Northern Rivers bird species list, with scientific and common names. List of birds in the Tweed Valley & surrounding regions.

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Bird Species List* - Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia

* Birdlist as at 21/02/03, courtesy of Barry Reid, Tweed Bird Observers member and Australian Atlas contributor.
  Please note: the lists as shown here, have been re-ordered from Barry's original list, into Alpha common names.
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Northern Rivers Bird Species Comprehensive List - 273 species / Feb. '03

Scientific Name Common Name
Menura alberti Albert's Lyrebird  
Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic Jaeger  
Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian Bittern  
Morus serrator Australasian Gannet  
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian Grebe  
Anas rhynchotis Australasian Shoveller  
Alectura lathami Australian Brush-turkey  
Falco longipennis Australian Hobby  
Alisterus scapularis Australian King Parrot  
Gymnorhina tibicen Australian Magpie  
Aegotheles cristatus Australian Owlet-Nightjar  
Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian Pelican  
Threskiornis molucca Australian White Ibis  
Chenonetta jubata Australian Wood Duck  
Alcedo azurea Azure Kingfisher  
Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake  
Tyto alba Barn Owl  
Coracina lineata Barred Cuckoo-Shrike  
Geopelia humeralis Bar-shouldered Dove  
Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit  
Zoothera lunulata Basian Thrush  
Esacus neglectus Beach Stone-curlew  
Cygnus atratus Black Swan  
Coracina novaehollndiae Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike  
Monarcha melanopsis Black-faced Monarch  
Elseyornis melanops Black-fronted Dotterel  
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Black-necked Stork  
Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite  
Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit  
Pterodroma nigripennis Black-winged Petrel  
Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt  
Entomyzon cyanotis Blue-faced Honeyeater  
Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite  
Sula leucogaster Brown Booby  
Macropygia amboinensis Brown Cuckoo-Dove  
Falco berigora Brown Falcon  
Gerygone mouki Brown Gerygone  
Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk  
Lichmera indistincta Brown Honeyeater  
Coturnis ypsilophora Brown Quail  
Acanthiza pusilla Brown Thornbill  
Cacomantis variolosis Brush Cuckoo  
Gallirallus philippensis Buff-banded Rail  
Acanthiza reguloides Buff-rumped Thornbill  
Puffinus bulleri Buller's Shearwater  
Burhinus grallarius Bush Stone-curlew  
Amourornis olivaceus Bush-hen  
Ceriopsis novaehollandiae Cape Barren Goose  
Daption capense Cape Petrel  
Sterna caspia Caspian Tern  
Ardea ibis Cattle Egret  
Scythrops novaehollandiae Channel-billed Cuckoo  
Anas castanea Chestnut Teal  
Lonchura castaneothorax Chestnut-breasted Mannikin  
Coracina tenuirostris Cicadabird  
Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed-warbler  
Todiramphus chloris Collared Kingfisher  
Accipiter cirrhocephalus Collared Sparrowhawk  
Irediparra gallinacea Comb-crested Jacana  
Pelecanoides urinatrix Common Diving-Petrel  
Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank  
Eudynamys taitensis Common Koel  
Acridotheres tristis Common Mynah  
Anous stolidus Common Noddy  
Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper  
Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling  
Sterna hirundo Common Tern  
Ocyphaps lophotes Crested Pigeon  
Sterna bergii Crested Tern  
Platycercus elegans Crimson Rosella  
Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper  
Anhinga melanogaster Darter  
Eurystomus orientalis Dollarbird  
Charadrius bicinctus Double-banded Plover  
Taeniopygia bichenovii Double-barred Finch  
Gallinula tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen  
Numenius madagascariensis Eastern Curlew  
Egretta sacra Eastern Reef Egret  
Platycercus eximius Eastern Rosella  
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Eastern Spinebill  
Psophodes olivaceus Eastern Whipbird  
Eopsaltria australis Eastern Yellow Robin  
Chalcophaps indica Emerald Dove  
Fulica atra Eurasian Coot  
Hirundo ariel Fairy Martin  
Pachyptila turtur Fairy Prion  
Cacomantis flabelliformis Fan-tailed Cuckoo  
Sphecotheres viridus Figbird  
Puffinus carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater  
Puffinus gavia Fluttering Shearwater  
Todiramphus macleayii Forest Kingfisher  
Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift  
Lichenostomus fuscus Fuscous Honeyeater  
Cacatus roseicapilla Galah  
Calyptorhynchus lathami Glossy Black-Cockatoo  
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis  
Pachycephala pectoralis Golden Whistler  
Cisticola exilis Golden-headed Cisticola  
Pterodroma leucoptera Gould's Petrel  
Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant  
Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe  
Ardea alba Great Egret  
Fregata minor Great Frigatebird  
Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot  
Catharacta skua Great Skua  
Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover  
Pterodroma macroptera Great-winged Petrel  
Cracticus torquatus Grey Butcherbird  
Rhipidura fuliginosa Grey Fantail  
Accipiter novaehollandiae Grey Goshawk  
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover  
Colluricincla harmonica Grey Shrike-thrush  
Anas gracilis Grey Teal  
Procelsterna cerulea Grey Ternlet  
Diomedea chryostoma Grey-headed Albatross  
Heteroscelus brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler  
Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern  
Aythya australis Hardhead  
Chrysococcyx basalis Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo  
Passer domesticus House Sparrow  
Puffinus huttoni Hutton's Shearwater  
Ardea intermedia Intermediate Egret  
Larus dominicanus Kelp Gull  
Sericornis magnirostris Large-billed Scrubwren  
Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe  
Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra  
Myiagra rubecula Leaden Flycatcher  
Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird  
Anous minutus Lesser Noddy  
Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand Plover  
Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's Honeyeater  
Rallus pectoralis Lewin's Rail  
Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern  
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant  
Cacatus sanguinea Little Corella  
Hieraaetus morphnoides Little Eagle  
Scientific Name Common Name
Egretta garzetta Little Egret  
Philemon citreogularis Little Friarbird  
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant  
Puffinus assimilis Little Shearwater  
Colluricincla megarhyncha Little Shrike-thrush  
Sterna albifrons Little Tern  
Anthochaera chrysoptera Little Wattlebird  
Orthonyx temminckii Logrunner  
Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger  
Anseranas semipalmata Magpie Goose  
Grallina cyanoleuca Magpie-lark  
Anas platyrhychos Mallard  
Gerygone levigaster Mangrove Gerygone  
Pachycephala melanura Mangrove Golden Whistler  
Lichenostomus fasciogularis Mangrove Honeyeater  
Poodargus ocellatus Marbled Frogmouth  
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper  
Sula dactylatra Masked Booby  
Vanellus miles Masked Lapwing  
Tyto novaehollandiae Masked Owl  
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Mistletoebird  
Pterodroma inexpectata Mottled Petrel  
Falco cenchroides Nankeen Kestrel  
Nycticorax caledonicus Nankeen Night Heron  
Philemon corniculatus Noisy Friarbird  
Manorina nelanocephala Noisy Miner  
Pitta versicolor Noisy Pitta  
Macronectes halli Northern Giant-Petrel  
Lonchura punctulata Nutmeg Mannikin  
Oriolus sagittatus Olive-backed Oriole  
Pandion haliaetus Osprey  
Aviceda subcristata Pacific Baza  
Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck  
Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover  
Tregellasia capito Pale-yellow Robin  
Cuculus pallidus Pallid Cuckoo  
Poodargus papuensis Papuan Frogmouth  
Ptiloris paradiseus Paradise Riflebird  
Geopelia striata Peaceful Dove  
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon  
Centropus phasianinus Pheasant Coucal  
Cracticus nigrogularis Pied Butcherbird  
Phalacrocorax varius Pied Cormorant  
Strepera graculina Pied Currawong  
Haematopus longirostris Pied Oystercatcher  
Dendrocygna eytoni Plumed Whistling-Duck  
Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger  
Ninox strenua Powerful Owl  
Pterodroma solandri Providence Petrel  
Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen  
Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater  
Trichoglossus haematodus Rainbow Lorikeet  
Calidris canutus Red Knot  
Anthochaera carunculata Red Wattlebird  
Malurus melanocephalus Red-backed Fairy-wren  
Neochmia temporalis Red-browed Finch  
Charadrius ruficapillus Red-capped Plover  
Erythrogonys cinctus Red-kneed Dotterel  
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Red-necked Avocet  
Calidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint  
Sericulus chrysocephalus Regent Bowerbird  
Myiagra inquieta Restless Flycatcher  
Anthus novaeseelandiae Richard's Pipit  
Columba livia Rock Dove  
Petroica rosea Rose Robin  
Ptilinopus regina Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove  
Platalea regia Royal Spoonbill  
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone  
Rhipidura rufifrons Rufous Fantail  
Pachycephala rufiventris Rufous Whistler  
Todiramphus sanctus Sacred Kingfisher  
Calidris alba Sanderling  
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Satin Bowerbird  
Myiagra cyanoleuca Satin Flycatcher  
Trichoglossus clorolepidotus Scaly-breasted Lorikeet  
Myzomela saguinolenta Scarlet Honeyeater  
Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper  
Puffinus tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater  
Diomedea cauta Shy Albatross  
Larus novaehollandiae Silver Gull  
Zosterops lateralis Silvereye  
Haematopus fuliginosus Sooty Oystercatcher  
Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater  
Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern  
Ninox novaeseelandiae Southern Boobook  
Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant-Petrel  
Dicrurus bracteatus Spangled Drongo  
Monarcha trivirgatus Spectacled Monarch  
Porzana tabuensis Spotless Crake  
Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Turtle-Dove  
Threskiornis spinicollis Straw-necked Ibis  
Butorides striatus Striated Heron  
Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote  
Acanthiza lineata Striated Thornbill  
Plectorhyncha lanceolata Striped Honeyeater  
Cacatus galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo  
Malurus cyaneus Superb Fairy-wren  
Ptilinopus superbus Superb Fruit-Dove  
Circus approximans Swamp Harrier  
Pseudobulweria rostrata Tahiti Petrel  
Poodargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouth  
Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper  
Lopholaimus antarcticus Topknot Pigeon  
Corvus orru Torresian Crow  
Hirundo nigricans Tree Martin  
Lalage leucomela Varied Triller  
Malurus lamberti Variegated Fairy-wren  
Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross  
Heteroscelus incanus Wandering Tattler  
Dendrocygna arcuata Wandering Whistling-Duck  
Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle  
Puffinus pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater  
Hirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow  
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel  
Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern  
Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite  
Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-Eagle  
Artamus leucorynchus White-breasted Woodswallow  
Sericornis frontalis White-browed Scrubwren  
Monarcha leucotis White-eared Monarch  
Egretta novaehollandiae White-faced Heron  
Sterna striata White-fronted Tern  
Columba leucomela White-headed Pigeon  
Ardea pacifica White-necked Heron  
Pterodroma cervicalis White-necked Petrel  
Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird  
Cormobates leucophaeus White-throated Treecreeper  
Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Black Tern  
Lalage sueurii White-winged Triller  
Rhipidura leucophrys Willie Wagtail  
Ptilinopus magnificus Wompoo Fruit-Dove  
Leucosarcia melanoleuca Wonga Pigeon  
Platalea flavipes Yellow-billed Spoonbill  
Diomedea chlororhynchos Yellow-nosed Albatross  
Calyptorhynchus funereus Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo  

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