NSW Southern Highlands Bird NSW Southern

[N.S.W. Southern Highlands Branch of BirdLife Australia]

P.O. Box 2531 Bowral New South Wales 2576

NSW Southern Highlands Bird List [Revised January 2010]

Explanation of status rating:

Some species have adapted to a wide variety of habitats and will be observed in a wide range of situations. Across the Southern Highlands, the status of these species is shown thus:

C= Common U= Uncommon R= Rare S= Summer Visitor

Other species will generally not be found outside their specific habitat type, such as dense forest, wetlands, sandstone outcrops or heathlands, etc. Across the Southern Highlands these species are shown thus:

HC= Common in suitable habitat HU= Uncommon in suitable habitat HR= Rare in suitable habitat

While acknowledging that unusual seasonal variations will occur from time to time, the status accorded to each species on this list is based on the recorded frequency of sightings in the Southern Highlands.

English name Scientific Name Status Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae R Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami R Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis U Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora U Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni HR Musk Duck Biziura lobata HU Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa HR Black Swan Cygnus atratus HC Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides HU Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata C Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus HR Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis HU Grey Teal Anas gracilis HC Chestnut Teal Anas castanea HU Northern Mallard Anas platyrhynchos HU Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa HC Hardhead Aythya australis HC Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis HR Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae HC Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus HU Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus HU Rock Dove [Feral Pigeon] Columba livia U White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela U Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis U Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis R Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica R Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera U Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans R Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata C Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata U Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis R Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia picata U Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus R Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides U White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis R Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus R White-throated Needletail Hirundus caudacutus R Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus R Australasian Darter Anhinga melanogaster HU Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos HC Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo HU Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris HU Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius HU Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus HC Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus HR Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis HR White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica HU Eastern Great Egret Ardea modesta HU Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia HU Cattle Egret Ardea ibis HU White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae HC Little Egret Egretta garzetta HU Nankeen Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus HU Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus R Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca U Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis U Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia HU Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea plavipes HU Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris U Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura R Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata R White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster U Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus U Black Kite Milvus migrans R Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus U Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrhocephalus R Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae U Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis HU Swamp Harrier Circus approximans HU Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax U Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides U Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides U Brown Falcon Falco berigora U Australian Hobby Falco longipennis U Black Falcon Falco subniger R Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus R Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio HC Lewin's Rail Rallus pectoralis HR Buff-banded Rail Galliralus philippensis HR Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla HR Australian Spotted Crake Porzana fluminea HR Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis HR Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis R Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa HC Eurasian Coot Fulica atra HC Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus HU Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops HU Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus HU Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor HR Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles HC Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii HU Painted Button-quail Turnix varia U Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae U Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami HU Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus C Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum U Galah Cacatua roseicapilla C Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris C Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea R Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita C Cockateil Nymphicus hollandicus R Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus U Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus R Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna R Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla R Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis C Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans C Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius C Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor R Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus U Turquoise Parrot Neophema pulchella R Ground Parrot Pezoporus wallicus R Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus R Koel Eudynamis scolopaceus Cs Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae Us Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis Us Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Us Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Rs Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis Cs Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus Us Powerful Owl Ninox strenua R Barking Owl Ninox connivens R Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae C Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa R Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae R Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica R Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus U Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae C Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus U Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Us Dollarbird Euristomus orientalis Us Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae HC White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea C Red-browed Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops U Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus U Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris Rs Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus C Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus C Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti U Southern Emu-wren Stipiturus malachurus R Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus R Pilotbird Pycnoptilus floccosus R Rockwarbler Origma solitaria HC Yellow-throated Scrubwren Sericornis citreogularis U White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis C Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra R Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Hylacola pyrrhopygia R Speckled Warbler Chthonicola sagittata R Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris U Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki U Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca U White-throated Gerygone Gerygone albogularis U Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata C Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana U Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa C Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides U Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla C Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis R Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus C Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus C Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris C Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii U Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops C Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops U Fuscous Honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus U White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus U Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys U Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala C Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis R Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera U Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia R Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata C White-fronted Chat Ephthianura albifrons R Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta U Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Glyciphila melanops U Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta U Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus U New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae C White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylodonyris niger U Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithrepus gularis U Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithrepus brevirostris U White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus U Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis R Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus C Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis U Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii R Spotted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma punctatum HU Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus C Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera U Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae C White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis U Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris Us White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii Us Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus U Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis C Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris C Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica C Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti R Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus Us White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus U Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus U White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus U Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus U Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus C Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus C Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis R Australian Magpie Craticus tibicen C Pied Currawong Strepera graculina C Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor U Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus Rs Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons Us Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa C Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys C Australian Raven Corvus coronoides C Little Raven Corvus mellori C Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula Us Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca Rs Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta U Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis Us Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca C White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos U Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans C Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang U Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii U Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea U Rose Robin Petroica rosea U Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata R Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis C Horsfield's Bushlark Mirafra javanica U Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis R Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis U Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis C Tawny Grassbird Megalurus timoriensis R Little Grassbird Megalurus gramineus R Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi Us Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis R Silvereye Zosterops lateralis C White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna R Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena C Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel U Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans U Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata U Common Blackbird Turdus merula C Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris C Common Myna Sturnus tristis C Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum C Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata U Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii U Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis C Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata U Beautiful Firetail Stagonopleura bella R Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax R House Sparrow Passer domesticus C Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae C European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis C Common Greenfinch Chloris chloris R