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Australia is a fantastic place for birding with hundreds of birds only found here from Emus down to the tiny Weebill. As well as many varied land habitats, the surrounding oceans have a great range of pelagic birds, such as petrels and albatrosses.

Last updated: 27/01/2012: 5 new species

A
Apostlebird		new 21/12/2011
Atherton Scrubwren		new 18/10/2011
Australasian Darter		updated 21/12/2011
Australasian Figbird
Australasian Gannet
Australasian Grebe		new 21/12/2011
Australian Brush-turkey
Australian Crake		new 27/01/2012
Australian Magpie		updated 21/12/2011
Australian Owlet-nightjar		new 21/12/2011
Australian Pelican
Australian Raven
Australian Ringneck
Australian White Ibis
Australian Wood Duck
B
Baillon's Crake		new 27/01/2012
Barred Cuckoo-shrike		new 18/10/2011
Bar-tailed Godwit		new 18/10/2011
Bar-shouldered Dove
Beautiful Firetail
Black-browed Albatross
Black Butcherbird		updated 18/10/2011
Black-faced Cormorant		new 21/12/2011
Black-fronted Dotterel
Black Swan
Black-winged Stilt
Bridled Tern
Broad-billed Sandpiper		new 18/10/2011
Brown Cuckoo-dove		updated 18/10/2011
Brown Falcon
Brown Honeyeater		new 18/10/2011
Brown Skua
Brown Thornbill
Budgerigar		new 21/12/2011
Buff-banded Rail		updated 18/10/2011
Buller's Albatross
Bush Stone-curlew
C
Campbell Albatross
Caspian Tern		new 21/12/2011
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Chestnut Teal
Common Blackbird		new 27/01/2012
Common Bronzewing		updated 03/11/2011
Common Greenshank		new 18/10/2011
Common Myna
Common Starling		new 01/10/2011
Crested Pigeon		updated 05/09/2011
Crimson Rosella
D
Dusky Moorhen
E
Eastern Curlew		new 18/10/2011
Eastern Koel
Eastern Reef Egret
Eastern Rosella
Eastern Yellow Robin
Emerald Ground-dove		new 18/10/2011
Emu
Eurasian Coot		new 21/12/2011
F
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Fluttering Shearwater
G
Galah
Golden-headed Cisticola
Great Cormorant
Great Egret
Greater Sand Plover
Great Knot
Great-winged Petrel
Greater Crested Tern
Grey Butcherbird
Grey Fantail		new 18/10/2011
Grey Shrike-thrush
Grey-tailed Tattler
Grey Teal
Gull-billed Tern		new 18/10/2011
H
Hardhead		updated 01/10/2011
Helmeted Friarbird
Hoary-headed Grebe		new 27/01/2012
House Sparrow		updated 01/10/2011
I
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Intermediate Egret		new 18/10/2011
J
Jacky Winter
K
Kelp Gull
L
Laughing Kookaburra
Lesser Sand Plover
Lewin's Honeyeater
Little Black Cormorant		new 21/12/2011
Little Corella
Little Egret
Little Grassbird
Little Pied Cormorant
Little Raven
Little Wattlebird
Long-billed Corella
M
Macleay's Honeyeater		new 18/10/2011
Magpie Goose
Magpie-lark
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
Mangrove Robin		updated 18/10/2011
Masked Lapwing		updated 18/10/2011
Masked Woodswallow		new 21/12/2011
Musk Lorikeet
N
Nankeen Kestrel
New Holland Honeyeater		updated 01/10/2011
Noisy Friarbird		new 03/11/2011
Noisy Miner
Northern Giant Petrel
Nutmeg Mannikin		new 18/10/2011
O
Olive-backed Sunbird
Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Osprey
P
Pacific Black Duck
Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Gull
Pale-yellow Robin		new 18/10/2011
Peaceful Dove		updated 18/10/2011
Pied Butcherbird
Pied Cormorant
Pied Currawong
Pied Oystercatcher
Pomarine Skua
Powerful Owl
Purple Swamphen
R
Radjah Shelduck		new 18/10/2011
Rainbow Bee-eater
Rainbow Lorikeet
Red-necked Stint		new 18/10/2011
Red Wattlebird		updated 21/12/2011
Royal Spoonbill		updated 01/10/2011
Rufous Songlark		new 03/11/2011
S
Satin Bowerbird
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper		new 18/10/2011
Shy Albatross
Silvereye
Silver Gull
Southern Boobook
Southern Cassowary		new 18/10/2011
Southern Giant Petrel
Sooty Oystercatcher
Spotted Catbird		new 18/10/2011
Spotted Turtle Dove		updated 18/10/2011
Straw-necked Ibis		updated 18/10/2011
Striated Heron
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Superb Fairy-wren
Superb Lyrebird
Swift Parrot
T
Tawny Frogmouth
Terek Sandpiper
Torresian Imperial Pigeon
V
Varied Honeyeater
Varied Sittella
Varied Triller		new 18/10/2011
Variegated Fairy-wren
Victoria's Riflebird		new 18/10/2011
W
Wandering Albatross
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Welcome Swallow
Whimbrel		updated 18/10/2011
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike		new 18/10/2011
White-bellied Sea-eagle		updated 18/10/2011
White-breasted Woodswallow		updated 18/10/2011
White-browed Scrubwren
White-cheeked Honeyeater		new 21/12/2011
White-faced Heron		updated 18/10/2011
White-throated Treecreeper
White-winged Chough
Willie Wagtail		updated 18/10/2011
Wonga Pigeon
Y
Yellow Honeyeater
Yellow-billed Spoonbill		new 27/01/2012
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater		new 18/10/2011
Yellow-throated Miner
Z
Zebra Finch		new 01/10/2011

References

K. Simpson and N. Day, The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, 2004.
P. Slater, P. Slater and R. Slater, The Slater Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, 2009.
G. Pizzey and F. Knight, Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, 2004.
M. Morcombe, Field Guide to Australian Birds, 2003.
L. Svensson, K. Mullarney, D. Zetterstr�m and P. J. Grant, Collins Bird Guide, 1st edition, 1999.
Birds In Back Yards - Very informative site on many of the species of Australia.
BirdFourm Opus - Online encyclopedia written by the members of BirdForum.net.
Birdlife - International organisation of bird groups which documents bird species and their threats.
www.wikipedia.org