Birds of Central Highlands, Queensland is a list of the most common birds observed in the region. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
55% |
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
46% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
44% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
44% |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
44% |
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
32% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
31% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
30% |
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
29% |
Apostlebird
Struthidea cinerea Order: Passeriformes Family: Corcoracidae |
27% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
25% |
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
24% |
Pale-headed Rosella
Platycercus adscitus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
23% |
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
20% |
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
19% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
18% |
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
18% |
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
18% |
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
17% |
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
16% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
16% |
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
16% |
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
15% |
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
15% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
15% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
14% |
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
13% |
Australasian Figbird
Sphecotheres vieilloti Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
13% |
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
13% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
12% |
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
12% |
Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
12% |
Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
11% |
Double-barred Finch
Stizoptera bichenovii Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
11% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
10% |
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
10% |
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
9.8% |
Gray Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
8.7% |
White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
8.5% |
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
8.5% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
8.3% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
8.3% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
8.2% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
8.2% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
8.2% |
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
8.2% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
8.0% |
White-throated Gerygone
Gerygone olivacea Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
7.7% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
7.7% |
Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
7.5% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
7.5% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
7.4% |
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
7.0% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
6.8% |
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
6.7% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
6.6% |
Gray-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pomatostomidae |
6.6% |
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
6.5% |
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
6.2% |
Australian King-Parrot
Alisterus scapularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
5.8% |
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
5.7% |
Spotted Bowerbird
Chlamydera maculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Ptilonorhynchidae |
5.6% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.6% |
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
5.6% |
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
5.4% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
5.4% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
5.2% |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
5.2% |
Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
5.2% |
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
5.1% |
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corcoracidae |
5.1% |
Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
5.0% |
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.9% |
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
4.9% |
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.8% |
Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
4.7% |
Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
4.6% |
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
4.5% |
White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.5% |
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
4.5% |
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
4.4% |
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
4.3% |
Australian Bustard
Ardeotis australis Order: Otidiformes Family: Otididae |
4.3% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
4.2% |
Brolga
Antigone rubicunda Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
4.2% |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.2% |
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
4.1% |
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
4.1% |
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
4.1% |
Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
4.1% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
4.0% |
Striped Honeyeater
Plectorhyncha lanceolata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
3.9% |
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
3.9% |
Plumed Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.9% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
3.9% |
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae |
3.9% |
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.9% |
Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewsi Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
3.7% |
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae |
3.6% |
Forest Kingfisher
Todiramphus macleayii Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
3.5% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.4% |
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
3.3% |
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
3.3% |
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
3.1% |
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae Order: Casuariiformes Family: Casuariidae |
2.9% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
2.8% |
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
2.8% |
Purple-backed Fairywren
Malurus assimilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
2.8% |
Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
2.7% |
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
2.6% |
Singing Bushlark
Mirafra javanica Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
2.6% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
2.6% |
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus melanops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.6% |
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
2.6% |
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
2.5% |
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachii Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
2.5% |
Little Lorikeet
Parvipsitta pusilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.5% |
White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
2.4% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.4% |
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.3% |
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Neosittidae |
2.3% |
Brown Quail
Synoicus ypsilophorus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
2.3% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.3% |
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
2.2% |
Pallid Cuckoo
Cacomantis pallidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
2.2% |
Southern Boobook
Ninox boobook Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
2.2% |
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
2.2% |
Scarlet Myzomela
Myzomela sanguinolenta Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.1% |
Chestnut-breasted Munia
Lonchura castaneothorax Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
2.1% |
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
2.0% |
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.0% |
Plum-headed Finch
Aidemosyne modesta Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
2.0% |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
2.0% |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
1.9% |
Plumed Egret
Ardea plumifera Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.9% |
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
1.8% |
Squatter Pigeon
Geophaps scripta Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.7% |
Azure Kingfisher
Ceyx azureus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
1.7% |
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.7% |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.6% |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.5% |
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
1.5% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.5% |
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.5% |
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
1.4% |
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.4% |
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
1.3% |
Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anseranatidae |
1.3% |
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.3% |
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.3% |
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
1.2% |
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.2% |
Common Cicadabird
Edolisoma tenuirostre Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
1.2% |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.2% |
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Podargidae |
1.1% |
Pacific Baza
Aviceda subcristata Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.1% |
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.1% |
Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |