List of birds of South Australia

Order [Struthioniformes]

Family [Casuariidae]

• Dromaius baudinianus — extinct
• Dromaius novaehollandiae — native on mainland, introduced to Kangaroo and Wedge Islands

  Family [Struthionidae]

• Struthio camelus — naturalised

  Order [Galliformes]

Family [Megapodiidae]

• Alectura lathami — naturalised
• Leipoa ocellata

  Family [Phasianidae]

• Coturnix chinensis
• Coturnix pectoralis
• Coturnix ypsilophora
• Pavo cristatus — naturalised

  Order [Anseriformes]

Family [Anseranatidae]

• Anseranas semipalmata

  Family [Anatidae]

Subfamily [Dendrocygninae]

• Dendrocygna eytoni

  Subfamily [Oxyurinae]

• Oxyura australis
• Biziura lobata

  Subfamily [Stictonettinae]

• Stictonetta naevosa

  Subfamily [Anserinae]

• Cereopsis novaehollandiae
• Cygnus atratus

  Subfamily [Tadorninae]

• Radjah radjah — occasional visitor
• Tadorna tadornoides

  Subfamily [Anatinae]

• Anas castanea
• Anas gracilis
• Anas superciliosa
• Anas platyrhynchos — naturalised
• Spatula clypeata — occasional visitor
• Spatula querquedula — occasional visitor
• Spatula rhynchotis
• Aythya australis
• Chenonetta jubata
• Malacorhynchus membranaceus

Order [Podicipediformes]

Family [Podicipedidae]

• Podiceps cristatus
• Poliocephalus poliocephalus
• Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

  Order [Sphenisciformes]

Family [Spheniscidae]

• Aptenodytes patagonicus — occasional visitor
• Eudyptes chrysocome — occasional visitor
• Eudyptes moseleyi — rare visitor
• Eudyptes chrysolophus — occasional visitor
• Eudyptes pachyrhynchus — occasional visitor
• Eudyptes robustus — occasional visitor
• Eudyptes sclateri — occasional visitor
• Eudyptula minor

  Order [Procellariiformes]

Family [Procellariidae]

• Daption capense
• Fulmarus glacialoides
• Halobaena caerulea
• Lugensa brevirostris
• Macronectes giganteus
• Macronectes halli
• Pachyptila belcheri
• Pachyptila desolata
• Pachyptila salvini
• Pachyptila turtur
• Pachyptila vittata
• Pagodroma nivea — occasional visitor
• Pelecanoides georgicus — occasional visitor
• Pelecanoides urinatrix
• Procellaria aequinoctialis — occasional visitor
• Procellaria cinerea — occasional visitor
• Pterodroma inexpectata — occasional visitor
• Pterodroma lessonii
• Pterodroma leucoptera — occasional visitor
• Pterodroma macroptera
• Pterodroma mollis — occasional visitor
• Ardenna carneipes
• Ardenna tenuirostris
• Ardenna gravis — occasional visitor
• Ardenna griseus — occasional visitor
• Ardenna pacificus — occasional visitor
• Puffinus huttoni
• Puffinus gavia
• Puffinus assimilis
• Puffinus puffinus — occasional visitor
• Thalassoica antarctica — occasional visitor

  Family [Diomedeidae]

• Thalassarche bulleri — occasional visitor
• Thalassarche cauta
• Thalassarche salvini
• Thalassarche chlororhynchos
• Thalassarche chrysostoma
• Thalassarche melanophris
• Thalassarche impavida
• Diomedea epomophora — occasional visitor
• Diomedea sanfordi — occasional visitor
• Diomedea exulans
• Diomedea antipodensis
• Phoebetria fusca — occasional visitor
• Phoebetria palpebrata

  Family [Oceanitidae]

• Fregetta tropica — occasional visitor
• Oceanites nereis — occasional visitor
• Oceanites oceanicus
• Oceanodroma leucorhoa — occasional visitor
• Pelagodroma marina

  Order [Phaethontiformes]

Family [Phaethontidae]

• Phaethon rubricauda — occasional visitor

  Order [Suliformes]

Family [Sulidae]

• Morus serrator

  Family [Anhingidae]

• Anhinga melanogaster

  Family [Phalacrocoracidae]

• Microcarbo melanoleucos
• Phalacrocorax carbo
• Phalacrocorax fuscescens
• Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
• Phalacrocorax varius

  Order [Pelecaniformes]

Family [Pelecanidae]

• Pelecanus conspicillatus

  Family [Ardeidae]

• Ardea modesta
• Ardea ibis
• Ardea intermedia
• Ardea pacifica
• Ardea picata — occasional visitor
• Botaurus poiciloptilus
• Egretta garzetta
• Egretta novaehollandiae
• Egretta sacra
• Ixobrychus dubius
• Nycticorax caledonicus

  Family [Threskiornithidae]

• Platalea flavipes
• Platalea regia
• Plegadis falcinellus
• Threskiornis moluccus
• Threskiornis spinicollis

  Order [Accipitriformes]

Family [Accipitridae]

Subfamily [Pandioninae]

• Pandion haliaetus

  Subfamily [Accipitrinae]

• Accipiter cirrhocephalus
• Accipiter fasciatus
• Accipiter novaehollandiae — occasional visitor
• Aquila audax
• Circus approximans
• Circus assimilis
• Elanus axillaris
• Elanus scriptus
• Haliaeetus leucogaster
• Haliastur sphenurus
• Hamirostra melanosternon
• Hieraaetus morphnoides
• Lophoictinia isura
• Milvus migrans

  Order [Falconiformes]

Family [Falconidae]

• Falco berigora
• Falco cenchroides
• Falco hypoleucos
• Falco longipennis
• Falco peregrinus
• Falco subniger

  Order [Gruiformes]

Family [Gruidae]

• Grus rubicunda

  Family [Rallidae]

• Fulica atra
• Tribonyx mortierii — naturalized
• Tribonyx ventralis
• Gallinula tenebrosa
• Gallirallus philippensis
• Porphyrio melanotus
• Porzana fluminea
• Porzana pusilla
• Porzana tabuensis
• Rallus pectoralis

  Order [Otidiformes]

Family [Otididae]

• Ardeotis australis

  Order [Charadriiformes]

Family [Turnicidae]

• Turnix pyrrhothorax
• Turnix varius
• Turnix velox

  Family [Pedionomidae]

• Pedionomus torquatus

  Family [Scolopacidae]

Subfamily [Gallinagoninae]

• Gallinago hardwickii

  Subfamily [Tringinae]

• Actitis hypoleucos
• Limosa haemastica — occasional visitor
• Limosa lapponica
• Limosa limosa
• Numenius madagascariensis
• Numenius minutus
• Numenius phaeopus
• Tringa brevipes
• Tringa flavipes — occasional visitor
• Tringa glareola
• Tringa nebularia
• Tringa stagnatilis
• Tringa totanus — occasional visitor
• Xenus cinereus

  Subfamily [Arenariinae]

• Arenaria interpres

  Subfamily [Calidrinae]

• Calidris acuminata
• Calidris alba
• Calidris bairdii — occasional visitor
• Calidris canutus
• Calidris ferruginea
• Calidris fuscicollis — occasional visitor
• Calidris melanotos
• Calidris minuta — occasional visitor
• Calidris paramelanotos is now known to be a hybrid between C. ferruginea and C. melanotos.
• Calidris ruficollis
• Calidris subminuta
• Calidris tenuirostris
• Calidris falcinellus — occasional visitor
• Calidris pugnax
• Calidris subruficollis — occasional visitor

  Subfamily [Phalaropodinae]

• Phalaropus fulicaria — occasional visitor
• Phalaropus lobatus — occasional visitor

  Family [Rostratulidae]

• Rostratula benghalensis

  Family [Burhinidae]

• Burhinus grallarius

  Family [Haematopodidae]

• Haematopus fuliginosus
• Haematopus longirostris

  Family [Recurvirostridae]

• Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
• Himantopus himantopus
• Recurvirostra novaehollandiae

  Family [Charadriidae]

• Charadrius australis
• Charadrius bicinctus
• Charadrius dubius — occasional visitor
• Charadrius hiaticula — occasional visitor
• Charadrius leschenaultii
• Charadrius mongolus
• Charadrius ruficapillus
• Charadrius veredus
• Elseyornis melanops
• Erythrogonys cinctus
• Pluvialis fulva
• Pluvialis squatarola
• Thinornis cucullatus
• Vanellus miles
• Vanellus tricolor

  Family [Glareolidae]

• Glareola maldivarum — occasional visitor
• Stiltia isabella

  Family [Stercorariidae]

• Catharacta skua
• Catharacta maccormicki — occasional visitor
• Stercorarius longicaudus — occasional visitor
• Stercorarius parasiticus
• Stercorarius pomarinus

  Family [Laridae]

Subfamily [Larinae]

• Larus dominicanus
• Larus pacificus
• Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
• Leucophaeus pipixcan — occasional visitor
• Xema sabini — occasional visitor

  Subfamily [Sterninae]

• Gelochelidon macrotarsa
• Chlidonias hybrida
• Chlidonias leucopterus
• Sternula albifrons
• Sternula nereis
• Onychoprion anaethetus — occasional visitor
• Onychoprion fuscatus — occasional visitor
• Thalasseus bergii
• Hydroprogne caspia
• Sterna hirundo
• Sterna paradisaea — occasional visitor
• Sterna striata
• Sterna vittata — occasional visitor

  Order [Columbiformes]

Family [Columbidae]

• Columba livia
• Geopelia placida
• Geophaps plumifera
• Ocyphaps lophotes
• Phaps chalcoptera
• Phaps elegans
• Phaps histrionica
• Spilopelia chinensis — naturalised;

  Order [Psittaciformes]

Family [Cacatuidae]

• Eolophus roseicapilla
• Lophochroa leadbeateri
• Cacatua galerita
• Cacatua sanguinea
• Cacatua tenuirostris
• Callocephalon fimbriatum
• Calyptorhynchus banksii
• * Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne
• * Calyptorhynchus banksii samueli
• Calyptorhynchus funereus
• Calyptorhynchus lathami
• * Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus
• Nymphicus hollandicus

  Family [Psittacidae]

• Aprosmictus erythropterus
• Barnardius zonarius
• Glossopsitta concinna
• Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
• Glossopsitta pusilla
• Lathamus discolor
• Melopsittacus undulatus
• Neophema chrysogaster
• Neophema chrysostoma
• Neophema elegans
• Neophema petrophila
• Neophema pulchella — occasional visitor
• Neophema splendida
• Neopsephotus bourkii
• Northiella haematogaster
• * Northiella haematogaster narethae
• Pezoporus occidentalis
• Pezoporus wallicus
• Platycercus elegans
• Platycercus eximius
• Polytelis alexandrae
• Polytelis anthopeplus
• Psephotus haematonotus
• Psephotus varius
• Trichoglossus haematodus

  Order [Cuculiformes]

Family [Cuculidae]

• Cacomantis flabelliformis
• Cacomantis variolosus — occasional visitor
• Chrysococcyx basalis
• Chrysococcyx lucidus
• Chrysococcyx osculans
• Cuculus pallidus
• Cuculus optatus — occasional visitor
• Scythrops novaehollandiae — occasional visitor

  Order [Strigiformes]

Family [Strigidae]

• Ninox connivens
• Ninox novaeseelandiae
• Ninox strenua — occasional visitor

  Family [Tytonidae]

• Tyto alba
• Tyto capensis
• Tyto novaehollandiae

  Order [Caprimulgiformes]

Family [Podargidae]

• Podargus strigoides

  Family [Caprimulgidae]

• Eurostopodus argus

  Family [Aegothelidae]

• Aegotheles cristatus

  Order [Apodiformes]

Family [Apodidae]

• Apus affinis — occasional visitor
• Apus pacificus
• Hirundapus caudacutus

  Order [Coraciiformes]

Family [Alcedinidae]

• Ceyx azureus
• Dacelo novaeguineae
• Todiramphus pyrrhopygia
• Todiramphus sanctus

  Family [Meropidae]

• Merops ornatus

  Family [Coraciidae]

• Eurystomus orientalis — occasional visitor

  Order [Passeriformes]

Family [Climacteridae]

• Climacteris affinis
• Climacteris picumnus
• Climacteris rufa
• Cormobates leucophaeus

  Family [Maluridae]

Subfamily [Malurinae]

• Malurus cyaneus
• Malurus lamberti
• Malurus leucopterus
• Malurus pulcherrimus
• Malurus splendens
• Stipiturus malachurus
• * Stipiturus malachurus malachurus
• * Stipiturus malachurus halmaturinus
• * Stipiturus malachurus intermedius
• * Stipiturus malachurus parimeda
• Stipiturus mallee
• Stipiturus ruficeps

  Subfamily [Amytornithinae]

• Amytornis barbatus
• Amytornis goyderi
• Amytornis merrotsyi
• Amytornis purnelli
• Amytornis striatus
• Amytornis textilis
• * Amytornis textilis textilis
• * Amytornis textilis modestus
• * Amytornis textilis myall

  Family [Pardalotidae]

• Pardalotus punctatus
• * Pardalotus punctatus xanthopyge
• Pardalotus rubricatus
• Pardalotus striatus

  Family [Acanthizidae]

Subfamily [Dasyornithinae]

• Dasyornis broadbenti

  Subfamily [Acanthizinae]

• Acanthiza apicalis
• Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
• Acanthiza iredalei
• Acanthiza lineata
• Acanthiza nana
• Acanthiza pusilla
• Acanthiza reguloides
• Acanthiza robustirostris
• Acanthiza uropygialis
• Aphelocephala leucopsis
• Aphelocephala nigricincta
• Aphelocephala pectoralis
• Calamanthus campestris
• * Calamanthus campestris campestris
• Calamanthus fuliginosus
• Gerygone fusca
• Gerygone olivacea
• Hylacola cauta
• Hylacola pyrrhopygius
• Pyrrholaemus brunneus
• Sericornis frontalis
• Sericornis maculatus
• Smicrornis brevirostris

  Family [Meliphagidae]

• Acanthagenys rufogularis
• Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
• Anthochaera carunculata
• Anthochaera chrysoptera
• Anthochaera phrygia
• Sugomel niger
• Certhionyx variegatus
• Conopophila whitei
• Entomyzon cyanotis
• Gliciphila melanops
• Grantiella picta
• Caligavis chrysops
• Lichenostomus cratitius
• Nesoptilotis leucotis
• Lichenostomus melanops
• Ptilotula fusca
• Ptilotula keartlandi
• Ptilotula ornata
• Ptilotula penicillata
• Ptilotula plumula
• Lichenostomus virescens
• Lichmera indistincta
• Manorina flavigula
• * Manorina flavigula melanotis
• Manorina melanocephala
• Melithreptus brevirostris
• Melithreptus gularis
• * Melithreptus gularis laetior
• Melithreptus lunatus
• Philemon corniculatus — occasional visitor
• Purnella albifrons
• Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
• Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera
• Plectorhyncha lanceolata

  Subfamily [Epthianurinae]

• Ashbyia lovensis
• Epthianura albifrons
• Epthianura aurifrons
• Epthianura crocea
• Epthianura tricolor

  Family [Petroicidae]

• Drymodes brunneopygia
• Eopsaltria australis
• Eopsaltria griseogularis
• Melanodryas cucullata
• Microeca fascinans
• Petroica goodenovii
• Petroica multicolor
• Petroica phoenicea
• Petroica rodinogaster
• Petroica rosea

  Family [Pomatostomidae]

• Pomatostomus ruficeps
• Pomatostomus superciliosus
• Pomatostomus temporalis
• * Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis

  Family [Psophodidae]

• Cinclosoma castanotus
• Cinclosoma cinnamomeum
• Cinclosoma clarum
• Cinclosoma alisteri
• Cinclosoma punctatum
• Psophodes cristatus
• Psophodes nigrogularis
• Psophodes occidentalis

  Family [Neosittidae]

• Daphoenositta chrysoptera

  Family [Pachycephalidae]

• Colluricincla harmonica
• Falcunculus frontatus
• Pachycephala inornata
• Pachycephala olivacea
• Pachycephala pectoralis
• Pachycephala rufiventris
• Pachycephala rufogularis

  Family [Oreoicidae]

• Oreoica gutturalis

  Family [Dicruridae]

• Dicrurus bracteatus — occasional visitor
• Grallina cyanoleuca
• Monarcha melanopsis — occasional visitor
• Myiagra cyanoleuca
• Myiagra inquieta
• Myiagra rubecula — occasional visitor
• Rhipidura albiscapa
• Rhipidura leucophrys
• Rhipidura rufifrons

  Family [Artamidae]

• Artamus cinereus
• Artamus cyanopterus
• Artamus leucorynchus
• Artamus minor
• Artamus personatus
• Artamus superciliosus
• Cracticus nigrogularis
• Cracticus torquatus
• Gymnorhina tibicen
• Strepera versicolor

  Family [Campephagidae]

• Coracina novaehollandiae
• Coracina maxima
• Coracina papuensis
• Edolisoma tenuirostre — occasional visitor
• Lalage tricolor

  Family [Oriolidae]

• Oriolus sagittatus

  Family [Corvidae]

• Corvus bennetti
• Corvus coronoides
• Corvus mellori
• Corvus orru
• Corvus tasmanicus

  Family [Corcoracidae]

• Corcorax melanorhamphos
• Struthidea cinerea

  Family [Ptilonorhynchidae]

• Chlamydera guttata
• Chlamydera maculata – extinct in South Australia

  Family [Turdidae]

• Turdus merula — naturalised
• Zoothera lunulata

  Family [Sturnidae]

• Sturnus vulgaris — naturalised

  Family [Hirundinidae]

• Cheramoeca leucosternus
• Hirundo neoxena
• Hirundo rustica — occasional visitor
• Petrochelidon ariel
• Petrochelidon nigricans

  Family [Zosteropidae]

• Zosterops lateralis

  Family [Acrocephalidae]

• Acrocephalus australis

  Family [Locustellidae]

• Cincloramphus cruralis
• Cincloramphus mathewsi
• Poodytes carteri
• Poodytes gramineus

  Family [Cisticolidae]

• Cisticola exilis

  Family [Alaudidae]

• Alauda arvensis — naturalised
• Mirafra javanica

  Family [Dicaeidae]

• Dicaeum hirundinaceum

  Family [Passeridae]

• Passer domesticus (house sparrow — naturalised

  Family [Motacillidae]

• Anthus novaeseelandiae
• Motacilla cinerea — occasional visitor
• Motacilla citreola — occasional visitor
• Motacilla flava — occasional visitor

  Family [Estrildidae]

• Emblema pictum
• Neochmia temporalis
• Stagonopleura bella
• Stagonopleura guttata
• Taeniopygia guttata

  Family [Fringillidae]

• Carduelis carduelis — naturalised
• Chloris chloris — naturalised