TBD... ornithology

On our trip we had the opportunity to see different birds from the ones back home, so we took along a Slaters' Field Guide and checked off the species we saw.

 

Large Flightless Birds
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae

Large Waterbirds
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
Black-necked Stork or Jabiru Ephippiorhynus asiaticus
Brolga Crane Grus rubicundus
Great Egret Ardea alba
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
Sacred Ibis Treskiornis aethiopica
Pied (Magpie) Goose Anseranas semipalmata

Raptors
Brahminy Kite Milvus indus
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
White-breasted Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster

Mound-builders, Thick-knees and Bustards
Australian Brush Turkey Alectura lathami
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius
Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis

Rails and Gallinules
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Buff-banded Rail Rallus philippensis

Pigeons and Doves
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Spinifex Pigeon Petrophassa plumifera
Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata
Spotted Turtle-Dove Streptopelia chinensis
White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela

Parrots
Galah Cacatua roseicapilla
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus magnificus
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
Ringnecked Parrot Platycercus zonarius
Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus

Cuckoos
Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
Common Koel Eudynamis scolopacea

Kingfishers
Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azurea

Bee-eaters
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus

Frogmouths
Tawney Frogmouth Podargus strigoides

Monarchs
Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto

Babblers
Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis

Wattlebirds, Friarbirds and Honeyeaters
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps
Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
Grey-fronted Honeyeater Lichenostomus plumulus

Sunbirds
Yellow-bellied Sunbird Nectorinia jugularis

Finches
Zebra Finch Poephilia guttata
Long-tailed Finch Poephilia acuticauda

Drongo and Mud-nest Builders
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
Magpie-lark (Pee-wee) Grallina cyanoleuca
Apostlebird (Lousy Jack) Struthidea cinerea

Butcherbirds
Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis

Bowerbirds
Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis