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Birds that have been sighted in Kangaroo Valley are listed below.

SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME  
Anas gracilis Grey Teal
*Gang Gang Cockatoo
Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck
Chenonetta jubata Australian Wood Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni Plumed Whistling-Duck
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian Grebe
Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe
Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant
Ardea pacifica White-necked Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae White-faced Heron
Threskiornis molucca Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Straw-necked Ibis
Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk
Accipiter novaehollandiae Grey Goshawk
Haliaetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle  
Aviceda subcristata Pacific Baza
*Powerful Owl
Hieraaetus morphnoides Little Eagle
Lophoictinia isura Square-tailed Kite
Falco cenchroides Nankeen Kestrel
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon
Falco subniger Black Falcon
Fulica atra Eurasian Coot
Gallinula tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen
Gallirallus philippensis Buff-banded Rail
Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen
Turnix varia Painted Button-quail
Vanellus miles Masked Lapwing
Columba leucomela White-headed Pigeon
Leucosarcia melanoleuca Wonga Pigeon
Lopholaimus antarcticus Topknot Pigeon
Macropygia amboinensis Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Ocyphaps lophotes Crested Pigeon  
Phaps chalcoptera Common Bronzewing
*Sooty Owl
Phaps elegans Brush Bronzewing
Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Turtle-Dove
Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Callocephalon fimbriatum Gang-gang Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus funereus Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus lathami Glossy Black-Cockatoo
Eolophus roseicapillus Galah
Alisterus scapularis Australian King-Parrot
Platycercus adscitus eximius Eastern Rosella
Platycercus elegans Crimson Rosella
Cacomantis flabelliformis Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus Brush Cuckoo
Chalcites basalis Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chalcites lucidus Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus Pallid Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae Channel-billed Cuckoo
Eudynamys orientalis Common Koel  
Ninox boobook Southern Boobook *Images supplied by the
NSW Department of Environment
and
Climate Change
Ninox strenua Powerful Owl
Tyto novaehollandiae Masked Owl
Tyto tenebricosa Sooty Owl  
Podargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouth  
Eurostopodus mystacalis White-throated Nightjar  
Aegotheles cristatus Australian Owlet-nightjar  
Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail  
Alcedo azurea Azure Kingfisher  
Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra  
Todiramphus sanctus Sacred Kingfisher  
Eurystomus orientalis Dollarbird  
Menura novaehollandiae Superb Lyrebird  
Cormobates leucophaeus White-throated Treecreeper  
Malurus cyaneus Superb Fairy-wren  
Malurus lamberti Variegated Fairy-wren  
Stipiturus malachurus Southern Emu-wren  
Pardalotus punctatus Spotted Pardalote  
Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote  
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumped Thornbill  
Acanthiza lineata Striated Thornbill  
Acanthiza nana Yellow Thornbill  
Acanthiza pusilla Brown Thornbill  
Acanthiza reguloides Buff-rumped Thornbill  
Dasyornis brachypterus Eastern Bristlebird  
Gerygone mouki Brown Gerygone  
Gerygone olivacea White-throated Gerygone  
Origma solitaria Rockwarbler  
Pycnoptilus floccosus Pilotbird  
Sericornis citreogularis Yellow-throated Scrubwren  
Sericornis frontalis White-browed Scrubwren  
Sericornis magnirostris Large-billed Scrubwren  
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Eastern Spinebill  
Anthochaera carunculata Red Wattlebird  
Anthochaera chrysoptera Little Wattlebird  
Lichenostomus chrysops Yellow-faced Honeyeater  
Lichenostomus leucotis White-eared Honeyeater  
Lichenostomus melanops Yellow-tufted Honeyeater  
Manorina melanocephala Noisy Miner  
Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's Honeyeater  
Melithreptus brevirostris Brown-headed Honeyeater  
Melithreptus lunatus White-naped Honeyeater  
Philemon corniculatus Noisy Friarbird  
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland Honeyeater  
Xanthomyza phrygia Regent Honeyeater  
Eopsaltria australis Eastern Yellow Robin  
Microeca fascinans Jacky Winter  
Petroica boodang Scarlet Robin  
Petroica rosea Rose Robin  
Psophodes olivaceus Eastern Whipbird  
Daphoenositta chrysoptera Varied Sittella  
Colluricincla harmonica Grey Shrike-thrush  
Falcunculus frontatus Eastern Shrike-tit  
Pachycephala olivacea Olive Whistler  
Pachycephala rufiventris Rufous Whistler  
Grallina cyanoleuca Magpie-lark  
Monarcha melanopsis Black-faced Monarch  
Myiagra cyanoleuca Satin Flycatcher  
Myiagra rubecula Leaden Flycatcher  
Rhipidura albiscapa Grey Fantail  
Rhipidura leucophrys Willie Wagtail  
Rhipidura rufifrons Rufous Fantail  
Coracina novaehollandiae Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike  
Coracina papuensis White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike  
Coracina tenuirostris Cicadabird  
Lalage tricolor White-winged Triller  
Oriolus sagittatus Olive-backed Oriole  
Artamus cyanopterus Dusky Woodswallow  
Cracticus torquatus Grey Butcherbird  
Gymnorhina tibicen Australian Magpie  
Strepera graculina Pied Currawong  
Corvus coronoides Australian Raven  
Corvus mellori Little Raven  
Ailuroedus crassirostris Green Catbird  
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Satin Bowerbird  
Anthus australis Australian Pipit  
Neochmia temporalis Red-browed Finch  
Stagonopleura guttata Diamond Firetail  
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Mistletoebird  
Hirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow  
Petrochelidon ariel Fairy Martin  
Petrochelidon nigricans Tree Martin  
Cisticola exilis Golden-headed Cisticola  
Zosterops lateralis Silvereye  
Zoothera lunulata Bassian Thrush  
Acridotheres tristis Common Myna  
Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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