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Bird Species of the Fivebough Basin
1915 - 2004
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> Waterbirds
Scientific Name
Common Name
Key
Month
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J
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ANSERIFORMES
WATERFOWL
Anseranatidae
Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata
Magpie Goose
T/R
Anatidae
Ducks,Geese and Swans
Dendrocygna eytoni
Plumed Whistling-Duck
R
X
X
X
X
X
X
Dendrocygna arcuata
Wandering Whistling-Duck
R
Oxyura australis
Blue-billed Duck
T
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Biziura lobata
Musk Duck
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Stictonetta naevosa
Freckled Duck
T
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cygnus atratus
Black Swan
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Tadorna tadorniodes
Australian Shelduck
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Chenonetta jubata
Australian Wood Duck
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Anas superciliosa
Pacific Black Duck
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Anas rhynchotis
Australasian Shoveler
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Anas gracilis
Grey Teal
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Anas castanea
Chestnut Teal
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Pink-eared Duck
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Aythya australis
Hardhead
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PODICIPEDIFORMES
GREBES
Podicipedidae
Grebes
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Australasian Grebe
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Hoary-headed Grebe
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Podiceps cristatus
Great Crested Grebe
R
PELECANIFORMES
PELICANS AND ALLIES
Anhingidae
Darters
Anhinga melanogaster
Darter
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Little Pied Cormorant
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Phalacrocorax varlus
Pied Cormorant
R
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Little Black Cormorant
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Phalacrocorax carbo
Great Cormorant
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Pelecanidae
Pelicans
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian Pelican
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
CICONIIFORMES
HERONS, STORKS AND IBIS
Ardeidae
Herons and Egrets
Egretta novaehollandiae
White-faced Heron
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Egretta garzetta
Little Egret
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ardea pacifica
White-necked Heron
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ardea alba
Great Egret
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ardea intermedia
Intermediate Egret
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ardea ibis
Cattle Egret
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Nycticorax caledonicus
Nankeen Night Heron
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ixobrychus minutus
Little Bittern
X
X
X
X
X
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Australasian Bittern
T
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Threskionithidae
Ibis and Spoonbills
Plegadis falcinellus
Glossy Ibis
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Threskiornis molucca
Australian White Ibis
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Threskiornis spinicollis
Straw-necked Ibis
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Platalea regia
Royal Spoonbill
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Platalea flavipes
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
GRUIFORMES
RAILS, CRANES AND BUSTARDS
Gruidae
Cranes
Grus rubicunda
Brolga
T
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rallidae
Rails, Crakes and Gallinules
Gallirallus philippensis
Buff-banded Rail
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rallus pectoralis
Lewin's Rail
R
Porzana pusilla
Baillon's Crake
X
X
X
X
X
Porzana fluminar
Australian Spotted Crake
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Porzana tabuensis
Spotless Crake
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Porphyrio porphyrio
Purple Swamphen
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Gallinula tenebrosa
Dusky Moorehen
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Gallinula ventralis
Black-tailed Native-hen
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Fulica atra
Eurasian Coot
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
CHARADRIIFORMES
SHOREBIRDS AND GULLS
Scolopacidae
Curlews, Snipe, Sandpipers, Stints
Gallinago hardwickii
Latham's Snipe
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Limosa limosa
Black-tailed Godwit
T/P
X
X
X
X
X
Limosa lapponica
Bar-tailed Godwit
P/R
Numenius minutus
Little Curlew
P/R
Tringa stagnatilis
Marsh Sandpiper
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Tringa nebularia
Common Greenshank
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Tringa glareola
Wood Sandpiper
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Sandpiper
P/R
Arenaria interpres
Ruddy Turnstone
P/R
Calidris canutus
Red Knot
P/R
Calidris ruficollis
Red-necked Stint
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Calidris subminuta
Long-toed Stint
P/R
Calidris melanotos
Pectoral Sandpiper
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Calidris acuminata
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Calidris ferruginea
Curlew Sandpiper
P/R
X
X
X
X
X
X
Philomachus pugnaxv
Ruff
P/R
Rostratulidae
Painted Snipes
Rostratula benghalensis
Painted Snipe
T
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Recurvirostridae
Stilts and Avocets
Himantopus himantopus
Black-winged Stilt
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Banded Stilt
R
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Red-necked Avocet
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Charadriidae
Plovers and Lapwings
Pluvialis fulva
Pacific Golden Plover
P/R
Charadrius ruficapillus
Red-capped Plover
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Charadrius bicinctus
Double-banded Plover
NZ/R
X
X
X
X
Elseyornis melanops
Black-fronted Dotterel
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Erythrogonys cinctus
Red-kneed Dotterel
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Vanellus tricolor
Banded Lapwing
R
Vanellus miles
Masked Lapwing
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Glareolidae
Pratincoles
Stiltia isabella
Australian Pratincole
R
Laridae
Gulls, Terns and Skuas
Larus novaehollandiae
Silver Gull
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Sterna nilotica
Gull-billed Tern
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Sterna caspia
Caspian Tern
R
Childonias hybridus
Whiskered Tern
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Chlidonias leucopterus
White-wing Black Tern
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Key
P
Denotes
Palaearctic
(northern hemisphere) migrant shorebird species (JAMBA/CAMBA listed)
NZ
Denotes winter migrant from
New Zealand
R
Indicates the species has nil or very few observation
records
at Fivebough during the past ten years
T
Denotes
Threatened
Species, New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
X
Indicates periods during which some species are more likely to be observed
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