Scientific name Common name 9 L Family Dromaiidae Emus Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu Fowlers Gap Biodiversity Family Phasianidae Quails Coturnix pectoralis Stubble Quail Checklist Family Turnicidae Button-quails Turnix pyrrhothorax Red-chested Button-Quail Turnix velox Little Button-quail Birds Family Pelecanidae Pelicans Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian Pelican Family Anhingidae Darters owlers Gap has a diverse avifauna ranging from diminutive 12-cm Anhinga melanogaster Darter F fairy wrens through to 2-m emus. The diversity of birds waxes and Family Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants wains with the run of the seasons with waterbirds common in the Phalacrocorax varius Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant inland in wet years. Good seasons stimulate breeding with Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant reproduction in species like Zebra Finches and Budgerigars finely Family Podicipidae Grebes tuned to a threshold of rainfall. Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus Hoary-headed Grebe his checklist should be used in association with a keen eye, a Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian Grebe Family Anatidae Geese, Swans and Ducks Tg ood pair of binoculars, a field guide to Australian birds and some Anas castanea Chestnut Teal th patient observation. The order of the families follows the 6 edition of Anas gracilis Grey Teal Simpson and Day, ‘Field Guide to the Bird of Australia’, but there are Anas rhynchotis Australasian Shoveler several other excellent guides that you may use. Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck Aythya australis Hardhead Biziura lobata Musk Duck ey for sighting locations (L): Sandstone Creek Circuit (SSC), Knob Chenonetta jubata Australian Wood Duck K Ridge/Gum Creek (KR), The Lake/Gap Trig (TL), South Cygnus atratus Black Swan Ridge/Picnic Creek I (SR1), South Ridge/Picnic Creek II (SR2), Malacorhynchus membranaceus Pink-eared Duck Frieslich Dam Circuit (FD), otherwise use an abbreviation for paddock Stictonetta naevosa Freckled Duck (e.g. Mandleman – MA) Oxyura australis Blue-billed Duck Family Rallidae Coot, Swanphens Fulica atra Eurasian Coot cknowledgments: The assistance of Birds Australia, the Gould Gallinula ventralis Black-tailed Native-hen A League, Gordon Wiens, Bill Buttemer, Lee Astheimer, Anke Frank, Family Ardeidae Herons, Egrets Dan Blumstein, Win Filewood and the Cooperative Research Centre Egretta novaehollandiae White-faced Heron Family Threskiornidae Ibises, Spoonbills for Sustainable Tourism in the preparation of this checklist is Platalea flavipes Yellow-billed Spoonbill gratefully acknowledged. The list is probably not exhaustive so if you Platalea regia Royal Spoonbill see a new species then please advise the staff at Fowlers Gap and try Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis to take a photograph/video as confirmation.

Scientific name Common name 9 L Scientific name Common name 9 L Family Otididae Bustards Phaps chalcopter Common Bronzewing Ardeotis australis Australian Bustard Ocyphaps lophotes Crested Pigeon Family Scolopacidae Sandpipers Family Cacaturidae Cockatoos Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Cacatua roseicapilla Galah Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Cacatua sanguinea Little Corella Calidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint Family Psittacidae Parrots Family Glareolidae Pratincoles Nymphicus hollandicus Cockatiel Stiltia isabella Australian Pratincole Barnardius zonarius barnardi Australian Ringneck Family Charadriidae Lapwings, Plovers, Dotterels Melopsittacus undulatus Budgerigar Charadrius australis Inland Dotterel Northiella haematogaster Blue Bonnet Elseyornis melanops Black-fronted Dotterel Psephotus varius Mulga Parrot Erythogonys cinctus Red-kneed Dotterel Neophema splendida Scarlet-chested Parrot Vanellus miles Masked Lapwing Family Cuculidae Parasitic Cuckoos Vanellus tricolor Banded Lapwing Chrysococcyx basalis Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Family Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets Chrysococcyx osculans Black-eared Cuckoo Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt Family Strigidae Hawk Owls Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Red-necked Avocet Ninox novaeseelandiae Southern Boobook Family Laridae Gulls, Terns Family Tytonidae Barn Owls Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern Tyto alba Barn Owl Sterna caspia Caspian Tern Family Podargidae Frogmouths Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern Podargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouth Family Accipitridae Kites, Goshawks, Eagles, Family Caprimulgidae Nightjars Harriers Eurostopodus argus Spotted Nightjar Accipiter cirrhocephalus Collared Sparrowhawk Family Aegothelidae Owlet-nightjars Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle Aegotheles cristatus Australian Owlet-nightjar Circus assimilis Spotted Harrier Family Halcyonidae Tree Kingfishers Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite Todiramphus pyrrhopygia Red-backed Kingfisher Elanus scriptus Letter-winged Kite Family Meropidae Bee-eaters Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater Hamirostra melanosternon Black-breasted Buzzard Family Maluridae Fairy-wrens Hieraaetus morphnoides Little Eagle Malurus lamberti Variegated Fairy-wren Lophoictinia isura Square-tailed Kite Malurus leucopterus White-winged Fairy-wren Milvus migrans Black Kite Family Pardalotidae Pardolotes, Thornbills, Family Falconidae Falcons, Kestrels Scrubwrens Falco longipennis Australian Hobby Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote Falco berigora Brown Falcon Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumped Thornbill Falco cenchroides Nankeen Kestrel Acanthiza uropygialis Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Aphelocephala leucopsis Southern Whiteface Falco subniger Black Falcon Calamathus campestris Rufous Fieldwren Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote Geopelia striata Peaceful Dove Smicrornis brevirostris Weebill Geopelia cuneata Diamond Dove Scientific name Common name 9 L Scientific name Common name 9 L Family Meliphagidae Honeyeaters, Australian Chats Family Corvidae Ravens, Crows Acanthagenys rufogularis Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Corvus bennetti Little Crow Certhionyx variegatus Pied Honeyeater Corvus coronoides Australian Raven Epthianura albifrons White-fronted Chat Family Corcoracidae Australian Mud-nesters Epthianura aurifrons Orange Chat Corocorax melanorhamphos White-winged Chough Epthianura tricolor Crimson Chat Struthidea cinerea Apostlebird Ashbyla lovensis Gibberbird Family Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins Lichenostomus penicillatus White-plumed Honeyeater Hirundo ariel Fairy Martin Lichenostomus virescens Singing Honeyeater Hirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow Manorina flavigula Yellow-throated Miner Hirundo nigricans Tree Martin Phylidonyris albifrons White-fronted Honeyeater Family Motacillidae Old World Pipits Plectorhyncha lanceolata Striped Honeyeater Anthus novaeseelandiae Richard's Pipit Family Cinclosomatidae Quail-thrushes, Wedgebills Family Sylviidae Old World Warblers Cinclosoma cinnamomeum Cinnamon Quail-thrush Cinclorhamphus cruralis Brown Songlark Psophodes cristatus Chirruping Wedgebill Cinclorhamphus mathewsi Rufous Songlark Family Pomatostomidae Australo-Papuan Babblers Family Passeridae Old World Sparrows Pomatostomus ruficeps Chestnut-crowned Babbler Passer domesticus House Sparrow Family Petroicidae Robins Family Ploceidae Grass-Finches Melanodryas cucullata Hooded Robin Taeniopygia guttata Zebra Finch Petroica goodenovii Red-capped Robin Family Dicaeidae Flowerpeckers Family Pachycephalidae Shrike-thrushes, Bellbirds, Dicaeum hirundinaceum Mistletoebird Whistlers Family Sturnidae Starlings, Mynas Pachycephala rufiventris Rufous Whistler Sturnis vulgaris Common Starling Colluricincla harmonica Grey Shrike-thrush Family Dicruridae Magpie-lark, Flycatchers, Produced with the assistance of the Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism Fantails Wildlife Tourism Sub-Program. Grallina cyanoleuca Magpie-lark Myiagra inquieta Restless Flycatcher Rhipidura fuliginosa Grey Fantail Rhipidura leucophrys Willie Wagtail Family Campephagidae Cuckoo-shrikes, Trillers Coracina novaehollandiae Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Lalage sueurii White-winged Triller Family Artamidae Woodswallows, Butcherbirds Artamus cinereus Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus leucorhynchus White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus personatus Masked Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus White-browed Woodswallow Cracticus nigrogularis Pied Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Grey Butcherbird Gymnorhina tibicen Australian Magpie