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Rufous-banded Honeyeater WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Rufous-banded Honeyeater

Conopophila albogularis
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Rufous-throated Honeyeater sunphlo from South Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Rufous-throated Honeyeater

Conopophila rufogularis
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Hard Not observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Sacred Kingfisher WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus
Alcedinidae Coraciiformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales5

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

Sanderling Ianaré Sévi / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Sanderling

Calidris alba
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Observed
KnownObscure
Weight10
Locales11

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

Sandstone Shrike-thrush WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Sandstone Shrike-thrush

Colluricincla woodwardi
Pachycephalidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales3

Arnhem Land / Kakadu Stone Country, Kimberley, Top End

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Christopher Watson (http://www.comebirdwatching.blogspot.com/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Not observed
KnownObscure
Weight10
Locales11

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

Shining Flycatcher WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Shining Flycatcher

Myiagra alecto
Monarchidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Silver Gull WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Silver Gull

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Laridae Charadriiformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales12

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

Silver-crowned friarbird WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Silver-crowned friarbird

Philemon argenticeps
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Singing Bushlark Brett Donald / CC BY-SA 2.5 / via Wikimedia Commons

Singing Bushlark

Mirafra javanica
Alaudidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales16

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

No photo

Sooty Oystercatcher

Haematopus fuliginosus
Haematopodidae Charadriiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales12

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

No photo

Southern Boobook

Ninox boobook
Strigidae Strigiformes Easy Not observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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

Spangled Drongo WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Spangled Drongo

Dicrurus bracteatus
Dicruridae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Spinifex Pigeon WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Spinifex Pigeon

Geophaps plumifera
Columbidae Columbiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales6

Central Australia, Channel Country, Kimberley, Mallee, Pilbara, Top En…

Spotted Harrier WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Spotted Harrier

Circus assimilis
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

No photo

Spotted Nightjar

Eurostopodus argus
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

No photo

Square-tailed Kite

Lophoictinia isura
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Star Finch WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Star Finch

Bathilda ruficauda
Estrildidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Straw-necked Ibis WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Straw-necked Ibis

Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornithidae Pelecaniformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Striated Pardalote WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Striated Pardalote

Pardalotus striatus
Pardalotidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Sulphur-crested cockatoo WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Sulphur-crested cockatoo

Cacatua galerita
Cacatuidae Psittaciformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales16

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

Swamp Harrier WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Swamp Harrier

Circus approximans
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

No photo

Swinhoe’s Snipe

Gallinago megala
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Not observed
KnownObscure
Weight10
Locales7

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, South-east Queensland…

Tawny Frogmouth WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides
Podargidae Podargiformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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