POTENTIAL BIRD AND MAMMAL LIST FOR SOUTHEAST 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:

1	Emu	Dromaius novaehollandiae
1	Hoary-headed Grebe	*Poliocephalus* *poliocephalus*
1	Australasian Grebe	*Tachybaptus* *novaehollandiae*
1	Little Penguin	*Eudyptula* *minor*
1	Shy Albatross	*Diomedea* *canta*
1	Southern Giant Petrel	*Microinjects giganteus*
1	Short-tailed Shearwater	*Puffinus* *tenuirostris*
1	Fluttering Shearwater	*Puffinus* *gavia*
1	Australian Pelican	*Pelecanus* *conspicillatus*
1	Australasian Gannet	*Morus* *serrator*
2	Australian Darter	*Anhinga melanogaster*
1	Black-faced Shag	*Leucocarbo* *fuscescens*
2	Pied Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax* *varius*
1	Little Pied Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax* *melanoleucos*
1	Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax* *carbo*
1	Little Black Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax* *sulcirostris*
1	Pacific Heron	*Ardea* *pacifica*
2	Great Egret	*Ardea* *alba*
1	White-faced Heron	*Egretta* *novaehollaniae*
1	Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus* *ibis*
3	Rufous Night Heron	Nycticorax caledonicus
2	Australasian Bittern	Botaurus poiciloptilus
3	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
1	Australian Sacred Ibis	*Threskiornis* *molucca*
1	Straw-necked Ibis	*Threskiornis* *spinicollis*
2	Royal Spoonbill	*Platalea* *regia*
1	Yellow-billed Spoonbill	*Platalea* *flavipes*
2	Plumed Whistling-duck	Dendrocygna eytoni
1	Black Swan	*Cygnus atratus*
2	Cape Barren Goose	*Cereopsis* *novaehollandiae*
2	Australian Shelduck	Tadorna tadornoides
1	Pacific Black Duck	*Anas* *superciliosa*
1	Grey Teal	*Anas* *gibberifrons*
1	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*
2	Blue-billed Duck	*Oxyura* *australis*
2	Musk Duck	*Biziura* *lobata*
1	Australian Black-shouldered Kite	*Elanus* *notatus*
1	Black Kite	*Milvus* *migrans*
1	Whistling Kite	*Milvus* *sphenurus*
2	Collared Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter cirrhocephalus*
2	Brown Goshawk	Accipiter fasciatus
2	Grey Goshawk	Accipiter novaeholandiae
2	White-breasted Sea Eagle	*Haliaeetus* *leucogaster*
1	Wedge-tailed Eagle	*Aquila* *audax*
2	Little Eagle	*Hieraaetus* *morphnoides*
1	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*
2	Little Button-quail	Turnix velox
2	Brown Quail	*Coturnix* *australis*
2	Stubble Quail	*Coturnix* *pectoralis*
1	Plains-wanderer	*Pedionomus* *torquatus*
2	Buff-banded Rail	Gallirallus philippensis
2	Spotless Crake	*Porzana* *tabuensis*
2	Baillon’s Crake	*Porzana* *pusilla*
2	Australian Crake	Porzana fluminea
2	Black-tailed Native-hen	*Gallinula* *ventralis*
1	Tasmanian Native-hen	*Gallinula* *mortierii*
1	Dusky Moorhen	*Gallinula* *tenebrosa*
1	Purple Swamphen	*Porphyrio* *porphyrio*
1	Eurasian Coot	*Fulica* *atra*
2	Brolga	*Grus* *rubicundus*
1	Pied Oystercatcher	*Haematopus* *ostralegus*
2	Sooty Oystercatcher	*Haematopus* *fuliginosus*
1	Masked Lapwing	*Vanellus* *miles*
2	Banded Lapwing	*Vanellus* *tricolor*
2	Red-kneed Dotterel	Erythrogonys cinctus
1	Hooded Plover	*Charadrius* *rubricollis*
2	Red-capped Plover	Charadrius ruficapillus
2	Black-fronted Plover	*Elseyornis* *melanops*
2	Inland Dotterel	*Peltohyas* *australis*
1	White-headed Stilt	*Himantopus* *leucocephalus*
2	Red-necked Avocet	*Recurvirostra* *novaehollandiae*
1	Latham's Snipe	*Gallinago* *hardwickii*
1	Eastern Curlew	*Numenius* *madagascariensis*
2	Common Sandpiper	*Actitis* *hypoleucos*
3	Greenshank	*Tringa* *nebularia*
3	Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis
2	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	*Calidris* *acuminata*
2	Red-necked Stint	*Calidris* *ruficollis*
2	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea
2	Australian Pratincole	*Stiltia* *isabella*
1	Silver Gull	*Larus* *novaehollandiae*
1	Pacific Gull	*Larus* *pacificus*
1	Kelp Gull	*Larus* *dominicanus*
2	Caspian Tern	*Hydropogne* *caspia*
3	Gull-billed Tern	Sterna nilotica
1	Crested Tern	*Sterna bergii*
3	White-fronted Tern	Sterna striata
2	Whiskered Tern	*Chlidonias* *hybrida*
2	Peaceful Dove	*Geopelia* *placida*
1	Common Bronzewing	*Phaps* *chalcoptera*
2	Brush Bronzewing	*Phaps* *elegans*
1	Crested Pigeon	*Geophaps* *lophotes*
2	Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo	*Calyptorhynchus* *funereus*
3	Gang-gang Cockatoo	*Callocephalon* *fimbriatum*
1	Galah	*Cacatua* *roseicapilla*
1	Long-billed Corella	*Cacatua* *tenuirostris*
2	Pink Cockatoo	Cacatua leadbeateri
1	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	*Cacatua* *galerita*
2	Swift Parrot	*Lathamus* *discolor*
1	Rainbow Lorikeet	*Trichoglossus* *haematodus*
1	Musk Lorikeet	*Glossopsitta* *concinna*
2	Purple-crowned Lorikeet	Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
2	Australian King Parrot	*Alisterus* *scapularis*
2	Cockatiel	*Nymphicus* *hollandicus*
1	Yellow Rosella	*Platycercus* *flaveolus*
1	Crimson Rosella	*Platycercus* *elegans*
1	Green Rosella	*Platycercus* *caledonicus*
1	Eastern rosella	*Platycercus* *eximius*
2	Mallee Ringneck	Bernardius barnardi
1	Superb Parrot	*Polytelis* *swainsonii*
1	Red-rumped Parrot	*Psephotus* *haematonotus*
2	Blue-winged Parrot	Neophema chrysostoma
2	Blue Bonnet	*Psephotus* *haematogaster*
1	Pallid Cuckoo	*Cuculus* *pallidus*
1	Fan-tailed Cuckoo	*Cuculus* *flabelliformis*
2	Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo	*Chrysococcyx* *basalis*
1	Shining Bronze-cuckoo	*Chrysococcyx* *lucidus*
2	Powerful Owl	*Ninox* *strenua*
2	Southern Boobook	Ninox novaeseelandiae
2	Barn Owl	Tyto alba
2	Sooty Owl	Tyto tenebricosa
1	Tawny Frogmouth	*Podargus* *strigoides*
2	Australian Owlet-nightjar	Aegotheles cristatus
3	Azure Kingfisher	*Alcedo* *azurea*
1	Laughing Kookaburra	*Dacelo* *novaeguineae*
3	Red-backed Kingfisher	Halcyon pyrrhopygia
2	Sacred Kingfisher	*Halcyon sancta*
2	Rainbow Bee-eater	*Merops* *ornatus*
2	Superb Lyrebird	*Menura* *novaehollandiae*
1	Rufous Bristlebird	*Dasyornis* *broadbenti*
2	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*
1	Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike	*Coracina* *novaehollandiae*
2	White-winged Triller	*Lalage* *tricolor*
2	Bassian Thrush	Zoothera lunulata
1	Rose Robin	*Petroica* *rosea*
1	Pink Robin	*Petroica* *rodinogaster*
1	Flame Robin	*Petroica* *phoenicea*
2	Red-capped Robin	*Petroica* *goodenovii*
1	Scarlet Robin	*Petroica* *multicolor*
1	Dusky Robin	*Melanodryas* *vittata*
2	Hooded Robin	*Melanodryas* *cucullata*
1	Eastern Yellow Robin	*Eopsaltria* *australis*
2	Jacky Winter	*Microeca* *leucophaea*
2	Crested Shrike-tit	*Falcunculus* *frontatus*
1	Golden Whistler	*Pachycephala* *pectoralis*
2	Olive Whistler	Pachycephala olivacea
1	Rufous Whistler	*Pachycephala* *rufiventris*
2	Gilbert's Whistler	*Pachycephala* *inornata*
1	Grey Shrike-thrush	*Colluricincla* *harmonica*
1	Grey Fantail	*Rhipidura* *fuliginosa*
1	Willie Wagtail	*Rhipidura* *leucophrys*
1	Grey-crowned Babbler	*Pomatostomus* *temporalis*
2	White-browed Babbler	*Pomatostomus* *superciliosus*
1	Australian Reed Warbler	*Acrocephalus* *stentoreus*
2	Little Grassbird	*Megalurus* *gramineus*
2	Golden-headed Cisticola	*Cisticola* *exilis*
2	Rufous Songlark	Cinclorhamphus mathewsi
2	Brown Songlark	*Cinclorhamphus* *cruralis*
1	Superb Fairy-wren	*Malurus* *cyaneus*
2	Variegated Fairy-wren	Malurus lamberti
1	White-winged Fairy-wren	*Malurus* *leucopterus*
2	Speckled Warbler	*Chthonicola* *sagittata*
1	Striated Fieldwren	*Sericornis* *fuliginosus*
2	Large-billed Scrubwren	*Sericornis* *magnirostris*
1	White-browed Scrubwren	*Sericornis* *frontalis*
1	Tasmanian Scrubwren	*Sericornis* *humilis*
2	Scrub-tit	*Acanthornis* *magnus*
2	Pilotbird	*Pycnoptilus* *flocossus*
2	Western Gerygone	*Gerygone* *fusca*
1	Weebill	*Smicrornis* *brevirostris*
1	Brown Thornbill	*Acanthiza* *pusilla*
1	Tasmanian Thornbill	*Acanthiza* *ewingii*
2	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	Acanthiza uropygialis
2	Buff-rumped Thornbill	*Acanthiza* *reguloides*
1	Yellow-rumped Thornbill	*Acanthiza* *chrysorrhoa*
2	Yellow Thornbill	*Acanthiza* *nana*
1	Striated Thornbill	*Acanthiza* *lineata*
1	Southern Whiteface	*Aphelocephala* *leucopsis*
3	Varied Sittella	*Daphoenositta* *chrysoptera*
1	White-throated Treecreeper	*Cormobates* *leucophaea*
3	Red-browed Treecreeper	Climacteris erythrops
1	Brown Treecreeper	*Climacteris* *picumnus*
1	Red Wattlebird	*Anthochaera* *carunculata*
1	Yellow Wattlebird	*Anthochaera* *paradoxa*
1	Brush (Little) Wattlebird	*Anthochaera* *chrysoptera*
2	Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater	*Acanthagenys* *rufogularis*
1	Noisy Friarbird	*Philemon corniculatus*
2	Little Friarbird	*Philemon citreogularis*
2	Blue-faced Honeyeater	*Entomyzon* *cyanotis*
1	Bell Miner	*Manorina* *melanophrys*
1	Noisy Miner	*Manorina* *melanocephala*
2	Lewin's Honeyeater	*Meliphaga* *lewinii*
2	Yellow-faced Honeyeater	*Lichenostomus* *chrysops*
2	White-eared Honeyeater	*Lichenostomus* *leucotis*
1	Singing Honeyeater	*Lichenostomus* *virescens*
1	Yellow-tufted Honeyeater	*Lichenostomus* *melanops*
1	Yellow-throated Honeyeater	*Lichenostomus* *flavicollis*
1	White-plumed Honeyeater	*Lichenostomus* *penicillatus*
1	Strong-billed Honeyeater	*Melithreptus* *validirostris*
2	Brown-headed Honeyeater	*Melithreptus* *brevirostris*
1	White-naped Honeyeater	*Melithreptus* *lunatus*
1	Black-headed Honeyeater	*Melithreptus* *affinis*
2	Striped Honeyeater	*Plectorhyncha* *lanceolata*
1	New Holland Honeyeater	*Phylidonyris* *novaehollandiae*
2	Tawny-crowned Honeyeater	*Phylidonyris* *melanops*
1	Crescent Honeyeater	*Phylidonyris* *pyrrhoptera*
1	Eastern Spinebill	*Acanthorhynchus* *tenuirostris*
2	Crimson Chat	Epthianura tricolor
3	Orange Chat	*Epthianura* *aurifrons*
1	White-fronted Chat	*Epthianura* *albifrons*
1	Mistletoebird	*Dicaeum* *hirundinaceum*
1	Spotted Pardalote	*Pardalotus* *punctatus*
1	Forty-spotted Pardalote	*Pardalotus* *quadragintus*
1	Striated Pardalote	*Pardalotus* *striatus*
1	Silvereye	*Zosterops* *lateralis*
1	Red-browed Firetail	*Neochmia* *temporalis*
2	Diamond Firetail	*Emblema* *guttatum*
2	Zebra Finch	*Taeniopygia* *guttata*
2	Olive-backed Oriole	*Oriolus* *sagittatus*
1	Satin Bowerbird	*Ptilonorhynchus* *violaceus*
1	White-winged Chough	*Corcorax* *melanorhamphos*
1	Apostlebird	*Struthidea* *cinerea*
1	Magpie-lark	*Grallinca* *cyanoleuca*
2	White-breasted Woodswallow	*Artamus* *leucorhynchus*
2	Masked Woodswallow	Artamus personatus
2	White-browed Woodswallow	*Artamus* *superciliosus*
1	Dusky Woodswallow	*Artamus* *cyanopterus*
2	Grey Butcherbird	*Cracticus* *torquatus*
1	Pied Butcherbird	*Cracticus* *nigrogularis*
1	Australian Magpie	*Gymnorhina* *tibicen*
1	Pied Currawong	*Strepera* *graculina*
1	Grey Currawong	*Strepera* *versicolor*
1	Black Currawong	*Stepera* *fuliginosa*
1	Australian Raven	*Corvus* *coronoides*
1	Forest Raven	*Corvus* *tasmanicus*
1	Little Raven	*Corvus* *mellori*

Mammals:

2	Short-beaked Echidna	Tachyglossus aculeatus
3	Platypus	Ornithorhynchus anatinus
1	Eastern Quoll	*Dasyurus* *viverrinus*
2	Fat-tailed Dunnart	Sminthopsis crassicaudata
1	Koala	*Phascolarctos* *cinereus*
1	Common Brushtail Possum	*Trichosurus* *vulpecula*
2	Yellow-bellied Glider	*Petaurus* *australis*
1	Greater Glider	*Petauroides* *volans*
2	Common Ringtail Possum	Pseudocheirus peregrinus
2	Long-nosed Poteroo	Potorus tridactylus
1	Eastern Grey Kangaroo	*Macropus* *giganteus*
1	Red Kangaroo	*Macropus* *rufus*
1	'Bennett's Wallaby	*Macropus* *rufogriseus banksianus*
1	Black (Swamp) Wallaby	*Wallabia* *bicolor*
2	Rufous-bellied (Tasmanian) Pademelon	*Thyogale* *billardierii*
1	Grey-headed Flying-fox	*Pteropus* *poliocephalus*
1	Australian Fur Seal	*Arctocephalus* *pusillus*

12/07

POTENTIAL BIRD AND MAMMAL LIST FOR SOUTHEAST AUSTRALIA

1

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

2

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus