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Bird Species of Bare Sand Island

(including adjacent islands & reefs)

Photo Credit: Peter Jackson

1. Asian Dowitcher     Limnodromus semipalmatus

2. Australasian Pipit     Anthus novaeseelandiae

3. Australian Hobby     Falco longipennis

4. Australian Pelican    Pelecanus conspicillatus

5. Bar-tailed Godwit     Limosa lapponica

6. Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus neglectus

7. Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike    Coracina novaehollandiae

8. Black-naped Tern     Sterna sumatrana

9. Black-necked Stork    Ephippiorhyncus asiaticus

10. Brahminy Kite     Haliastur indus

11. Broad-billed Flycatcher    Myiagra ruficollis

12. Brown Booby     Sula leucogaster

13. Brown Goshawk     Accipiter fasciatus

14. Brown Honeyeater     Lichmera indistincta

15. Brown Quail     Coturnix ypsilophora

16. Caspian Tern     Sterna caspia

17. Chestnut-breasted Mannikin   Lonchura castaneothorax

18. Collared Kingfisher    Todirhamphus chloris

19. Common Greenshank    Tringa nebularia

20. Common Tern     Sterna hirundo

21. Crested Tern     Sterni bergii

22. Curlew Sandpiper     Calidris ferruginea

23. Darter      Anhinga melanogaster

24. Eastern Curlew     Numenius madagascariensis

25. Eastern Reef Egret    Egretta sacra

26. Golden-headed cisticola  Cisticola exilis

27. Great Bowerbird     Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis

28. Great Knot     Calidris tenuirostris

29. Great-billed Heron    Ardea sumatrana

30. Greater Sand Plover    Charadrius leschenaultia

31. Grey Plover     Pluvialis squatarola

32. Grey-tailed Tattler    Heteroscelus brevipes

33. Gull-billed Tern     Sterna nilotica

34. Lemon-bellied Flycatcher    Micoeca flavigaster

35. Lesser Crested Tern    Sterna bengalensis 
36. Lesser Frigatebird    Fregata ariel

37. Lesser Sand Plover    Charadrius mongolus

38. Little Corella     Cacatua sanguinea

39. Little Egret     Egretta garzetta

40. Little Pied Cormorant    Phalacrocorax melanoleucos

41. Little Tern     Sterna albifrons

42. Mangrove Fantail     Rhipidura phasiana

43. Mangrove Golden Whistler   Pachycephala melanura

44. Mistletoebird     Dicaeum hirundinaceum

45. Nankeen Kestrel     Falco cenchroides

46. Nankeen Night Heron    Nycticorax caledonicus

47. Northern Fantail     Rhipidura rufiventris

48. Olive-backed Oriole    Oriolus sagittatus

49. Orange-footed scrub fowl    Megapodius reinwardt

50. Osprey      Pandion haliatetus

51. Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva

52. Peaceful Dove     Geopelia striata

53. Pied Cormorant     Phalacrocorax varius

54. Pied Oystercatcher    Haematopus longirostris

55. Rainbow Bee-eater    Merops ornatus

56. Rainbow Lorikeet     Trichoglossus haematodus

57. Red Knot     Calidris canutus

58. Red-capped Plover    Charadrius ruficapillus

59. Red-necked Stint     Calidris ruficollis

60. Restless Flycatcher    Myiagra inquieta

61. Rose-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus regina

62. Ruddy Turnstone     Arenaria interpres

63. Rufous Fantail     Rhipidura rufifrons

64. Sacred Kingfisher     Todirhamphus sanctus

65. Sanderling     Calidris alba

66. Silver Gull     Larus novahollandiae

67. Sooty Oystercatcher    Haematopus fuliginosus

68. Spotted Harrier     Circus assimilis

69. Striated Heron     Butorides striatus

70. Terek Sandpiper     Xenus cinereus

71. Tree Martin     Hirundo nigricans

72. Whimbrel     Numenius phaeopus

73. Whiskered Tern     Chlidonia hybridus 

 

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