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Possible Bird List for Cairns Wet Tropics and Outback
Casuariidae
- Emu
- Dromaius novaehollandiae
- Southern Cassowary
- Casuarius casuarius
Megapodiidae
- Orange-footed Scrubfowl
- Megapodius reinwardt
- Australian Brush-Turkey
- Alectura lathami
Phasianidae
- Stubble Quail
- Coturnix pectoralis
- Brown Quail
- Coturnix ypsilophora
Anseranatidae
- Magpie Goose
- Anseranas semipalmata
Anatidae
- Wandering Whistling-Duck
- Dendrocygna arcuata
- Plumed Whistling-Duck
- Dendrocygna eytoni
- Australian Wood Duck
- Chenonetta jubata
- 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
- Great Crested Grebe
- Podiceps cristatus
- 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
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
- Brown Falcon
- Falco berigora
- Nankeen Kestrel
- Falco cenchroides
- Peregrine Falcon
- Falco peregrinus
- Australian Hobby
- Falco longipennis
- Grey Falcon
- Falco hypoleucos
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
- Red-backed Button-Quail
- Turnix maculosa
Scolopacidae
- Latham's Snipe
- Gallinago hardwickii
- 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
- Asian Dowitcher
- Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Arenaria interpres
- Red Knot
- Calidris canutus
- Great Knot
- Calidris tenuirostris
- Red-necked Stint
- Calidris ruficollis
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Calidris acuminata
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Calidris melanotis
- 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
- Little Ringed Plover
- Charadrius dubius
- Red-capped Plover
- Charadrius ruficapillus
- Lesser Sand Plover
- Charadrius mongolus
- Greater Sand Plover
- Charadrius leschenaultii
- Hooded Plover
- Thinornis rubricollis
- Red-kneed Dotterel
- Erythrogonys cinctus
- Black-fronted Dotterel
- Elseyornis melanops
- Masked Lapwing
- Vanellus miles
Glareolidae
- Australian Pratincole
- Stiltia Isabella
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
- Spotted Dove
- Streptopelia chinensis
- Feral Pigeon
- Columba livia
- Diamond Dove
- Geopelia cuneata
- 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
- Spinifex Pigeon
- Geophaps plumifera
- Pied Imperial-Pigeon
- Ducula bicolour
- White-headed Pigeon
- Columba leucomela
- Superb Fruit-Dove
- Ptilinopus superbus
- Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
- Ptilinopus regina
- Wompoo Fruit-Dove
- Ptilinopus magnificus
Cacatuidae
- Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
- Calyptorhynchus banksii
- Galah
- Cacatua roseicapilla
- Long-billed Corella
- Cacatua tenuirostris
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Cacatua galerita
- Cockatiel
- Nymphicus hollandicus
Psittacidae
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Trichoglossus haematodus
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
- Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Little Lorikeet
- Glossopsitta pusilla
- Double-eyed Fig-Parrot
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma
- Australian King Parrot
- Alisterus scapularis
- Red-winged Parrot
- Aprosmictus erythropterus
- Crimson Rosella
- Platycercus elegans
- Pale-headed Rosella
- Platycercus adscitus
- Budgerigar
- Melopsittacus undulates
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
- Lesser Sooty Owl
- Tyto multipunctata
- Barn Owl
- Tyto alba
- Grass Owl
- Tyto capensis
- Masked Owl
- Tyto novaehollandiae
Podargidae
- Tawny Frogmouth
- Podargus strigoides
- 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
Meropidae
- Rainbow Bee-eater
- Merops ornatus
Coraciidae
- Dollarbird
- Eurystomus orientalis
Pittidae
- Noisy Pitta
- Pitta versicolor
Climacteridae
- White-throated Treecreeper
- Cormobates leucophaeus
- Brown Treecreeper
- Climacteris picumnus
Maluridae
- Variegated Fairy-Wren
- Malurus lamberti
- Lovely Fairy-Wren
- Malurus amabilis
- Red-backed Fairy-Wren
- Malurus melanocephalus
Pardalotidae
- Spotted Pardalote
- Pardalotus punctatus
- Red-browed Pardalote
- Pardalotus rubricatus
- Striated Pardalote
- Pardalotus striatus
- White-browed Scubwren
- Sericornis frontalis
- Yellow-throated Scrubwren
- Sericornis citreogularis
- Fernwren
- Oreoscopus gutteralis
- Large-billed Scrubwren
- Sericornis magnirostris
- Atherton Scrubwren
- Sericornis keri
- Brown Gerygone
- Gerygone mouki
- Large-billed Gerygone
- Gerygone magnirostris
- Fairy Gerygone
- Gerygone palpebosa
- White-throated Gerygone
- Gerygone olivacea
- Mountain Thornbill
- Acanthiza katherina
- Buff-rumped Thornbill
- Acanthiza reguloides
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill
- Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Yellow Thornbill
- Acanthiza nana
- Weebill
- Smicrornis brevirostris
Meliphagidae
- Little Friarbird
- Philemon citreogularis
- Noisy Friarbird
- Philemon corniculatus
- Helmeted Friarbird
- Philemon buceroides
- Blue-faced Honeyeater
- Entomyzon cyanotis
- Yellow-throated Miner
- Manorina flavigula
- Noisy Miner
- Manorina melanocephala
- Lewin's Honeyeater
- Meliphaga lewinii
- Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
- Meliphaga notata
- Graceful Honeyeater
- Meliphaga gracilis
- Bridled Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus frenatus
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus Chrysops
- Yellow Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus flavus
- Varied Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus versicolor
- Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus flavescens
- Fuscous Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus fuscus
- Black-chinned Honeyeater
- Melithreptus gularis
- White-throated Honeyeater
- Melithreptus albogularis
- White-naped Honeyeater
- Melithreptus lunatus
- White-cheeked Honeyeater
- Phylidonyris nigra
- Eastern Spinebill
- Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Brown-backed Honeyeater
- Ramsayornis modestus
- Bar-breasted Honeyeater
- Ramsayornis fasciatus
- Macleay's Honeyeater
- Xanthotis macleayana
- Rufous-throated Honeyeater
- Conopophila rufogularis
- Rufous-banded Honeyeater
- Conopophila albogularis
- Banded Honeyeater
- Certhionyx pectoralis
- Dusky Honeyeater
- Myzomela obscura
- Scarlet Honeyeater
- Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Brown Honeyeater
- Lichmera indistincta
Petroicidae
- Lemon-bellied Flycatcher
- Microeca flavigaster
- Jacky Winter
- Microeca fascinans
- Eastern Yellow Robin
- Eopsaltria australis
- Mangrove Robin
- Eopsaltria pulverulenta
- Pale-yellow Robin
- Tregellasia capito
- White-browed Robin
- Poecilodryas superciliosa
- Grey-headed Robin
- Heteromyias albispecularis
Orthonychidae
- Chowchilla
- Orthonyx spaldingii
Pomatostomidae
- Grey-crowned Babbler
- Pomatostomus temporalis
Cinclosomatidae
- Eastern Whipbird
- Psophodes olivaceus
Neosittidae
- Varied Sittella
- Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Pachycephalidae
- Crested Shrike-Tit
- Falcunculus frontatus
- Grey Whistler
- Pachycephala simplex
- Golden Whistler
- Pachycephala pectoralis
- Rufous Whistler
- Pachycephala rufiventris
- Grey Shrike-Thrush
- Colluricincla harmonica
- Little Shrike-Thrush
- Colluricincla megarhyncha
- Bower's Shrike-Thrush
- Colluricincla boweri
Dicruridae
- Yellow-breasted Boatbill
- Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
- Pied Monarch
- Arses kaupi
- White-eared Monarch
- Monarcha leucotis
- Black-faced Monarch
- Monarcha melanopsis
- Spectacled Monarch
- Monarcha trivirgatus
- 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
- Ground Cuckoo-Shrike
- Coracina maxima
- 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
- Black Butcherbird
- Cracticus quoyi
- Grey Butcherbird
- Cracticus torquatus
- Pied Butcherbird
- Cracticus nigrogularis
- Australian Magpie
- Gymnorhina tibicen
- Pied Currawong
- Strepera graculina
Paradisaeidae
- Victoria's Riflebird
- Ptiloris victoriae
Corvidae
- Torresian Crow
- Corvus orru
Corcoracidae
- Apostlebird
- Struthidea cinerea
Ptilonorhynchidae
- Spotted Catbird
- Ailuroedus melanotis
- Tooth-billed Bowerbird
- Scenopoeetes dentirostris
- Golden Bowerbird
- Prionodura newtoniana
- Satin Bowerbird
- Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
- Great Bowerbird
- Chlamydera nuchalis
Alaudidae
- Singing Bushlark
- Mirafra javanica
Motacillidae
- Australian Pipit
- Anthus australis
- Yellow Wagtail
- Montacilla flava
Passeridae
- House Sparrow
- Passer domesticus
- Double-barred Finch
- Taeniopygia bichenovii
- Zebra Finch
- Taeniopygia guttata
- Masked Finch
- Poephila personata
- Black-throated Finch
- Poephila cincta
- Red-browed Finch
- Neochmia temporalis
- Crimson Finch
- Neochmia phaeton
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
- Lonchura castaneothorax
- Nutmeg Mannikin
- Lonchura punctulata
- Pictorella Mannikin
- Heteromunia pectoralis
- Gouldian Finch
- Erythrura gouldiae
- Blue-faced Parrot Finch
- Erythrura trichroa
Nectariniidae
- Yellow-bellied Sunbird
- Nectarinia jugularis
Dicaeidae
- Mistletoebird
- Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Hirundinidae
- Welcome Swallow
- Hirundo neoxena
- Barn Swallow
- Hirundo rustica
- Pacific Swallow
- Hirundo tahitica
- Red-rumped Swallow
- Hirundo daurica
- 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
Zosteropidae
- Silvereye
- Zosterops lateralis
Muscicapidae
- Russet-tailed Thrush
- Zoothera heinei
- Bassian Thrush
- Zoothera lunulate
Sturnidae
- Metallic Starling
- Aplonis metallica
- Common Myna
- Acridotheres tristis
Great Crested Grebe
Rainbow Lorikeet
Crimson Finch