Australian Birds
This page is simply a list of the birds that I've positively identified since moving to Australia. I thought that it would be useful to anyone who may visit me here and wants an idea of what birds they would be likely to see and easily identify. None of the birds are listed more than once, so birds listed under 'elsewhere in Australia' are only those that I haven't seen around Mildura. I've included the first (though often not only) place I saw those species as well. An * indicates that the species is introduced to Australia, and a ^ indicates that the species is native to Australia but introduced to the region where I saw it. If I have taken a photo of the bird it can be seen by clicking on the camera icon, otherwise a weblink to a photo (opens in a new window) can be accessed by clicking on the globe icon.
After our visit to the red centre my favourite Australian bird has to be the Spinifex Pigeon, apart from being a rather odd looking bird they also have a rather odd call "oooo ha ha ha ha".
Birds seen in or from our garden
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| Australian Magpie |
Gymnorhina tibicen |
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| Australian Pelican |
Pelecanus conspicillatus |
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| Australian White Ibis |
Threskiornis molucca |
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| Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
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| Black Shouldered Kite |
Elanus axillaris |
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| Blue-Faced Honeyeater |
Entomyzon cyanotis |
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| Common Starling* |
Sturnus vulgaris |
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| Crested Pigeon |
Ocyphaps lophotes |
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| House Sparrow* |
Passer domesticus |
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| Magpie-Lark |
Grallina cyanoleuca |
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| Pied Butcherbird |
Cracticus nigrogularis |
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| Straw-Necked Ibis |
Threskiornis spinicollis |
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Birds seen in or around Mildura
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Latin Name |
My Photo |
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| Apostlebird |
Struthidea cinerea |
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| Australian Raven |
Corvus coronoides |
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| Australian Wood Duck |
Chenonetta jubata |
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| Black-Faced Cuckoo-Shrike |
Coracina novaehollandiae |
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| Black Swan |
Cygnus atratus |
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| Black-Fronted Dotterel |
Elseyornis melanops |
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| Black-Winged Stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
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| Blue Bonnet |
Northiella haematogaster |
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| Caspian Tern |
Sterna caspia |
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| Chirruping Wedgebill |
Psophodes cristatus |
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| Common Blackbird* |
Turdus merula |
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| Common Bronzewing |
Phaps chalcoptera |
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| Darter |
Anhinga melanogaster |
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| Dusky Moorhen |
Gallinula tenebrosa |
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| Eastern Ringneck |
Barnardius barnardi |
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| Emu |
Dromaius novaehollandiae |
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| Eurasian Coot |
Fulica atra |
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| Galah |
Cacatua roseicapilla |
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| Glossy Ibis |
Plegadis falcinellus |
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| Great Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
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| Laughing Kookaburra |
Dacelo novaeguineae |
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| Little Corella |
Cacatua sanguinea |
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| Little Black Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris |
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| Little Pied Cormorant |
Phalocrocorax melanoleucos |
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| Masked Lapwing |
Vanellus miles |
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| Nankeen Kestrel |
Falco cenchroides |
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| Noisy Miner |
Manorina melanocephala |
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| Pacific Black Duck |
Anas superciliosa |
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| Pied Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax varius |
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| Purple Swamphen |
Porphyrio porphyrio |
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| Red-Rumped Parrot |
Psephotus haematonotus |
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| Red Wattlebird |
Anthochaera carunculata |
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| Sacred Kingfisher |
Todiramphus sanctus |
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| Silver Gull |
Larus novaehollandiae |
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| Singing Honeyeater |
Lichenostomus virescens |
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| Splendid Fairy-Wren |
Malurus splendens |
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| Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo |
Cacatua galeritta |
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| Swamp Harrier |
Circus approximans |
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| Wedge-Tailed Eagle |
Aquila audax |
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| Welcome Swallow |
Hirundo neoxena |
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| Whistling Kite |
Haliastur sphenurus |
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| White-Breasted Woodswallow |
Artamus leucorynchus |
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| White-Plumed Honeyeater |
Lichenostomus penicillatus |
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| White-Winged Chough |
Corcorax melanorhamphos |
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| Willie Wagtail |
Rhipidura leucophrys |
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| Yellow Rosella |
Platycercus elegans flaveolas |
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| Yellow-Billed Spoonbill |
Platelea flavipes |
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| Yellow-Plumed Honeyeater |
Lichenostomus ornatus |
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| Yellow-Rumped Thornbill |
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa |
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Birds seen elsewhere in Australia
| Common Name |
Latin Name |
First Seen |
My Photo |
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| Adelaide Rosella |
Platycercus elegans adelaidae |
Adelaide Hills, SA |
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| Australasian Gannet |
Morus serrator |
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| Australian Brush Turkey |
Alectura lathami |
Lammington NP, QLD |
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| Australian Grebe |
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae |
Warrawong, SA |
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| Australian King-Parrot |
Alisterus scapularis |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Australian Shelduck |
Tadorna tadornoides |
Tidbinbilla, ACT |
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| Blue-Billed Duck |
Oxyura australis |
Tidbinbilla, ACT |
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| Brahminy Kite |
Haliastur indus |
Noosa, QLD |
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| Brown Falcon |
Falco berigora |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| Cape Barren Goose^ |
Cereopsis novaehollandiae |
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| Chestnut Teal |
Anas castanea |
Tidbinbilla, ACT |
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| Common Myna* |
Acridotheres tristis |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Crescent Honeyeater |
Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera |
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| Crested Tern |
Sterna bergii |
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| Crimson Rosella |
Platycercus elegans |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Eastern Rosella |
Platycercus eximius |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Eastern Spinebill |
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Eastern Yellow Robin |
Eopsaltria australis |
Canberra, ACT |
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| European Goldfinch* |
Carduelis carduelis |
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| Figbird |
Sphecotheres viridis |
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| Gang-Gang Cockatoo |
Callocephalon fimbriatum |
Brindabella Mtns, ACT |
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| Golden Whistler |
Pachycephala pectoralis |
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| Great Crested Grebe |
Podiceps cristatus |
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| Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
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| Green Catbird |
Ailuroedus crassirostris |
Lamington NP, QLD |
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| Grey Fantail |
Rhipidura fuliginosa |
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| Grey Teal |
Anas gracilis |
Tidbinbilla, ACT |
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| Grey Shrike-Thrush |
Colluricincla harmonica |
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| Grey-Crowned Babbler |
Pomatostomus temporalis |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| Grey-Headed Honeyeater |
Lichenostomus keartlandi |
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| Ground Thrush |
Zoothera lunulata |
Brindabella Mtns, ACT |
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| Hardhead |
Aythya australis |
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| Hooded Robin |
Melanodryas cucullata |
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| Laughing Turtle-Dove* |
Streptopelia senegalensis |
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| Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
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| Musk Duck |
Biziura lobata |
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| Magpie Goose^ |
Anseranas semipalmata |
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| Nankeen Night Heron |
Nycticorax caledonicus |
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| New Holland Honeyeater |
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Noisy Friarbird |
Philemon corniculatus |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Pied Currawong |
Strepera graculina |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Paradise Riflebird |
Ptiloris paradiseus |
Lamington NP, QLD |
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| Pied Oystercatcher |
Haematopus longirostris |
Bateman's Bay, NSW |
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| Pink-Eared Duck |
Malacorhynchus membranaceus |
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| Rainbow Bee-Eater |
Merops ornatus |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| Rainbow Lorikeet |
Trichoglussus haematodus |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| Red-Capped Parrot |
Purpureicephalus spurius |
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| Red-Browed Finch |
Neochmia temporalis |
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| Rufous Fantail |
Rhipidura rufifrons |
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| Richard's Pipit |
Purpureicephalus spurius |
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| Scarlet Robin |
Petroica multicolor |
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| Silvereye |
Zosterops lateralis |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Sooty Oystercatcher |
Haematopus fuliginosus |
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| Spiny-Cheeked Honeyeater |
Acanthagenys rufogularis |
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| Spinifex Pigeon |
Geophaps plumifera |
Kata Tjuka, NT |
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| Spotted Harrier |
Circus assimilis |
Sedan, SA |
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| Spotted Turtle-Dove* |
Streptopelia chinensis |
Adelaide, SA |
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| Striated Pardalote |
Pardalotus punctatus |
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| Superb Fairy-Wren |
Malurus cyaneus |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| Superb Parrot |
Polytelis swainsonii |
Mount Rogers, ACT |
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| Tawny Frogmouth |
Podargus strigoides |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Tree Martin |
Hirundo nigricans |
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| Western Bowerbird |
Chlamydera guttata |
Ormiston Gorge, NT |
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| Western Corella |
Cacatua pastinator |
Perth, WA |
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| Western Ringneck |
Barnardius zonarius |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| White-Bellied Sea Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucogaster |
Noosa, QLD |
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| White-Browed Scrubwren |
Sericornis frontalis |
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| White-Faced Heron |
Egretta novaehollandiae |
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| White-Naped Honeyeater |
Melithreptus lunatus |
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| White-Necked Heron |
Ardea pacifica |
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| White-Throated Treecreeper |
Cormobates leucophaeus |
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| Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo |
Calyptorhynchus funereus |
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| Yellow-Throated Miner |
Manorina flavigula |
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| Zebra Finch |
Taeniopygia guttata |
Alice Springs, NT |
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Any photos of my own can be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, but I would like to attributed.
© 1996-2007 Everard Edwards
This page was last updated Tue Jan 29 21:33:52 EST 2008.
