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Birds of Mackenzie River drainage sub-basin

Total number of species: 274

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Status
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seen
Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI 39 0 13/12/2017
Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 9 0 13/04/2015
Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 12 0 13/04/2015
Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA 12 0 10/04/2017
Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton crimson finch C QAI 1 0 03/09/1989
Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda star finch C QA 1 0 31/05/1975
Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 13 0 07/06/2013
Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 107 0 03/04/2022
Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA 21 0 01/12/2017
Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 88 0 04/05/2018
Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II 1 0 06/11/2014
Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 42 0 01/12/2017
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 21 0 22/10/2014
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 29 0 13/04/2015
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 23 0 04/05/2018
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis cornwalli silvereye (eastern) C QA 2 0 13/04/2015
Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA 13 0 09/04/2019
Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA 29 0 13/12/2017
Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI 9 0 27/10/2017
Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI 1 0 30/10/2017
Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI 13 0 01/12/2017
Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 19 0 27/10/2017
Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI 22 0 01/12/2017
Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 29 4 04/05/2018
Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 41 2 10/05/2017
Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA 8 0 07/07/2002
Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA 35 0 09/10/2022
Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA 144 0 09/10/2022
Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 136 0 12/10/2022
Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 3 0 13/04/2015
Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI 3 0 08/10/2022
Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA 24 0 25/05/2019
Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 71 0 09/04/2019
Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA 1 0 15/10/2006
Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA 33 0 04/10/2017
Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 306 0 07/11/2020
Corvidae Corvus sp. C U 4 0 05/08/2005
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 96 1 09/04/2019
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 110 0 03/04/2022
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys leucophrys willie wagtail (southern) C QAI 12 0 13/04/2015
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 7 0 26/10/2017
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 29 0 09/04/2019
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus bracteatus spangled drongo (eastern Australia) C QAI 5 0 13/04/2015
Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA 24 0 27/10/2017
Artamidae Artamus cinereus inkermani black-faced woodswallow (east-central Queensland) C Q 4 0 13/04/2015
Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA 5 0 07/06/2001
Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 26 0 01/12/2017
Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA 4 0 24/09/2014
Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA 12 0 13/12/2017
Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA 15 0 27/10/2017
Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 202 0 13/10/2022
Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 179 0 11/10/2022
Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 270 0 06/10/2022
Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 96 3 14/06/2019
Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 54 0 11/10/2022
Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 18 0 09/04/2019
Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA 1 0 01/10/1991
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 107 0 07/07/2019
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 4 0 26/03/2017
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 5 1 09/04/2019
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 120 0 15/12/2017
Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA 1 0 18/03/2011
Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA 16 0 24/09/2014
Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 129 0 13/10/2022
Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 24 0 09/04/2019
Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 24 0 14/12/2017
Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 5 0 26/03/2015
Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI 33 0 13/12/2017
Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI 29 1 13/12/2017
Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma punctatum spotted quail-thrush C QA 15 0 07/06/2013
Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 4 0 01/09/2002
Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 111 0 05/10/2022
Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis rubeculus grey-crowned babbler (north-western) C QAI 1 0 09/03/2013
Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis grey-crowned babbler (eastern) C QAI 11 0 13/04/2015
Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA 12 0 14/01/2017
Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA 11 1 04/05/2018
Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 40 4 04/05/2018
Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA 1 0 29/10/2015
Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 146 0 13/10/2022
Meliphagidae Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA 1 0 31/05/2008
Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA 78 0 09/04/2019
Meliphagidae Grantiella picta painted honeyeater V V QA 3 0 13/04/2015
Meliphagidae Lichenostomus melanops yellow-tufted honeyeater C QA 9 0 04/05/2009
Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 68 0 07/11/2020
Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA 101 0 14/12/2017
Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 145 2 13/10/2022
Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 33 0 14/01/2017
Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 122 0 07/11/2020
Meliphagidae Melithreptus brevirostris brown-headed honeyeater C QA 3 0 13/04/2015
Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis gularis black-chinned honeyeater (eastern) C QA 2 0 13/04/2015
Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA 30 4 03/04/2022
Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 12 0 13/11/2016
Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA 29 0 04/05/2018
Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 100 0 04/10/2022
Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 209 4 13/10/2022
Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA 15 0 07/06/2013
Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA 94 0 04/10/2022
Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA 6 0 24/09/2014
Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA 8 0 24/09/2014
Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q 1 0 07/11/2014
Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA 30 2 04/05/2018
Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA 3 0 28/08/2013
Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 200 1 11/10/2022
Acanthizidae Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill C QA 6 0 10/05/2003
Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA 19 0 13/04/2015
Acanthizidae Acanthiza lineata striated thornbill C QA 18 9 04/05/2018
Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA 27 0 01/12/2017
Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA 5 0 18/03/2011
Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA 34 8 04/05/2018
Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA 1 0 06/06/2014
Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA 4 0 24/09/2014
Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI 98 0 09/04/2019
Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA 17 0 13/04/2015
Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA 1 0 29/03/2001
Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 21 0 04/05/2018
Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 162 0 13/10/2022
Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA 32 0 01/12/2017
Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA 39 0 07/11/2020
Maluridae Malurus lamberti sensu lato variegated fairy-wren Superseded QA 99 1 09/05/2017
Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA 1 0 09/04/2019
Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 222 1 09/04/2019
Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA 215 0 27/11/2019
Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA 7 0 24/09/2014
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA 10 0 04/05/2018
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA 44 8 13/02/2003
Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 78 0 09/04/2019
Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 113 0 08/10/2022
Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 4 0 17/03/2013
Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 44 0 07/11/2020
Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 198 0 14/10/2022
Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 36 0 07/11/2020
Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA 13 0 17/03/2013
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 41 0 05/10/2017
Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI 33 0 09/04/2019
Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae masked owl C QAI 5 0 17/03/2013
Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 86 0 11/10/2022
Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA 2 0 31/12/1968
Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 25 0 04/05/2018
Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI 38 0 13/12/2017
Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 6 0 04/05/2009
Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 83 0 06/10/2022
Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 24 0 13/04/2015
Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 12 0 10/04/2017
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 4 0 09/10/2017
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus barnardi Eastern little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 5 0 13/04/2015
Cuculidae Chalcites osculans black-eared cuckoo C QAI 2 0 16/10/2001
Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 19 0 13/12/2017
Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 54 0 13/10/2022
Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA 9 0 04/05/2018
Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI 118 0 09/10/2022
Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA 13 0 01/12/2017
Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA 15 0 04/05/2018
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 178 1 14/10/2022
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C Q 1 0 14/10/2014
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus palliceps pale-headed rosella (southern form) C QA 10 0 13/04/2015
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 28 0 08/10/2017
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 171 4 13/10/2022
Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 142 0 09/04/2019
Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI 5 0 01/12/2017
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 12 0 09/04/2019
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo (Cape York & Eastern Aust) C Q 1 0 13/04/2015
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA 2 0 04/05/2018
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V Q 10 1 04/05/2009
Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 64 0 09/04/2019
Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA 36 0 01/12/2017
Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 2 0 07/06/2008
Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I 4 0 04/10/2000
Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 2 0 04/10/2000
Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI 1 0 31/12/1985
Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 6 0 13/04/2015
Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI 1 0 17/03/2013
Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA 11 0 25/03/2017
Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA 3 0 18/03/2009
Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 2 0 15/02/2003
Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 3 0 17/03/2013
Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 31/12/1985
Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 19/04/1999
Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I 13 0 07/11/2020
Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 1 0 19/04/1999
Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I 26 0 10/04/2017
Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I 3 0 15/02/2003
Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 19 0 08/10/2017
Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI 30 0 09/04/2019
Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA 7 0 27/05/2009
Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 23 0 13/04/2015
Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 1 0 21/10/2014
Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 33 0 07/10/2022
Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI 50 1 01/05/2019
Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I 17 0 13/04/2015
Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I 25 0 13/04/2015
Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 13 0 13/04/2015
Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA 7 0 13/04/2015
Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 37 0 09/04/2019
Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 58 0 14/12/2017
Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 60 0 09/04/2019
Falconidae Falco hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA 1 1 23/09/1898
Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI 11 0 01/12/2017
Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 15 0 13/04/2015
Falconidae Falco sp. C U 1 0 23/11/1997
Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA 6 0 14/01/2017
Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI 10 0 13/04/2015
Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 18 0 09/04/2019
Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 2 0 17/03/2013
Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 85 0 08/10/2022
Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 14 0 07/10/2017
Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI 2 0 17/03/2013
Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA 2 0 18/03/2011
Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI 11 0 03/06/2017
Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA 9 1 01/02/1997
Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 11 1 13/04/2015
Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 86 0 06/10/2022
Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA 1 0 18/03/2011
Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI 3 0 13/04/2015
Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA 3 0 19/02/1996
Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 34 0 07/11/2020
Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 1 0 13/04/2015
Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I 22 0 13/04/2015
Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 16 0 13/04/2015
Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI 4 0 29/10/2015
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 17 0 14/01/2017
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 22 0 09/04/2019
Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 36 0 07/11/2020
Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 14 0 07/11/2014
Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 40 0 03/04/2022
Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI 11 0 17/01/2019
Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 6 0 24/09/2014
Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 59 0 03/04/2022
Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I 1 0 27/11/2011
Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I 1 0 13/04/2015
Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 16 0 05/11/2014
Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 8 0 24/11/2011
Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 30 0 13/04/2015
Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 38 0 26/03/2015
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I 4 0 13/04/2015
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sp. C U 2 0 17/03/2013
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 29 0 10/04/2017
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 13 0 13/04/2015
Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 48 0 30/10/2017
Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI 1 0 17/10/2014
Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI 3 0 01/09/2002
Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 2 0 18/03/2011
Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI 77 0 12/10/2022
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI 1 0 05/11/2014
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA 5 0 07/05/2017
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI 14 0 03/10/2022
Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA 68 0 05/04/2022
Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA 11 0 13/04/2015
Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 52 0 08/10/2022
Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 97 0 11/10/2022
Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA 81 0 11/10/2022
Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA 1 0 01/10/1991
Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 100 0 05/10/2022
Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 32 0 08/10/2022
Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I 7 0 27/05/2009
Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I 2 0 24/07/2005
Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I 46 0 29/10/2015
Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I 2 0 24/09/2014
Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 44 0 04/10/2022
Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 77 0 07/10/2022
Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I 31 0 13/04/2015
Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 48 0 05/10/2022
Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I 26 0 13/04/2015
Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I 15 0 13/01/2019
Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA 15 0 07/11/2020
Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I 6 0 06/11/2014
Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I 10 0 13/04/2015
Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I 2 0 24/09/2014
Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I 1 0 15/10/2006
Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I 5 0 23/06/2008
Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I 3 0 18/03/2011
Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA 2 0 17/03/2013
Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 36 0 01/12/2017
Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 2 0 26/02/2015
Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA 64 0 07/10/2022

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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


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Birds of Mackenzie River drainage sub-basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 9 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-mackenzie-river&Class=birds&Kingdom=animals

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