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Species found in the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Adjacent Tablelands
that can be reported as unusual.
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Scientific Name Common Name Report any
Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu yes
Alectura lathami Australian Brush-turkey yes
Coturnix pectoralis Stubble Quail yes
Coturnix ypsilophora Brown Quail yes
Coturnix chinensis King Quail yes
Dendrocygna eytoni Plumed Whistling-Duck yes
Dendrocygna arcuata Wandering Whistling-Duck yes
Oxyura australis Blue-billed Duck yes
Biziura lobata Musk Duck no, unless more than 10
Stictonetta naevosa Freckled Duck yes
Cygnus atratus Black Swan no, unless more than 1,000
Branta canadensis Canada Goose yes
Cereopsis novaehollandiae Cape Barren Goose yes
Tadorna tadornoides Australian Shelduck yes
Chenonetta jubata Australian Wood Duck no
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard no
Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck no
Anas rhynchotis Australasian Shoveler no, unless more than 20
Anas gracilis Grey Teal no, unless more than 1,000
Anas castanea Chestnut Teal no, unless more than 1,000
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Pink-eared Duck yes
Aythya australis Hardhead no, unless more than 500
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian Grebe no
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Hoary-headed Grebe no, unless more than 100
Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe yes
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Fiordland Penguin yes
Eudyptula minor Little Penguin no, unless more than 10
Pelecanoides urinatrix Common Diving-Petrel yes
Pelecanoides georgicus South Georgian Diving-Petrel yes
Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant-Petrel no
Macronectes halli Northern Giant-Petrel no
Fulmarus glacialoides Southern Fulmar yes
Daption capense Cape Petrel no
Lugensa brevirostris Kerguelen Petrel yes
Pseudobulweria rostrata Tahiti Petrel yes
Pterodroma macroptera Great-winged Petrel no
Pterodroma lessoni White-headed Petrel yes
Pterodroma solandri Providence Petrel no
Pterodroma neglecta Kermadec Petrel yes
Pterodroma arminjoniana Herald Petrel yes
Pterodroma mollis Soft-plumaged Petrel yes
Pterodroma inexpectata Mottled Petrel yes
Pterodroma externa Juan Fernandez Petrel yes
Pterodroma cervicalis White-necked Petrel yes
Pterodroma nigripennis Black-winged Petrel yes
Pterodroma cookii Cook's Petrel yes
Pterodroma leucoptera Gould's Petrel yes
Halobaena caerulea Blue Petrel yes
Pachyptila vittata Broad-billed Prion yes
Pachyptila salvini Salvin's Prion yes
Pachyptila desolata Antarctic Prion yes
Pachyptila belcheri Slender-billed Prion yes
Pachyptila turtur Fairy Prion no, unless more than 1,000
Pachyptila crassirostris Fulmar Prion yes
Procellaria aequinoctialis White-chinned Petrel yes
Procellaria westlandica Westland Petrel yes
Procellaria parkinsoni Black Petrel yes
Calonectris leucomelas Streaked Shearwater yes
Puffinus pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater no
Puffinus bulleri Buller's Shearwater no
Puffinus carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater no
Puffinus creatopus Pink-footed Shearwater yes
Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater no, unless more than 100
Puffinus tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater no
Puffinus gavia Fluttering Shearwater no, unless more than 1,000
Puffinus huttoni Hutton's Shearwater no, unless morr than 200
Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater yes
Puffinus assimilis Little Shearwater yes
Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross no, unless more than 10
Diomedea epomophora Royal Albatross yes
Diomedea melanophris Black-browed Albatross no, unless more than 100
Diomedea cauta Shy Albatross no, unless more than 20
Diomedea chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross yes
Diomedea chlororhynchos Yellow-nosed Albatross no, unless more than 20
Diomedea bulleri Buller's Albatross yes
Phoebetria fusca Sooty Albatross yes
Phoebetria palpebrata Light-mantled Sooty Albatross yes
Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm-Petrel no
Garrodia nereis Grey-backed Storm-Petrel yes
Pelagodroma marina White-faced Storm-Petrel no, unless more than 50
Fregetta tropica Black-bellied Storm-Petrel yes
Fregetta grallaria White-bellied Storm-Petrel yes
Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird yes
Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird yes
Morus serrator Australasian Gannet no, unless more than 100
Sula dactylatra Masked Booby yes
Sula sula Red-footed Booby yes
Sula leucogaster Brown Booby yes
Anhinga melanogaster Darter no, unless more than 10
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant no
Phalacrocorax varius Pied Cormorant no
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant no
Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant no
Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian Pelican no
Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird yes
Egretta novaehollandiae White-faced Heron no, unless more than 50
Egretta garzetta Little Egret no, unless more than 10
Egretta sacra Eastern Reef Egret yes
Ardea pacifica White-necked Heron no
Ardea alba Great Egret no, unless more than 10
Ardea intermedia Intermediate Egret yes
Ardea ibis Cattle Egret no
Butorides striatus Striated Heron yes
Nycticorax caledonicus Nankeen Night Heron yes
Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern yes
Ixobrychus flavicollis Black Bittern yes
Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian Bittern yes
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis yes
Threskiornis molucca Australian White Ibis no, unless more than 1,000
Threskiornis spinicollis Straw-necked Ibis no, unless more than 1,000
Platelea regia Royal Spoonbill no
Platelea flavipes Yellow-billed Spoonbill yes
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Black-necked Stork yes
Pandion haliaetus Osprey yes
Aviceda subcristata Pacific Baza yes
Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite no
Elanus scriptus Letter-winged Kite yes
Lophoictinia isura Square-tailed Kite yes
Milvus migrans Black Kite yes
Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite yes
Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite yes
Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-Eagle no
Circus assimilis Spotted Harrier yes
Circus approximans Swamp Harrier yes
Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk yes
Accipiter novaehollandiae Grey Goshawk yes
Accipiter cirrhocephalus Collared Sparrowhawk yes
Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle yes
Hieraaetus morphnoides Little Eagle yes
Falco berigora Brown Falcon yes
Falco longipennis Australian Hobby yes
Falco subniger Black Falcon yes
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon yes
Falco cenchroides Nankeen Kestrel no
Grus rubicunda Brolga yes
Gallirallus philippensis Buff-banded Rail yes
Rallus pectoralis Lewin's Rail yes
Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake yes
Porzana fluminea Australian Spotted Crake yes
Porzana tabuensis Spotless Crake yes
Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen no
Gallinula tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen no
Fulica atra Eurasian Coot no
Turnix velox Little Button-quail yes
Turnix varia Painted Button-quail yes
Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe no
Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit yes
Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit no, unless more than 500
Numenius minutus Little Curlew yes
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel no, unless more than 10
Numenius madagascariensis Eastern Curlew no, unless more than 100
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper yes
Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank no, unless more than 50
Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper yes
Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper yes
Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper yes
Heteroscelus brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler yes
Heteroscelus incanus Wandering Tattler yes
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone no
Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian Dowitcher yes
Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot yes
Calidris canutus Red Knot no, unless more than 50
Calidris alba Sanderling yes
Calidris minuta Little Stint yes
Calidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint no, unless more than 100
Calidris subminuta Long-toed Stint yes
Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper yes
Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper yes
Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper no, unless more than 100
Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper no, unless more than 20
Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper yes
Limicola falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper yes
Philomachus pugnax Ruff yes
Rostratula benghalensis Painted Snipe yes
Irediparra gallinacea Comb-crested Jacana yes
Burhinus grallarius Bush Stone-curlew yes
Esacus neglectus Beach Stone-curlew yes
Haematopus longirostris Pied Oystercatcher no, unless more than 10
Haematopus fuliginosus Sooty Oystercatcher no, unless more than 10
Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt no, unless more than 100
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus Banded Stilt yes
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Red-necked Avocet yes
Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover no, unless more than 100
Pluvialis dominica American Golden Plover yes
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover yes
Charadrius ruficapillus Red-capped Plover no, unless more than 50
Charadrius bicinctus Double-banded Plover no, unless more than 50
Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand Plover yes
Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover yes
Charadrius veredus Oriental Plover yes
Elseyornis melanops Black-fronted Dotterel no
Thinornis rubricollis Hooded Plover yes
Erythrogonys cinctus Red-kneed Dotterel yes
Vanellus tricolor Banded Lapwing yes
Vanellus miles Masked Lapwing no, unless more than 50
Stiltia isabella Australian Pratincole yes
Catharacta skua Great Skua yes
Catharacta maccormicki South Polar Skua yes
Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger no
Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic Jaeger no
Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger yes
Larus pacificus Pacific Gull yes
Larus dominicanus Kelp Gull no, unless more than 10
Larus novaehollandiae Silver Gull no
Larus sabini Sabine's Gull yes
Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern yes
Sterna caspia Caspian Tern no, unless more than 50
Sterna bergii Crested Tern no
Sterna striata White-fronted Tern yes
Sterna hirundo Common Tern no, unless more than 20
Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern yes
Sterna albifrons Little Tern no, unless more than 20
Sterna nereis Fairy Tern yes
Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern yes
Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern yes
Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern yes
Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Black Tern yes
Anous stolidus Common Noddy yes
Anous minutus Black Noddy yes
Procelsterna cerulea Grey Ternlet yes
Gygis alba White Tern yes
Columba livia Rock Dove no
Columba leucomela White-headed Pigeon no, unless more than 10
Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Turtle-Dove no
Macropygia amboinensis Brown Cuckoo-Dove no
Chalcophaps indica Emerald Dove yes
Phaps chalcoptera Common Bronzewing yes
Phaps elegans Brush Bronzewing yes
Ocyphaps lophotes Crested Pigeon no, unless more than 10
Geopelia cuneata Diamond Dove yes
Geopelia striata Peaceful Dove yes
Geopelia humeralis Bar-shouldered Dove yes
Leucosarcia melanoleuca Wonga Pigeon no
Ptilinopus magnificus Wompoo Fruit-Dove yes
Ptilinopus superbus Superb Fruit-Dove yes
Ptilinopus regina Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove yes
Lopholaimus antarcticus Topknot Pigeon no, unless more than 50
Calyptorhynchus lathami Glossy Black-Cockatoo yes
Calyptorhynchus funereus Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo no, unless more than 50
Callocephalon fimbriatum Gang-gang Cockatoo no, unless more than 20
Cacatua roseicapilla Galah no
Cacatua tenuirostris Long-billed Corella no, unless more than 50
Cacatua sanguinea Little Corella no, unless more than 50
Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo no
Nymphicus hollandicus Cockatiel yes
Trichoglossus haematodus Rainbow Lorikeet no
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Scaly-breasted Lorikeet yes
Glossopsitta concinna Musk Lorikeet yes
Glossopsitta pusilla Little Lorikeet yes
Alisterus scapularis Australian King-Parrot no
Polytelis swainsonii Superb Parrot yes
Platycercus elegans Crimson Rosella no
Platycercus eximius Eastern Rosella no
Lathamus discolor Swift Parrot yes
Psephotus haematonotus Red-rumped Parrot yes
Melopsittacus undulatus Budgerigar yes
Neophema chrysogaster Orange-bellied Parrot yes
Neophema pulchella Turquoise Parrot yes
Pezoporus wallicus Ground Parrot yes
Cuculus saturatus Oriental Cuckoo yes
Cuculus pallidus Pallid Cuckoo no
Cacomantis variolosus Brush Cuckoo yes
Cacomantis flabelliformis Fan-tailed Cuckoo no
Chrysococcyx osculans Black-eared Cuckoo yes
Chrysococcyx basalis Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo no
Chrysococcyx lucidus Shining Bronze-Cuckoo no
Eudynamys scolopacea Common Koel no
Scythrops novaehollandiae Channel-billed Cuckoo no, unless more than 10
Centropus phasianinus Pheasant Coucal yes
Ninox strenua Powerful Owl yes
Ninox connivens Barking Owl yes
Ninox novaeseelandiae Southern Boobook no
Tyto tenebricosa Sooty Owl yes
Tyto novaehollandiae Masked Owl yes
Tyto alba Barn Owl yes
Podargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouth yes
Eurostopodus mystacalis White-throated Nightjar yes
Aegotheles cristatus Australian Owlet-nightjar yes
Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail no, unless more than 50
Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift yes
Alcedo azurea Azure Kingfisher yes
Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra no
Todiramphus pyrrhopygia Red-backed Kingfisher yes
Todiramphus sanctus Sacred Kingfisher no
Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater yes
Eurystomus orientalis Dollarbird no
Pitta versicolor Noisy Pitta yes
Menura novaehollandiae Superb Lyrebird no
Cormobates leucophaeus White-throated Treecreeper no
Climacteris erythrops Red-browed Treecreeper yes
Climacteris picumnus Brown Treecreeper yes
Malurus cyaneus Superb Fairy-wren no
Malurus lamberti Variegated Fairy-wren no
Stipiturus malachurus Southern Emu-wren yes
Pardalotus punctatus Spotted Pardalote no
Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote no
Dasyornis brachypterus Eastern Bristlebird yes
Pycnoptilus floccosus Pilotbird yes
Origma solitaria Rockwarbler yes
Sericornis citreogularis Yellow-throated Scrubwren no
Sericornis frontalis White-browed Scrubwren no
Hylacola pyrrhopygia Chestnut-rumped Heathwren yes
Calamanthus fuliginosus Striated Fieldwren yes
Chthonicola sagittata Speckled Warbler yes
Smicrornis brevirostris Weebill yes
Gerygone mouki Brown Gerygone no
Gerygone olivacea White-throated Gerygone no
Acanthiza pusilla Brown Thornbill no
Acanthiza reguloides Buff-rumped Thornbill no
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumped Thornbill no
Acanthiza nana Yellow Thornbill no
Acanthiza lineata Striated Thornbill no
Aphelocephala leucopsis Southern Whiteface yes
Anthocaera carunculata Red Wattlebird no
Anthocaera chrysoptera Little Wattlebird no
Acanthagenys rufogularis Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater yes
Philemon corniculatus Noisy Friarbird no
Philemon citreogularis Little Friarbird yes
Xanthomyza phrygia Regent Honeyeater yes
Manorina melanophrys Bell Miner yes
Manorina melanocephala Noisy Miner no
Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's Honeyeater no
Lichenostomus chrysops Yellow-faced Honeyeater no
Lichenostomus leucotis White-eared Honeyeater no
Lichenostomus melanops Yellow-tufted Honeyeater yes
Lichenostomus fuscus Fuscous Honeyeater yes
Lichenostomus penicillatus White-plumed Honeyeater yes
Melithreptus gularis Black-chinned Honeyeater yes
Melithreptus brevirostris Brown-headed Honeyeater yes
Melithreptus lunatus White-naped Honeyeater no
Lichmera indistincta Brown Honeyeater yes
Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera Crescent Honeyeater yes
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland Honeyeater no
Phylidonyris nigra White-cheeked Honeyeater yes
Phylidonyris melanops Tawny-crowned Honeyeater yes
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Eastern Spinebill no
Myzomela sanguinolenta Scarlet Honeyeater yes
Epthianura tricolor Crimson Chat yes
Epthianura albifrons White-fronted Chat no, unless more than 20
Microeca fascinans Jacky Winter yes
Petroica multicolor Scarlet Robin yes
Petroica goodenovii Red-capped Robin yes
Petroica phoenicea Flame Robin yes
Petroica rosea Rose Robin yes
Petroica rodinogaster Pink Robin yes
Melanodryas cucullata Hooded Robin yes
Eopsaltria australis Eastern Yellow Robin no
Orthonyx temminckii Logrunner yes
Psophodes olivaceus Eastern Whipbird no
Cinclosoma punctatum Spotted Quail-thrush yes
Daphoenositta chrysoptera Varied Sittella yes
Falcunculus frontatus Crested Shrike-tit yes
Pachycephala olivacea Olive Whistler yes
Pachycephala pectoralis Golden Whistler no
Pachycephala rufiventris Rufous Whistler no
Colluricincla harmonica Grey Shrike-thrush no
Monarcha melanopsis Black-faced Monarch no
Monarcha trivirgatus Spectacled Monarch yes
Myiagra rubecula Leaden Flycatcher yes
Myiagra cyanoleuca Satin Flycatcher yes
Myiagra inquieta Restless Flycatcher yes
Grallina cyanoleuca Magpie-lark no
Rhipidura rufifrons Rufous Fantail no
Rhipidura fuliginosa Grey Fantail no
Rhipidura leucophrys Willie Wagtail no
Dicrurus bracteatus Spangled Drongo yes
Coracina novaehollandiae Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike no
Coracina lineata Barred Cuckoo-shrike yes
Coracina papuensis White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike yes
Coracina tenuirostris Cicadabird yes
Lalage sueurii White-winged Triller yes
Oriolus sagittatus Olive-backed Oriole no
Sphecotheres viridis Figbird yes
Artamus leucorynchus White-breasted Woodswallow yes
Artamus personatus Masked Woodswallow yes
Artamus superciliosus White-browed Woodswallow yes
Artamus cinereus Black-faced Woodswallow yes
Artamus cyanopterus Dusky Woodswallow yes
Artamus minor Little Woodswallow yes
Cracticus torquatus Grey Butcherbird no
Gymnorhina tibicen Australian Magpie no
Cracticus nigrogularis Pied Butcherbird yes
Strepera graculina Pied Currawong no
Strepera versicolor Grey Currawong yes
Corvus coronoides Australian Raven no
Corvus mellori Little Raven yes
Corcorax melanorhamphos White-winged Chough no
Ailuroedus crassirostris Green Catbird no
Sericulus chrysocephalus Regent Bowerbird yes
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Satin Bowerbird no
Mirafra javanica Singing Bushlark yes
Alauda arvensis Skylark yes
Anthus novaeseelandiae Richard's Pipit no
Passer domesticus House Sparrow no
Taeniopygia guttata Zebra Finch yes
Taeniopygia bichenovii Double-barred Finch yes
Neochmia temporalis Red-browed Finch no
Stagonopleura guttata Diamond Firetail yes
Stagonopleura bella Beautiful Firetail yes
Lonchura punctulata Nutmeg Mannikin yes
Lonchura castaneothorax Chestnut-breasted Mannikin yes
Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch no
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Mistletoebird yes
Cheramoeca leucosternus White-backed Swallow yes
Hirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow no
Hirundo nigricans Tree Martin yes
Hirundo ariel Fairy Martin no, unless new location
Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul no, unless new location
Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed-Warbler no
Megalurus timoriensis Tawny Grassbird yes
Megalurus gramineus Little Grassbird no
Cincloramphus mathewsi Rufous Songlark yes
Cincloramphus cruralis Brown Songlark yes
Cisticola exilis Golden-headed Cisticola no
Zosterops lateralis Silvereye no
Zoothera lunulata Bassian Thrush no, unless new location
Turdus merula Common Blackbird no, unless new location
Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling no
Acridotheres tristis Common Myna no