Search for a Bird by its Scientific Name or any of its Common Names. Use the species index number code to locate the species on the Bird Species List page. Every effort has been made to ensure the Common Names list is complete, however, if anyone using this site can contribute a genuine Common Name that has been omitted, we would be grateful to recieve their advice via email (see our Contacts page for email details).
At present all of the Fauna and Flora Names Index pages are incomplete and in various stages of functionality. The order of priority in finishing these important pages is a reflection of the number of species involved with each. The order is Amphibians; Mammals; Reptiles; Flora; Birds and lastly Fish.
Aquila audax - see 001 Aquila audax
Wedge-Tailed Eagle - see 001 Aquila audax
Aviceda subcristata - see 002 Aviceda subcristata
Pacific Baza - see 002 Aviceda subcristata
Circus approximans - see 003 Circus approximans
Swamp Harrier - see 003 Circus approximans
Circus assimilis - Spotted Harrier
Elanus axillaris - Black-Shouldered Kite
Elanus scriptus - Letter-Winged Kite
Erythrotriorchis radiatus - Red Goshawk
Haliastur indus - Brahminy Kite
Haliastur sphenurus - Whistling Kite
Hamirostra melanosternon - Black-Breasted Buzzard
Hieraaetus morphnoides - Little Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster - White-Bellied Sea Eagle
Lophoictinia isura - Square-Tailed Kite
Milvus migrans - Black Kite
Tachyspiza cirrocephala - Collared Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza fasciata - Brown Goshawk
Tachyspiza novaehollandiae - Grey Goshawk
Pandion haliaetus - Osprey
Aegotheles cristatus - Australian Owlet-Nightjar
Anas castanea - Chestnut Teal
Anas gracilis - Grey Teal
Anas superciliosa - Pacific Black Duck
Aythya australis - Hardhead
Chenonetta jubata - Australian Wood Duck
Cygnus atratus - Black Swan
Dendrocygna arcuata - Wandering Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni - Plumed Whistling Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus - Pink-eared Duck
Nettapus coromandelianus - Cotton Pygmy Goose
Nettapus pulchellus - Green Pygmy Goose
Radjah radjah - Radjah Shelduck
Spatula rhynchotis - Australasian Shoveler
Anseranas semipalmata - Magpie Goose
Apus pacificus - Pacific Swift
Hirundapus caudacutus - White-Throated Needletail
Aerodramus terraereginae - Australian Swiflet
Caprimulgus macrurus - Large-Tailed Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus - Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus mystacalis - White-Throated Nightjar
Casuarius casuarius - Southern Cassowary
Burhinus grallarius - Bush Stone-Curlew
Esacus magnirostris - Beach Stone-Curlew
Charadrius bicinctus - Double-Banded Plover
Charadrius dubius - Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii - Greater Sand Plover
Charadrius mongolus - Lesser Sand Plover
Charadrius ruficapillus - Red-Capped Plover
Charadrius veredus - Oriental Plover
Elseyornis melanops - Black-Fronted Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus - Red-Kneed Dotterel
Pluvialis fulva - Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis squatarola - Grey Plover
Vanellus miles - Masked Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor - Banded Lapwing
Stiltia isabella - Australian Pratincole
Haematopus fuliginosus - Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris - Pied Oystercatcher
Irediparra gallinacea- Comb-Crested Jacana
Anous minutus - Black Noddy
Anous stolidus - Brown Noddy
Chlidonias hybrida - Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus - White-Winged Black Tern
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae - Silver Gull
Gelochelidon nilotica - Gull-Billed Tern
Gygis alba - White Tern
Hydroprogne caspia - Caspian Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus - Bridled Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus - Sooty Tern
Sterna dougallii - Roseate Tern
Sterna hirundo - Common Tern
Sterna striata - White-Fronted Tern
Sterna sumatrana - Black-Naped Tern
Sternula albifrons - Little Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis - Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii - Greater Crested Tern
Himantopus himantopus - Black-Winged Stilt
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae- Red-Necked Avocet
Rostratula australis - Australian Painted-Snipe
Actitis hypoleucos - Common Sandpiper
Arenaria interpres - Ruddy Turnstone
Calidris acuminata - Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper
Calidris alba - Sanderling
Calidris canutus - Red Knot
Calidris falcinellus - Broad-Billed Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea - Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos - Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris pugnax - Ruff
Calidris ruficollis - Red-Necked Stint
Calidris tenuirostris - Great Knot
Gallinago hardwickii- Latham's Snipe
Limosa lapponica - Bar-Tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa - Black-Tailed Godwit
Numenius madagascariensis - Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius minutus - Little Curlew
Numenius phaeopus - Whimbrel
Tringa brevipes - Grey-Tailed Tattler
Tringa incana - Wandering Tattler
Tringa nebularia - Common Greenshank
Tringa stagnatilis - Marsh Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus - Terek Sandpiper
Stercorarius longicaudus - Long-Tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus - Arctic Skua
Stercorarius pomarinus - Pomerine Jaeger
Turnix maculosus - Red-Backed Buttonquail
Turnix pyrrhothorax - Red-Chested Buttonquail
Turnix varius - Painted Buttonquail
Turnix velox - Little Buttonquail
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus - Black-Necked Stork
Chalcophaps longirostris - Pacific Emerald Dove
Columba leucomela - White-Headed Pigeon
Ducula spilorrhoa - Torresian Imperial Pigeon
Geopelia cuneata - Diamond Dove
Geopelia humeralis - Bar-Shouldered Dove
Geopelia placida - Peaceful Dove
Geophaps scripta peninsulae - Northern Squatter Pigeon
Lopholaimus antarcticus - Topknot Pigeon
Macropygia phasianella - Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Ocyphaps lophotes - Crested Pigeon
Phaps chalcoptera - Common Bronzewing
Ptilinopus magnificus - Wompoo Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus regina - Rose-Crowned Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus superbus - Superb Fruit Dove
Ceyx azureus azureus - Azure Kingfisher
Ceyx pusillus halli - Eastern Australian Little Kingfisher
Dacelo leachii leachii - Blue-Winged Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae minor - Cape York Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae novaeguineae - Laughing Kookaburra
Syma torotoro torotoro - Yellow-Billed Kingfisher
Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia - Buff-Breasted Paradise Kingfisher
Todiramphus macleayii incinctus - Eastern Forest Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygius - Red-Backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus sanctus - Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sordidus sordidus- Torresian Kingfisher
Eurystomus orientalis - Oriental Dollar Bird
Eurystomus orientalis pacificus- Australian Roller
Merops ornatus - Rainbow Bee-Eater
Cacomantis castaneiventris - Chestnut-Breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis - Fan-Tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus - Sahul Brush Cuckoo
Centropus phasianinus - Pheasant Coucal
Chalcites basalis - Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites lucidus - Shining Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites minutillus - Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites osculans - Black-Eared Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus - Oriental Cuckoo
Eudynamys orientalis - Pacific Koel
Heteroscenes pallidus - Pallid Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae - Channel-Billed Cuckoo
Falco berigora - Brown Falcon
Falco cenchroides cenchroides - Australian Nankeen Kestrel
Falco hypoleucos - Grey Falcon
Falco longipennis - Australian Hobby
Falco peregrinus - Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus macropus - Australian Peregrine Falcon
Falco subniger - Black Falcon
Alectura lathami - Australian Brush-Turkey
Megapodius reinwardt - Orange-Footed Scrubfowl
Coturnix pectoralis - Stubble Quail
Synoicus chinensis - King Quail
Synoicus ypsilophorus - Brown Quail
Antigone antigone - Sarus Crane
Antigone rubicunda - Brolga
Amaurornis moluccana - Pale-Vented Bush-Hen
Fulica atra australis - Australian Coot
Hypotaenidia philippensis - Buff-Banded Rail
Poliolimnas cinereus - White-Browed Crake
Porphyrio melanotus - Australasian Swamphen
Rallina tricolor - Red-Necked Crake
Tribonyx ventralis - Black-Tailed Native-Hen
Zapornia pusilla - Baillon's Crake
Zapornia tabuensis - Spotless Crake
Ardeotis australis - Australian Bustard
Acanthiza katherina - Mountain Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides - Buff-Rumped Thornbill
Gerygone magnirostris - Large-Billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris cairnsensis - North Queensland Large-Billed Gerygone
Gerygone mouki - Brown Gerygone
Gerygone mouki mouki - Wet Tropics Brown Gerygone
Gerygone olivacea - White-Throated Gerygone
Gerygone palpebrosa - Fairy Gerygone
Gerygone palpebrosa flavida - Southern Fairy Gerygone
Gerygone palpebrosa personata - Cape York Fairy Gerygone
Neosericornis citreogularis - Yellow-Throated Scrubwren
Neosericornis citreogularis cairnsi - Wet Tropics Yellow-Throated Scrubwren
Oreoscopus gutturalis - Fernwren
Sericornis beccarii - Tropical Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis - White-Browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis laevigaster - Northern White-Browed Scrubwren
Sericornis keri - Atherton Scrubwren
Sericornis magnirostra - Large-Billed Scrubwren
Smicrornis brevirostris - Weebill
Acrocephalus australis - Australian Reed Warbler
Mirafra javanica - Singing Bush Lark
Artamus cinereus - Black-Faced Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus - Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus leucopygialis - Australian White-Breasted Woodswallow
Artamus minor - Little Woodswallow
Artamus personatus - Masked Woodswallow
Artamus superciliosus - White-Browed Woodswallow
Cracticus torquatus leucopterus - Grey Butcherbird
Gymnorhina tibicen terraereginae - Eastern Australian Magpie
Melloria quoyi - Black Butcherbird
Strepera graculina - Pied Currawong
Coracina lineata - Barred Cuckooshrike
Coracina maxima - Ground Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae melanops - Mainland Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis oriomo - Cape York White-Bellied Cuckooshrike
Edolisoma tenuirostre melvillense - Sahul Cicadabird
Lalage leucomela - Varied Triller
Lalage tricolor - White-Winged Triller
Cisticola exilis - Golden-Headed Cisticola
Climacteris picumnus - Brown Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea minor - Little White-Throated Treecreeper
Corcorax melanorhamphos - White-Winged Chough
Corvus coronoides - Australian Raven
Corvus orru cecilae - Torresian Crow
Dicaeum hirundinaceum - Mistletoe Bird
Dicrurus bracteatus - Spangled Drongo
Emblema modestum - Plum-Headed Finch
Erythrura trichroa - Blue-Faced Parrotfinch
Lonchura castaneothorax - Chestnut-Breasted Mannikin
Neochmia phaeton - Crimson Finch
Neochmia temporalis - Red-Browed Finch
Poephila cincta atropygialis - Northern Black-Throated Finch
Stizoptera bichenovii - Double-Barred Finch
Taeniopygia castanotis - Australian Zebra Finch
Falcunculus frontatus - Eastern Shriketit
Hirundo neoxena - Welcome Swallow
Hirundo rustica gutturalis - Buff-Bellied Barn Swallow
Petrochelidon ariel - Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans - Tree Martin
Cincloramphus cruralis - Brown Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewsi - Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus timoriensis alisteri - Australian Tawny Grassbird
Machaerirhynchus flaviventer - Yellow-Breasted Boatbill
Malurus amabilis - Lovely Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus - Red-Backed Fairywren
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris - Eastern Spinebill
Bolemoreus frenatus - Bridled Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops - Yellow-Faced Honeyeater
Cissomela pectoralis - Banded Honeyeater
Conopophila rufogularis - Rufous-Throated Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis - Blue-Faced Honeyeater
Gavicalis versicolor - Varied Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta - Brown Honeyeater
Manorina melanocephala - Noisy Miner
Meliphaga gracilis - Graceful Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii - Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga notata - Yellow-Spotted Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis - White-Throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis - Black-Chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus - White-Naped Honeyeater
Myzomela obscura - Dusky Honeyeater
Myzomela sanguinolenta - Scarlet Honeyeater
Philemon argenticeps kempi - Silver-Crowned Friarbird
Philemon buceroides yorki - Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis - Little Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus - Noisy Friarbird
Phylidonyris niger - White-Cheeked Honeyeater
Ptilotula fusca - Fuscous Honeyeater
Ramsayornis fasciatus - Bar-Breasted Honeyeater
Ramsayornis modestus - Brown-Backed Honeyeater
Stomiopera flava - Yellow Honeyeater
Stomiopera unicolor - White-Gaped Honeyeater
Xanthotis macleayanus - Macleay's Honeyeater
Family - Monarchidae
Family - Motacillidae
Family - Nectariniidae
Family - Neosittidae
Family - Oriolidae
Family - Orthonychidae
Family - Pachycephalidae
Family - Paradisaeidae
Family - Pardalotidae
Family - Petroicidae
Family - Pittidae
Pitta versicolor intermedia - Noisy Pitta
Family - Pomatostomidae
Family - Psophodidae
Family - Ptilonorhynchidae
Family - Rhipiduridae
Family - Sturnidae
Family - Zosteropidae
Ardea alba modesta - Eastern Great Egret
Ardea coromanda - Eastern Cattle Egret
Ardea pacifica - White-Necked Heron
Ardea plumifera - Plumed Egret
Ardea sumatrana - Great-Billed Heron
Botaurus flavicollis australis - Australasian Black Bittern
Butorides striata macrorhyncha - Eastern Australian Striated Heron
Egretta garzetta - Little Egret
Egretta novaehollandiae - White-Faced Heron
Egretta picata - Pied Heron
Egretta sacra - Pacific Reef Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus australasiae - Australasian Nankeen Night Heron
Pelecanus conspicillatus - Australian Pelican
Platalea flavipes - Yellow-Billed Spoonbill
Platalea regia - Royal Spoonbill
Plegadis falcinellus - Glossy Ibis
Threskiornis moluccus - Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis - Straw-Necked Ibis
Phaethon lepturus dorotheae - Pacific White-Tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda roseotinctus - Pacific Red-Tailed Tropicbird
Podargus ocellatus - Marbled Frogmouth
Podargus papuensis - Papuan Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides - Tawny Frogmouth
Podiceps cristatus australis - Australasian Crested Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus - Hoary-headed Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae - Australasian Grebe
Oceanites oceanicus - Wilson's Storm Petrel
Ardenna pacifica - Wedge-Tailed Shearwater
Ardenna tenuirostris - Short-Tailed Shearwater
Macronectes giganteus - Southern Giant Petrel
Cacatua galerita galerita - Greater Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii - Northern Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo
Eolophus roseicapilla kuhli - Northern Galah
Licmetis sanguinea sanguinea - Little Corella
Nymphicus hollandicus - Cockatiel
Alisterus scapularis minor - Wet Tropics Australian King Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus - Red-Winged Parrot
Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana - Macleay's Fig-Parrot
Melopsittacus undulatus - Budgerigar
Parvipsitta pusilla - Little Lorikeet
Platycercus adscitus adscitus - Cape York Pale-Headed Rosella
Platycercus elegans nigrescens - Tropical Crimson Rosella
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus - Scaly-Breasted Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus moluccanus - Rainbow Lorikeet
Ninox boobook lurida - Red Boobook
Ninox boobook ocellata - North-Western Boobook
Ninox rufa queenslandica - Eastern Rufous Owl
Tyto javanica delicatula - Australian Barn Owl
Tyto longimembris - Eastern Grass Owl
Tyto multipunctata - Lesser Sooty Owl
Tyto novaehollandiae - Masked Owl
Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli - Northern Masked Owl
Tyto tenebricosa - Greater Sooty Owl
Anhinga novaehollandiae - Australasian Darter
Fregata ariel - Lesser FrigateBird
Fregata minor - Great FrigateBird
Microcarbo melanoleucos - Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo - Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris - Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius - Pied Cormorant
Sula dactylatra - Masked Booby
Sula leucogaster - Brown Booby
Sula sula - Red-Footed Booby
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