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Birds of Torres Strait Island local government area

Total number of species: 241

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
Dicaeidae Dicaeum geelvinkianum red-capped flowerpecker C QAI
Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II
Sturnidae Aplonis cantoroides singing starling C QAI
Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
Hirundinidae Cecropis daurica red-rumped swallow SL QAI
Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica barn swallow SL QAI
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI
Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye 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 Drymodes superciliaris northern scrub-robin C QAI
Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura phasiana mangrove grey fantail C QAI
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
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 melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
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
Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Xanthotis flaviventer tawny-breasted honeyeater C QAI
Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
Pittidae Erythropitta macklotii Papuan pitta C QAI
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 Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
Alcedinidae Tanysiptera hydrocharis little paradise kingfisher C VI
Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI
Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed 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 little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's 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 Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
Psittaculidae Eclectus polychloros polychloros eclectus parrot (Torres Strait) C QI
Psittaculidae Geoffroyus geoffroyi red-cheeked parrot C QAI
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
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 Chroicocephalus ridibundus black-headed gull C VI
Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
Glareolidae Glareola maldivarum oriental pratincole SL QAI
Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
Scolopacidae Gallinago megala Swinhoe's snipe SL VU I
Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V 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 V V QAI I
Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI 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 Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake C QAI I
Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI
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
Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
Accipitridae Aquila gurneyi Gurney's eagle C VU
Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
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 picata pied heron C QAI I
Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret 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 Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI
Oceanitidae Pelagodroma marina white-faced storm-petrel C VU
Apodidae Aerodramus vanikorensis uniform swiftlet C VI
Apodidae Apus nipalensis house swift C VI
Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
Apodidae Collocalia esculenta glossy swiftlet C VI
Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
Apodidae Mearnsia novaeguineae Papuan spine-tailed swift C VI
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II
Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
Columbidae Ducula mullerii collared imperial-pigeon C VU
Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
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 Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
Anatidae Dendrocygna guttata spotted whistling-duck C QAI
Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
Anatidae Spatula querquedula garganey SL VI
Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI 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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Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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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 Torres Strait Island local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-torres-strait-island&Class=birds&Kingdom=animals

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