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Birds of Cairns local government area

Total number of species: 408

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 130 0 07/03/2025
Motacillidae Motacilla flava sensu lato yellow wagtail Superseded QAI 24 0 31/12/1996
Motacillidae Motacilla tschutschensis eastern yellow wagtail SL QAI 4 0 07/03/2025
Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 408 0 16/01/2021
Estrildidae Erythrura trichroa blue-faced parrot-finch NT QAI 4 0 29/04/1999
Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 227 9 07/03/2025
Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II 388 0 16/01/2021
Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton crimson finch C QAI 8 0 18/12/2014
Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA 120 1 16/07/2014
Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 89 2 21/08/2015
Estrildidae Poephila cincta black-throated finch C QA 1 0 31/12/1958
Estrildidae Poephila personata masked finch C QA 1 0 21/10/1999
Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 11 0 27/07/2008
Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA 4 0 21/01/2000
Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 855 9 11/09/2021
Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 1306 22 22/01/2023
Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II 1145 0 07/03/2025
Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 767 24 30/12/2024
Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II 5 0 26/01/2007
Turdidae Zoothera heinei russet-tailed thrush C QA 1 0 24/07/1910
Turdidae Zoothera lunulata Bassian thrush C QA 5 0 28/02/2001
Turdidae Zoothera sp. C U 1 0 30/11/1899
Hirundinidae Cecropis daurica red-rumped swallow SL QAI 6 0 31/12/1996
Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 672 0 07/03/2025
Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica barn swallow SL QAI 14 0 28/11/2006
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 89 0 07/03/2025
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 38 0 21/04/2013
Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI 1 0 22/01/2023
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 488 3 21/10/2021
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis vegetus silvereye (Cape York Peninsula) C Q 9 0 22/01/2023
Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA 3 0 31/12/1996
Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI 51 0 11/07/2007
Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI 2 0 31/12/1996
Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI 24 0 28/02/2014
Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 222 2 07/03/2025
Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI 27 0 28/02/2014
Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 12 0 21/08/2015
Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q 65 7 20/10/2018
Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 2 0 22/04/2017
Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI 30 2 25/05/2014
Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA 45 0 11/02/2023
Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA 1 0 08/09/1925
Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q 3 0 17/06/2017
Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA 252 4 13/12/2017
Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q 118 29 13/12/2017
Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI 158 3 17/05/2015
Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q 70 2 27/05/2007
Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA 115 1 13/06/2016
Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1233 2 07/03/2025
Monarchidae Monarcha frater black-winged monarch SL QAI 4 0 31/01/1982
Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 106 9 11/09/2021
Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 118 2 19/11/2020
Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI 20 0 14/12/2015
Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA 4 0 20/06/2005
Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 468 3 25/03/2021
Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI 5 0 31/07/2008
Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 573 7 11/09/2021
Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA 1 0 03/08/2002
Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 67 0 26/07/2020
Corvidae Corvus sp. C U 4 0 04/08/2003
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 156 2 02/09/2017
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 1148 0 07/03/2025
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys picata willie wagtail (northern) C QAI 1 0 22/10/2005
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 310 0 20/05/2017
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI 47 3 11/09/2021
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1135 8 26/02/2025
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus atrabectus spangled drongo (Cape York Peninsula) C QAI 2 0 26/04/2007
Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA 8 1 31/05/2007
Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA 2 0 11/07/2014
Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 904 2 01/11/2024
Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA 1 1 31/03/1886
Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA 2 0 13/09/2000
Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA 6 0 02/05/2007
Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 2 0 01/10/1958
Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 1 0 03/10/1999
Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 5 0 27/07/2008
Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI 995 4 27/11/2024
Artamidae Melloria quoyi rufescens black butcherbird (coastal north-central Queensland)) C Q 1 0 11/02/2023
Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 57 0 13/07/2017
Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI 603 5 10/01/2025
Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 57 3 10/11/2022
Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 1071 13 10/01/2025
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q 31 8 13/12/2017
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 13 0 22/11/2011
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 580 5 11/09/2021
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI 1 0 13/06/2016
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 95 2 18/05/2015
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis pectoralis golden whistler (central Queensland) C QAI 2 0 26/04/2007
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 54 0 21/08/2015
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q 354 2 12/12/2017
Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA 132 3 02/03/2008
Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 70 0 14/06/2017
Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 506 6 21/08/2015
Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 265 1 13/12/2017
Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 981 4 13/09/2021
Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI 10 2 25/12/2014
Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI 6 1 26/05/2004
Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 137 1 13/12/2017
Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q 106 11 13/12/2017
Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 2 1 31/12/1910
Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA 28 3 12/10/2013
Meliphagidae Bolemoreus frenatus bridled honeyeater C Q 37 9 02/09/2017
Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 18 0 21/08/2015
Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA 5 3 02/02/1986
Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA 1 0 22/02/2002
Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 12 1 05/03/2015
Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 210 5 01/11/2024
Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 497 2 16/05/2021
Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 5 0 11/07/2007
Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 49 1 02/09/2017
Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 1187 5 31/12/2024
Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 395 6 11/09/2021
Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA 3 0 28/02/2000
Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI 929 4 11/09/2021
Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI 1 0 10/07/2016
Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 734 3 11/09/2021
Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 25 1 09/05/2015
Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA 13 0 26/01/2007
Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 958 5 10/01/2025
Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 10 0 27/07/2008
Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 32 4 05/10/2016
Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA 1 0 31/07/1999
Meliphagidae Ptilotula flavescens yellow-tinted honeyeater C QAI 2 1 31/12/1910
Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA 2 1 21/09/2001
Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA 5 1 22/04/2016
Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI 277 16 11/09/2021
Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q 544 3 05/05/2021
Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA 4 1 05/05/2002
Meliphagidae Sugomel nigrum black honeyeater C QA 1 1 18/06/1902
Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q 360 6 13/12/2017
Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA 5 1 25/04/2008
Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 43 2 16/05/2021
Acanthizidae Acanthiza katherina mountain thornbill C Q 33 0 02/09/2017
Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA 2 0 21/09/2010
Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA 1 1 22/11/1903
Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA 2 0 03/08/2002
Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI 11 0 05/11/2017
Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI 219 11 21/08/2015
Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA 58 1 13/12/2017
Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI 9 2 21/09/2010
Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 342 3 22/12/2019
Acanthizidae Oreoscopus gutturalis fernwren C Q 28 4 02/09/2017
Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA 11 1 02/09/2017
Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 12 1 21/09/2010
Acanthizidae Sericornis keri Atherton scrubwren C Q 12 2 10/07/2017
Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA 270 3 19/11/2020
Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 1 0 31/12/1958
Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q 177 8 11/09/2021
Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 147 17 07/03/2025
Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q 233 34 13/12/2017
Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA 4 0 17/08/2006
Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA 6 4 19/11/1999
Ptilonorhynchidae Prionodura newtoniana golden bowerbird C Q 93 70 20/10/2018
Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA 8 0 24/07/2006
Ptilonorhynchidae Scenopoeetes dentirostris tooth-billed bowerbird C Q 50 35 26/11/2018
Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA 1 0 31/12/1910
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA 14 0 16/10/2013
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea minor white-throated treecreeper (northern) C Q 16 0 13/12/2017
Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 167 14 11/09/2021
Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 109 1 25/03/2021
Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 947 1 16/05/2021
Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 95 5 12/12/2017
Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I 78 5 09/08/2024
Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 33 6 20/06/2005
Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 747 1 13/09/2021
Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 232 14 14/12/2022
Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 482 20 07/03/2025
Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA 10 0 25/05/2002
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 259 1 23/03/2019
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 79 2 05/11/2024
Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI 4 0 02/01/2018
Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI 6 0 22/09/2002
Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli masked owl (northern subspecies) V V QA 2 0 28/07/1986
Tytonidae Tyto tenebricosa multipunctata lesser sooty owl C Q 14 1 08/01/2018
Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 16 0 25/05/2014
Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI 6 1 25/04/2007
Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q 31 1 12/05/2023
Cuculidae Cacomantis castaneiventris chestnut-breasted cuckoo C QAI 1 0 13/06/2016
Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 25 1 21/08/2015
Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI 8 4 19/01/2002
Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 250 3 10/01/2025
Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 307 5 16/12/2020
Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 23 0 22/12/2006
Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 37 8 11/09/2021
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 205 3 04/03/2022
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus barnardi Eastern little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 12/12/2017
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 101 3 26/07/2020
Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI 33 1 08/09/2015
Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 209 0 15/12/2022
Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 138 2 02/02/2016
Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA 110 0 10/06/2017
Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI 6 0 14/08/2004
Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma double-eyed fig-parrot C QAI 1 0 16/05/2021
Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot C Q 675 8 10/11/2022
Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA 8 0 09/12/2005
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 5 1 18/08/2009
Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson rosella C QA 14 6 12/07/2013
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 298 8 18/01/2021
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 1098 3 01/11/2024
Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 981 5 07/03/2025
Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI 5 0 20/10/2003
Cacatuidae Cacatua tenuirostris long-billed corella C IA 5 0 30/11/2004
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 9 1 11/02/2023
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo (Cape York & Eastern Aust) C Q 2 0 30/01/2015
Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 5 0 27/07/2008
Laridae Anous albivitta grey noddy C VI 2 1 09/03/2008
Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 32 0 22/01/2023
Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 78 14 22/01/2023
Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I 8 0 10/11/2015
Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I 9 0 06/03/2013
Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 618 0 07/03/2025
Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI 374 0 13/08/2022
Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 323 0 07/03/2025
Laridae Larus crassirostris black-tailed gull C VI 1 0 01/04/2013
Laridae Larus dominicanus kelp gull C VU 12 0 09/12/2005
Laridae Leucophaeus atricilla laughing gull C VU 32 0 19/12/2009
Laridae Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's gull C VU 6 0 03/01/1994
Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 40 0 22/01/2023
Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 23 1 24/01/2013
Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 23 1 15/11/2012
Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 18 0 01/03/2019
Laridae Sterna paradisaea Arctic tern C VU 1 0 20/02/1988
Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 125 1 18/08/2023
Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 237 0 07/03/2025
Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI 3 0 31/07/1994
Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 138 1 07/03/2025
Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 443 8 07/03/2025
Stercorariidae Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic jaeger SL QAI 1 0 15/10/1998
Glareolidae Glareola maldivarum oriental pratincole SL QAI 13 0 31/12/1996
Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA 8 0 27/04/2009
Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI 2 1 26/07/2020
Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA 1 0 01/09/1957
Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 82 2 26/08/2014
Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 124 0 21/10/2021
Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 379 0 07/03/2025
Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 10 0 12/12/2022
Scolopacidae Calidris alpina dunlin C VI I 4 0 04/01/1983
Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 144 0 01/04/2023
Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I 86 0 27/10/2016
Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 365 0 06/01/2025
Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL QAI I 6 0 03/12/2002
Scolopacidae Calidris pugnax ruff SL VU I 4 0 18/10/1998
Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 500 0 07/03/2025
Scolopacidae Calidris subminuta long-toed stint SL VU I 3 0 31/12/1996
Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 478 1 07/03/2025
Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 15 1 12/05/2007
Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 3 0 28/11/1988
Scolopacidae Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher V V QAI I 21 0 26/10/2019
Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 592 0 07/03/2025
Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 248 0 12/11/2024
Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 572 0 10/01/2025
Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI 26 0 04/12/2012
Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 746 0 11/11/2024
Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 500 1 10/01/2025
Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I 5 0 17/09/2000
Scolopacidae Tringa guttifer Nordmann's greenshank C VU 11 0 27/02/2024
Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 9 0 21/10/2021
Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 353 0 06/01/2025
Scolopacidae Tringa sp. C U 6 0 11/07/1999
Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I 105 0 21/07/2021
Scolopacidae Tringa totanus common redshank SL VU I 6 0 31/12/1996
Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 332 0 06/01/2025
Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I 3 0 14/09/1997
Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I 71 0 26/07/2020
Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I 12 0 27/07/2017
Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 348 2 07/03/2025
Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 356 0 18/03/2023
Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 332 1 07/03/2025
Charadriidae Charadrius sp. C U 1 0 16/01/2021
Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI 15 0 01/10/1997
Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I 309 0 07/03/2025
Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I 19 0 21/12/2019
Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 267 2 26/02/2025
Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 31 1 12/09/2021
Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 665 0 01/04/2023
Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 509 1 07/03/2025
Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA 3 0 10/05/2008
Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 159 0 10/12/2022
Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I 2 0 14/12/2003
Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 45 0 12/12/2022
Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 329 0 06/01/2025
Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 387 0 26/02/2025
Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 190 0 18/03/2023
Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI 6 0 24/06/2001
Rallidae Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake C QAI I 59 0 10/02/2023
Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI 42 4 15/03/2015
Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I 23 0 27/07/2008
Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I 37 0 14/11/2020
Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 106 0 26/02/2025
Rallidae Lewinia pectoralis Lewin's rail C QAI 2 0 31/12/1996
Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 54 0 07/03/2025
Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI 139 0 21/01/2023
Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA 1 0 06/12/2001
Rallidae Zapornia pusilla Baillon's crake C QAI I 3 0 31/12/1996
Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 12 1 18/10/2014
Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 11 0 14/09/2002
Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 51 0 28/02/2014
Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI 25 1 14/05/2021
Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 28 0 22/11/2020
Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI 4 1 24/07/2006
Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 38 0 28/06/2017
Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 44 0 13/09/2021
Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 7 0 09/06/2017
Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 79 0 13/09/2021
Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI 16 0 18/05/2017
Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA 1 0 13/02/1999
Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI 31 0 29/07/2017
Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA 4 1 17/01/2003
Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 240 0 06/01/2025
Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 286 1 12/09/2021
Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 72 0 21/08/2015
Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA 2 0 31/12/1996
Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI 4 0 08/12/2018
Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA 8 0 14/10/2008
Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 117 0 03/10/2020
Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 407 0 18/08/2023
Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I 15 0 14/05/2009
Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 342 0 14/11/2021
Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI 41 0 01/11/2018
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 560 0 01/04/2023
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 433 0 14/08/2020
Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 613 0 06/01/2025
Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 435 0 14/07/2022
Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 23 0 24/07/2017
Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I 30 0 15/02/2020
Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI 53 0 01/06/2017
Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 378 0 03/01/2023
Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 465 0 05/11/2022
Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 353 0 13/08/2022
Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I 23 0 16/08/2021
Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 287 1 10/01/2025
Ardeidae Ixobrychus dubius Australian little bittern C QAI I 6 0 13/02/2002
Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I 29 0 24/06/2024
Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 110 0 10/12/2022
Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 127 0 10/12/2022
Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 466 0 12/11/2024
Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 148 0 02/07/2016
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I 21 0 29/11/2009
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 141 0 26/07/2020
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 13 0 07/10/2015
Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 227 0 29/08/2016
Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI 1 0 17/11/2010
Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI 3 0 14/10/1997
Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 79 0 18/08/2023
Sulidae Sula sula red-footed booby SL QAI 4 1 01/02/2017
Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 6 0 30/04/2000
Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 12 0 30/01/2019
Procellariidae Ardenna grisea sooty shearwater V V QAI 1 0 10/03/1981
Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 4 0 10/12/1994
Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI 3 3 31/12/1984
Procellariidae Macronectes halli northern giant-petrel V V VU 1 0 20/06/2011
Procellariidae Puffinus gavia fluttering shearwater C QAI 2 0 25/04/1984
Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI 1 0 08/01/2018
Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI 1 0 15/10/1998
Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA 743 2 10/01/2025
Apodidae Apus nipalensis house swift C VI 3 0 31/12/1996
Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI 74 0 10/01/2025
Apodidae Collocalia esculenta glossy swiftlet C VI 1 0 15/08/1999
Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 29 0 11/07/2007
Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI 8 2 13/09/2016
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI 25 2 21/10/2021
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA 4 0 21/08/2015
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI 5 0 09/09/2021
Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI 52 6 16/09/2021
Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA 18 0 02/06/2006
Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 249 5 15/12/2022
Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA 37 1 18/04/2012
Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II 253 0 11/11/2024
Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 674 6 27/11/2024
Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA 4 0 11/06/2006
Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 579 3 10/01/2025
Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 1405 3 07/03/2025
Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA 2 2 26/05/2004
Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA 55 4 13/06/2021
Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 233 9 13/12/2017
Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 1 0 01/07/1999
Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 4 0 13/02/2004
Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 273 8 15/12/2022
Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 151 3 01/11/2024
Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 214 6 22/01/2023
Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II 787 0 07/03/2025
Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I 1 0 31/10/1985
Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I 87 0 28/02/2014
Phaethontidae Phaethon lepturus white-tailed tropicbird SL QAI 5 0 22/01/2023
Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 2 1 07/05/1997
Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I 6 0 09/12/2002
Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 85 0 20/11/2021
Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos northern mallard II I 5 0 08/12/2005
Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 431 0 16/05/2021
Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I 92 0 16/02/2014
Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 28 0 21/06/2011
Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I 3 0 29/11/1998
Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I 151 0 18/12/2014
Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA 37 0 07/03/2025
Anatidae Dendrocygna guttata spotted whistling-duck C QAI 3 0 23/03/2022
Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I 15 0 20/06/2005
Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I 10 0 24/05/2005
Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I 125 0 26/07/2020
Anatidae Oxyura australis blue-billed duck C QA I 1 0 31/10/1992
Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I 19 0 21/09/2022
Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I 1 0 15/08/2000
Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I 117 0 26/07/2020
Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian peafowl II 2 0 15/04/2017
Phasianidae Synoicus chinensis king quail C QAI 3 0 01/08/1925
Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 18 0 18/03/2015
Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 218 2 06/02/2023
Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 807 3 10/01/2025
Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q 308 11 29/08/2023

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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 Cairns local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 5 April 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-cairns&Class=birds&Kingdom=animals

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