Ian Cleary: Australia Life List C&B 2008, All records Record(s) 1 to 418 of 418 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius 2 Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae 3 Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami 4 Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt 5 Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora 6 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 7 Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata 8 Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni 9 Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata 10 Musk Duck Biziura lobata 20/02/2022 Lake Lenthal 11 Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae 12 Black Swan Cygnus atratus 13 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 14 Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah 15 Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides 16 Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata 17 Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus 18 Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus 19 Green Pygmy-Goose Nettapus pulchellus 20 Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis 21 Grey Teal Anas gracilis 22 Chestnut Teal Anas castanea 23 Northern Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 24 Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 25 Hardhead Aythya australis 26 Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis 27 Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae 28 Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus 29 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 30 Rock Dove Columba livia 31 White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela 32 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 33 Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis 34 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica 35 Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera 36 Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans 37 Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes 38 Partridge Pigeon Geophaps smithii 39 Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta 40 Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata 41 Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata 42 Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis 43 Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia picata 44 Wompoo Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus magnificus 45 Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus 46 Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina 47 Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor 48 Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus 49 Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides 50 Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus 51 Australian Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles cristatus 52 Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae 53 White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus 54 Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica 04/03/2017 Mooloolaba Pelagic 55 Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes 04/03/2017 The Mooloolaba Pelagic 56 Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris 57 Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas 04/03/2017 The Mooloolaba Pelagic 58 Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata 04/03/2017 The Mooloolaba Pelagic 59 Little Penguin Eudyptula minor 60 Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 61 Australasian Gannet Morus serrator 62 Red-footed Booby Sula sula 04/03/2017 The Mooloolaba Pelagic 63 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 64 Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae 65 Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos 66 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 67 Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 68 Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius 69 Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens 70 Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus 71 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 72 Australian Little Bittern Ixobrychus dubius 73 White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica 74 Eastern Great Egret Ardea modesta 75 Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia 76 Cattle Egret Ardea ibis 77 Striated Heron Butorides striata 78 Pied Heron Egretta picata 79 White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae 80 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 81 Eastern Reef Egret Egretta sacra 82 Nankeen Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus 83 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 84 Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca 85 Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis 86 Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia 87 Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes 88 Eastern Osprey Pandion cristatus 89 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris 90 Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura 91 Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon 28/06/2017 Bowra 92 Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata 93 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 94 Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus 95 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 96 Black Kite Milvus migrans 97 Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus 98 Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus 99 Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae 100 Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis 101 Swamp Harrier Circus approximans 102 Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax 103 Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides 104 Brown Falcon Falco berigora 105 Australian Hobby Falco longipennis 106 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 107 Sarus Crane Grus antigone 108 Brolga Grus rubicunda 109 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 110 Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis 111 Australian Spotted Crake Porzana fluminea 28/06/2017 Bowra 112 Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis 113 Pale-vented Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccana 114 Black-tailed Native-hen Tribonyx ventralis 115 Tasmanian Native-hen Tribonyx mortierii 116 Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa 117 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 118 Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis 119 Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius 120 Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris 121 South Island Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi Yes 09/07/2021 Dunwich Stradbroke Island With POC shorter and missing foot 122 Australian Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris 123 Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus 124 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 125 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 126 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Yes 21/06/2020 Noosa River Mouth 127 Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus 128 Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus 21/06/2020 Noosa River Mouth 129 Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus 21/06/2020 Noosa river mouth 130 Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus 01/10/2021 Mackay mudflats 131 Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops 132 Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis 133 Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus 134 Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor 135 Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 136 Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea 137 Australian Painted Snipe Rostratula australis 26/11/2023 Lake MacDonald, Cooroy 138 Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii 139 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 140 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 141 Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis 142 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 12/03/2017 143 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 144 Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes 145 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 12/03/2017 146 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 147 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 03/01/2022 Boonooroo 148 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 149 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 150 Painted Button-quail Turnix varius 12/10/2021 Eumundi cons park 151 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 28/12/2022 Seven mile lagoon #3 152 Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus 04/03/2017 Mooloolaba Pelagic 153 White Tern Gygis alba 04/03/2017 Mooloolaba Pelagic 154 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 04/03/2017 The Mooloolaba Pelagic 155 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 156 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 157 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 158 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 01/01/2022 Finland Road 159 Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana 160 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 04/03/2017 The Mooloolaba Pelagic 161 Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 162 Pacific Gull Larus pacificus 163 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 164 Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae 165 Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus 166 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii 167 Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami 168 Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus 169 Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum 170 Major Mitchell?s Cockatoo Lophocroa leadbeateri 171 Galah Eolophus roseicapillus 172 Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris 173 Western Corella Cacatua pastinator 174 Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea 175 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita 176 Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus 177 Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus 178 Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus 179 Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor 180 Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna 181 Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla 182 Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala 183 Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus 184 Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis 185 Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus 186 Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus 187 Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans 188 Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius 189 Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus 190 Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus 191 Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius 192 Blue Bonnet Northiella haematogaster 193 Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor 194 Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus 28/06/2017 Bowra 195 Mulga Parrot Psephotus varius 196 Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus 197 Bourke's Parrot Neopsephotus bourkii 28/06/2017 Bowra 198 Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma 199 Elegant Parrot Neophema elegans 200 Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster 201 Turquoise Parrot Neophema pulchella 01/01/2024 Peregian Swamp 202 Ground Parrot Pezoporus wallicus 203 Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus 204 Eastern Koel Eudynamys orientalis 205 Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae 206 Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites basalis 207 Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus 208 Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus 209 Pallid Cuckoo Cacomantis pallidus 210 Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis 211 Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus 212 Powerful Owl Ninox strenua 213 Barking Owl Ninox connivens 214 Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae 215 Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica 216 Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus 217 Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusilla 14/04/2023 Hinchenbrook Channel - Missionary Bay Mangroves 218 Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera sylvia 219 Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae 220 Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii 221 Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii 222 Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 223 Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris 224 Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus 225 Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 226 Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor 227 Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris 228 Albert's Lyrebird Menura alberti 229 Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae 230 White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea 231 Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus 232 Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis 233 Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris 234 Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus 235 Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus 236 Spotted Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus maculatus 237 Great Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis 238 Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus 239 Splendid Fairy-wren Malurus splendens 28/06/2017 Bowra 240 Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus 241 White-winged Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus 242 Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti 243 Lovely Fairy-wren Malurus amabilis 244 Rufous Bristlebird Dasyornis broadbenti 245 Fernwren Oreoscopus gutturalis 246 Yellow-throated Scrubwren Sericornis citreogularis 247 White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis 248 Tasmanian Scrubwren Sericornis humilis 249 Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra 250 Tropical Scrubwren Sericornis beccarii 251 Scrubtit Acanthornis magna 252 Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris 253 Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki 254 Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster 255 Green-backed Gerygone Gerygone chloronota 256 Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa 257 White-throated Gerygone Gerygone albogularis 258 Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata 259 Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana 260 Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa 261 Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides 262 Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla 263 Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis 28/06/2017 Bowra 264 Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus 265 Forty-spotted Pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus 266 Red-browed Pardalote Pardalotus rubricatus 267 Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus 268 Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris 269 Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii 270 Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata 271 Graceful Honeyeater Meliphaga gracilis 272 Bridled Honeyeater Lichenostomus frenatus 273 Eungella Honeyeater Lichenostomus hindwoodi 25/09/2021 Eungella NP 274 Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops 275 Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens 276 Varied Honeyeater Lichenostomus versicolor 277 White-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus unicolor 278 Yellow Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavus 279 White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis 280 Yellow-throated Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavicollis 281 Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops 282 Fuscous Honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus 283 White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus 284 Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys 285 Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala 286 Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula 287 Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis 288 Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera 289 Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata 290 Yellow Wattlebird Anthochaera paradoxa 291 Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus 292 Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis 293 Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis 294 Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura 295 Red-headed Honeyeater Myzomela erythrocephala 296 Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta 297 Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis 298 Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta 299 Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus 300 New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae 301 White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger 302 White-streaked Honeyeater Trichodere cockerelli 303 Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris 304 White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis 305 White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus 306 Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis 307 Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides 308 Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps 309 Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus 310 Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis 311 Macleay's Honeyeater Xanthotis macleayanus 312 Tawny-breasted Honeyeater Xanthotis flaviventer 313 Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata 314 Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis 315 Hall's Babbler Pomatostomus halli 28/06/2017 Bowra 316 Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii 317 Chowchilla Orthonyx spaldingii 318 Chestnut Quail-thrush Cinclosoma castanotum 28/06/2017 Bowra 319 Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus 320 Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera 321 Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae 322 White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis 323 Barred Cuckoo-shrike Coracina lineata 324 Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris 325 White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii 326 Varied Triller Lalage leucomela 327 Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus 328 Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis 329 Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris 330 White-breasted Whistler Pachycephala lanioides 331 Little Shrike-thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha 332 Sandstone Shrike-thrush Colluricincla woodwardi 333 Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica 334 Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis 28/06/2017 Bowra 335 Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti 336 Yellow Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus 337 Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus 338 White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorhynchus 339 Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus 340 White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus 341 Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus 342 Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus 343 Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi 344 Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus 345 Black-backed Butcherbird Cracticus mentalis 346 Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis 347 Australian Magpie Cracticus tibicen 348 Pied Currawong Strepera graculina 349 Black Currawong Strepera fuliginosa 350 Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor 351 Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus 352 Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons 353 Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa 354 Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris 355 Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 356 Australian Raven Corvus coronoides 357 Forest Raven Corvus tasmanicus 358 Little Raven Corvus mellori 359 Torresian Crow Corvus orru 360 Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula 361 Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca 362 Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto 363 Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta 364 White-eared Monarch Carterornis leucotis 365 Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis 366 Spectacled Monarch Symposiarchus trivirgatus 367 Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 368 Frilled Monarch Arses telescopthalmus 369 Yellow-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus flaviventer 370 White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos 371 Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea 372 Paradise Riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus 373 Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus 374 Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans 375 Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster 376 Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii 377 Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea 378 Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster 379 Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata 28/06/2017 Bowra 380 Dusky Robin Melanodryas vittata 381 Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito 382 White-faced Robin Tregellasia leucops 383 Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis 384 Mangrove Robin Peneonanthe pulverulenta 385 Grey-headed Robin Heteromyias cinereifrons 386 White-browed Robin Poecilodryas superciliosa 387 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 388 Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis 389 Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis 390 Tawny Grassbird Megalurus timoriensis 391 Little Grassbird Megalurus gramineus 392 Yellow White-eye Zosterops luteus 393 Silvereye Zosterops lateralis 394 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 03/01/2022 Rainbow beach 395 Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena 396 Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel 397 Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans 398 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 399 Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata 400 Russet-tailed Thrush Zoothera heinei 401 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 402 Metallic Starling Aplornis metallica 403 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 404 Common Myna Sturnus tristis 405 Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum 406 Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis 407 Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata 408 Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii 409 Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton 410 Plum-headed Finch Neochmia modesta 28/06/2017 Jondaryn 411 Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis 412 Beautiful Firetail Stagonopleura bella 413 Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata 414 Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax 415 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 416 Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae 417 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 418 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis