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Common Sandpiper WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales11

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

Common Tern Afsarnayakkan / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo
Laridae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Common Whimbrel WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Common Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales11

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

Cotton Pygmy-goose JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Cotton Pygmy-goose

Nettapus coromandelianus
Anatidae Anseriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Cape York, South-east Queensland, Top End, Wet Tropics

Coxen's Fig-Parrot Rawpixel / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Coxen's Fig-Parrot

Cyclopsitta coxeni
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland

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

Crescent Honeyeater

Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Eastern NSW, Tasmania, Victoria

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

Crested Bellbird

Oreoica gutturalis
Oreoicidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Central Australia, Channel Country, Mallee

Crested Pigeon WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Crested Pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes
Columbidae Columbiformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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

Crimson Chat Aviceda / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Crimson Chat

Epthianura tricolor
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Central Australia, Channel Country, Mallee, Murray-Darling Basin

Crimson Finch WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Crimson Finch

Neochmia phaeton
Estrildidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

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

Crimson Rosella

Platycercus elegans
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria

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Cryptic Honeyeater

Microptilotis imitatrix
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics

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

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Observed
KnownObscure
Weight10
Locales11

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

Diamond Dove WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Diamond Dove

Geopelia cuneata
Columbidae Columbiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Diamond Firetail Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Diamond Firetail

Stagonopleura guttata
Estrildidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Eastern NSW, Murray-Darling Basin, Victoria

Double-banded Plover Jörg Hempel / CC BY-SA 3.0 de / via Wikimedia Commons

Double-banded Plover

Charadrius bicinctus
Charadriidae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Eastern NSW, South-east South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Double-barred finch WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Double-barred finch

Stizoptera bichenovii
Estrildidae Passeriformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Double-eyed Fig-Parrot James Niland from Brisbane, Australia / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Double-eyed Fig-Parrot

Cyclopsitta diophthalma
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics

Dusky Gerygone Thibaud Aronson / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Dusky Gerygone

Gerygone tenebrosa
Acanthizidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales1

South-west WA

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

Dusky Grasswren

Amytornis purnelli
Maluridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Central Australia, Channel Country, Mallee

Dusky Moorhen Benjamint444 / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Dusky Moorhen

Gallinula tenebrosa
Rallidae Gruiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Dusky Myzomela WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Dusky Myzomela

Myzomela obscura
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

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

Dusky Robin

Melanodryas vittata
Petroicidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales1

Tasmania

Dusky Woodswallow Berichard / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Dusky Woodswallow

Artamus cyanopterus
Artamidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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