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Birdlist Chiltern Mt Pilot NP

Birdlist Chiltern Mt Pilot NP
Common Name Scientific Name Remarks 1 Remarks 2 Remarks 3
Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis Common Breeding Resident
Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora Rare Vagrant Breeding
         
Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni Rare Vagrant Breeding
Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis Rare Vagrant  
Musk Duck Biziura lobata Rare Nomadic Breeding
Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa Rare Vagrant  
Black Swan Cygnus atratus Uncommon Resident Breeding
Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Uncommon Resident Breeding
Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata Common Resident Breeding
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos * Rare Resident Breeding
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Common Resident Breeding
Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis Rare Nomadic Breeding
Grey Teal Anas gracilis Common Resident Breeding
Chestnut Teal Anas castanea Rare Vagrant  
Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus Rare Nomadic  
Hardhead Aythya australis Uncommon Nomadic Breeding
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Uncommon Resident Breeding
Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus Rare Nomadic  
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Rare Nomadic Breeding
Darter Anhinga melanogaster Rare Nomadic Breeding
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Common Resident Breeding
Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius Uncommon Vagrant  
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Common Resident Breeding
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Uncommon Nomadic Breeding
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus Uncommon Nomadic  
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Uncommon Resident Breeding
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rare Vagrant  
White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica Uncommon Resident Breeding
Great Egret Ardea alba Rare Nomadic  
Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Rare Vagrant  
Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Rare Vagrant  
Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus Uncommon Nomadic  
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Rare Vagrant  
Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca Common Resident Breeding
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Common Resident  
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia Rare Vagrant  
Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes Rare Nomadic  
Brolga Grus rubicunda Rare    
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillarus Common   Breeding
Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus Rare Vagrant  
Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura Rare Migratory Summer  
Black Kite Milvus migrans Rare Vagrant Summer  
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Uncommon Resident Breeding
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Rare Vagrant  
Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis ? Rare Nomadic Breeding?
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Rare Migratory Summer Breeding?
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Uncommon Resident Breeding?
Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae Rare   Breeding
Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrhocephalus Rare Resident?  
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Rare Resident Breeding
Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Rare Resident Breeding?
Brown Falcon Falco berigora Uncommon Resident Breeding
Australian Hobby Falco longipennis Rare Resident Breeding?
Black Falcon Falco subniger Rare Vagrant  
Peregrine Falcon Falco pregrinus Rare Resident  
Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides Rare Nomadic Breeding?
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Rare Nomadic? Breeding
Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla Rare Vagrant  
Australian Spotted Crake Porzana fluminea Rare Vagrant  
Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis Rare Vagrant  
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Uncommon Resident Breeding
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa Uncommon Resident Breeding
Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis Rare Vagrant  
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Uncommon Resident Breeding
Little Button-quail Turnix velox Rare Vagrant  
Painted Button-quail Turnix varia Common Resident Breeding
Latham’s Snipe Gallinago hardwickii Uncommon Migratory Summer  
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Rare Vagrant Summer  
Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis Rare Vagrant  
Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius Rare Resident Breeding
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Uncommon Nomadic  
Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops Uncommon Resident Breeding
Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus Rare Nomadic  
Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor Rare  Nomadic Breeding
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles  Common Resident Breeding
Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae  Rare Vagrant  
Rock Dove Columbia livia *  Uncommon Resident?  
Common Bronzewing Phaps calcoptera  Common Resident Breeding
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Abundant  Resident Breeding
Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata Common Resident Breeding?
Gang-Gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum Rare Migratory Winter  
Galah Eolophus roseicapilla Common Resident Breeding
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita  Rare Resident?  
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Rare Vagrant Summer  
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Uncommon    
Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna Uncommon Nomadic  
Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla Abundant Nomadic  
Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Rare Vagrant  
Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis Rare Migratory Winter  
Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii Rare Range extension  
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans Common Migratory Winter  
Yellow Rosella Platycercus elegans flaveolus Uncommon Migratory Winter  
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius Common Resident Breeding
Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor  Uncommon Migratory  Winter  
Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus Abundant Resident Breeding
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus  Rare Vagrant Summer  
Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma  Rare Vagrant  
Turquoise Parrot Neophema pulchella  Common Resident Breeding
Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Uncommon Migratory Summer Breeding
Brush Cuckoo Cuculus variolosus Rare Vagrant Summer  
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis  Common Breeding Migratory Summer
Black-eared Cuckoo Chrysococcyx osculans  Rare Vagrant? Summer  
Horsefield’s Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis Uncommon  Migratory Summer Breeding
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chysococcyx lucidus Uncommon Migratory Summer Breeding?
Common Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Migratory Summer ?
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae Rare Vagrant  
Powerful Owl Ninox strenua Rare Resident Breeding
Barking Owl Ninox connivens Rare Resident Breeding
Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae Rare Resident Breeding?
Barn Owl Tyto alba  Uncommon Nomadic? Breeding?
Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides Common Resident Breeding
White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mysticalis Uncommon Migratory Summer Breeding
Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus Uncommon Resident Breeding
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Common Migratory Summer  
Azure Kingfisher Alcedo azurea Rare Vagrant  
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Common Resident Breeding
Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygia Rare Vagrant Summer  
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus Uncommon Migratory Summer  
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Common  Migratory  Summer Breeding
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Rare Migratory Summer Breeding
White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaeus Common Resident Breeding
Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus Common Resident Breeding
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus Abundant Resident Breeding
Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus Common Resident Breeding
Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Common Resident Breeding
White-browed Scrub-wren Sericornis frontalis Rare Resident Breeding?
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Hylacola pyrrhopygia Uncommon Resident Breeding
Speckled Warbler Chthonicola sagittata Common Resident Breeding
Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris  Common Resident Breeding
Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca  Uncommon Migratory Summer Breeding
White-throated Gerygone  Gerygone olivacea Uncommon Migratory Summer Breeding
Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla Common Resident Breeding
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis      
Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides Abundant Resident Breeding
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Common Resident Breeding
Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana Uncommon Resident Breeding?
Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata Abundant Resident Breeding
Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis Uncommon Resident Breeding
Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata Abundant Breeding Nomadic
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Rare   Nomadic
Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera Rare Vagrant  
Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus Abundant Nomadic Breeding
Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis  Common Nomadic Breeding
Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia critically endangered Migratory Winter Breeding
Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Uncommon Resident Breeding
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala Abundant Resident Breeding
Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops Common Migratory Winter  
White-eared Honeyeater         Lichenostomus leucotis Rare  Resident?   
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops   Abundant Resident    Breeding
Fuscous Honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus Abundant Resident Breeding
White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus Abundant Resident Breeding
White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus     Abundant Migratory Winter  
Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus Abundant    
New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae  Rare Vagrant  
Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta Rare Migratory Summer Breeding     
Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis Abundant Nomadic  
Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera  Rare    
White-fronted Honeyeater Phylidonyris albifrons Rare Vagrant Summer  
Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris  Uncommon Migratory Winter   
Black Honeyeater     Certhionyx niger Rare Vagrant Summer  
Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus  Rare    
Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta Uncommon Migratory Erratic
White-fronted Chat   Epthianura albifrons Rare Vagrant   
Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans Uncommon  Resident Breeding   
Scarlet Robin Petroica multicolor     Uncommon Resident Breeding
Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii  Uncommon Resident   Breeding
Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea r   Uncommon  Migratory Winter  
Rose Robin Petroica rosea Rare Migratory Winter   
Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata Rare    Resident  Breeding
Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis    Abundant Resident   Breeding
Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis      Rare Resident Breeding 
White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus Common    Resident Breeding
Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera Uncommon Resident Breeding
Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus Common Resident Breeding    
Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis Rare   Now extinct
Gilbert’s Whistler Pachycephala inornata   Rare      
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Uncommon Migratory Winter  
Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris    Abundant Migratory Summer Breeding
Olive Whistler  Pachycephala olivacea  Uncommon  Vagrant  
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Common Resident Breeding
Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula  Rare     Migratory Summer Breeding
Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca Rare  Migratory Summer    Breeding?
Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta  Uncommon Resident  Breeding
Magpie-lark  Grallina cyanoleuca Common Resident Breeding
Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons Rare Vagrant  
Grey Fantail   Rhipidura fulginosa Abundant Resident Breeding
Willy Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Common     Resident  Breeding
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Common Migratory Summer  Breeding  
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Uncommon Migratory Summer Breeding
Cicadabird     Coracina tenuirostris Rare Vagrant  
White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii Uncommon     Migratory Summer Breeding
Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus Common r Migratory Summe Breeding
White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus   Rare Migratory Summer  Breeding
Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus   Uncommon Migratory Summer Breeding
White-browed Woodswallow    Artamus superciliosus Uncommon Migratory Summer Breeding
Black-faced Woodswallow   Artamus cinereus Rare  Vagrant  
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus Abundant Migratory Summer Breeding
Grey Butcherbird    Cracticus torquatus Common Resident Breeding
Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis   Uncommon Resident Breeding
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Abundant Resident     Breeding
Pied Currawong Strepera graculina Common Migratory Winter     
Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor Rare Vagrant Winter  
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Common Resident Breeding
Little Raven Corvus mellori Uncommon Resident? Breeding?
White-winged Chough   Corcorax melanorhamphos Common Breeding Resident
Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea Rare Vagrant  
Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus   Rare Vagrant Winter  
Singing Bushlark Mirafra javanica Rare Nomadic?  
Skylark Alauda arvensis * Uncommon Resident?  Breeding?
Richard’s Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae Common  Resident Breeding?
House Sparrow Passer domesticus *  Abundant Resident Breeding
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata Uncommon. Valley 2 Dam Resident Breeding
Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis Common Grassland Breeding
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus * Abundant Resident Breeding
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Common  Nomadic   Breeding
White-backed Swallow  Cheramoeca leucosternus Rare  Migratory Winter Breeding 
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena Common     Resident Breeding
Tree Martin   Hirundo nigricans Uncommon Migratory Summer  Breeding
Fairy Martin Hirundo ariel Common Migratory Summer Breeding
Clamorous Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus Uncommon Migratory Summer Breeding
Little Grassbird  Megalurus gramineus Rare  Migratory Summer    Breeding
Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi Common  Breeding Migratory Summer 
Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis Uncommon Migratory Summer  Breeding?
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis Common Migratory Winter  
Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata Rare Vagrant?  
Common Blackbird Turdus merula * Common Resident    Breeding
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris * Abundant Resident Breeding
Common Myna Acridotheres tristris* 2016 arrivals Resident Breeding
Yellow-tailed black- cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus      

 

Code Description Meaning
* Introduced Introduced species
? Uncertain Insufficient information – most likely status given
A Abundant > 1,000 individuals
Br Breeding Breeds in Chiltern
Br? Breeding? May breed in Chiltern
C Common 101 – 1,000 individuals
Mi Migratory Moving from one region to another every year
Nom Nomadic Moves from place to place seasonally
Nom? Nomadic? May be nomadic
R Rare 1 – 10 individuals
Res Resident Resides in Chiltern all year
Res? Resident? May reside in Chiltern all year
Sum Summer Summer resident
U Uncommon 11-100 individuals
Vag Vagrant Outside migration route
Vag? Vagrant? May be outside migration route
Win winter Winter resident or visitor

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