POSSIBLE BIRD LIST

Personal Birding Tour
Southern New South Wales (Riverina) and
North East and North West Victoria


Seven day tour


* Nomadic or migratory species
#Travelling time closer to 4 hours

CASUARIIDAE
Emu
Dromius novaehollandiaea

APODIIAE

#Malleefowl
Leipoa ocellata


PHASIANIDAE
*Stubble Quail
Coturnix pectoralis

*Brown Quail
Coturnix ypsilophora


ANATIDAE
*Plumed Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni


*Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis

*Musk Duck
Stictonetta naevosa


Black Swan
Cygnus atratus


*Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa


Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides


Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata


Black Duck
Anas superciliosa


Grey Teal
Anas gracilis


*Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea


*Australasian Shoveler
Anas rhynchotis


*Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus


*Hardhead
Aythya australis

PODICIPEDIDAE
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae


Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus


*Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus


ANHINGIDAE
Darter
Anhinga melanogaster


PHALACROCORACIDAE
Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos


Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius


Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris


Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo


PELECANIDAE
*Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus


ARDEIDAE
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae


*Little Egret
Egretta garzetta


White-necked Heron
Ardea pacifica


Great Egret
Ardea alba

*Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia

*Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis


*Nankeen Night-heron
Nycticorax caledonicus


*Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus


*Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus


THRESKIONITHIDAE
*Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus


Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca


Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis


Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia


Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes


ACCIPITRIDAE
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris


*Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura

Black Kite
Miilvus migrans

Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus

White-bellied Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster


*Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis


Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans


Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus


Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrhocephalus


Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax


Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides


Brown Falcon
Falco berigora

Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis


Black Falcon
Falco subniger


Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus


Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides


GRUIDAE
*Brolga
Grus rubicunda


RALLIDAE
*Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis


*Baillon’s Crake
Porzana pusilla

*Australian Spotted Crake
Porzana fluminea


Spotless Crake
Porzana tabuensis

Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio

Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa

*Black-tailed Native-hen
Gallinula ventralis


Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra


TURNICIDAE
*Little Button-quail
Turnix velox


*Red-chested Button-quail
Turnix pyrrhothorax

*Painted Button-quail
Turnix varia


PEDIONOMIDAE
Plains-wanderer
Pedionomus torquatus


SCOLOPACIDAE
*Latham’s Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii


*Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis


*Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia


*Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis


*Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata


*Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea

ROSTRATULIDAE
*Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis


BURHINIDAE
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius

RECURVIROSTRIDAE
*Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus


*Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus


*Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandia

CHARADRIIDAE
*Red-capped Plover
Charadrius ruficapillus


*Inland Dotterel
Charadrius australis


Black-fronted Dotterel
Elseyornis melanops

*Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus


*Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor


Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles

GLAREOLIDAE
*Australian Pratincole
Stiltia isabella

LARIDAE
Silver Gull
Larus novaehollandiae

*Gull-billed Tern
Sterna nilotica

*Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybridus

COLUMBIDAE
Rock Dove
Columba livia


Spotted Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia chinensis


Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera


Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes


*Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata


Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata

CACATUIDAE
#Gang Gang Cockatoo
Callacephalon fimbriatum


Galah
Cacatua roseicapilla


Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris


Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea

*Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo
Cacatua leadbeateri


Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita

*Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus

PSITTACIDAE
*Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna


Little Lorikeet
Glossopsitta pusilla

#Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala


Australian King Parrot
Alisterus scapularis

Superb Parrot
Polytelis swainsonii

#Regent Parrot
Polytelis anthopeplus


Yellow Rosella
Platycercus flaveolus
(Clements)

Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius


Australian Ringneck
Barnardius zonarius


Blue Bonnet
Northiella haematogaster


*#Swift Parrot
Lathamus discolor


Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus


#Mulga Parrot
Psephotus varius

*Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus

*Blue-winged Parrot
Neophema chrysostoma


#Turquoise Parrot
Neophema pulchella

CUCULIDAE
*Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus


*Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis


*Black-eared Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx osculans


*Horsfield’s Bronze-cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis


*Shining Bronze-cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus

STRIGIDAE
# Powerful Owl
Ninox strenua


#Barking Owl
Ninox connivens


Southern Boobook
Ninox novaeseelandiae

TYTONIDAE
*Barn Owl
Tyto alba

PODARGUS
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides

CAPRIMULGIDAE
*#White-throated Nightjar
Eurostopodus mystacalis


*#Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus

AEGOTHELIDAE
Australian Owlet Nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus

APODIDAE
*White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus

*Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus

ALCEDINIDAE
Azure Kingfisher
Alcedo azurea

Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae


*Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygia


*Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus

MEROPIDAE
*Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus

CORACIIDAE
*Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis

MENURIDAE
#Superb Lyrebird
Menura novaehollandiae


CLIMACTERIDAE
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaeus


#Red-browed Treecreeper
Climacteris affinis


Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus


MALURIDAE
Superb Fairy-wren
Malurus cyaneus

#Splendid Fairy-wren
Malurus splendens

Variegated Fairy-wren
Malurus lamberti


White-winged Fairy-wren
Malurus leucopterus


#Mallee Emu-wren
Stipiturus mallee


#Striated Grasswren
Amytornis striatus


PARDALOTIDAE
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus


#Yellow-rumped Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus
sub. sp. xanthopygus(Clements)

Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus


#Pilotbird
Pycnoptilus floccosus


White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis


#Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Hylacola pyrrhopygia

#Shy Heathwren
Hylacola cauta


#Rufous Fieldwren
Calamanthus campestris


#Redthroat
Pyrrholaemus brunneus


#Speckled Warbler
Chthonicola sagittata


Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris


*Western Gerygone
Gerygone fusca


#White-throated Gerygone
Gerygone olivacea

Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla


Inland Thornbill
Acanthiza apicalis


Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza uropygialis


Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides


Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa


Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana


Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata


Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala leucopsis


MELIPHAGIDAE
Red Wattlebird
Anchochaera carunculata


Striped Honeyeater
Plectorhyncha lanceolata


Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis


Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus

Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis


#Regent Honeyeater
Xanthomyza phrygia

Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis


Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala


Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula


#Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Lichenostomus chrysops


Singing Honeyeater
Lichenostomus virescens

#White-eared Honeyeater
Lichenostomus leucotis


#Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus melanops


#Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
Lichenostomus ornatus


#Fuscous Honeyeater
Lichenostomus fuscus


White-plumed Honeyeater
Lichenostomus penicillatus


Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis

Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris

#White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus


*Painted Honeyeater
Grantiella picta


#Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera


#New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae


#*White-fronted Honeyeater
Phylidonyris albifrons

#Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris


*Black Honeyeater
Certhionyx niger


*Orange Chat
Epthianura tricolor


*Crimson Chat
Epthianura tricolor

White-fronted Chat
Epthianura
albifrons


PETROICIDAE
Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans


*Scarlet Robin
Petroica multicolor


Red-capped Robin
Petroica goodenovii


*Flame Robin
Petroica phoenicea


#Rose Robin
Petroica rosea


Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata


#Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis


#Southern Scrub-robin
Drymodes brunneopygia


POMATOSTOMIDAE
Grey-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis

White-browed Babbler
Pomatostomus superciliosus


Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus ruficeps

CINCLOSOMATIDAE
#Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus


#Spotted Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma punctatum


#Chestnut Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma castanotus


NEOSITTIDAE
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera


PACHYCEPHALIDAE
Crested Shrike-tit
Falcunculus frontatus


#Crested Bellbird
Oreoica gutturalis


#Olive Whistler
Pachycephala olivacea


#Red-lored Whistler
Pachycephala rufogularis

#Gilbert’s Whistler
Pachycephala inornata


*Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis


Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris


Grey Shrike-thrush
Colluricincla harmonica


DICRURIDAE
*Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula


#*Satin Flycatcher
Myiagra cyanoleuca


Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta


Magpie Lark
Grallina cyanoleuca

Grey Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa


Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys


CAMPEPHAGIDAE
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


ORIOLIDAE
*Olive-backed oriole
Oriolus sagittatus

ARTAMIDAE
*White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus


*Masked Woodswallow
Artamus personatus

*White-browed Woodswallow
Artamus superciliosus


*Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus


Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus


Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus


Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis

Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen


*Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina


#Grey Currawong
Strepera versicolor


CORVIDAE
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides


Little Raven
Corvus mellori


#Little Crow
Corvus bennetti


CORCORACIDAE
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos


Apostlebird
Struthidea cinerea

PTILONORHYNCHIDAE
#Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus


ALAUDIDAE
Singing Bushlark
Mirafra javanica

MOTACILLIDAE
Australasian Pipit
Anthus novaeseelandiae


PASSERIDAE
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus


Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus


Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata

Red-browed Finch
Neochmia temporalis


Diamond Firetail
Stagonopleura guttata


FRINGILLIDAE
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis


DICAEIDAE
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum


HIRUNDINIDAE
*White-backed Swallow
Cheramoeca leucosternus


Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena


Tree Martin
Hirundo nigricans


*Fairy Martin
Hirundo ariel


SYLVIIDAE
*Clamorous Reed
Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus

*Little Grassbird
Megalurus gramineus


*Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewi


*Brown Songlark
Cincloramphus cruralis


*Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis

SYLVIIDAE
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis


MUSCICAPIDAE
#Bassian Thrush
Zoothera lunulata


Common Blackbird
Turdus merula


STURNIDAE
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris

Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis




Taxonomic order follows Christidis  and Boles in
The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and Its Territories,
RAOU Monograph 2, Melbourne, 1994, except for 3 species:
Yellow Rosella, Yellow-rumped Pardalote and Australasian Pipit.
These species follow Clements in Birds of the World- A Checklist,
Ibis Publishing Company, Vista, CA 2000

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