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Birds of Orpheus Island National Park

Total number of species: 66

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
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
Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA
Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
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
Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA 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
Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret 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
Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
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.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

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 Orpheus Island National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-orpheus-island&Class=birds&Kingdom=animals

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