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Birds of Bundaberg local government area

Total number of species: 399

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI 80 0 16/05/2022
Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 62 0 15/06/2008
Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 39 1 15/08/2023
Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II 17 0 16/05/2022
Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA 3 0 16/10/2001
Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 118 0 07/10/2022
Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA 2 1 31/12/1984
Estrildidae Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail V V QA 1 0 31/12/1969
Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 153 1 16/05/2022
Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA 15 0 09/03/2008
Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 218 0 15/08/2023
Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 6 0 31/12/2002
Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II 8 0 07/10/2022
Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II 39 0 15/06/2008
Turdidae Zoothera heinei russet-tailed thrush C QA 4 1 19/05/2019
Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 237 0 07/10/2022
Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica barn swallow SL QAI 2 0 31/12/1973
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 215 1 16/05/2022
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 80 0 07/10/2022
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 213 0 15/08/2023
Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA 3 0 08/11/2007
Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA 4 0 17/02/2003
Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI 35 0 07/10/2022
Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI 4 0 28/03/2004
Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI 13 0 16/02/2003
Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 85 0 21/06/2022
Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI 10 0 09/03/2008
Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 134 0 27/05/2020
Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA 2 0 26/05/2007
Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 54 0 09/02/2012
Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA 5 0 17/08/2001
Petroicidae Petroica rosea rose robin C QA 29 0 18/05/2019
Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA 1 0 06/09/1959
Paradisaeidae Ptiloris paradiseus paradise riflebird C QA 6 0 27/05/2020
Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA 49 0 28/10/2007
Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA 20 0 26/01/2010
Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA 23 0 27/05/2020
Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 283 1 07/10/2022
Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 37 0 23/01/2010
Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 6 0 08/06/1999
Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI 20 0 24/12/2006
Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA 35 0 07/10/2022
Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 158 3 07/10/2022
Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 45 0 27/05/2020
Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA 8 0 21/12/2021
Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 329 1 07/10/2022
Corvidae Corvus sp. C U 5 0 21/02/2007
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 339 1 15/08/2023
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 378 0 15/08/2023
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 82 0 12/12/2019
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 221 1 07/10/2022
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus bracteatus spangled drongo (eastern Australia) C QAI 1 0 04/03/2006
Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA 3 0 26/05/2007
Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA 47 0 26/05/2007
Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 98 0 21/06/2022
Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA 12 1 26/05/2007
Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA 5 0 18/04/1995
Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA 6 0 15/11/2000
Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 344 2 07/10/2022
Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 320 2 07/10/2022
Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 413 1 07/10/2022
Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 160 0 07/10/2022
Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 145 0 07/10/2022
Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 260 3 15/08/2023
Falcunculidae Falcunculus frontatus crested shrike-tit C QA 3 0 30/06/1994
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 309 0 21/06/2022
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 94 0 29/05/2020
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 141 2 15/08/2023
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 442 1 14/08/2023
Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA 10 0 28/10/2007
Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA 3 0 19/04/1999
Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 318 1 07/10/2022
Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 92 1 11/04/2012
Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 64 0 12/12/2019
Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 93 0 15/08/2023
Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI 12 0 28/10/2007
Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI 59 1 09/02/2012
Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma punctatum spotted quail-thrush C QA 4 0 30/06/1998
Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 125 0 16/05/2022
Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 125 0 16/05/2022
Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA 3 0 24/06/2006
Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA 2 0 09/03/2008
Meliphagidae Anthochaera chrysoptera little wattlebird C QA 69 0 18/06/2022
Meliphagidae Anthochaera phrygia regent honeyeater CR CE QA 3 0 04/10/2006
Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 36 0 29/05/2020
Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA 6 0 26/05/2007
Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 221 0 07/10/2022
Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA 71 2 16/05/2022
Meliphagidae Lichenostomus melanops yellow-tufted honeyeater C QA 25 0 26/09/2003
Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 942 0 15/08/2023
Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA 1 0 29/03/2000
Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 505 0 15/08/2023
Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 548 0 15/08/2023
Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 360 1 07/10/2022
Meliphagidae Melithreptus brevirostris brown-headed honeyeater C QA 4 0 01/04/2004
Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA 26 0 16/09/2014
Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA 13 0 29/05/2020
Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 42 0 14/09/2012
Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 275 1 07/10/2022
Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA 1 0 10/07/2007
Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 222 3 07/10/2022
Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 451 2 07/10/2022
Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA 143 0 21/06/2022
Meliphagidae Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland honeyeater C QA 1 0 25/04/1979
Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA 18 1 16/05/2022
Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA 57 0 11/04/2012
Meliphagidae Purnella albifrons white-fronted honeyeater C QA 2 0 11/04/1997
Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA 101 0 03/06/2021
Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 312 1 07/10/2022
Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA 31 0 11/04/2008
Acanthizidae Acanthiza lineata striated thornbill C QA 11 0 03/06/2021
Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA 8 0 19/10/2004
Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA 63 0 07/10/2022
Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA 11 0 24/04/2004
Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI 46 0 08/04/2010
Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA 22 0 29/05/2020
Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI 132 2 15/08/2023
Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 37 0 12/12/2019
Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA 12 0 16/09/2014
Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 113 0 15/08/2023
Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA 25 0 12/12/2019
Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 46 0 16/09/2014
Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA 10 0 21/10/2007
Maluridae Malurus lamberti variegated fairy-wren C QA 54 0 28/10/2007
Maluridae Malurus lamberti sensu lato variegated fairy-wren Superseded QA 1 0 26/10/2018
Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 247 1 07/10/2022
Maluridae Malurus splendens splendid fairy-wren C QA 3 0 05/10/2003
Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus crassirostris green catbird C QA 10 0 04/06/1999
Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA 3 0 23/09/2004
Ptilonorhynchidae Sericulus chrysocephalus regent bowerbird C QA 9 0 24/01/2010
Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA 25 0 07/06/2008
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA 20 0 14/08/2023
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA 108 0 12/12/2019
Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 25 0 19/05/2019
Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 109 0 16/03/2018
Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 353 0 15/08/2023
Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 51 0 30/12/2014
Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 11 0 24/12/2001
Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 414 0 07/10/2022
Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 128 2 12/12/2019
Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA 7 0 19/04/1999
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 109 0 13/12/2012
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 69 1 16/05/2022
Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI 23 0 18/09/2013
Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI 15 0 01/09/2013
Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae masked owl C QAI 2 0 04/07/1997
Tytonidae Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa sooty owl C QA 4 0 23/05/2017
Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 94 0 07/11/2019
Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI 21 0 24/11/2019
Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA 28 0 11/06/2017
Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 113 0 29/05/2020
Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI 35 0 08/11/2007
Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 29 0 09/02/2012
Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 151 0 07/10/2022
Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 17 0 27/10/2007
Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 58 0 29/05/2020
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus barnardi Eastern little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 15 0 27/10/2007
Cuculidae Chalcites osculans black-eared cuckoo C QAI 1 0 31/12/1984
Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI 13 0 29/02/2004
Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 145 0 05/11/2017
Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 87 0 07/10/2022
Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA 125 0 07/10/2022
Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI 15 0 31/07/2006
Psittaculidae Glossopsitta concinna musk lorikeet C QA 3 0 13/09/2018
Psittaculidae Lathamus discolor swift parrot E CE QA 3 0 09/08/2014
Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA 1 0 26/04/2013
Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA 102 0 29/05/2020
Psittaculidae Pezoporus wallicus wallicus ground parrot V QA 6 0 11/04/2002
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 262 0 07/10/2022
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus palliceps pale-headed rosella (southern form) C QA 2 0 12/12/2019
Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson rosella C QA 1 0 31/07/1979
Psittaculidae Platycercus eximius eastern rosella C QA 9 0 24/07/2000
Psittaculidae Psephotellus pulcherrimus paradise parrot PE EX QA 10 0 17/01/2003
Psittaculidae Psephotus haematonotus red-rumped parrot C QA 1 0 13/09/2018
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 232 0 16/09/2014
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 522 0 15/08/2023
Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 54 0 16/03/2018
Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI 1 0 19/10/2000
Cacatuidae Cacatua tenuirostris long-billed corella C IA 2 0 10/12/2006
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 62 0 07/10/2022
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA 11 0 29/05/2020
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V Q 2 0 25/04/2004
Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 109 0 07/10/2022
Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA 41 0 11/04/2008
Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 25 0 03/06/2021
Laridae Anous albivitta grey noddy C VI 1 0 28/02/1981
Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 17 2 24/12/2020
Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 11 0 24/12/2020
Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I 35 0 02/06/2019
Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I 11 0 17/12/2017
Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 453 0 21/06/2022
Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI 194 0 16/05/2022
Laridae Gygis alba white tern C VU 1 0 13/05/1976
Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 274 0 21/06/2022
Laridae Larus pacificus Pacific gull C VU 1 0 19/08/2012
Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 7 0 11/12/1999
Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 5 0 26/10/1981
Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 4 0 26/10/2001
Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 39 0 24/12/2020
Laridae Sterna striata white-fronted tern C QAI 1 0 08/03/1980
Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 4 0 19/04/1999
Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 139 7 03/02/2023
Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 28 2 21/07/2012
Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 344 1 21/06/2022
Stercorariidae Stercorarius antarcticus brown skua C QAI 3 1 13/08/1999
Stercorariidae Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic jaeger SL QAI 2 0 19/04/1999
Stercorariidae Stercorarius pomarinus pomarine jaeger SL QAI 3 0 11/12/1999
Glareolidae Glareola maldivarum oriental pratincole SL QAI 2 0 20/12/1992
Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA 3 0 08/03/2003
Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI 2 0 31/12/1984
Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA 21 0 21/03/1998
Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA 2 0 20/12/2009
Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA 19 0 13/12/2012
Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA 2 0 19/04/1999
Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 18 0 29/10/2017
Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 28 0 23/02/2020
Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 194 0 11/04/2021
Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 33 2 21/06/2022
Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 20 0 19/11/2017
Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I 29 0 09/12/2018
Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 171 0 11/04/2021
Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL QAI I 8 0 08/02/2015
Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 272 0 24/10/2021
Scolopacidae Calidris subminuta long-toed stint SL VU I 1 0 19/04/1999
Scolopacidae Calidris subruficollis buff-breasted sandpiper C VI I 4 0 25/04/2009
Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 28 0 19/01/2018
Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 18 0 17/01/2021
Scolopacidae Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher V V QAI I 4 0 29/10/2015
Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 294 0 03/02/2023
Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 53 0 14/02/2021
Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 372 0 03/02/2023
Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI 12 0 14/02/2010
Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 433 0 03/02/2023
Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 142 1 24/09/2017
Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I 10 0 22/04/2012
Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 6 0 10/01/2011
Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 188 0 14/02/2021
Scolopacidae Tringa sp. C U 2 0 13/01/2012
Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I 118 0 05/05/2019
Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 91 0 16/01/2020
Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I 2 0 15/12/2013
Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I 28 0 04/08/2006
Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I 50 0 26/07/2020
Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 82 0 27/02/2019
Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 101 0 23/02/2020
Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 395 0 21/06/2022
Charadriidae Charadrius sp. C U 1 0 29/03/2007
Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI 3 0 14/11/2009
Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I 150 2 11/04/2021
Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I 61 0 14/10/2018
Charadriidae Peltohyas australis inland dotterel C QA 2 0 23/11/1992
Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 144 0 21/06/2022
Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 11 0 09/12/2018
Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 278 0 03/02/2023
Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI 181 0 16/05/2022
Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA 8 0 19/04/1999
Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 299 0 11/04/2021
Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I 18 0 16/09/2018
Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 19 0 28/10/2017
Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 294 1 03/02/2023
Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 20 1 07/10/2022
Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 70 0 21/06/2022
Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI 5 0 18/02/2003
Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I 24 0 07/10/2022
Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I 133 0 12/12/2019
Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 43 1 10/02/2019
Rallidae Lewinia pectoralis Lewin's rail C QAI 7 0 20/11/2015
Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 109 0 23/02/2020
Rallidae Porzana fluminea Australian spotted crake C QA I 3 0 15/07/2018
Rallidae Zapornia pusilla Baillon's crake C QAI I 5 0 13/10/2001
Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake C QAI I 2 0 18/11/2018
Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 29 0 16/09/2016
Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 54 0 07/10/2022
Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 156 0 07/10/2022
Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI 42 0 07/04/2019
Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 22 0 12/12/2019
Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA 10 0 13/05/2018
Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI 24 0 02/06/2019
Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 76 0 14/02/2021
Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 14 0 25/05/2008
Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 59 0 07/10/2022
Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 54 0 29/05/2020
Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI 38 0 02/06/2019
Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA 28 0 04/06/2017
Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI 97 0 16/09/2018
Accipitridae Elanus scriptus letter-winged kite C QA 1 0 19/04/1999
Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA 10 0 09/10/1995
Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 218 1 07/10/2022
Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 352 1 16/05/2022
Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 297 1 04/10/2023
Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI 24 0 18/05/2014
Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA 31 0 12/09/2016
Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 120 0 16/05/2022
Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 226 1 07/10/2022
Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I 26 0 12/12/2019
Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 260 0 24/10/2021
Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI 52 0 10/02/2019
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 398 0 16/05/2022
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 158 0 26/07/2020
Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 329 0 16/05/2022
Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 167 0 07/10/2022
Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 53 0 12/12/2019
Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI 306 0 16/05/2022
Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 166 1 16/05/2022
Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 339 0 16/05/2022
Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 451 0 16/05/2022
Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 16 0 28/10/2017
Ardeidae Ixobrychus dubius Australian little bittern C QAI I 2 0 30/11/1977
Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I 11 0 13/04/2015
Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 25 0 16/01/2020
Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 53 0 05/05/2019
Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 470 0 07/10/2022
Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 253 0 07/10/2022
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I 50 0 12/12/2019
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 239 0 07/10/2022
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 312 0 07/10/2022
Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 238 0 07/10/2022
Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI 30 0 15/07/2013
Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI 2 0 17/01/2003
Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 38 0 03/08/2019
Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 7 0 01/01/2017
Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 4 0 19/04/1999
Spheniscidae Eudyptula minor little penguin C VU 3 0 03/10/2007
Procellariidae Aphrodroma brevirostris Kerguelen petrel C VU 4 4 13/08/1999
Procellariidae Ardenna carneipes flesh-footed shearwater SL QAI 4 2 02/12/2001
Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 10 0 21/09/2000
Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI 22 4 28/12/2000
Procellariidae Daption capense cape petrel C QAI 3 1 13/08/1999
Procellariidae Halobaena caerulea blue petrel V V VU 2 2 13/08/1999
Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI 5 0 24/08/2000
Procellariidae Pachyptila belcheri slender-billed prion C VU 2 2 13/08/1999
Procellariidae Pachyptila desolata Antarctic prion C VU 1 1 13/08/1999
Procellariidae Pachyptila turtur fairy prion C QAI 1 0 19/04/1999
Procellariidae Pterodroma lessonii white-headed petrel C QAI 2 0 24/08/2000
Procellariidae Pterodroma nigripennis black-winged petrel C VU 2 0 19/04/1999
Procellariidae Puffinus gavia fluttering shearwater C QAI 2 0 19/04/1999
Procellariidae Puffinus huttoni Hutton's shearwater C QAI 1 0 30/08/2001
Procellariidae Puffinus sp. C U 15 0 13/01/2001
Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI 2 0 01/11/2001
Diomedeidae Phoebetria fusca sooty albatross V V VU 1 0 19/04/1999
Diomedeidae Phoebetria palpebrata light-mantled sooty albatross SL VU 1 1 02/10/1999
Diomedeidae Thalassarche bulleri Buller's albatross V V VU 1 0 01/07/2000
Diomedeidae Thalassarche carteri Indian yellow-nosed albatross V V QAI 1 0 30/08/2001
Diomedeidae Thalassarche cauta shy albatross E E QAI 2 0 13/08/1999
Diomedeidae Thalassarche melanophris black-browed albatross SL V QAI 1 0 31/08/1963
Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI 1 0 19/04/1999
Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI 16 0 31/03/2005
Apodidae Collocalia esculenta glossy swiftlet C VI 1 0 28/12/1981
Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 39 0 26/12/2009
Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI 85 0 01/07/2015
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI 25 0 05/11/2017
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA 2 0 31/12/1992
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI 31 0 07/10/2022
Podargidae Podargus ocellatus plumiferus plumed frogmouth V QA 8 0 10/12/2001
Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA 192 1 17/01/2019
Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 22 0 14/11/2021
Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA 2 0 18/07/1997
Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II 36 0 22/02/2008
Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA 2 0 01/01/1994
Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 288 0 15/08/2023
Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 284 1 07/10/2022
Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA 2 0 12/04/1994
Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA 56 0 24/12/2021
Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA 23 0 03/06/2021
Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 33 0 18/05/2019
Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 224 0 07/10/2022
Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 41 0 21/10/2007
Columbidae Phaps elegans brush bronzewing C QA 1 0 30/04/1971
Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 5 0 14/04/1994
Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 27 0 24/01/2010
Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 6 0 19/04/1999
Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II 75 0 15/06/2008
Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I 3 0 12/12/2019
Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I 3 0 27/06/2001
Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I 111 0 15/07/2018
Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 2 0 25/05/2009
Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I 160 0 11/04/2021
Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 193 0 11/04/2021
Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos northern mallard II I 18 0 02/08/2006
Anatidae Anas sp. C U 1 0 03/11/2007
Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 340 0 23/06/2023
Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I 61 0 12/12/2019
Anatidae Biziura lobata musk duck C QA I 1 0 31/12/1989
Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 165 0 12/12/2019
Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I 121 0 11/04/2021
Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I 18 0 17/12/2017
Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA 57 0 11/04/2021
Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I 6 0 17/12/2017
Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I 24 0 06/07/2006
Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I 2 0 25/06/2006
Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I 14 0 06/02/2011
Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I 8 0 14/02/2016
Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I 42 0 05/05/2019
Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA 6 0 10/11/1999
Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian peafowl II 2 0 19/04/1999
Phasianidae Synoicus chinensis king quail C QAI 4 0 27/06/1997
Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 49 0 07/10/2022
Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 82 0 12/12/2019
Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA 22 0 31/10/2007

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Birds of Bundaberg local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 5 March 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?&AreaID=lga-bundaberg&Kingdom=animals&Class=birds

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