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Birds of the Swan Bay Area Listed by Species

Adapted from sources:

  • Garnett, S., B. Lane, M. Schulz, and Wood. 1986.
    Birds of Port Phillip Bay, Ministry of Planning and Environment
  • Pratt, J., Cameron, M.A., pers. comm.

A
Acanthagenys rufogularis Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater RB
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumped Thornbill RB
Acanthiza lineata Striated Thornbill RB
Acanthiza nana Yellow Thornbill RB
Acanthiza pusilla Brown Thornbill RB
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Eastern Spinebill I
Accipiter cirrhocephalus Collared Sparrowhawk I
Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk R
Acridotheres tristis Common Mynah R
Alauda arvensis Skylark R
Anas castanea Chestnut Teal RB
Anas gibberifrons Grey Teal R
Anas rhynchotis Australasian Shoveler I
Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck R
Anhinga melanogaster Darter V
Anthochaeara carunculata Red Wattlebird RB
Anthochaeara chrysoptera Little Wattlebird I
Anthus novaeseelandiae Richards Pipit RB
Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift I
Ardea novaehollandiae White-faced Heron RB
Ardea pacifica Pacific Heron I
Ardeola ibis Cattle Egret I
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone R
Artamus cyanopterus Dusky Woodswallow I
Artamus superciliosus White-brewed Woodswallow I
Aythya australis Hardhead R

B
Biziura lobata Musk Duck R

C
Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo I
Cacatua roseicapilla Galah R
Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper R
Calidris alba Sanderling I
Calidris canutus Red Knot R
Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper R
Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper V
Calidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint R
Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot R
Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch RB
Carduelis chloris European Greenfinch RB
Cecropsis ariel Fairy Martin R
Cecropsis nigricans Tree Martin I
Cereopsis novaehollandiae Cape Barren Goose I
Charadrius bicinctus Double-banded Plover R
Charadrius hiaticula Ringed Plover V
Charadrius leschenaultii Large Sand Plover R
Charadrius melanops Black-fronted Plover IB
Charadrius mongolus Mongolian Plover R
Charadrius rubricollis Hooded Plover RB
Charadrius ruficapillus Red-capped plover RB
Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered Tern R
Chlidonias leucoptera White-winged Tern I
Chrysococcyx basalis Horsfields Bronze-Cuckoo R
Chrysococcyx lucidus Shining Bronze-Cuckoo I
Cinclorhamphus cruralis Brown Songlark I
Circus aeruginosus Marsh Harrier R
Cisticola exilis Golden-headed Cisticola RB
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus Banded Stilt I
Climacteris leucophaea White-throated Treecreeper R
Colluricincla harmonica Grey Shrike-thrush R
Columba livia Feral Pigeon R
Coracina novaehollandiae Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike R
Corvus mellori Little Raven RB
Coturnix australis Brown Quail I
Coturnix novaezelandiae Stubble Quail IB
Cracticus torquatus Grey Butcherbird R
Cuculus pallidus Pallid Cockoo R
Cuculus pyrrhophanus Fan-tailed Cuckoo R
Cygnus atratus Black Swan R

D
Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra R
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Mistletoebird RB

E
Egretta alba Great Egret R
Egretta garzetta Little Egret R
Elanus notatus Black-shouldered Kite R
Emblema temporalis Red-browed Firetail R
Eopsaltria australis Eastern Yellow Robin R
Ephthianura albifrons White-fronted Chat RB
Eudyptula minor Little Penguin I

F
Falco berigora Brown Falcon RB
Falco cenchroides Australian Kestrel R
Falco longipennis Australian Hobby R
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon I
Falco subniger Black Falcon I
Falcunculus frontatus Crested Shrike-tit I
Fulica atra Eurasian Coot R

G
Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe R
Gallinula tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen I
Gelochelidori nilotica Gull-billed Tern I
Glossopsitta concinna Musk Lorikeet I
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Purple-crowned Lorikeet I
Grallina cyanoleuca Australian Magpie-lark R
Gymnorhina tibicen Australian Magpie RB

H
Haematopus fuliginosus Sooty Oystercatcher R
Haematopus longirostris Pied Oystercatcher RB
Halcyon sancta Sacred Kingfisher R
Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-Eagle I
Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite R
Hieraaetus morphnoides Little Eagle I
Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt RB
Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail I
Hirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow RB
Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern R
IJK

L
Larus dominicanus Kelp Gull I
Larus novaehollandiae Silver Gull R
Larus pacificus Pacific Gull R
Leucocarbo fuscescens Black-faced Shag R
Lichenostoinus penicillatus White-plumed Honeyeater RB
Lichenostomus virescens Singing Honeyeater R
Limicola falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper I
Limnodromus semipalmatus Asiatic Dowitcher V
Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit R
Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit R

M
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Pink-eared Duck R
Malurus cyaneus Superb Fairy-wren RB
Meliphaga chrysops Yellow-faced Honeyeater I
Melithreptus brevirostris Brown-headed Honeyeater I
Morus serrator Australasian Gannet I

N
Negalurus gramineus Little Grassbird RB
Neophema chrysostoma Blue-winged Parrot I
Neophenia chrysogaster Orange-bellied Parrot R
Ninox novaeseelandiae Southern Boobook I
Numenius madagascariensis Eastern Curlew R
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel R
Nycticorax caledonicus Rufous Night Heron R
O

P
Pachycephala pectoralis Golden Whistler R
Pachycephala rufiventris Rufous Whistler R
Pardalotus punctatus Spotted Pardalote R
Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote I
Passer domesticus House Sparrow RB
Passer montanus Tree Sparrow R
Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian Pelican R
Petroica multicolor Scarlet Robin IB
Petroica phoenicea Flame Robin R
Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant R
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant R
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant R
Phalacrocorax varius Pied Cormorant RB
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope V
Phaps chalcoptera Common Bronzewing I
Phylidonyris albifrons White-fronted Honeyeater V
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland Honeyeater RB
Platalea flavipes Yellow-billed Spoonbill R
Platalea regia Royal Spoonbill R
Platycercus elegans Crimson Rosella R
Platycercus eximius Eastern Rosella R
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis I
Pluvialis fulva Lesser Golden Plover R
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover R
Podargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouth I
Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe R
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Hoary-headed Grebe RB
Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen I
Porzana fluminea Australian Crake RB
Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake RB
Porzana tabuensis Spotless Crake I
Psephotus haematonotus Red-romped Parrot R
Puffinus gavia Fluttering Shearwater I
Puffinus tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater I
Q

R
Ralius pectoralls Lewin's Rail IB
Rallus philippensis Buff-banded Rail RB
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Red-necked Avocet R
Rhipidura fuliginosa Grey Fantail RB
Rhipidura leucophrys Willie Wagtail RB
Rhipidura rufifrons Rufous Fantail I

S
Sericornis frontalis White-browed Scrubwren RB
Sericornis fuliginosus Calamanthus RB
Sericornis pyrrhopygius Chestnut-romped Hylacola RB
Stercorarius parasitcus Artic Jaeger R
Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger I
Stercorarius skua Great Skua I
Sterna albifrons Little Tern R
Sterna bergii Crested Tern R
Sterna hirundo Common Tern R
Sterna nereis Fairy Tern RB
Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern V
Sterna striata White-fronted Tern I
Strepera versicolor Grey Currawong I
Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Turtle-Dove RB
Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling RB

T
Tadorna tadornoides Australian Shelduck R
Threskiornis aethiopica Sacred Ibis R
Threskiornis spinicollis Straw-necked Ibis R
Tringa brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler R
Tringa hypoleucos Common Sandpiper R
Tringa nebularia Greens hank R
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper I
Tringa terek Terek Sandpiper I
Turdus merula Blackbird RB
Tyto alba Barn Owl R
U

V
Vanellus miles Masked Lapwing RB
Vanellus tricolor Banded Lapwing I
WXY

Z
Zosterops lateralis Silver eye RB

 


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