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Black-chinned Honeyeater Graham Winterflood / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Black-chinned Honeyeater

Melithreptus gularis
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

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

Black-eared Catbird Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Black-eared Catbird

Ailuroedus melanotis
Ptilonorhynchidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics

Black-eared Cuckoo WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-eared Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx osculans
Cuculidae Cuculiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Black-eared Miner Julie Burgher / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Black-eared Miner

Manorina melanotis
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales1

Mallee

Black-faced Cormorant Flying Freddy / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Black-faced Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Phalacrocoracidae Suliformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Nullarbor / Southern Coast, South-east South Australia, South-west WA

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina novaehollandiae
Campephagidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

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

Black-faced Monarch

Monarcha melanopsis
Monarchidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Wet Tropics

Black-faced Woodswallow WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-faced Woodswallow

Artamus cinereus
Artamidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Black-fronted Dotterel WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-fronted Dotterel

Elseyornis melanops
Charadriidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales16

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

Black-headed Honeyeater JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Black-headed Honeyeater

Melithreptus affinis
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales1

Tasmania

Black-naped Tern Aviceda / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Black-naped Tern

Sterna sumatrana
Laridae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Cape York, Top End, Wet Tropics

Black-necked Stork WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-necked Stork

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Ciconiidae Ciconiiformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales5

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

Black-shouldered kite WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-shouldered kite

Elanus axillaris
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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

Black-tailed Godwit WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales11

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

Black-tailed Native-hen Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Black-tailed Native-hen

Tribonyx ventralis
Rallidae Gruiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

Central Australia, Channel Country, Eastern NSW, Murray-Darling Basin,…

Black-tailed Treecreeper WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Black-tailed Treecreeper

Climacteris melanurus
Climacteridae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Black-throated Finch Captmondo / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Black-throated Finch

Poephila cincta
Estrildidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, South-east Queensland

Black-winged Monarch JJ Harrison / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Black-winged Monarch

Monarcha frater
Monarchidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics

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

Black-winged Petrel

Pterodroma nigripennis
Procellariidae Procellariiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Eastern NSW, Tasmania, Victoria

Blue Petrel JJ Harrison (https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/JieH9NbS0fOOjZpX) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Blue Petrel

Halobaena caerulea
Procellariidae Procellariiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Nullarbor / Southern Coast, Tasmania

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

Blue-billed Duck

Oxyura australis
Anatidae Anseriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

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

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren Melindra12 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren

Malurus pulcherrimus
Maluridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales1

South-west WA

Blue-faced Honeyeater WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Blue-faced Honeyeater

Entomyzon cyanotis
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Blue-faced Parrot-Finch Nrg800 / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Blue-faced Parrot-Finch

Erythrura trichroa
Estrildidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics