List of birds of King Island (Tasmania)

This is a list of bird species and subspecies that have been recorded on King Island, Tasmania, Australia.

List of birds Order Genus Species Notes Ref. Common name BinomialCasuariiformes Casuariidae Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Introduced King Island emu (†) Dromaius novaehollandiae minor or Dromaius minor Endemic species/subspecies (extinct) Galliformes Phasianidae Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo Introduced Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus Introduced Odontophoridae California quail Callipepla californica Introduced Anseriformes Anatidae Blue-billed duck Oxyura australis Cape Barren goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae Feral goose Anser anser domesticus Introduced Musk duck Biziura lobata Black swan Cygnus atratus Australian wood duck Chenonetta jubata Australian shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa Australian shoveler Anas rhynchotis Gray teal Anas gracilis Chestnut teal Anas castanea Domestic duck Anas platyrhynchos domesticus Introduced Apodiformes Apodidae White-throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Cuculiformes Cuculidae Pallid cuckoo Cacomantis pallidus Fan-tailed cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis Horsfield's bronze cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis Shining bronze cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Columbiformes Columbidae Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis Introduced Brush bronzewing Phaps elegans Gruiformes Rallidae Lewin's rail Lewinia pectoralis Buff-banded rail Gallirallus philippensis Spotless crake Porzana tabuensis Purple swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Dusky moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa Eurasian coot Fulica atra Podicipediformes Podicipedidae Hoary-headed grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Latham's snipe Gallinago hardwickii Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica Far Eastern curlew Numenius madagascariensis Common greenshank Tringa nebularia Grey-tailed tattler Tringa brevipes Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres Red-necked stint Calidris ruficollis Sanderling Calidris alba Haematopodidae Pied oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris Sooty oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus Charadriidae Red-capped plover Charadrius ruficapillus Double-banded plover Charadrius bicinctus Hooded dotterel Thinornis rubricollis Pacific golden plover Pluvialis fulva Banded lapwing Vanellus tricolor Masked lapwing Vanellus miles Laridae Pacific gull Larus pacificus Silver gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Sternidae Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia Greater crested tern Thalasseus bergii Fairy tern Sterna nereis Sphenisciformes Spheniscidae Little penguin Eudyptula minor Procellariiformes Procellariidae Short-tailed shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris Diomedeidae Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophrys Shy albatross Thalassarche cauta Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Suliformes Sulidae Australasian gannet Morus serrator Phalacrocoracidae Little pied cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos Black-faced cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens Pelecaniformes Ardeidae White-faced heron Egretta novaehollandiae Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Great egret Ardea alba Australasian bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus Nankeen night heron Nycticorax caledonicus Accipitriformes Accipitridae White-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Brown goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Swamp harrier Circus approximans Strigiformes Strigidae Australian boobook Ninox boobook Falconiformes Falconidae Brown falcon Falco berigora Australian hobby Falco longipennis Nankeen kestrel Falco chenchroides Psittaciformes Cacatuidae Yellow-tailed black cockatoo Calpytorhynchus funereus Sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita Psittacidae Rainbow lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Orange-bellied parrot Neophema chrysogaster Blue-winged parrot Neophema chrysostoma Green rosella Platycercus caledonicus Endemic (to Tas.) King Island green rosella Platycercus caledonicus brownii Endemic (to King Is.) Passeriformes Maluridae Superb fairywren Malurus cyaneus Pardalotidae Spotted pardalote Pardalotus punctatus Striated pardalote Pardalotus striatus Acanthizidae Tasmanian scrubwren Sericornis humilis Endemic (Tas.) Scrubtit Acanthornis magna Endemic (Tas.) King Island scrubtit (Greene's scrubtit) Acanthornis magnus greeniana Endemic (King Is.) Brown thornbill Acanthiza pusilla King Island brown thornbill (Archibald's thornbill) Acanthiza pusilla archibaldi Endemic (King Is.) Tasmanian thornbill Acanthiza ewingii Endemic (Tas.)

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