Birds

The bulk of the following list of 125 species was provided by Alan Morris.

Some northern species, such the noisy pitta, seem to be taking advantage of our site. Are they extending southwards as average temperatures increase?

Threatened species are indicated red. Species are listed within generally-accepted orders and families of related species. CALL and VIDEO will link you to external sites that have recordings for the species.

ORDER Passeriformes (perching birds)

Acanthizidae

Sericornis magnirostris Large-billed scrubwren CALL

Sericornis citreogularis Yellow-throated scrub wren CALL

Sericornis frontalis Whitebrowed scrub wren ALARM CALL

Acanthiza pusilla Brown thornbill VIDEO

Acanthiza nana nana Yellow thornbill

Gerygone mouki Brown warbler CALL

Artamidae

Artamus cyanopterus Dusky wood swallow CALL

Artamus personatus Masked wood swallow CALL

Artamus superciliosus White-browed wood swallow CALL

Campephagidae

Coracina novaehollandiae Black-faced cuckoo-shrike CALL

Caprimulgidae

Caprimulgus mystacalis White-Throated Nightjar VIDEO

Charadriidae

Vanellus miles Spur-winged plover

Climacteridae

Climacteris leucophaea White-throated treecreeper

Coraciidae

Eurystomus orientalis Dollar bird

Corcoracidae

Corcorax melanorhamphus White-winged chough

Corvidae

Corvus coronoides Australian raven

Cracticidae

Cracticus torquatus Grey butcherbird See photo

Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie

Strepera graculina Pied currawong

Dicaeidae

Dicaeum hirundinaceum Mistletoe bird

Grallinidae

Grallina cyanoleuca Peewee

Hirundinidae

Hirundo neoxena Welcome swallow

Cecropis nigricans Tree martin

Maluridae

Malurus cyaneus Superb blue wren

Malurus lamberti Variegated wren

Stipiturus malachurus Southern emu wren

Meliphagidae

Anthochaera chrysoptera Little wattlebird

Philemon corniculatus Noisy friar bird

Manorina melanophrys Bell miner see paper

Manorina melanocephala Noisy miner

Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater

Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland honeyeater

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Eastern spinebill See photo

Myzomela sanguinolenta Scarlet honeyeater

Menuridae

Menura novaehollandiae Superb lyrebird VIDEO

Muscicapidae

Zoothera dauma Scaly thrush

Petroica rosea Rose robin

Eopsaltria australis Eastern yellow robin

Microeca leucophaea Jacky Winter

Falcunculus frontatus Crested shrike-tit

Pachycephala rufiventris Rufous whistler

Pachycephala pectoralis Golden whistler

Colluricincla harmonica Grey shrike-thrush

Monarcha melanopsis Black-faced monarch

Myiagra rubecula Leaden flycatcher

Rhipidura rufifrons Rufous fantail

Rhipidura fuliginosa Grey fantail

Rhipidura leucophrys Willie Wagtail

Turdus merula* Blackbird

Neosittidae

Daphoenositta chrysoptera Varied sittella

Oriolidae

Oriolus sagittatus Olive-backed oriole

Orthonychidae

Psophodes olivaceus Eastern whipbird

Paradisaeidae

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Satin bower bird

Sericulus chrysocephalus Regent bower bird

Ailuroedus crassirostris Green catbird

Pardalotidae

Pardalotus punctatus Spotted pardalote

Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocorax melanoleucas Little pied cormorant

Pittidae

Pitta versicolor Noisy pitta CALL

Ploceidae

Emblema temporalis Red browed firetail

Pycnonotidae

Pycnonotus jocosus* Bulbul

Sturnidae

Sturnus vulgaris* Starling

Acridotheres tristis* Indian myna

Zosteropidae

Zosterops lateralis Silvereye