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Plum-headed Finch Jim Bendon from Karratha, Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Plum-headed Finch

Neochmia modesta
Estrildidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

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

Plumed Egret WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Plumed Egret

Ardea plumifera
Ardeidae Pelecaniformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales5

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

Plumed whistling duck WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Plumed whistling duck

Dendrocygna eytoni
Anatidae Anseriformes Iconic Observed
KnownWell known
Weight100
Locales5

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

Pomarine Jaeger Patrick Coin (Patrick Coin) / CC BY-SA 2.5 / via Wikimedia Commons

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus
Stercorariidae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria

Powerful Owl Moonlight0551 from Australia / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Powerful Owl

Ninox strenua
Strigidae Strigiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Victoria

Princess Parrot Jason Coburn / CC BY 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Princess Parrot

Polytelis alexandrae
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Central Australia, Channel Country, Mallee

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

Providence Petrel

Pterodroma solandri
Procellariidae Procellariiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Eastern NSW, Tasmania, Victoria

Purple-backed Fairy-wren PotMart186 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Purple-backed Fairy-wren

Malurus assimilis
Maluridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

Purple-crowned Fairy-wren WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Purple-crowned Fairy-wren

Malurus coronatus
Maluridae Passeriformes Hard Observed
KnownLess known
Weight25
Locales7

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

Purple-crowned Lorikeet Rexness from Melbourne, Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Purple-crowned Lorikeet

Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

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

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

Purple-gaped Honeyeater

Lichenostomus cratitius
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

South-east South Australia, South-west WA

Radjah shelduck WILDFOTO / Paul Thomsen

Radjah shelduck

Radjah radjah
Anatidae Anseriformes Easy Observed
KnownFamiliar
Weight80
Locales5

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

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…

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Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus
Psittaculidae Psittaciformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales5

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

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 Wattlebird Brett Donald / CC BY-SA 2.5 / via Wikimedia Commons

Red Wattlebird

Anthochaera carunculata
Meliphagidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Eastern NSW, South-east South Australia, South-west WA, Victoria

Red-backed Button-quail JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 4.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Red-backed Button-quail

Turnix maculosus
Turnicidae Charadriiformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Cape York, South-east Queensland, Wet Tropics

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-browed Finch Peripitus / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Red-browed Finch

Neochmia temporalis
Estrildidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales4

Eastern NSW, South-east Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria

Red-browed Pardalote Aviceda / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Red-browed Pardalote

Pardalotus rubricatus
Pardalotidae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales3

Central Australia, Channel Country, Murray-Darling Basin

Red-browed Treecreeper Mdekool / CC BY-SA 3.0 / via Wikimedia Commons

Red-browed Treecreeper

Climacteris erythrops
Climacteridae Passeriformes Medium Not observed
KnownNormal
Weight50
Locales2

Eastern NSW, Victoria