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Checklist of the Bird Species found on Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
Sixth Edition, November 2002

* Species found at Inala (90 species)
Total of 141 species recorded on Bruny Island

Tasmanian endemic species

(NB: all 12 endemic species found at Inala):

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Tasmanian native hen Gallinula mortierii

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Green rosella Platycercus caledonicus

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Forty-spotted pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus (endangered; relatively common at Inala)

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Tasmanian scrubwren Sericornis humilis

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Scrubtit Acanthornis magnus (rare)

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Tasmanian thornbill Acanthiza ewingii

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Yellow wattlebird Anthochaera paradoxa

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Yellow-throated honeyeater Lichenostomus flavicollis

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Strong-billed honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris

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Black-headed honeyeater Melithreptus affinis

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Dusky robin Melanodryas vittata

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Black currawong Strepera fuliginosa

Other species:

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Brown (Swamp) quail Coturnix ypsilophora ypsilophora (Tasmanian race)

 

King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus (rare vagrant to Tas)

 

Macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus (rare vagrant to Tas)

 

Rockhopper penguin Eudyptes chrysocome (rare vagrant to Tas)

 

Fiordland penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus (rare vagrant to Tas)

 

Snares penguin Eudyptes robustus (rare vagrant to Tas)

 Little penguin Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae
 Shy albatross Diomedea cauta

 

Northern giant petrel Macronectes halli (rare around Bruny)

 

Fairy prion Pachytila turtur

 

Short-tailed shearwater (Muttonbird) Puffinus tenuirostris (annual migrant)

 

Sooty shearwater Puffinus griseus

 

Common diving-petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix

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Australian pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus

 

Australasian gannet Morus serrator

 

Black-faced cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens

 

Little pied cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos

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Great (Black) cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

 

Little black cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

 

Hoary-headed grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus

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Australasian (Little) grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

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Black swan Cygnus atratus

 

Cape Barren goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae (rare vagrant to Bruny)

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Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa (partial migrant)

 

Mallard Anas platyrhnchos (Introduced)

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Grey teal Anas gracilis (partial migrant)

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Chestnut teal Anas castanea (partial migrant)

 

Australasian shoveler Anas rhynchotis

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Australian wood duck (Maned duck) Chenonetta jubata

 

Musk duck Biziura lobata

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Lewin’s rail Rallus pectoralis

 

Purple swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio

 

Eurasian coot Fulica atra

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White-necked (Pacific) heron Ardea pacifica (vagrant)

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White-faced heron Egretta (Ardea) novaehollandiae

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Cattle egret Ardea ibis (annual migrant)

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Great egret Ardea alba

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Australasian (Brown) bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus

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Latham’s (Japanese) snipe Gallinago hardwickii (annual migrant)

 

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica

 

Red-necked stint Calidris ruficollis

 

Sanderling Calidris alba

 

Pied oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris

 

Sooty oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus

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Masked lapwing (Spurwing plover) Vanellus miles novaehollandiae

 

Hooded plover Thinornis (Charadrius) rubricollis (vulnerable species)

 

Double-banded plover Charadrius bicinctus (annual migrant)

 

Oriental plover Charadrius veredus (very rare vagrant)

 

Red-capped plover Charadrius ruficapillus

 

Black-fronted dotterel Elseyornis (Charadrius) melanops

 

Great skua Catharacta skua (rare vagrant to Bruny)

 

Arctic jaegar Stercorarius parasiticus (rare vagrant to Bruny)

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Silver gull Larus novaehollandiae

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Kelp gull Larus dominicanus

 

Pacific gull Larus pacificus

 

Caspian tern Sterna caspia

 

White-fronted tern Sterna striata (rare on Bruny)

 

Fairy tern Sterna nereis (rare)

 

Crested tern Sterna bergii

 

Osprey Pandion haliaetus (rare vagrant to Bruny)

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Whistling kite Haliastur (Milvus) sphenurus (rare vagrant to Bruny)

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White-bellied sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster

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Wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax fleayi (endangered Tasmanian race)

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Brown goshawk Accipiter fasciatus

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Grey goshawk (white morph) Accipiter novaehollandiae

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Collared sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrhocephalus

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Swamp (Marsh) harrier Circus approximans (annual migrant)

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Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus

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Brown falcon Falco berigora

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Common bronzewing (pigeon) Phaps chalcoptera

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Brush bronzewing (pigeon) Phaps elegans

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Yellow-tailed black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus xanthanotus (Tasmanian race)

 

Galah Eolophus (Cacatua) roseicapilla

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Sulphur-crested (White) cockatoo Cacatua galerita (escaped aviary bird?)

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Musk lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna

 

Ground parrot Pezoporus wallicus (rare)

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Swift parrot Lathamus discolor (vulnerable species; breeds only in Tasmania; annual migrant)

 

Blue-winged parrot Neophema chrysostoma

 

Orange-bellied parrot Neophema chrysogaster (one record for Bruny)

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Pallid cuckoo Cuculus pallidus (annual migrant)

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Fan-tailed cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis (annual migrant)

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Horsfield’s bronze-cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis (annual migrant)

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Shining bronze-cuckoo Chrysococcus lucidus (annual migrant)

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Southern boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae leucopsis (Tasmanian race)

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Masked owl Tyto novaehollandiae castanops (Tasmanian race)

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Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides strigoides

 

Australian owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus

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White-throated needletail (Spine-tailed swift) Hirundapus caudacutus (annual migrant)

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Laughing kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae (Introduced to Tasmania)

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Superb fairy wren Malurus cyaneus

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Spotted pardalote Pardalotus punctatus punctatus

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Striated (Yellow-tipped) pardalote Pardalotus striatus striatus (Tasmanian race)

 

Striated fieldwren (Calamanthus) Calamanthus (Sericornis) fuliginosus

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Brown thornbill Acanthiza pusilla diemenensis (Tasmanian race)

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Yellow-rumped thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa

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Little (Brush) wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera tasmanica (Tasmanian race)

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Crescent honeyeater Philidonyris pyrrhoptera pyrrhoptera

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New Holland honeyeater Philidonyris novaehollandiae canescens (Tasmanian race)

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Tawny-crowned honeyeater Phylidonyris melanops

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Eastern spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

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White-fronted chat Epithianura albifrons

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Pink robin Petroica rodinogaster rodinogaster (Tasmanian race)

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Flame robin Petroica phoenicea (partial migrant)

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Scarlet robin Petroica multicolor leggi (Tasmanian race)

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Grey shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica strigata (Tasmanian race)

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Golden whistler Pachycephala pectoralis glaucura (Tasmanian race)

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Olive whistler Pachycephala olivacea olivacea

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Grey fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa albiscapa (Tasmanian race)

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Satin flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca

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Black-faced cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae (annual migrant)

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White-browed woodswallow Artamus superciliosus (Very rare vagrant to southern Tasmania)

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Dusky woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus (annual migrant)

 

Grey butcherbird Cracticus torquatus

 

Australian (White-backed) magpie Gymnorhina tibicen hypoleuca (Tasmanian race)

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Grey (Clinking) currawong Strepera versicolor arguta (Tasmanian race)

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Forest raven Corvus tasmanicus tasmanicus

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Welcome swallow Hirundo neoxena (annual migrant)

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Tree martin Hirundo nigricans (annual migrant)

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Richard’s (Australian) pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae bistriatus (Tasmanian race)

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Skylark Alauda arvensis (Introduced)

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Little grass bird Megalurus gramineus gramineus (Tasmanian race)

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House sparrow Passer domesticus (Introduced)

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European greenfinch Carduelis chloris (Introduced)

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European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

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Beautiful firetail Stagonopleura bella

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Silvereye Zosterops lateralis lateralis (Tasmanian race)

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Bassian (White’s or Ground) thrush Zoothera lunulata

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Common blackbird Turdus merula (Introduced)

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Common starling Sturnus vulgaris (Introduced; partial migrant)

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