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Australian bird list - section 3
Columbiformes -- Coraciiformes
Pigeons and Doves -- Kingfishers, Rollers and Bee-Eaters
This list includes those species of birds that have been recorded from the Australian mainland, Tasmania, island territories and surrounding waters. It is based on 'The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories' by Leslie Christidis and Walter E. Boles (1994. Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union Monograph 2). To it have been added any new species for which records have been accepted by the Records Appraisal Committee of Birds Australia. It omits records of vagrant species not yet accepted, ship-assisted species, introduced species that were established but are now extirpated and species cited in the literature that are now not accepted. No attempt has been made to incorporate taxonomic revisions subsequent to Christidis and Boles; that list is currently being revised and any changes will be reflected here when it is published.
All species without a superscript have been recorded from the mainland, Tasmania or surrounding waters, either breeding or as regular migrants. Species that are mainly reported from, or occur only on, island territories are marked with the appropriate regional superscript:
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Lord Howe Island
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Norfolk Island
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Macquarie Island
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Heard Island
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Christmas Island
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Cocos-Keeling Island
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Torres Strait islands
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If a species occurs on the mainland (not as a vagrant) and also on an island territory, it is not listed with a superscript.
The following superscripts are descriptive:
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Vagrant (less than 10 records in total)
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More than 10 records on the mainland but breeds only on island territories within Australia
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Introduced
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A '/' signifies a combination; for example, N/E is a species recorded from Norfolk Island that is now extinct.
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Scientific name
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English name
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COLUMBIFORMES
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PIGEONS AND DOVES
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Columbidae
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Pigeons and Doves
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Columba livia
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Rock DoveI
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Columba vitiensis
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White-throated PigeonLH/E
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Columba leucomela
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White-headed Pigeon
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Streptopelia senegalensis
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Laughing Turtle-DoveI
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Streptopelia chinensis
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Spotted Turtle-DoveI
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Macropygia amboinensis
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Brown Cuckoo-Dove
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Chalcophaps indica
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Emerald Dove
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Phaps chalcoptera
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Common Bronzewing
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Phaps elegans
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Brush Bronzewing
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Phaps histrionica
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Flock Bronzewing
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Ocyphaps lophotes
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Crested Pigeon
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Geophaps plumifera
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Spinifex Pigeon
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Geophaps smithii
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Partridge Pigeon
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Geophaps scripta
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Squatter Pigeon
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Petrophassa albipennis
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White-quilled Rock-Pigeon
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Petrophassa rufipennis
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Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
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Geopelia cuneata
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Diamond Dove
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Geopelia striata
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Peaceful Dove
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Geopelia humeralis
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Bar-shouldered Dove
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Leucosarcia melanoleuca
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Wonga Pigeon
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Gallicolumba norfolciensis
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Norfolk Island Ground-Dove N/E
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Ptilinopus cinctus
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Banded Fruit-Dove
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Ptilinopus magnificus
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Wompoo Fruit-Dove
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Ptilinopus superbus
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Superb Fruit-Dove
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Ptilinopus regina
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Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
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Ducula concinna
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Elegant Imperial-Pigeon V
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Ducula whartoni
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Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon C
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Ducula mullerii
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Collared Imperial-Pigeon TS/V
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Ducula bicolor
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Pied Imperial-Pigeon
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Lopholaimus antarcticus
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Topknot Pigeon
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Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
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New Zealand Pigeon N/E
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PSITTACIFORMES
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COCKATOOS, PARROTS AND LORIKEETS
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Cacatuidae
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Cockatoos
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Probosciger aterrimus
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Palm Cockatoo
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Calyptorhynchus banksii
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Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
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Calyptorhynchus lathami
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Glossy Black-Cockatoo
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Calyptorhynchus funereus
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Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
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Calyptorhynchus latirostris
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Short-billed Black-Cockatoo
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Calyptorhynchus baudinii
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Long-billed Black-Cockatoo
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Callocephalon fimbriatum
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Gang-gang Cockatoo
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Cacatua roseicapilla
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Galah
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Cacatua tenuirostris
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Long-billed Corella
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Cacatua pastinator
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Western Corella
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Cacatua sanguinea
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Little Corella
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Cacatua leadbeateri
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Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
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Cacatua galerita
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
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Nymphicus hollandicus
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Cockatiel
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Psittacidae
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Parrots and Lorikeets
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Trichoglossus haematodus
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Rainbow Lorikeet
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Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
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Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
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Psitteuteles versicolor
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Varied Lorikeet
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Glossopsitta concinna
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Musk Lorikeet
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Glossopsitta pusilla
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Little Lorikeet
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Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
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Purple-crowned Lorikeet
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Eclectus roratus
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Eclectus Parrot
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Geoffroyus geoffroyi
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Red-cheeked Parrot
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Cyclopsitta diophthalma
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Double-eyed Fig-Parrot
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Alisterus scapularis
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Australian King-Parrot
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Aprosmictus erythropterus
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Red-winged Parrot
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Polytelis swainsonii
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Superb Parrot
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Polytelis anthopeplus
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Regent Parrot
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Polytelis alexandrae
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Princess Parrot
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Platycercus caledonicus
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Green Rosella
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Platycercus elegans
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Crimson Rosella
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Platycercus eximius
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Eastern Rosella
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Platycercus adscitus
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Pale-headed Rosella
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Platycercus venustus
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Northern Rosella
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Platycercus icterotis
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Western Rosella
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Barnardius zonarius
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Australian Ringneck
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Purpureicephalus spurius
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Red-capped Parrot
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Northiella haematogaster
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Blue Bonnet
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Lathamus discolor
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Swift Parrot
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Psephotus haematonotus
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Red-rumped Parrot
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Psephotus varius
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Mulga Parrot
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Psephotus chrysopterygius
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Golden-shouldered Parrot
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Psephotus dissimilis
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Hooded Parrot
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Psephotus pulcherrimus
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Paradise Parrot
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Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
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Red-crowned ParakeetLH/E,N,M/E
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Melopsittacus undulatus
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Budgerigar
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Neopsephotus bourkii
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Bourke's Parrot
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Neophema chrysostoma
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Blue-winged Parrot
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Neophema elegans
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Elegant Parrot
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Neophema petrophila
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Rock Parrot
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Neophema chrysogaster
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Orange-bellied Parrot
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Neophema pulchella
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Turquoise Parrot
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Neophema splendida
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Scarlet-chested Parrot
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Pezoporus wallicus
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Ground Parrot
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Pezoporus occidentalis
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Night Parrot
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Nestor productus
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Norfolk Island KakaN/E
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CUCULIFORMES
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CUCKOOS AND COUCALS
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Cuculidae
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Cuckoos
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Cuculus saturatus
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Oriental Cuckoo
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Cuculus pallidus
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Pallid Cuckoo
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Cacomantis variolosus
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Brush Cuckoo
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Cacomantis castaneiventris
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Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
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Cacomantis flabelliformis
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Fan-tailed Cuckoo
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Chrysococcyx osculans
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Black-eared Cuckoo
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Chrysococcyx basalis
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Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
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Chrysococcyx lucidus
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Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
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Chrysococcyx minutillus
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Little Bronze-Cuckoo
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Chrysococcyx russatus
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Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo
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Eudynamys scolopacea
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Common Koel
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Eudynamys taitensis
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Long-tailed CuckooLH,N
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Scythrops novaehollandiae
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Channel-billed Cuckoo
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Centropodidae
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Coucal
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Centropus phasianinus
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Pheasant Coucal
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STRIGIFORMES
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OWLS
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Strigidae
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Typical (Hawk) Owl
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Ninox strenua
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Powerful Owl
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Ninox rufa
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Rufous Owl
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Ninox connivens
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Barking Owl
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Ninox novaeseelandiae
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Southern Boobook
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Ninox scutulata
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Brown Hawk-OwlV
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Ninox squamipila
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Moluccan Hawk-OwlC
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Tytonidae
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Barn Owls
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Tyto tenebricosa
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Sooty Owl
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Tyto multipunctata
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Lesser Sooty Owl
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Tyto novaehollandiae
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Masked Owl
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Tyto alba
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Barn Owl
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Tyto capensis
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Grass Owl
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CAPRIMULGIFORMES
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NIGHTJARS AND RELATIVES
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Podargidae
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Frogmouths
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Podargus strigoides
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Tawny Frogmouth
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Podargus papuensis
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Papuan Frogmouth
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Podargus ocellatus
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Marbled Frogmouth
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Caprimulgidae
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Nightjars
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Eurostopodus mystacalis
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White-throated Nightjar
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Eurostopodus argus
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Spotted Nightjar
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Caprimulgus macrurus
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Large-tailed Nightjar
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Caprimulgus affinis
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Savanna NightjarC/V
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Aegothelidae
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Owlet-nightjars
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Aegotheles cristatus
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Australian Owlet-nightjar
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APODIFORMES
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SWIFTS
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Apodidae
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Swifts
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Collocalia esculenta
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Glossy SwiftletC,V
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Collocalia spodiopygius
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White-rumped Swiftlet
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Collocalia vanikorensis
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Uniform SwiftletV
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Hirundapus caudacutus
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White-throated Needletail
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Apus pacificus
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Fork-tailed Swift
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Apus affinis
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House SwiftV
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