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AUSTRALIAN EAST COAST WILDLIFE LIST

This list covers species found in the areas visited, and which we have a reasonable chance of seeing. Rare, difficult to find and irruptive species are not included. Weather patterns influence Australian birds, and so could affect sighting. A reasonable target would be 350 species; dedicated birders could get more. Bruny Island &/or Kangaroo Island extenders will see additional species.

BIRDS

Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
Australasian Grebe T. novaehollandiae
Hoary-headed Grebe P. poliocephalus
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian Gannet Morus serrator
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Darter Anhinga melanogaster
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
Pacific Heron Ardea pacifica
Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
Great Egret Ardea alba
Pied Heron Egretta picata
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron Butorides striatus
Rufous Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Australian Ibis Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah
Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus
Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus
Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
Gray Teal Anas gracilis
Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Australian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis
Pink-eared Duck M. membranaceus
White-eyed Duck Aythya australis
Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
Musk Duck Biziura lobata
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
Australian Kite Elanus axillaris
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
Gray Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus
Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
Australian Kestrel Falco cenchroides
Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
Brown Falcon Falco berigora
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami
Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata
Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt
Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora
Red-backed Buttonquail Turnix maculosa
Sarus Crane Grus antigone
Brolga Grus rubicunda
Red-necked Crake Rallina tricolor
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis
Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Red-necked Avocet R.novaehollandiae
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius
Beach Thick-knee Burhinus magnirostris
Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
Gray Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus
Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus
Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus
Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus
Red-kneed Plover Erythrogonys cinctus
Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops
Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Little Curlew Numenius minutus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Gray-tailed Tattler Heterosceles brevipes
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis
Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
Little Tern Sterna albifrons
Fairy Tern Sterna nereis
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Rock Dove Columba livia
White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans
Crested Pigeon Geophaps lophotes
Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta
Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Wompoo Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus magnificus
Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina
Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor
Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami
Yellowtailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
Galah Eolophus roseicapillus
Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet T. chlorolepidotus
Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla
Purple-crowned Lorikeet G. porphyrocephala
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot Clycopsitta diophthalma
Eastern Ringneck Barnardius barnardi
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus
Mulga Parrot Psephotus varius
Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster
Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis
Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
Horsfield's Cuckoo Cuculus horsfieldi
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis
Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus
Goulds Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx russatus
Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
Common Koel Eudynamus scolopacea
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandae

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