Birds in Backyards

Bird List

Birds listed by common name. Sort by scientific name

Adelie Penguin - E J Woehler
Common name: Adelie Penguin
Scientific name: Pygoscelis adeliae
Family: Spheniscidae
Apostlebird. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Apostlebird
Scientific name: Struthidea cinerea
Family: Corcoracidae
Australasian Bittern. - M Carter
Common name: Australasian Bittern
Scientific name: Botaurus poiciloptilus
Family: Ardeidae
Australasian Gannet. - Australian Museum
Common name: Australasian Gannet
Scientific name: Morus serrator
Family: Sulidae
Australasian Grebe. - Australian Museum
Common name: Australasian Grebe
Scientific name: Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Family: Podicipedidae
Australasian Shoveler. - N Lazarus
Common name: Australasian Shoveler
Scientific name: Anas rhynchotis
Family: Anatidae
Australian Brush-turkey. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Australian Brush-turkey
Scientific name: Alectura lathami
Family: Megapodiidae
Australian Bustard. - Australian Museum
Common name: Australian Bustard
Scientific name: Ardeotis australis
Family: Otididae
Australian King Parrot, male. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Australian King-Parrot
Scientific name: Alisterus scapularis
Family: Psittacidae
Australian Magpie. - Australian Museum
Common name: Australian Magpie
Scientific name: Gymnorhina tibicen
Family: Artamidae
Australian Owlet-nightjar. - Australian Museum
Common name: Australian Owlet-nightjar
Scientific name: Aegotheles cristatus
Family: Aegothelidae
Australian Pelican. - Australian Museum
Common name: Australian Pelican
Scientific name: Pelecanus conspicillatus
Family: Pelecanidae
Australian Pratincole. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Australian Pratincole
Scientific name: Stiltia isabella
Family: Glareolidae
Australian Raven. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Australian Raven
Scientific name: Corvus coronoides
Family: Corvidae
Australian Ringneck. - Australian Museum
Common name: Australian Ringneck
Scientific name: Barnardius zonarius
Family: Psittacidae
Australian Shelduck. - OzBirds
Common name: Australian Shelduck
Scientific name: Tadorna tadornoides
Family: Anatidae
Australian White Ibis in urban setting. - Australian Museum
Common name: Australian White Ibis
Scientific name: Threskiornis molucca
Family: Threskiornithidae
Australian Wood Duck. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Australian Wood Duck
Scientific name: Chenonetta jubata
Family: Anatidae
Azure Kingfisher with food in its beak. - Australian Museum
Common name: Azure Kingfisher
Scientific name: Alcedo azurea
Family: Alcedinidae
Banded Lapwing. - Australian Museum
Common name: Banded Lapwing
Scientific name: Vanellus tricolor
Family: Charadriidae
Banded Stilt. - Australian Museum
Common name: Banded Stilt
Scientific name: Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Family: Recurvirostridae
Barking Owl. - Natasha Schedvin
Common name: Barking Owl
Scientific name: Ninox connivens
Family: Strigidae
Barn Owl - Australian Museum
Common name: Barn Owl
Scientific name: Tyto alba
Family: Tytonidae
Bar-shouldered Dove. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Bar-shouldered Dove
Scientific name: Geopelia humeralis
Family: Columbidae
Bar-tailed Godwit preening. - Australian Museum
Common name: Bar-tailed Godwit
Scientific name: Limosa lapponica
Family: Scolopacidae
Bassian Thrush. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Bassian Thrush
Scientific name: Zoothera lunulata
Family: Muscicapidae
Beach Stone-curlew. - N Lazarus
Common name: Beach Stone-curlew
Scientific name: Esacus neglectus
Family: Burhinidae
Beautiful Firetail at nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Beautiful Firetail
Scientific name: Stagonopleura bella
Family: Passeridae
Bell Miner on a branch. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Bell Miner
Scientific name: Manorina melanophrys
Family: Meliphagidae
Black Bittern at nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Black Bittern
Scientific name: Ixobrychus flavicollis
Family: Ardeidae
Black Currawong. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Black Currawong
Scientific name: Strepera fuliginosa
Family: Artamidae
Black Falcon. - OzBirds
Common name: Black Falcon
Scientific name: Falco subniger
Family: Accipitridae
Black Honeyeater, male. - Australian Museum
Common name: Black Honeyeater
Scientific name: Certhionyx niger
Family: Meliphagidae
Black Kite. - Australian Museum
Common name: Black Kite
Scientific name: Milvus migrans
Family: Accipitridae
Black Swan on land. - Australian Museum
Common name: Black Swan
Scientific name: Cygnus atratus
Family: Anatidae
Black-breasted Buzzard. - Australian Museum
Common name: Black-breasted Buzzard
Scientific name: Hamirostra melanosternon
Family: Accipitridae
Black-browed Albatross. - T Palliser
Common name: Black-browed Albatross
Scientific name: Diomedea melanophris
Family: Diomedeidae
Black-chinned Honeyeater. - Australian Museum
Common name: Black-chinned Honeyeater
Scientific name: Melithreptus gularis
Family: Meliphagidae
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Common name: Black-eared Cuckoo
Scientific name: Chrysococcyx osculans
Family: Cuculidae
Black-faced Cormorant. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Black-faced Cormorant
Scientific name: Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Scientific name: Coracina novaehollandiae
Family: Campephagidae
Black-faced Monarch. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Black-faced Monarch
Scientific name: Monarcha melanopsis
Family: Dicruridae
Black-faced Woodswallows. - B Ravich
Common name: Black-faced Woodswallow
Scientific name: Artamus cinereus
Family: Artamidae
Black-fronted Dotterel. - Australian Museum
Common name: Black-fronted Dotterel
Scientific name: Elseyornis melanops
Family: Charadriidae
Black-headed Honeyeater. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Black-headed Honeyeater
Scientific name: Melithreptus affinis
Family: Meliphagidae
Black-necked Stork. - K and P Rowland
Common name: Black-necked Stork
Scientific name: Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Family: Ciconiidae
Black-shouldered Kite, perching - Ákos Lumnitzer
Common name: Black-shouldered Kite
Scientific name: Elanus axillaris
Family: Accipitridae
Black-tailed Native-hen. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Black-tailed Native-hen
Scientific name: Gallinula ventralis
Family: Rallidae
Black-winged Stilt in the water. - Australian Museum
Common name: Black-winged Stilt
Scientific name: Himantopus himantopus
Family: Recurvirostridae
Blue-billed Duck. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Blue-billed Duck
Scientific name: Oxyura australis
Family: Anatidae
Blue-faced Honeyeater at nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Blue-faced Honeyeater
Scientific name: Entomyzon cyanotis
Family: Meliphagidae
Blue-winged Kookaburra. - Australian Museum
Common name: Blue-winged Kookaburra
Scientific name: Dacelo leachii
Family: Halcyonidae
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Common name: Blue-winged Parrot
Scientific name: Neophema chrysostoma
Family: Psittacidae
Bourke's Parrot. - B Ravich
Common name: Bourke's Parrot
Scientific name: Neopsephotus bourkii
Family: Psittacidae
Brahminy Kite. - Australian Museum
Common name: Brahminy Kite
Scientific name: Haliastur indus
Family: Accipitridae
Brolga. - Australian Museum
Common name: Brolga
Scientific name: Grus rubicunda
Family: Gruidae
Brown Cuckoo-Dove. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Scientific name: Macropygia amboinensis
Family: Columbidae
Brown Falcon. - Australian Museum
Common name: Brown Falcon
Scientific name: Falco berigora
Family: Falconidae
Brown Gerygone. - OzBirds
Common name: Brown Gerygone
Scientific name: Gerygone mouki
Family: Pardalotidae
Brown Goshawk. - Australian Museum
Common name: Brown Goshawk
Scientific name: Accipiter fasciatus
Family: Accipitridae
Brown Honeyeater. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Brown Honeyeater
Scientific name: Lichmera indistincta
Family: Meliphagidae
Brown Quail - T Quested
Common name: Brown Quail
Scientific name: Coturnix ypsilophora
Family: Phasianidae
Brown Songlark. - Australian Museum
Common name: Brown Songlark
Scientific name: Cincloramphus cruralis
Family: Sylviidae
Brown Thornbill. - Australian Museum
Common name: Brown Thornbill
Scientific name: Acanthiza pusilla
Family: Pardalotidae
Brown Treecreeper on tree. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Brown Treecreeper
Scientific name: Climacteris picumnus
Family: Climacteridae
Brown-headed Honeyeater. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Brown-headed Honeyeater
Scientific name: Melithreptus brevirostris
Family: Meliphagidae
Brush Cuckoo on a branch. - T Quested
Common name: Brush Cuckoo
Scientific name: Cacomantis variolosus
Family: Cuculidae
Budgerigar. - Australian Museum
Common name: Budgerigar
Scientific name: Melopsittacus undulatus
Family: Psittacidae
Buff-banded Rail. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Buff-banded Rail
Scientific name: Gallirallus philippensis
Family: Rallidae
Bush Stone-curlew on the ground. - Australian Museum
Common name: Bush Stone-curlew
Scientific name: Burhinus grallarius
Family: Burhinidae
Cape Barren Goose. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Cape Barren Goose
Scientific name: Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Family: Anatidae
Caspian Tern. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Caspian Tern
Scientific name: Sterna caspia
Family: Laridae
Cattle Egret, in a hunched posture. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Cattle Egret
Scientific name: Ardea ibis
Family: Ardeidae
Channel-billed Cuckoo. - Australian Museum
Common name: Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scientific name: Scythrops novaehollandiae
Family: Cuculidae
Chestnut Teal, male. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Chestnut Teal
Scientific name: Anas castanea
Family: Anatidae
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin. - OzBirds
Common name: Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Scientific name: Lonchura castaneothorax
Family: Passeridae
Chestnut-crowned Babbler. - Australian Museum
Common name: Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Scientific name: Pomatostomus ruficeps
Family: Pomatostomidae
Clamorous Reedwarbler, feeding chicks in nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Clamorous Reed-Warbler
Scientific name: Acrocephalus stentoreus
Family: Sylviidae
Cockatiel. - Australian Museum
Common name: Cockatiel
Scientific name: Nymphicus hollandicus
Family: Cacatuidae
Collared Sparrowhawk. - J Irvine
Common name: Collared Sparrowhawk
Scientific name: Accipiter cirrhocephalus
Family: Accipitridae
Comb-crested Jacana on nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Comb-crested Jacana
Scientific name: Irediparra gallinacea
Family: Jacanidae
Common Blackbird in a tree. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Common Blackbird
Scientific name: Turdus merula
Family: Muscicapidae
Common Bronzewing. - Australian Museum
Common name: Common Bronzewing
Scientific name: Phaps chalcoptera
Family: Columbidae
Common Greenshank. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Common Greenshank
Scientific name: Tringa nebularia
Family: Scolopacidae
Common Koel, male. - N Fifer
Common name: Common Koel
Scientific name: Eudynamys scolopacea
Family: Cuculidae
Common Myna - Australian Museum
Common name: Common Myna
Scientific name: Acridotheres tristis
Family: Sturnidae
Common Sandpiper. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Common Sandpiper
Scientific name: Actitis hypoleucos
Family: Scolopacidae
Common Starling. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Common Starling
Scientific name: Sturnus vulgaris
Family: Sturnidae
Common Tern on rocky shore. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Common Tern
Scientific name: Sterna hirundo
Family: Laridae
Crescent Honeyeater, male. - Australian Museum
Common name: Crescent Honeyeater
Scientific name: Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera
Family: Meliphagidae
Crested Bellbird. - Australian Museum
Common name: Crested Bellbird
Scientific name: Oreoica gutturalis
Family: Pachycephalidae
Crested Pigeon on nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Crested Pigeon
Scientific name: Ocyphaps lophotes
Family: Columbidae
Crested Shrike-tit, with crest erect. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Crested Shrike-tit
Scientific name: Falcunculus frontatus
Family: Pachycephalidae
Crested Terns. - Australian Museum
Common name: Crested Tern
Scientific name: Sterna bergii
Family: Laridae
Crimson Chat. - Australian Museum
Common name: Crimson Chat
Scientific name: Epthianura tricolor
Family: Meliphagidae
Crimson Rosella. - Australian Museum
Common name: Crimson Rosella
Scientific name: Platycercus elegans
Family: Psittacidae
Curlew Sandpipers. - Australian Museum
Common name: Curlew Sandpiper
Scientific name: Calidris ferruginea
Family: Scolopacidae
Darter, male, drying its wings. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Darter
Scientific name: Anhinga melanogaster
Family: Anhingidae
Diamond Firetail. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Diamond Firetail
Scientific name: Stagonopleura guttata
Family: Passeridae
Dollarbird - Australian Museum
Common name: Dollarbird
Scientific name: Eurystomus orientalis
Family: Coraciidae
Double-banded Plover. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Double-banded Plover
Scientific name: Charadrius bicinctus
Family: Charadriidae
Double-barred Finch on branch. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Double-barred Finch
Scientific name: Taeniopygia bichenovii
Family: Passeridae
Dusky Moorhen, swimming. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Dusky Moorhen
Scientific name: Gallinula tenebrosa
Family: Rallidae
Dusky Robin. - B Ravich
Common name: Dusky Robin
Scientific name: Melanodryas vittata
Family: Petroicidae
Dusky Woodswallow. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Dusky Woodswallow
Scientific name: Artamus cyanopterus
Family: Artamidae
Eastern Curlew. - Australian Museum
Common name: Eastern Curlew
Scientific name: Numenius madagascariensis
Family: Scolopacidae
Eastern Reef Egret, white form. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Eastern Reef Egret
Scientific name: Egretta sacra
Family: Ardeidae
Eastern Rosella, female at nest hole. - Australian Museum
Common name: Eastern Rosella
Scientific name: Platycercus eximius
Family: Psittacidae
Eastern Spinebill, note bib. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Eastern Spinebill
Scientific name: Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Family: Meliphagidae
Eastern Whipbird. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Eastern Whipbird
Scientific name: Psophodes olivaceus
Family: Cinclosomatidae
Eastern Yellow Robin. - Bob Ravich
Common name: Eastern Yellow Robin
Scientific name: Eopsaltria australis
Family: Petroicidae
Emperor Penguin and chick. - E J Woehler
Common name: Emperor Penguin
Scientific name: Aptenodytes forsteri
Family: Spheniscidae
Emu. - Australian Museum
Common name: Emu
Scientific name: Dromaius novaehollandiae
Family: Casuariidae
Eurasian Coot on nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Eurasian Coot
Scientific name: Fulica atra
Family: Rallidae
European Goldfinch. - Bird Explorers
Common name: European Goldfinch
Scientific name: Carduelis carduelis
Family: Fringillidae
European Greenfinch. - Bird Explorers
Common name: European Greenfinch
Scientific name: Carduelis chloris
Family: Fringillidae
Fairy Martin. - Australian Museum
Common name: Fairy Martin
Scientific name: Hirundo ariel
Family: Hirundinidae
Fairy Tern. - Australian Museum
Common name: Fairy Tern
Scientific name: Sterna nereis
Family: Laridae
Fan-tailed Cuckoo. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Scientific name: Cacomantis flabelliformis
Family: Cuculidae
Male Figbird with chicks, in its nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Figbird
Scientific name: Sphecotheres viridis
Family: Oriolidae
Flame Robin, male. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Flame Robin
Scientific name: Petroica phoenicea
Family: Petroicidae
Forest Kingfisher at nest hole in termite nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Forest Kingfisher
Scientific name: Todiramphus macleayii
Family: Halcyonidae
Forest Raven. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Forest Raven
Scientific name: Corvus tasmanicus
Family: Corvidae
Forty-spotted Pardalote. - Australian Museum
Common name: Forty-spotted Pardalote
Scientific name: Pardalotus quadragintus
Family: Pardalotidae
Freckled Duck. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Freckled Duck
Scientific name: Stictonetta naevosa
Family: Anatidae
Fuscous Honeyeater. - Australian Museum
Common name: Fuscous Honeyeater
Scientific name: Lichenostomus fuscus
Family: Meliphagidae
Galah, female. - Australian Museum
Common name: Galah
Scientific name: Cacatua roseicapilla
Family: Cacatuidae
Gang-Gang Cockatoo, male. Photographed in Adelaide backyard for Birds in Backyards. - C and S Latham
Common name: Gang-gang Cockatoo
Scientific name: Callocephalon fimbriatum
Family: Cacatuidae
Glossy Black-Cockatoo. - Australian Museum
Common name: Glossy Black-Cockatoo
Scientific name: Calyptorhynchus lathami
Family: Cacatuidae
Glossy Ibis. - Australian Museum
Common name: Glossy Ibis
Scientific name: Plegadis falcinellus
Family: Threskiornithidae
Golden Whistler, male. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Golden Whistler
Scientific name: Pachycephala pectoralis
Family: Pachycephalidae
Golden-headed Cisticola on a branch. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Golden-headed Cisticola
Scientific name: Cisticola exilis
Family: Sylviidae
Gouldian Finch. pair. - Australian Museum
Common name: Gouldian Finch
Scientific name: Erythrura gouldiae
Family: Passeridae
Grass Owl at nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Grass Owl
Scientific name: Tyto capensis
Family: Tytonidae
Great Cormorant at nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Great Cormorant
Scientific name: Phalacrocorax carbo
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Crested Grebe - Bird Explorers
Common name: Great Crested Grebe
Scientific name: Podiceps cristatus
Family: Podicipedidae
Great Egret. - Australian Museum
Common name: Great Egret
Scientific name: Ardea alba
Family: Ardeidae
Green Catbird. - Australian Museum
Common name: Green Catbird
Scientific name: Ailuroedus crassirostris
Family: Ptilonorhynchidae
Green Rosella. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Green Rosella
Scientific name: Platycercus caledonicus
Family: Psittacidae
Grey Butcherbird. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Grey Butcherbird
Scientific name: Cracticus torquatus
Family: Artamidae
Grey Currawong. - Australian Museum
Common name: Grey Currawong
Scientific name: Strepera versicolor
Family: Artamidae
Grey Fantail perched on a branch. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Grey Fantail
Scientific name: Rhipidura fuliginosa
Family: Dicruridae
Grey Goshawk. - Australian Museum
Common name: Grey Goshawk
Scientific name: Accipiter novaehollandiae
Family: Accipitridae
Grey Plover. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Grey Plover
Scientific name: Pluvialis squatarola
Family: Charadriidae
Grey Shrike-thrush at nest in hollow tree. - Australian Museum
Common name: Grey Shrike-thrush
Scientific name: Colluricincla harmonica
Family: Pachycephalidae
Grey Teal. - Australian Museum
Common name: Grey Teal
Scientific name: Anas gracilis
Family: Anatidae
Grey-crowned Babbler. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Grey-crowned Babbler
Scientific name: Pomatostomus temporalis
Family: Pomatostomidae
Grey-tailed Tattler. - Australian Museum
Common name: Grey-tailed Tattler
Scientific name: Heteroscelus brevipes
Family: Scolopacidae
Ground Parrot, held by researcher. - J Baker
Common name: Ground Parrot
Scientific name: Pezoporus wallicus
Family: Psittacidae
Gull-billed Tern. - Australian Museum
Common name: Gull-billed Tern
Scientific name: Sterna nilotica
Family: Laridae
Hall's Babbler. - N Lazarus
Common name: Hall's Babbler
Scientific name: Pomatostomus halli
Family: Pomatostomidae
Hardhead. - Australian Museum
Common name: Hardhead
Scientific name: Aythya australis
Family: Anatidae
Hoary-headed Grebe. - Australian Museum
Common name: Hoary-headed Grebe
Scientific name: Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Family: Podicipedidae
Hooded Plover. - Australian Museum
Common name: Hooded Plover
Scientific name: Thinornis rubricollis
Family: Charadriidae
Hooded Robin, male with female at nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Hooded Robin
Scientific name: Melanodryas cucullata
Family: Petroicidae
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo, held by researcher. - Australian Museum
Common name: Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Scientific name: Chrysococcyx basalis
Family: Cuculidae
House Sparrow. - Bird Explorers
Common name: House Sparrow
Scientific name: Passer domesticus
Family: Passeridae
Inland Dotterel. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Inland Dotterel
Scientific name: Charadrius australis
Family: Charadriidae
Inland Thornbill. - Australian Museum
Common name: Inland Thornbill
Scientific name: Acanthiza apicalis
Family: Pardalotidae
Jacky Winter. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Jacky Winter
Scientific name: Microeca fascinans
Family: Petroicidae
Kelp Gull. - Australian Museum
Common name: Kelp Gull
Scientific name: Larus dominicanus
Family: Laridae
King Penguins. - E J Woehler
Common name: King Penguin
Scientific name: Aptenodytes patagonicus
Family: Spheniscidae
Large-billed Scrubwren. - Australian Museum
Common name: Large-billed Scrubwren
Scientific name: Sericornis magnirostris
Family: Pardalotidae
Latham's Snipe. - P Straw
Common name: Latham's Snipe
Scientific name: Gallinago hardwickii
Family: Scolopacidae
Laughing Kookaburra. - Australian Museum
Common name: Laughing Kookaburra
Scientific name: Dacelo novaeguineae
Family: Halcyonidae
Leaden Flycatcher on nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Leaden Flycatcher
Scientific name: Myiagra rubecula
Family: Dicruridae
Letter-winged Kite. - F Park
Common name: Letter-winged Kite
Scientific name: Elanus scriptus
Family: Accipitridae
Lewin's Honeyeater, banded bird. - Australian Museum
Common name: Lewin's Honeyeater
Scientific name: Meliphaga lewinii
Family: Meliphagidae
Little Black Cormorant. - Australian Museum
Common name: Little Black Cormorant
Scientific name: Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Little Corella at nest hollow. - Australian Museum
Common name: Little Corella
Scientific name: Cacatua sanguinea
Family: Cacatuidae
Little Curlew. - Australian Museum
Common name: Little Curlew
Scientific name: Numenius minutus
Family: Scolopacidae
Little Eagle. - Australian Museum
Common name: Little Eagle
Scientific name: Hieraaetus morphnoides
Family: Accipitridae
Little Egret. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Little Egret
Scientific name: Egretta garzetta
Family: Ardeidae
Little Friarbird on a fence. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Little Friarbird
Scientific name: Philemon citreogularis
Family: Meliphagidae
Little Grassbird. - Australian Museum
Common name: Little Grassbird
Scientific name: Megalurus gramineus
Family: Sylviidae
Little Penguins. - Australian Museum
Common name: Little Penguin
Scientific name: Eudyptula minor
Family: Spheniscidae
Little Pied Cormorant. - Australian Museum
Common name: Little Pied Cormorant
Scientific name: Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Little Tern. - Australian Museum
Common name: Little Tern
Scientific name: Sterna albifrons
Family: Laridae
Little Wattlebird - Australian Museum
Common name: Little Wattlebird
Scientific name: Anthochaera chrysoptera
Family: Meliphagidae
Logrunner, female, at nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Logrunner
Scientific name: Orthonyx temminckii
Family: Orthonychidae
Long-billed Corella. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Long-billed Corella
Scientific name: Cacatua tenuirostris
Family: Cacatuidae
Magpie Goose, walking in water. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Magpie Goose
Scientific name: Anseranas semipalmata
Family: Anseranatidae
Magpie-lark, male. - Australian Museum
Common name: Magpie-lark
Scientific name: Grallina cyanoleuca
Family: Dicruridae
Mallard. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Mallard
Scientific name: Anas platyrhynchos
Family: Anatidae
Marsh Sandpiper. - Australian Museum
Common name: Marsh Sandpiper
Scientific name: Tringa stagnatilis
Family: Scolopacidae
Masked Lapwing on road. - Australian Museum
Common name: Masked Lapwing
Scientific name: Vanellus miles
Family: Charadriidae
Masked Owl - Australian Museum
Common name: Masked Owl
Scientific name: Tyto novaehollandiae
Family: Tytonidae
Mistletoebird, male. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Mistletoebird
Scientific name: Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Family: Dicaeidae
Musk Duck, swimming. - Australian Museum
Common name: Musk Duck
Scientific name: Biziura lobata
Family: Anatidae
Musk Lorikeet. - Australian Museum
Common name: Musk Lorikeet
Scientific name: Glossopsitta concinna
Family: Psittacidae
Nankeen Kestrel, male. - Australian Museum
Common name: Nankeen Kestrel
Scientific name: Falco cenchroides
Family: Falconidae
Nankeen Night Heron. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Nankeen Night Heron
Scientific name: Nycticorax caledonicus
Family: Ardeidae
New Holland Honeyeater. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: New Holland Honeyeater
Scientific name: Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Family: Meliphagidae
Noisy Friarbird, head. - Australian Museum
Common name: Noisy Friarbird
Scientific name: Philemon corniculatus
Family: Meliphagidae
Noisy Miner. - Australian Museum
Common name: Noisy Miner
Scientific name: Manorina melanocephala
Family: Meliphagidae
Nutmeg Mannikin. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Nutmeg Mannikin
Scientific name: Lonchura punctulata
Family: Passeridae
Olive Whistler. - Australian Museum
Common name: Olive Whistler
Scientific name: Pachycephala olivacea
Family: Pachycephalidae
Olive-backed Oriole in a tree. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Olive-backed Oriole
Scientific name: Oriolus sagittatus
Family: Oriolidae
Orange-bellied Parrot. - B McPherson
Common name: Orange-bellied Parrot
Scientific name: Neophema chrysogaster
Family: Psittacidae
Oriental Plover. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Oriental Plover
Scientific name: Charadrius veredus
Family: Charadriidae
Osprey. - Australian Museum
Common name: Osprey
Scientific name: Pandion haliaetus
Family: Accipitridae
Pacific Baza. - J Harrington
Common name: Pacific Baza
Scientific name: Aviceda subcristata
Family: Accipitridae
Pacific Black Duck swimming. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Pacific Black Duck
Scientific name: Anas superciliosa
Family: Anatidae
Pacific Golden Plover. - Australian Museum
Common name: Pacific Golden Plover
Scientific name: Pluvialis fulva
Family: Charadriidae
Pacific Gulls. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Pacific Gull
Scientific name: Larus pacificus
Family: Laridae
Painted Honeyeater. - Australian Museum
Common name: Painted Honeyeater
Scientific name: Grantiella picta
Family: Meliphagidae
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Common name: Painted Snipe
Scientific name: Rostratula benghalensis
Family: Rostratulidae
Pale-headed Rosella. - N Lazurus
Common name: Pale-headed Rosella
Scientific name: Platycercus adscitus
Family: Psittacidae
Pale-yellow Robin. - Australian Museum
Common name: Pale-yellow Robin
Scientific name: Tregellasia capito
Family: Petroicidae
Pallid Cuckoo. - Australian Museum
Common name: Pallid Cuckoo
Scientific name: Cuculus pallidus
Family: Cuculidae
Paradise Riflebird. - N Lazarus
Common name: Paradise Riflebird
Scientific name: Ptiloris paradiseus
Family: Paradisaeidae
Peaceful Dove on nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Peaceful Dove
Scientific name: Geopelia striata
Family: Columbidae
Peregrine Falcon, male. - Australian Museum
Common name: Peregrine Falcon
Scientific name: Falco peregrinus
Family: Falconidae
Pheasant Coucal on the ground. - Australian Museum
Common name: Pheasant Coucal
Scientific name: Centropus phasianinus
Family: Centropodidae
Pied Butcherbird male. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Pied Butcherbird
Scientific name: Cracticus nigrogularis
Family: Artamidae
Pied Cormorant. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Pied Cormorant
Scientific name: Phalacrocorax varius
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Pied Currawong. - Australian Museum
Common name: Pied Currawong
Scientific name: Strepera graculina
Family: Artamidae
Pied Honeyeater, male. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Pied Honeyeater
Scientific name: Certhionyx variegatus
Family: Meliphagidae
Pied Oystercatcher standing over eggs. - Australian Museum
Common name: Pied Oystercatcher
Scientific name: Haematopus longirostris
Family: Haematopodidae
Pink Robin. - T Quested
Common name: Pink Robin
Scientific name: Petroica rodinogaster
Family: Petroicidae
Pink-eared Duck. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Pink-eared Duck
Scientific name: Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Family: Anatidae
Plumed Whistling-Duck. - Australian Museum
Common name: Plumed Whistling-Duck
Scientific name: Dendrocygna eytoni
Family: Anatidae
Powerful Owl on a branch. - T Quested
Common name: Powerful Owl
Scientific name: Ninox strenua
Family: Strigidae
Purple Swamphen sitting on the ground. - Australian Museum
Common name: Purple Swamphen
Scientific name: Porphyrio porphyrio
Family: Rallidae
Rainbow Bee-eater on a branch. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Rainbow Bee-eater
Scientific name: Merops ornatus
Family: Meropidae
Rainbow Lorikeet on fence. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Rainbow Lorikeet
Scientific name: Trichoglossus haematodus
Family: Psittacidae
Red Knots feeding. - P Straw
Common name: Red Knot
Scientific name: Calidris canutus
Family: Scolopacidae
Red Wattlebird. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Red Wattlebird
Scientific name: Anthochaera carnunculata
Family: Meliphagidae
Red-browed Finch, drinking. - Ákos Lumnitzer
Common name: Red-browed Finch
Scientific name: Neochmia temporalis
Family: Passeridae
Red-capped Plover. - Australian Museum
Common name: Red-capped Plover
Scientific name: Charadrius ruficapillus
Family: Charadriidae
Red-capped Robin, male. - Australian Museum
Common name: Red-capped Robin
Scientific name: Petroica goodenovii
Family: Petroicidae
Red-kneed Dotterel. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Red-kneed Dotterel
Scientific name: Erythrogonys cinctus
Family: Charadriidae
Red-necked Avocet. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Red-necked Avocet
Scientific name: Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Family: Recurvirostridae
Red-necked Stints. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Red-necked Stint
Scientific name: Calidris ruficollis
Family: Scolopacidae
Red-rumped Parrot. - Australian Museum
Common name: Red-rumped Parrot
Scientific name: Psephotus haematonotus
Family: Psittacidae
Red-whiskered Bulbul. - Ákos Lumnitzer
Common name: Red-whiskered Bulbul
Scientific name: Pycnonotus jocosus
Family: Pycnonotidae
Red-winged Parrot - Bird Explorers
Common name: Red-winged Parrot
Scientific name: Aprosmictus erythropterus
Family: Psittacidae
Regent Bowerbird, male. - Australian Museum
Common name: Regent Bowerbird
Scientific name: Sericulus chrysocephalus
Family: Ptilonorhynchidae
Regent Honeyeater. - Australian Museum
Common name: Regent Honeyeater
Scientific name: Xanthomyza phrygia
Family: Meliphagidae
Regent Parrot. - Australian Museum
Common name: Regent Parrot
Scientific name: Polytelis anthopeplus
Family: Psittacidae
Restless Flycatcher. - Australian Museum
Common name: Restless Flycatcher
Scientific name: Myiagra inquieta
Family: Dicruridae
Richard's Pipit. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Richard's Pipit
Scientific name: Anthus novaeseelandiae
Family: Motacillidae
Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon). - Australian Museum
Common name: Rock Dove
Scientific name: Columba livia
Family: Columbidae
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Common name: Rock Parrot
Scientific name: Neophema petrophila
Family: Psittacidae
Rockwarbler feeding its chicks in their nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Rockwarbler
Scientific name: Origma solitaria
Family: Pardalotidae
Rose Robin, male, at nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Rose Robin
Scientific name: Petroica rosea
Family: Petroicidae
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Common name: Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Scientific name: Ptilinopus regina
Family: Columbidae
Royal Spoonbill, feeding. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Royal Spoonbill
Scientific name: Platalea regia
Family: Threskiornithidae
Ruddy Turnstone. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Ruddy Turnstone
Scientific name: Arenaria interpres
Family: Scolopacidae
Rufous Fantail (immature) - Australian Museum
Common name: Rufous Fantail
Scientific name: Rhipidura rufifrons
Family: Dicruridae
Rufous Songlark. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Rufous Songlark
Scientific name: Cincloramphus mathewsi
Family: Sylviidae
Rufous Whistler, male. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Rufous Whistler
Scientific name: Pachycephala rufiventris
Family: Pachycephalidae
Sacred Kingfisher at nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Sacred Kingfisher
Scientific name: Todiramphus sanctus
Family: Halcyonidae
Sanderling. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Sanderling
Scientific name: Calidris alba
Family: Scolopacidae
Satin Bowerbird, female. - Australian Museum
Common name: Satin Bowerbird
Scientific name: Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Family: Ptilonorhynchidae
Satin Flycatcher, male. - Australian Museum
Common name: Satin Flycatcher
Scientific name: Myiagra cyanoleuca
Family: Dicruridae
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet. - K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers
Common name: Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Scientific name: Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Family: Psittacidae
Scarlet Honeyeater, male, at nest. - Australian Museum
Common name: Scarlet Honeyeater
Scientific name: Myzomela sanguinolenta
Family: Meliphagidae
Scarlet Robin, male. - Bird Explorers
Common name: Scarlet Robin
Scientific name: Petroica multicolor
Family: Petroicidae
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. - Australian Museum
Common name: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Scientific name: Calidris acuminata
Family: Scolopacidae
Short-tailed Shearwater, nestling. - Australian Museum
Common name: Short-tailed Shearwater
Scientific name: Puffinus tenuirostris
Family: Procellariidae
Silver Gull - Australian Museum
Common name: Silver Gull
Scientific name: Larus novaehollandiae
Family: Laridae
Silvereye. - Ákos Lumnitzer
Common name: Silvereye
Scientific name: Zosterops lateralis
Family: Zosteropidae
Singing Bushlark. - N Lazarus
Common name: Singing Bushlark
Scientific name: Mirafra javanica
Family: Alaudidae
Singing Honeyeater. - Australian Museum
Common name: