
Australian Bird Calls - Tropical North East
David Stewart
The Tropical North-east region of Australia enjoys a very diverse range of bird species, and includes many of this country's most interesting birds. The region includes 18 endemic bird species and a feature of this CD is the presentation of a range of calls for this unique group. Where possible, a number of calls of each species are featured. Recordings of 83 species in total. 73 min.
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Southern Cassowary | Casuarius casuarius |
| Great-billed Heron | Ardea sumatrana |
| Green Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus pulchellus |
| Cotton Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus |
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae |
| Orange-footed Scrubfowl | Megapodius reinwardt |
| Sarus Crane | Grus antigone |
| Red-necked Crake | Rallina tricolor |
| White-browed Crake | Poliolimnas cinereus |
| Plain Bushhen | Amaurornis olivaceus |
| Great Australian Stone-Curlew | Esacus magnirostris |
| Squatter Pigeon | Geophaps scripta |
| Superb Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus superbus |
| Pied Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula bicolor |
| Palm Cockatoo | Probosciger aterrimus |
| Double-eyed Fig-Parrot | Opopsitta diophthalma |
| Red-cheeked Parrot | Geoffroyus geoffroyi |
| Eclectus Parrot | Eclectus roratus |
| Golden-shouldered Parrot | Psephotus chrysopterygius |
| Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo | Cacomantis castaneiventris |
| Fan-tailed Brush-Cuckoo | Cacomantis flabelliformis |
| Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo | Chalcites russatus |
| Little Bronze-Cuckoo | Chalcites minutillus |
| Lesser Sooty Owl | Tyto multipunctata |
| Rufous Hawk-Owl | Ninox rufa |
| Great Papuan Frogmouth | Podargus papuensis |
| Marbled Frogmouth | Podargus ocellatus |
| Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus |
| Little Kingfisher | Alcedo pusilla |
| Lesser Yellow-billed Kingfisher | Syma torotoro |
| White-tailed Paradise-Kingfisher | Tanysiptera sylvia |
| Red-bellied Pitta | Pitta erythrogaster |
| Slender-billed Greybird | Coracina tenuirostris |
| Varied Triller | Lalage leucomela |
| Spalding's Logrunner | Orthonyx spaldingii |
| Lovely Fairywren | Malurus amabilis |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Australian Fernwren | Oreoscopus gutturalis |
| Tropical Scrubwren | Sericornis beccarii |
| Atherton Sericornis | Sericornis keri |
| Mountain Thornbill | Acanthiza katherina |
| Fairy Gerygone | Gerygone palpebrosa |
| Large-billed Gerygone | Gerygone magnirostris |
| Black-winged Monarch | Monarcha frater |
| Australian Pied Monarch | Arses kaupi |
| Australian Frilled Monarch | Arses telescophthalmus |
| Yellow-breasted Boatbill | Machaerirhynchus flaviventer |
| Lemon-bellied Flycatcher | Microeca flavigaster |
| Yellow-legged Flyrobin | Microeca griseoceps |
| White-faced Robin | Tregellasia leucops |
| White-browed Robin | Poecilodryas superciliosa |
| Ashy Robin | Heteromyias albispecularis |
| Northern Scrub-Robin | Drymodes superciliaris |
| Grey Whistler | Pachycephala simplex |
| Bower's Shrike-Thrush | Colluricincla boweri |
| Olive-backed Sunbird | Cinnyris jugularis |
| Australian Pale White-eye | Zosterops citrinellus |
| Green-backed Honeyeater | Glycichaera fallax |
| White-streaked Honeyeater | Trichodere cockerelli |
| Dusky Myzomela | Myzomela obscura |
| Graceful Honeyeater | Meliphaga gracilis |
| Yellow-spotted Honeyeater | Meliphaga notata |
| Yellow Honeyeater | Lichenostomus flavus |
| Varied Honeyeater | Lichenostomus versicolor |
| Eungella Honeyeater | Lichenostomus hindwoodi |
| Bridled Honeyeater | Lichenostomus frenatus |
| Tawny-breasted Honeyeater | Xanthotis flaviventer |
| Macleay's Honeyeater | Xanthotis macleayana |
| Helmeted Friarbird | Philemon buceroides |
| Brown-backed Honeyeater | Ramsayornis modestus |
| Black-backed Butcherbird | Cracticus mentalis |
| Spotted Catbird | Ailuroedus melanotis |
| Tooth-billed Catbird | Scenopoeetes dentirostris |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Newton's Golden Bowerbird | Prionodura newtoniana |
| Fawn-breasted Bowerbird | Chlamydera cerviniventris |
| Australian Trumpetbird | Phonygammus keraudrenii |
| Victoria's Riflebird | Ptiloris victoriae |
| Magnificent Riflebird | Ptiloris magnificus |
| Australian Yellow Oriole | Oriolus flavocinctus |
| Green Figbird | Sphecotheres viridis |
| Metallic Starling | Aplonis metallica |
| Black-throated Finch | Poephila cincta |
| Blue-faced Parrotfinch | Erythrura trichroa |
| Chestnut-breasted Munia | Lonchura castaneothorax |
The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.
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