Judbarra / Gregory National Park Bird Species List
The birds listed are those most likely to be seen in Judbarra / Gregory National Park, it is by no means exhaustive in coverage. Stop in along the Victoria River and other waterways, they are great spot for birds. Additional sightings can be sent to the Ranger at the address below.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Brolga - Grus rubicundus Australian Pelican - Pelecanus conspicillatus COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Australasian Darter - Anhinga noveahollandiae Australian (Kori) Bustard - Ardeotis australis White-faced Heron - Ardea noveahollandiae Bush Stone-curlew - Burhinus grallarius Little Pied Cormorant - Microcarbo melanoleucos Masked Lapwing (Plover) - Vanellus miles White-necked Heron - Ardea pacifica Black-winged (Pied) Stilt - Himantopus himantopus Cattle Egret - Ardea ibis Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos Great Egret - Ardea alba Peaceful Dove - Geopelia placida Little Egret - Egretta garzetta Diamond Dove - Geopelia cuneata Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus Bar-shouldered Dove - Geopelia humeralis Black Bittern - Ixobrychus flavicollis Crested Pigeon - Ocyphaps lophotes Black-necked Stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Spinifex Pigeon - Geophaps plumifera Royal Spoonbill - Platalea regia White-quilled Rock-pigeon - Petrophassa albipennis Wandering Whistling-duck - Dendrocygna arcuata Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo - Calyptorhynchus banksii Black Duck - Anas superciliosa Galah - Eulophus roseicapilla Pink-eared Duck - Malacorhynchus membranaceus Little Corella - Cacatua sanguinea Radjah Shelduck - Tadorna radjah Sulphur-crested Cockatoo - Cacatua galerita Black-shouldered Kite - Elanus axillaris Rainbow Lorikeet - Trichoglossus haematodus Black Kite - Milvus migrans Varied Lorikeet - Psitteuteles versicolor Black-breasted Buzzard - Hamirostra melanosternon Red-winged Parrot - Aprosmictus erythropterus Whistling Kite - Haliastur sphenurus Cockatiel - Nymphicus hollandicus Brown Goshawk - Accipiter fasciatus Budgerigar - Melopsittacus undulatus Collared Sparrowhawk - Accipiter cirrhocephalus Northern Rosella - Platycercus venustus Spotted Harrier - Circus assimilis Channel-billed Cuckoo - Scythrops novaehollandiae Pallid Cuckoo - Cacomantis pallidus White-bellied Sea-eagle - Haliaeetus leucugaster Brush Cuckoo - Cacomantis variolosus Wedge-tailed Eagle - Aquila audax Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo - Chalcites basalis Brown Falcon - Falco berigora Koel - Eudynamys scolopacea Little Eagle - Hieraaetus morphnoides Nankeen Kestrel - Falco cenchroides Australian Hobby - Falco longipennis Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus Brown Quail - Coturnix ypsilophora
Chestnut-backed Button-quail - Turnix castanota Purple-crowned Fairy-wren Buff-banded Rail - Gallirallus philippensis Malurus coronatus Black-tailed Native-hen - Tribonyx ventralis Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra
Parks & Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Timber Creek Ranger Station Regional Office - Katherine Ph: (08) 8975 07997 32 Giles St Bullita - Ph: (08) 8975 0833 PO Box 344, KATHERINE NT 0851 www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au Ph: (08) 8973 8888 Bird List
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Pheasant Coucal - Centropus phasianinus White-gaped Honeyeater - Lichenostomus unicolor Boobook Owl - Ninox boobook Grey-headed Honeyeater - Lichenostomus keartlandi Barking Owl - Ninox connivens Yellow-tinted Honeyeater - Lichenostomus flavescens Barn Owl - Tyto alba Black-chinned Honeyeater - Melithreptus gularis Tawny Frogmouth - Podargus strigoides White-throated Honeyeater - Melithreptus albogularis Australian Owlet-nightjar - Aegotheles cristatus Rufous-throated Honeyeater - Conopophila rufogularis Forked-tailed Swift - Apus pacificus Pied Honeyeater - Certhionyx variegatus Spotted Nightjar - Eurostopodus argus Brown Honeyeater - Lichmera indistincta Azure Kingfisher - Ceyx azurea Bar-breasted Honeyeater - Ramsayornis fasciatus Blue-winged Kookaburra - Dacelo leachii Banded Honeyeater - Cissomela pectoralis Forest Kingfisher - Todiramphus macleayii Black Honeyeater - Sugomel niger Sacred Kingfisher - Todiramphus sancta Crimson Chat - Ephthianura tricolor Red-backed Kingfisher - Todiramphus pyrrhopygius Dusky Honeyeater - Myzomela obscura Rainbow Bee-eater - Merops ornatus Mistletoebird - Dicaeum hirundinaceum Dollarbird - Eurystomus orientalis Striated Pardalote - Pardalotus striatus Singing Bushlark - Mirafra javanica Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton Richard’s Pipit - Anthus novaeseelandiae Double-barred Finch - Taeniopygia bichenovii Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike- Coracina novaehollandiae Zebra Finch - Taeniopygia guttata White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike - Coracina papuensis Masked Finch - Poephila personata White-winged Triller - Lalage sueurii Long-tailed Finch - Poephila acuticauda Hooded Robin - Melanodryas cucullata Gouldian Finch - Erythrura gouldiae Varied Triller - Lalage leucomela Chestnut-breasted Mannikin - Lonchura castaneothorax Jacky Winter - Microeca leucophaea Pictorella Mannikin - Heteromunia pectoralis White-browed Robin - Poecilodryas superciliosa Yellow-rumped Mannikin - Lonchura flaviprymna Rufous Whistler - Pachycephala rufiventris Olive-backed Oriole - Oriolus sagittatus Sandstone Shrike-thrush - Colluricincla woodwardi Yellow Oriole - Oriolus flavocinctus Northern Fantail - Rhipidura rufiventris Australasian Figbird - Sphecotheres viridis Grey Fantail - Rhipidura fuliginosa Great Bowerbird - Chlamydera nuchalis Grey-crowned Babbler - Pomatostomus temporalis Black-faced Woodswallow - Artamus cinereus Golden-headed Cisticola - Cisticola exilis Masked Woodswallow - Artamus personatus Rufous Songlark - Cinclorhamphus mathewsi Little Woodswallow - Artamus minor Purple-crowned Fairy-wren - Malurus coronatus White-browed Woodswallow - Artamus superciliosus Variegated Fairy-wren - Malurus lamberti White-breasted Woodswallow - Artamus leucorhynchus Red-backed Fairy-wren - Malurus melanocephalus Pied Butcherbird - Cracticus nigrogularis Weebill - Smicrornis brevirostris Willie Wagtail - Rhipidura leucophrys White-throated Gerygone - Gerygone albogularis Torresian Crow - Corvus orru Varied Sittella - Daphoensitta chrysoptera Leaden Flycatcher - Myiagra rubecula Black-tailed Treecreeper - Climacteris melanura Shining Flycatcher - Myiagra alecto Silver-crowned Friarbird - Philemon argenticeps Restless Flycatcher - Myiagra inquieta Helmeted Friarbird - Philemon buceroides Magpie-lark - Grallina cyanoleuca Little Friarbird - Philemon citreogularis Little Button-quail - Turnix velox Blue-faced Honeyeater - Entomyzon cyanotis Crested Bellbird - Oreoica gutturalis Yellow-throated Miner - Manorina flavigula Yellow White-eye - Zosterops lutea Singing Honeyeater - Lichenostomus virescens
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