introduced species
  • European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis – introduced species

Larks

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae

  • Horsfield's (singing) bushlark, Mirafra javanica
  • Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis – introduced species

Cisticolas and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cisticolidae

  • Golden-headed cisticola, Cisticola exilis

Grassbirds, songlarks and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Locustellidae

  • Brown songlark, Cincloramphus cruralis
  • Rufous songlark, Cincloramphus mathewsi
  • Tawny grassbird, Megalurus timoriensis
  • Little grassbird, Megalurus gramineus

Reed-warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acrocephalidae

  • Australian reed warbler, Acrocephalus australis

Swallows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

  • White-backed swallow, Cheramoeca leucosterna
  • Fairy martin, Petrochelidon ariel
  • Tree martin, Petrochelidon nigricans
  • Welcome swallow, Hirundo neoxena

Bulbuls

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pycnonotidae

White-eyes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Zosteropidae

  • Silver-eye, Zosterops lateralis

Starlings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

  • European (common) starling, Sturnus vulgaris – introduced species
  • Indian myna, Acridotheres tristis – introduced species

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

  • Bassian thrush, Zoothera lunulata
  • Song thrush, Turdus philomelos – introduced species
  • Eurasian (common) blackbird, Turdus merula – introduced species

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