Australian native species
Albert’s lyrebird see Lyrebird
Alexandra’s parrot see Princess parrot
Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea
Australasian grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Australian honeyeaters Meliphagidae
Australian king parrot Alisterus scapularis
Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Australian magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
Australian raven Corvus coronoides
Barn owl Tyto alba
Bee-eater see Rainbow bee-eater
Bell miner Manorina melanophrys
Black kite Milvus migrans
Black-breasted buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon
Black-faced cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
Black-faced woodswallow Artamus melanops
Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
Boobook owl Ninox boobok
Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus
Brown cuckoo-dove Macropygia amboinensis
Brown thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
Brush turkey Alectura lathami
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulates
Butcherbird Cracticidus spp.
Carnaby’s black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris
Cassowary see Southern cassowary
Channel-billed cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
Chestnut-breasted mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
Chestnut-eared finch Taeniopygia guttata castanotis, see also Zebra finch
Chicken Gallus gallus
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
Cockatoos Cacatuidae
Collared sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus
Common (Australian) koel Eudynamys cyanocephalus
Crested pigeon Geophaps lophotes
Crested shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus
Crimson rosella Platycercus elegans
Cuckoos Cuculidae
Cuckoo-shrikes Campephagidae (genus Coracina)
Currawong (pied) Strepera graculina
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
Double-barred finch Taeniopygia bichenovii (also called Bicheno’s finch or owl finch)
Drongo (spangled) Dicrurus bracteatus
Ducks Anseriformes
Dusky robin Melanodryas vittata
Dusky woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
Eastern rosella Platycercus eximius
Eastern (crested) shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus
Eastern whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
Eclectus parrot Eclectus roratus
Emerald ground-dove Chalcophaps indica
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
Falcons Falconidae
Fantails Rhipidura ssp.
Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
Forest raven Corvus tasmanicus
Galah Cacatua roseicapilla
Gang-gang cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
Glossy black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami
Golden-shouldered parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius
Goshawk (brown) Accipiter fasciatus
Gouldian finch Erythrura gouldiae
Great bowerbird Clamyderas nuchalis
Grebes see Australasian grebe
Green catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris
Grey butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
Grey fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
Grey shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
Grey-crowned babbler Pomatostomus temporalis
Halls’ babbler Pomatostomus halli
Harris’s hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
Horsfield’s bronze-cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis
Horsfield’s bushlark Mirafra javanica
Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Lapwing (masked) Vanellus miles
Lewin’s honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
Little corella Cacatua pastinator
Little eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
Little raven Corvus mellori
Little woodswallow Artamus minor
Long-billed corella Cacatua tenuirostris
Loriine parrots Trichoglossus and Glossopsitta spp.
Lyrebird (Albert’s) Menura alberti
Lyrebird (superb) Menura novaehollandiae
Magpie lark Grallina cyanoleuca
Major Mitchell cockatoo see Pink cockatoo
Masked lapwing see Lapwing
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Monarchs Monarchidae
Mud nesters Corcoracidae
Musk lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
Noisy miner Manorina melanocephala
Noisy pitta Pitta versicolor
Northern rosella Platycercus venustus
Olive-backed oriole Oriolus sagittatus
Orange-winged sittella Neositta chrysoptera (now varied sittella) Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Owls Tytonidae and Ninox
Palm cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus
Pardalotes Pardalotidae
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrines
Pheasant coucal Centropus phasianinus
Pied butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
Pied currawong Strepera graculina
Pink cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri
Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
Pittas Pittidae
Powerful owl Ninox strenua
Princess parrot Polytelis alexandrae
Purple-crowned fairy-wren Malurus coronatus
Rainbow bee-eater Merops ornatus
Rainbow lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Red-browed finch Neochmia temporalis (estrilid finch)
Red-capped robin Petroica goodenovii
Red-rumped parrot Psephotus haematonotus (also called grass parrot)
Red-tailed black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
Red-winged parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
Regent bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus
Regent honeyeater Anthochaera (Xanthomyza) phrygia
Restless flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
Riflebirds Paradisaeidae
Rose-crowned fruit-dove Ptilinopus regina
Rufous fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
Rufous whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
Satin bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Scarlet-breasted robin Petroica multicolor
Scarlet honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta
Scarlet robin Petroica multicolor
Scrub-wren Sericornis humilis
Sea eagle see White-bellied sea eagle
Shining bronze-cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
Sitella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Southern boobook owl Ninox novaeseelandiae
Southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius
Spangled drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
Southern figbird (or ‘figbird’) Sphecotheres viridis
Speckled warbler Chthonicola sagittata
Spotted bowerbird Chlamydera maculata
Striated pardalote Pardalotus striatus
Striated thornbill Acanthiza lineata
Sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Superb fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
Superb fruit dove Ptilinopus superbus
Superb lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
Superb parrot Polytelis swainsonii
Swallows and martins Hirundinidae
Tasmanian native hen Tribonyx mortierii
Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides
Thornbills Acanthiza spp.
Topknot pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
Torresian crow Corvus orru
Treecreepers Climacteridae
Turquoise parrot Neophema pulchella
Varied sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax
Western silvereye Zosterops australasiae
Whistling kite Haliastur sphenurus
White-bellied cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis
White-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-breasted woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
White-browed scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
White-headed pigeon Columba leucomela
White-naped honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
White-plumed honeyeater Lichenostomus penicilatus
White-winged chough Corcorax melanorhamphos
White-winged triller Lalage tricolor
Willie wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
Wompoo fruit dove Ptilinopus superbus
Yellow oriole (also ‘green oriole’) Oriolus flavocinctus
Yellow robin Eopsaltria australis
Yellow-bellied sunbird Nectarinia jugularis
Yellow-rumped thornbill Acanthizza Chrysorrhoa
Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
Yellow-tailed thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata (castanotis)
Non-native species
(These are non-Australian species referred to in the text.)
African grey parrot Psittacus erithacus
African pied babbler Turdoides bicolor
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Bengalese finch Lonchura striata domestica
Birds-of-paradise Paradisaeidae
Black-billed magpie Pica pica
Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
Blackbird Turdus merula
Blue-and-yellow macaw Ara ararauna
Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata
Blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Bobwhite quail Colinus virginianus
Brewer’s blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Carib grackle Quiscalus lugubris
Carrion crow see Spanish carrion crow
Cave swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
Chestnut-crowned babbler Pomatostomus ruficeps
Chicken Gallus gallus (domestic only)
Clarke’s nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Common raven Corvus corax
Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Crested kingfisher Ceryle lugubris
Demoiselle crane Anthropoides virgo
Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius
European raven Corvus corax
Feral pigeon see Rock pigeon
Florida scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens
Grackle (various genera in the icterid family)
Great spotted cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Greater racket-tailed drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
Green heron Butorides virescens
Green-winged macaw Ara chloroptera
Harris’s hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
House wren Troglodytes aedon
Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Japanese quail Coturnix japonica
Kea Nestor notabilis
Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Munia Estrildidae ssp.
New Caledonian crow Corvus moneduloides
Northern bald ibis Geronticus eremita
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottus
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
Pied babbler Turdoides bicolor
Pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Pigeon (rock/feral) Columbia livia
Pinyon jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Racket-tailed drongo see Greater racket-tail drongo
Raven Corvus corax
Rock pigeon Columba livia
Scrub-jay Aphelocoma californica
Scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens
Spanish carrion crow Corvus corone corone
Spectacled parrotlet Forpus conspicillatus
Squacco heron Ardeola ralloides
Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Steller’s jay Cyanocitta stelleri
Storks Ciconia ciconia
Sun bittern Eurypya helias
Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Vogelkop bowerbird Amblyornis inornata
Western scrub-jay Aphelocoma californica
White-browed sparrow weaver Plocepasser mahali
White-rumped munia Lonchura striata
Woodpecker finch Camarynchus palladus