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Possible Bird List for Cape York

Casuariidae
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Southern Cassowary
Casuarius casuarius
Megapodiidae
Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Megapodius reinwardt
Australian Brush-Turkey
Alectura lathami
Phasianidae
King Quail
Coturnix chinensis
Brown Quail
Coturnix ypsilophora
Anseranatidae
Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata
Anatidae
Spotted Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna guttata
Wandering Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata
Plumed Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni
Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Radjah Shelduck
Tadorna radjah
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus
Green Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus pulchellus
Hardhead
Aythya australis
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
Podicipedidae
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Procellariidae
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Sulidae
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Anhingidae
Darter
Anhinga melanogaster
Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius
Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Frigatidae
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
Pelecanidae
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Ardeidae
Great-billed Heron
Ardea sumatrana
White-necked Heron
Ardea pacifica
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
Pied Heron
Ardea picata
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Eastern Reef-Egret
Egretta sacra
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
Striated Heron
Butorides striatus
Black Bittern
Ixobrychus flavicollis
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus
Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes
Ciconiidae
Black-necked Stork
Ehippioryhnchus asiaticus
Accipitridae
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
Pacific Baza
Aviceda subcristata
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura
Black-breasted Buzzard
Hamirostra melanosternon
Red Goshawk
Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrhocephalus
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus
Grey Goshawk
Accipiter novaehollandiae
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax
Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans
Falconidae
Black Falcon
Falco subniger
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis
Gruidae
Sarus Crane
Grus antigone
Brolga
Grus rubicundrus
Rallidae
Red-necked Crake
Rallina tricolor
Bush Hen
Amaurornis olivaceus
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
Spotless Crake
Porzana tabuensis
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
White-browed Crake
Porzana cinerea
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Otididae
Australian Bustard
Ardeotis australis
Turnicidae
Buff-breasted Button-Quail
Turnix olivii
Red-backed Button-Quail
Turnix maculosa
Red-chested Button-Quail
Turnix pyrrhothorax
Scolopacidae
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Little Curlew
Numenius minutes
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Grey-tailed Tattler
Heteroscelus brevipes
Wandering Tattler
Heteroscelus incanus
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Limicola falcinellus
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Jacanidae
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
Burhinidae
Bush Stone-Curlew
Burhinus grallarius
Beach Stone-Curlew
Esacus neglectus
Haematopodidae
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Charadriidae
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Red-capped Plover
Charadrius ruficapillus
Lesser Sand Plover
Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sand Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Oriental Plover
Charadrius veredus
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
Black-fronted Dotterel
Elseyornis melanops
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Glareolidae
Australian Pratincole
Stiltia Isabella
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Laridae
Silver Gull
Larus novaehollandiae
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Black Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia
Gull-billed Tern
Sterna nilotica
Crested Tern
Sterna bergii
Lesser Crested Tern
Sterna bengalensis
Roseate Tern
Sterna Dougallii
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Little Tern
Sterna albifrons
Sooty Tern
Sterna fuscata
Bridled Tern
Sterna anaethetus
Common Noddy
Anous stolidus
Black Noddy
Anous minutes
Columbidae
Feral Pigeon
Columba livia
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia amboinensis
Topknot Pigeon
Lopholaimus antarcticus
Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
Squatter Pigeon
Geophaps scripta
Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula bicolour
Superb Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus superbus
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus regina
Wompoo Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus magnificus
Cacatuidae
Palm Cockatoo
Probosciger aterrimus
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Galah
Cacatua roseicapilla
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
Psittacidae
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus haematodus
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot
Cyclopsitta diophthalma
Eclectus Parrot
Eclectus roratus
Red-cheeked Parrot
Geoffroyus geoffroyi
Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus
Pale-headed Rosella
Platycercus adscitus
Golden-shouldered Parrot
Psephotus chrysopterygius
Cuculidae
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus saturatus
Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris
Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Little Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx russatus
Common Koel
Eudynamys scolopacea
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Centropodidae
Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus
Strigidae
Rufous Owl
Ninox rufa
Barking Owl
Ninox connivens
Southern Boobook
Ninox novaeseelandiae
Tytonidae
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Grass Owl
Tyto capensis
Masked Owl
Tyto novaehollandiae
Podargidae
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides
Marbled Frogmouth
Podargus ocellatus
Papuan Frogmouth
Podargus papuensis
Caprimulgidae
White-throated Nightjar
Eurostopodus mystacalis
Large-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus macrurus
Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus
Aegothelidae
Owlet Nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus
Apodidae
White-rumped Swiftlet
Collocalia spodiopygius
Fork-tailed Swift
Apus pacificus
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
Alcedinidae
Little Kingfisher
Alcedo pusilla
Azure Kingfisher
Alcedo azurea
Halcyonidae
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachii
Forest Kingfisher
Todiramphus macleayii
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygia
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Tanysiptera sylvia
Yellow-billed Kingfisher
Syma torotoro
Meropidae
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Coraciidae
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Pittidae
Red-bellied Pitta
Pitta erythrogaster
Noisy Pitta
Pitta versicolor
Climacteridae
Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus
Maluridae
Lovely Fairy-Wren
Malurus amabilis
Red-backed Fairy-Wren
Malurus melanocephalus
Pardalotidae
Red-browed Pardalote
Pardalotus rubricatus
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus
Tropical Scrubwren
Sericornis beccarii
Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris
Fairy Gerygone
Gerygone palpebosa
White-throated Gerygone
Gerygone olivacea
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
Meliphagidae
Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus
Silver-crowned Friarbird
Philemon argenticeps
Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
Meliphaga notata
Graceful Honeyeater
Meliphaga gracilis
White-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus unicolor
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Lichenostomus Chrysops
Yellow Honeyeater
Lichenostomus flavus
Varied Honeyeater
Lichenostomus versicolor
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus flavescens
Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis
White-streaked Honeyeater
Trichodere Cockerelli
Brown-backed Honeyeater
Ramsayornis modestus
Bar-breasted Honeyeater
Ramsayornis fasciatus
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater
Xanthotis flaviventer
Rufous-throated Honeyeater
Conopophila rufogularis
Rufous-banded Honeyeater
Conopophila albogularis
Green-backed Honeyeater
Glycichaera fallax
Banded Honeyeater
Certhionyx pectoralis
Dusky Honeyeater
Myzomela obscura
Red-headed Honeyeater
Myzomela erythrocephala
Scarlet Honeyeater
Myzomela sanguinolenta
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Petroicidae
Yellow-legged Flycatcher
Microeca griseoceps
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher
Microeca flavigaster
Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans
Mangrove Robin
Eopsaltria pulverulenta
White-faced Robin
Tregellasia leucops
White-browed Robin
Poecilodryas superciliosa
Northern Scrub-Robin
Drymodes superciliaris
Pomatostomidae
Grey-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis
Neosittidae
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Pachycephalidae
Grey Whistler
Pachycephala simplex
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris
Grey Shrike-Thrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Little Shrike-Thrush
Colluricincla megarhyncha
Dicruridae
Yellow-breasted Boatbill
Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
Frill-necked Monarch
Arses lorealis
White-eared Monarch
Monarcha leucotis
Black-faced Monarch
Monarcha melanopsis
Black-winged Monarch
Monarcha frater
Spectacled Monarch
Monarcha trivirgatus
Broad-billed Flycatcher
Myiagra ruficollis
Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula
Satin Flycatcher
Myiagra cyanoleuca
Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto
Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifrons
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Northern Fantail
Rhipidura rufiventris
Magpie Lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus
Campephagidae
Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike
Coracina papuensis
Barred Cuckoo-Shrike
Coracina lineata
Cicadabird
Coracina tenuirostris
White-winged Triller
Lalage sueurii
Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela
Oriolidae
Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus
Yellow Oriole
Oriolus flavocinctus
Figbird
Sphecotheres viridis
Artamidae
White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorhynchus
Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus
Little Woodswallow
Artamus minor
Black Butcherbird
Cracticus quoyi
Black-backed Butcherbird
Cracticus mentalis
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Paradisaeidae
Magnificent Riflebird
Ptiloris magnificus
Trumpet Manucode
Manucodia keraudrenii
Corvidae
Torresian Crow
orvus orru
Corcoracidae
Apostlebird
Struthidea cinerea
Ptilonorhynchidae
Spotted Catbird
iluroedus melanotis
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird
Chlamydera cerviniventris
Great Bowerbird
Chlamydera nuchalis
Alaudidae
Singing Bushlark
Mirafra javanica
Motacillidae
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis
Passeridae
House Sparrow
asser domesticus
Double-barred Finch
Taeniopygia bichenovii
Masked Finch
Poephila personata
Black-throated Finch
Poephila cincta
Red-browed Finch
Neochmia temporalis
Star Finch
Neochmia ruficauda
Crimson Finch
Neochmia phaeton
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lonchura castaneothorax
Nectariniidae
Yellow-bellied Sunbird
Nectarinia jugularis
Dicaeidae
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Hirundinidae
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Tree Martin
Hirundo nigricans
Fairy Martin
Hirundo ariel
Sylviidae
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis
Tawny Grassbird
Megalurus timoriensis
Rufous Songlark
Cinclorhamphus mathewsi
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Zosteropidae
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
Sturnidae
Metallic Starling
Aplonis metallica