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Arafura fantail WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Arafura fantail

Rhipidura dryas
Rhipiduridae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Banded Fruit-Dove Christoph Moning / CC BY 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Banded Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus cinctus
Columbidae Columbiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales2

Arnhem Land / Kakadu Stone Country, Top End

Banded Honeyeater WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Banded Honeyeater

Cissomela pectoralis
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Bar-breasted Honeyeater WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Bar-breasted Honeyeater

Ramsayornis fasciatus
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Bar-tailed Godwit WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales11

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Nullarbor / Southern …

Black Bittern WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black Bittern

Ixobrychus flavicollis
Ardeidae Pelecaniformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Black-eared Cuckoo WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-eared Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx osculans
Cuculidae Cuculiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina novaehollandiae
Campephagidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Black-fronted Dotterel WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-fronted Dotterel

Elseyornis melanops
Charadriidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…

Black-tailed Godwit WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales11

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Nullarbor / Southern …

Black-tailed Treecreeper WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-tailed Treecreeper

Climacteris melanurus
Climacteridae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Broad-billed Flycatcher WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Broad-billed Flycatcher

Myiagra ruficollis
Monarchidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Brown Quail WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Brown Quail

Synoicus ypsilophorus
Phasianidae Galliformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…

Brush Cuckoo WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Brush Cuckoo

Cacomantis variolosus
Cuculidae Cuculiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Buff-banded Rail WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Buff-banded Rail

Gallirallus philippensis
Rallidae Gruiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales10

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Murray-Darling Basin,…

Chestnut Rail Summerdrought / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Chestnut Rail

Eulabeornis castaneoventris
Rallidae Gruiformes Hard Not observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Lonchura castaneothorax
Estrildidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon

Petrophassa rufipennis
Columbidae Columbiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales2

Arnhem Land / Kakadu Stone Country, Top End

Common Greenshank WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales11

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Nullarbor / Southern …

Common Sandpiper WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales11

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Nullarbor / Southern …

Common Whimbrel WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Common Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales11

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Nullarbor / Southern …

Crimson Finch WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Crimson Finch

Neochmia phaeton
Estrildidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Dusky Myzomela WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Dusky Myzomela

Myzomela obscura
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Fairy Martin WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Fairy Martin

Petrochelidon ariel
Hirundinidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…