Birds
The Birdlife on the Holiday Coast and in particular at Grassy Head and the Way Way State Forest is varied. At the bottom of this page there is a list of birds by common name, much of this list also applies to the Holiday Coast. Grassy Head is particularly lucky in that the rainforest extends right to the beach.
Bird watching tours can be arranged and information is generally available from the tourist information centre.
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The Satin Bowerbird at is often seen at Grassy Head, some other birds are listed below.
Bird Identification some common Birds
Common Name Scientific Name Baza, Pacific Aviceda subcristata Bee-eater, Rainbow Merops ornatus Bittern, Australasian * Botaurus poiciloptilus Bittern, Little Ixobrychus minutus Bowerbird, Regent Sericulus shrysocephalus Bowerbird, Satin Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Brush-Turkey, Australian Alectura lathami Butcherbird, Grey Cracticus torquatus Butcherbird, Pied Cracticus nigrogularis Catbird, Green Ailuroedus cassirostris Cattle, Egret Ardeola ibis Chough, White-Winged Corcorax melanorhamphus Cicadabird, Coracina tenuirostris Cisticola, Golden-headed Cisticola exilis Cockatoo, Glossy Black * Calyptorhynchus lathami Cockatoo, Sulphur Crested Cacatua galerita Cockatoo, Yellow Tailed Black Calyptorhynchus funereus Coot, Eurasian Fulica atra Cormorant, Great Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant, Little Black Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Cormorant, Little Pied Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Cormorant, Pied Phalacrocorax varius Crake, Australian Porzana fluminea Crake, Baillon's Porzana pusilla Crow, Torresian Corvus orru Cuckoo, Brush Cvariolosus Cuckoo, Channel-billed Scythrops novaechollandiae Cuckoo, Common Koel Eudynamis scolopacea Cuckoo, Fantailed Cacomantis pyrrhophanus Cuckoo, Pallid Cuculus pallidus Cuckoo-Bronze, Horsfield's Chrysococcyx basalis Cuckoo-Bronze, Shining Chrysococcyx lucidus Cuckoo-Shrike, Barred Coracina lineata Cuckoo-Shrike, Black-Faced Coracina novaehollandiae Cucko-Shrike, White-bellied Coracinapapuensis Curlew, Eastern Numenius madagascariensis Currawong, Pied Strepera graculina Darter Anhinga melanogaster Dollarbird Eurystomus nrientalis Dotterel, Red Kneed Erythogonys cinctus Dove, Bar-shouldered Geopelia humeralis Dove, Brown Cuckoo Macropyginamboinensis Dove, Emerald Chalophaps indica Dove, Peaceful Geopeliaplacida Dove, Rose Crowned Fruit Ptilinopus regina Dove, Wompoo Fruit Ptilinopusmagnificus Dove-Turtle, Spotted Streptopelia chiensis Drongo, Spangled Dicrurus hottentottus Duck, Maned Chenonetta jubata Duck, Musk Biziura lobata Duck, Pacific Black Anas superciliosa Duck, Pink-Eared Malacorhynchus Duck, Plumed Whistling Dendrocygnaeytoni Duck, White Eyed Aythya australis Eagle, Little Hierouetus morphnoides Eagle, Wedge-Tailed Aquila audox Eagle-Sea, White-Bellied Haliaeetus leucogaster Egret, Eastern Reef Ardea sacra Egret, Great Egretta alba Egret, Intermediate Ardea intermedia Egret, Little Ardeagarzetta Falcon, Brown Falco berigora Falcon, Peregrine Falco peregrinus Fantail, Grey Rhipidura fuliginosa Fantail, Rufous Rhipidura ruffrone Figbird Sphecotheres viridis Finch, Double-Barred Poephila bichenovii Firetail, Red-Browed Emblema temporatis Flycatcher, Leaden Myiagra rubecula Flycatcher, Restless Myiagra inquieta Flycatcher, Satin Myiagra cyanoleuca Friarbird, Little Philemon citreogularis Friarbird, Noisy Philemon corniculatus Galah Cacutua roseicapilla Gannet, Australia Morus serrator Gerygone, Brown Greygone mouki Gerygone, Mangrove Greygone laevigaster Gerygone, White-Throated Greygone olivacea Godwit, Bar-tailed Limosa lapponica Goshawk, Brown Accipoterfasciatus Goshawk, Grey Accipoter novaehollandiae Grassbird, Tawny Megalurus timoriensis Grebe, Australasian Jachybaptus novachollandiae Gull, Silver Larus novaehollandiae Harrier, Marsh Circus aeruginosus Heron, Pacific Ardea paciSica Heron, Rufous Night Nycticorax caledonicus Heron, Striated Ardeola striatus Heron, White-Faced Ardea novaehollandiae Honey-Eater, Yellow Faced Meliphaga chrysops Honey-Eater, Blue-Faced Entomyzon cyanotis Honey-Eater, Brown Lichmera indistincta Honey-Eater, Brown-headed Melithreptus brevirostris Honey-Eater, Fuscous Lichenostomus fuscus Honey-Eater, Lewin's Meliphaga lewinii Honey-Eater, Scarlet Myzomela sanguinolenta Honey-Eater, Striped Plectorhyncha lanceolata Honey-Eater, White Throated Melithreptus brevirostris Honey-Eater, White-cheeked Phylidonyris nigra Honey-Eater, White-eared Lichenostomus leucotis Honey-Eater, White-naped Melithreptus lunatus Ibis, Scared Threskiornis aethiopica Ibis, Straw-Necked Threskiornis spinicollis Kestrel, Australian Falco cenchroides Kingfisher, Azure Ceyx azurea Kingfisher, Forest Halcyon mackayii Kingfisher, Sacred Halcyon saneta Kite Black, Shouldered Elanus notatus Kite, Brahminy Haliasturindus Kite, Whistling Haliastur sphenurus Kookaburra, Laughing Dacelo novaeguineae Lapwing, Masked Vanellus miles Log, Runner Orthonyx temmineki Lonkeet, Little Glossopsittapusilla Lonkeet, Musk Glossopsitta concinna Lorikeet, Rainbow Trichoglossus haematodus Lorikeet, Scaly Breasted Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus LyreBird, Superb Menura novaehollandiae Magpie, Australian Gymnorhina tibicen Magpie-Lark, Australian Grallina cyanoleuca Mannikin, C/ Breasted Lonchura castaneothorax Martin, Fairy Hirundo ariel Martin, Tree Petrocheilidon nigrigans Miner, Bell Manorina melanophrys Miner, Noisy Manorina melanocephala Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Monarch, Black Faced Monarcha melanopsis Monarch, Spectacled Monarcha trivirgatus Needletail, White-throated Hirundapus caudacutus Nightjar, White-throated Caprimulgus mystacalis Oriole, Olive Backed Oriolus sagittatus Osprey * Pandion haliaetus Owl, Barn Tyto alba Owl, Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae Oystercatcher, Pied * Haematopus longirostris Pardalote, Spotted Pardalotus punctatus Pardalote, Striated Pardalotus striatus Parrot, Australian King Alisterus scapularis Pelican, Australian Anhingia melanogaster Pheasant, Coucal Centropus phaeianinus Pigeon, Crested Ocyphaps lopohtes Pigeon, Feral Cloumba livia Pigeon, Topknot Lopholaimus antarcticus Pigeon, White-headed Columba leucomela Pigeon, Wonga Leucosarcia melanoleuca Pipit, Richard's Anthus novaeseelandiae Pitta, Noisy Pitta versicolor Plover, Golden Pluvialis apricaria Plover, Lesser Golden Pluvialis dominica Plover, Red-Capped Charadrius ruficapillus Quail, Brown Coturnix australis Quail, King Coturnix chinensis Rail, Buff-Banded Rallus philippensis Raven, Forest Corvus tasmanicus Riflebird, Paradise Ptiloris paradiseus Robin, Eastern Yellow Eopsaltria australis Robin, Pale Yellow Eopsaltria capito Robin, Rose Petroica rosea Robin, Scarlet Petroica multicolor Rosella, Crimson Platycercus elegans Rosella, Eastern Platycerus eximius Sandpiper, Marsh Tringastagnatilis Shank, Common Green Tringa nebularia Shearwater, Short Tailed Puffinus tenuirostris Shrike-tit, Crested Falcunculus prontatus Silvereye Zosterops lateralis Sittella, Varied Daphoenositta chrysoptera Snipe, Latharn's Gallinago hardwickii Sparrow, House Passer domesticus Sparrowhawk, Collared Accipiter cirrhocephalus Spinebill, Eastem Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Spoonbill, Royal Platalea regia Spoonbill, Yellow-Billed Platalea flavipes Starling, Common Sturnus vulgaris Stork, Black-Necked * Xenorhynchus asiaticus Swallow, Welcome Hirundo nexena Swamphen, Purple Porphyrio porphyrio Swan, Black Cygnus atratus Swift, Fork Tailed Hirondapus caudacutus Tattler, Grey Tailed Tringa brevipes Tawny, Frogmouth Podargus strigoides Teal, Chestnut Anae castanea Teal, Grey Anas gibberiSrons Tem, Crested Sterna bergii Tern, Caspian Hydroprogne caspia Tern, Common Sterna hirundo Tern, Gull Billed Sterna nilotica Tern, Little * Sterna albifrons Tern, Whiskered Chlidonias hybrida Thornbill, Brown Acanthiza pusilla Thornbill, Buff Rumped Acanthizareguloides Thornbill, Straited Acanthiza lineata Thornbill, Yellow Acanthiza nana Thornbill,Yellow Rumped Acanthiza chysorrhoa Thriller, Varied Lalage leucomela Thriller, White Winged Lalage tricolor Thrush, Grey Shrike Colluricincla Harmonica Thrush, Spotted Quail Cinclosoma punctatum Thrush, White's Zoothera dauma Tree-Creeper, Red-browed Climacteris erythrops Tree-Creeper, White-throated Climacteris leucophaea Turnstone, Ruddy Arenaria interpres Warbler, Clamorus Reed Acrocephalus stentoreus Wattle Bird, Little Anthochaera chrysopteru Wattle Bird, Red Anthochaerc carunculata Whimdrel Numenius phaeopus Whipbird, Eastern Psophodes olivaceus Whistler, Golden Pachycephala pectoralis Whistler, Rufous Pachycephala pectoralie Willie, Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Winter, Jacky Microeca leucophaea Woodswallow, Dusky Artamus cyanopterus Woodswallow, White-breasted Artamus leucorhynchus Wren Scub, Large Billed Smagnirostris Wren Scub, White browed Sericornis frontalis Wren Scub, Yellow throated Sericornis citreogularis Wren, Red-backed Malurus melanocephalus Wren-Emu, Southern Stipiturus malachurus Wren-Fairy, Superb Malurus cyaneus Wren-Fairy, Variegated Malurus lamberti
Thanks to Tony Bischoff National Parks and Wildlife, Kempsey for this list, 11/6/98
Written by Warren Walker wwalker@Bigfoot.com
Created 23/9/96 Last Updated 20/02/01
