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Grey Whistler WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Grey Whistler

Pachycephala simplex
Pachycephalidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Grey-crowned Babbler WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Grey-crowned Babbler

Pomatostomus temporalis
Pomatostomidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Grey-tailed Tattler WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Grey-tailed Tattler

Tringa brevipes
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales11

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Nullarbor / Southern …

Hardhead WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Hardhead

Aythya australis
Anatidae Anseriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…

Helmeted Friarbird JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Helmeted Friarbird

Philemon buceroides
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Cape York, Top End, Wet Tropics

Hooded Parrot WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Hooded Parrot

Psephotellus dissimilis
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales2

Arnhem Land / Kakadu Stone Country, Top End

Jacky Winter WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Jacky Winter

Microeca fascinans
Petroicidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Large-billed Gerygone Aviceda / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Large-billed Gerygone

Gerygone magnirostris
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Hard Not observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Large-tailed Nightjar Tisha Mukherjee / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Large-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus macrurus
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Leaden Flycatcher WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Leaden Flycatcher

Myiagra rubecula
Monarchidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Lemon-bellied Flyrobin WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Lemon-bellied Flyrobin

Microeca flavigaster
Petroicidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Lesser Crested Tern Shantanu Kuveskar / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis
Laridae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Cape York, Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Top End

Lesser Frigatebird Ariefrahman / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata ariel
Fregatidae Pelecaniformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Cape York, Top End, Wet Tropics

Lesser Sand-Plover JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Lesser Sand-Plover

Anarhynchus mongolus
Charadriidae Charadriiformes Expert Observed
KnownObscure
Weight10
Locales11

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Nullarbor / Southern …

Little Black Cormorant WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Little Black Cormorant

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Phalacrocoracidae Suliformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…

Little Bronze-Cuckoo WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Little Bronze-Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx minutillus
Cuculidae Cuculiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Little corella WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Little corella

Cacatua sanguinea
Cacatuidae Psittaciformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…

Little Curlew 孫鋒 林 / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Little Curlew

Numenius minutus
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Observed
KnownObscure
Weight10
Locales7

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, South-east Queensland…

Little Eagle Andrew Allen / CC BY 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Little Eagle

Hieraaetus morphnoides
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…

Little egret WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Little egret

Egretta garzetta
Ardeidae Pelecaniformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales10

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Murray-Darling Basin,…

Little Friarbird WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Little Friarbird

Philemon citreogularis
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Little Heron WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Little Heron

Butorides striata
Ardeidae Pelecaniformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Little Kingfisher WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Little Kingfisher

Ceyx pusillus
Alcedinidae Coraciiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

Cape York, Gulf Country, Kimberley, Top End, Wet Tropics

Little Pied Cormorant WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Little Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo melanoleucos
Phalacrocoracidae Suliformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

Cape York, Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Gulf Count…