Lake Murray Bird List
Bird List of Lake Murray Lodge
Listed below in systematic order are the common and scientific names compiled in October 2013 until the present day by Dean Portelli, where there are now a total of 154 species have been recorded. The identification of bird species is an ongoing process and this list will be updated accordingly .
CASSOWARIES
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Southern Cassowary | Casuarius casuarius |
GEESE & DUCKS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata |
| Green Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus pulchellus |
| Spotted Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna guttata |
| Wandering Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna arcuata |
MEGAPODES
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Black-billed Brush-turkey | Talegalla fuscirostris |
| Orange-footed Scrubfowl | Megapodius reinwardt |
DARTER, COMORANTS & PELICAN
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Australasian Darter | Anhinga novaehollandiae |
| Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris |
| Little Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax melanoleucos |
| Australian Pelican | Pelecanus conspicillatus |
BITTERNS, HERONS & EGRETS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Black Bittern | Ixobrychus flavicollis |
| Rufous Night-Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| Great-billed Heron | Ardea sumatrana |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| Intermediate Egret | Mesophoyx intermedia |
| Pied Heron | Egretta picata |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
IBISES
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Australian Ibis | Threskiornis molluca |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
HAWKS, KITES & EAGLES
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae |
| Pacific Baza (Crested Hawk) | Aviceda subcristata |
| Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| Whistling Kite | Haliastur sphenurus |
| Papuan Harrier | Circus spilonotus |
| White-Bellied Sea-eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster |
| New Guinea Eagle | Harpyopsis novaeguineae |
RAILS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| New Guinea Flightless Rail | Megacrex inepta |
PLOVERS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Masked Lapwing | Vanellus miles |
TERNS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
| White-winged Black Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus |
PIGEONS & DOVES
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Emerald Ground-Dove | Chalchophaps indica |
| Stephan’s Ground-Dove | Chalcophaps stephani |
| Southern Crowned-Pigeon | Goura scheepmakeri |
| Bar-shouldered Dove | Geopelia humeralis |
| Brown Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia amboinensis |
| Beautiful Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus pulchellus |
| Wompoo Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus magnificus |
| Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus perlatus |
| Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus iozonus |
| Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus aurantiifrons |
| Superb Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus superbus |
| Coroneted Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus coronulatus |
| Pied Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula bicolor |
| Zoe Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula zoeae |
| Pinon Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula pinon |
| Collared Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula mullerii |
| Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula rufigaster |
| Papuan Mountain Pigeon | Gymnophaps albertisii |
COCKATOOS & PARROTS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | Cacatua galerita |
| Palm Cockatoo | Probosciger aterrimus |
| Coconut (Rainbow) Lorikeet | Trichoglossus haematodus |
| Red-flanked Lorikeet | Charmosyna placentis |
| Yellow-streaked Lory | Chalcopsitta sintillata |
| Black-capped Lory | Lorius lory |
| Eclectus Parrot | Eclectus roratus |
| Red-checked Parrot | Geoffroyus geoffroyi |
| Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot | Micropsitta keiensis |
| Orange-breasted Fig-parrot | Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii |
CUCKOOS, KOELS & COUCALS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Little ('Malay") Bronze Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx minutillus |
| Brush Cuckoo | Cacomantis variolosus |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo | Scythrops novaehollandiae |
| Eastern Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
| Greater Black Coucal | Centropus menbeki |
| Pheasant Coucal | Centropus phasianinus |
OWLS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens |
FROGMOUTHS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Papuan Frogmouth | Podargus papuensis |
SWIFTS & SWIFTLETS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus |
| Papuan Needletail | Mearnsia novaeguineae |
| Pacific Swift | Apus pacificus |
| Uniform Swiftlet | Aerodramus vanikorensis |
KINGFISHERS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Little Paradise-Kingfisher | Tanysiptera hydrocharis |
| Common Paradise-Kingfisher | Tanysiptera galatea |
| Variable Kingfisher | Ceyx lepidas |
| Azure Kingfisher | Ceyx azureus |
| Little Kingfisher | Ceyx pusilla |
| Yellow-billed Kingfisher | Syma torotoro |
| Forest Kingfisher | Todiramphus macleayii |
| Sacred Kingfisher | Todiramphus sancta |
| Blue-winged Kookaburra | Dacelo leachii |
| Rufous-bellied Kookaburra | Dacelo gaudichaud |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Rainbow Bee-eater | Merops ornatus |
HORNBILLS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Blyth’s Hornbill | Aceros plicatus |
PITTAS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Red-bellied Pitta | Pitta erythrogaster |
| Hooded Pitta | Pitta sordida |
CATS & BOWER BIRDS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Spotted Catbird | Ailuroedus melanotis |
| Fawn-breasted Bowerbird | Chlamydera cerviniventris |
FAIRY-WREN
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Emperor Fairy-wren | Malurus cyanocephalus |
| Campbell's Fairy-wren | Chenorhamphus (Malurus) campbelli |
| White-shouldered Fairy-wren | Malurus alboscapulatus |
| Wallace’s Fairy wren | Sipodotus wallacii |
HONEYEATERS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Green-backed Honeyeater | Glycichaera fallax |
| Dusky Honeyeater | Myzomela obscura |
| Rufous-banded Honeyeater | Conopophila albogularis |
| Brown-backed Honeyeater | Ramsayornis modestus |
| Mimic Meliphaga | Meliphaga analoga |
| Graceful Meliphaga | Meliphaga gracilis |
| Puff-backed Meliphaga | Meliphaga aruensis |
| Tawny-breasted Honeyeater | Xanthotis flaviventer |
| Spotted Honeyeater | Xanthotis polygrammus |
| Sreak-headed Honeyeater | Pycnopygius stictocephalus |
| Long-billed Honeyeater | Melilestes megarhynchus |
| Meyer's Friarbird | Philemon meyeri |
| New Guinea Friarbird | Philemon buceroides novaeguineae |
AUSTRALO-PAPUAN BABBLERS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| New Guinea Babbler | Pomatostomus isidorei |
GREYGONES, SCRUBWRENS & MOUSE-WARBLERS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Green-backed Gerygone | Gerygone chloronota |
| Yellow-bellied Gerygone | Gerygone chrysogaster |
| Large-billed Gerygone | Gerygone magnirostris |
| Fairy Gerygone | Gerygone palpebrosa |
| Pale-billed Scrubwren | Sericornis spilodera |
| Tropical Scrubwren | Sericornis beccarii |
| Rusty Mouse-Warbler | Crateroscelis murina |
BERRYPECKERS & LONGBILLS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Black Berrypecker | Melanocharis nigra |
| Pygmy Longbill | Toxorhamphus pymaeum |
| Dwarf Longbill | Toxorhamphus iliolophis |
JEWEL-BABBLERS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Blue Jewel-Babbler | Ptilorrhoa caerulescens |
BOATBILLS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Yellow-breasted Boatbill | Machaerirhynchus flaviventer |
WOODSWALLOWS & BUTCHERBIRDS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus |
| Black Butcherbird | Cracticus quoyi |
| Hooded Butcherbird | Cracticus cassicus |
PELTOPS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Lowland Peltops | Peltops blainvillii |
CUCKOO-SHRIKES & TRILLERS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike | Coracina novaehollandiae |
| White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike | Coracina papuensis |
| Common Cicadabird | Coracina tenuirostris |
| Varied Triller | Lalage leucomela |
WHISTLERS, SHRIKE-THRUSHES & PITOHUISE
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Grey Whistler | Pachycephala simplex |
| Grey Shrike-Thrush | Colluricincla harmonica |
| Little Shrike-Thrush | Colluricincla megarhyncha |
| Rusty Pitohui | Pitohui ferrugineus |
| Hooded Pitohui | Pitohui dichrous |
| Variable Pitohui | Pitohui kirhocephalus |
ORIOLES
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Brown Oriole | Oriolus szalayi |
DRONGOS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Spangled Drongo | Dicrurus bracteatus |
FANTAILS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Northern Fantail | Rhipidura rufiventris |
| Rufous Fantail | Rhipidura rufifrons |
| Chestnut-bellied Fantail | Rhipidura hyperythra |
| White-bellied Thicket-fantail | Rhipidura leucothorax |
| Black Thicket-fantail | Rhipidura maculipectus |
| Sooty Thicket-fantail | Rhipidura threnothorax |
| Willie Wagtail | Rhipidura leucophrys |
MONARCH FLYCATCHERS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Frilled Monarch | Arses telescopthalmus |
| Black-faced Monarch | Monarcha melanopsis |
| Spot-winged Monarch | Symopsiachrus guttula |
| Golden Monarch | Carteronis chrysomela |
| Satin Flycatcher | Myiagra cyanoleuca |
| Shining Flycatcher | Myiagra alecto |
CROWS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Torresian Crow | Corvus orru |
| Grey Crow | Corvus tristis |
BIRDS OF PARADISE
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Trumpet Manucode | Manucodia keraudrenii |
| Glossy Mantled Manucode | Manucodia atra |
| Magnificent Riflebird | Ptiloris magnificus |
| Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise | Paradisaea raggiana |
| King Bird-of-Paradise | Cicinnurus regius |
AUSTRALIAN ROBINS & FLYCATCHERS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Black-sided Robin | Poecilodryas hypoleuca |
| Olive Flycatcher | Microeca flavovirenscens |
SWALLOWS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica |
CISTICOLA
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Golden-headed Cisticola | Cisticola exilis |
STARLINGS & MYNAS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Metallic Starling | Aplonis metallica |
| Singing Starling | Aplonis cantoroides |
| Yellow-faced Myna | Mino dumontii |
FLOWERPECKERS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Red-capped Flowerpecker | Dicaeum geelvinkianum |
SUNBIRDS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Black Sunbird | Leptocoma sericea |
| Olive-backed Sunbird | Cinnyris jugularis |
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus |
MANNIKINS & FINCHES
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Streak-headed Mannikin | Lonchura tristissima |
| Black Mannikin | Lonchura stygia |
| Crimson Finch | Neochmia phaeton |
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