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Rainbow Bee-eater WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Rainbow Bee-eater

Merops ornatus
Meropidae Coraciiformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales16

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

Rainbow Pitta WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Rainbow Pitta

Pitta iris
Pittidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales7

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

Red Goshawk JJ Harrison / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Red Goshawk

Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Red Knot Hans Hillewaert / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Red Knot

Calidris canutus
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Not observed
KnownObscure
Weight10
Locales11

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

Red-backed Fairy-wren WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Red-backed Fairy-wren

Malurus melanocephalus
Maluridae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Red-backed Kingfisher WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Red-backed Kingfisher

Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
Alcedinidae Coraciiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Red-capped Plover WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Red-capped Plover

Anarhynchus ruficapillus
Charadriidae Charadriiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales11

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

Red-collared lorikeet WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Red-collared lorikeet

Trichoglossus rubritorquis
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Red-headed Honeyeater WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Red-headed Honeyeater

Myzomela erythrocephala
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Red-kneed Dotterel WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Red-kneed Dotterel

Erythrogonys cinctus
Charadriidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales16

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

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

Red-necked Stint

Calidris ruficollis
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Not observed
KnownObscure
Weight10
Locales11

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

Red-tailed black cockatoo WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Red-tailed black cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus banksii
Cacatuidae Psittaciformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales16

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

Red-tailed Tropicbird Brocken Inaglory / Brocken Inaglory / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda
Phaethontidae Podicipediformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Cape York, Eastern NSW, Top End

Red-winged Parrot WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Red-winged Parrot

Aprosmictus erythropterus
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

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…

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 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 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-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

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

Sanderling Ianaré Sévi / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Sanderling

Calidris alba
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Expert Observed
KnownObscure
Weight10
Locales11

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

Sandstone Shrike-thrush WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Sandstone Shrike-thrush

Colluricincla woodwardi
Pachycephalidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales3

Arnhem Land / Kakadu Stone Country, Kimberley, Top End