The trip started off with three days in Broome, then we flew across to Kununurra for a further four days before driving to Katherine via Victoria River. Had three days in Katherine before travelling up to the Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks on the way to Darwin. We then fly down to Alice Springs for a further six days before flying back home.
Yvonne flew across from Melbourne on Wednesday 14thSeptember to spend a couple of days in Perth before leaving for Broome on the Friday.
Perth has had good winter rains and was still relatively cool and wet before we left. The flowers in Kings Park were amazing this year and we spent Thursday afternoon having a look for orchids. We saw five different species of orchid. What was impressive was the masses of orchids in flower making them easy to find.
Ruby Spider Orchid (Jonesiopsis occidentallis) |
On Saturday 17th Sept, went out to Broome Bird Observatory, where mist netting was taking place along the beach. Failed to find the Asian Dowitcher despite searching through many Bar-tailed Godwit. The Asian Dowitcher is a regular visitor in small numbers to NW Australia and local birder Adrian Boyle had reported that there were about 10 birds present in Roebuck Bay at the time of our visit. Did however see quite a few Great Knot and a couple of Red Knot, still with some breeding plumage remaining. Spent some time at the observatory watching various finches, such as Long-tailed and Double-barred Finch, coming down to drink at the bird baths.
View of Roebuck Bay from BBO |
Broome Port |
The geolocators need to be removed from the birds and the data downloaded on a computer to assess their flight paths to the breeding areas. One Greater Sand Plover with a geolocator was successfully captured, along with one Lesser Sand Plover, one Great Knot, quite a few Red-necked Stint, a couple of Red-capped Plover and a Ruddy Turnstone. Not a huge number of birds but the aim was to primarily capture birds with geolocators. Quite a few things can go wrong with the netting process, such as people walking their dogs into the target zone, birds of prey flying over and putting the birds to flight, vehicle traffic and interested passers-by coming to have a look.
The Target Zone - Waiting for the tide to come in |
Sunset over Cable Beach |
Had lunch at the fish restaurant at the Derby wharf, which had some excellent Barramundi and is a good spot to relax during the heat of the day. The restaurant has mist sprays which cool down the air very effectively.
In the afternoon visited the Derby wetlands which had hundreds of Plumed Whistling-duck and also flushed out about 12 Brown Quail. Stopped off at the Prison Tree Boab, which was used in the 1890's as a lock-up for Aboriginal prisoners on the way to Derby for sentencing.
Prison Tree Boab |
On Tuesday 20th Sept, we flew across to Kununurra on SkyWest. Plenty of room on the plane and the leg space is far better than on the Qantas flights. Met up with Allan at the airport, had a quick tour around Kununurra and then onto the new house which is very impressive. The weather was hotter (high thirty’s) than Broome and the sky was thick with smoke from recent burning.
Sunset over Kununurra |
Disappointingly the Cane Toad is now well established in Kununurra plus the Ord River and is moving still further eastwards. The spread of the Cane Toad though the Northern Territory, in particular places such as Kakadu, has reportedly resulted in 75% to 80% reduction in wildlife numbers, which may directly or indirectly ingest the Cane Toad poison. Compared with the area between Broome and Derby, the area between Kununurra and Darwin seemed devoid of wildlife, with very few kangaroos and wallabies seen, and far lower numbers of raptors.
Blue-winged Kookaburra |
El Questro Gorge |
Emma Gorge |
Ord River |
Comb-crested Jacana |
Hidden Valley |
Freshwater Crocodiles |
Went with Allan and Terry to a hill (known only to locals) in the Hidden Valley for sunset drinks and snacks, before having dinner at the Pumphouse Restaurant on the Ord River in the evening. This is one of the top restaurants in Kununurra and in the evening catfish and crocodiles are attracted to the restaurant lights. We feed the catfish from the restaurant and could see the ring of crocodiles further out, with their eyes glowing in the reflected light.
Long-tailed Rock Monitor or Black-palmed Monitor (Varanus glebopalma) |
Next stop was the Big Horse Creek in the Gregory National Park. Quite hot (35oC) by midday and very dry. The Arnhemland Two-lined Dragon had the right idea. Saw a Black-breasted Buzzard close to the road and quite a few Grey-fronted Honeyeater from the hill overlooking Timber Creek.
Arnhemland Two-lined Dragon (Diporiphora arnhemica) |
On Sunday 25th Sept, headed up to Joe Creek in the Gregory National Park for breakfast. Not much there except for a Ground Cuckoo-shrike flying over chased by a Torresian Crow. Headed off to Campbell Springs (38km east from Victoria River) which has no signpost and is difficult to find. It has permanent flowing water, Pandanus palms and fruiting trees, which makes it a great place to stop. Saw a few hundred Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, quite a few Yellow-rumped Mannikin and also Banded Honeyeater. Red-tailed Black-cockatoo were feeding in the trees above. Red-browed Pardalote was heard but couldn’t be located.
Drove partway down the Buntine Highway to Humbles Creek which is a good spot for Grey Falcon and finches. Didn’t see the Grey Falcon, however did see Apostlebird and three finch species. For the trip so far Double-barred and Crimson Finch were widespread and common. The Chestnut-breasted Mannikin were only seen at three sites and were only abundant at Campbell Springs. The Yellow-rumped Mannikin were only seen at Campbell Springs and in low numbers. Long-tailed Finches, also in low numbers, were only seen at three sites. As it was late in the dry season, there was no fresh seeding grasses, which would have attracted the finches. In addition there were still many streams and creeks which still had water, so there was no concentration of finches drinking at the water holes.
Drove through to Nitmiluk National Park (www.nitmiluktours.com.au/accommodation) on the Katherine River to the east of Katherine. Stayed in cabins in the park which were well equipped, including high speed internet access and very comfortable, i.e. good air conditioning. Lovely park to stay at and great walks to the Katherine River and up onto the escarpment behind the camp. Many Agile Wallaby in the park plus prolific birdlife with many Great Bowerbird trying to attract mates using their bowers.
Great Bowerbird - Male on outside of bower displaying to the female in inside |
Red-winged Parrot |
Sandstone Shrike-thrush getting water on overhanging rock face |
View up towards the second gorge |
On Wednesday 28th Sept, left Katherine in early morning and drove up to Edith Falls, which is also part of the Nitmiluk National Park. What a lovely place to stay, has lovely grassed areas, well laid-out campsite and huge swimming area at the base of the waterfalls. Saw two Bush Stone-curlew trying to sneak away, four Eastern Koel plus at least six Northern Rosella coming in to take a shower in the sprinklers.
Bush Stone-curlew |
Drove up Kakadu Road to the Goymarr Tourist Park (old Mary River Roadhouse) where we were to spend the next two nights. What a disappointment and not worth staying at unless one wants an early morning start for Gunlom, which was our original plan. Had a look around the Mary River area in late afternoon and nothing of interest.
On Thursday 29th Sept, arranged to stay for an extra night at Litchfield, left Goymarr and took a drive partway to Gunlom. Nothing of interest and as the White-throated Grasswren has not been seen for several years at Gunlom, decided to head off to Litchfield. Saw no mammals in the Kakadu except for Brumbies and Water Buffalo. It also now costs $25 per person (valid for 14 days and local NT residents exempt) to visit Kakadu, which for a half day visit is a rip-off. Permits can only be obtained between 08:30 and 17:00 which is not convenient for those wanting to travel early into Kakadu.
Between Mary River and Pine Creek saw two large flocks of Cockatiel. Stopped at Big Nellie Creek on the same road and saw a Black Bittern plus two Nankeen Night-heron and a flock of Hooded Parrot flyover. In the small dirty pool below the bridge there was a crocodile present, probably a freshwater croc based on the footprints on the sand banks.
Stayed at the Litchfield Tourist Park (www.litchfieldtouristpark.com.au) in a Stockman’s Cabin which was very pleasant. Nice gardens and facilities plus plenty of birds in the gardens. The park is only 4km from the entrance to Litchfield NP which is very convenient. Headed up to Wangi Falls and Greenant Creek in Litchfield NP in the late afternoon. Wangi Falls is impressive and has a good walk up to the top of the falls and through tropical monsoon forest. Came across about eight wild pig and a single Orange-footed Scrubfowl.
Wangi Falls |
Short-eared Rock-wallaby |
Varied Lorikeet |
Freshwater Snake |
Female Shining Flycatcher on nest on river bank |
Tolmer Falls |
Rainbow Pitta |
View of the West MacDonnells Range at sunset from Nthaba B&B |
This was our first trip to Alice Springs and the weather was very pleasant, cool compared to Darwin with some rain and also pleasant sunny days. We were impressed with Alice Springs and need to go back to visit the places we didn’t have time for, especially the gorges to the west of the West MacDonnell ranges. Alice Springs is in the “Red Centre” of Australia however with the heavy rains over the past two years, the vegetation is fairly dense and there was not much red sand to be seen.
On Monday 3rd October, we started off with an early morning visit to the Olive Pink Botanic Gardens (www.opbg.com.au) and then visited the Telegraph Station Historical Reserve just north of Alice. The birds species were now different to what we had been seeing for the past two weeks, with new trip birds such as Western Bowerbird, Crested Bellbird, Grey-crowned Babbler and Hooded Robin. At the Telegraph Station we saw quite a few Common Wallaroo (Euro).
Todd River (main river through Alice) at Telegraph Station |
Aboriginal Artwork at Emily Gap |
On Tuesday 4th October, we met up with Mark Carter of DesertLife (desertlife.com.au) for an excellent day’s birding. There had been overnight rain and it rained on and off during the day. There were pools of water on the roads which attracted many birds including Mulga Parrots. We started off the birding in the Corroboree Rock area and tracked down Sinifexbird, Rufous-crowned Emu-wren, Dusky Grasswren and Red-browed Pardalote. The latter bird I have heard on the Birdsville Track and elsewhere but never managed to see it. On the way down from the rocky hillside, we flushed a Spotted Nightjar from a nest. We located the nest, by nearly stepping on it, and there was a small chick in the nest, looking like a large pebble. Saw quite a few Grey-headed Honeyeater, Budgies and Mulga Parrots in the area as well.
Spotted Nightjar chick on nest |
Had lunch at the Alice Springs Desert Park and then travelled north of Alice up the Tanami Road, to the Kunoth Bore area. After much bundu bashing and seeing lots of thornbills we managed to locate a single Slaty-backed Thornbill. We searched the Mulga trees for Grey Honeyeater but were unsuccessful. However we did have great views of about 12 Bourke’s Parrots out in the open. Also saw the “albicauda” subspecies of the Grey Fantail which has a lot of white in the tail feathers and looks spectacular with the tail feather fanned out.
The “albicauda” subspecies of the Grey Fantail |
Central Bearded Dragon |
Spinifexbird |
Simpsons Gap |
Kata Tjuta National Park |
The ants (people) climbing Uluru |
Grey Honeyeater |
There were many birding highlights along the way and the lifers for me were as follows:
· Chestnut-backed Buttonquail – Seen on road between Katherine and Nitmiluk NP.
· Spotted Nightjar – Parent flushed off nest with chick close to Corroboree Rock.
· Rufous-crowned Emu-wren –At least three birds heard at the Santa Teresa Rd “tyre-in-the-pole” site and three male and one female seen in Spinifex grass close to Corroboree Rock.
· Grey Honeyeater – One bird seen at Simpsons Gap and one on the Hamilton Downs Rd close to Kunoth Bore.
· Dusky Grasswren – At least four birds seen close to Corroboree Rock on rocky hillsides.
· Red-browed Pardalote –Seen and photographed close to Corroboree Rock. Looks very different to the Spotted and Striated Pardalotes.
· Slaty-backed Thornbill- Seen at Simpsons Gap, Tanami Road and on the Hamilton Downs Rd close to Kunoth Bore.
· Spinifexbird – Seen and photographed in Spinifex grass close to Corroboree Rock.
The Great-billed Heron was a new Australian bird for me although I had previously seen this bird at the West Bali National Park.
The only other possible lifer was a couple of Banded Fruit-dove which Yvonne was certain she saw at Greenant Creek up in Litchfield National Park. I only saw them flying over and unfortunately didn’t look at them with binoculars, it was late in the day, hot and sticky. I have checked with local birding experts, including Niven McCrie, as I couldn’t find any sightings in Litchfield for these birds, and the bird remains an interesting possibility.
Overall we had a wonderful trip to Northern Australia and will be back some time again, probably in May or June after the wet season.
The full list of the 232 birds seen during the trip, including subspecies according to the IOC taxonomy, is as follows:
Galliformes
Megapodes
(Megapodiidae)
Orange-footed
Scrubfowl [sp] (Megapodius reinwardt)
Guineafowl
(Numididae)
Helmeted
Guineafowl [sp] (Numida meleagris)
Pheasants,
Fowl & Allies (Phasianidae)
Brown Quail
[sp] (Coturnix ypsilophora)
Indian
Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Anseriformes
Magpie Goose
(Anseranatidae)
Magpie Goose
(Anseranas semipalmata)
Ducks, Geese
& swans (Anatidae)
Plumed
Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
Wandering
Whistling Duck [sp] (Dendrocygna arcuata)
Black Swan
(Cygnus atratus)
Raja Shelduck
[sp] (Tadorna radjah)
Raja Shelduck
[rufitergum] (Tadorna radjah rufitergum)
Pink-eared
Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
Maned Duck
(Chenonetta jubata)
Green Pygmy
Goose (Nettapus pulchellus)
Pacific Black
Duck [sp] (Anas superciliosa)
Grey Teal
(Anas gracilis)
Hardhead [sp]
(Aythya australis)
Podicipediformes
Grebes
(Podicipedidae)
Australasian
Grebe [sp] (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
Australasian
Grebe [novaehollandiae] (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae)
Hoary-headed
Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus)
Ciconiiformes
Storks
(Ciconiidae)
Black-necked
Stork [sp] (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)
Pelecaniformes
Ibises,
Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Australian
White Ibis [sp] (Threskiornis moluccus)
Australian
White Ibis [moluccus] (Threskiornis moluccus moluccus)
Straw-necked
Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
Glossy Ibis
(Plegadis falcinellus)
Royal
Spoonbill (Platalea regia)
Herons,
Bitterns (Ardeidae)
Black Bittern
[sp] (Dupetor flavicollis)
Nankeen Night
Heron [sp] (Nycticorax caledonicus)
Striated
Heron [sp] (Butorides striata)
Eastern
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus)
White-necked
Heron (Ardea pacifica)
Great-billed
Heron (Ardea sumatrana)
Eastern Great
Egret (Ardea alba modesta)
Intermediate
Egret [sp] (Egretta intermedia)
Pied Heron
(Egretta picata)
White-faced
Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
Little Egret
[sp] (Egretta garzetta)
Pacific Reef
Heron [sp] (Egretta sacra)
Pelicans
(Pelecanidae)
Australian
Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
Suliformes
Gannets,
Boobies (Sulidae)
Brown Booby
[sp] (Sula leucogaster)
Cormorants,
Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)
Little Pied
Cormorant [sp] (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
Little Black
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
Australian
Pied Cormorant [sp] (Phalacrocorax varius)
Anhingas,
Darters (Anhingidae)
Australasian
Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)
ACCIPITRIFORMES
Ospreys
(Pandionidae)
Eastern
Osprey (Pandion cristatus)
Kites, Hawks
& Eagles (Accipitridae)
Pacific Baza
[sp] (Aviceda subcristata)
Black-breasted
Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)
Black-shouldered
Kite (Elanus axillaris)
Black Kite
[sp] (Milvus migrans)
Whistling
Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
Brahminy Kite
[sp] (Haliastur indus)
White-bellied
Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Spotted
Harrier (Circus assimilis)
Brown Goshawk
[sp] (Accipiter fasciatus)
Brown Goshawk
[didimus] (Accipiter fasciatus didimus)
Wedge-tailed
Eagle [sp] (Aquila audax)
Wedge-tailed
Eagle [audax] (Aquila audax audax)
Little Eagle
(Hieraaetus morphnoides)
Falconiformes
Caracaras,
Falcons (Falconidae)
Nankeen
Kestrel [sp] (Falco cenchroides)
Brown Falcon
[sp] (Falco berigora)
Peregrine
Falcon [sp] (Falco peregrinus)
Gruiformes
Rails,
Crakes & Coots (Rallidae)
Buff-banded
Rail [sp] (Gallirallus philippensis)
Australian
Crake (Porzana fluminea)
White-browed
Crake (Porzana cinerea)
Purple
Swamphen [sp] (Porphyrio porphyrio)
Black-tailed
Nativehen (Tribonyx ventralis)
Eurasian Coot
[sp] (Fulica atra)
Cranes
(Gruidae)
Brolga (Grus
rubicunda)
Charadriiformes
Buttonquails
(Turnicidae)
Chestnut-backed
Buttonquail (Turnix castanotus)
Little
Buttonquail (Turnix velox)
Stone-curlews,
Thick-Knees (Burhinidae)
Bush
Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius)
Oystercatchers
(Haematopodidae)
Pied
Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
Sooty
Oystercatcher [sp] (Haematopus fuliginosus)
Stilts,
Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
White-headed
Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)
Red-necked
Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
Plovers
(Charadriidae)
Masked
Lapwing [sp] (Vanellus miles)
Red-kneed
Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus)
Grey Plover
[sp] (Pluvialis squatarola)
Red-capped
Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus)
Lesser Sand
Plover [sp] (Charadrius mongolus)
Greater Sand
Plover [sp] (Charadrius leschenaultii)
Black-fronted
Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
Jacanas
(Jacanidae)
Comb-crested
Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea)
Sandpipers,
Snipes (Scolopacidae)
Bar-tailed
Godwit [sp] (Limosa lapponica)
Whimbrel [sp]
(Numenius phaeopus)
Eastern
Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
Marsh
Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
Common
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Wood
Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Grey-tailed
Tattler (Tringa brevipes)
Terek
Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
Common
Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Ruddy
Turnstone [sp] (Arenaria interpres)
Great Knot
(Calidris tenuirostris)
Red Knot [sp]
(Calidris canutus)
Red-necked
Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
Curlew
Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Coursers,
Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
Australian
Pratincole (Stiltia isabella)
Gulls, Terns
& Skimmers (Laridae)
Silver Gull
[sp] (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
Gull-billed
Tern [macrotarsa] (Gelochelidon nilotica macrotarsa)
Greater
Crested Tern [sp] (Thalasseus bergii)
Lesser
Crested Tern [sp] (Thalasseus bengalensis)
Little Tern
[sp] (Sternula albifrons)
Whiskered
Tern [sp] (Chlidonias hybrida)
Columbiformes
Doves and
Pigeons (Columbidae)
Spotted Dove
[sp] (Spilopelia chinensis)
Pacific
Emerald Dove [sp] (Chalcophaps longirostris)
Common
Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
Crested
Pigeon [sp] (Ocyphaps lophotes)
Spinifex
Pigeon [plumifera] (Geophaps plumifera plumifera)
Partridge
Pigeon [smithii] (Geophaps smithii smithii)
Chestnut-quilled
Rock Pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis)
White-quilled
Rock Pigeon [albipennis] (Petrophassa albipennis albipennis)
Diamond Dove
(Geopelia cuneata)
Peaceful Dove
[placida] (Geopelia placida placida)
Bar-shouldered
Dove [sp] (Geopelia humeralis)
Bar-shouldered
Dove [inexpectata] (Geopelia humeralis inexpectata)
Torresian
Imperial Pigeon (Ducula spilorrhoa)
Psittaciformes
Cockatoos
(Cacatuidae)
Red-tailed
Black Cockatoo [sp] (Calyptorhynchus banksii)
Red-tailed
Black Cockatoo [macrorhynchus] (Calyptorhynchus banksii macrorhynchus)
Major
Mitchell's Cockatoo [sp] (Lophochroa leadbeateri)
Galah [sp]
(Eolophus roseicapilla)
Galah
[roseicapilla] (Eolophus roseicapilla roseicapilla)
Little
Corella [sp] (Cacatua sanguinea)
Little
Corella [sanguinea] (Cacatua sanguinea sanguinea)
Sulphur-crested
Cockatoo [sp] (Cacatua galerita)
Sulphur-crested
Cockatoo [fitzroyi] (Cacatua galerita fitzroyi)
Cockatiel
(Nymphicus hollandicus)
Parrots and
Macaws (Psittacidae)
Red-collared
Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis)
Varied
Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor)
Australian
Ringneck [sp] (Barnardius zonarius)
Port Lincoln
Parrot (Barnardius zonarius zonarius)
Northern
Rosella [venustus] (Platycercus venustus venustus)
Mulga Parrot
(Psephotus varius)
Hooded Parrot
(Psephotus dissimilis)
Bourke's
Parrot (Neopsephotus bourkii)
Budgerigar
(Melopsittacus undulatus)
Red-winged
Parrot [sp] (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
Cuculiformes
Cuckoos
(Cuculidae)
Pheasant
Coucal [sp] (Centropus phasianinus)
Pheasant
Coucal [melanurus] (Centropus phasianinus melanurus)
Pacific Koel
[sp] (Eudynamys orientalis)
Australian
Koel [subcyanocephalus] (Eudynamys orientalis subcyanocephalus)
Horsfield's
Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)
Pallid Cuckoo
(Cacomantis pallidus)
Strigiformes
Barn Owls
(Tytonidae)
Eastern Barn
Owl [sp] (Tyto delicatula)
Australian
Barn Owl (Tyto delicatula delicatula)
Owls
(Strigidae)
Barking Owl
[peninsularis] (Ninox connivens peninsularis)
Caprimulgiformes
Nightjars
(Caprimulgidae)
Spotted
Nightjar (Eurostopodus argus)
Coraciiformes
Rollers
(Coraciidae)
Oriental
Dollarbird [sp] (Eurystomus orientalis)
Oriental
Dollarbird [pacificus] (Eurystomus orientalis pacificus)
Kingfishers
(Alcedinidae)
Blue-winged
Kookaburra [leachii] (Dacelo leachii leachii)
Forest
Kingfisher [sp] (Todiramphus macleayii)
Forest
Kingfisher [macleayii] (Todiramphus macleayii macleayii)
Sacred
Kingfisher [sp] (Todiramphus sanctus)
Red-backed
Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius)
Azure
Kingfisher [sp] (Ceyx azureus)
Azure
Kingfisher [ruficollaris] (Ceyx azureus ruficollaris)
Bee-Eaters
(Meropidae)
Rainbow
Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
Passeriformes
Pittas
(Pittidae)
Rainbow Pitta
[sp] (Pitta iris)
Bowerbirds
(Ptilonorhynchidae)
Western
Bowerbird [sp] (Chlamydera guttata)
Great
Bowerbird [sp] (Chlamydera nuchalis)
Great
Bowerbird [nuchalis] (Chlamydera nuchalis nuchalis)
Fairywrens
(Maluridae)
Variegated
Fairywren [sp] (Malurus lamberti)
Variegated
Fairywren [bernieri] (Malurus lamberti bernieri)
Splendid
Fairywren [sp] (Malurus splendens)
Purple-crowned
Fairywren (Malurus coronatus coronatus)
Red-backed
Fairywren [sp] (Malurus melanocephalus)
Rufous-crowned
Emu-wren (Stipiturus ruficeps)
Dusky
Grasswren (Amytornis purnelli)
Honeyeaters
(Meliphagidae)
Singing
Honeyeater [sp] (Lichenostomus virescens)
White-gaped
Honeyeater (Lichenostomus unicolor)
Grey-headed
Honeyeater (Lichenostomus keartlandi)
Grey-fronted
Honeyeater [sp] (Lichenostomus plumulus)
Yellow-tinted
Honeyeater [sp] (Lichenostomus flavescens)
White-plumed
Honeyeater [sp] (Lichenostomus penicillatus)
White-plumed
Honeyeater [leilavalensis] (Lichenostomus penicillatus leilavalensis)
Yellow-throated
Miner [sp] (Manorina flavigula)
Blue-faced
Honeyeater [sp] (Entomyzon cyanotis)
Blue-faced
Honeyeater [albipennis] (Entomyzon cyanotis albipennis)
White-throated
Honeyeater [sp] (Melithreptus albogularis)
White-throated
Honeyeater [albogularis] (Melithreptus albogularis albogularis)
Banded
Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis)
Little
Friarbird [sp] (Philemon citreogularis)
Little
Friarbird [sordidus] (Philemon citreogularis sordidus)
Silver-crowned
Friarbird [sp] (Philemon argenticeps)
Silver-crowned
Friarbird [argenticeps] (Philemon argenticeps argenticeps)
Spiny-cheeked
Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)
Brown
Honeyeater [sp] (Lichmera indistincta)
Brown
Honeyeater [indistincta] (Lichmera indistincta indistincta)
Bar-breasted
Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus)
Rufous-throated
Honeyeater (Conopophila rufogularis)
Grey
Honeyeater (Conopophila whitei)
Dusky
Myzomela [sp] (Myzomela obscura)
Dusky
Myzomela [obscura] (Myzomela obscura obscura)
Pardalotes
(Pardalotidae)
Red-browed
Pardalote [sp] (Pardalotus rubricatus)
Red-browed
Pardalote [rubricatus] (Pardalotus rubricatus rubricatus)
Northern
Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus uropygialis)
Thornbills
(Acanthizidae)
Weebill [sp]
(Smicrornis brevirostris)
Yellow
Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris flavescens)
Western
Gerygone [sp] (Gerygone fusca)
Large-billed
Gerygone [magnirostris] (Gerygone magnirostris magnirostris)
Green-backed
Gerygone [chloronota] (Gerygone chloronota chloronota)
White-throated
Gerygone [rogersi] (Gerygone olivacea rogersi)
Inland
Thornbill [sp] (Acanthiza apicalis)
Chestnut-rumped
Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis)
Yellow-rumped
Thornbill [sp] (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)
Slaty-backed
Thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris)
Southern
Whiteface [sp] (Aphelocephala leucopsis)
Southern
Whiteface [leucopsis] (Aphelocephala leucopsis leucopsis)
Australasian
Babblers (Pomatostomidae)
Grey-crowned
Babbler [sp] (Pomatostomus temporalis)
White-browed
Babbler [sp] (Pomatostomus superciliosus)
Butcherbirds
(Cracticidae)
Silver-backed
Butcherbird [argenteus] (Cracticus torquatus argenteus)
Pied
Butcherbird [sp] (Cracticus nigrogularis)
Pied
Butcherbird [picatus] (Cracticus nigrogularis picatus)
Australian
Magpie [sp] (Gymnorhina tibicen)
Woodswallows
(Artamidae)
White-breasted
Woodswallow [sp] (Artamus leucorynchus)
Black-faced
Woodswallow [sp] (Artamus cinereus)
Cuckooshrikes
(Campephagidae)
Ground
Cuckooshrike (Coracina maxima)
Black-faced
Cuckooshrike [sp] (Coracina novaehollandiae)
Black-faced
Cuckooshrike [melanops] (Coracina novaehollandiae melanops)
White-bellied
Cuckooshrike [sp] (Coracina papuensis)
White-bellied
Cuckooshrike [hypoleuca] (Coracina papuensis hypoleuca)
Common
Cicadabird [sp] (Coracina tenuirostris)
White-winged
Triller (Lalage tricolor)
Varied
Triller [sp] (Lalage leucomela)
Varied
Triller [rufiventris] (Lalage leucomela rufiventris)
Sittellas
(Neosittidae)
White-winged
Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera leucoptera)
Whistlers
and Allies (Pachycephalidae)
Rufous
Whistler [sp] (Pachycephala rufiventris)
Rufous
Whistler [falcata] (Pachycephala rufiventris falcata)
Little
Shrikethrush [sp] (Colluricincla megarhyncha)
Little
Shrikethrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha parvula)
Grey
Shrikethrush [sp] (Colluricincla harmonica)
Brown
Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica brunnea)
Sandstone
Shrikethrush (Colluricincla woodwardi)
Crested
Bellbird [sp] (Oreoica gutturalis)
Old World
Orioles (Oriolidae)
Australasian
Figbird [sp] (Sphecotheres vieilloti)
Australasian
Figbird [ashbyi] (Sphecotheres vieilloti ashbyi)
Olive-backed
Oriole [sp] (Oriolus sagittatus)
Olive-backed
Oriole [affinis] (Oriolus sagittatus affinis)
Green Oriole
[sp] (Oriolus flavocinctus)
Green Oriole
[flavocinctus] (Oriolus flavocinctus flavocinctus)
Drongos
(Dicruridae)
Spangled
Drongo [sp] (Dicrurus bracteatus)
Spangled
Drongo [baileyi] (Dicrurus bracteatus baileyi)
Fantails
(Rhipiduridae)
Willie
Wagtail [sp] (Rhipidura leucophrys)
Northern
Fantail [sp] (Rhipidura rufiventris)
Grey Fantail
[sp] (Rhipidura albiscapa)
Grey Fantail
[albicauda] (Rhipidura albiscapa albicauda)
Monarch
Flycatchers (Monarchidae)
Magpie-lark
[sp] (Grallina cyanoleuca)
Magpie-lark
[neglecta] (Grallina cyanoleuca neglecta)
Leaden
Flycatcher [sp] (Myiagra rubecula)
Leaden
Flycatcher [concinna] (Myiagra rubecula concinna)
Shining
Flycatcher [sp] (Myiagra alecto)
Shining
Flycatcher [melvillensis] (Myiagra alecto melvillensis)
Paperbark
Flycatcher (Myiagra nana)
Crows and
Jays (Corvidae)
Torresian
Crow [sp] (Corvus orru)
Australian
Crow (Corvus orru cecilae)
Little Crow
(Corvus bennetti)
White-winged
Chough and Apostlebird (Corcoracidae)
Apostlebird
[sp] (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebird
[dalyi] (Struthidea cinerea dalyi)
Australasian
Robins (Petroicidae)
Hooded Robin
[sp] (Melanodryas cucullata)
Hooded Robin
[westralensis] (Melanodryas cucullata westralensis)
Jacky Winter
[sp] (Microeca fascinans)
Red-capped
Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
Swallows and
Martins (Hirundinidae)
Welcome
Swallow [sp] (Hirundo neoxena)
Fairy Martin
(Petrochelidon ariel)
Tree Martin
[sp] (Petrochelidon nigricans)
Reed
warblers and allies (Acrocephalidae)
Australian
Reed Warbler [sp] (Acrocephalus australis)
Grassbirds
and allies (Locustellidae)
Little
Grassbird [sp] (Megalurus gramineus)
Spinifexbird
(Megalurus carteri)
Cisticolas
and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Zitting
Cisticola [sp] (Cisticola juncidis)
Golden-headed
Cisticola [sp] (Cisticola exilis)
White-Eyes
(Zosteropidae)
Canary
White-eye [balstoni] (Zosterops luteus balstoni)
Flowerpeckers
(Dicaeidae)
Mistletoebird
[sp] (Dicaeum hirundinaceum)
Mistletoebird
[hirundinaceum] (Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum)
Waxbills,
Munias and Allies (Estrildidae)
Crimson Finch
[sp] (Neochmia phaeton)
Long-tailed
Finch [sp] (Poephila acuticauda)
Zebra Finch
[sp] (Taeniopygia guttata)
Double-barred
Finch [sp] (Taeniopygia bichenovii)
Yellow-rumped
Mannikin (Lonchura flaviprymna)
Chestnut-breasted
Mannikin [sp] (Lonchura castaneothorax)
Pipits and
Wagtails (Motacillidae)
Australian
Pipit [rogersi] (Anthus australis rogersi)