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Birds of Australia

Aboriginal: "dhigaraa" [gamilaraay], "ghigayaa" [yuwaalaraay] = bird

In total there are about 850 bird species in Australia, including its coastal waters and surrounding islands. These pages contain our steadily growing account of spottings and photography of Australian birds. Currently we have information available on 426 bird species (of which 12 were observed elsewhere), with 413 thumbnail images for those species of which we have reasonably good photos. Photos shown on this web site are available FOR SALE.

The navigation bar (second tier, above) provides links to a number of high-level pages and, in addition, to each of the 26 family groups of birds, following the "Field Guide to Australian Birds" by Michael Morcombe . Hovering your cursor above the numbers, you will see which bird families each group comprises. The scientific and common names of all bird species presented on these pages are listed in an INDEX. There is a page describing the structure of the bird pages presented here. Credits to contributors are given here.

Lists of bird species spotted in specific locations

Eulah Creek 20 km east of Narrabri, NSW 2007-
Narrabri Lake Narrabri West, Narrabri, NSW 2003-
Maules Creek 5 km south-east of Maules Creek, NSW 2011-
Leard State Forest 10 km south of Maules Creek, NSW 2012-
Goran Lake 30 km south of Gunnedah, NSW 2011-
Whittaker's Lagoon 20 km west of Moree, NSW 2009-
Deriah Aboriginal Area 30 km east of Narrabri, NSW 2007-2010, 2013-
Jack's Creek State Forest 20 km south of Narrabri, NSW 2003-2006

Latest Updates
Antarctic Petrel
Cape Petrel
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Fairy Prion
Black-browed Albatross
Shy Albatross
Light-mantled Albatross
Imperial (Macquarie) Shag
Brown Skua
South Polar Skua
Kelp Gull
Varied Lorikeet
Rainbow Pitta
Red-browed Treecreeper
Rock Warbler
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Buff-sided Robin
Arafura Fantail
Added 18/06/2013
Grey Goshawk
Masked Lapwing
Noisy Pitta
Brown Treecreeper
Fuscous Honeyeater
Improved 17/06/2013

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.