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Birds of Brisbane River drainage sub-basin

Total number of species: 442

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Fringillidae Carduelis carduelis European goldfinch II 62 0 25/03/1999
Fringillidae Chloris chloris common greenfinch VI 1 0 17/05/2015
Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI 492 0 22/01/2021
Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 803 0 06/02/2025
Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 400 0 05/12/2022
Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II 216 1 26/12/2020
Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA 45 0 22/01/2021
Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 2658 3 06/08/2023
Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA 1 1 26/04/1893
Estrildidae Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail V V QA 2 0 22/01/2006
Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 1762 0 07/05/2023
Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA 71 0 05/03/2021
Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 1584 1 29/07/2023
Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II 1537 0 10/09/2022
Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II 1104 0 12/07/2014
Turdidae Zoothera heinei russet-tailed thrush C QA 118 8 30/06/2016
Turdidae Zoothera lunulata Bassian thrush C QA 27 0 09/11/2007
Turdidae Zoothera sp. C U 16 8 17/01/2003
Hirundinidae Cheramoeca leucosterna white-backed swallow C QA 102 0 31/08/2005
Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 3334 1 02/03/2025
Hirundinidae Hirundo sp. C U 2 0 17/09/1985
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 744 2 09/07/2023
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 466 1 30/12/2020
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 5967 0 07/06/2023
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis cornwalli silvereye (eastern) C QA 22 0 03/09/2023
Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA 25 0 31/12/2007
Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA 42 0 31/12/2007
Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI 657 0 07/05/2023
Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI 61 0 10/08/2008
Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI 494 0 20/03/2021
Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus orientalis oriental reed-warbler SL VI 1 0 01/02/2006
Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 1431 0 25/02/2023
Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI 39 0 30/01/2021
Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 2154 4 03/09/2023
Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA 3 0 31/07/1999
Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 202 0 09/07/2023
Petroicidae Petroica boodang scarlet robin C QA 14 0 31/08/2005
Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA 38 0 31/10/2007
Petroicidae Petroica phoenicea flame robin C QA 4 0 01/06/2011
Petroicidae Petroica rosea rose robin C QA 689 1 06/08/2023
Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA 123 1 25/03/2016
Paradisaeidae Ptiloris magnificus magnificent riflebird C QI 1 0 16/12/1998
Paradisaeidae Ptiloris paradiseus paradise riflebird C QA 212 0 04/12/2020
Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA 107 0 06/11/2022
Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA 184 0 18/01/2025
Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA 102 1 19/09/2020
Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 4383 0 29/07/2023
Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 588 1 19/03/2021
Monarchidae Monarcha sp. C U 3 0 18/06/1993
Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 2 0 08/09/2004
Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI 53 0 19/12/2018
Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA 339 0 29/05/2021
Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 839 0 22/12/2022
Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 300 2 18/11/2023
Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA 133 0 09/07/2023
Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 6569 0 06/08/2023
Corvidae Corvus sp. C U 12 0 16/10/2004
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 3102 0 03/09/2023
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 4111 2 10/09/2022
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys leucophrys willie wagtail (southern) C QAI 17 0 06/08/2023
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 995 1 03/09/2023
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI 1 0 28/01/2007
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 2021 0 12/02/2023
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus bracteatus spangled drongo (eastern Australia) C QAI 10 0 03/12/2022
Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA 4 0 13/07/2007
Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA 87 0 12/08/2018
Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 371 0 02/02/2020
Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA 7 0 31/10/2001
Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA 22 0 27/09/2017
Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA 26 0 26/09/2017
Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 3747 1 02/03/2025
Artamidae Cracticus sp. C U 12 0 11/08/1993
Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 2917 0 29/07/2023
Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 5895 0 06/08/2023
Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 2474 3 30/07/2023
Artamidae Strepera graculina graculina pied currawong (eastern Australia) C QA 26 0 03/09/2023
Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 1711 2 05/12/2022
Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 2483 5 29/07/2023
Falcunculidae Falcunculus frontatus crested shrike-tit C QA 124 0 19/10/2020
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q 2 0 24/11/1991
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 2730 1 03/09/2023
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 493 0 29/01/2023
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 2301 1 30/07/2023
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis youngi golden whistler (south-eastern Australia) C QAI 10 0 03/09/2023
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 2393 1 06/08/2023
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q 1 0 09/08/2005
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala sp. C U 1 0 22/04/2011
Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA 83 0 02/02/2020
Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA 37 0 06/07/2009
Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 4272 0 09/07/2023
Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 173 0 06/04/2019
Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 620 0 29/01/2023
Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 512 0 02/06/2023
Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI 95 0 10/09/2022
Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI 543 1 03/12/2022
Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma punctatum spotted quail-thrush C QA 108 0 03/10/2019
Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 2190 0 27/02/2023
Orthonychidae Orthonyx temminckii Australian logrunner C QAI 108 0 20/05/2016
Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 538 0 10/09/2022
Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis grey-crowned babbler (eastern) C QAI 4 0 03/09/2023
Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA 126 0 06/11/2022
Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA 703 0 08/08/2023
Meliphagidae Anthochaera carunculata red wattlebird C QA 9 0 19/04/2008
Meliphagidae Anthochaera chrysoptera little wattlebird C QA 167 0 24/05/2019
Meliphagidae Anthochaera phrygia regent honeyeater CR CE QA 7 0 07/06/2002
Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 2468 0 14/09/2023
Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA 1 0 20/02/2001
Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 1543 0 09/07/2023
Meliphagidae Epthianura albifrons white-fronted chat C QA 1 0 31/12/1965
Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA 142 3 10/02/2008
Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA 2 0 11/05/2014
Meliphagidae Grantiella picta painted honeyeater V V QA 2 0 31/12/2006
Meliphagidae Lichenostomus melanops yellow-tufted honeyeater C QA 45 0 06/08/2007
Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 2820 1 29/07/2023
Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA 2 0 28/04/2002
Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 5712 0 03/09/2023
Meliphagidae Manorina melanophrys bell miner C QA 304 0 21/07/2021
Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 3171 1 03/09/2023
Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 1727 1 14/09/2023
Meliphagidae Melithreptus brevirostris brown-headed honeyeater C QA 29 0 07/06/2017
Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA 64 2 14/10/2016
Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis gularis black-chinned honeyeater (eastern) C QA 2 0 28/09/1990
Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA 418 0 06/08/2023
Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI 2 0 22/04/2011
Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 14 1 30/09/2006
Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 2156 1 30/07/2023
Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA 25 0 19/12/2018
Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 1 0 11/01/2007
Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 1086 0 06/08/2023
Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 2392 0 14/09/2023
Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA 60 0 17/03/2002
Meliphagidae Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland honeyeater C QA 52 0 25/03/2016
Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA 637 0 09/07/2023
Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA 160 0 16/05/2020
Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA 9 0 11/05/2014
Meliphagidae Ptilotula plumula grey-fronted honeyeater C QA 1 0 22/06/2001
Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA 1165 2 03/09/2023
Pardalotidae Pardalotus sp. C U 2 0 28/06/1992
Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 3336 3 03/09/2023
Acanthizidae Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill C QA 2 0 25/04/1952
Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA 462 0 10/09/2022
Acanthizidae Acanthiza lineata striated thornbill C QA 272 11 06/08/2023
Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA 325 0 07/08/2022
Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA 1210 0 03/09/2023
Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA 385 10 03/09/2023
Acanthizidae Acanthiza sp. C U 1 0 13/09/1981
Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA 8 1 26/05/2004
Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI 399 4 28/08/2014
Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA 585 0 15/08/2022
Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI 1230 1 06/08/2023
Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 1 0 18/08/2012
Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA 354 0 07/08/2022
Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA 319 0 27/02/2020
Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 2115 0 30/07/2023
Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA 611 0 18/10/2020
Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 443 0 24/02/2019
Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA 1300 2 09/07/2023
Maluridae Malurus lamberti variegated fairy-wren C QA 1729 0 03/09/2023
Maluridae Malurus lamberti sensu lato variegated fairy-wren Superseded QA 4 0 13/09/2004
Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 2325 1 07/05/2023
Maluridae Malurus sp. C U 19 0 09/07/2012
Maluridae Malurus splendens splendid fairy-wren C QA 3 0 27/03/2007
Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus crassirostris green catbird C QA 346 2 22/07/2022
Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus sp. C U 1 0 15/10/1998
Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA 2 0 30/06/1992
Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA 425 4 18/05/2022
Ptilonorhynchidae Sericulus chrysocephalus regent bowerbird C QA 255 1 30/01/2021
Climacteridae Climacteris affinis white-browed treecreeper C QA 7 0 13/04/2021
Climacteridae Climacteris erythrops red-browed treecreeper C QA 19 0 22/12/2022
Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA 33 0 22/02/2007
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA 238 0 07/06/2023
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA 1243 0 06/08/2023
Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 287 3 19/10/2020
Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1310 1 05/12/2022
Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1772 0 30/07/2023
Halcyonidae Todiramphus sp. C U 1 0 24/11/1992
Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 313 1 13/12/2022
Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 15/11/2008
Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 32 2 11/09/2015
Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 4528 0 06/08/2023
Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 799 4 13/12/2019
Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA 15 0 18/05/2007
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 1714 1 28/02/2025
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 269 3 08/01/2009
Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI 89 0 03/09/2023
Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI 18 0 06/08/2013
Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae masked owl C QAI 44 1 24/09/2022
Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae masked owl (southern subspecies) C QA 13 0 13/06/2020
Tytonidae Tyto sp. C U 1 0 21/04/1975
Tytonidae Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa sooty owl C QA 132 1 30/03/2020
Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 1042 0 02/11/2023
Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI 32 0 19/03/2020
Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA 775 2 03/06/2023
Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 937 0 05/12/2022
Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI 151 0 12/11/2020
Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 361 0 05/12/2022
Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 1376 5 09/07/2023
Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 209 2 26/10/2021
Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 469 2 06/12/2022
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus barnardi Eastern little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 42 0 25/12/2020
Cuculidae Chalcites osculans black-eared cuckoo C QAI 12 1 19/11/2006
Cuculidae Chalcites sp. C U 1 0 12/01/2019
Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI 57 1 03/01/2017
Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 1226 3 02/11/2023
Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 863 2 03/12/2022
Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA 1186 5 06/02/2025
Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI 66 2 26/10/2021
Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA 5 0 22/04/1993
Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni Coxen's fig-parrot CR CE QA 14 0 17/01/2003
Psittaculidae Glossopsitta concinna musk lorikeet C QA 79 0 07/05/2023
Psittaculidae Lathamus discolor swift parrot E CE QA 33 0 03/06/2017
Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA 9 0 11/06/2015
Psittaculidae Neophema pulchella turquoise parrot C QA 20 1 21/04/2005
Psittaculidae Northiella haematogaster blue bonnet C QA 3 0 15/08/2003
Psittaculidae Parvipsitta porphyrocephala purple-crowned lorikeet C VU 3 0 25/12/2001
Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA 876 1 06/12/2022
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 3567 6 30/07/2023
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus palliceps pale-headed rosella (southern form) C QA 36 0 07/05/2023
Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson rosella C QA 329 0 22/01/2016
Psittaculidae Platycercus eximius eastern rosella C QA 106 0 22/06/2017
Psittaculidae Psephotellus pulcherrimus paradise parrot PE EX QA 16 2 26/05/2004
Psittaculidae Psephotus haematonotus red-rumped parrot C QA 116 0 07/05/2023
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 2783 1 05/12/2022
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 4839 3 03/09/2023
Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 2414 1 30/07/2023
Cacatuidae Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri Pink Cockatoo E E QA 4 0 31/08/1993
Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI 276 0 10/09/2022
Cacatuidae Cacatua sp. C U 2 0 31/05/1993
Cacatuidae Cacatua tenuirostris long-billed corella C IA 43 0 07/12/2019
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 104 0 23/05/2013
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA 8 0 09/06/2017
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA 97 2 16/04/2022
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus sp. C U 3 0 31/12/1992
Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 2545 0 29/07/2023
Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA 142 0 07/05/2023
Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 335 0 18/01/2025
Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I 83 0 24/10/2021
Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I 142 6 02/04/2011
Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 753 2 02/03/2025
Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI 559 7 06/12/2023
Laridae Gygis alba white tern C VU 4 3 07/05/1996
Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 715 1 02/03/2025
Laridae Larus dominicanus kelp gull C VU 4 0 14/06/1986
Laridae Larus pacificus Pacific gull C VU 2 0 31/08/1987
Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 7 2 16/06/1993
Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 5 4 09/03/1976
Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 20 0 17/01/2014
Laridae Sterna striata white-fronted tern C QAI 5 0 22/08/2004
Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 2 0 03/03/1990
Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 86 0 20/03/2016
Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 5 0 27/08/2001
Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 180 1 13/08/2022
Stercorariidae Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic jaeger SL QAI 2 1 18/03/1973
Glareolidae Glareola maldivarum oriental pratincole SL QAI 2 0 31/12/1984
Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA 5 0 07/11/2001
Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI 8 2 31/12/2006
Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA 348 1 02/06/2023
Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA 7 0 22/08/2016
Turnicidae Turnix sp. C U 8 0 15/10/1998
Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA 149 0 07/06/2023
Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA 13 0 26/11/2015
Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 39 0 14/02/2016
Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 109 0 14/12/2017
Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 734 11 02/03/2025
Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 4 0 25/03/2000
Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 212 0 11/03/2023
Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I 34 0 09/04/2016
Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 731 7 02/03/2025
Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL QAI I 14 0 13/05/2014
Scolopacidae Calidris pugnax ruff SL VU I 14 0 19/08/2022
Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 471 3 02/03/2025
Scolopacidae Calidris sp. C U 3 0 13/04/2019
Scolopacidae Calidris subminuta long-toed stint SL VU I 5 0 22/02/1987
Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 340 6 02/03/2025
Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 109 2 02/04/2015
Scolopacidae Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher V V QAI I 33 0 15/07/2018
Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 921 0 02/03/2025
Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 463 1 02/03/2025
Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 932 0 02/03/2025
Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI 33 2 28/03/2004
Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 895 0 02/03/2025
Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 414 0 12/02/2023
Scolopacidae Tringa flavipes lesser yellowlegs C VU I 1 0 02/09/1984
Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I 9 0 09/10/2001
Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 626 0 02/03/2025
Scolopacidae Tringa sp. C U 3 0 14/11/1992
Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I 452 0 11/03/2023
Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 77 2 17/07/2022
Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I 17 4 26/05/2004
Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I 299 0 12/06/2022
Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I 45 0 02/04/2023
Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 29 1 10/04/2005
Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 81 0 02/03/2025
Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 536 0 02/03/2025
Charadriidae Charadrius sp. C U 1 0 25/09/1993
Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI 8 0 22/11/1994
Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I 542 4 02/04/2023
Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I 244 0 01/05/2022
Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 289 7 02/04/2023
Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 55 0 13/03/2016
Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 1753 0 02/04/2023
Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI 2089 1 09/07/2023
Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA 25 0 21/07/2012
Recurvirostridae Cladorhynchus leucocephalus banded stilt C VU I 1 0 27/06/1993
Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 1448 0 02/04/2023
Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I 209 0 02/04/2023
Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 6 0 30/06/1992
Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 208 0 02/03/2025
Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 405 1 30/09/2023
Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 19 0 20/01/1992
Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI 1 0 19/05/1993
Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI 187 0 02/02/2020
Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I 479 0 12/06/2022
Rallidae Gallinula sp. C U 1 0 21/12/1989
Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I 1953 0 09/07/2023
Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 271 2 02/04/2023
Rallidae Lewinia pectoralis Lewin's rail C QAI 456 0 03/04/2022
Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 1409 1 14/01/2023
Rallidae Porzana fluminea Australian spotted crake C QA I 19 0 08/01/2003
Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA 2 0 29/11/2011
Rallidae Zapornia pusilla Baillon's crake C QAI I 62 0 27/12/2013
Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake C QAI I 140 0 11/12/2022
Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 13 0 05/05/1991
Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 198 0 06/07/2023
Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 493 0 02/04/2023
Falconidae Falco hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA 1 0 01/10/2008
Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI 165 0 01/12/2012
Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 215 0 04/02/2023
Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA 18 0 27/05/2015
Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI 265 0 06/12/2022
Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 366 1 02/04/2023
Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 181 1 31/03/2018
Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 592 0 07/05/2023
Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 509 3 09/04/2023
Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI 84 0 15/08/2021
Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA 50 0 10/09/2022
Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI 463 0 06/11/2022
Accipitridae Elanus scriptus letter-winged kite C QA 8 0 20/02/2001
Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA 26 0 12/06/2009
Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 519 5 30/04/2023
Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 610 1 02/04/2023
Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 725 0 09/07/2023
Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA 3 0 14/06/1993
Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI 103 0 28/05/2017
Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA 74 0 07/05/2023
Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 41 0 01/05/2022
Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 275 1 11/09/2022
Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I 182 0 31/12/2007
Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 1026 0 01/04/2023
Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI 132 0 13/03/2021
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 2477 0 02/03/2025
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis sp. C U 1 0 06/05/1992
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 1428 2 02/03/2025
Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 1027 0 02/03/2025
Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 769 0 02/04/2023
Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 237 0 15/12/2022
Ardeidae Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian bittern E E QAI I 5 0 31/12/2001
Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI 1705 0 02/04/2023
Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 242 0 02/04/2023
Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 726 1 01/04/2023
Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 2216 0 06/08/2023
Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 9 0 17/04/2019
Ardeidae Egretta sp. C U 1 0 17/08/1984
Ardeidae Ixobrychus dubius Australian little bittern C QAI I 47 0 19/05/2019
Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I 28 0 26/12/2018
Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 203 1 26/12/2020
Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 64 2 18/01/2015
Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 1279 0 02/03/2025
Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 1389 0 29/07/2023
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I 262 0 03/04/2022
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 1193 0 01/04/2023
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 381 0 09/10/2022
Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 802 0 09/07/2023
Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI 12 0 24/08/1992
Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 4 0 21/03/1992
Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 1 0 26/07/2008
Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 2 0 28/04/1989
Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 6 6 28/04/1976
Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI 4 3 01/01/2004
Procellariidae Pachyptila salvini Salvin's prion C VU 3 2 15/07/1954
Procellariidae Pachyptila turtur fairy prion C QAI 1 1 16/06/1948
Procellariidae Pterodroma cervicalis white-necked petrel C VU 1 0 13/06/2013
Procellariidae Pterodroma nigripennis black-winged petrel C VU 1 0 03/05/1996
Diomedeidae Phoebetria fusca sooty albatross V V VU 1 0 19/04/1976
Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA 1 0 01/02/1986
Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI 48 0 12/01/2020
Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 379 0 13/12/2022
Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI 287 0 02/03/2025
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA 3 0 12/12/2019
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI 189 0 02/11/2023
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus sp. C U 1 0 31/05/1994
Podargidae Podargus ocellatus plumiferus plumed frogmouth V QA 53 0 09/01/2019
Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA 1093 4 02/06/2023
Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 209 9 14/02/2021
Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA 223 2 30/01/2021
Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II 773 0 13/07/2020
Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA 22 6 02/05/2007
Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 1711 13 06/08/2023
Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 1234 1 06/08/2023
Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA 21 9 30/01/2021
Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA 709 0 16/04/2022
Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA 233 0 18/05/2022
Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 779 6 26/10/2021
Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 3388 3 07/05/2023
Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 396 0 30/08/2023
Columbidae Phaps elegans brush bronzewing C QA 6 0 17/07/2005
Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 200 1 15/08/2022
Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 152 7 12/02/2023
Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 38 4 20/02/2021
Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II 3103 3 29/07/2023
Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I 73 0 22/01/2021
Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I 9 0 23/09/2005
Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I 1077 1 09/07/2023
Phaethontidae Phaethon lepturus white-tailed tropicbird SL QAI 1 0 01/01/1938
Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 5 4 07/02/1982
Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I 1018 0 02/03/2025
Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 629 1 19/08/2022
Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos northern mallard II I 112 0 07/06/2017
Anatidae Anas sp. C U 17 0 19/07/2008
Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 2813 0 09/07/2023
Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I 558 0 09/07/2023
Anatidae Biziura lobata musk duck C QA I 13 0 24/04/2000
Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 2065 0 06/12/2023
Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I 406 0 11/02/2023
Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I 57 0 04/05/2020
Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA 99 0 06/11/2022
Anatidae Dendrocygna sp. C U 1 0 28/02/1993
Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I 48 0 18/04/2015
Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I 53 0 19/07/2014
Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I 2 0 30/06/2007
Anatidae Oxyura australis blue-billed duck C QA I 4 0 26/07/2009
Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I 1 0 09/05/2021
Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I 52 0 07/06/2017
Anatidae Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck C QA I 3 0 25/05/2013
Anatidae Tadorna tadornoides Australian shelduck C VU I 3 0 13/05/2001
Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I 159 0 02/04/2023
Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA 31 0 25/09/2001
Phasianidae Gallus gallus red junglefowl II 5 0 01/05/2011
Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian peafowl II 13 0 13/09/2006
Phasianidae Synoicus chinensis king quail C QAI 12 1 29/03/1993
Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 525 5 05/12/2022
Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 1343 2 30/07/2023

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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 Brisbane River drainage sub-basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 10 April 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-brisbane-river&Class=birds&Kingdom=animals

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