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Birds of Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Total number of species: 166

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Estrildidae Poephila cincta atropygialis black-throated finch (black-rumped subspecies) C Q 1 0 31/12/1986
Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 3 0 11/07/2001
Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 22 0 02/03/2016
Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 15 0 02/03/2016
Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 1 0 17/08/2003
Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 3 0 30/08/2007
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 1 0 20/07/2004
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 3 0 27/11/2001
Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 1 0 28/11/2001
Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI 2 0 17/07/2004
Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI 1 0 07/04/1995
Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 7 0 30/08/2007
Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 2 0 26/11/2001
Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 6 0 28/11/2001
Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI 1 0 16/10/1994
Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 7 0 02/03/2016
Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI 1 0 23/09/1999
Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 1 0 06/04/1995
Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 9 0 30/08/2007
Corvidae Corvus sp. C U 1 0 17/08/2003
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 1 0 20/07/2004
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 2 0 30/08/2007
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 3 0 28/08/2007
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI 2 0 20/07/2004
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 19 0 02/03/2016
Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 4 0 04/07/2013
Artamidae Cracticus mentalis black-backed butcherbird C QAI 2 0 16/12/1999
Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 1 0 11/07/2001
Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 2 0 24/09/1999
Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI 8 0 29/08/2007
Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 4 0 02/08/2003
Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 12 0 29/08/2007
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 10 0 28/11/2001
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 2 0 17/07/2004
Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 4 0 29/08/2007
Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 12 0 02/03/2016
Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 14 0 02/03/2016
Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 1 0 23/09/1999
Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA 3 0 17/07/2004
Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI 2 0 27/11/2001
Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 3 0 17/07/2004
Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 5 0 19/08/2014
Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 7 3 28/08/2007
Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 24 0 02/03/2016
Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 15 0 17/07/2004
Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI 4 0 02/03/2016
Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 17 0 02/03/2016
Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 1 0 17/07/2004
Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA 6 0 27/11/2001
Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 8 0 17/08/2003
Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 3 0 27/11/2001
Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 2 0 16/12/1999
Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA 1 0 23/09/1999
Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI 4 2 28/11/2001
Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q 6 0 29/08/2007
Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q 2 0 17/07/2004
Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 1 0 17/07/2004
Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI 4 0 02/03/2016
Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 10 0 28/11/2001
Acanthizidae Sericornis beccarii tropical scrubwren C Q 4 0 26/11/2001
Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 1 0 25/02/1995
Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q 4 0 27/11/2001
Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA 13 0 29/08/2007
Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 6 0 28/11/2001
Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 16/10/1994
Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 6 0 30/08/2007
Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 3 0 27/11/2001
Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 5 0 17/07/2004
Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 1 0 17/07/2004
Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 2 0 24/11/2001
Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 8 0 30/08/2007
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 3 0 02/03/2016
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 20/07/2004
Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 9 0 28/11/2001
Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 8 0 17/07/2004
Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 17/07/2004
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 5 0 28/11/2001
Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 3 0 28/11/2001
Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI 10 0 02/03/2016
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 1 0 16/12/1999
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 20 0 29/08/2007
Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 14 0 30/08/2007
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 2 0 28/11/2001
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo (Cape York & Eastern Aust) C Q 1 0 30/08/2007
Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 2 0 11/07/2001
Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 14 0 02/03/2016
Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI 2 0 20/07/2004
Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 8 0 20/07/2004
Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 2 0 31/12/1983
Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 1 0 28/11/2001
Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 1 0 28/11/2001
Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 7 0 02/03/2016
Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 1 0 04/05/1994
Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 1 0 27/11/2001
Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 1 0 28/11/2001
Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 1 0 28/11/2001
Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 3 0 20/07/2004
Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 6 0 02/03/2016
Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 3 0 02/03/2016
Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 1 0 28/11/2001
Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I 2 0 28/11/2001
Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 1 0 27/11/2001
Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 2 0 28/11/2001
Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 4 0 20/07/2004
Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 6 0 02/03/2016
Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 6 0 30/08/2007
Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 5 0 26/10/2006
Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 1 0 16/10/1958
Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 11 0 02/03/2016
Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 2 0 20/07/2004
Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 6 0 09/06/2009
Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI 9 0 28/08/2007
Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 1 0 28/11/2001
Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 8 0 29/08/2007
Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 4 0 29/08/2007
Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 1 0 25/02/1995
Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 3 0 19/06/2015
Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 5 0 30/08/2007
Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 3 0 09/06/2009
Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 7 0 09/06/2009
Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 10 0 30/08/2007
Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA 1 0 11/07/2001
Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 2 0 30/08/2007
Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 5 0 20/07/2004
Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I 1 0 30/08/2007
Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 1 0 28/11/2001
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 4 0 30/08/2007
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 2 0 28/11/2001
Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 11 0 20/07/2004
Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 5 0 29/08/2007
Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 4 0 28/08/2007
Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI 1 0 24/10/2006
Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 2 0 28/11/2001
Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 5 0 30/08/2007
Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 8 0 04/07/2013
Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 10 0 02/03/2016
Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 3 0 28/11/2001
Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 7 0 09/06/2009
Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 9 0 20/07/2004
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 4 0 19/08/2014
Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 4 0 19/08/2014
Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 3 0 02/08/2003
Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 1 0 10/04/2001
Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 1 0 10/04/2001
Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA 3 0 27/11/2001
Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI 1 0 17/07/2004
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI 7 0 28/08/2007
Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI 7 0 02/08/2003
Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA 2 0 10/07/2000
Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 3 0 20/07/2004
Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 17 1 17/11/2008
Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA 1 0 28/11/2001
Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 26 0 02/03/2016
Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 23 0 30/08/2007
Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 2 0 09/04/1995
Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 9 0 02/08/2003
Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 6 0 27/11/2001
Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 1 0 04/05/1994
Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 3 0 28/11/2001
Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I 2 0 28/11/2001
Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA 1 0 11/07/2001
Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I 1 0 11/07/2001
Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I 3 0 28/11/2001
Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I 7 0 29/08/2007
Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 13 0 25/10/2006
Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA 3 0 18/06/2015

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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 Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land), WetlandInfo website, accessed 6 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-cape-melville-cypal&Class=birds&Kingdom=animals

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