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ReefBlitz Common Bird Species

This is a guide to the 100 most common bird species found around Cannonvale Beach, compiled from data from the Atlas of Living Australia

Radjah Shelduck 1
Tadorna radjah
Silver Gull 1
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Pacific Koel 1
Eudynamys orientalis
Spotted Dove 2
Streptopelia chinensis
Common Cicadabird 3
Edolisoma tenuirostre
Common Bronzewing 4
Phaps chalcoptera
Black-tailed Whistler 4
Pachycephala melanura
Gray Fantail 1
Rhipidura albiscapa
Far Eastern Curlew 5
Numenius madagascariensis
Grey-tailed Tattler 6
Tringa brevipes
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo 4
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Purple Swamphen 7
Porphyrio porphyrio
Magpie-Lark 8
Grallina cyanoleuca
Eastern Yellow Robin 9
Eopsaltria australis
Rufous Fantail 10
Rhipidura rufifrons
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 7
Cacatua galerita
Mistletoebird 11
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Rainbow Lorikeet 12
Trichoglossus haematodus
Bar-tailed Godwit 13
Limosa lapponica
Straw-necked Ibis 14
Threskiornis spinicollis
Wompoo Fruit Dove 15
Ptilinopus magnificus
White-bellied Sea-Eagle 7
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris
Golden Whistler 3
Pachycephala pectoralis
Sooty Oystercatcher 11
Haematopus fuliginosus
Caspian Tern 16
Hydroprogne caspia
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove 17
Ptilinopus regina
Peregrine Falcon 18
Falco peregrinus
Leaden Flycatcher 3
Myiagra rubecula
Australasian Figbird 19
Sphecotheres vieilloti
Australian Pied Cormorant 20
Phalacrocorax varius
Southern Boobook 21
Ninox novaeseelandiae
Tawny Frogmouth 1
Podargus strigoides
Whimbrel 22
Numenius phaeopus
Intermediate Egret 23
Mesophoyx intermedia
White-faced Heron 24
Egretta novaehollandiae
Yellow-billed Spoonbill 25
Platalea flavipes
Zebra Dove 7
Geopelia striata
Rainbow Bee-Eater 3
Merops ornatus
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo 26
Chrysococcyx basalis
Blue-winged Kookaburra 17
Dacelo leachii
Forest Kingfisher 26
Todiramphus macleayii
Brahminy Kite 26
Haliastur indus
Mangrove Gerygone 27
Gerygone levigaster
Fairy Martin 4
Petrochelidon ariel
Pied Oystercatcher 28
Haematopus longirostris
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 19
Calidris acuminata
Bar-shouldered Dove 4
Geopelia humeralis
Topknot Pigeon 3
Lopholaimus antarcticus
Striated Heron 29
Butorides striata
Brush Cuckoo 4
Cacomantis variolosus
Gray Goshawk 3
Accipiter novaehollandiae
Blue-faced Honeyeater 7
Entomyzon cyanotis
Mangrove Honeyeater 4
Lichenostomus fasciogularis
Australasian Pipit 30
Anthus novaeseelandiae
Olive-backed Sunbird 31
Cinnyris jugularis
White-browed Robin
Poecilodryas superciliosa
Australian Pelican 7
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Little Pied Cormorant 26
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike 32
Coracina novaehollandiae
Noisy Miner 7
Manorina melanocephala
Lewin's Honeyeater 4
Meliphaga lewinii
Rufous Whistler 4
Pachycephala rufiventris
Plumed Whistling Duck 1
Dendrocygna eytoni
Royal Spoonbill 26
Platalea regia
Little Eagle 7
Hieraaetus morphnoides
Fairy Gerygone 4
Gerygone palpebrosa
White-breasted Woodswallow 7
Artamus leucorynchus
Australian Magpie 7
Gymnorhina tibicen
Black-faced Monarch 3
Monarcha melanopsis
Little Black Cormorant 7
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Australian Ibis 1
Threskiornis moluccus
Buff-banded Rail 11
Gallirallus philippensis
Chestnut-breasted Munia 33
Lonchura castaneothorax
Tawny Grassbird 4
Megalurus timoriensis
Dusky Honeyeater 9
Myzomela obscura
Metallic Starling 34
Aplonis metallica
Eastern Great Egret 35
Ardea alba modesta
Laughing Kookaburra 28
Dacelo novaeguineae
Australian Kestrel 36
Falco cenchroides
Rufous Shrike-Thrush 4
Colluricincla megarhyncha
Noisy Pitta 37
Pitta versicolor
Gray Teal 38
Anas gracilis
Collared Kingfisher 7
Todiramphus chloris
Golden-headed Cisticola 39
Cisticola exilis
Welcome Swallow 3
Hirundo neoxena
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
Rufous Night-Heron 40
Nycticorax caledonicus
Whistling Kite 26
Haliastur sphenurus
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides
Helmeted Friarbird 19
Philemon buceroides
Great Cormorant 41
Phalacrocorax carbo
Australian King-Parrot 42
Alisterus scapularis
Ruddy Turnstone 43
Arenaria interpres
Black-necked Stork 44
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Fan-tailed Cuckoo 7
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Gray Butcherbird 42
Cracticus torquatus
Torresian Crow 7
Corvus orru
Satin Flycatcher 4
Myiagra cyanoleuca
Eastern Whipbird 3
Psophodes olivaceus

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