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Birds of Port Curtis DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 315

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
Motacillidae Motacilla flava sensu lato yellow wagtail Superseded SL QAI
Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
Estrildidae Lonchura sp. C U
Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis cornwalli silvereye (eastern) C QA
Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
Cisticolidae Cisticola juncidis laveryi zitting cisticola C Q
Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch SL QAI
Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher SL QAI
Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL QAI
Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys leucophrys willie wagtail (southern) C QAI
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys picata willie wagtail (northern) C QAI
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus bracteatus spangled drongo (eastern Australia) C QAI
Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA
Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
Artamidae Strepera graculina graculina pied currawong (eastern Australia) C QA
Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis grey-crowned babbler (eastern) C QAI
Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA
Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Purnella albifrons white-fronted honeyeater C QA
Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
Acanthizidae Acanthiza lineata striated thornbill C QA
Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA
Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA
Maluridae Malurus lamberti variegated fairy-wren C QA
Maluridae Malurus lamberti sensu lato variegated fairy-wren Superseded C QA
Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
Ptilonorhynchidae Sericulus chrysocephalus regent bowerbird C QA
Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA
Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae masked owl C QAI
Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
Strigidae Ninox sp. C U
Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA
Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus barnardi Eastern little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI
Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
Psittaculidae Glossopsitta concinna musk lorikeet C QA
Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus palliceps pale-headed rosella (southern form) C QA
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo (Cape York & Eastern Aust) C Q
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA
Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V Q
Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern SL QAI
Laridae Gygis alba white tern C VU
Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
Laridae Larus dominicanus kelp gull C VU
Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
Stercorariidae Stercorarius maccormicki South Polar skua SL VI
Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA
Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA
Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL V QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL V QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot E V QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot CR V QAI I
Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe SL V QAI I
Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V E QAI I
Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit SL E QAI I
Scolopacidae Limosa sp. C U
Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL E QAI I
Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper SL V QAI I
Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I
Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I
Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
Charadriidae Charadrius sp. C U
Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I
Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover SL V QAI I
Charadriidae Thinornis cucullatus hooded plover C V VA I
Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
Rallidae Lewinia pectoralis Lewin's rail C QAI
Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake C QAI I
Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
Ardeidae Ixobrychus dubius Australian little bittern C QAI I
Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI
Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI
Procellariidae Puffinus gavia fluttering shearwater C QAI
Procellariidae Puffinus sp. C U
Diomedeidae Phoebetria palpebrata light-mantled sooty albatross SL VU
Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI
Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II
Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA
Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I
Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I
Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I
Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I
Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
Phasianidae Gallus gallus red junglefowl II
Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian peafowl II
Phasianidae Synoicus chinensis king quail C QAI
Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Birds of Port Curtis DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-port-curtis&Class=birds&Kingdom=animals

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