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Birds of Daintree National Park

Total number of species: 235

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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
Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II
Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II
Turdidae Zoothera sp. C U
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 lateralis silvereye C QAI
Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q
Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA
Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q
Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q
Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch 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 albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
Falcunculidae Falcunculus frontatus crested shrike-tit C QA
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q
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 simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA
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
Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q
Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA
Meliphagidae Bolemoreus frenatus bridled honeyeater C Q
Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater 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 lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
Acanthizidae Acanthiza katherina mountain thornbill C Q
Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
Acanthizidae Oreoscopus gutturalis fernwren C Q
Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA
Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
Acanthizidae Sericornis keri Atherton scrubwren C Q
Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
Ptilonorhynchidae Prionodura newtoniana golden bowerbird C Q
Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA
Ptilonorhynchidae Scenopoeetes dentirostris tooth-billed bowerbird C Q
Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea minor white-throated treecreeper (northern) C Q
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 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 javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
Tytonidae Tyto tenebricosa multipunctata lesser sooty owl C Q
Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q
Cuculidae Cacomantis castaneiventris chestnut-breasted cuckoo 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 lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus barnardi Eastern 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 Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson rosella 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
Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
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 V QAI I
Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
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 ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-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 incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E 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 Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL 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
Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI
Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake C QAI I
Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
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 Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard 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 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 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 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 varius pied cormorant C QAI I
Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI
Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA
Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-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
Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian peafowl II
Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q

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 Daintree National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 11 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-daintree&Class=birds&Kingdom=animals

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