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Birds of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Recorded bird species from Australia's Sunshine Coast.

Stubble Quail (Coturnix pectoralis) 1
Coturnix pectoralis
Red-backed Buttonquail (Turnix maculosa) 2
Turnix maculosus
Black-breasted Buttonquail (Turnix melanogaster) 3
Turnix melanogaster
Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varia) 4
Turnix varius
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) 5
Gallirallus philippensis
Lewin's Rail (Rallus pectoralis) 6
Lewinia pectoralis
Pale-vented Bush-hen (Amaurornis olivaceus)
Amaurornis olivacea
Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla) 7
Zapornia pusilla
Australian (Spotted) Crake (Porzana fluminea) 8
Porzana fluminea
Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis) 5
Zapornia tabuensis
Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) 9
Porphyrio porphyrio
Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) 10
Gallinula tenebrosa
Black-tailed Native-hen (Gallinula ventralis) 11
Tribonyx ventralis
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 12
Fulica atra
Brolga (Grus rubicunda) 13
Antigone rubicunda
Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) 14
Irediparra gallinacea
Australian Painted-snipe (Rostratula australis) 5
Rostratula australis
Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) 15
Haematopus longirostris
Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) 16
Haematopus fuliginosus
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) 17
Himantopus himantopus
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) 18
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Bush Thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius) 19
Burhinus grallarius
Beach Thick-knee (Esacus magnirostris) 20
Esacus magnirostris
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 21
Pluvialis fulva
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 22
Pluvialis squatarola
Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) 5
Charadrius ruficapillus
Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus) 23
Charadrius bicinctus
Mongolian Plover (Charadrius mongolus) 24
Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) 25
Charadrius leschenaultii
Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus) 26
Charadrius veredus
Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) 4
Erythrogonys cinctus
Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis) 27
Thinornis cucullatus
Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) 28
Elseyornis melanops
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) 29
Vanellus miles
Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) 4
Gallinago hardwickii
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) 7
Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) 30
Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 7
Numenius phaeopus
Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) 31
Numenius madagascariensis
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) 32
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 33
Tringa nebularia
Terek Sandpiper (Tringa cinerea) 34
Xenus cinereus
Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) 31
Tringa brevipes
Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) 34
Tringa incana
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 35
Arenaria interpres
Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) 31
Calidris tenuirostris
Red Knot (Calidris canutus) 34
Calidris canutus
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) 34
Calidris ruficollis
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) 36
Calidris acuminata
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 7
Calidris melanotos
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) 7
Calidris ferruginea
Sanderling (Calidris alba) 37
Calidris alba
Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus) 38
Calidris falcinellus
Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) 39
Stercorarius pomarinus
Arctic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) 34
Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) 40
Stercorarius longicaudus
Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) 12
Stercorarius antarcticus
Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae) 41
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica) 7
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) 42
Hydroprogne caspia
Crested Tern (Sterna bergii) 43
Thalasseus bergii
Lesser Crested Tern (Sterna bengalensis) 7
Thalasseus bengalensis
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 44
Sterna hirundo
Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) 5
Sternula albifrons
Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscata) 45
Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) 46
Onychoprion anaethetus
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) 45
Anous stolidus
Black Noddy (Anous minutus) 47
Anous minutus
Grey Noddy (Anous albivittus) 1
Anous albivitta
White Tern (Gygis alba) 48
Gygis alba
[Rock Dove (Columba livia)] 49
Columba livia
White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela) 4
Columba leucomela
[Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)] 50
Streptopelia chinensis
Brown Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella) 51
Macropygia phasianella
Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica) 52
Chalcophaps indica
Brush Bronzewing (Phaps elegans) 53
Phaps elegans
Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) 19
Phaps chalcoptera
Crested Pigeon (Geophaps lophotes) 36
Ocyphaps lophotes
Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida) 54
Geopelia placida
Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis) 20
Geopelia humeralis
Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) 55
Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Wompoo Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus magnificus) 56
Ptilinopus magnificus
Superb Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus superbus) 57
Ptilinopus superbus
Rose-crowned Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus regina) 58
Ptilinopus regina
Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus) 59
Lopholaimus antarcticus
Australian King-parrot (Alisterus scapularis) 60
Alisterus scapularis
Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) 52
Aprosmictus erythropterus
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) 61
Platycercus elegans
Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus) 4
Platycercus adscitus
Eastern Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) 62
Pezoporus wallicus
Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) 63
Calyptorhynchus funereus
Red-tailed Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) 64
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Glossy Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) 65
Calyptorhynchus lathami
Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus) 66
Eolophus roseicapilla
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) 67
Cacatua galerita
Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea) 29
Cacatua sanguinea
[Long-billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris)] 1
Cacatua tenuirostris
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) 68
Trichoglossus haematodus
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) 55
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Little Lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla) 3
Glossopsitta pusilla

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