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This checklist includes all bird species found in Murrumbidgee , 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: Murrumbidgee [map]

Number of species: 271
Number of globally threatened species: 12
Number of introduced species: 12
Last modified: 2025-10-12
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CASUARIIFORMES: Casuariidae

EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeEndemic (country/region)

 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Plumed Whistling-DuckDendrocygna eytoniEndemic (country/region)
Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosaIntroduced species
Black SwanCygnus atratusEndemic (country/region)
Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
Maned DuckChenonetta jubataEndemic (country/region)
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
MallardAnas platyrhynchosIntroduced species
Gray TealAnas gracilis
Chestnut TealAnas castanea
Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceusEndemic (country/region)
HardheadAythya australis
Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
Musk DuckBiziura lobata

 
GALLIFORMES: Numididae

Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisIntroduced species

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusIntroduced species
Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock PigeonColumba liviaIntroduced species
Common BronzewingPhaps chalcopteraEndemic (country/region)
Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotesEndemic (country/region)
Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata
Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Horsfield's Bronze-CuckooChalcites basalis
Black-eared CuckooChalcites osculans
Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidus
Pallid CuckooHeteroscenes pallidus
Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Spotted NightjarEurostopodus argus

 
PODARGIFORMES: Podargidae

Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoidesEndemic (country/region)

 
AEGOTHELIFORMES: Aegothelidae

Australian Owlet-nightjarAegotheles cristatus

 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae

White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
Pacific SwiftApus pacificus

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
Black-tailed NativehenTribonyx ventralis
Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla
Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensis

 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

BrolgaAntigone rubicunda

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaVulnerable
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
Black-fronted DotterelThinornis melanops
Banded LapwingVanellus tricolorEndemic (country/region)
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
Inland DotterelPeltohyas australis
Red-capped PloverAnarhynchus ruficapillus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Pedionomidae

Plains-wandererPedionomus torquatusEndemic (country/region) Endangered

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Australian Painted-SnipeRostratula australisEndangered

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensisEndangered
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNear-threatened
Latham's SnipeGallinago hardwickiiNear-threatened
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNear-threatened
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVulnerable
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVulnerable
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNear-threatened

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Little ButtonquailTurnix velox
Red-chested ButtonquailTurnix pyrrhothorax
Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Australian PratincoleGlareola isabella

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

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

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae

Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus

 
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: Ardeidae

Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusVulnerable
Black-backed BitternBotaurus dubius
Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Pacific HeronArdea pacifica
Great EgretArdea alba
Plumed EgretArdea plumifera

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillarisEndemic (country/region)
Letter-winged KiteElanus scriptusNear-threatened
Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isuraEndemic (country/region)
Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
Collared SparrowhawkTachyspiza cirrocephala
Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiae
Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciata
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Australian Masked-OwlTyto novaehollandiae
Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Barking OwlNinox connivens
Australian BoobookNinox boobook

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeEndemic (country/region)
Red-backed KingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygius
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

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

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae

Yellow-tailed Black-CockatooZanda funereaEndemic (country/region)
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusEndemic (country/region)
GalahEolophus roseicapillaEndemic (country/region)
Pink CockatooCacatua leadbeateri
Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostrisEndemic (country/region)
Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Superb ParrotPolytelis swainsoniiEndemic (country/region)
Australian King-ParrotAlisterus scapularisEndemic (country/region)
Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVulnerable
Turquoise ParrotNeophema pulchella
Swift ParrotLathamus discolorCritically endangered
Australian RingneckBarnardius zonariusEndemic (country/region)
Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegansEndemic (country/region)
Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximiusEndemic (country/region)
Greater BluebonnetNorthiella haematogaster
Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotusEndemic (country/region)
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus varius
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusEndemic (country/region)
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ptilonorhynchidae

Spotted BowerbirdChlamydera maculata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Climacteridae

White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaeaEndemic (country/region)
White-browed TreecreeperClimacteris affinis
Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnusEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Maluridae

Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens
Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneusEndemic (country/region)
White-winged FairywrenMalurus leucopterusEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisEndemic (country/region)
Pied HoneyeaterCerthionyx variegatus
White-fronted HoneyeaterPurnella albifronsEndemic (country/region)
Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysopsEndemic (country/region)
Noisy MinerManorina melanocephalaEndemic (country/region)
Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigulaEndemic (country/region)
Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularisEndemic (country/region)
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataEndemic (country/region)
Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescensEndemic (country/region)
Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula ornataEndemic (country/region)
White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillataEndemic (country/region)
Fuscous HoneyeaterPtilotula fusca
Gray-fronted HoneyeaterPtilotula plumula
Crimson ChatEpthianura tricolor
Orange ChatEpthianura aurifrons
White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifronsEndemic (country/region)
Black HoneyeaterSugomel nigrumEndemic (country/region)
Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatus
Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostrisEndemic (country/region)
Black-chinned HoneyeaterMelithreptus gularis
Striped HoneyeaterPlectorhyncha lanceolataEndemic (country/region)
Painted HoneyeaterGrantiella pictaEndemic (country/region)
Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pardalotidae

Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatusEndemic (country/region)
Striated PardalotePardalotus striatusEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae

Speckled WarblerPyrrholaemus sagittatus
Shy HeathwrenHylacola cauta
WeebillSmicrornis brevirostrisEndemic (country/region)
White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoaEndemic (country/region)
Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nanaEndemic (country/region)
Striated ThornbillAcanthiza lineata
Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialisEndemic (country/region)
Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloides
White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivacea
Western GerygoneGerygone fuscaEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pomatostomidae

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

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclosomatidae

Chestnut Quail-thrushCinclosoma castanotum

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Ground CuckooshrikeCoracina maximaEndemic (country/region)
Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor

 
PASSERIFORMES: Neosittidae

Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera

 
PASSERIFORMES: Psophodidae

Eastern WhipbirdPsophodes olivaceusEndemic (country/region)
Chirruping WedgebillPsophodes cristatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oreoicidae

Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Falcunculidae

Eastern Shrike-titFalcunculus frontatusEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae

Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
Gilbert's WhistlerPachycephala inornata
Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae

White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus
Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatusEndemic (country/region)
White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosusEndemic (country/region)
Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
Little WoodswallowArtamus minor
Gray ButcherbirdCracticus torquatusEndemic (country/region)
Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularisEndemic (country/region)
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Pied CurrawongStrepera graculinaEndemic (country/region)
Gray CurrawongStrepera versicolor

 
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
Gray FantailRhipidura albiscapa

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecula
Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleuca
Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquietaEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corcoracidae

White-winged ChoughCorcorax melanorhamphosEndemic (country/region)
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Little CrowCorvus bennettiEndemic (country/region)
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesEndemic (country/region)
Little RavenCorvus melloriEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae

Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenoviiEndemic (country/region)
Flame RobinPetroica phoeniceaEndemic (country/region)
Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

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
Fairy MartinPetrochelidon arielEndemic (country/region)
Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

SilvereyeZosterops lateralis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

European StarlingSturnus vulgarisIntroduced species
Common MynaAcridotheres tristisIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merulaIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae

MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Diamond FiretailStagonopleura guttataEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
Double-barred FinchStizoptera bichenovii
Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticusIntroduced species
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Australian PipitAnthus australis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisIntroduced species

 

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