Birds of Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Birds of Kangaroo Island, South Australia is a list of the most common birds observed in the island. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
South Australia, Australia
Australia
Oceania
List of Common Birds
| 53% |
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Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
| 42% |
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Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
| 37% |
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Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 37% |
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New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 36% |
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Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 36% |
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Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
| 34% |
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Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 30% |
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Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
| 30% |
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Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 29% |
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Gray Currawong
Strepera versicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
| 29% |
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Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 25% |
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Little Raven
Corvus mellori Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 22% |
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Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 22% |
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Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
| 22% |
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Spotted Scrubwren
Sericornis maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
| 21% |
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Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 21% |
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Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
| 20% |
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Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 19% |
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Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
| 19% |
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Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 17% |
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Scarlet Robin
Petroica boodang Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
| 17% |
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White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 17% |
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Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 17% |
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Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 17% |
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Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 16% |
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Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 15% |
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Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 15% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 15% |
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Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 14% |
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Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 14% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 13% |
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Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 12% |
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Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 12% |
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Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 11% |
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Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
| 11% |
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Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
| 11% |
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Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 10% |
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Cape Barren Goose
Cereopsis novaehollandiae Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.8% |
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Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.0% |
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European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 8.9% |
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Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 8.8% |
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Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 8.7% |
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Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
| 8.6% |
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Purple-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus cratitius Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 8.5% |
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Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.9% |
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Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
| 7.9% |
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Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 7.8% |
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Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
| 7.8% |
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Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 7.7% |
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Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.5% |
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Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
| 6.7% |
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Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 6.2% |
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Glossy Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus lathami Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
| 6.0% |
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Musk Duck
Biziura lobata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.7% |
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Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 5.7% |
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Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Gliciphila melanops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 5.6% |
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Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Zanda funerea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
| 5.6% |
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Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
| 5.5% |
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White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 5.4% |
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Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.2% |
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Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 5.1% |
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Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
| 5.1% |
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Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 5.1% |
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Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 4.9% |
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Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 4.8% |
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Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 4.7% |
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Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 4.6% |
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White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 4.2% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 4.0% |
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White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 4.0% |
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Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.7% |
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Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
| 3.6% |
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Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 3.5% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 3.4% |
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Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 3.3% |
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Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.3% |
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Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.3% |
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Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 3.1% |
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Brush Bronzewing
Phaps elegans Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 3.0% |
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Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 3.0% |
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Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 2.9% |
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Little Penguin
Eudyptula minor Order: Sphenisciformes Family: Spheniscidae |
| 2.8% |
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Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
| 2.8% |
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Western Whipbird
Psophodes nigrogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Psophodidae |
| 2.7% |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.6% |
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Black-fronted Dotterel
Thinornis melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.5% |
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Beautiful Firetail
Stagonopleura bella Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 2.5% |
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Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 2.3% |
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Southern Emuwren
Stipiturus malachurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
| 2.2% |
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Red-capped Plover
Anarhynchus ruficapillus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.2% |
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Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 2.1% |
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White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 2.0% |
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Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.9% |
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Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 1.9% |
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Shy Heathwren
Hylacola cauta Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
| 1.9% |
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Australian Boobook
Ninox boobook Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.9% |
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Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.9% |
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Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.8% |
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Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 1.7% |
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Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chalcites basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 1.7% |
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Black-tailed Nativehen
Tribonyx ventralis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.6% |
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Bush Thick-knee
Burhinus grallarius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae |
| 1.5% |
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Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.5% |
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Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.5% |
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Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.4% |
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Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.4% |
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Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
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Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.1% |
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Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.1% |
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
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Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.0% |
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Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
