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Birds of the Mallee Birds of the Mallee Parks The Mallee Parks offer visitors the opportunity to see more than 300 species of birds, including rare and endangered species like the Malleefowl, Regent Parrot, Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo, Black‐eared Miner and Mallee Emu Wren. Use this checklist to help you identify and record the birds you encounter as you explore Hattah‐Kulkyne National Park and adjacent Murray‐Kulkyne Park, Kings Billabong Park, Lake Albacutya National Park, Murray Sunset National Park, Wyperfeld National Park, Little Desert National Park, and Big Desert Wilderness Park. Hattah Kings Lake Some birds are resident year‐round in the Mallee parks, and some Murray are seasonal visitors or migrants. Others may be seen only when Little Wyperfeld Big Albacutya Billabong ‐ there is water is present in the wetlands of Wyperfeld, Murray‐ Kulkyne Sunset Desert Sunset, Hattah‐Kulkyne, and Lake Albacutya National Parks. Desert Additional species may turn up from time‐to‐time in response to changing conditions. We recommend that keen birders refer to Great Crested Grebe • • • • sources such as Eremaea BirdLines and eBird Australia for the latest Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) • • • • • • records and to report unusual sightings. The BirdLife Australia Spotted Dove • website is a great resource for learning more about Australian birds. Common Bronzewing • • • • • • • Brush Bronzewing • • • Key Crested Pigeon • • • • • • • Introduced Accidental NT Diamond Dove • • • • • Peaceful Dove • • • • • • Status of endangered birds in Victoria: Bar‐shouldered Dove • CR Critically Endangered E Endangered Rose‐crowned Fruit‐Dove • V Vulnerable NT Near Threatened Tawny Frogmouth • • • • • • • Spotted Nightjar • • • • • • Hattah Kings Lake Murray Australian Owlet‐nightjar • • • • • • • Little Wyperfeld Big V White‐throated Needletail • • • • • • Albacutya Billabong ‐ Kulkyne Fork‐tailed (Pacific) Swift • • • • • Sunset Desert Desert Wilson’s Storm‐Petrel • Short‐tailed Shearwater • Australasian Darter • • • • • NT Emu • • • • • • Little Pied Cormorant • • • • • • E Malleefowl • • • • • • Great Cormorant • • • • • • Stubble Quail • • • • • • Little Black Cormorant • • • • • • Brown Quail • • • NT Pied Cormorant • • • • • • Plumed Whistling‐Duck • • • Australian Pelican • • • • • • Wandering Whistling‐Duck • E Australasian Bittern • • E Blue‐billed Duck • • • • • E Australian Little Bittern • • • V Musk Duck • • • • • • White‐necked Heron • • • • • • E Freckled Duck • • • • • V Eastern Great Egret • • • • • • Cape Barren Goose • E Intermediate Egret • • Black Swan • • • • • • Cattle Egret • • • Australian Shelduck • • • • • • White‐faced Heron • • • • • • Australian Wood Duck • • • • • • E Little Egret • • • • Pink‐eared Duck • • • • • • NT Nankeen Night Heron • • • • • • V Australasian Shoveler • • • • • • NT Glossy Ibis • • • • Grey Teal • • • • • • Australian White Ibis • • • • • • Chestnut Teal • • • • • • Straw‐necked Ibis • • • • • • Mallard • NT Royal Spoonbill • • • • • • Pacific Black Duck • • • • • • Yellow‐billed Spoonbill • • • • • • V Hardhead • • • • • • Black‐shouldered Kite • • • • • • • Australasian Grebe • • • • • • Letter‐winged Kite • • • • Hoary‐headed Grebe • • • • • • V Square‐tailed Kite • • • Parks Victoria Phone 13 1963 www.parks.vic.gov.au Hattah Hattah Kings Kings Lake Lake Murray Murray Little Little Wyperfeld Wyperfeld Big Big Albacutya Albacutya Billabong Billabong ‐ ‐ Kulkyne Kulkyne Sunset Sunset Desert Desert Desert Desert Black‐breasted Buzzard • NT White‐fronted Tern • V White‐bellied Sea‐Eagle • • • • • • Crested Tern • Whistling Kite • • • • • • • Silver Gull • • • • • • Black Kite • • • • • • • E Red‐tailed Black‐Cockatoo • Brown Goshawk • • • • • • • Yellow‐tailed Black‐Cockatoo • • • • Collared Sparrowhawk • • • • • • • V Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo • • • • • • • V Grey Goshawk • • • Galah • • • • • • • NT Spotted Harrier • • • • • • Long‐billed Corella • • • • Swamp Harrier • • • • • • Little Corella • • • • • • Wedge‐tailed Eagle • • • • • • • Sulphur‐crested Cockatoo • • • • • • Little Eagle • • • • • • • Cockatiel • • • • • • Nankeen Kestrel • • • • • • • Rainbow Lorikeet • • • Brown Falcon • • • • • • • Musk Lorikeet • • • • • Australian Hobby • • • • • • Little Lorikeet • • E Grey Falcon • • • Purple‐crowned Lorikeet • • • • • • V Black Falcon • • • • • • E Superb Parrot • Peregrine Falcon • • • • • • V Regent Parrot • • • • • • V Brolga • • Crimson Rosella • • • Purple (Australasian) Swamphen • • • • • Yellow Rosella (variant of Crimson) • • • V Lewin’s Rail • Eastern Rosella • • • • • • Buff‐banded Rail • • • • • Australian Ringneck • • • • • • • V Baillon’s Crake • • • (Greater) Blue Bonnet • • • • • • Australian Spotted Crake • • • • E Swift Parrot • • Spotless Crake • • Red‐rumped Parrot • • • • • • • Black‐tailed Native‐hen • • • • • • Mulga Parrot • • • • • • • Dusky Moorhen • • • • • • Budgerigar • • • • • • • Eurasian Coot • • • • • • Blue‐winged Parrot • • • • • • • CR Australian Bustard • • • • V Elegant Parrot • • • • • E Bush Stone‐curlew • • • • • Scarlet‐chested Parrot • • Black‐winged (Pied) Stilt • • • • • • Horsfield’s Bronze‐Cuckoo • • • • • • • Red‐necked Avocet • • • • • • NT Black‐eared Cuckoo • • • • • • • Banded Stilt • • • • Shining Bronze‐Cuckoo • • • • E Grey Plover • Pallid Cuckoo • • • • • • • Red‐capped Plover • • • • • • Brush Cuckoo • Double‐banded Plover • • • Fan‐tailed Cuckoo • • • • • • • V Inland Dotterel • • E Barking Owl • • • • Black‐fronted Dotterel • • • • • • Southern Boobook • • • • • • Red‐kneed Dotterel • • • • • • E Masked Owl • Banded Lapwing • • • • • Barn Owl • • • • • • Masked Lapwing • • • • • • NT Azure Kingfisher • • CR Plains‐wanderer • • • Laughing Kookaburra • • • • • • NT Latham’s Snipe • • • • NT Red‐backed Kingfisher • • • • • V Black‐tailed Godwit • • Sacred Kingfisher • • • • • • Bar‐tailed Godwit • Rainbow Bee‐eater • • • • • • • V Common Sandpiper • Dollarbird • • V Common Greenshank • • • • White‐throated Treecreeper • V Marsh Sandpiper • • • • V White‐browed Treecreeper • • • V Ruddy Turnstone • • NT Brown Treecreeper • • • • • • • Red‐necked Stint • • • • CR Spotted Bowerbird • NT Pectoral Sandpiper • Superb Fairy‐wren • • • • • • Sharp‐tailed Sandpiper • • • • • Splendid Fairy‐wren • • • • • • E Curlew Sandpiper • • • • White‐winged Fairy‐wren • • • • Red‐backed Button‐quail • Variegated Fairy‐wren • • • • • • • Painted Button‐quail • • • • • • E Mallee Emu‐wren • • • NT Little Button‐quail • • • • • • Rufous‐crowned Emu‐wren • • • • • E Gull‐billed Tern • • • • NT Striated Grasswren • • • • • NT Caspian Tern • • • • Shy Heathwren • • • • • • NT Whiskered Tern • • • • • • Striated Fieldwren • • • • • • NT White‐winged Black Tern • NT Rufous Fieldwren • • • • • • 2 Hattah Hattah Kings Kings Lake Lake Murray Murray Little Little Wyperfeld Wyperfeld Big Big Albacutya Albacutya Billabong Billabong ‐ ‐ Kulkyne Kulkyne Sunset Sunset Desert Desert Desert Desert E Redthroat • • Rufous Whistler • • • • • • • Weebill • • • • • • • Grey Shrike‐thrush • • • • • • • Western Gerygone • • • • • NT Crested Bellbird • • • • • • White‐throated Gerygone • Olive‐backed Oriole • • • • • Striated Thornbill • White‐breasted Woodswallow • • • • • • • Yellow Thornbill • • • • • • • Masked Woodswallow • • • • • • • Yellow‐rumped Thornbill • • • • • • • White‐browed Woodswallow • • • • • • • Chestnut‐rumped Thornbill • • • • • • • Black‐faced Woodswallow • • • • • Buff‐rumped Thornbill • • • • • • • Dusky Woodswallow • • • • • • • NT Slender‐billed Thornbill • • • • Grey Butcherbird • • • • • • • Inland Thornbill • • • • • • • Pied Butcherbird • • • • • Brown Thornbill • • Australian Magpie • • • • • • • Southern Whiteface • • • • • • Pied Currawong • Spotted Pardalote • • • • • • • Grey Currawong • • • • • • • Striated Pardalote • • • • • • • Grey Fantail • • • • • • • Eastern Spinebill • Willie Wagtail • • • • • • • Pied Honeyeater • • Australian Raven • • • • • • • Yellow‐faced Honeyeater • Forest Raven • Singing Honeyeater • • • • • • • Little Raven • • • • • • • White‐eared Honeyeater • • • • • • Little Crow • • • • Yellow‐tufted Honeyeater • • Satin Flycatcher • • • V Purple‐gaped Honeyeater • • • • • • Restless Flycatcher • • • • • • • Yellow‐plumed Honeyeater • • • • • • • Magpie‐lark • • • • • • V Grey‐fronted Honeyeater • • White‐winged Chough • • • • • • • Fuscous Honeyeater • • • Apostlebird • • • White‐plumed Honeyeater • • • • • • • Jacky Winter • • • • • • White‐fronted Honeyeater • • • • • • Scarlet Robin • • Noisy Miner • • • • • • Red‐capped Robin • • • • • • • CR Black‐eared Miner • • • Flame Robin • • • • Yellow‐throated Miner • • • • • • NT Hooded Robin • • • • • • • Noisy Miner • • • • • • • Eastern Yellow Robin • • Little Wattlebird • Southern Scrub‐Robin • • • • • • Red Wattlebird • • • • • • • Horsfield’s (Singing) Bushlark • • • • • • Crimson Chat • • • • • Eurasian Skylark • Orange Chat • • • • • Golden‐headed Cisticola • • • • • • • White‐fronted Chat • • • • • • • Australian Reed‐Warbler • • • • • Black Honeyeater • • • • Little Grassbird • • • • Tawny‐crowned Honeyeater • • • • • • Rufous Songlark • • • • • • • New Holland Honeyeater • • • • • • Brown Songlark • • • • • NT Black‐chinned Honeyeater • • Silvereye • • • • • • • Brown‐headed Honeyeater • • • • • • • White‐backed Swallow • • • • • • White‐naped Honeyeater • • • • Welcome Swallow • • • • • • • Blue‐faced Honeyeater • • • • • Fairy Martin • • • • • • Noisy Friarbird • Tree Martin • • • • • • • Little Friarbird • • • • • • Common Blackbird • • • • • • • Striped Honeyeater • • • •
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