POTENTIAL BIRD AND MAMMAL LIST FOR CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

Key:

1 = Should be seen

2 = May be seen

3 = Possible, but not very likely

Species shown in bold were seen during the 2007 tour.

Birds:

2	Emu	Dromaius novaehollandiae
2	Great Crested Grebe	*Podiceps* *cristatus*
1	Hoary-headed Grebe	*Poliocephalus* *poliocephalus*
1	Australasian Grebe	*Tachybaptus* *novaehollandiae*
1	Australian Pelican	*Pelecanus* *conspicillatus*
2	Brown Booby	*Sula* *leucogaster*
1	Australian Darter	*Anhinga melanogaster*
1	Pied Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax* *varius*
1	Little Pied Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax* *melanoleucos*
1	Great Cormorant	*Halacrocorax* *carbo*
1	Little Black Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax* *sulcirostris*
3	Great-billed Heron	*Ardea* *sumatrana*
2	Pacific Heron	*Ardea* *pacifica*
1	Great Egret	*Ardea* *alba*
1	White-faced Heron	*Egretta* *novaehollaniae*
1	Pied Heron	*Egretta* *picata*
1	Little Egret	*Egretta* *garzetta*
1	Intermediate Egret	*Egretta* *intermedia*
1	Eastern Reef Egret	*Egretta* *sacra*
1	Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus* *ibis*
1	Striated Heron	*Butorides* *striatus*
1	Rufous Night Heron	*Nycticorax* *caledonicus*
1	Black-necked Stork	*Ephippiorhynchus* *asiaticus*
1	Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis* *falcinellus*
1	Australian Sacred Ibis	*Threskiornis* *molucca*
1	Straw-necked Ibis	*Threskiornis* *spinicollis*
1	Royal Spoonbill	*Platalea* *regia*
2	Yellow-billed Spoonbill	*Platalea* *flavipes*
1	Magpie Goose	*Anseranas* *semipalmata*
1	Wandering Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna* *arcuata*
1	Plumed Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna* *eytoni*
1	Black Swan	*Cygnus atratus*
3	Cape Barren Goose	Cereopsis novaehollandiae
1	Australian Shelduck	*Tadorna* *tadornoides*
1	Radjah Shelduck	*Tadorna* *radjah*
1	Pacific Black Duck	*Anas* *superciliosa*
1	Grey Teal	*Anas* *gibberifrons*
2	Chestnut Teal	*Anas* *castanea*
2	Australasian Shoveler	*Anas* *rhynchotis*
1	Pink-eared Duck	*Malacorhynchus* *membranaceus*
1	Hardhead	*Aythya* *australis*
2	Freckled Duck	*Stictonetta* *naevosa*
1	Maned Duck	*Chenonetta* *jubata*
1	Green Pygmy-Goose	*Nettapus* *pulchellus*
2	Blue-billed Duck	*Oxyura* *australis*
1	Musk Duck	*Biziura* *lobata*
2	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
1	Australian Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus notatus
3	Letter-winged Kite	Elanus scriptus
1	Black Kite	*Milvus* *migrans*
1	Brahminy Kite	*Milvus* *indus*
1	Whistling Kite	*Milvus* *sphenurus*
2	Black-breasted Kite	Hamirostra melanosternon
2	Collared Sparrowhawk	Accipiter cirrhocephalus
1	Brown Goshawk	*Accipiter fasciatus*
3	Grey Goshawk	Accipiter novaeholandiae
1	White-breasted Sea Eagle	*Haliaeetus* *leucogaster*
1	Wedge-tailed Eagle	*Aquila* *audax*
2	Little Eagle	Hieraaetus morphnoides
1	Spotted Harrier	*Circus assimilis*
3	Swamp Harrier	Circus approximans
2	Black Falcon	Falco subniger
2	Peregrine Falcon	*Falco* *peregrinus*
2	Australian Hobby	*Falco* *longipennis*
1	Brown Falcon	*Falco* *berigora*
1	Australian Kestrel	*Falco* *cenchroides*
1	Malleefowl	*Leipoa* *ocellata*
1	Orange-footed Scrubfowl	*Megapodius* *reinwardt*
2	Brown Quail	Coturnix australis
3	Stubble Quail	Coturnix pectoralis
2	Buff-banded Rail	*Gallirallus* *philippensis*
3	Australian Crake	*Porzana* *fluminea*
1	White-browed Crake	*Poliolimnas* *cinereus*
2	Chestnut Rail	*Eulabeornis* *castaneoventris*
1	Black-tailed Native-hen	*Gallinula* *ventralis*
2	Dusky Moorhen	*Gallinula* *tenebrosa*
1	Purple Swamphen	*Porphyrio* *porphyrio*
1	Eurasian Coot	*Fulica* *atra*
1	Brolga	*Grus* *rubicundus*
3	Australian Bustard	Ardeotis australis
1	Comb-crested Jacana	*Irediparra* *gallinacea*
1	Bush Thick-knee	*Burhinus* *grallarius*
3	Beach Thick-knee	*Burhinus* *magnirostris*
1	Pied Oystercatcher	*Haematopus* *ostralegus*
2	Sooty Oystercatcher	Haematopus fuliginosus
1	Masked Lapwing	*Vanellus* *miles*
2	Banded Lapwing	Vanellus tricolor
1	Grey (Black-bellied) Plover	*Pluvialis* *squatarola*
1	Pacific Golden Plover	*Pluvialis* *fulva*
1	Red-kneed Dotterel	*Erythrogonys* *cinctus*
1	Greater Sand Plover	*Charadrius* *leschenaultii*
1	Lesser (Mongolian) Sand Plover	*Charadrius* *bicintus*
2	Oriental Plover	*Charadrius* *veredus*
2	Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius* *dubius*
1	Red-capped Plover	*Charadrius* *ruficapillus*
1	Black-fronted Plover	*Elseyornis* *melanops*
1	White-headed Stilt	*Himantopus* *leucocephalus*
1	Banded Stilt	*Cladorhynchus* *leucocephalus*
1	Red-necked Avocet	*Recurvirostra* *novaehollandiae*
1	Ruddy Turnstone	*Arenaria* *interpres*
1	Eastern Curlew	*Numenius* *madagascariensis*
1	Whimbrel	*Numenius* *phaeopus*
1	Little Curlew (Whimbrel)	*Numenius* *minutus*
1	Grey-tailed Tattler	*Tringa* *brevipes*
1	Wood Sandpiper	*Tringa* *glareola*
1	Common Sandpiper	*Actitis* *hypoleucos*
1	Greenshank	*Tringa* *nebularia*
1	Marsh Sandpiper	*Tringa* *stagnatilis*
1	Terek Sandpiper	*Tringa* *terek*
1	Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa* *limosa*
1	Bar-tailed Godwit	*Limosa* *lapponica*
2	Red Knot	*Calidris* *canutus*
1	Great Knot	*Calidris* *tenuirostris*
1	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	*Calidris* *acuminata*
1	Red-necked Stint	*Calidris* *ruficollis*
2	Long-toed Stint	*Calidris* *subminuta*
1	Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris* *ferruginea*
1	Australian Pratincole	*Stiltia* *isabella*
3	Oriental Pratincole	Glariola maldivarum
1	Silver Gull	*Larus* *novaehollandiae*
3	Caspian Tern	*Hydropogne* *caspia*
1	Gull-billed Tern	*Sterna nilotica*
1	Crested Tern	*Sterna bergii*
2	Lesser Crested Tern	*Sterna bengalensis*
2	Little Tern	*Sterna albifrons*
1	Fairy Tern	*Sterna nereis*
1	Whiskered Tern	*Chlidonias* *hybrida*
1	White-winged Black Tern	*Chlidonias* *leucoptera*
1	Rose-crowned Fruit-dove	*Ptilinopus* *regina*
1	Torresian Imperial-pigeon	*Ducula* *bicolor*
1	Peaceful Dove	*Geopelia* *placida*
2	Diamond Dove	*Geopelia* *cuneata*
1	Bar-shouldered Dove	*Geopelia* *humeralis*
1	Emerald Dove	*Chalcophaps* *indica*
1	Common Bronzewing	*Phaps* *chalcoptera*
1	Partridge Pigeon	*Geophaps* *smithii*
1	Crested Pigeon	*Geophaps* *lophotes*
1	Red-tailed Black-cockatoo	*Calyptorhynchus* *banksii*
1	Galah	*Cacatua* *roseicapilla*
1	Little Corella	*Cacatua* *pastinator*
2	Pink Cockatoo	*Cacatua* *leadbeateri*
1	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	*Cacatua* *galerita*
1	Rainbow Lorikeet	*Trichoglossus* *haematodus*
3	Varied Lorikeet	Trichoglossus versicolor
2	Musk Lorikeet	*Glossopsitta* *concinna*
2	Purple-crowned Lorikeet	*Glossopsitta* *porphyrocephala*
1	Red-winged Parrot	*Aprosmictus* *erythropterus*
2	Cockatiel	*Nymphicus* *hollandicus*
3	Adelaide Rosella	Platycercus adelaidae
1	Yellow Rosella	*Platycercus* *flaveolus*
2	Eastern Rosella	*Platycercus* *eximius*
3	Northern Rosella	Platycercus venustus
1	Mallee Ringneck	*Bernardius* *barnardi*
1	Port Lincoln Ringneck	*Bernardius* *zonarius*
2	Regent Parrot	*Polytelis* *anthopeplus*
2	Red-rumped Parrot	*Psephotus* *haematonotus*
2	Mulga Parrot	*Psephotus* *varius*
2	Blue Bonnet	Psephotus haematogaster
2	Budgerigar	*Melopsittacus* *undulatus*
2	Bourke's Parrot	Neophema bourkii
2	Pallid Cuckoo	Cuculus pallidus
3	Oriental Cuckoo	*Cuculus* *saturatus*
1	Brush Cuckoo	*Cuculus* *variolosus*
2	Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo	*Chrysococcyx* *basalis*
2	Shining Bronze-Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx lucidus
1	Little Bronze-Cuckoo	*Chrysococcyx* *minutillus*
1	Australian Koel	*Eudynamys* *cyanocephala*
1	Pheasant Coucal	*Centropus* *phasianinus*
3	Rufous Owl	Ninox rufa
2	Southern Boobook	Ninox novaeseelandiae
1	Barking Owl	*Ninox* *connivens*
3	Tawny Frogmouth	*Podargus* *strigoides*
3	Australian Owlet-nightjar	*Aegotheles* *cristatus*
3	Pacific Swift	Apus pacificus
1	Azure Kingfisher	*Alcedo* *azurea*
1	Little Kingfisher	*Alcedo* *pusilla*
2	Laughing Kookaburra	*Dacelo* *novaeguineae*
1	Blue-winged Kookaburra	*Dacelo* *leachii*
1	Red-backed Kingfisher	*Halcyon pyrrhopygia*
1	Forest Kingfisher	*Halcyon macleayii*
1	Sacred Kingfisher	*Halcyon sancta*
1	Collared Kingfisher	*Halcyon chloris*
1	Rainbow Bee-eater	*Merops* *ornatus*
1	Dollarbird	*Eurystomus* *orientalis*
1	Rainbow Pitta	*Pitta* *iris*
1	Singing Bushlark	*Mirafra* *javanica*
2	White-backed Swallow	*Cheramoeca* *leucosternum*
1	Welcome Swallow	*Hirundo* *neoxena*
1	Tree Martin	*Hirundo* *nigricans*
1	Fairy Martin	*Hirundo* *ariel*
1	Australasian Pipit	*Anthus* *novaeseelandiae*
3	Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
1	Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike	*Coracina* *novaehollandiae*
1	White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike	*Coracina* *papuensis*
2	Ground Cuckoo-shrike	*Coracina* *maxima*
2	White-winged Triller	Lalage tricolor
2	Varied Triller	*Lalage* *leucomela*
1	Southern Scrub-robin	*Drymodes* *brunneopygia*
2	Red-capped Robin	*Petroica* *goodenovii*
1	Hooded Robin	*Melanodryas* *cucullata*
2	Mangrove Robin	*Eopsaltria* *georgiana*
1	Lemon-breasted Flycatcher	*Microeca* *flavigaster*
2	Jacky Winter	*Microeca* *leucophaea*
1	Rufous-sided Robin	*Poecilodryas* *cerviniventris*
3	Crested Shrike-tit	Falcunculus frontatus
2	Golden Whistler	*Pachycephala* *pectoralis*
1	Mangrove Golden Whistler	*Pachycephala* *melanura*
1	Grey Whistler	*Pachycephala* *simplex*
1	Rufous Whistler	*Pachycephala* *rufiventris*
1	Gilbert's Whistler	*Pachycephala* *inornata*
3	Red-lored Whistler	Pachycephala rufogularis
1	Little Shrike-thrush	*Colluricincla* *megarhyncha*
1	Grey Shrike-thrush	*Colluricincla* *harmonica*
2	Crested Bellbird	*Oreoica* *gutturalis*
1	Broad-billed Flycatcher	*Myiagra* *ruficollis*
2	Leaden Flycatcher	*Myiagra* *rubecula*
1	Shining Flycatcher	*Myiagra* *alecto*
1	Restless Flycatcher	*Myiagra* *inquieta*
1	Arafura Fantail	*Rhipidura* *dryas*
2	Grey Fantail	Rhipidura fuliginosa
1	Northern Fantail	*Rhipidura* *rufiventris*
1	Willie Wagtail	*Rhipidura* *leucophrys*
1	Chestnut Quail-thrush	*Cinclosoma* *castanotum*
1	Grey-crowned Babbler	*Pomatostomus* *temporalis*
2	White-browed Babbler	Pomatostomus superciliosus
1	Chestnut-crowned Babbler	*Pomatostomus* *ruficeps*
2	Australian Reed Warbler	*Acrocephalus* *stentoreus*
1	Tawny Grassbird	*Megalurus* *timoriensis*
1	Little Grassbird	*Megalurus* *gramineus*
1	Golden-headed Cisticola	*Cisticola* *exilis*
2	Rufous Songlark	Cinclorhamphus mathewsi
2	Brown Songlark	*Cinclorhamphus* *cruralis*
1	Superb Fairy-wren	*Malurus* *cyaneus*
2	Splendid Fairy-wren	*Malurus* *splendens*
2	Variegated Fairy-wren	*Malurus* *lamberti*
1	White-winged Fairy-wren	*Malurus* *leucopterus*
1	Red-backed Fairy-wren	*Malurus* *melanocephalus*
2	Striated Grasswren	*Amytornis* *striatus*
2	Dusky Grasswren	*Amytornis* *purnelli*
2	Shy Heathwren	*Sericornis* *cautus*
1	White-browed Scrubwren	*Sericornis* *frontalis*
2	Redthroat	*Pyrrholaemus* *brunneus*
1	Large-billed Gerygone	*Gerygone* *magnirostris*
1	Mangrove Gerygone	*Gerygone* *laevigaster*
2	Western Gerygone	Gerygone fusca
1	Green-backed Gerygone	*Gerygone* *chloronota*
3	White-throated Gerygone	Gerygone olivacea
1	Weebill	*Smicrornis* *brevirostris*
2	Inland Thornbill	Acanthiza apicalis
3	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	*Acanthiza* *uropygialis*
1	Slender-billed Thornbill	*Acanthiza* *iredalei*
2	Yellow-rumped Thornbill	*Acanthiza* *chrysorrhoa*
2	Yellow Thornbill	*Acanthiza* *nana*
1	Southern Whiteface	*Aphelocephala* *leucopsis*
2	Varied Sittella	*Daphoenositta* *chrysoptera*
1	Brown Treecreeper	*Climacteris* *picumnus*
1	Black-tailed Treecreeper	*Climacteris* *melanura*
2	White-browed Treecreeper	*Climacteris* *affinis*
1	Red Wattlebird	*Anthochaera* *carunculata*
1	Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater	*Acanthagenys* *rufogularis*
1	Helmeted Friarbird	*Philemon buceroides*
1	Silver-crowned Friarbird	*Philemon argenticeps*
3	Noisy Friarbird	Philemon corniculatus
1	Little Friarbird	*Philemon citreogularis*
1	Blue-faced Honeyeater	*Entomyzon* *cyanotis*
1	Noisy Miner	*Manorina* *melanocephala*
3	Black-eared Miner	Manorina melanotis
1	Yellow-throated Miner	*Manorina* *flavigula*
2	Banded Honeyeater	*Certhionyx* *pectoralis*
3	White-lined Honeyeater	Meliphaga albilineata
1	White-gaped Honeyeater	*Lichenostomus* *unicolor*
2	White-eared Honeyeater	*Lichenostomus* *leucotis*
1	Singing Honeyeater	*Lichenostomus* *virescens*
1	Grey-headed Honeyeater	*Lichenostomus* *keartlandi*
1	Yellow-plumed Honeyeater	*Lichenostomus* *ornatus*
1	White-plumed Honeyeater	*Lichenostomus* *penicillatus*
3	Brown-headed Honeyeater	Melithreptus brevirostris
1	White-throated Honeyeater	*Melithreptus* *albogularis*
1	Brown Honeyeater	*Lichmera* *indistincta*
3	Striped Honeyeater	*Plectorhyncha* *lanceolata*
2	White-fronted Honeyeater	*Phylidonyris* *albifrons*
2	New Holland Honeyeater	*Phylidonyris* *novaehollandiae*
1	Bar-breasted Honeyeater	*Ramsayornis* *fasciatus*
3	Rufous-throated Honeyeater	Conopophila rufogularis
1	Rufous-banded Honeyeater	*Conopophila* *albogularis*
1	Dusky Honeyeater	*Myzomela* *obscura*
1	Red-headed Honeyeater	*Myzomela* *erythrocephala*
2	Crimson Chat	Epthianura tricolor
3	Yellow Chat	Epthianura crocea
1	White-fronted Chat	*Epthianura* *albifrons*
2	Mistletoebird	*Dicaeum* *hirundinaceum*
2	Spotted Pardalote	Pardalotus punctatus
2	Red-browed Pardalote	*Pardalotus* *rubicatus*
2	Striated Pardalote	*Pardalotus* *striatus*
1	Yellow White-eye	*Zosterops* *lutea*
2	Silvereye	Zosterops lateralis
2	Painted Firetail	*Emblema* *pictum*
2	Diamond Firetail	*Emblema* *guttatum*
1	Crimson Finch	*Neochmia* *phaeton*
1	Zebra Finch	*Taeniopygia* *guttata*
1	Double-barred Finch	*Taeniopygia* *bichenovii*
1	Long-tailed Finch	*Poephila* *acuticauda*
2	Masked Finch	*Poephila* *personata*
2	Gouldian Finch	*Erythrura* *gouldiae*
2	Chestnut-breasted Mannikin	Lonchura castaneothorax
1	Yellow Oriole	*Oriolus* *falvocinctus*
2	Olive-backed Oriole	Oriolus sagittatus
1	Figbird	*Sphecotheres* *viridis*
1	Spangled Drongo	*Dicrurus* *bracteatus*
1	Western Bowerbird	*Chlamydera* *guttata*
1	Great Bowerbird	*Chlamydera* *nuchalis*
1	White-winged Chough	*Corcorax* *melanorhamphos*
2	Apostlebird	*Struthidea* *cinerea*
1	Magpie-lark	*Grallinca* *cyanoleuca*
1	White-breasted Woodswallow	*Artamus* *leucorhynchus*
2	Masked Woodswallow	*Artamus* *personatus*
2	White-browed Woodswallow	*Artamus* *superciliosus*
1	Back-faced Woodswallow	*Artamus* *cinereus*
1	Little Wodswallow	*Artamus* *minor*
1	Black Butcherbird	*Cracticus* *quoyi*
2	Grey Butcherbird	*Cracticus* *torquatus*
2	Silver-backed Butcherbird	*Cracticus* *argentius*
1	Pied Butcherbird	*Cracticus* *nigrogularis*
1	Australian Magpie	*Gymnorhina* *tibicen*
2	Grey Currawong	*Strepera* *versicolor*
2	Australian Raven	*Corvus* *coronoides*
1	Little Raven	*Corvus* *mellori*
1	Torresian Crow	Corvus orru

Mammals:

1	Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat	Lasiorhinus latifrons
1	Agile Wallaby	*Macropus* *agilis*
1	Western Grey Kangaroo	*Macropus* *fuliginosus*
2	Red Kangaroo	*Macropus* *rufus*
2	Common Wallaroo (Euro)	*Macropus* *robustus*
1	Black-flanked Rock Wallaby	*Petrogale* *lateralis*
1	Black Flying-fox	*Teropus* *alecto*
3	Little Red Flying-fox	Pteropus scapulatus

12/07

POTENTIAL BIRD AND MAMMAL LIST FOR CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

2

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

1

Australian Black-shouldered Kite

Elanus notatus

1

Torresian Crow

Corvus orru

1

Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat

Lasiorhinus latifrons