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Birds of Torres Strait Island local government area

Total number of species: 222

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 65 0 17/11/2022
Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 29 0 10/03/2016
Dicaeidae Dicaeum geelvinkianum red-capped flowerpecker C QAI 7 0 27/01/2010
Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 8 0 08/05/2015
Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 204 3 17/11/2022
Sturnidae Aplonis cantoroides singing starling C QAI 16 0 17/11/2022
Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 21 1 21/09/2018
Hirundinidae Cecropis daurica red-rumped swallow SL QAI 1 0 21/08/1998
Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 3 0 16/05/2015
Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica barn swallow SL QAI 2 0 22/08/2002
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 6 0 19/08/2004
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 21 0 17/09/2018
Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI 44 4 02/12/2016
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 2 0 08/11/2001
Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI 1 0 15/07/2014
Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 41 0 17/11/2022
Cisticolidae Cisticola juncidis laveryi zitting cisticola C Q 1 0 31/01/2002
Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI 1 0 05/09/2002
Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA 2 0 27/01/2010
Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 14 0 15/02/2015
Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 57 0 17/11/2022
Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI 2 0 19/09/2018
Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 37 0 17/11/2022
Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI 17 2 10/03/2016
Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 46 10 17/11/2017
Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 34 0 17/11/2022
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 48 0 17/11/2022
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura phasiana mangrove grey fantail C QAI 1 0 19/08/1998
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 11 0 15/11/2019
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI 13 0 15/02/2015
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 55 0 17/11/2022
Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 45 0 17/11/2022
Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA 2 0 02/12/2016
Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI 20 0 17/11/2022
Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI 1 0 17/11/2022
Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 15 0 14/05/2015
Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 6 1 15/11/2019
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 17 2 17/11/2017
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI 35 2 28/10/2016
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 1 0 27/08/2002
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q 1 1 22/09/1910
Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 37 0 15/11/2019
Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 15 0 15/11/2019
Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 14 0 25/02/2009
Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 62 4 17/11/2022
Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI 2 0 08/09/2002
Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI 47 0 17/11/2022
Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 106 0 17/11/2022
Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 21 0 15/11/2019
Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 37 1 17/11/2017
Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI 21 3 17/11/2017
Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI 35 2 17/11/2022
Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 29 1 15/11/2019
Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA 1 0 19/08/2004
Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 19 0 15/05/2015
Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI 44 0 17/11/2022
Meliphagidae Xanthotis flaviventer tawny-breasted honeyeater C QAI 55 0 17/11/2022
Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI 8 0 15/11/2019
Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI 34 1 15/11/2019
Pittidae Erythropitta macklotii Papuan pitta C QAI 1 0 15/07/2014
Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 23 5 20/09/2018
Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 15 0 15/11/2019
Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 62 1 15/11/2019
Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 03/09/2003
Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I 14 0 15/02/2015
Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 5 0 19/08/2004
Alcedinidae Tanysiptera hydrocharis little paradise kingfisher C VI 1 0 27/01/2010
Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 2 2 17/01/2003
Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 27 0 15/11/2019
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 76 0 17/11/2022
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 6 0 21/09/2018
Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI 2 2 17/01/2003
Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI 11 0 15/11/2019
Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 2 0 08/05/2015
Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 31 0 17/11/2022
Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 28 1 17/11/2022
Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 11 0 17/09/2018
Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 6 0 15/11/2019
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 18 0 17/11/2022
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 2 2 30/11/1919
Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI 9 4 17/11/2022
Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 9 0 21/09/2018
Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 15 0 17/11/2022
Psittaculidae Eclectus polychloros polychloros eclectus parrot (Torres Strait) C QI 17 0 21/09/2018
Psittaculidae Geoffroyus geoffroyi red-cheeked parrot C QAI 4 0 23/02/2009
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 33 0 15/05/2015
Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 16 0 15/05/2015
Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 17 0 29/08/2003
Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 19 9 23/10/2017
Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I 10 0 25/02/2009
Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I 8 0 17/11/2022
Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 63 0 15/11/2019
Laridae Chroicocephalus ridibundus black-headed gull C VI 2 0 27/01/2010
Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI 40 0 17/11/2022
Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 15 0 15/11/2019
Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 50 0 19/09/2018
Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 17 10 13/03/2002
Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 2 0 23/10/2017
Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 11 0 15/11/2019
Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 24 6 23/10/2017
Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 28 0 17/11/2022
Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 16 0 23/11/2001
Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 58 18 17/11/2022
Glareolidae Glareola maldivarum oriental pratincole SL QAI 1 0 22/08/2002
Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA 20 0 17/09/2018
Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI 20 2 17/11/2022
Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA 2 0 30/08/1875
Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 47 0 17/11/2022
Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 17 0 21/09/2018
Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 31 0 17/11/2022
Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 1 0 28/02/1978
Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 2 0 29/08/2002
Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 15/11/2019
Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 14 0 25/02/2009
Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 35 1 15/11/2019
Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 10 0 07/10/2020
Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 1 0 26/01/2002
Scolopacidae Gallinago megala Swinhoe's snipe SL VU I 2 0 31/01/2002
Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 13 0 15/11/2019
Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 7 0 15/11/2019
Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 36 0 07/10/2020
Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 79 0 17/11/2022
Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 50 0 15/11/2019
Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 21/08/1998
Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 5 0 27/08/2002
Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 41 0 15/11/2019
Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I 13 0 17/11/2022
Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 14 0 25/02/2009
Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I 1 0 30/08/1875
Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 28 0 15/11/2019
Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 31 1 15/11/2019
Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 3 0 23/11/2001
Charadriidae Charadrius sp. C U 1 0 24/03/2009
Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I 4 0 05/09/2002
Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 33 0 15/11/2019
Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 12 0 15/11/2019
Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 27 0 15/05/2015
Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 30 0 17/11/2022
Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 13 0 17/11/2022
Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 2 0 10/03/2016
Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 14 0 10/03/2016
Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 4 0 17/11/2017
Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 15 2 15/11/2019
Rallidae Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake C QAI I 3 0 31/01/2002
Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI 1 0 15/11/2019
Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 8 0 20/09/2018
Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 3 0 12/08/1974
Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI 2 0 12/08/1974
Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake C QAI I 1 0 22/11/2001
Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 9 0 15/11/2019
Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 4 1 15/11/2019
Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 12 0 15/05/2015
Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI 12 0 07/10/2020
Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 1 0 26/01/2002
Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI 1 0 23/02/2009
Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 4 0 23/02/2009
Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 2 0 15/11/2019
Accipitridae Aquila gurneyi Gurney's eagle C VU 5 0 20/11/2004
Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 4 0 27/08/2002
Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI 17 0 21/09/2018
Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA 1 0 31/12/1973
Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 32 0 17/11/2022
Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 16 0 25/02/2009
Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 28 0 17/11/2022
Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 1 0 15/11/2019
Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 22 0 15/11/2019
Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 6 0 15/11/2019
Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI 12 0 17/11/2022
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 27 0 17/11/2022
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 10 0 15/05/2015
Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 32 0 17/11/2022
Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 27 0 17/11/2022
Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 2 0 05/09/2002
Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I 2 0 03/09/2003
Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI 7 0 15/11/2019
Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 30 0 17/11/2022
Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 24 0 17/11/2022
Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 16 0 21/09/2018
Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I 31 0 17/11/2022
Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 59 0 20/09/2018
Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I 7 0 15/02/2015
Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 31 0 17/11/2022
Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 11 0 15/11/2019
Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 21 0 21/09/2018
Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 24 0 17/11/2022
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I 5 0 05/09/2002
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 9 0 15/11/2019
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 2 0 29/08/2003
Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 18 0 15/11/2019
Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 11 0 23/10/2017
Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 17 0 02/12/2016
Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 5 0 17/11/2017
Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 1 0 17/10/1982
Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI 1 0 11/07/1974
Apodidae Aerodramus vanikorensis uniform swiftlet C VI 5 0 27/01/2010
Apodidae Apus nipalensis house swift C VI 1 0 23/02/2009
Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI 8 0 25/03/2011
Apodidae Collocalia esculenta glossy swiftlet C VI 1 0 31/01/1988
Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 4 0 15/11/2019
Apodidae Mearnsia novaeguineae Papuan spine-tailed swift C VI 1 0 23/02/2009
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI 21 0 17/11/2022
Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 12 1 19/09/2018
Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II 1 0 08/11/2001
Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 83 2 17/11/2022
Columbidae Ducula mullerii collared imperial-pigeon C VU 23 0 17/11/2022
Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 102 0 17/11/2022
Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 32 0 17/11/2022
Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 4 1 17/11/2017
Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 34 0 21/09/2018
Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 10 2 15/05/2015
Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I 4 0 15/05/2015
Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 6 0 15/11/2019
Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 13 0 15/11/2019
Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I 2 0 14/05/2015
Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I 6 0 17/11/2022
Anatidae Dendrocygna guttata spotted whistling-duck C QAI 3 0 11/05/2015
Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I 2 0 04/05/2015
Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I 19 0 17/11/2022
Anatidae Spatula querquedula garganey SL VI 1 0 09/03/2016
Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I 6 0 15/11/2019
Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 1 0 23/11/2001
Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 40 1 17/11/2022

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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 Torres Strait Island local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 9 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-torres-strait-island&Class=birds&Kingdom=animals

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