Queensland bird checklist
698 bird species in 102 families have been recorded in Queensland, according to eBird; about 571 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
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Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Queensland right now
1Rock Pigeon
2Great Egret
3Masked Lapwing
4Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
5Australian Ibis
6Australian Pelican
7Pied Stilt
8Nankeen Night Heron
9Bar-tailed Godwit
10Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Queensland bird checklist
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Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
Cassowaries and Emu
- Southern Cassowary
- Emu
Magpie Goose
- Magpie Goose
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Spotted Whistling-Duck
- Plumed Whistling-Duck
- Wandering Whistling-Duck
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Cape Barren Goose
- Freckled Duck
- Black Swan
- Radjah Shelduck
- Australian Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Green Pygmy-Goose
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Mandarin Duck
- Maned Duck
- Garganey
- Australasian Shoveler
- Pacific Black Duck
- Mallard
- Gray Teal
- Chestnut Teal
- Pink-eared Duck
- Hardhead
- Blue-billed Duck
- Musk Duck
Megapodes
- Australian Brushturkey
- Orange-footed Megapode
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- California Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Golden Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Cheer Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Brown Quail
- Blue-breasted Quail
- Japanese Quail
- Stubble Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- White-headed Pigeon
- African Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Brown Cuckoo-Dove
- Pacific Emerald Dove
- Stephan's Dove
- Common Bronzewing
- Brush Bronzewing
- Flock Bronzewing
- Crested Pigeon
- Spinifex Pigeon
- Squatter Pigeon
- Wonga Pigeon
- Diamond Dove
- Peaceful Dove
- Bar-shouldered Dove
- Nicobar Pigeon
- Wompoo Fruit-Dove
- Superb Fruit-Dove
- Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove
- Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove
- Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
- Collared Imperial-Pigeon
- Zoe's Imperial-Pigeon
- Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
- Topknot Pigeon
Bustards
- Australian Bustard
Cuckoos
- Pheasant Coucal
- Pacific Koel
- Channel-billed Cuckoo
- Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
- Black-eared Cuckoo
- Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
- Little Bronze-Cuckoo
- Pallid Cuckoo
- Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Spotted Nightjar
- White-throated Nightjar
- Large-tailed Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Tawny Frogmouth
- Marbled Frogmouth
- Papuan Frogmouth
Owlet-nightjars
- Australian Owlet-nightjar
Swifts
- Papuan Spinetail
- White-throated Needletail
- Australian Swiftlet
- Uniform Swiftlet
- Pacific Swift
- House Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Lewin's Rail
- Chestnut Rail
- Buff-banded Rail
- Black-tailed Nativehen
- Australian Crake
- Dusky Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Australasian Swamphen
- White-browed Crake
- Pale-vented Bush-hen
- Red-necked Crake
- Baillon's Crake
- Spotless Crake
Cranes
- Brolga
- Sarus Crane
Thick-knees
- Beach Thick-knee
- Bush Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Pied Stilt
- Banded Stilt
- Red-necked Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Pied Oystercatcher
- South Island Oystercatcher
- Sooty Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Hooded Plover
- Black-fronted Dotterel
- Little Ringed Plover
- Banded Lapwing
- Masked Lapwing
- Red-kneed Dotterel
- Inland Dotterel
- Oriental Plover
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Double-banded Plover
- Red-capped Plover
- Kentish Plover
Plains-wanderer
- Plains-wanderer
Painted-Snipes
- Australian Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Comb-crested Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Swinhoe's Snipe
- Latham's Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Wandering Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Nordmann's Greenshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Red-backed Buttonquail
- Little Buttonquail
- Red-chested Buttonquail
- Painted Buttonquail
- Black-breasted Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Australian Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Brown Skua
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Silver Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pacific Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Kelp Gull
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Gray Noddy
- Aleutian Tern
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Australian Fairy Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Australian Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-naped Tern
- Roseate Tern
- White-fronted Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Grebes
- Australasian Grebe
- Hoary-headed Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Penguins
- Little Penguin
Albatrosses
- Snowy Albatross
- Antipodean Albatross
- Light-mantled Albatross
- Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
- Gray-headed Albatross
- Buller's Albatross
- White-capped Albatross
- Salvin's Albatross
- Black-browed Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- White-faced Storm-Petrel
- White-bellied Storm-Petrel
- New Caledonian Storm-Petrel
- Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
- Polynesian Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel
- Tristram's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Southern Giant-Petrel
- Northern Giant-Petrel
- Pintado Petrel
- Kerguelen Petrel
- Gray-faced Petrel
- Kermadec Petrel
- Herald Petrel
- Providence Petrel
- Soft-plumaged Petrel
- White-headed Petrel
- Mottled Petrel
- White-necked Petrel
- Black-winged Petrel
- Cook's Petrel
- Gould's Petrel
- Collared Petrel
- Stejneger's Petrel
- Phoenix Petrel
- Blue Petrel
- Fairy Prion
- Salvin's Prion
- Antarctic Prion
- Slender-billed Prion
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Tahiti Petrel
- White-chinned Petrel
- Parkinson's Petrel
- Westland Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Buller's Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Hutton's Shearwater
- Fluttering Shearwater
- Little Shearwater
- Common Diving-Petrel
Storks
- Black-necked Stork
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Australasian Gannet
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Australasian Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Pied Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Little Black Cormorant
- Pied Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Australian Ibis
- Straw-necked Ibis
- Royal Spoonbill
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Australasian Bittern
- Black Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-backed Bittern
- Nankeen Night Heron
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- Little Egret
- Pied Heron
- White-faced Heron
- Little Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Pacific Heron
- Great Egret
- Plumed Egret
- Great-billed Heron
Pelicans
- Australian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-shouldered Kite
- Letter-winged Kite
- Pacific Baza
- Black-breasted Kite
- Square-tailed Kite
- Long-tailed Honey-buzzard
- Little Eagle
- Gurney's Eagle
- Wedge-tailed Eagle
- Collared Sparrowhawk
- Gray Goshawk
- Variable Goshawk
- Brown Goshawk
- Red Goshawk
- Swamp Harrier
- Spotted Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- Whistling Kite
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Barn-Owls
- Sooty Owl
- Australian Masked-Owl
- Australasian Grass-Owl
- Eastern Barn Owl
Owls
- Rufous Owl
- Powerful Owl
- Barking Owl
- Australian Boobook
Hornbills
- Blyth's Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Rainbow Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Azure Kingfisher
- Little Kingfisher
- Laughing Kookaburra
- Blue-winged Kookaburra
- Red-backed Kingfisher
- Forest Kingfisher
- Torresian Kingfisher
- Sacred Kingfisher
- Yellow-billed Kingfisher
- Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Rollers
- Dollarbird
Falcons and Caracaras
- Nankeen Kestrel
- Australian Hobby
- Brown Falcon
- Gray Falcon
- Black Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
- Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
- Glossy Black-Cockatoo
- Cockatiel
- Palm Cockatoo
- Gang-gang Cockatoo
- Galah
- Pink Cockatoo
- Little Corella
- Long-billed Corella
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Superb Parrot
- Princess Parrot
- Australian King-Parrot
- Red-winged Parrot
- Papuan Eclectus
- Red-cheeked Parrot
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Ground Parrot
- Night Parrot
- Bourke's Parrot
- Blue-winged Parrot
- Elegant Parrot
- Turquoise Parrot
- Scarlet-chested Parrot
- Swift Parrot
- Australian Ringneck
- Green Rosella
- Crimson Rosella
- Northern Rosella
- Eastern Rosella
- Pale-headed Rosella
- Greater Bluebonnet
- Red-rumped Parrot
- Mulga Parrot
- Golden-shouldered Parrot
- Red-capped Parrot
- Double-eyed Fig-Parrot
- Budgerigar
- Varied Lorikeet
- Little Lorikeet
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet
- Musk Lorikeet
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
- Coconut Lorikeet
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Red-collared Lorikeet
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Sun Parakeet
- Jandaya Parakeet
- Yellow-collared Macaw
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Pittas
- Papuan Pitta
- Noisy Pitta
Lyrebirds
- Albert's Lyrebird
- Superb Lyrebird
Scrub-birds
- Rufous Scrub-bird
Bowerbirds
- Spotted Catbird
- Black-eared Catbird
- Green Catbird
- Tooth-billed Bowerbird
- Golden Bowerbird
- Regent Bowerbird
- Satin Bowerbird
- Spotted Bowerbird
- Great Bowerbird
- Fawn-breasted Bowerbird
Australasian Treecreepers
- White-throated Treecreeper
- White-browed Treecreeper
- Red-browed Treecreeper
- Brown Treecreeper
- Black-tailed Treecreeper
Fairywrens
- Gray Grasswren
- Opalton Grasswren
- Carpentarian Grasswren
- Eyrean Grasswren
- Kalkadoon Grasswren
- Southern Emuwren
- Rufous-crowned Emuwren
- Purple-crowned Fairywren
- Purple-backed Fairywren
- Variegated Fairywren
- Lovely Fairywren
- Splendid Fairywren
- Superb Fairywren
- White-winged Fairywren
- Red-backed Fairywren
Honeyeaters
- Eastern Spinebill
- Pied Honeyeater
- Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
- Lewin's Honeyeater
- Graceful Honeyeater
- Cryptic Honeyeater
- Yellow Honeyeater
- White-gaped Honeyeater
- White-fronted Honeyeater
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater
- Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
- Bell Miner
- Noisy Miner
- Yellow-throated Miner
- Bridled Honeyeater
- Eungella Honeyeater
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
- Little Wattlebird
- Regent Honeyeater
- Red Wattlebird
- Varied Honeyeater
- Mangrove Honeyeater
- Singing Honeyeater
- White-plumed Honeyeater
- Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
- Fuscous Honeyeater
- Gray-headed Honeyeater
- Gray-fronted Honeyeater
- Brown-backed Honeyeater
- Bar-breasted Honeyeater
- Rufous-banded Honeyeater
- Rufous-throated Honeyeater
- Gray Honeyeater
- Gibberbird
- Yellow Chat
- Crimson Chat
- Orange Chat
- White-fronted Chat
- Black Honeyeater
- Dusky Myzomela
- Red-headed Myzomela
- Scarlet Myzomela
- Green-backed Honeyeater
- Banded Honeyeater
- Brown Honeyeater
- New Holland Honeyeater
- White-cheeked Honeyeater
- White-streaked Honeyeater
- White-eared Honeyeater
- Blue-faced Honeyeater
- White-throated Honeyeater
- White-naped Honeyeater
- Brown-headed Honeyeater
- Black-chinned Honeyeater
- Tawny-breasted Honeyeater
- Macleay's Honeyeater
- Striped Honeyeater
- Painted Honeyeater
- Little Friarbird
- Helmeted Friarbird
- Silver-crowned Friarbird
- Noisy Friarbird
Bristlebirds
- Eastern Bristlebird
Pardalotes
- Spotted Pardalote
- Red-browed Pardalote
- Striated Pardalote
Thornbills and Allies
- Fernwren
- Redthroat
- Speckled Warbler
- Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
- Weebill
- Yellow-throated Scrubwren
- White-browed Scrubwren
- Atherton Scrubwren
- Tropical Scrubwren
- Large-billed Scrubwren
- Southern Whiteface
- Banded Whiteface
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill
- Yellow Thornbill
- Striated Thornbill
- Inland Thornbill
- Mountain Thornbill
- Brown Thornbill
- Slaty-backed Thornbill
- Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
- Buff-rumped Thornbill
- Brown Gerygone
- Fairy Gerygone
- Large-billed Gerygone
- White-throated Gerygone
- Mangrove Gerygone
- Western Gerygone
Pseudo-Babblers
- Gray-crowned Babbler
- White-browed Babbler
- Hall's Babbler
- Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Logrunners
- Australian Logrunner
- Chowchilla
Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers
- Spotted Quail-thrush
- Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush
- Cinnamon Quail-thrush
Cuckooshrikes
- Ground Cuckooshrike
- Barred Cuckooshrike
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike
- White-winged Triller
- Varied Triller
- Sahul Cicadabird
Sittellas
- Varied Sittella
Whipbirds and Wedgebills
- Eastern Whipbird
- Chiming Wedgebill
- Chirruping Wedgebill
Australo-Papuan Bellbirds
- Crested Bellbird
Shrike-tits
- Eastern Shrike-tit
Whistlers and Allies
- Sandstone Shrikethrush
- Bower's Shrikethrush
- Gray Shrikethrush
- Little Shrikethrush
- Olive Whistler
- Golden Whistler
- Black-tailed Whistler
- Gray Whistler
- Rufous Whistler
- White-breasted Whistler
Old World Orioles
- Olive-backed Oriole
- Green Oriole
- Australasian Figbird
Boatbills
- Yellow-breasted Boatbill
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- White-breasted Woodswallow
- Masked Woodswallow
- White-browed Woodswallow
- Black-faced Woodswallow
- Dusky Woodswallow
- Little Woodswallow
- Black-backed Butcherbird
- Gray Butcherbird
- Pied Butcherbird
- Black Butcherbird
- Australian Magpie
- Pied Currawong
Fantails
- Northern Fantail
- Willie-wagtail
- Arafura Fantail
- Australian Rufous Fantail
- Gray Fantail
- Mangrove Fantail
Drongos
- Spangled Drongo
Birds-of-Paradise
- Trumpet Manucode
- Paradise Riflebird
- Victoria's Riflebird
- Magnificent Riflebird
Monarch Flycatchers
- White-eared Monarch
- Black-faced Monarch
- Black-winged Monarch
- Australian Spectacled Monarch
- Frill-necked Monarch
- Pied Monarch
- Magpie-lark
- Leaden Flycatcher
- Broad-billed Flycatcher
- Satin Flycatcher
- Restless Flycatcher
- Paperbark Flycatcher
- Shining Flycatcher
White-winged Chough and Apostlebird
- White-winged Chough
- Apostlebird
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- House Crow
- Torresian Crow
- Little Crow
- Australian Raven
- Little Raven
Australasian Robins
- Red-capped Robin
- Rose Robin
- Flame Robin
- Scarlet Robin
- Yellow-legged Flyrobin
- Lemon-bellied Flyrobin
- Jacky-winter
- Northern Scrub-Robin
- Gray-headed Robin
- White-browed Robin
- Buff-sided Robin
- Hooded Robin
- Mangrove Robin
- Eastern Yellow Robin
- Pale-yellow Robin
- White-faced Robin
Larks
- Singing Bushlark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Oriental Reed Warbler
- Australian Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Spinifexbird
- Little Grassbird
- Brown Songlark
- Rufous Songlark
- Tawny Grassbird
Swallows
- White-backed Swallow
- Welcome Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Fairy Martin
- Tree Martin
Bulbuls
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Ashy-bellied White-eye
- Australian Yellow White-eye
- Silvereye
Starlings
- Metallic Starling
- Singing Starling
- European Starling
- Common Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Bassian Thrush
- Russet-tailed Thrush
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Eyebrowed Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Isabelline Wheatear
Flowerpeckers
- Red-capped Flowerpecker
- Mistletoebird
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Sahul Sunbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Pictorella Munia
- Diamond Firetail
- Crimson Finch
- Red-browed Firetail
- Painted Firetail
- Star Finch
- Plum-headed Finch
- Double-barred Finch
- Zebra Finch
- Masked Finch
- Long-tailed Finch
- Black-throated Finch
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Chestnut-breasted Munia
- Gouldian Finch
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch
- Zebra Waxbill
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Australian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- European Greenfinch
- European Goldfinch
Tanagers and Allies
- Cuban Grassquit
Most common birds in Queensland
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Queensland’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata
- Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Gray TealAnas gracilis
- Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus
Largest bird families in Queensland
Among its regular birds.
- Honeyeaters60
- Old World Parrots29
- Thornbills and Allies26
- Sandpipers and Allies24
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl22
- Shearwaters and Petrels22
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers21
- Pigeons and Doves20
Reported in the last 30 days
534 species reported to eBird in Queensland in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Australian Boobook, Far Eastern Curlew, Bush Thick-knee, Scaly-breasted Munia, Nankeen Night Heron, Pied Stilt, Tawny Grassbird, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Australian Pelican, Purple-backed Fairywren, Beach Thick-knee, Helmeted Friarbird, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Masked Lapwing, Magpie Goose, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Large-tailed Nightjar, Rainbow Lorikeet, Laughing Kookaburra, Australian Ibis, Australian Raven, Plumed Whistling-Duck, Willie-wagtail, Torresian Imperial-Pigeon, Common Myna, Rufous Owl, Metallic Starling, Yellow Honeyeater, Rock Pigeon, Brown Honeyeater, Varied Triller, Eastern Whipbird, Black-faced Monarch, Brown-backed Honeyeater, Pacific Emerald Dove, White-browed Scrubwren, Buff-banded Rail, Barking Owl, Forest Kingfisher, Australian Spectacled Monarch, …
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White-faced Heron
Pacific Black Duck
Far Eastern Curlew
Silver Gull
Tree Martin
Red-necked Stint
Little Egret
Little Pied Cormorant
Gray Teal
Rainbow Lorikeet
Little Black Cormorant
Gray-tailed Tattler
Pacific Golden-Plover
Buff-banded Rail