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This checklist includes all bird species found in Northern Territory , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to report them.

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements, version 2024. If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).

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Country or region: Northern Territory [map]

Number of species: 457
Number of endemics: 5
Number of globally threatened species: 20
Number of introduced species: 6
Last modified: 2024-12-25
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CASUARIIFORMES: Casuariidae

EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeEndemic (country/region)

 
ANSERIFORMES: Anseranatidae

Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmata

 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Spotted Whistling-DuckDendrocygna guttataRare/Accidental
Plumed Whistling-DuckDendrocygna eytoniEndemic (country/region)
Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosaEndemic (country/region)
Black SwanCygnus atratusEndemic (country/region)
Radjah ShelduckRadjah radjah
Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoidesEndemic (country/region)
Green Pygmy-GooseNettapus pulchellus
Maned DuckChenonetta jubataEndemic (country/region)
GarganeySpatula querquedulaRare/Accidental
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
MallardAnas platyrhynchosIntroduced species
Northern PintailAnas acutaRare/Accidental
Gray TealAnas gracilis
Chestnut TealAnas castaneaEndemic (country/region)
Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceusEndemic (country/region)
HardheadAythya australis
Blue-billed DuckOxyura australisEndemic (country/region)
Musk DuckBiziura lobataRare/Accidental

 
GALLIFORMES: Megapodiidae

MalleefowlLeipoa ocellataExtirpated Vulnerable
Orange-footed MegapodeMegapodius reinwardt

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensis
Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralisEndemic (country/region)

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock PigeonColumba liviaIntroduced species
Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalisRare/Accidental
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisIntroduced species
Pacific Emerald DoveChalcophaps longirostris
Common BronzewingPhaps chalcopteraEndemic (country/region)
Flock BronzewingPhaps histrionicaEndemic (country/region)
Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotesEndemic (country/region)
Spinifex PigeonGeophaps plumiferaEndemic (country/region)
Squatter PigeonGeophaps scriptaEndemic (country/region)
Partridge PigeonGeophaps smithiiEndemic (country/region)
Chestnut-quilled Rock-PigeonPetrophassa rufipennisEndemic
White-quilled Rock-PigeonPetrophassa albipennisEndemic (country/region)
Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneataEndemic (country/region)
Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis
Black-banded Fruit-DovePtilinopus alligatorEndemic
Rose-crowned Fruit-DovePtilinopus regina
Elegant Imperial-PigeonDucula concinnaRare/Accidental
Torresian Imperial-PigeonDucula spilorrhoa

 
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Australian BustardArdeotis australis

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Pheasant CoucalCentropus phasianinus
Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalis
Channel-billed CuckooScythrops novaehollandiae
Horsfield's Bronze-CuckooChalcites basalis
Black-eared CuckooChalcites osculansEndemic (country/region)
Little Bronze-CuckooChalcites minutillus
Pallid CuckooHeteroscenes pallidus
Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Spotted NightjarEurostopodus argus
Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus

 
PODARGIFORMES: Podargidae

Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoidesEndemic (country/region)
Papuan FrogmouthPodargus papuensis

 
AEGOTHELIFORMES: Aegothelidae

Australian Owlet-nightjarAegotheles cristatus

 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae

White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensisRare/Accidental
White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusRare/Accidental
Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
House SwiftApus nipalensisRare/Accidental

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Lewin's RailLewinia pectoralisRare/Accidental
Chestnut RailGallirallus castaneoventris
Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
Black-tailed NativehenTribonyx ventralisEndemic (country/region)
Australian CrakePorzana flumineaEndemic (country/region)
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereus
Pale-vented Bush-henAmaurornis moluccana
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla
Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensis

 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Sarus CraneAntigone antigoneVulnerable
BrolgaAntigone rubicunda

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisNear-threatened
Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalusEndemic (country/region)
Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiaeEndemic (country/region)

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae

Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosusEndemic (country/region)

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaVulnerable
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaRare/Accidental
Black-fronted DotterelThinornis melanops
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusRare/Accidental
Banded LapwingVanellus tricolorEndemic (country/region)
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctusEndemic (country/region)
Inland DotterelPeltohyas australisEndemic (country/region)
Caspian PloverAnarhynchus asiaticusRare/Accidental
Oriental PloverAnarhynchus veredus
Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolusEndangered
Greater Sand-PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultii
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Red-capped PloverAnarhynchus ruficapillus
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Australian Painted-SnipeRostratula australisEndemic (country/region) Endangered

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinacea

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little CurlewNumenius minutus
Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensisEndangered
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaNear-threatened
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNear-threatened
Asian DowitcherLimnodromus semipalmatusNear-threatened
Swinhoe's SnipeGallinago megala
Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenuraRare/Accidental
Latham's SnipeGallinago hardwickiiNear-threatened
Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusRare/Accidental
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusRare/Accidental
Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Common RedshankTringa totanusRare/Accidental
Nordmann's GreenshankTringa guttiferRare/Accidental Endangered
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusRare/Accidental
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNear-threatened
Great KnotCalidris tenuirostrisEndangered
Red KnotCalidris canutusNear-threatened
RuffCalidris pugnax
Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVulnerable
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVulnerable
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVulnerable
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNear-threatened
SanderlingCalidris alba
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiRare/Accidental
Little StintCalidris minutaRare/Accidental
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Red-backed ButtonquailTurnix maculosus
Little ButtonquailTurnix veloxEndemic (country/region)
Red-chested ButtonquailTurnix pyrrhothoraxEndemic (country/region)
Chestnut-backed ButtonquailTurnix castanotusEndemic (country/region)

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Australian PratincoleGlareola isabellaEndemic (country/region)
Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusRare/Accidental
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Sabine's GullXema sabiniRare/Accidental
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusRare/Accidental
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaRare/Accidental
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanRare/Accidental
Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostrisRare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusRare/Accidental
White TernGygis alba
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Black NoddyAnous minutusRare/Accidental
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Roseate TernSterna dougallii
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisRare/Accidental
Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalusEndemic (country/region)
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

 
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae

White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae

Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

Matsudaira's Storm-PetrelHydrobates matsudairaeRare/Accidental Vulnerable

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Tahiti PetrelPseudobulweria rostrataNear-threatened
Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelasNear-threatened
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipesNear-threatened
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Short-tailed ShearwaterArdenna tenuirostris
Hutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoniRare/Accidental Endangered
Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloniRare/Accidental

 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticusNear-threatened

 
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae

Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Christmas Island FrigatebirdFregata andrewsiRare/Accidental Vulnerable

 
SULIFORMES: Sulidae

Abbott's BoobyPapasula abbottiRare/Accidental Endangered
Red-footed BoobySula sulaRare/Accidental
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Masked BoobySula dactylatra

 
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae

Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae

 
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca
Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Black BitternBotaurus flavicollis
Black-backed BitternBotaurus dubiusRare/Accidental
Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pied HeronEgretta picata
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Striated HeronButorides striata
Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchusRare/Accidental
Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaRare/Accidental
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Pacific HeronArdea pacifica
Great EgretArdea alba
Plumed EgretArdea plumifera
Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillarisEndemic (country/region)
Letter-winged KiteElanus scriptusEndemic (country/region) Near-threatened
Pacific BazaAviceda subcristata
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusRare/Accidental
Black-breasted KiteHamirostra melanosternonEndemic (country/region)
Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isuraEndemic (country/region)
Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
Collared SparrowhawkTachyspiza cirrocephala
Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiae
Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciata
Red GoshawkErythrotriorchis radiatusEndemic (country/region) Endangered
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Australian Masked-OwlTyto novaehollandiae
Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembris
Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Rufous OwlNinox rufa
Barking OwlNinox connivens
Australian BoobookNinox boobook

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epopsRare/Accidental

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
Little KingfisherCeyx pusillus
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachii
Red-backed KingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygiusEndemic (country/region)
Forest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayii
Torresian KingfisherTodiramphus sordidus
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
Brown FalconFalco berigora
Gray FalconFalco hypoleucosEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Black FalconFalco subnigerEndemic (country/region)
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae

Red-tailed Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksiiEndemic (country/region)
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusEndemic (country/region)
GalahEolophus roseicapillaEndemic (country/region)
Pink CockatooCacatua leadbeateriEndemic (country/region)
Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Princess ParrotPolytelis alexandraeEndemic (country/region) Near-threatened
Red-winged ParrotAprosmictus erythropterus
Papuan EclectusEclectus polychloros
Night ParrotPezoporus occidentalisEndemic (country/region) Critically endangered
Bourke's ParrotNeopsephotus bourkiiEndemic (country/region)
Scarlet-chested ParrotNeophema splendidaEndemic (country/region)
Australian RingneckBarnardius zonariusEndemic (country/region)
Northern RosellaPlatycercus venustusEndemic (country/region)
Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotusRare/Accidental
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusEndemic (country/region)
Hooded ParrotPsephotellus dissimilisEndemic
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusEndemic (country/region)
Varied LorikeetPsitteuteles versicolorEndemic (country/region)
Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
Red-collared LorikeetTrichoglossus rubritorquisEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Rainbow PittaPitta irisEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ptilonorhynchidae

Western BowerbirdChlamydera guttataEndemic (country/region)
Great BowerbirdChlamydera nuchalisEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Climacteridae

White-browed TreecreeperClimacteris affinisEndemic (country/region)
Black-tailed TreecreeperClimacteris melanurusEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Maluridae

Sandhill GrasswrenAmytornis oweniEndemic (country/region)
Striated GrasswrenAmytornis striatus
White-throated GrasswrenAmytornis woodwardiEndemic Endangered
Carpentarian GrasswrenAmytornis dorotheaeEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Short-tailed GrasswrenAmytornis merrotsyiEndemic (country/region) Near-threatened
Thick-billed GrasswrenAmytornis modestusEndemic (country/region)
Eyrean GrasswrenAmytornis goyderi
Dusky GrasswrenAmytornis purnelliEndemic (country/region)
Rufous-crowned EmuwrenStipiturus ruficepsEndemic (country/region)
Purple-crowned FairywrenMalurus coronatusEndemic (country/region)
Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendensEndemic (country/region)
White-winged FairywrenMalurus leucopterusEndemic (country/region)
Red-backed FairywrenMalurus melanocephalusEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Pied HoneyeaterCerthionyx variegatusEndemic (country/region)
White-lined HoneyeaterMeliphaga albilineataEndemic
White-gaped HoneyeaterStomiopera unicolorEndemic (country/region)
White-fronted HoneyeaterPurnella albifronsEndemic (country/region)
Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigulaEndemic (country/region)
Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularisEndemic (country/region)
Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescensEndemic (country/region)
White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillataEndemic (country/region)
Yellow-tinted HoneyeaterPtilotula flavescens
Gray-headed HoneyeaterPtilotula keartlandiEndemic (country/region)
Gray-fronted HoneyeaterPtilotula plumulaEndemic (country/region)
Bar-breasted HoneyeaterRamsayornis fasciatusEndemic (country/region)
Rufous-banded HoneyeaterConopophila albogularis
Rufous-throated HoneyeaterConopophila rufogularisEndemic (country/region)
Gray HoneyeaterConopophila whiteiEndemic (country/region)
GibberbirdAshbyia lovensisEndemic (country/region)
Yellow ChatEpthianura croceaEndemic (country/region)
Crimson ChatEpthianura tricolorEndemic (country/region)
Orange ChatEpthianura aurifronsEndemic (country/region)
Black HoneyeaterSugomel nigrumEndemic (country/region)
Dusky MyzomelaMyzomela obscura
Red-headed MyzomelaMyzomela erythrocephala
Banded HoneyeaterCissomela pectoralisEndemic (country/region)
Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularis
Black-chinned HoneyeaterMelithreptus gularisEndemic (country/region)
Painted HoneyeaterGrantiella pictaEndemic (country/region)
Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
Helmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroides
Silver-crowned FriarbirdPhilemon argenticepsEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pardalotidae

Red-browed PardalotePardalotus rubricatusEndemic (country/region)
Striated PardalotePardalotus striatusEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae

RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusEndemic (country/region)
Rufous FieldwrenCalamanthus campestrisRare/Accidental
WeebillSmicrornis brevirostrisEndemic (country/region)
Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Banded WhitefaceAphelocephala nigricinctaEndemic (country/region)
Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoaEndemic (country/region)
Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalisEndemic (country/region)
Slaty-backed ThornbillAcanthiza robustirostrisEndemic (country/region)
Slender-billed ThornbillAcanthiza iredaleiExtirpated
Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialisEndemic (country/region)
Green-backed GerygoneGerygone chloronota
Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostris
White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivacea
Mangrove GerygoneGerygone levigaster
Western GerygoneGerygone fuscaEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pomatostomidae

Gray-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis
White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosusEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclosomatidae

Copperback Quail-thrushCinclosoma clarum
Western Quail-thrushCinclosoma marginatum
Cinnamon Quail-thrushCinclosoma cinnamomeumEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Ground CuckooshrikeCoracina maximaEndemic (country/region)
Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
Varied TrillerLalage leucomela
Sahul CicadabirdEdolisoma tenuirostre

 
PASSERIFORMES: Neosittidae

Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysopteraEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Psophodidae

Chiming WedgebillPsophodes occidentalisEndemic (country/region)
Chirruping WedgebillPsophodes cristatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oreoicidae

Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalisEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Falcunculidae

Eastern Shrike-titFalcunculus frontatusEndemic (country/region)
Northern Shrike-titFalcunculus whiteiEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae

Sandstone ShrikethrushColluricincla woodwardiEndemic (country/region)
Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
Arafura ShrikethrushColluricincla megarhyncha
Rufous ShrikethrushColluricincla rufogaster
Black-tailed WhistlerPachycephala melanura
Gray WhistlerPachycephala simplex
Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
White-breasted WhistlerPachycephala lanioidesEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
Green OrioleOriolus flavocinctus
Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieilloti

 
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae

White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus
Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatusEndemic (country/region)
White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosusEndemic (country/region)
Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
Little WoodswallowArtamus minorEndemic (country/region)
Gray ButcherbirdCracticus torquatusEndemic (country/region)
Silver-backed ButcherbirdCracticus argenteusEndemic (country/region)
Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularisEndemic (country/region)
Black ButcherbirdMelloria quoyi
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Gray CurrawongStrepera versicolorEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

Northern FantailRhipidura rufiventris
Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
Arafura FantailRhipidura dryas
Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons
Gray FantailRhipidura albiscapa
Mangrove FantailRhipidura phasiana

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Australian Spectacled MonarchSymposiachrus trivirgatus
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecula
Broad-billed FlycatcherMyiagra ruficollis
Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleucaRare/Accidental
Paperbark FlycatcherMyiagra nana
Shining FlycatcherMyiagra alecto

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corcoracidae

ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Torresian CrowCorvus orru
Little CrowCorvus bennettiEndemic (country/region)
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae

Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenoviiEndemic (country/region)
Lemon-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca flavigaster
Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
Northern Scrub-RobinDrymodes superciliarisExtirpated
Buff-sided RobinPoecilodryas cerviniventrisEndemic (country/region)
Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullataEndemic (country/region)
Mangrove RobinMelanodryas pulverulenta

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalisRare/Accidental
Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

SpinifexbirdPoodytes carteriEndemic (country/region)
Little GrassbirdPoodytes gramineus
Brown SonglarkCincloramphus cruralisEndemic (country/region)
Rufous SonglarkCincloramphus mathewsiEndemic (country/region)
Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

White-backed SwallowCheramoeca leucosternaEndemic (country/region)
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaRare/Accidental
Fairy MartinPetrochelidon arielEndemic (country/region)
Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Australian Yellow White-eyeZosterops luteusEndemic (country/region)
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Metallic StarlingAplonis metallica
European StarlingSturnus vulgarisIntroduced species
Rosy StarlingPastor roseusRare/Accidental
Common MynaAcridotheres tristisIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae

MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Sahul SunbirdCinnyris frenatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Pictorella MuniaHeteromunia pectoralisEndemic (country/region)
Crimson FinchNeochmia phaeton
Painted FiretailEmblema pictumEndemic (country/region)
Star FinchEmblema ruficaudaEndemic (country/region)
Double-barred FinchStizoptera bichenoviiEndemic (country/region)
Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
Masked FinchPoephila personataEndemic (country/region)
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaEndemic (country/region)
Yellow-rumped MuniaLonchura flaviprymnaEndemic (country/region)
Chestnut-breasted MuniaLonchura castaneothorax
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticusIntroduced species
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicusRare/Accidental
Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaRare/Accidental
Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensisRare/Accidental
Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreolaRare/Accidental
White WagtailMotacilla albaRare/Accidental
Australian PipitAnthus australis

 

References (partial list)

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