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Urban Birds of Brisbane

Common urban birds in Brisbane, Australia.

Crested Pigeon 1
Ocyphaps lophotes
Mistletoebird 2
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Fan Tailed Cuckoo 1
Cacomantis flabelliformis flabelliformis
Pheasant Coucal 3
Centropus phasianinus
Australian Koel 3
Eudynamys cyanocephalus
Channel-billed Cuckoo 4
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Galah 5
Eolophus roseicapilla
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 1
Cacatua galerita
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 6
Calyptorhynchus funereus
Pale-headed Rosella 3
Platycercus adscitus
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 7
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Rainbow Lorikeet 8
Trichoglossus haematodus
Powerful Owl 3
Ninox strenua
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Rainbow Bee-Eater 6
Merops ornatus
Dollar Bird 9
Eurystomus orientalis
Laughing Kookaburra 10
Dacelo novaeguineae
Sacred Kingfisher 11
Todiramphus sanctus
Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove 12
Macropygia amboinensis
Spotted Dove 13
Streptopelia chinensis
Bar-shouldered Dove 3
Geopelia humeralis
Crested Pigeon 1
Ocyphaps lophotes
Dusky Moorhen 1
Gallinula tenebrosa
Australian Coot 14
Fulica atra australis
Buff-banded Rail 2
Gallirallus philippensis
White-throated Needletail 6
Hirundapus caudacutus
Australian Brush-turkey 9
Alectura lathami
Silver Gull 15
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Gull-billed Tern 16
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern 17
Hydroprogne caspia
Comb-crested Jacana 11
Irediparra gallinacea
Red-capped Plover 2
Charadrius ruficapillus
Masked Lapwing 18
Vanellus miles
Black-fronted Dotterel 19
Elseyornis melanops
Bush Stone-curlew 9
Burhinus grallarius
Pied Oystercatcher 10
Haematopus longirostris
Australasian Grebe 6
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Australian Ibis 15
Threskiornis moluccus
Straw-necked Ibis 20
Threskiornis spinicollis
Australian Pelican 1
Pelecanus conspicillatus
White-faced Heron 21
Egretta novaehollandiae
White-necked Heron 1
Ardea pacifica
Rufous Night-Heron 22
Nycticorax caledonicus
Cattle Egret 23
Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron 24
Butorides striata
Intermediate Egret 25
Mesophoyx intermedia
Brown Falcon 11
Falco berigora
Australian Kestrel 26
Falco cenchroides
Australian Hobby 6
Falco longipennis
Peregrine Falcon 27
Falco peregrinus
Tawny Frogmouth 15
Podargus strigoides
Gray Teal 28
Anas gracilis
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
White-eyed Duck 2
Aythya australis
Australian Wood Duck 15
Chenonetta jubata
Magpie Goose 29
Anseranas semipalmata
Osprey 30
Pandion haliaetus
Pacific Baza 11
Aviceda subcristata
Black-shouldered Kite 6
Elanus axillaris
Brahminy Kite 11
Haliastur indus
Whistling Kite 11
Haliastur sphenurus
Great Cormorant 31
Phalacrocorax carbo
Australian Darter 32
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Welcome Swallow 6
Hirundo neoxena
Australian Tree Martin 12
Hirundo nigricans nigricans
Red-backed Fairy-wren 33
Malurus melanocephalus
Noisy Miner 1
Manorina melanocephala
Lewin's Honeyeater 3
Meliphaga lewinii
Little Friarbird 34
Philemon citreogularis
Noisy Friarbird 2
Philemon corniculatus
Scarlet Myzomela 3
Myzomela sanguinolenta
Spotted Pardalote 15
Pardalotus punctatus
Striated Pardalote 35
Pardalotus striatus
House Sparrow 36
Passer domesticus
Satin Bowerbird 37
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
European Starling 15
Sturnus vulgaris
Silvereye 6
Zosterops lateralis
White-breasted Woodswallow 1
Artamus leucorynchus
Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike 5
Coracina novaehollandiae
Apostlebird 21
Struthidea cinerea
Pied Currawong 1
Strepera graculina
Pied Butcherbird 3
Cracticus nigrogularis
Gray Butcherbird 38
Cracticus torquatus
Australian Magpie 1
Gymnorhina tibicen
Mistletoebird 2
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Spangled Drongo 6
Dicrurus bracteatus
Chestnut-breasted Munia 39
Lonchura castaneothorax
Red-browed Firetail 11
Neochmia temporalis
Double-barred Finch 1
Taeniopygia bichenovii
Magpie-Lark 40
Grallina cyanoleuca
Olive-backed Oriole 3
Oriolus sagittatus
Timor Figbird 34
Sphecotheres viridis
Willie Wagtail 1
Rhipidura leucophrys
Golden-headed Cisticola 41
Cisticola exilis
Torresian Crow 1
Corvus orru

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