Birds of East Pilbara, Western Australia is a list of the most common birds observed in the shire. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
38% |
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
35% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
33% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
30% |
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
28% |
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
26% |
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
26% |
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
25% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
22% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
22% |
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
22% |
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
20% |
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
18% |
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
18% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
18% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
18% |
Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
17% |
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
17% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
16% |
Purple-backed Fairywren
Malurus assimilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
16% |
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
15% |
Spinifex Pigeon
Geophaps plumifera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
15% |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
15% |
Australian Ringneck
Barnardius zonarius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
14% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
14% |
Painted Firetail
Emblema pictum Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
14% |
Gray-headed Honeyeater
Ptilotula keartlandi Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
13% |
Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
13% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
12% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
12% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
12% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
11% |
Gray-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pomatostomidae |
11% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
11% |
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
10.0% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
9.9% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
9.7% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
9.7% |
Red-browed Pardalote
Pardalotus rubricatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
9.5% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
9.5% |
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
9.4% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
9.3% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
9.0% |
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
8.9% |
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
8.5% |
Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewsi Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
8.5% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
8.4% |
White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
8.4% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
8.3% |
Little Woodswallow
Artamus minor Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
8.3% |
Crested Bellbird
Oreoica gutturalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Oreoicidae |
8.3% |
Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
8.2% |
White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
8.2% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
8.0% |
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
8.0% |
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
7.9% |
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachii Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
7.8% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
7.4% |
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
7.2% |
Western Bowerbird
Chlamydera guttata Order: Passeriformes Family: Ptilonorhynchidae |
7.1% |
Spinifexbird
Poodytes carteri Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
7.1% |
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
6.9% |
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae |
6.6% |
Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygius Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
6.1% |
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
6.0% |
Western Gerygone
Gerygone fusca Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
5.9% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.6% |
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.6% |
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
5.5% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
5.4% |
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
5.2% |
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
5.1% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
5.0% |
Red-capped Plover
Anarhynchus ruficapillus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
4.9% |
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
4.8% |
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
4.6% |
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
4.5% |
Masked Woodswallow
Artamus personatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
4.5% |
Australian Bustard
Ardeotis australis Order: Otidiformes Family: Otididae |
4.4% |
Crimson Chat
Epthianura tricolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.3% |
Wandering Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.2% |
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
4.1% |
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
4.1% |
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.0% |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
4.0% |
Little Buttonquail
Turnix velox Order: Charadriiformes Family: Turnicidae |
3.9% |
Pallid Cuckoo
Cacomantis pallidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
3.9% |
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.8% |
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.8% |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
3.5% |
Australian Pratincole
Stiltia isabella Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae |
3.5% |
Australian Tern
Gelochelidon macrotarsa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
3.5% |
Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.4% |
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Podargidae |
3.4% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
3.3% |
Rufous Grasswren
Amytornis whitei Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
3.3% |
Little Crow
Corvus bennetti Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
3.2% |
Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
3.2% |
Australian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Aegothelidae |
3.0% |
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza uropygialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
3.0% |
Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
2.9% |
Inland Thornbill
Acanthiza apicalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
2.7% |
Southern Boobook
Ninox boobook Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
2.7% |
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
2.7% |
Star Finch
Bathilda ruficauda Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
2.7% |
White-browed Babbler
Pomatostomus superciliosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pomatostomidae |
2.6% |
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.6% |
Gray Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
2.6% |
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.5% |
Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
2.4% |
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.4% |
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.3% |
Princess Parrot
Polytelis alexandrae Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.3% |
Brown Songlark
Cincloramphus cruralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
2.2% |
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.0% |
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.0% |
Black Honeyeater
Sugomel nigrum Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.0% |
White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
1.9% |
Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
1.9% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
1.9% |
White-fronted Honeyeater
Purnella albifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.8% |
Singing Bushlark
Mirafra javanica Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
1.8% |
Chiming Wedgebill
Psophodes occidentalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Psophodidae |
1.7% |
Barn Owl
Tyto alba Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae |
1.7% |
Red-capped Robin
Petroica goodenovii Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
1.7% |
White-backed Swallow
Cheramoeca leucosterna Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.6% |
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.5% |
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.4% |
Pied Honeyeater
Certhionyx variegatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.4% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.4% |
Ground Cuckooshrike
Coracina maxima Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
1.3% |
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
1.2% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.2% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.2% |
Brown Quail
Synoicus ypsilophorus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
1.2% |
Black-eared Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx osculans Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.2% |
Gray Honeyeater
Conopophila whitei Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.2% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.2% |
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
1.2% |
Black-breasted Kite
Hamirostra melanosternon Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.1% |
Black-tailed Treecreeper
Climacteris melanurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
1.1% |
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.1% |
Black-necked Stork
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
1.1% |
Mangrove Fantail
Rhipidura phasiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
1.1% |
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.1% |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.1% |
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |