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Wayne's World: Birds

These are all the birds I saw, according to Wayne, the resident ornathologist who registered around 350 life birds. I saw perhaps half of them, and can recognize about half a dozen. Some I came to recognize, many were in the global category of LBJs (little brown jobs) but to even qualify for this category one had to get a good enough view to see that they were indeed brown: most sightings were mere black silouhettes. Even harder was capturing a recognizable image. This is the catalog Wayne made of the birds I saw, with links to images if and when we were able to capture them.

The Image column in the table below is categorized thus:

  No image m male: f female: b breeding plummage
Silhouette, smudge, dot on the horizon. Proof that we were there, but really no more than that.  
Recognizable as a bird, probably some color, possibly in focus.  
Good clear shot, in focus, not first class because, for example, it is a butt-view.  
Finally something to be proud of. If it isn't in focus it's here for its artistic merit alone (that's my excuse anyway).  

 

Family Common Name Genus Species Subspecies Image
Casuariidae Emu   Dromaius novaehollandiae    
           
Anatidae Swan Black Cygnus atratus    
  Goose Cape Barren Cereopsis novaehollandiae  
  Duck Australian Wood Chenonetta jubata  

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f

  Blue-billed Oxyura australis    
  Musk Biziura lobata    
  Pacific Black Anas superciliosa  
    Pink-eared Malacorhynchus membranaceus    
  Hardhead   Aythya australis    
  Shelduck Australian Tadorna tadornoides  
  Shoveler Australasian Anas rhynchotis    
  Teal Grey Anas gracilis    
           
Podicipedidae Grebe Australasian Tachybaptus novaehollandiae    
    Hoary-headed Poliocephalus poliocephalus    
           
Spheniscidae Penguin Little (Blue, Fairy) Eudyptula minor    
           
Sulidae Gannet Australasian Morus serrator    
           
Anhingidae Darter   Anhinga melanogaster  
           
Phalacrocoracidae Cormorant Black-faced Leucocarbo fuscescens  
  Great Phalacrocorax carbo    
  Little Black Phalacrocorax sulcirostris  
  Little Pied Phalacrocorax melanoleucos    
    Pied Phalacrocorax varius  
           
Pelecanidae Pelican Australian Pelecanus conspicillatus  
           
Ardeidae Egret Great Ardea alba    
  Intermediate Ardea intermedia    
    Little Egretta garzetta    
  Heron White-faced Egretta novaehollandiae  
    White-necked Ardea pacifica    
           
Threskiornithidae Ibis Australian White Threskiornis molucca  
  Spoonbill Royal Platalea regia  
    Yellow-billed Platalea flavipes  
           
Accipitridae Eagle Wedge-tailed Aquila audax audax
    Wedge-tailed (tasmanian) Aquila audax fleayi  
  Harrier Spotted Circus assimilis    
    Swamp Circus approximans    
  Kite Black Milvus migrans  
  Black-shouldered Elanus axillaris    
    Whistling Haliastur sphenurus    
  Sea-Eagle White-bellied Haliaeetus leucogaster  
           
Falconidae Falcon Black Falco subniger    
  Hobby Australian Falco longipennis    
  Kestrel Nankeen Falco cenchroides  
           
Rallidae Coot Eurasian Fulica atra    
  Moorhen Dusky Gallinula tenebrosa  
  Native-hen Black-tailed Gallinula ventralis    
  Tasmanian Gallinula mortierii  
           
Haematopodidae Oystercatcher Pied Haematopus longirostris  
    Sooty Haematopus fuliginosus    
           
Recurvirostridae Stilt Black-winged Himantopus himantopus  
           
Charadriidae Lapwing Spur-winged (Masked) Vanellus miles novaehollandiae  
  Plover Hooded Thinornis rubricollis  
           
Glareolidae Pratincole Australian Stiltia isabella    
           
Laridae Gull Pacific Larus pacificus   b
  Kelp Larus dominicanus    
    Silver Larus novaehollandiae  
  Tern Caspian Sterna caspia    
  Crested Sterna bergii    
           
Columbidae Bronzewing Brush Phaps elegans    
    Common Phaps chalcoptera    
  Dove Peaceful Geopelia striata    
  Pigeon Crested Ocyphaps lophotes  
  Rock Columba livia    
  Turtle-Dove Spotted Streptopelia chinensis    
           
Cacatuidae Black-Cockatoo Yellow-tailed Calyptorhynchus funereus    
  Cockatiel   Nymphicus hollandicus    
  Cockatoo Sulphur-crested Cacatua galerita    
  Corella Little Cacatua sanguinea  
    Long-billed Cacatua tenuirostris  
  Galah   Eolophus roseicapilla  
           
Psittacidae Bonnet Blue Northiella haematogaster    
  Budgerigar   Melopsittacus undulatus    
  Lorikeet Musk Glossopsitta concinna    
  Rainbow Trichoglossus haematodus  
  Purple-crowned Glossopsitta porphyrocephala    
  Parrot Blue-winged Neophema chrysostoma    
  Ground Pezoporus wallicus    
  Mulga Psephotus varius   mf
  Red-rumped Psephotus haematonotus  
  Superb Polytelis swainsonii    
  Swift Lathamus discolor    
  Ringneck Eastern (Australian) Barnardius zonarius  
  Rosella Crimson Platycercus elegans  
  Eastern Platycercus eximius  
  Green Platycercus caledonicus  
           
Cuculidae Cuckoo Pallid Cuculus pallidus  
    Fan-tailed Cacomantis flabelliformis    
           
Aegothelidae Owlet-nightjar Australian Aegotheles cristatus tasmanicus  
         
Halcyonidae Kookaburra Laughing Dacelo novaeguineae    
  Red-backed Todiramphus pyrrhopygia  
    Sacred Todiramphus sanctus    
           
Meropidae Bee-eater Rainbow Merops ornatus    
           
Climacteridae Treecreeper White-browed Climacteris affinis    
           
Maluridae Fairy-wren Superb Malurus cyaneus   mmff
  Variegated Malurus lamberti    
           
Pardalotidae Pardalote Forty-spotted Pardalotus quadragintus  
  Spotted Pardalotus punctatus  
  Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus striatus  
  Scrubtit   Acanthornis magnus    
  Scrubwren Tasmanian Sericornis humilis    
  Thornbill Tasmanian Acanthiza ewingii    
           
Meliphagidae Chat Crimson Ephthianura tricolor  
    White-fronted Ephthianura albifrons  
  Friarbird Noisy Philemon corniculatus    
  Honeyeater Black-chinned Melithreptus gularis    
  Black-headed Melithreptus affinis    
  Crescent Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera    
  New Holland Phylidonyris novaehollandiae  
  Pied Certhionyx variegatus    
  Spiny-cheeked Acanthagenys rufogularis    
  Strong-billed Melithreptus validirostris    
  White-plumed Lichenostomus penicillatus    
  White-throated Melithreptus albogularis    
  Miner Noisy Manorina melanocephala  
  Spinebill Eastern Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris    
  Wattlebird Little Anthochaera chrysoptera  
  Red Anthochaera carunculata  
    Yellow Anthochaera paradoxa  
           
Petroicidae Robin Dusky Melanodryas vittata    
  Eastern Yellow Eopsaltria australis    
  Flame Petroica phoenicea    
  Pink Petroica rodinogaster    
  Red-capped Petroica goodenovii    
  Rose Petroica rosea    
  Scarlet Petroica multicolor    
           
Pomatostomidae Babbler Hall's Pomatostomus halli  
           
Cinclosomatidae Wedgebill Chirruping Psophodes cristatus    
           
Neosittidae Sittella Varied Daphoenositta chrysoptera    
           
Pachycephalidae Whistler Golden Pachycephala pectoralis    
  Shrike-thrush Grey Colluricincla harmonica harmonica
           
Dicruridae Fantail Grey (Tasmanian) Rhipidura fuliginosa albiscapa  
  Flycatcher Satin Myiagra cyanoleuca    
    Restless Myiagra inquieta    
  Magpie-lark   Grallina cyanoleuca    
  Wagtail Willie Rhipidura leucophrys    
           
Campephagidae Cuckoo-shrike Black-faced Coracina novaehollandiae    
  Triller White-winged Lalage sueurii    
           
Artamidae Butcherbird Pied Cracticus nigrogularis    
  Currawong Black Strepera fuliginosa    
  Grey Strepera versicolor    
    Pied Strepera graculina    
  Magpie Australian Gymnorhina tibicen tibicen  
    Australian (white-backed) Gymnorhina tibicen hypoleuca  
  Woodswallow Black-faced Artamus cinereus  
  Dusky Artamus cyanopterus    
  Masked Artamus personatus    
  White-breasted Artamus leucorhynchus    
           
Corvidae Crow Little Corvus bennetti    
  Raven Australian Corvus coronoides    
  Forest Corvus tasmanicus    
    Little Corvus mellori    
           
Corcoracidae Apostlebird   Struthidea cinerea    
  Chough White-winged Corcorax melanorhamphos    
           
Alaudidae Skylark   Alauda arvensis    
           
Motacilidae Pipit Australian (Richard's) Anthus novaeseelandiae    
           
Passeridae Finch Red-browed Neochmia temporalis    
    Zebra Taeniopygia guttata    
  Firetail Beautiful Stagonopleura bella    
  Sparrow House Passer domesticus    
           
Fringillidae Goldfinch European Carduelis carduelis    
           
Hirundinidae Martin Tree Hirundo nigricans    
    Fairy Hirundo ariel    
  Swallow Welcome Hirundo neoxena    
         
Sylviidae Songlark Rufous Cinclorhamphus mathewsi    
           
Zosteropidae Silvereye   Zosterops lateralis    
           
Muscicapidae Blackbird Common Turdus merula    
  Thrush Bassian Zoothera lunulata    
           
Sturnidae Myna Common Acridotheres tristis    
  Starling European (Common) Sturnus vulgaris    
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  Honeyeater Yellow-tufted ??     ufo
  Honeyeater Yellow-throated ??     ufo
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  Rosella Yellow?     ufo