Birds of Broome, Western Australia
Birds of Broome, Western Australia is a list of the most common birds observed in the shire. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Western Australia, Australia
Australia
Oceania
List of Common Birds
| 37% |
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Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
| 36% |
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Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 34% |
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Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 33% |
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Torresian Crow
Corvus orru Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 31% |
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Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 31% |
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Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 30% |
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Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 29% |
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Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 29% |
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Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 28% |
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Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 27% |
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Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 25% |
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Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
| 25% |
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Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 25% |
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Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
| 24% |
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Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
| 24% |
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Great Bowerbird
Chlamydera nuchalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Ptilonorhynchidae |
| 22% |
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Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
| 21% |
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Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 20% |
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Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 20% |
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Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 19% |
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Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 18% |
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Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 18% |
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Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae |
| 18% |
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Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 18% |
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Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 17% |
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Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 17% |
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Gray-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pomatostomidae |
| 17% |
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Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 16% |
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Australian Tern
Gelochelidon macrotarsa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 16% |
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Australian Yellow White-eye
Zosterops luteus Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
| 15% |
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Red-collared Lorikeet
Trichoglossus rubritorquis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 15% |
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White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
| 15% |
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White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 15% |
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Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 15% |
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Double-barred Finch
Stizoptera bichenovii Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 14% |
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Rufous-throated Honeyeater
Conopophila rufogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 14% |
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Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 14% |
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White-gaped Honeyeater
Stomiopera unicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 14% |
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Greater Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 14% |
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Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 14% |
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Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 13% |
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Paperbark Flycatcher
Myiagra nana Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
| 13% |
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White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 13% |
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Gray-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 13% |
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Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 13% |
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Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 13% |
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Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
| 12% |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 12% |
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Red-capped Plover
Anarhynchus ruficapillus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 12% |
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Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 12% |
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Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 12% |
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Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 12% |
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Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 11% |
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Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 11% |
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Brown Goshawk
Tachyspiza fasciata Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 11% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 11% |
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Plumed Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 11% |
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Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
| 11% |
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Black-fronted Dotterel
Thinornis melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 11% |
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Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 10% |
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Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 10.0% |
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Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 9.8% |
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Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 9.8% |
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Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachii Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 9.7% |
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Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 9.7% |
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Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 9.6% |
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Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 9.5% |
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Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
| 9.3% |
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Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 9.3% |
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Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 9.1% |
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Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 9.0% |
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Red Knot
Calidris canutus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 9.0% |
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Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 8.9% |
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Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 8.7% |
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Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 8.6% |
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Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 8.5% |
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Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 8.4% |
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Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.3% |
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White-throated Gerygone
Gerygone olivacea Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
| 8.2% |
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 8.2% |
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Little Tern
Sternula albifrons Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 8.2% |
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Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 8.2% |
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Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.9% |
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Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 7.8% |
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Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 7.7% |
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Sahul Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 7.6% |
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Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 7.5% |
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Brolga
Antigone rubicunda Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
| 7.5% |
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Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.4% |
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Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
| 7.3% |
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Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 7.3% |
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Singing Bushlark
Mirafra javanica Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 7.2% |
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Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 6.9% |
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Purple-backed Fairywren
Malurus assimilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
| 6.9% |
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White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
| 6.8% |
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Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
| 6.7% |
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Mangrove Fantail
Rhipidura phasiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
| 6.4% |
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Siberian Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus mongolus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 6.1% |
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White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.9% |
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Broad-billed Flycatcher
Myiagra ruficollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
| 5.9% |
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Black-necked Stork
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 5.6% |
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Little Bronze-Cuckoo
Chalcites minutillus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 5.6% |
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Long-tailed Finch
Poephila acuticauda Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 5.4% |
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Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 5.4% |
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Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
| 5.2% |
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Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
| 5.1% |
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Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 5.0% |
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Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 5.0% |
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Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chalcites basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 4.7% |
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Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
| 4.7% |
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Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.6% |
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Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.6% |
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Australian Pratincole
Glareola isabella Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae |
| 4.5% |
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White-breasted Whistler
Pachycephala lanioides Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
| 4.5% |
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Brown Songlark
Cincloramphus cruralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
| 4.5% |
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Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.4% |
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Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.3% |
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Red-headed Myzomela
Myzomela erythrocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 4.2% |
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Dusky Gerygone
Gerygone tenebrosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
| 4.2% |
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Wandering Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.2% |
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Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 4.1% |
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Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.9% |
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Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae |
| 3.9% |
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Mangrove Gerygone
Gerygone levigaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
| 3.8% |
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Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
Ptilotula flavescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 3.6% |
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Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.4% |
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Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.4% |
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Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
| 3.3% |
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Common Tern
Sterna hirundo Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.3% |
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Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 3.2% |
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Little Curlew
Numenius minutus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.2% |
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Black-tailed Whistler
Pachycephala melanura Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
| 3.1% |
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Plumed Egret
Ardea plumifera Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.0% |
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Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.0% |
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Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.9% |
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Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
| 2.9% |
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Oriental Plover
Anarhynchus veredus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.9% |
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Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.9% |
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Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 2.9% |
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Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 2.9% |
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Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 2.9% |
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Jacky-winter
Microeca fascinans Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
| 2.8% |
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Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 2.8% |
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Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 2.8% |
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Yellow Chat
Epthianura crocea Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 2.8% |
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Brown Quail
Synoicus ypsilophorus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 2.8% |
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Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 2.8% |
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Australian Bustard
Ardeotis australis Order: Otidiformes Family: Otididae |
| 2.7% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.6% |
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White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 2.6% |
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Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
| 2.5% |
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Asian Dowitcher
Limnodromus semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.5% |
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Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anseranatidae |
| 2.5% |
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Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
| 2.4% |
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Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.4% |
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Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 2.3% |
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Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 2.3% |
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Masked Woodswallow
Artamus personatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
| 2.3% |
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Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.3% |
|
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Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
| 2.3% |
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Pallid Cuckoo
Heteroscenes pallidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 2.2% |
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Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.1% |
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Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 2.0% |
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Northern Fantail
Rhipidura rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
| 1.7% |
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Common Redshank
Tringa totanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.7% |
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Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.7% |
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Black-breasted Kite
Hamirostra melanosternon Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.5% |
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Collared Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza cirrocephala Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.5% |
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Beach Thick-knee
Esacus magnirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae |
| 1.4% |
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Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides Order: Podargiformes Family: Podargidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Green Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus pulchellus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.4% |
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Varied Lorikeet
Psitteuteles versicolor Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 1.3% |
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Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus Order: Procellariiformes Family: Oceanitidae |
| 1.3% |
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Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygius Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Neosittidae |
| 1.0% |
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Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewsi Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
