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Blue-winged Kookaburra WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Blue-winged Kookaburra

Dacelo leachii
Alcedinidae Coraciiformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Bower's Shrike-thrush Jim Bendon from Karratha, Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Bower's Shrike-thrush

Colluricincla boweri
Pachycephalidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics

Brahminy Kite WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Brahminy Kite

Haliastur indus
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Bridled Tern PotMart186 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus
Laridae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Cape York, Gulf Country, Top End, Wet Tropics

Broad-billed Flycatcher WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Broad-billed Flycatcher

Myiagra ruficollis
Monarchidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Brolga WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Brolga

Antigone rubicunda
Gruidae Gruiformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales10

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Murray-Darling Basin,…

Brown Booby Danilo da Castro / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster
Sulidae Pelecaniformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

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

Brown Cuckoo-Dove gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia phasianella
Columbidae Columbiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Cape York, Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Wet Tropics

Brown Falcon WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Brown Falcon

Falco berigora
Falconidae Falconiformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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

Brown Goshawk WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Brown Goshawk

Accipiter fasciatus
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Brown Honeyeater WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Brown Honeyeater

Lichmera indistincta
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Brown Noddy Forest & Kim Starr / CC BY 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus
Laridae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Cape York, Top End, Wet Tropics

Brown Quail WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Brown Quail

Synoicus ypsilophorus
Phasianidae Galliformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales16

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

Brown-backed Honeyeater Roger MacKertich / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Brown-backed Honeyeater

Ramsayornis modestus
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics

Brush Cuckoo WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Brush Cuckoo

Cacomantis variolosus
Cuculidae Cuculiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Budgerigar Jim Bendon from Karratha, Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Buff-banded Rail WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Buff-banded Rail

Gallirallus philippensis
Rallidae Gruiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales10

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Murray-Darling Basin,…

Buff-breasted Button-quail J. G. Keulemans, del. / Public domain / via Wikimedia Commons

Buff-breasted Button-quail

Turnix olivii
Turnicidae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales1

Cape York

Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher

Tanysiptera sylvia
Alcedinidae Coraciiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics

Bush stone-curlew WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Bush stone-curlew

Burhinus grallarius
Burhinidae Charadriiformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales16

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

Caspian Tern WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia
Laridae Charadriiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales12

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

Channel-billed cuckoo WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Channel-billed cuckoo

Scythrops novaehollandiae
Cuculidae Cuculiformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Chestnut Rail Summerdrought / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Chestnut Rail

Eulabeornis castaneoventris
Rallidae Gruiformes Hard Not observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail Joshua Bergmark (Ornis Birding Expeditions) / CC BY 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Turnix castanotus
Turnicidae Charadriiformes Expert Observed
KnownObscure
Weight10
Locales4

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End