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

Shy Heathwren

Calamanthus cautus
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Mallee, Murray-Darling Basin

Silver Gull WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Silver Gull

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Laridae Charadriiformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales12

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

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

Silver-backed Butcherbird

Cracticus argenteus
Artamidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Cape York, Gulf Country, Top End

Silver-crowned friarbird WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Silver-crowned friarbird

Philemon argenticeps
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

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Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis
Zosteropidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, South-east South Australia, South-…

Singing Bushlark Brett Donald / CC BY-SA 2.5 / via Wikimedia Commons

Singing Bushlark

Mirafra javanica
Alaudidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales16

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

Singing Honeyeater Tom Tarrant / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Singing Honeyeater

Gavicalis virescens
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales6

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

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

Slaty-backed Thornbill

Acanthiza robustirostris
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Central Australia, Channel Country

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

Sooty Oystercatcher JJ Harrison (https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/MYSZyn8jStDTY47t) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Sooty Oystercatcher

Haematopus fuliginosus
Haematopodidae Charadriiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales12

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

Sooty Tern william_stephens / CC BY 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus
Laridae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Cape York, Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland

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 Cassowary Paul / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius
Casuariidae Casuariiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics

Southern Emu-wren JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Southern Emu-wren

Stipiturus malachurus
Maluridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Eastern NSW, South-east South Australia, Victoria

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

Southern Whiteface JJ Harrison / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Southern Whiteface

Aphelocephala leucopsis
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

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

Spangled Drongo WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Spangled Drongo

Dicrurus bracteatus
Dicruridae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Speckled Warbler Aviceda / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Speckled Warbler

Pyrrholaemus sagittatus
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Eastern NSW, Murray-Darling Basin, Victoria

Spectacled Monarch Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Spectacled Monarch

Symposiachrus trivirgatus
Monarchidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics

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…

Spotless Crake JJ Harrison / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Spotless Crake

Zapornia tabuensis
Rallidae Gruiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Eastern NSW, Murray-Darling Basin, South-east Queensland, Victoria