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Birds of Townsville local government area

Total number of species: 453

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 438 0 25/10/2023
Motacillidae Motacilla cinerea grey wagtail SL VU 8 0 28/02/1993
Motacillidae Motacilla flava sensu lato yellow wagtail Superseded QAI 5 0 05/05/1995
Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 680 0 14/10/2008
Estrildidae Chloebia gouldiae Gouldian finch E E QA 2 0 29/02/1948
Estrildidae Heteromunia pectoralis pictorella mannikin C QA 12 0 30/06/2016
Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 673 0 15/04/2025
Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II 609 0 15/04/2025
Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA 83 0 25/10/2023
Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton crimson finch C QAI 107 2 21/09/2008
Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA 6 0 01/07/2023
Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda star finch C QA 2 0 31/12/1976
Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda star finch (eastern subspecies) E E QA 1 0 31/12/1986
Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 207 0 01/07/2023
Estrildidae Poephila cincta black-throated finch C QA 3 0 23/10/2016
Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA 259 0 31/10/2025
Estrildidae Poephila personata masked finch C QA 2 0 02/07/2010
Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 649 2 15/05/2025
Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA 471 0 15/04/2025
Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 1315 0 24/09/2025
Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 1320 5 24/09/2025
Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II 689 0 09/04/2021
Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 27 0 18/12/2016
Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II 4 0 15/04/2012
Turdidae Zoothera heinei russet-tailed thrush C QA 6 0 30/10/1998
Turdidae Zoothera lunulata Bassian thrush C QA 39 0 02/10/2005
Turdidae Zoothera lunulata cuneata bassian thrush (north-east Queensland) C Q 2 0 31/12/1990
Turdidae Zoothera sp. C U 14 0 30/09/1994
Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 1165 0 15/04/2025
Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica barn swallow SL QAI 7 0 27/01/2000
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 697 0 18/07/2025
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 206 0 24/09/2025
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 172 0 04/03/2020
Zosteropidae Zosterops luteus yellow white-eye C QA 4 1 24/10/2007
Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA 14 0 12/07/2008
Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA 70 0 20/06/2018
Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI 127 0 18/05/2021
Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI 17 0 07/10/2006
Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI 128 0 15/07/2007
Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus orientalis oriental reed-warbler SL VI 7 0 31/01/1995
Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 819 0 24/09/2025
Cisticolidae Cisticola juncidis laveryi zitting cisticola C Q 6 0 30/01/2000
Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI 249 0 15/05/2025
Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 56 0 17/05/2017
Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q 563 0 04/10/2020
Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 24 0 14/11/2008
Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI 335 1 15/05/2025
Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA 19 0 11/08/2005
Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA 2 0 27/06/1999
Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q 166 1 17/04/2025
Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA 186 0 22/09/2019
Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q 298 0 18/12/2016
Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA 30 0 12/12/2012
Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA 92 0 06/09/2024
Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI 78 0 18/12/2016
Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q 52 0 18/12/2016
Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA 90 0 18/12/2016
Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1668 0 24/09/2025
Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 173 0 24/09/2025
Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 69 0 30/06/2016
Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI 51 0 15/04/2012
Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA 46 0 28/10/2009
Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1161 1 24/09/2025
Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI 1 0 18/08/1954
Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 395 1 30/07/2021
Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA 1 0 26/04/2008
Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA 521 1 15/04/2025
Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 1053 6 24/09/2025
Corvidae Corvus sp. C U 32 0 24/09/2025
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 1083 0 24/09/2025
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 580 0 24/09/2025
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 337 0 24/09/2025
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI 102 0 28/08/2007
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1637 0 24/09/2025
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus bracteatus spangled drongo (eastern Australia) C QAI 6 0 13/12/2012
Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA 170 4 14/04/2025
Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA 8 0 30/06/2007
Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 1201 0 24/09/2025
Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA 34 1 08/02/2012
Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA 22 0 10/03/2025
Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA 41 0 20/06/2018
Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 648 0 24/09/2025
Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 100 0 24/09/2025
Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 1110 2 24/09/2025
Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI 148 0 14/03/2010
Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 406 0 17/07/2025
Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI 6 0 16/08/2007
Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 389 1 18/07/2025
Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 1406 4 24/09/2025
Falcunculidae Falcunculus frontatus crested shrike-tit C QA 3 0 02/10/2005
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q 234 0 18/05/2015
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 70 0 10/03/2025
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 595 3 24/09/2025
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI 1 0 12/07/1999
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 257 1 04/10/2020
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 560 0 24/09/2025
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q 20 0 18/12/2016
Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA 141 0 18/12/2016
Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA 5 0 10/10/2004
Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1270 0 24/09/2025
Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1291 2 24/09/2025
Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 133 0 15/05/2025
Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 831 2 24/09/2025
Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI 226 0 18/07/2025
Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI 22 0 22/07/2007
Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 307 0 22/09/2019
Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q 299 0 22/09/2019
Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 42 0 28/08/2024
Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA 12 0 05/06/2005
Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA 151 0 18/05/2015
Meliphagidae Anthochaera carunculata red wattlebird C QA 1 0 23/10/2007
Meliphagidae Bolemoreus frenatus bridled honeyeater C Q 305 0 18/12/2016
Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 45 0 20/08/2015
Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA 7 0 10/03/2025
Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI 1 0 31/12/1989
Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA 229 0 15/04/2025
Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 1042 0 18/07/2025
Meliphagidae Epthianura aurifrons orange chat C QA 6 0 31/12/1989
Meliphagidae Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA 2 0 30/06/2004
Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA 102 0 30/11/2018
Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 231 0 14/10/2008
Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA 9 0 25/10/2023
Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 1227 0 24/09/2025
Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA 205 0 10/03/2025
Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 29 0 24/09/2025
Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 512 0 17/07/2025
Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 409 0 02/11/2023
Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 1332 0 24/09/2025
Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA 48 0 18/07/2025
Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA 20 0 03/12/2011
Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI 94 0 18/12/2016
Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 693 2 20/06/2018
Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 232 0 17/07/2025
Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA 10 0 29/05/2018
Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 1104 2 24/09/2025
Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 748 3 24/09/2025
Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 499 0 24/09/2025
Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA 122 0 22/09/2019
Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA 7 0 02/07/2010
Meliphagidae Ptilotula flavescens yellow-tinted honeyeater C QAI 4 0 10/03/2025
Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA 89 1 01/07/2023
Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA 2 0 10/03/2025
Meliphagidae Ptilotula plumula grey-fronted honeyeater C QA 1 0 28/08/2020
Meliphagidae Purnella albifrons white-fronted honeyeater C QA 1 0 15/05/2000
Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA 15 0 15/10/2008
Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI 666 0 14/04/2025
Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q 1451 1 24/09/2025
Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA 589 2 20/06/2018
Meliphagidae Sugomel nigrum black honeyeater C QA 2 0 10/03/2025
Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q 182 0 22/09/2019
Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA 38 0 18/05/2015
Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA 5 0 03/02/1992
Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 446 1 24/09/2025
Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA 2 0 10/03/2025
Acanthizidae Acanthiza katherina mountain thornbill C Q 69 1 07/12/2011
Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA 2 0 02/07/2010
Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA 4 0 10/06/2007
Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI 292 0 09/04/2021
Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI 122 0 20/08/2015
Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA 297 0 18/12/2016
Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI 99 0 24/09/2025
Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 167 1 17/07/2025
Acanthizidae Oreoscopus gutturalis fernwren C Q 150 0 18/12/2016
Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA 158 0 22/09/2019
Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 50 0 01/07/2023
Acanthizidae Sericornis keri Atherton scrubwren C Q 2 0 31/12/1996
Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA 298 0 18/12/2016
Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 42 0 17/07/2025
Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q 31 0 23/06/2007
Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 802 1 24/09/2025
Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q 322 0 22/09/2019
Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA 29 0 04/03/2020
Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA 1312 8 17/07/2025
Ptilonorhynchidae Prionodura newtoniana golden bowerbird C Q 103 0 04/10/2020
Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA 148 0 16/08/2007
Ptilonorhynchidae Scenopoeetes dentirostris tooth-billed bowerbird C Q 204 0 22/09/2019
Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA 16 0 22/09/2019
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA 157 0 07/12/2011
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea minor white-throated treecreeper (northern) C Q 61 0 18/12/2016
Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 176 0 06/12/2017
Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 548 0 15/04/2025
Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1742 0 24/09/2025
Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 136 1 24/09/2025
Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I 83 0 13/06/2024
Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 1152 1 24/09/2025
Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 676 1 24/09/2025
Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 47 0 06/12/2017
Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1016 1 24/09/2025
Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA 75 0 29/03/2023
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 703 0 24/09/2025
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 68 0 15/04/2012
Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI 32 0 15/09/2007
Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI 7 0 10/09/1999
Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae masked owl C QAI 10 0 02/04/2002
Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli masked owl (northern subspecies) V V QA 15 0 20/06/2018
Tytonidae Tyto tenebricosa multipunctata lesser sooty owl C Q 17 0 18/05/2015
Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 191 0 02/11/2023
Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI 231 0 06/03/2023
Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q 28 2 22/06/2009
Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 193 0 15/05/2025
Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI 125 1 15/04/2025
Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 701 0 17/07/2025
Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 1108 0 24/09/2025
Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 121 2 17/07/2025
Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 142 0 04/03/2020
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 138 0 24/09/2025
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus barnardi Eastern little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 2 0 06/12/2017
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 59 0 11/08/2002
Cuculidae Chalcites osculans black-eared cuckoo C QAI 7 0 05/10/2006
Cuculidae Chalcites sp. C U 13 0 31/03/2002
Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI 38 0 05/09/2007
Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 551 1 15/04/2025
Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 481 0 25/10/2023
Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA 162 0 22/09/2019
Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI 446 0 17/07/2025
Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot C Q 16 0 18/05/2015
Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA 41 0 10/03/2025
Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA 37 0 01/07/2023
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 711 2 24/09/2025
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C Q 6 0 07/12/2000
Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson rosella C QA 155 0 18/12/2016
Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans elegans crimson rosella (nom. subsp.) C QA 1 0 05/11/2004
Psittaculidae Platycercus venustus northern rosella C QA 1 0 14/11/2008
Psittaculidae Psephotus haematonotus red-rumped parrot C QA 1 0 25/08/2001
Psittaculidae Psitteuteles versicolor varied lorikeet C QA 2 0 10/03/2025
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 598 0 24/09/2025
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 1884 1 24/09/2025
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus rubritorquis red-collared lorikeet C QA 1 0 25/12/2000
Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 1562 2 24/09/2025
Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI 455 1 14/04/2025
Cacatuidae Cacatua tenuirostris long-billed corella C IA 6 0 23/09/2007
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 1058 0 24/09/2025
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo (Cape York & Eastern Aust) C Q 1 0 11/12/2012
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V Q 3 0 15/10/2008
Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 281 0 15/04/2025
Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA 75 0 10/03/2025
Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 9 1 12/02/2013
Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 4 0 17/01/2003
Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I 59 1 15/04/2008
Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I 28 0 09/09/2006
Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 1469 4 01/03/2022
Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI 606 0 26/02/2022
Laridae Gygis alba white tern C VU 2 0 08/06/1973
Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 848 0 01/03/2022
Laridae Larus crassirostris black-tailed gull C VI 2 0 28/04/2004
Laridae Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's gull C VU 2 0 31/01/1995
Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 38 0 14/02/2018
Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 7 0 17/12/2002
Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 7 0 13/12/2000
Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 95 0 26/02/2022
Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 55 0 21/01/2014
Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 330 0 01/03/2022
Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI 1 0 31/12/1984
Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 274 1 01/03/2022
Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 616 0 01/03/2022
Stercorariidae Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic jaeger SL QAI 3 0 31/12/1988
Glareolidae Glareola maldivarum oriental pratincole SL QAI 8 0 26/11/2006
Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA 37 0 26/11/2006
Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI 51 3 31/05/2008
Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA 39 0 20/06/2018
Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA 15 0 31/12/2006
Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA 7 0 13/12/2012
Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 142 0 08/03/2021
Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 84 0 14/01/2011
Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 257 0 28/08/2024
Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 54 0 14/02/2020
Scolopacidae Calidris alpina dunlin C VI I 2 0 02/07/2003
Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 113 0 26/02/2022
Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I 16 0 10/01/2010
Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 89 0 08/03/2021
Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL QAI I 15 0 31/12/1996
Scolopacidae Calidris pugnax ruff SL VU I 4 0 31/03/1985
Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 324 0 01/03/2022
Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 400 3 01/03/2022
Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 59 1 24/02/2025
Scolopacidae Gallinago sp. C U 1 0 05/02/1995
Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 4 0 03/04/1988
Scolopacidae Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher V V QAI I 1 0 23/01/2020
Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 710 0 01/03/2022
Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 132 0 26/02/2022
Scolopacidae Limosa sp. C U 1 0 14/02/2018
Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 925 0 01/03/2022
Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI 47 0 23/09/2005
Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 960 0 01/03/2022
Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 567 1 01/03/2022
Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I 18 0 14/03/1999
Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 19 0 24/03/2012
Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 394 0 27/02/2022
Scolopacidae Tringa sp. C U 4 0 07/05/2005
Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I 114 0 28/08/2024
Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 129 0 01/03/2022
Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I 14 0 31/12/1996
Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I 275 0 28/08/2024
Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I 4 0 17/01/2003
Charadriidae Charadrius dubius little ringed plover SL VU I 4 0 28/02/1985
Charadriidae Charadrius hiaticula common ringed plover C VU 1 0 08/07/2001
Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 314 2 01/03/2022
Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 284 1 08/03/2021
Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 702 0 01/03/2022
Charadriidae Charadrius sp. C U 10 0 13/03/2009
Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI 5 0 01/01/2003
Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I 412 0 10/03/2025
Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I 34 0 28/10/2007
Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 130 1 14/02/2020
Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 135 0 01/03/2022
Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 1457 1 24/09/2025
Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 35 0 18/01/2017
Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA 32 0 30/06/2007
Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 360 0 28/08/2024
Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I 23 0 31/12/1996
Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 102 0 28/02/2014
Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 700 0 01/03/2022
Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 792 3 24/09/2025
Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 289 0 01/03/2022
Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI 155 0 10/03/2025
Rallidae Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake C QAI I 54 0 28/10/2007
Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI 43 0 02/10/2005
Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I 50 0 10/03/2025
Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I 62 0 28/08/2024
Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 54 0 28/10/2009
Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 99 0 06/10/2007
Rallidae Porzana fluminea Australian spotted crake C QA I 12 0 31/12/1996
Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI 31 1 16/12/2016
Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA 6 0 10/03/2025
Rallidae Zapornia pusilla Baillon's crake C QAI I 14 0 29/06/1995
Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake C QAI I 10 0 28/02/2005
Gruidae Antigone antigone sarus crane C QAI I 5 0 12/07/2008
Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 385 0 15/05/2025
Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 253 0 06/09/2024
Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 446 3 15/04/2025
Falconidae Falco hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA 7 0 15/04/2000
Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI 271 0 14/04/2025
Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 80 0 17/04/2025
Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA 19 0 10/03/2025
Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI 97 0 17/07/2025
Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 315 0 24/09/2025
Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 55 0 11/06/2012
Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 335 0 24/09/2025
Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 203 3 17/07/2025
Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI 84 0 17/03/2009
Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA 50 0 11/08/2007
Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI 116 0 20/06/2018
Accipitridae Elanus scriptus letter-winged kite C QA 3 0 31/12/1995
Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA 12 0 26/10/2000
Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 867 1 15/04/2025
Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 1105 0 02/11/2023
Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 1510 0 24/09/2025
Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA 7 0 20/06/2018
Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI 49 0 28/07/2010
Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA 57 0 02/07/2010
Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 1574 4 24/09/2025
Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 612 0 14/04/2025
Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I 155 0 14/11/2008
Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 642 1 24/09/2025
Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI 107 1 23/08/2008
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 1542 0 01/06/2025
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 954 0 24/09/2025
Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 1143 0 24/09/2025
Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 685 1 13/06/2024
Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 234 0 24/09/2025
Ardeidae Ardea sp. C U 1 0 13/02/2000
Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I 11 0 31/05/2001
Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI 352 0 28/08/2024
Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 518 0 27/02/2022
Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 952 0 26/02/2022
Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 843 0 24/09/2025
Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I 32 0 22/11/2006
Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 386 0 08/03/2021
Ardeidae Ixobrychus dubius Australian little bittern C QAI I 8 0 03/12/2004
Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I 59 0 10/01/2008
Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 182 0 19/05/2025
Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 413 2 28/08/2024
Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 899 0 24/09/2025
Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 644 0 24/09/2025
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I 109 0 11/03/2008
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 677 0 24/09/2025
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 271 0 24/09/2025
Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 714 0 17/04/2025
Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI 5 0 28/10/2006
Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI 3 0 23/02/2003
Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 91 2 26/06/2013
Sulidae Sula sula red-footed booby SL QAI 2 0 19/07/2005
Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 37 0 12/02/2013
Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 7 0 28/02/2014
Procellariidae Ardenna bulleri Buller's shearwater C QAI 3 0 17/12/2002
Procellariidae Ardenna grisea sooty shearwater V V QAI 5 0 06/01/2004
Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 19 0 17/12/2002
Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI 9 5 26/10/2010
Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI 6 0 18/08/2005
Oceanitidae Fregetta grallaria white-bellied storm-petrel C V QAI 1 0 14/07/1999
Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI 2 0 17/01/2003
Oceanitidae Pelagodroma marina white-faced storm-petrel C VU 4 0 31/01/1995
Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA 129 0 16/07/2017
Apodidae Apus nipalensis house swift C VI 1 0 31/03/1994
Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI 61 0 01/12/2018
Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 73 0 30/10/2009
Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI 100 0 02/11/2023
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI 171 0 02/11/2023
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA 17 0 16/06/2007
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI 63 0 27/10/2007
Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI 23 1 27/04/2003
Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA 187 1 02/11/2023
Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 167 0 22/09/2019
Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA 93 0 18/05/2015
Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II 375 0 15/04/2025
Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 390 5 11/11/2019
Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA 51 0 10/03/2025
Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 990 4 18/07/2025
Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 4333 12 24/09/2025
Columbidae Geophaps scripta squatter pigeon C QA 130 0 18/07/2025
Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA 37 0 15/04/2025
Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA 2 0 06/08/2001
Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA 166 0 22/09/2019
Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 240 0 29/03/2023
Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 480 0 18/07/2025
Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 84 0 10/03/2025
Columbidae Phaps histrionica flock bronzewing C QA 2 0 31/12/1994
Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 227 1 06/12/2017
Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 91 1 06/12/2017
Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 226 0 18/12/2016
Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II 107 0 19/05/2025
Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I 28 0 28/08/2024
Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I 3 0 30/09/2002
Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I 203 3 10/03/2025
Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 1 0 05/09/2005
Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I 14 0 08/01/2019
Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 207 9 28/08/2024
Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos northern mallard II I 1 0 01/06/2006
Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 711 0 24/09/2025
Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I 179 0 28/08/2024
Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 104 0 06/09/2024
Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I 148 0 28/08/2024
Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I 238 0 08/03/2021
Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA 236 0 10/03/2025
Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I 27 0 15/06/2003
Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I 101 7 28/08/2024
Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I 61 0 21/09/2008
Anatidae Oxyura australis blue-billed duck C QA I 1 0 13/12/1976
Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I 10 0 06/08/2001
Anatidae Spatula querquedula garganey SL VI 4 0 15/02/1992
Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I 11 0 15/06/2003
Anatidae Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck C QA I 5 0 18/07/2013
Anatidae Tadorna tadornoides Australian shelduck C VU I 1 0 25/06/1984
Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I 571 0 29/03/2023
Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA 4 0 18/12/1999
Phasianidae Gallus gallus red junglefowl II 4 0 24/09/2025
Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian peafowl II 14 0 06/09/2024
Phasianidae Synoicus chinensis king quail C QAI 16 0 23/08/2007
Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 245 0 02/11/2023
Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 565 0 19/05/2025
Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 133 0 21/07/2017
Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q 72 0 03/10/2024
Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA 12 0 20/11/2007

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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 Townsville local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 23 October 2026. https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-townsville&Class=birds&Kingdom=animals

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