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Slender-billed Thornbill Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Slender-billed Thornbill

Acanthiza iredalei
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Mallee, Murray-Darling Basin

Southern Boobook JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Southern Boobook

Ninox boobook
Strigidae Strigiformes Easy Not observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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

Southern Scrub-robin Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Southern Scrub-robin

Drymodes brunneopygia
Petroicidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Mallee, Murray-Darling Basin

Spinifex Pigeon WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Spinifex Pigeon

Geophaps plumifera
Columbidae Columbiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales6

Central Australia, Channel Country, Kimberley, Mallee, Pilbara, Top En…

Spinifexbird Summerdrought / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Spinifexbird

Poodytes carteri
Locustellidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Central Australia, Channel Country, Mallee

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater

Acanthagenys rufogularis
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales6

Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Mallee, Murray-Darlin…

Splendid Fairy-wren Photo by: Paulweberphoto - paulweberphoto.com / CC BY 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Splendid Fairy-wren

Malurus splendens
Maluridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Mallee, Murray-Darling Basin, South-east South Australia, South-west W…

Spotted Harrier WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Spotted Harrier

Circus assimilis
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Spotted Nightjar Christopher Watson (http://www.comebirdwatching.blogspot.com/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Spotted Nightjar

Eurostopodus argus
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Square-tailed Kite Patrick_K59 / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Square-tailed Kite

Lophoictinia isura
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Straw-necked Ibis WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Straw-necked Ibis

Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornithidae Pelecaniformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Striated Grasswren Tony Morris from St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent UK / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Striated Grasswren

Amytornis striatus
Maluridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Mallee, Murray-Darling Basin

Stubble Quail Dominic Sherony / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Stubble Quail

Coturnix pectoralis
Phasianidae Galliformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

Eastern NSW, Mallee, Murray-Darling Basin, South-east South Australia,…

Sulphur-crested cockatoo WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Sulphur-crested cockatoo

Cacatua galerita
Cacatuidae Psittaciformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales16

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

Swamp Harrier WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Swamp Harrier

Circus approximans
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Tawny Frogmouth WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides
Podargidae Podargiformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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

Thick-billed Grasswren Scott Williams / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Thick-billed Grasswren

Amytornis modestus
Maluridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Central Australia, Mallee, Murray-Darling Basin

Tree Martin WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Tree Martin

Petrochelidon nigricans
Hirundinidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Varied Sittella Peter Jacobs from Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Varied Sittella

Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Neosittidae Passeriformes Hard Not observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales16

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

Variegated Fairywren Paul Balfe / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Variegated Fairywren

Malurus lamberti
Maluridae Passeriformes Hard Not observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales16

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

Wedge-tailed Eagle WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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

Weebill WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Weebill

Smicrornis brevirostris
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Western Gerygone John Anderson / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Western Gerygone

Gerygone fusca
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Mallee, Nullarbor / Southern Coast, South-west WA

Whiskered Tern WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida
Laridae Charadriiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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