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Darwin, Kakadu & the Top End - Possible Bird List

Casuariidae
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Megapodiidae
Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Megapodius reinwardt
Phasianidae
Brown Quail
Coturnix ypsilophora
King Quail
Coturnix chinensis
Anseranatidae
Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata
Anatidae
Wandering Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata
Plumed Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni
Radjah Shelduck
Tadorna radjah
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
Sulidae
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
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
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus
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
Black Falcon
Falco subniger
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis
Grey Falcon
Falco hypoleucos
Gruidae
Brolga
Grus rubicundrus
Rallidae
Bush Hen
Amaurornis olivaceus
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
Baillon’s Crake
Porzana pusilla
White-browed Crake
Porzana cinerea
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Otididae
Australian Bustard
Ardeotis australis
Turnicidae
Chestnut-backed Button-Quail Turnix castanota
Red-backed Button-Quail
Turnix maculosa
Red-chested Button-Quail
Turnix pyrrhothorax
Scolopacidae
Swinhoe’s Snipe
Gallinago megala
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
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Sanderling
Calidris alba
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
Little Tern
Sterna albifrons
Columbidae
Feral Pigeon
Columba livia
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
Spinifex Pigeon
Geophaps plumifera
Partridge Pigeon
Geophaps smithii
Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon
Petrophassa rufipennis
Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula bicolour
Banded Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus cinctus
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus regina
Cacatuidae
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Galah
Cacatua roseicapilla
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus
Psittacidae
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus haematodus
Varied Lorikeet
Psitteuteles versicolor
Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus
Northern Rosella
Platycercus venustus
Hooded Parrot
Psephotus dissimilis
Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulates
Cuculidae
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus saturatus
Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus
Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis
Little Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Black-eared Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx osculans
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
Podargidae
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides
Caprimulgidae
Large-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus macrurus
Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus
Aegothelidae
Owlet Nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus
Alcedinidae
Little Kingfisher
Alcedo pusilla
Azure Kingfisher
Alcedo azurea
Halcyonidae
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachii
Forest Kingfisher
Todiramphus macleayii
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygia
Meropidae
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Coraciidae
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Pittidae
Rainbow Pitta
Pitta iris
Climacteridae
Black-tailed Treecreeper
Climacteris melanura
Maluridae
Variegated Fairy-wren
Malurus lamberti
Red-backed Fairy-wren
Malurus melanocephalus
White-throated Grasswren
Amytornis woodwardi
Pardalotidae
Red-browed Pardalote
Pardalotus rubricatus
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus
Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris
Mangrove Gerygone
Gerygone levigaster
Green-backed Gerygone
Gerygone Chloronotus
White-throated Gerygone
Gerygone olivacea
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
Meliphagidae
Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis
Silver-crowned Friarbird
Philemon argenticeps
Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
White-lined Honeyeater
Meliphaga albilineata
White-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus unicolor
Singing Honeyeater
Lichenostomus virescens
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus flavescens
Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis
Bar-breasted Honeyeater
Ramsayornis fasciatus
Rufous-throated Honeyeater
Conopophila rufogularis
Rufous-banded Honeyeater
Conopophila albogularis
Banded Honeyeater
Certhionyx pectoralis
Dusky Honeyeater
Myzomela obscura
Red-headed Honeyeater
Myzomela erythrocephala
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Yellow Chat
Epthianura crocea
Petroicidae
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher
Microeca flavigaster
Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans
Mangrove Robin
Eopsaltria pulverulenta
Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata
Buff-sided Robin
Poecilodryas cerviniventris
Pomatostomidae
Grey-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis
Neosittidae
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Pachycephalidae
Grey Whistler
Pachycephala simplex
Mangrove Golden Whistler
Pachycephala melanura
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris
White-breasted Whistler
Pachycephala lanioides
Grey Shrike-Thrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Little Shrike-Thrush
Colluricincla megarhyncha
Sandstone Shrike-Thrush
Colluricincla woodwardi
Dicruridae
Broad-billed Flycatcher
Myiagra ruficollis
Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula
Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto
Paperbark Flycatcher
Myiagra nana
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifrons
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Mangrove Grey Fantail
Rhipidura phasiana
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
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
White-browed Woodswallow
Artamus superciliosus
Masked Woodswallow
Artamus personatus
Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus
Little Woodswallow
Artamus minor
Black Butcherbird
Cracticus quoyi
Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Corvidae
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
Corcoracidae
Apostlebird
Struthidea cinerea
Ptilonorhynchidae
Great Bowerbird
Chlamydera nuchalis
Alaudidae
Singing Bushlark
Mirafra javanica
Motacillidae
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis
Yellow Wagtail
Montacilla flava
Passeridae
Double-barred Finch
Taeniopygia bichenovii
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
Masked Finch
Poephila personata
Long-tailed Finch
Poephila acuticauda
Crimson Finch
Neochmia phaeton
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lonchura castaneothorax
Yellow-rumped Mannikin
Lonchura flaviprymna
Pictorella Mannikin
Heteromunia pectoralis
Gouldian Finch
Erythrura gouldiae
Dicaeidae
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Hirundinidae
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Tree Martin
Hirundo nigricans
Fairy Martin
Hirundo ariel
Sylviidae
Australian Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus australis
Tawny Grassbird
Megalurus timoriensis
Brown Songlark
Cinclorhamphus cruralis
Rufous Songlark
Cinclorhamphus mathewsi
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Zosteropidae
Yellow White-eye
Zosterops luteus