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Watarrka National Park
This checklist includes all bird species found in Watarrka National Park , 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 .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements, version 2025. 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: Watarrka National Park [map]
Number of globally threatened species: 2
Number of introduced species: 1
Last modified: 2025-10-12
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| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Plumed Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna eytoni | Endemic (country/region) |
| Black Swan | Cygnus atratus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Maned Duck | Chenonetta jubata | Endemic (country/region) |
| Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa | |
| Gray Teal | Anas gracilis | |
| Hardhead | Aythya australis | |
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| Brown Quail | Synoicus ypsilophorus | |
| Stubble Quail | Coturnix pectoralis | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis | Introduced species |
| Common Bronzewing | Phaps chalcoptera | Endemic (country/region) |
| Crested Pigeon | Ocyphaps lophotes | Endemic (country/region) |
| Spinifex Pigeon | Geophaps plumifera | Endemic (country/region) |
| Diamond Dove | Geopelia cuneata | Endemic (country/region) |
| Peaceful Dove | Geopelia placida | |
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| Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo | Chalcites basalis | |
| Black-eared Cuckoo | Chalcites osculans | Endemic (country/region) |
| Pallid Cuckoo | Heteroscenes pallidus | |
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| Spotted Nightjar | Eurostopodus argus | |
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| Australian Owlet-nightjar | Aegotheles cristatus | |
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| Pacific Swift | Apus pacificus | |
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| Buff-banded Rail | Gallirallus philippensis | |
| Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra | |
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| Pied Stilt | Himantopus leucocephalus | |
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| Black-fronted Dotterel | Thinornis melanops | |
| Banded Lapwing | Vanellus tricolor | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Little Buttonquail | Turnix velox | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Australasian Grebe | Tachybaptus novaehollandiae | |
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| Australasian Darter | Anhinga novaehollandiae | |
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| Little Pied Cormorant | Microcarbo melanoleucos | |
| Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | |
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| Straw-necked Ibis | Threskiornis spinicollis | |
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| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | |
| White-faced Heron | Egretta novaehollandiae | |
| Pacific Heron | Ardea pacifica | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
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| Black-shouldered Kite | Elanus axillaris | Endemic (country/region) |
| Black-breasted Kite | Hamirostra melanosternon | Endemic (country/region) |
| Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura | Endemic (country/region) |
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | |
| Wedge-tailed Eagle | Aquila audax | |
| Collared Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza cirrocephala | |
| Brown Goshawk | Tachyspiza fasciata | |
| Swamp Harrier | Circus approximans | |
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| Whistling Kite | Haliastur sphenurus | |
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| Eastern Barn Owl | Tyto javanica | |
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| Australian Boobook | Ninox boobook | |
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| Rainbow Bee-eater | Merops ornatus | |
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| Red-backed Kingfisher | Todiramphus pyrrhopygius | Endemic (country/region) |
| Sacred Kingfisher | Todiramphus sanctus | |
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| Nankeen Kestrel | Falco cenchroides | |
| Australian Hobby | Falco longipennis | |
| Brown Falcon | Falco berigora | |
| Gray Falcon | Falco hypoleucos | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | Endemic (country/region) |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus banksii | Endemic (country/region) |
| Cockatiel | Nymphicus hollandicus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Galah | Eolophus roseicapilla | Endemic (country/region) |
| Pink Cockatoo | Cacatua leadbeateri | Endemic (country/region) |
| Little Corella | Cacatua sanguinea | |
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| Princess Parrot | Polytelis alexandrae | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
| Bourke's Parrot | Neopsephotus bourkii | Endemic (country/region) |
| Australian Ringneck | Barnardius zonarius | Endemic (country/region) |
| Mulga Parrot | Psephotellus varius | Endemic (country/region) |
| Budgerigar | Melopsittacus undulatus | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Western Bowerbird | Chlamydera guttata | Endemic (country/region) |
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| White-browed Treecreeper | Climacteris affinis | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Sandhill Grasswren | Amytornis oweni | Endemic (country/region) |
| Dusky Grasswren | Amytornis purnelli | Endemic (country/region) |
| Purple-backed Fairywren | Malurus assimilis | |
| Splendid Fairywren | Malurus splendens | Endemic (country/region) |
| White-winged Fairywren | Malurus leucopterus | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Pied Honeyeater | Certhionyx variegatus | Endemic (country/region) |
| White-fronted Honeyeater | Purnella albifrons | Endemic (country/region) |
| Yellow-throated Miner | Manorina flavigula | Endemic (country/region) |
| Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater | Acanthagenys rufogularis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Singing Honeyeater | Gavicalis virescens | Endemic (country/region) |
| White-plumed Honeyeater | Ptilotula penicillata | Endemic (country/region) |
| Gray-headed Honeyeater | Ptilotula keartlandi | Endemic (country/region) |
| Gray-fronted Honeyeater | Ptilotula plumula | Endemic (country/region) |
| Gray Honeyeater | Conopophila whitei | Endemic (country/region) |
| Crimson Chat | Epthianura tricolor | Endemic (country/region) |
| Orange Chat | Epthianura aurifrons | Endemic (country/region) |
| Black Honeyeater | Sugomel nigrum | Endemic (country/region) |
| Brown Honeyeater | Lichmera indistincta | |
| Black-chinned Honeyeater | Melithreptus gularis | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Red-browed Pardalote | Pardalotus rubricatus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Striated Pardalote | Pardalotus striatus | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Redthroat | Pyrrholaemus brunneus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Weebill | Smicrornis brevirostris | Endemic (country/region) |
| Southern Whiteface | Aphelocephala leucopsis | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
| Banded Whiteface | Aphelocephala nigricincta | Endemic (country/region) |
| Yellow-rumped Thornbill | Acanthiza chrysorrhoa | Endemic (country/region) |
| Inland Thornbill | Acanthiza apicalis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Slaty-backed Thornbill | Acanthiza robustirostris | Endemic (country/region) |
| Chestnut-rumped Thornbill | Acanthiza uropygialis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Western Gerygone | Gerygone fusca | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Gray-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis | |
| White-browed Babbler | Pomatostomus superciliosus | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Cinnamon Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma cinnamomeum | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Ground Cuckooshrike | Coracina maxima | Endemic (country/region) |
| Black-faced Cuckooshrike | Coracina novaehollandiae | |
| White-winged Triller | Lalage tricolor | |
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| Varied Sittella | Daphoenositta chrysoptera | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Chiming Wedgebill | Psophodes occidentalis | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Crested Bellbird | Oreoica gutturalis | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Gray Shrikethrush | Colluricincla harmonica | |
| Rufous Whistler | Pachycephala rufiventris | |
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| White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus | |
| Masked Woodswallow | Artamus personatus | Endemic (country/region) |
| White-browed Woodswallow | Artamus superciliosus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Black-faced Woodswallow | Artamus cinereus | |
| Little Woodswallow | Artamus minor | Endemic (country/region) |
| Gray Butcherbird | Cracticus torquatus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Pied Butcherbird | Cracticus nigrogularis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Australian Magpie | Gymnorhina tibicen | |
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| Willie-wagtail | Rhipidura leucophrys | |
| Gray Fantail | Rhipidura albiscapa | |
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| Magpie-lark | Grallina cyanoleuca | |
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| Torresian Crow | Corvus orru | |
| Little Crow | Corvus bennetti | Endemic (country/region) |
| Australian Raven | Corvus coronoides | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Red-capped Robin | Petroica goodenovii | Endemic (country/region) |
| Jacky-winter | Microeca fascinans | |
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Australian Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus australis | |
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| Spinifexbird | Poodytes carteri | Endemic (country/region) |
| Little Grassbird | Poodytes gramineus | |
| Brown Songlark | Cincloramphus cruralis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Rufous Songlark | Cincloramphus mathewsi | Endemic (country/region) |
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| White-backed Swallow | Cheramoeca leucosterna | Endemic (country/region) |
| Welcome Swallow | Hirundo neoxena | |
| Fairy Martin | Petrochelidon ariel | Endemic (country/region) |
| Tree Martin | Petrochelidon nigricans | |
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| Mistletoebird | Dicaeum hirundinaceum | |
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| Painted Firetail | Emblema pictum | Endemic (country/region) |
| Zebra Finch | Taeniopygia guttata | |
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| Australian Pipit | Anthus australis | |
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