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Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo Aviceda / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Cacomantis castaneiventris
Cuculidae Cuculiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Lonchura castaneothorax
Estrildidae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Cockatiel WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Cockatiel

Nymphicus hollandicus
Cacatuidae Psittaciformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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

Coconut Lorikeet Myloismylife - LOKE SENG HON / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Coconut Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Cape York, South-east Queensland, Wet Tropics

Collared Imperial-Pigeon Matt Howry from Ardmore, OK, USA / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Collared Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula mullerii
Columbidae Columbiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics

Collared Sparrowhawk Aviceda / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Collared Sparrowhawk

Accipiter cirrocephalus
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales16

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

Comb-crested jacana WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Comb-crested jacana

Irediparra gallinacea
Jacanidae Charadriiformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales5

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

Common Bronzewing WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Common Bronzewing

Phaps chalcoptera
Columbidae Columbiformes Medium Observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

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

Common Cicadabird

Edolisoma tenuirostre
Campephagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Cape York, Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Wet Tropics

Common Greenshank WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia
Scolopacidae Charadriiformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales11

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

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 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

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 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

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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…

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 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

Eastern Cattle Egret WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Eastern Cattle Egret

Bubulcus coromandus
Ardeidae Pelecaniformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales16

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

Eastern Grass Owl Ronny Overhate / CC0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Eastern Grass Owl

Tyto longimembris
Tytonidae Strigiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Cape York, Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Wet Tropics

Eclectus Parrot Shiny Things / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Eclectus Parrot

Eclectus polychloros
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Cape York, Wet Tropics