BIRDS OF GUM SWAMP

The following is a list of birds that have been seen around
"Gum Swamp"

 

Symbols Used in Bird List:

 

Symbol

Definition

Comment

R

Rare

Not seen every year

O

Occasional

Seen only a few times each year

U

Uncommon

Present, but not certain to be seen

C

Common

Almost certain to be seen in suitable habitat

A

Abundant

A species which is very numerous

 

 

 

 

Other Codes:

* Breeding

 

 

 

 

SPECIES

 

STATUS

 

GREBES

Great Crested Grebe

 

O

Hoary-headed Grebe

 

O

Australasian Grebe

*

C

 

 

 

PELICANS

 

 

Australian Pelican

 

C

 

 

 

DARTERS

 

 

Darter

*

C

 

 

 

CORMORANTS

 

 

Pied Cormorant

 

R

Little Pied Cormorant

*

C

Great Cormorant

*

U

Little Black Cormorant

*

C

 

 

 

HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS

 

 

Pacific Heron

*

C

White-faced Heron

*

C

Cattle Egret

 

O

Great Egret

*

U

Little Egret

 

R

Intermediate Egret

*

C

Rufous Nightheron

*

O

Australasian Bittern

 

U

 

 

 

BISES, SPOONBILLS

 

 

Glossy Ibis

 

O

Sacred Ibis

*

C

Straw-necked Ibis

 

C

Royal Spoonbill

*

O

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

*

U

 

 

 

GEESE, SWANS, DUCKS

 

 

Magpie Goose

 

R

Plumed Whistling Duck

 

O

Black Swan

*

C

Freckled Duck

*

U

Australasian Shelduck

 

R

Pacific Black Duck

*

A

Grey Teal

*

A

Chestnut Teal

 

O

Australasian Shovelor

 

U

Pink-eared Duck

*

U

Hardhead

*

U

Maned Duck

*

C

Blue-billed Duck

*

R

Musk Duck

*

U

 

 

 

KITES, GOSHAWKS, EAGLES

 

 

Black-shouldered Kite

*

U

Black Kite

 

O

Whistling Kite

*

C

BROWN Goshawk

*

U

Collared Sparrowhawk

*

U

White-breasted Sea-eagle

 

R

Swamp Harrier

 

O

 

 

 

FALCONS

 

 

Peregrine Falcon

 

U

Little Hobby

 

U

Brown Falcon

*

U

Australian Kestrel

*

C

 

 

 

RAILS, CRAKES, SWAMHENS, COOTS

 

 

Buff-banded Rail

 

U

Batllon's Crake

 

U

Australian Crake

 

O

Spotless Cradle

 

O

Black-tailed Nativehen

*

R

Dusky Moorhen

*

C

Purple Swamphen

*

C

Eurasian Coot

*

C

 

 

 

PAINTED SNIPE

 

 

Painted Snipe

 

R

 

 

 

LAPWINGS

 

 

Masked Lapwing

*

U

 

 

 

SHALL PLOVERS, STILTS, AVOCET

 

 

Red-kneed Dotteral

 

O

Black-fronted Dotteral

*

U

Black-winged Stilt

 

U

Red-necked Avocet

 

R

 

 

 

SANDPIPERS

 

 

Wood Sandpiper

 

R

Greenshank

 

R

Marsh Sandpiper

 

R

 

 

R

 

 

 

GULLS, TERNS

 

 

Silver Gull

 

O

Whiskered Tern

 

R

Gull-billed Tern

 

R

Caspian Tern

 

R

 

 

 

PIGEONS, DOVES

 

 

Feral Pigeon

*

A

Peaceful Dove

*

C

Diamond Dove

 

O

Common Bronzwing

 

O

Crested Pigeon

*

C

 

 

 

COCKATOOS, PARROTS

 

 

Galah

*

A

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

*

A

Superb Parrot

 

O

Cookatiel

*

U

Budgerigar

 

O

Eastern Rosella

*

C

Red-rumped Parrot

*

A

 

 

 

CUCKOOS

 

 

Pallid Cuckoo

 

U

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

 

U

Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo

*

C

Shining Bronze-cuckoo

 

O

 

 

 

OWLS

 

 

Southern Boobook

 

R

 

 

 

FROGMOUTHS, OWLET-NIGHTJARS

 

 

Tawny Frogmouth

*

O

Australian Owlet-nighjar

 

O

 

 

 

SWIFTS

 

 

Fork-tailed Swift

 

O

 

 

 

KINGFISHERS, BEE-EATER

 

 

Laughing Kookaburra

*

C

Sacred Kingfisher

*

C

Rainbow Bee-eater

 

U

Dollar bird

*

U

 

 

 

SWALLOWS, MARTINS

 

 

White-backed Swallow

 

R

Welcome Swallow

 

C

Tree Martin

*

C

Fairy Martin

*

U

 

 

 

PIPITS

 

 

Richard's Pipit

 

O

 

 

 

CUCKOO-SHRINES, TRILLERS

 

 

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike

*

C

White Winged Triller

*

U

 

 

 

ROBINS

 

 

Red-capped Robin

 

O

Hooded Robin

 

O

 

 

 

FLYCATCHERS, SHRIKE-TIT

 

 

Jacky Winter

*

U

Crested Shrike-tit

*

U

 

 

 

WHISTLERS, SHRIKE-THRUSHERS

 

 

Rufous Whistler

*

C

Golden Whistler

 

U

Grey Shrike-thrush

*

C

 

 

 

FLYCATCHERS

 

 

Restless Flycatcher

*

C

Grey Fantail

 

U

Willies Wagtail

*

C

 

 

 

BABBLERS

 

 

Grey-crowned Babbler

*

C

 

 

 

OLD WORLD WARBLERS

 

 

Clamorous Warbler

*

A

Little Grass bird

*

0

 

 

 

SONG LARKS

 

 

Rufous Songlark

*

U

Brown Songlark

 

U

 

 

 

GROUND WRENS

 

 

Speckled Warbler

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEBILL, GERYGONE WARBLERS

 

 

Weebill

 

U

Western Gerygone

*

C

 

 

 

THORNBILLS, WHITEFACES

 

 

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

 

U

Yellow-rumped Thornbill

*

C

Yellow Thornbill

*

C

Southern Whiteface

 

U

 

 

 

TREECREPERS

 

 

Brown Treecreper

*

C

 

 

 

HONEYEATERS

 

 

Red Wattlebird

 

O

Spiny-checked Honeyeater

*

C

Striped Honeyeater

*

U

Noisy Friarbird

 

U

Little Friarbird

*

C

Blue-faced Honeyeater

*

C

Noisy Miner

*

C

White-plumed Honeyeater

*

C

Brown-headed Honeyeater

*

U

 

 

 

CHATS

 

 

White-fronted Chat

 

O

Crimson Chat

 

R

 

 

 

MISTLETOE, PARDALOTES

 

 

Mistletoebird

*

U

Spotted Pardalote

 

O

Striated Pardalote

*

C

 

 

 

SILVEREYE

 

 

Silvereye

 

U

 

 

 

OLD WORLD SPARROWS, FINCHES

 

 

House Sparrow

 

C

Tree Sparrow

 

R

Zebra Finch

 

U

Plum-headed Finch

 

R

 

 

 

STARLINGS, ORIOLES

 

 

Common Starling

*

C

Olive-backed Oriole

 

U

 

 

 

MUD-NESTERS, WOODSWALLOWS

 

 

White-winged Chough

*

C

Apostlebird

*

C

Australian Magpie-lark

*

C

White-breasted Woodswallow

*

U

Masked Woodswallow

 

R

White-browed Woodswallow

 

O

Black-faced Woodswallow

 

U

Dusky Woodswallow

 

O

 

 

 

BUTCHERBIRDS, AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE

 

 

Grey Butcherbird

 

O

Pied Butcherbird

*

U

Australian Magpie

*

C

 

 

 

CURRAWONGS, RAVENS

 

 

Pied Currawong

 

C

Australian Raven

*

C

Little Raven

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbols Used in Bird List:

 

Symbol

Definition

Comment

R

Rare

Not seen every year

O

Occasional

Seen only a few times each year

U

Uncommon

Present, but not certain to be seen

C

Common

Almost certain to be seen in suitable habitat

A

Abundant

A species which is very numerous

 

 

 

 

Other Codes:

* Breeding

 

 

List prepared October, 1992

 

The above information has been obtained from a list prepared by:

N.W. Schrader, Bird Observers Club of Australia Inc.

 

 

Heron
The White-faced Heron almost certain to be seen at Gum Swamp

 

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