Blue Mountains Birds

Bird species spotted in the Blue Mountains National Park of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area in NSW, Australia.

This guide forms part of an ecological monitoring program of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute.

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Australian Brush-turkey 1
Alectura lathami
Chestnut Teal 2
Anas castanea
Grey Teal 3
Anas gracilis
Australian Wood Duck 4
Chenonetta jubata
Pacific Black Duck 5
Anas superciliosa
Black Swan 6
Cygnus atratus
Hoary-headed Grebe 7
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Australasian Grebe 2
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
White-headed Pigeon 8
Columba leucomela
Bar-shouldered Dove 9
Geopelia humeralis
Peaceful Dove 10
Geopelia placida
Wonga Pigeon 11
Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Superb Fruit-Dove 12
Ptilinopus superbus
Tawny Frogmouth 3
Podargus strigoides
White-throated Nightjar 8
Eurostopodus mystacalis
Australian Owlet-nightjar 13
Aegotheles cristatus
Pacific Swift 14
Apus pacificus
White-throated Needletail 13
Hirundapus caudacutus
Australasian Darter 5
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Great Cormorant 15
Phalacrocorax carbo
Pied Cormorant 16
Phalacrocorax varius
Little Pied Cormorant 17
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Little Black Cormorant 18
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Australian Pelican 19
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Great Egret 20
Ardea alba
White-necked Heron 21
Ardea pacifica
White-faced Heron 22
Egretta novaehollandiae
Australian White Ibis 23
Threskiornis molucca
Rufous Night-Heron 24
Nycticorax caledonicus
Straw-necked Ibis 25
Threskiornis spinicollis
Collared Sparrowhawk 26
Accipiter cirrocephalus
Black-shouldered Kite 27
Elanus axillaris
Pacific Baza 28
Aviceda subcristata
Whistling Kite 29
Haliastur sphenurus
White-bellied Sea-Eagle 30
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Wedge-tailed Eagle 31
Aquila audax
Little Eagle 32
Hieraaetus morphnoides
Square-tailed Kite 7
Lophoictinia isura
Brown Falcon 25
Falco berigora
Nankeen Kestrel 33
Falco cenchroides cenchroides
Australian Hobby 29
Falco longipennis
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 34
Cacatua galerita
Little Corella 18
Cacatua sanguinea
Long-billed Corella 35
Cacatua tenuirostris
Peregrine Falcon 36
Falco peregrinus
Gang-gang Cockatoo 37
Callocephalon fimbriatum
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 38
Calyptorhynchus funereus
Glossy Black-Cockatoo 21
Calyptorhynchus lathami
Galah 13
Eolophus roseicapilla
Australian King-Parrot 39
Alisterus scapularis
Budgerigar 40
Melopsittacus undulatus
Little Lorikeet 41
Glossopsitta pusilla
Musk Lorikeet 42
Glossopsitta concinna
Crimson Rosella 43
Platycercus elegans
Turquoise Parrot 44
Neophema pulchella
Eastern Rosella 45
Platycercus eximius
Red-rumped Parrot 3
Psephotus haematonotus
Rainbow Lorikeet 46
Trichoglossus moluccanus
Fan-tailed Cuckoo 47
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Pallid Cuckoo 27
Cacomantis pallidus
Brush Cuckoo 48
Cacomantis variolosus
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo 49
Chrysococcyx basalis
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo 8
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Pacific Koel 50
Eudynamys orientalis
Barking Owl 51
Ninox connivens
Southern Boobook 52
Ninox boobook
Channel-billed Cuckoo 53
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Powerful Owl 54
Ninox strenua
Barn Owl 55
Tyto alba
Australian Masked-Owl 48
Tyto novaehollandiae
Sooty Owl 56
Tyto tenebricosa
Laughing Kookaburra 34
Dacelo novaeguineae
Dollarbird 57
Eurystomus orientalis
Sacred Kingfisher 58
Todiramphus sanctus
Azure Kingfisher 25
Ceyx azureus
Rainbow Bee-eater 59
Merops ornatus
Noisy Pitta 60
Pitta versicolor
Superb Lyrebird 61
Menura novaehollandiae
Red-browed Treecreeper 8
Climacteris erythrops
Brown Treecreeper 13
Climacteris picumnus
White-throated Treecreeper 13
Cormobates leucophaea
Satin Bowerbird 13
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Superb Fairywren 62
Malurus cyaneus
Variegated Fairywren 8
Malurus lamberti
Striated Thornbill 13
Acanthiza lineata
Yellow Thornbill 8
Acanthiza nana
Yellow-rumped Thornbill 8
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Southern Emuwren 63
Stipiturus malachurus
Buff-rumped Thornbill 8
Acanthiza reguloides
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren 13
Hylacola pyrrhopygia
Brown Gerygone 41
Gerygone mouki
Speckled Warbler 13
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus
White-throated Gerygone 8
Gerygone olivacea
Rockwarbler 64
Origma solitaria
Pilotbird 65
Pycnoptilus floccosus
Yellow-throated Scrubwren 8
Sericornis citreogularis
White-browed Scrubwren 5
Sericornis frontalis
Eastern Spinebill 25
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Spotted Pardalote 66
Pardalotus punctatus
Large-billed Scrubwren 8
Sericornis magnirostra

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