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Names in green denote Australian endemics. *** denotes rarity. "R" denotes seen on reef visits.    

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Southern Cassowary  Casuarius casuarius

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Orange-footed Scrubfowl  Megapodius freycinet

3

Australian Brush-Turkey  Alectura lathami

4

Brown Quail  Coturnix ypsilophora

5

Magpie Goose  Anseranas semipalmata

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Wandering Whistling-Duck  Dendrocygna  arcuata

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Plumed Whistling-Duck  Dendrocygna eytoni

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Australian Wood Duck  Chenonetta jubata

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Black Swan  Cygnus atratus

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Radjah Shelduck  Tadorna radjah

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Cotton (White) Pygmy-goose  Nettapus coromandelianus

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Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus

13

Hardhead  Aythya australis

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Pacific Black Duck  Anas superciliosus

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Pink-eared Duck  Malacorhynchus membranaceus

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Grey Teal  Anas gracilis

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Great-crested Grebe  Podiceps cristatus

18

Australian Grebe  Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

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Brown Booby  Sula leucogaster R

20

Masked Booby Sula dactylatra *** R

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Australian Darter  Anhinga novaehollandiae

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Great Cormorant  Phalacrocorax carbo

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Little Black Cormorant  Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

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Little Pied Cormorant  Phalacrocorax melanoleucos

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Great Frigatebird  Fregata minor R

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Lesser Frigatebird  Fregata ariel

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Black-necked Stork  Ephippiorhynchus  asiaticus

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Australian Pelican  Pelecanus conspicillatus

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Great-billed Heron  Ardea sumatrana

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White-necked (Pacific) Heron  Ardea pacifica

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Pied Heron  Egretta picata

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White-faced Heron  Egretta novaehollandiae

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Great White Egret  Egretta alba

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Intermediate Egret  Egretta intermedia

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Little Egret  Egretta garzetta

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Reef Egret  Egretta sacra

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Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis

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Striated (Mangrove) Heron  Butorides striatus

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Nankeen (Rufous) Night Heron  Nycticorax caledonicus

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Black Bittern  Ixobrychus flavicollis

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Glossy Ibis  Plegadis falcinellus

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Australian White Ibis  Threskiornis molucca

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Straw-necked Ibis  Threskiornis spinicollis

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Royal Spoonbill  Platalea regia

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Yellow-billed Spoonbill  Platalea leucorodia

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Black-shouldered Kite  Elanus axillarus

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Crested Hawk  Aviceda subcristata

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Black Kite  Milvus migrans

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Whistling Kite  Haliastur sphenurus

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Brahminy Kite  Haliastur indicus

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Square-tailed Kite  Lophoictinia isura

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Black-breasted Buzzard  Hamirostra melanosternon

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Collared Sparrowhawk  Accipiter cirrhocephalus

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Brown Goshawk  Accipiter fasciatus

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Grey Goshawk  Accipiter novaehollandiae

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Osprey  Pandion haliaetus

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White-bellied Sea-Eagle  Haliaeetus leucogaster

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Wedge-tailed Eagle  Aquila audax

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Little Eagle  Hieraaetus morphnoides

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Spotted Harrier  Circus assimilis

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Swamp Harrier  Circus approximans

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Brown Falcon  Falco berigora

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Nankeen Kestrel   Falco  Cenchroides

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Australian Hobby  Falco longipennis

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Peregrine  Falco peregrinus

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Sarus Crane  Grus antigone

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Brolga  Grus rubicundus

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Red-necked Crake  Rallina tricolor

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Buff-banded Rail  Rallus philippensis

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Baillon’s Crake  Porzana pusilla ***

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White-browed Crake  Porzana cinerea

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Bush-hen  Amaurornis olivaceus

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Purple Swamphen  Porphyrio porphyrio

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Dusky Moorhen  Gallinula tenebrosa

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Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

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Australian Bustard  Ardeotis australis

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Painted Buttonquail  Turnix varia

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Buff-breasted Buttonquail  Turnix olivei ***

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Red-chested Buttonquail  T. pyrrhothorax ***

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Red-backed Buttonquail  Turnix maculosa

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Beach Thick-knee  Esacus magnirostris

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Bush Thick-knee  Burhinus grallaria

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Japanese (Latham’s) Snipe  Gallinago lathami

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Swinhoe's (Chinese) Snipe Gallinago megala

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Asiatic Dowitcher  Limnodromus semipalmatus

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Black-tailed Godwit  Limosa limosa

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Bar-tailed Godwit  Limosa lapponica

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Little Whimbrel  Numenius minuta

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Whimbrel  Numenius phaeopus

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Eastern Curlew  Numenius madagascariensis

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Greenshank Tringa nebularia

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Marsh Sandpiper  Tringa stagnatilis

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Wood Sandpiper  Tringa glareola

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Common Sandpiper   Tringa  hypoleucos

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Grey-tailed Tattler  Tringa brevipes

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Terek Sandpiper  Tringa cinerea

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Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

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Red Knot Calidris canuta

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Great Knot  Calidris tenuirostris

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Red-necked Stint  Calidris ruficollis

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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper  Calidris acuminata

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Curlew Sandpiper  Calidris ferruginea

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Broad-billed Sandpiper  Limicola falcinellus

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Comb-crested Jacana  Irediparra gallinacea

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Pied Oystercatcher  Haematopus longirostris

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Sooty Oystercatcher  Haematopus fuliginosus

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White-headed Stilt  Himantopus leucocephalus

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Grey Plover  Pluvialis squatarola

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Pacific Golden Plover  Pluvialis fulva

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American Golden Plover  Pluvialis dominica

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Greater Sand Plover  Charadrius leschenaultii

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Lesser Sand (Mongolian) Plover  Charadrius mongolus

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Oriental Plover  Charadrius veredus

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Black-fronted Dotterel  Charadrius melanops

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Red-capped Plover  Charadrius ruficapillus

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Red-kneed Dotterel  Erythrogonys cinctus

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Masked Lapwing  Vanellus miles

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Australian Pratincole  Stiltia isabella

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Silver Gull  Larus novaehollandiae

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Whiskered Tern   Chlidonias hybrida

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White-winged Black Tern  Chlidonias leucoptera

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Caspian Tern  Hydroprogne caspia

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Gull-billed Tern  Sterna nilotica

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Crested Tern  Sterna bergii

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Lesser Crested Tern  Sterna bengalensis R

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Black-naped Tern  Sterna sumatrana R

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Common Tern  Sterna hirundo

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Roseate Tern  Sterna dougallii R

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Fairy Tern  Sterna nereis

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Little Tern  Sterna albifrons

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Sooty Tern  Sterna fuscata R

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Bridled Tern  Sterna anaethetus R

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Common (Brown) Noddy  Anous stolidus R

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Black (White-capped) Noddy  Anous minutus R

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Spotted Turtle-Dove  Streptopelia  chinensis

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Feral Pigeon  Columba livia

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Diamond Dove  Geopelia cuneata

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Peaceful Dove  Geopelia striata

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Bar-shouldered Dove  Geopelia humeralis

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Brown Cuckoo-Dove  Macropygia phasianella

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Topknot Pigeon  Lopholaimus antarcticus

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Emerald Dove  Chalcophaps indica

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Common Bronzewing  Phaps chalcoptera

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Crested Pigeon  Geophaps lophotes

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Squatter Pigeon  Geophaps scripta

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White-headed Pigeon  Columba leucomela

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Wompoo Fruit-Dove  Ptilinopus magnificus

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Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove  Ptilinopus regina

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Superb Fruit-Dove  Ptilinopus superbus

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Torresian Imperial Pigeon  Ducula spilorrhoa

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Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo  Calyptorhynchus banksii

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Galah  Eolophus roseicapilla

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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo  Cacatua galerita

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Rainbow Lorikeet  Trichoglossus haematodus

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Scaly-breasted Lorikeet  Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus

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Little Lorikeet  Glossopsitta  pusilla

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Double-eyed Fig-Parrot  Cyclopsitta diopthalma

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Red-winged Parrot  Aprosmictus erythropterus

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Australian King-Parrot  Alisterus scapularis

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Crimson Rosella  Platycercus elegans

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Pale-headed Rosella  Platycercus adscitus

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Pallid Cuckoo  Cuculus pallidus

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Brush Cuckoo  Cacomantis variolosus

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Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo  Cacomantis  castaneiventris

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Fan-tailed Cuckoo  Cacomantis  flabelliformis

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Oriental Cuckoo   Cuculus saturatus

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Little Bronze-Cuckoo  Chrysococcyx minutillus

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Gould’s Bronze-Cuckoo  Chrysococcyx russatus

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Shining Bronze-Cuckoo  Chrysococcyx lucidus

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Australian Koel  Eudynamys cyanocephala

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Channel-billed Cuckoo  Scythrops novaehollandiae

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Pheasant Coucal  Centropus  phasianinus

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Barn Owl  Tyto alba

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Grass Owl  Tyto longimembris

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Masked Owl  Tyto novaehollandiae ***

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Lesser Sooty Owl  Tyto multipunctata

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Southern Boobook  Ninox boobook

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Barking Owl  Ninox connivens

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Rufous Owl  Ninox rufa

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Tawny Frogmouth  Podargus strigoides

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Papuan Frogmouth  Podargus papuensis

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White-throated Nightjar  Eurostopodus mystacalis

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Large-tailed Nightjar  Caprimulgus macrurus

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Australian Owlet-nightjar  Aegotheles cristatus

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White-rumped Swiftlet Collocalia spodiopygia

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Fork-tailed (Pacific) Swift  Apus pacificus

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House (Little) Swift Apus affinis ***

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Azure Kingfisher  Alcedo azurea

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Little Kingfisher  Alcedo pusilla

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Laughing Kookaburra  Dacelo novaeguineae

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Blue-winged Kookaburra  Dacelo leachii

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Forest Kingfisher  Halcyon macleayii

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Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher  Tanysiptera sylvia

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Red-backed Kingfisher  Halcyon  pyrrhopygia

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Sacred Kingfisher  Halcyon sanctus

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Collared Kingfisher  Halcyon chloris

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Rainbow Bee-eater  Merops ornatus

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Dollarbird  Eurystomus orientalis

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Noisy Pitta  Pitta versicolor

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White-throated Tree-Creeper  Cormobates leucophaeus minor

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Brown Tree-Creeper  Climacteris picumnus

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Lovely Fairywren  Malurus amabilis

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Red-backed Fairywren  Malurus melanocephalus

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Spotted Pardalote  Pardalotus  punctatus

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Striated Pardalote  Pardalotus melanocephala

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White-browed Scrub-wren  Sericornis frontalis

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Yellow-throated Scrub-wren  Sericornis citreogularis

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Large-billed Scrub-wren  Sericornis magnirostris

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Atherton Scrub-wren  Sericornis keri

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Fernwren  Oreoscopus gutturalis

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Brown Gerygone  Gerygone mouki

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Fairy Gerygone  Gerygone palpebrosa

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Large-billed Gerygone  Gerygone magnirostris

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White-throated Gerygone  Gerygone olivacea

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Weebill  Smicrornis brevirostris

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Mountain Thornbill Acanthiza katherina

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Buff-rumped Thornbill  Acanthiza reguloides

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Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana

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Little Friarbird  Philemon citreogularis

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Noisy Friarbird  Philemon corniculatus

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Helmeted Friarbird  Philemon buceroides

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Blue-faced Honeyeater  Entomyzon cyanotis

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Noisy Miner  Manorina  melanocephala

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Lewin’s Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii

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Graceful Meliphaga  Meliphaga  gracilis

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Yellow-spotted Honeyeater  Meliphaga notata

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Bridled Honeyeater Lichenostomus  frenatus

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Yellow-faced Honeyeater  Lichenostomus  chrysops

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Yellow Honeyeater   Lichenostomus  flavus

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Varied Honeyeater  Lichenostomus  versicolor

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Fuscous Honeyeater  Lichenostomus  fuscus

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Black-chinned (Golden-b) Honeyeater  Melithreptus gularis laetior

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White-naped Honeyeater  Melithreptus lunatus

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White-throated Honeyeater  Melithreptus albogularis

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White-cheeked Honeyeater  Phylidonyris nigra

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Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus  tenuirostris

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Brown-backed Honeyeater  Ramsayornis modestus

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Macleay’s Honeyeater  Xanthotis macleayana

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Banded Honeyeater  Certhionyx pectoralis

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Dusky Myzomela  Myzomela obscura

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Scarlet Myzomela (Honeyeater)  Myzomela sanguinolenta

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Brown Honeyeater  Lichmera indistincta

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Lemon-bellied Flycatcher  Microeca  flavigaster

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Jacky Winter  Microeca leucophaea

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Yellow-breasted Boatbill  Machaerirhynchus flaviventer

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Eastern Yellow Robin  Eopsaltria australis

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Mangrove Robin  Eopsaltria pulverulenta

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Pale Yellow Robin  Tregellasia capito

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Grey-headed Robin  Poecilodryas cinereifrons

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White-browed Robin  Poecilodryas superciliosa

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Chowchilla  Orthonyx spaldingii

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Grey-crowned Babbler  Pomatostomus temporalis

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Varied Sittella  Daphoenositta chrysoptera

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Crested (Eastern) Shrike-Tit  Falcunculus  frontatus

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Golden Whistler  Pachycephala pectoralis

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Grey Whistler  Pachycephala simplex

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Rufous Whistler  Pachycephala rufiventris

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Grey Shrike-thrush  Colluricincla harmonica

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Little Shrike-thrush  Colluricincla megarhynchus

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Bower’s Shrike-thrush  Colluricincla boweri

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Black-faced Monarch  Monarcha  melanopsis

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Spectacled Monarch  Monarcha  trivirgatus

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Pied Monarch  Monarcha  kaupi

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White-eared Monarch  Monarcha  leucotis

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Leaden Flycatcher  Myiagra rubecula

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Satin Flycatcher  Myiagra cyanoleuca

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Shining Flycatcher  Myiagra alecto

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Willie Wagtail  Rhipidura  leucophrys

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Rufous Fantail  Rhipidura rufifrons

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Grey Fantail  Rhipidura fuliginosa

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Northern Fantail  Rhipidura rufiventris

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Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike  Coracina  novaehollandiae

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White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike  Coracina  papuensis

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Yellow-eyed (Barred) Cuckoo-shrike  Coracina  lineata

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Cicadabird  Coracina tenuirostris

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Varied Triller  Lalage leucomela

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White-winged Triller  Lalage sueurii

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Yellow Oriole  Oriolus flavocinctus

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Olive-backed Oriole  Oriolus sagittatus

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Figbird  Sphecotheres viridis

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White-breasted Wood-swallow  Artamus leucorhynchus

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Black-faced Wood-swallow Artamus cinereus

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Dusky Wood-swallow  Artamus cyanopterus

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Pied Butcherbird   Cracticus nigrogularis

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Grey Butcherbird  Cracticus torquatus

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Black Butcherbird  Cracticus quoyi

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Magpie-lark  Grallina cyanoleuca

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Australian Magpie  Gymnorhina tibicen

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Pied Currawong  Strepera graculina

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Victoria’s Riflebird  Ptiloris victoriae

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Spangled Drongo  Dicrurus bracteatus

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Torresian Crow  Corvus orru

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Apostlebird  Struthidea cinerea

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Grey-crowned Babbler  Pomatostomus temporalis

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Spotted Catbird  Ailuroedus melanotis

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Tooth-billed Catbird  Scenopoeetes dentirostris

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Golden Bowerbird  Prionodura newtoniana

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Satin Bowerbird  Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

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Great Bowerbird  Chlamydera  nuchalis

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Richard’s (Australian) Pipit  Anthus novaeseelandiae

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Singing Bushlark  Mirafra javanica

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Yellow Wagtail  Motacilla flava

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Double-barred Finch  Taeniopygia bichenovii

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Black-throated Finch  Poephila  cincta

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Red-browed Finch  Neochmia temporalis

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Crimson Finch  Neochmia phaeton

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Chestnut-breasted Mannikin  Lonchura castaneothorax

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Nutmeg Mannikin (Spice Finch)  Lonchura punctulata

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Blue-faced Finch  Erythrura trichroa

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House Sparrow  Passer domesticus

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Yellow-bellied Sunbird  Nectarinia jugularis

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Mistletoebird  Dicaeum hirundinaceum

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Welcome Swallow  Hirundo neoxena

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Barn Swallow  Hirundo rufigula

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Red-rumped Swallow  Hirundo daurica

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Tree Martin  Hirundo nigricans

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Fairy Martin  Hirundo ariel

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Australian Reed Warbler  Acrocephalus australis

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Tawny Grassbird  Megalurus timoriensis

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Golden-headed Cisticola  Cisticola exilis   

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Silver-eye  Zosterops lateralis

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Bassian Thrush  Zoothera lunulata cuneata

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Metallic Starling  Aplonis metallica

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Common (Indian) Myna  Acridotheres tristis