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Regent Honeyeater Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Regent Honeyeater

Anthochaera phrygia
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Victoria

Regent Parrot Peripitus / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Regent Parrot

Polytelis anthopeplus
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Mallee, Murray-Darling Basin, Victoria

Restless Flycatcher Aviceda / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Restless Flycatcher

Myiagra inquieta
Monarchidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

Eastern NSW, Murray-Darling Basin, South-east Queensland, South-east S…

Rock Parrot Laurie Boyle / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Rock Parrot

Neophema petrophila
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Nullarbor / Southern Coast, South-west WA

Rockwarbler Greg Miles from Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Rockwarbler

Origma solitaria
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales1

Eastern NSW

Rose Robin Aviceda / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Rose Robin

Petroica rosea
Petroicidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus regina
Columbidae Columbiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales7

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

Roseate Tern MPF / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii
Laridae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Cape York, Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Tasmania

Royal Penguin M. Murphy / Public domain / via Wikimedia Commons

Royal Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli
Spheniscidae Sphenisciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales1

Tasmania

Royal Spoonbill WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Royal Spoonbill

Platalea regia
Threskiornithidae Pelecaniformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales9

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

Ruddy Turnstone S.DÉNIEL / CC BY-SA 2.5 / via Wikimedia Commons

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Not observed
KnownObscure
Weight10
Locales11

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

Rufous Bristlebird Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Rufous Bristlebird

Dasyornis broadbenti
Dasyornithidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

South-east South Australia, Victoria

Rufous Fantail Peter / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Rufous Fantail

Rhipidura rufifrons
Rhipiduridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

Cape York, Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Victoria, Wet Tropics

Rufous Fieldwren Ron Knight / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Rufous Fieldwren

Calamanthus campestris
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Mallee, Nullarbor / Southern Coast, South-west WA

Rufous Owl WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Rufous Owl

Ninox rufa
Strigidae Strigiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Rufous Scrub-bird Joshua Bergmark (Ornis Birding Expeditions) / CC BY 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Rufous Scrub-bird

Atrichornis rufescens
Atrichornithidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland

Rufous Songlark JJ Harrison / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Rufous Songlark

Cincloramphus mathewsi
Locustellidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

Central Australia, Eastern NSW, Murray-Darling Basin, South-east Queen…

Rufous Treecreeper patrickkavanagh / CC BY 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Rufous Treecreeper

Climacteris rufus
Climacteridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales1

South-west WA

Rufous Whistler WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Rufous Whistler

Pachycephala rufiventris
Pachycephalidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Rufous-banded Honeyeater WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Rufous-banded Honeyeater

Conopophila albogularis
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Rufous-crowned Emu-wren John Gerrard Keulemans / Public domain / via Wikimedia Commons

Rufous-crowned Emu-wren

Stipiturus ruficeps
Maluridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Central Australia, Mallee

Rufous-throated Honeyeater sunphlo from South Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Rufous-throated Honeyeater

Conopophila rufogularis
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Hard Not observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Russet-tailed Thrush Jeff Skevington / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Russet-tailed Thrush

Zoothera heinei
Turdidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Wet Tropics

Sacred Kingfisher WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus
Alcedinidae Coraciiformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales5

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