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Australian Logrunner JJ Harrison / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Logrunner

Orthonyx temminckii
Orthonychidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Australian Magpie JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen
Artamidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Australian Owlet-nightjar JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles cristatus
Aegothelidae Caprimulgiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Australian Painted-Snipe Patrick_K59 / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Painted-Snipe

Rostratula australis
Rostratulidae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Australian Pelican WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pelecanidae Pelecaniformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales16

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

Australian Pied Oystercatcher JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris
Haematopodidae Charadriiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales12

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

Australian Pipit WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Australian Pipit

Anthus australis
Motacillidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Australian Pratincole WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Australian Pratincole

Stiltia isabella
Glareolidae Charadriiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Australian Raven JJ Harrison (https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/ZoQvcc05qhmjQ9eE) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Raven

Corvus coronoides
Corvidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Australian Reed Warbler WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Australian Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus australis
Acrocephalidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Australian Ringneck JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Ringneck

Barnardius zonarius
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Australian Shelduck JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Shelduck

Tadorna tadornoides
Anatidae Anseriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Australian Spotted Crake Peter Jacobs from Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Spotted Crake

Porzana fluminea
Rallidae Gruiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
No photo

Australian Swiftlet

Aerodramus terraereginae
Apodidae Caprimulgiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Australian White Ibis WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Australian White Ibis

Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornithidae Pelecaniformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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

Australian Wood Duck JJ Harrison (https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/YYM6L2ySyOl5BI0n) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Australian Wood Duck

Chenonetta jubata
Anatidae Anseriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Azure Kingfisher WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Azure Kingfisher

Ceyx azureus
Alcedinidae Coraciiformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales12

Cape York, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Mall…

Baillon's Crake JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Baillon's Crake

Zapornia pusilla
Rallidae Gruiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
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

Banded Lapwing JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Banded Lapwing

Vanellus tricolor
Charadriidae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Banded Stilt Kym Nicolson / CC BY 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Banded Stilt

Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Recurvirostridae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Banded Whiteface Ron Knight / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Banded Whiteface

Aphelocephala nigricincta
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
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