List of birds of Victoria (state)

Victoria is Australia's second-smallest state but has high biodiversity, with 516 bird species recorded - around 57% of Australia's total in just 2.9% of Australia's land area.

Ostriches

Order Struthioniformes Family Struthionidae

Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Introduced species

Emus

Order Casuariformes Family Casuariidae

Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae

Magpie Goose

Order Anseriformes Family Anseranatidae

Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmataIntroduced species

Ducks, Geese and Swans

Order Anseriformes Family Anatidae

Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
Wandering Whistling DuckDendrocygna arcuata
Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus 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 Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Introduced species
Grey Teal Anas gibberifrons
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 GalliformesFamily 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 GruiformesFamily Gruidae

Brolga Antigone rubicunda

Bustards

Order Otidiformes Family Otididae

Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis

Penguins

Order Sphenisciformes Family Spheniscidae

King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae* (only one source of this species)
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri
Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
Snares Penguin Eudyptes robustus
Royal Penguin Eudyptes schlegeli
Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus

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* only one source

Albatrosses

Order ProcellariformesFamily 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 ProcellariformesFamily Hydrobatidae

Leach's Storm-petrel Hydrobates leucorhous

Fulmars, petrels and shearwaters

Order ProcellariformesFamily 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 PelecaniformesFamily Pelecanidae

Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus

Bitterns, herons and egrets

Order PelecaniformesFamily Ardeidae

Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
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 PelecaniformesFamily 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
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius

Darters

Order Pelecaniformes Family Anhingidae

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster Note: only one source - Avibase
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

Banded Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

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* (only one source Avibase)
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 Gull-billed 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* (only one source - Avibase)
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

Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
Barking Owl Ninox connivens
Southern (Spotted) Boobook Ninox leucopsis

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* historical
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 Edolisoma tenuirostre
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 leucoryn

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
Jackywinter 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 bichenoii

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 Cincloramphus timoriensis
Little Grassbird Poodytes 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

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Introduced species
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Extirpated

White-eyes

Order Passeriformes Family Zosteropidae

Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis

Starlings

Order Passeriformes Family Sturnidae

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Introduced species
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Introduced species

Thrushes and allies

Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae

Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata
Song Thrush Turdus philomeloss Introduced species
Eurasian (Common) Blackbird Turdus merula Introduced species

References