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Collared Sparrowhawk Aviceda / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Collared Sparrowhawk

Accipiter cirrocephalus
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Comb-crested jacana WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Comb-crested jacana

Irediparra gallinacea
Jacanidae Charadriiformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales5

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

Common Bronzewing WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Common Bronzewing

Phaps chalcoptera
Columbidae Columbiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

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

Common Cicadabird

Edolisoma tenuirostre
Campephagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Common Diving-Petrel JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Common Diving-Petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix
Procellariidae Procellariiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
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 …

No photo

Common Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica
Laridae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
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 Tern Afsarnayakkan / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo
Laridae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
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 …

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

Cotton Pygmy-goose

Nettapus coromandelianus
Anatidae Anseriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Coxen's Fig-Parrot Rawpixel / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Coxen's Fig-Parrot

Cyclopsitta coxeni
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Crescent Honeyeater JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Crescent Honeyeater

Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Crested Bellbird Christopher Watson (http://www.comebirdwatching.blogspot.com/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Crested Bellbird

Oreoica gutturalis
Oreoicidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Crested Pigeon WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Crested Pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes
Columbidae Columbiformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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

Crimson Chat Aviceda / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Crimson Chat

Epthianura tricolor
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
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

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

Crimson Rosella

Platycercus elegans
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
No photo

Cryptic Honeyeater

Microptilotis imitatrix
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Curlew Sandpiper JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Observed
KnownObscure
Weight10
Locales11

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

Diamond Dove WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Diamond Dove

Geopelia cuneata
Columbidae Columbiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Diamond Firetail Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Diamond Firetail

Stagonopleura guttata
Estrildidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Double-banded Plover Jörg Hempel / CC BY-SA 3.0 de / via Wikimedia Commons

Double-banded Plover

Charadrius bicinctus
Charadriidae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales0
Double-barred finch WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Double-barred finch

Stizoptera bichenovii
Estrildidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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