The Northern Territory Checklist of Birds



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Australia: Northern Territory

Checklist
Species: 372
Excludes: Vagrants
Common Names: Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. Christidis and Boles. 2008.

Emu
Dromaiidae
EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Anatidae
Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmata
Plumed Whistling-DuckDendrocygna eytoni
Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Radjah ShelduckTadorna radjah
Green Pygmy-gooseNettapus pulchellus
Australian Wood DuckChenonetta jubata
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Australasian ShovelerAnas rhynchotis
GarganeyAnas querquedula
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Chestnut TealAnas castanea
Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
HardheadAythya australis
Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
Megapodes
Megapodiidae
Orange-footed ScrubfowlMegapodius reinwardt
Guineafowl
Numididae
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Phasianidae
Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
Brown QuailCoturnix ypsilophora
King QuailCoturnix chinensis
Grebes
Podicipedidae
Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Shearwaters and Petrels
Procellariidae
Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas
Storm-Petrels
Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
Storks
Ciconiidae
Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
Frigatebirds
Fregatidae
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Boobies and Gannets
Sulidae
Masked BoobySula dactylatra
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Cormorants and Shags
Phalacrocoracidae
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Little Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax melanoleucos
Anhingas
Anhingidae
Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
Pelicans
Pelecanidae
Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
Ardeidae
Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollis
White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana
Great EgretArdea alba
Intermediate EgretMesophoyx intermedia
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Eastern Reef EgretEgretta sacra
Pied HeronEgretta picata
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Striated HeronButorides striata
Nankeen Night-HeronNycticorax caledonicus
Ibises and Spoonbills
Threskiornithidae
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Australian White IbisThreskiornis moluccus
Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
Osprey
Pandionidae
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Accipitridae
Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
Letter-winged KiteElanus scriptus
Pacific BazaAviceda subcristata
Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
Black-breasted BuzzardHamirostra melanosternon
Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
Grey GoshawkAccipiter novaehollandiae
Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
Red GoshawkErythrotriorchis radiatus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
Bustards
Otididae
Australian BustardArdeotis australis
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Rallidae
Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
Bush-henAmaurornis moluccana
Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
Australian Spotted CrakePorzana fluminea
Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
White-browed CrakePorzana cinerea
Chestnut RailEulabeornis castaneoventris
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Black-tailed Native-henTribonyx ventralis
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Cranes
Gruidae
BrolgaGrus rubicunda
Thick-knees
Burhinidae
Bush Stone-curlewBurhinus grallarius
Beach Stone-curlewEsacus magnirostris
Plovers and Lapwings
Charadriidae
Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Lesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolus
Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Oriental PloverCharadrius veredus
Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
Inland DotterelPeltohyas australis
Oystercatchers
Haematopodidae
Australian Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus
Stilts and Avocets
Recurvirostridae
Black-winged StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
Jacanas
Jacanidae
Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinacea
Sandpipers and Allies
Scolopacidae
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Little CurlewNumenius minutus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
Red KnotCalidris canutus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
RuffPhilomachus pugnax
Latham's SnipeGallinago hardwickii
Swinhoe's SnipeGallinago megala
Buttonquail
Turnicidae
Red-backed Button-quailTurnix maculosus
Chestnut-backed Button-quailTurnix castanotus
Red-chested Button-quailTurnix pyrrhothorax
Little Button-quailTurnix velox
Pratincoles and Coursers
Glareolidae
Australian PratincoleStiltia isabella
Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
Painted-snipes
Rostratulidae
Australian Painted SnipeRostratula australis
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Laridae
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Common NoddyAnous stolidus
Black NoddyAnous minutus
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
White-winged Black TernChlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Roseate TernSterna dougallii
Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Common TernSterna hirundo
Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Pigeons and Doves
Columbidae
Rock DoveColumba livia
African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
Spotted DoveStreptopelia chinensis
Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
Flock BronzewingPhaps histrionica
Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
Spinifex PigeonGeophaps plumifera
Partridge PigeonGeophaps smithii
Chestnut-quilled Rock-PigeonPetrophassa rufipennis
White-quilled Rock-PigeonPetrophassa albipennis
Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata
Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis
Banded Fruit-DovePtilinopus alligator
Rose-crowned Fruit-DovePtilinopus regina
Torresian Imperial-PigeonDucula spilorrhoa
Cuckoos
Cuculidae
Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
Pallid CuckooCacomantis pallidus
Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
Black-eared CuckooChrysococcyx osculans
Horsfield's Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
Shining Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillus
Australian KoelEudynamys cyanocephalus
Channel-billed CuckooScythrops novaehollandiae
Pheasant CoucalCentropus phasianinus
Barn-Owls
Tytonidae
Masked OwlTyto novaehollandiae
Grass OwlTyto longimembris
Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls
Strigidae
Rufous OwlNinox rufa
Barking OwlNinox connivens
Southern BoobookNinox novaeseelandiae
Owlet-Nightjars
Aegothelidae
Australian Owlet-nightjarAegotheles cristatus
Frogmouths
Podargidae
Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
Nightjars and Allies
Caprimulgidae
Spotted NightjarEurostopodus argus
Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
Swifts
Apodidae
Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus
Kingfishers
Alcedinidae
Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
Little KingfisherCeyx pusillus
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachii
Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayii
Red-backed KingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygius
Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Bee-eaters
Meropidae
Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
Rollers
Coraciidae
DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
Falcons and Caracaras
Falconidae
Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
Brown FalconFalco berigora
Grey FalconFalco hypoleucos
Black FalconFalco subniger
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Cockatoos
Cacatuidae
Red-tailed Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
Major Mitchell's CockatooLophochroa leadbeateri
GalahEolophus roseicapilla
Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
Parrots
Psittacidae
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
Scaly-breasted LorikeetTrichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Varied LorikeetPsitteuteles versicolor
Port Lincoln ParrotBarnardius zonarius
Northern RosellaPlatycercus venustus
Mulga ParrotPsephotus varius
Hooded ParrotPsephotus dissimilis
Bourke's ParrotNeophema bourkii
Scarlet-chested ParrotNeophema splendida
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
Red-winged ParrotAprosmictus erythropterus
Princess ParrotPolytelis alexandrae
Pittas
Pittidae
Rainbow PittaPitta iris
Bowerbirds
Ptilonorhynchidae
Western BowerbirdChlamydera guttata
Great BowerbirdChlamydera nuchalis
Australasian Treecreepers
Climacteridae
White-browed TreecreeperClimacteris affinis
Black-tailed TreecreeperClimacteris melanurus
Fairywrens
Maluridae
Striated GrasswrenAmytornis striatus
White-throated GrasswrenAmytornis woodwardi
Carpentarian GrasswrenAmytornis dorotheae
Eyrean GrasswrenAmytornis goyderi
Dusky GrasswrenAmytornis purnelli
Rufous-crowned Emu-wrenStipiturus ruficeps
Purple-crowned Fairy-wrenMalurus coronatus
Variegated Fairy-wrenMalurus lamberti
Splendid Fairy-wrenMalurus splendens
White-winged Fairy-wrenMalurus leucopterus
Red-backed Fairy-wrenMalurus melanocephalus
Honeyeaters
Meliphagidae
Pied HoneyeaterCerthionyx variegatus
White-lined HoneyeaterMeliphaga albilineata
Singing HoneyeaterLichenostomus virescens
White-gaped HoneyeaterLichenostomus unicolor
Grey-headed HoneyeaterLichenostomus keartlandi
Yellow-tinted HoneyeaterLichenostomus flavescens
Grey-fronted HoneyeaterLichenostomus plumulus
White-plumed HoneyeaterLichenostomus penicillatus
White-fronted HoneyeaterPurnella albifrons
Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
Bar-breasted HoneyeaterRamsayornis fasciatus
Rufous-banded HoneyeaterConopophila albogularis
Rufous-throated HoneyeaterConopophila rufogularis
Grey HoneyeaterConopophila whitei
Crimson ChatEpthianura tricolor
Orange ChatEpthianura aurifrons
Yellow ChatEpthianura crocea
GibberbirdAshbyia lovensis
Black HoneyeaterSugomel niger
Dusky HoneyeaterMyzomela obscura
Red-headed HoneyeaterMyzomela erythrocephala
Banded HoneyeaterCissomela pectoralis
Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularis
Black-chinned HoneyeaterMelithreptus gularis
Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroides
Silver-crowned FriarbirdPhilemon argenticeps
Painted HoneyeaterGrantiella picta
Pardalotes
Pardalotidae
Red-browed PardalotePardalotus rubricatus
Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
Thornbills and Allies
Acanthizidae
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneus
Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialis
Slaty-backed ThornbillAcanthiza robustirostris
WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
Green-backed GerygoneGerygone chloronota
White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivacea
Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostris
Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
Mangrove GerygoneGerygone levigaster
Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsis
Banded WhitefaceAphelocephala nigricincta
Pseudo-babblers
Pomatostomidae
Grey-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis
White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
Whipbirds and Wedgebills
Psophodidae
Chiming WedgebillPsophodes occidentalis
Chirruping WedgebillPsophodes cristatus
Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers
Cinclosomatidae
Cinnamon Quail-thrushCinclosoma cinnamomeum
Woodswallows
Artamidae
White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus
Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
Little WoodswallowArtamus minor
Bellmagpies and Allies
Cracticidae
Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
Silver-backed ButcherbirdCracticus argenteus
Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
Black ButcherbirdCracticus quoyi
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Cuckooshrikes
Campephagidae
Ground Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina maxima
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina papuensis
White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
Varied TrillerLalage leucomela
CicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostre
Sittellas
Neosittidae
Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
Whistlers and Allies
Pachycephalidae
Crested Shrike-titFalcunculus frontatus
Little Shrike-thrushColluricincla megarhyncha
Sandstone Shrike-thrushColluricincla woodwardi
Grey Shrike-thrushColluricincla harmonica
Mangrove Golden WhistlerPachycephala melanura
Grey WhistlerPachycephala simplex
Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
White-breasted WhistlerPachycephala lanioides
Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalis
Old World Orioles
Oriolidae
Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
Yellow OrioleOriolus flavocinctus
Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieilloti
Drongos
Dicruridae
Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatus
Fantails
Rhipiduridae
Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventris
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrys
Mangrove Grey FantailRhipidura phasiana
Grey FantailRhipidura albiscapa
Arafura FantailRhipidura dryas
Monarch Flycatchers
Monarchidae
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecula
Broad-billed FlycatcherMyiagra ruficollis
Paperbark FlycatcherMyiagra nana
Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alecto
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
Corvidae
Torresian CrowCorvus orru
Little CrowCorvus bennetti
Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
White-winged Chough and Apostlebird
Corcoracidae
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea
Australasian Robins
Petroicidae
Jacky WinterMicroeca fascinans
Lemon-bellied FlycatcherMicroeca flavigaster
Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata
Mangrove RobinEopsaltria pulverulenta
Buff-sided RobinPoecilodryas cerviniventris
Northern Scrub-robinDrymodes superciliaris
Larks
Alaudidae
Horsfield's BushlarkMirafra javanica
Swallows
Hirundinidae
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
White-backed SwallowCheramoeca leucosterna
Reed-Warblers and Allies
Acrocephalidae
Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
Grassbirds and Allies
Locustellidae
Tawny GrassbirdMegalurus timoriensis
Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
Brown SonglarkCincloramphus cruralis
Rufous SonglarkCincloramphus mathewsi
SpinifexbirdEremiornis carteri
Cisticolas and Allies
Cisticolidae
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
Yuhinas, White-eyes, and Allies
Zosteropidae
Yellow White-eyeZosterops luteus
Flowerpeckers
Dicaeidae
MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
Wagtails and Pipits
Motacillidae
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
Old World Sparrows
Passeridae
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Waxbills and Allies
Estrildidae
Painted FinchEmblema pictum
Crimson FinchNeochmia phaeton
Star FinchNeochmia ruficauda
Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
Double-barred FinchTaeniopygia bichenovii
Masked FinchPoephila personata
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticauda
Gouldian FinchErythrura gouldiae
Yellow-rumped MannikinLonchura flaviprymna
Chestnut-breasted MannikinLonchura castaneothorax
Pictorella MannikinHeteromunia pectoralis

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