Birds

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Red-tailed black cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus banksii

Cacatuidae Psittaciformes Iconic Observed

KnownWell known

Weight100

Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…

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Restless Flycatcher

Myiagra inquieta

Monarchidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales5

Eastern NSW, Murray-Darling Basin, South-east Queensland, South-east S…

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Royal Spoonbill

Platalea regia

Threskiornithidae Pelecaniformes Easy Observed

KnownFamiliar

Weight80

Locales9

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, South-east Queensland…

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Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Not observed

KnownObscure

Weight10

Locales11

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Nullarbor / Southern …

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Rufous Bristlebird

Dasyornis broadbenti

Dasyornithidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales2

South-east South Australia, Victoria

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Sanderling

Calidris alba

Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Observed

KnownObscure

Weight10

Locales11

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Nullarbor / Southern …

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Scarlet Robin

Petroica boodang

Petroicidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales4

Eastern NSW, South-east South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Not observed

KnownObscure

Weight10

Locales11

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Nullarbor / Southern …

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Shining Bronze-Cuckoo

Chalcites lucidus

Cuculidae Cuculiformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales5

Eastern NSW, Murray-Darling Basin, South-east Queensland, South-east S…

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Short-tailed Grasswren

Amytornis merrotsyi

Maluridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales2

Mallee, South-east South Australia

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Silver Gull

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Laridae Charadriiformes Easy Observed

KnownFamiliar

Weight80

Locales12

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Nullarbor / Southern …

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Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

Zosteropidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales5

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, South-east South Australia, South-…

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Singing Bushlark

Mirafra javanica

Alaudidae Passeriformes Hard Observed

KnownLess known

Weight25

Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…

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Singing Honeyeater

Gavicalis virescens

Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales6

Central Australia, Eastern NSW, Murray-Darling Basin, South-east South…

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Sooty Oystercatcher

Haematopus fuliginosus

Haematopodidae Charadriiformes Medium Observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales12

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Nullarbor / Southern …

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Southern Boobook

Ninox boobook

Strigidae Strigiformes Easy Not observed

KnownFamiliar

Weight80

Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…

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Southern Emu-wren

Stipiturus malachurus

Maluridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales3

Eastern NSW, South-east South Australia, Victoria

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Southern Whiteface

Aphelocephala leucopsis

Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales4

Eastern NSW, Murray-Darling Basin, South-east South Australia, Victori…

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Splendid Fairy-wren

Malurus splendens

Maluridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales4

Mallee, Murray-Darling Basin, South-east South Australia, South-west W…

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Spotted Harrier

Circus assimilis

Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…

Christopher Watson (http://www.comebirdwatching.blogspot.com/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Spotted Nightjar

Eurostopodus argus

Caprimulgidae Caprimulgiformes Medium Observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…

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Spotted Pardalote

Pardalotus punctatus

Pardalotidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales5

Eastern NSW, Murray-Darling Basin, South-east Queensland, South-east S…

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Spotted Quail-thrush

Cinclosoma punctatum

Cinclosomatidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales4

Eastern NSW, Murray-Darling Basin, South-east South Australia, Victori…

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Square-tailed Kite

Lophoictinia isura

Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Not observed

KnownNormal

Weight50

Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…