Family Casuariidae

Casuariidae

The bird family Casuariidae has four surviving members: the three species of cassowary, and the only remaining species of Emu. The emus were formerly classified in their own family, Dromaiidae, but are regarded as sufficiently closely related to the cassowaries to be part of the same family.All...

• Dromaius baudinianus (Kangaroo Island Emu) — Extinct
• Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu) — Native on mainland, introduced to Kangaroo
  Kangaroo Island
  Kangaroo Island is Australia's third-largest island after Tasmania and Melville Island. It is southwest of Adelaide at the entrance of Gulf St Vincent. Its closest point to the mainland is off Cape Jervis, on the tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula in the state of South Australia. The island is long...
  
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  Wedge Island
  Wedge Island is located north of Lancelin and South of Cervantes on the Western Australian coast. The name mainly refers to the mainland settlement but also refers to a long wedge shaped island located just south of "the point". The island itself is a declared nature reserve. The settlement of...
  
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Family Megapodiidae

• Alectura lathami (Australian Brush-turkey) — Naturalised
• Leipoa ocellata (Malleefowl)

Family Phasianidae

Phasianidae

The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae...

• Coturnix chinensis (King Quail)
• Coturnix pectoralis (Stubble Quail)
• Coturnix ypsilophora (Brown Quail)
• Pavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl) — Naturalised

Subfamily Oxyurinae

Oxyurinae

Oxyurinae is a subfamily of the duck, goose and swan family of birds, Anatidae. It has been subject of considerable debate about its validity and circumscription. Most of its members have long stiff tail feathers which are erected when the bird is at rest, and relatively large swollen bills...

• Oxyura australis (Blue-billed Duck)
• Biziura lobata (Musk Duck)

Subfamily Anserinae

Anserinae

The Anserinae is a subfamily in the waterfowl family Anatidae. It includes the swans and true geese. Under alternative systematical concepts , it is split into two subfamilies, the Anserinae containing the geese , while the Cygninae contain the swans.A number of other waterbirds, mainly related to...

• Cereopsis novaehollandiae (Cape Barren Goose)
• Cygnus atratus (Black Swan)

Subfamily Tadorninae

Tadorninae

The Tadorninae is the shelduck-sheldgoose subfamily of the Anatidae, the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl such as the geese and swans....

• Tadorna radjah (Radjah Shelduck) — Occasional visitor
• Tadorna tadornoides (Australian Shelduck)

Subfamily Anatinae

Anatinae

The Anatinae is a subfamily of the family Anatidae . Its surviving members are the dabbling ducks, which feed mainly at the surface rather than by diving...

• Anas castanea (Chestnut Teal)
• Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler) — Occasional visitor
• Anas gracilis (Grey Teal)
• Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) — Naturalised
• Anas querquedula (Garganey) — Occasional visitor
• Anas rhynchotis (Australasian Shoveler)
• Anas superciliosa (Pacific Black Duck)
• Aythya australis (Hardhead)
• Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck)
• Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck)

Family Podicipedidae

• Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe)
• Poliocephalus poliocephalus (Hoary-headed Grebe)
• Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe)

Family Spheniscidae

• Aptenodytes patagonicus (King Penguin) — Occasional visitor
• Eudyptes chrysocome (Rockhopper Penguin) — Occasional visitor
• Eudyptes chrysolophus (Macaroni Penguin) — Occasional visitor
• Eudyptes pachyrhynchus (Fiordland Penguin) — Occasional visitor
• Eudyptes robustus (Snares Penguin) — Occasional visitor
• Eudyptes sclateri (Erect-crested Penguin) — Occasional visitor
• Eudyptula minor (Little Penguin)

Family Procellariidae

Procellariidae

The family Procellariidae is a group of seabirds that comprises the fulmarine petrels, the gadfly petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters. This family is part of the bird order Procellariiformes , which also includes the albatrosses, the storm-petrels, and the diving petrels.The procellariids are...

• Daption capense (Cape Petrel)
• Fulmarus glacialoides (Southern Fulmar)
• Halobaena caerulea (Blue Petrel)
• Lugensa brevirostris (Kerguelen Petrel)
• Macronectes giganteus (Southern Giant-Petrel)
• Macronectes halli (Northern Giant-Petrel)
• Pachyptila belcheri (Slender-billed Prion)
• Pachyptila desolata (Antarctic Prion)
• Pachyptila salvini (Salvin’s Prion)
• Pachyptila turtur (Fairy Prion)
• Pachyptila vittata (Broad-billed Prion)
• Pagodroma nivea (Snow Petrel) — Occasional visitor
• Pelecanoides georgicus (South Georgian Diving-Petrel) — Occasional visitor
• Pelecanoides urinatrix (Common Diving-Petrel)
• Procellaria aequinoctialis (White-chinned Petrel) — Occasional visitor
• Procellaria cinerea (Grey Petrel) — Occasional visitor
• Pterodroma inexpectata (Mottled Petrel) — Occasional visitor
• Pterodroma lessonii (White-headed Petrel)
• Pterodroma leucoptera (Gould's Petrel) — Occasional visitor
• Pterodroma macroptera (Great-winged Petrel)
• Pterodroma mollis (Soft-plumaged Petrel) — Occasional visitor
• Puffinus assimilis (Little Shearwater) — Occasional visitor
• Puffinus carneipes (Fleshy-footed Shearwater)
• Puffinus gavia (Fluttering Shearwater)
• Puffinus gravis (Great Shearwater) — Occasional visitor
• Puffinus griseus (Sooty Shearwater) — Occasional visitor
• Puffinus huttoni (Hutton's Shearwater)
• Puffinus pacificus (Wedge-tailed Shearwater) — Occasional visitor
• Puffinus puffinus (Manx Shearwater) — Occasional visitor
• Puffinus tenuirostris (Short-tailed Shearwater)
• Thalassoica antarctica (Antarctic Petrel) — Occasional visitor

Family Diomedeidae

• Diomedea bulleri (Buller's Albatross) — Occasional visitor
• Diomedea cauta (Shy Albatross)
• Diomedea chlororhynchos (Yellow-nosed Albatross)
• Diomedea chrysostoma Forster (Grey-headed Albatross)
• Diomedea epomophora (Royal Albatross) — Occasional visitor
  • Diomedea epomophora sanfordi (Northern Royal Albatross) — Occasional visitor
• Diomedea exulans (Wandering Albatross)
• Diomedea fusca (Sooty Albatross) — Occasional visitor
• Diomedea melanophris (Black-browed Albatross)
• Diomedea palpebrata (Light-mantled Sooty Albatross)

Family Hydrobatidae

• Fregetta tropica (Black-bellied Storm-Petrel) — Occasional visitor
• Oceanites nereis (Grey-backed Storm-Petrel) — Occasional visitor
• Oceanites oceanicus (Wilson's Storm-Petrel)
• Oceanodroma leucorhoa (Leach’s Storm-Petrel) — Occasional visitor
• Pelagodroma marina (White-faced Storm-Petrel)

Family Phaethontidae

• Phaethon rubricauda (Red-tailed Tropicbird) — Occasional visitor

Family Phalacrocoracidae

• Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant)
• Phalacrocorax fuscescens (Black-faced Cormorant)
• Phalacrocorax melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant)
• Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Little Black Cormorant)
• Phalacrocorax varius (Pied Cormorant)

Family Ardeidae

• Ardea modesta (Eastern Great Egret)
• Ardea ibis (Cattle Egret)
• Ardea intermedia (Intermediate Egret)
• Ardea pacifica (White-necked Heron)
• Ardea picata (Pied Heron) — Occasional visitor
• Botaurus poiciloptilus (Australasian Bittern)
• Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)
• Egretta novaehollandiae (White-faced Heron)
• Egretta sacra (Eastern Reef Egret)
• Ixobrychus dubius (Australian Little Bittern)
• Nycticorax caledonicus (Nankeen Night Heron)

Family Threshiornithidae

• Platalea flavipes (Yellow-billed Spoonbill)
• Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill)
• Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis)
• Threskiornis molucca (Australian White Ibis)
• Threskiornis spinicollis (Straw-necked Ibis)

Subfamily Accipitrinae

Accipitrinae

The Accipitrinae is the subfamily of the Accipitridae often known as the "true" hawks, including all members of Accipiter and the closely related genera Melierax, Urotriorchis, Erythrotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread genus Accipiter includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, the...

• Accipiter cirrhocephalus (Collared Sparrowhawk)
• Accipiter fasciatus (Brown Goshawk)
• Accipiter novaehollandiae (Grey Goshawk) — Occasional visitor
• Aquila audax (Wedge-tailed Eagle)
• Circus approximans (Swamp Harrier)
• Circus assimilis (Spotted Harrier)
• Elanus axillaris (Black-shouldered Kite)
• Elanus scriptus (Letter-winged Kite)
• Haliaeetus leucogaster (White-bellied Sea-Eagle)
• Haliastur sphenurus (Whistling Kite)
• Hamirostra melanosternon (Black-breasted Buzzard)
• Hieraaetus morphnoides (Little Eagle)
• Lophoictinia isura (Square-tailed Kite)
• Milvus migrans (Black Kite)

Family Falconidae

Falconidae

The falcons and caracaras are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae. The family is divided into two subfamiles, Polyborinae, which includes the caracaras and forest falcons, and Falconinae, the falcons, kestrels and falconets.-Description:Falcons and...

• Falco berigora (Brown Falcon)
• Falco cenchroides (Nankeen Kestrel)
• Falco hypoleucos (Grey Falcon)
• Falco longipennis (Australian Hobby)
• Falco peregrinus (Peregrine Falcon)
• Falco subniger (Black Falcon)

Family Rallidae

Rallidae

The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules...

• Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot)
• Gallinula mortierii (Tasmanian Native-hen) — Naturalised
• Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen)
• Gallinula ventralis (Black-tailed Native-hen)
• Gallirallus philippensis (Buff-banded Rail)
• Porphyrio porphyrio (Purple Swamphen)
• Porzana fluminea (Australian Spotted Crake)
• Porzana pusilla (Baillon's Crake)
• Porzana tabuensis (Spotless Crake)
• Rallus pectoralis (Lewin's Rail)

Family Turnicidae

• Turnix pyrrhothorax (Red-chested Button-quail)
• Turnix varius (Painted Button-quail)
• Turnix velox (Little Button-quail)

Subfamily Tringinae

• Actitis hypoleucos (Common Sandpiper)
• Heteroscelus brevipes (Grey-tailed Tattler)
• Limosa haemastica (Hudsonian Godwit) — Occasional visitor
• Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit)
• Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit)
• Numenius madagascariensis (Eastern Curlew)
• Numenius minutus (Little Curlew)
• Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)
• Tringa flavipes (Lesser Yellowlegs) — Occasional visitor
• Tringa glareola (Wood Sandpiper)
• Tringa nebularia (Common Greenshank)
• Tringa stagnatilis (Marsh Sandpiper)
• Tringa totanus (Common Redshank) — Occasional visitor
• Xenus cinereus (Terek Sandpiper)

Subfamily Calidrinae

• Calidris acuminata (Sharp-tailed Sandpiper)
• Calidris alba (Sanderling)
• Calidris bairdii (Baird's Sandpiper) — Occasional visitor
• Calidris canutus (Red Knot)
• Calidris ferruginea (Curlew Sandpiper)
• Calidris fuscicollis (White-rumped Sandpiper) — Occasional visitor
• Calidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper)
• Calidris minuta (Little Stint) — Occasional visitor

• Calidris ruficollis (Red-necked Stint)
• Calidris subminuta (Long-toed Stint)
• Calidris tenuirostris (Great Knot)
• Limicola falcinellus (Broad-billed Sandpiper) — Occasional visitor
• Philomachus pugnax (Ruff)
• Tryngites subruficollis (Buff-breasted Sandpiper) — Occasional visitor

Subfamily Phalaropodinae

• Phalaropus fulicaria (Grey Phalarope) — Occasional visitor
• Phalaropus lobatus (Red-necked Phalarope) — Occasional visitor

Family Haematopodidae

• Haematopus fuliginosus (Sooty Oystercatcher)
• Haematopus longirostris (Pied Oystercatcher)

Family Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. It contains two distinct groups of birds, the avocets and the stilts .-Description and diet:...

• Cladorhynchus leucocephalus (Banded Stilt)
• Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged Stilt)
• Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (Red-necked Avocet)

Family Charadriidae

Charadriidae

The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings, about 64 to 66 species in all.- Morphology :They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings, but most species of lapwing may have more rounded wings...

• Charadrius australis (Inland Dotterel)
• Charadrius bicinctus (Double-banded Plover)
• Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover) — Occasional visitor
• Charadrius hiaticula (Ringed Plover) — Occasional visitor
• Charadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sand Plover)
• Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sand Plover)
• Charadrius ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover)
• Charadrius veredus (Oriental Plover)
• Elseyornis melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel)
• Erythrogonys cinctus (Red-kneed Dotterel)
• Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden Plover)
• Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover)

• Thinornis rubricollis (Hooded Plover)
• Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing)
• Vanellus tricolor (Banded Lapwing)

Family Glareolidae

Glareolidae

Glareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadri. It contains two distinct groups, the pratincoles and the coursers. The coursers include the atypical Egyptian Plover, Pluvianus aegyptius, which has sometimes been placed in its own family...

• Glareola maldivarum (Oriental Pratincole) — Occasional visitor
• Stiltia isabella (Australian Pratincole)

Subfamily Stercorariinae

• Catharacta skua (Great Skua)
• Catharacta maccormicki (South Polar Skua) — Occasional visitor
• Stercorarius longicaudus (Long-tailed Jaeger) — Occasional visitor
• Stercorarius parasiticus (Arctic Jaeger)
• Stercorarius pomarinus (Pomarine Jaeger)

Subfamily Larinae

• Larus dominicanus (Kelp Gull)
• Larus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull)
• Larus pacificus (Pacific Gull)
• Larus pipixcan (Franklin’s Gull) — Occasional visitor
• Larus sabini (Sabine’s Gull) — Occasional visitor

Subfamily Sterninae

• Chlidonias hybridus (Whiskered Tern)
• Chlidonias leucopterus (White-winged Black Tern)
• Sterna albifrons (Little Tern)
• Sterna anaethetus (Bridled Tern) — Occasional visitor
• Sterna bergii (Crested Tern)
• Sterna caspia (Caspian Tern)
• Sterna fuscata (Sooty Tern) — Occasional visitor
• Sterna hirundo (Common Tern)
• Sterna nereis (Fairy Tern)
• Sterna nilotica (Gull-billed Tern)
• Sterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern) — Occasional visitor
• Sterna striata (White-fronted Tern)
• Sterna vittata (Antarctic Tern) — Occasional visitor
  • Sterna vittata bethunei

Family Columbidae

• Columba livia (Rock Dove — Naturalised
• Geopelia cuneata (Diamond Dove)
• Geopelia placida (Peaceful Dove)
• Geophaps plumifera (Spinifex Pigeon)
• Ocyphaps lophotes (Crested Pigeon)
• Phaps chalcoptera (Common Bronzewing)
• Phaps elegans (Brush Bronzewing)
• Phaps histrionica (Flock Bronzewing)
• Streptopelia chinensis (Spotted Turtle-Dove — Naturalised
• Streptopelia risoria (Ringed Turtle-Dove) — Naturalised; this is a domesticated form of Streptopelia roseogrisea (African Collared-Dove)

Family Cacatuidae

• Eolophus roseicapilla (Galah)
• Lophochroa leadbeateri (Major Mitchell's Cockatoo)
• Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo)
• Cacatua sanguinea (Little Corella)
• Cacatua tenuirostris (Long-billed Corella)
• Callocephalon fimbriatum (Gang-gang Cockatoo)
• Calyptorhynchus banksii (Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo)
  • Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne
  • Calyptorhynchus banksii samueli
• Calyptorhynchus funereus (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo)
• Calyptorhynchus lathami (Glossy Black-Cockatoo)
  • Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus
• Nymphicus hollandicus (Cockatiel)

Family Psittacidae

• Aprosmictus erythropterus (Red-winged Parrot)
• Barnardius zonarius (Australian Ringneck)
• Glossopsitta concinna (Musk Lorikeet)
• Glossopsitta porphyrocephala (Purple-crowned Lorikeet)
• Glossopsitta pusilla (Little Lorikeet)
• Lathamus discolor (Swift Parrot)
• Melopsittacus undulatus (Budgerigar)
• Neophema chrysogaster (Orange-bellied Parrot)
• Neophema chrysostoma (Blue-winged Parrot)
• Neophema elegans (Elegant Parrot)
• Neophema petrophila (Rock Parrot)
• Neophema pulchella (Turquoise Parrot) — Occasional visitor
• Neophema splendida (Scarlet-chested Parrot)
• Neopsephotus bourkii (Bourke's Parrot)
• Northiella haematogaster (Blue Bonnet)
  • Northiella haematogaster narethae
• Pezoporus occidentalis (Night Parrot)
• Pezoporus wallicus (Ground Parrot)
• Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella)
• Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella)
• Polytelis alexandrae (Princess Parrot)
• Polytelis anthopeplus (Regent Parrot)
• Psephotus haematonotus (Red-rumped Parrot)
• Psephotus varius (Mulga Parrot)
• Trichoglossus haematodus (Rainbow Lorikeet)

Family Cuculidae

• Cacomantis flabelliformis (Fan-tailed Cuckoo)
• Cacomantis variolosus (Brush Cuckoo) — Occasional visitor
• Chrysococcyx basalis (Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo)
• Chrysococcyx lucidus (Shining Bronze-Cuckoo)
• Chrysococcyx osculans (Black-eared Cuckoo)
• Cuculus pallidus (Pallid Cuckoo)
• Cuculus saturatus (Oriental Cuckoo) — Occasional visitor
• Scythrops novaehollandiae (Channel-billed Cuckoo) — Occasional visitor

Family Strigidae

• Ninox connivens (Barking Owl)
• Ninox novaeseelandiae (Southern Boobook)
• Ninox strenua (Powerful Owl) — Occasional visitor

Family Tytonidae

Tytonidae

Barn-owls are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons...

• Tyto alba (Barn Owl)
• Tyto capensis (Grass Owl)
• Tyto novaehollandiae (Masked Owl)

Family Apodidae

• Apus affinis (House Swift) — Occasional visitor
• Apus pacificus (Fork-tailed Swift)
• Hirundapus caudacutus (White-throated Needletail)

Subfamily Halcyoninae

• Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra)
• Todiramphus pyrrhopygia (Red-backed Kingfisher)
• Todiramphus sanctus (Sacred Kingfisher)

Family Climacteridae

• Climacteris affinis (White-browed Treecreeper)
• Climacteris picumnus (Brown Treecreeper)
• Climacteris rufa (Rufous Treecreeper)
• Cormobates leucophaeus (White-throated Treecreeper)

Subfamily Malurinae

• Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairy-wren)
• Malurus lamberti (Variegated Fairy-wren)
• Malurus leucopterus (White-winged Fairy-wren)
• Malurus pulcherrimus (Blue-breasted Fairy-wren)
• Malurus splendens (Splendid Fairy-wren)
• Stipiturus malachurus (Southern Emu-wren)
  • Stipiturus malachurus malachurus
  • Stipiturus malachurus halmaturinus
  • Stipiturus malachurus intermedius
  • Stipiturus malachurus parimeda
• Stipiturus mallee (Mallee Emu-wren)
• Stipiturus ruficeps (Rufous-crowned Emu-wren)

Subfamily Amytornithinae

• Amytornis barbatus (Grey Grasswren)
• Amytornis goyderi (Eyrean Grasswren)
• Amytornis merrotsyi (Short-tailed Grasswren)
• Amytornis purnelli (Dusky Grasswren)
• Amytornis striatus (Striated Grasswren)
• Amytornis textilis (Thick-billed Grasswren)
  • Amytornis textilis textilis
  • Amytornis textilis modestus
  • Amytornis textilis myall

Family Pardalotidae

• Pardalotus punctatus (Spotted Pardalote)
  • Pardalotus punctatus xanthopyge (Yellow-rumped Pardalote)
• Pardalotus rubricatus (Red-browed Pardalote)
• Pardalotus striatus (Striated Pardalote)

Subfamily Acanthizinae

• Acanthiza apicalis (Inland Thornbill)
• Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Yellow-rumped Thornbill)
• Acanthiza iredalei (Slender-billed Thornbill)
• Acanthiza lineata (Striated Thornbill)
• Acanthiza nana (Yellow Thornbill)
• Acanthiza pusilla (Brown Thornbill)
• Acanthiza reguloides (Buff-rumped Thornbill)
• Acanthiza robustirostris (Slaty-backed Thornbill)
• Acanthiza uropygialis (Chestnut-rumped Thornbill)
• Aphelocephala leucopsis (Southern Whiteface)
• Aphelocephala nigricincta (Banded Whiteface)
• Aphelocephala pectoralis (Chestnut-breasted Whiteface)
• Calamanthus campestris (Rufous Fieldwren)
  • Calamanthus campestris campestris
• Calamanthus fuliginosus (Striated Fieldwren)
• Gerygone fusca (Western Gerygone)
• Gerygone olivacea (White-throated Gerygone)
• Hylacola cauta (Shy Heathwren)
• Hylacola pyrrhopygius (Chestnut-rumped Heathwren)
• Pyrrholaemus brunneus (Redthroat)
• Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren)
• Smicrornis brevirostris (Weebill)

Family Meliphagidae

• Acanthagenys rufogularis (Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater)
• Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill)
• Anthochaera carunculata (Red Wattlebird)
• Anthochaera chrysoptera (Little Wattlebird)
• Certhionyx niger (Black Honeyeater)
• Certhionyx variegatus (Pied Honeyeater)
• Conopophila whitei (Grey Honeyeater)
• Entomyzon cyanotis (Blue-faced Honeyeater)
• Gliciphila melanops (Tawny-crowned Honeyeater)
• Grantiella picta (Painted Honeyeater)
• Lichenostomus chrysops (Yellow-faced Honeyeater)
• Lichenostomus cratitius (Purple-gaped Honeyeater)
• Lichenostomus fuscus (Fuscous Honeyeater)
• Lichenostomus keartlandi (Grey-headed Honeyeater)
• Lichenostomus leucotis (White-eared Honeyeater)
• Lichenostomus melanops (Yellow-tufted Honeyeater)
• Lichenostomus ornatus (Yellow-plumed Honeyeater)
• Lichenostomus penicillatus (White-plumed Honeyeater)
• Lichenostomus plumulus (Grey-fronted Honeyeater)
• Lichenostomus virescens (Singing Honeyeater)
• Lichmera indistincta (Brown Honeyeater)
• Manorina flavigula (Yellow-throated Miner)
  • Manorina flavigula melanotis (Black-eared Miner)
• Manorina melanocephala (Noisy Miner)
• Melithreptus brevirostris (Brown-headed Honeyeater)
• Melithreptus gularis (Black-chinned Honeyeater)
  • Melithreptus gularis laetior (Golden-backed Honeyeater)
• Melithreptus lunatus (White-naped Honeyeater
• Philemon citreogularis (Little Friarbird)
• Philemon corniculatus (Noisy Friarbird) — Occasional visitor
• Phylidonyris albifrons (White-fronted Honeyeater)
• Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater)
• Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera (Crescent Honeyeater)
• Plectorhyncha lanceolata (Striped Honeyeater)
• Xanthomyza phrygia (Regent Honeyeater)

Subfamily Epthianurinae

• Ashbyia lovensis (Gibberbird)
• Epthianura albifrons (White-fronted Chat)
• Epthianura aurifrons (Orange Chat)
• Epthianura crocea (Yellow Chat)
• Epthianura tricolor (Crimson Chat)

Family Petroicidae

Petroicidae

The bird family Petroicidae includes roughly 45 species in about 15 genera. All are endemic to Australasia: New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and numerous Pacific Islands as far east as Samoa. For want of an accurate common name, the family is often called the Australasian robins. Within the...

• Drymodes brunneopygia (Southern Scrub-robin)
• Eopsaltria australis (Eastern Yellow Robin)
• Eopsaltria griseogularis (Western Yellow Robin)
• Melanodryas cucullata (Hooded Robin)
• Microeca fascinans (Jacky Winter)
• Petroica goodenovii (Red-capped Robin)
• Petroica multicolor (Scarlet Robin)
• Petroica phoenicea (Flame Robin)
• Petroica rodinogaster (Pink Robin)
• Petroica rosea (Rose Robin)

Family Pomatostomidae

• Pomatostomus ruficeps (Chestnut-crowned Babbler)
• Pomatostomus superciliosus (White-browed Babbler)
• Pomatostomus temporalis (Grey-crowned Babbler)
  • Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis

Family Eupetidae

• Cinclosoma castanotus (Chestnut Quail-thrush)
  • Cinclosoma castanotus castanotus
• Cinclosoma cinnamomeum (Cinnamon Quail-thrush)
  • Cinclosoma cinnamomeum alisteri (Nullarbor Quail-thrush)
• Cinclosoma punctatum (Spotted Quail-thrush)
  • Cinclosoma punctatum anachoreta
  • Cinclosoma punctatum punctatum — Possibly extinct in South Australia
• Psophodes cristatus (Chirruping Wedgebill)
• Psophodes nigrogularis (Western Whipbird)
  • Psophodes nigrogularis leucogaster
  • Psophodes nigrogularis lashmari

• Psophodes occidentalis (Chiming Wedgebill)

Family Pachycephalidae

Pachycephalidae

The family Pachycephalidae, collectively the whistlers, includes the whistlers, shrike-thrushes, shrike-tits, pitohuis and Crested Bellbird, and is part of the ancient Australo-Papuan radiation of songbirds. Its members range from small to medium in size, and occupy most of Australasia...

• Colluricincla harmonica (Grey Shrike-thrush)
• Falcunculus frontatus (Crested Shrike-tit)
• Oreoica gutturalis (Crested Bellbird)
• Pachycephala inornata (Gilbert's Whistler)
• Pachycephala olivacea (Olive Whistler)
• Pachycephala pectoralis (Golden Whistler)
• Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler)
• Pachycephala rufogularis (Red-lored Whistler)

Family Dicruridae

• Dicrurus bracteatus (Spangled Drongo) — Occasional visitor
• Grallina cyanoleuca (Magpie-lark)
• Monarcha melanopsis (Black-faced Monarch) — Occasional visitor
• Myiagra cyanoleuca (Satin Flycatcher)
• Myiagra inquieta (Restless Flycather)
• Myiagra rubecula (Leaden Flycatcher) — Occasional visitor
• Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail)
• Rhipidura leucophrys (Willie Wagtail)
• Rhipidura rufifrons (Rufous Fantail)

Family Artamidae

Artamidae

The family Artamidae gathers together 20 species of mostly crow-like birds native to Australasia and nearby areas.There are two subfamilies: Artaminae, the woodswallows, are sombre-coloured, soft-plumaged birds that have a brush-tipped tongue but seldom use it for gathering nectar. Instead, they...

• Artamus cinereus (Black-faced Woodswallow)
• Artamus cyanopterus (Dusky Woodswallow)
• Artamus leucorhynchus (White-breasted Woodswallow)
• Artamus minor (Little Woodswallow)
• Artamus personatus (Masked Woodswallow)
• Artamus superciliosus (White-browed Woodswallow)
• Cracticus nigrogularis (Pied Butcherbird)
• Cracticus torquatus (Grey Butcherbird)
• Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian Magpie)
• Strepera versicolor (Grey Currawong)

Family Campephagidae

• Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike)
• Coracina maxima (Ground Cuckoo-shrike)
• Coracina papuensis (White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike)
• Coracina tenuirostris (Cicadabird) — Occasional visitor
• Lalage tricolor (White-winged Triller)

Family Corvidae

Corvidae

Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. The common English names used are corvids or the crow family , and there are over 120 species...

• Corvus bennetti (Little Crow)
• Corvus coronoides (Australian Raven)
• Corvus mellori (Little Raven)
• Corvus orru (Torresian Crow)
• Corvus tasmanicus (Forest Raven)

Family Corcoracidae

Corcoracidae

The Australian mudnesters are passerine family Struthideidae. The family is often commonly called Corcoracidae, however this is the junior synonym. It contains just two species in two genera, the White-winged Chough, Corcorax melanorhamphos, and the Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea...

• Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough)
• Struthidea cinerea (Apostlebird)

Family Ptilonorhynchidae

• Chlamydera guttata (Western Bowerbird)
• Chlamydera maculata (Spotted Bowerbird) – Extinct in South Australia

Family Muscicapidae

• Turdus merula (Eurasian Blackbird) — Naturalised
• Zoothera lunulata (Bassian Thrush)

Family Hirundinidae

• Cheramoeca leucosternus (White-backed Swallow)
• Hirundo neoxena (Welcome Swallow)
• Hirundo rustica (Barn Swallow) — Occasional visitor
• Petrochelidon ariel (Fairy Martin)
• Petrochelidon nigricans (Tree Martin)

Subfamily Megalurinae

• Cincloramphus cruralis (Brown Songlark)
• Cincloramphus mathewsi (Rufous Songlark)
• Eremiornis carteri (Spinifexbird)
• Megalurus gramineus (Little Grassbird)

Family Alaudidae

• Alauda arvensis (Eurasian Skylark) — Naturalised
• Mirafra javanica (Horsfield’s Bushlark)

Family Motacillidae

Motacillidae

The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. There are around 65 species in 6 genera and they include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. The longclaws are entirely restricted to the Afrotropics, and the wagtails are predominately found in Europe, Africa and...

• Anthus novaeseelandiae (Richard's Pipit)
• Motacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail) — Occasional visitor
• Motacilla citreola (Citrine Wagtail) — Occasional visitor
• Motacilla flava (Yellow Wagtail) — Occasional visitor

Family Estrildidae

• Emblema pictum (Painted Finch)
• Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch)
• Stagonopleura bella (Beautiful Firetail)
• Stagonopleura guttata (Diamond Firetail)
• Taeniopygia guttata (Zebra Finch)

Family Fringillidae

• Carduelis carduelis (European Goldfinch) — Naturalised
• Carduelis chloris (European Greenfinch) — Naturalised