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Australian Logrunner JJ Harrison / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Logrunner

Orthonyx temminckii
Orthonychidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Wet Tropics

Australian Magpie JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen
Artamidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales7

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

Australian Owlet-nightjar JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles cristatus
Aegothelidae Caprimulgiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales6

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

Australian Painted-Snipe Patrick_K59 / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Painted-Snipe

Rostratula australis
Rostratulidae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

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

Australian Pelican WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pelecanidae Pelecaniformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales16

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

Australian Pied Oystercatcher JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris
Haematopodidae Charadriiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales12

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

Australian Pipit WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Australian Pipit

Anthus australis
Motacillidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Australian Pratincole WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Australian Pratincole

Stiltia isabella
Glareolidae Charadriiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Australian Raven JJ Harrison (https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/ZoQvcc05qhmjQ9eE) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Raven

Corvus coronoides
Corvidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Australian Reed Warbler WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Australian Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus australis
Acrocephalidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Australian Ringneck JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Ringneck

Barnardius zonarius
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Australian Shelduck JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Shelduck

Tadorna tadornoides
Anatidae Anseriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

Eastern NSW, South-east South Australia, South-west WA, Tasmania, Vict…

Australian Spotted Crake Peter Jacobs from Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Spotted Crake

Porzana fluminea
Rallidae Gruiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

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

Australian Swiftlet Donald Davesne / CC BY 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Swiftlet

Aerodramus terraereginae
Apodidae Caprimulgiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics

Australian White Ibis WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Australian White Ibis

Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornithidae Pelecaniformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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

Australian Wood Duck JJ Harrison (https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/YYM6L2ySyOl5BI0n) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Wood Duck

Chenonetta jubata
Anatidae Anseriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Azure Kingfisher WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Azure Kingfisher

Ceyx azureus
Alcedinidae Coraciiformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales12

Cape York, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Mall…

Baillon's Crake JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Baillon's Crake

Zapornia pusilla
Rallidae Gruiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales6

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

Banded Fruit-Dove Christoph Moning / CC BY 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Banded Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus cinctus
Columbidae Columbiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales2

Arnhem Land / Kakadu Stone Country, Top End

Banded Honeyeater WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Banded Honeyeater

Cissomela pectoralis
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Banded Lapwing JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Banded Lapwing

Vanellus tricolor
Charadriidae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Banded Stilt Kym Nicolson / CC BY 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Banded Stilt

Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Recurvirostridae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Central Australia, Channel Country, Murray-Darling Basin, Nullarbor / …

Banded Whiteface Ron Knight / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Banded Whiteface

Aphelocephala nigricincta
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Central Australia, Channel Country, Mallee

Bar-breasted Honeyeater WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Bar-breasted Honeyeater

Ramsayornis fasciatus
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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