Stirling Linear Park Bird List

The first bird list was supplied by Mr Graham Carpenter, Native Vegetation Branch, Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
The list is supplemented by observations by Mr Conway Smith and other Friends members.

Common name	Scientific name	SA	ML	PK	Comments
Blackbird*	Turdus merula	C	C	C
Southern boobook	Ninox novaeseelandiae	C	C	U
Brush bronzewing	Phaps elegans	U	U	R
Common bronzewing	Phaps chalcoptera	C	C	C
Cockatiel	Nymphicus Hollandicus			R	One only seen
Sulpher-crested cockatoo	Cacatua galerita			U	Occ. groups
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo	Calyptorhynchus funereus	V	V	C	Wandering flocks all area
Coot	Fulica atra			C	Resident
Little corella	Cacatua sanguinea			U	Occasional flocks
Large black cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo			U	Visitor
Little black cormorant	Phalacrocorax sulcirostris			U	Visitor
Little pied cormorant	Phalacrocorex melanoleucos			U	Visitor
Marsh crake	Porzana pusilla			R	Unconfirmed, voice recording
Black-eared cuckoo	Chrysococcyx asculans			R/s	Unconfirmed voice
Horsefield’s bronze-cuckoo	Chrysococcyx basalis	C	C	U/s
Shining bronze-cuckoo	Chrysococcyx lucidus	R	R	R/s
Fan-tailed cuckoo	Cuculus pyrrhophanus	C	C	U/s
Black-faced cuckoo-shrike	Coracina novaehollandiae	C	C	U
Black-winged currawong One pair 1996, more 1997.	Strepera melanoptera			U	One pair with white wing patch, others with no wing patch. ?albino seen Nara, Stlg East
Grey currawong	Strepera versicolor	U	U	U	See black-winged
Spotted turtle-dove*	Streptopelia chinensis	C	C	U
Black duck	Anas superciliosa			C	Resident
Mallard (hybrid) duck				U	None in 1996
Mountain (hybrid) duck				U	One only, occ. on lake
White-eyed duck	Aythya australis			C	Autumn/winter
Wood duck	Chenonetta jubate			C	Resident - but moves about area
Wedge-tailed eagle	Aquila audux			U
Black falcon	Falco subniger			U	One only so far
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus			U
Grey fantail	Rhipidura fuliginosa	C	C	C
Red-browed firetail	Emblema temporalis	C	C	C
Tawny frogmouth	Podargus strigoides	C	C	U
Galah	Cacatua roseicapilla	C	C	C	Wanders all areas in groups
European goldfinch*	Carduelis carduelis	C	C	C/s
Brown goshawk	Accipiter fasciatus	C	C	R
Australian little grebe	Podiceps novaehollandiae			U	Irregular appearances
European greenfinch*	Carduelis chloris	C	C	U/s
White-faced heron	Ardea novaehollandiae			U	Visitor
White-necked heron	Ardea pacifica			R	Visitor
Nankeen ("Rufous") Night Heron	Nycticorax caledonicus	C		R
Brown-headed honeyeater	Melithreptus brevirostris	C	C	U
Crescent honeyeater	Phylidonyris Pyrrhoptera	C	C	C
New Holland honeyeater	Phylidonyris novaehollandiae	C	C	C
White-naped honeyeater	Melithreptus lunatus	C	C	C	Mostly summer
Yellow-faced honeyeater	Lichenostomus chrysops	C	C	C
Kestrel	Falco cenchroides			U	Overhead soaring, summer
Sacred kingfisher	Halcyon sancta	C	C	U	Occ. summer vistor
Black-shouldered kite	Elanus notatus			U
Laughing kookaburra	Dacelo novaeguineae	C	C	C	Regular vocal renderings
Musk lorikeet	Glossopsitta concinna	C	C	U	Summer visitor
Purple-crowned lorikeet	Glossopsitta porphyrocephala	C	C	U
Rainbow lorikeet	Trichoglossus haematodus	C	C	C
Australian magpie	Gymnorhina tibicen	C	C	C
Australian magpie-lark	Grallina cyanoleuca	C	C	U
Tree martin	Cecropis nigricans	C	C	U
Mistletoebird	Dicaeum hirundinaceum	C	C	U
Dusky moorhen	Gallinula tenebrasa			C	Resident
Barking owl	Ninox connivens			U	Suspected voice source
Spotted pardalote	Pardalotus punctatus	U	U	U
Striated pardalote	Pardalotus striatus	C	C	U
Red-rumped parrot	Psephotus haematonotus	C	C	U
Crested pigeon	Ocyphaps Lophotes	C		U	Madurta Reserve
Masked plover (Australian spur winged plover)	Vanellus novaehollandiae			U/C
Little quail	Turnix velox			R
Little raven	Corvus mellori	C	C	C
Scarlet robin	Petroica multicolor	C	C	U
Adelaide rosella	Platycercus elegansxflaveolus	C	C	C
Eastern rosella	Platycercus eximius			V	?Sir Mark Oliphant Cons. Pk Scott Ck.
Crested shrike-tit	Falcunculus frontatus	V	V	R	Bred 1980
Silvereye	Zosterops lateralis	C	C	C
Black-capped sittella	Neositta pileata			U	Wooded area
Varied sittella	Daphoenositta chrysoptera	C	C	U	See black-capped
House sparrow*	Passer domesticus	C	C	U
Eastern spinebill	Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris	C	C	C
Common starling*	Sturnus vulgaris	C	C	C
Welcome swallow	Hirundo neoexna			U	Occasional visitor
White-backed swallow	Cheramocca leucosterna			R	Irregular visitor
Fork tailed swift	Apus pacificus			R	On autumn mig.
Chestnut teal	Anas castana			U	Occ. winter visitor
Grey teal	Anas gibberfrons			U	Visitor
Brown thornbill	Acanthiza pusilla	C	C	U
Buff-rumped thornbill	Acanthiza reguloides	C	C	U
Yellow-rumped thornbill	Acanthiza chrysorrhoa	C	C	U
Striated thornbill	Acanthiza lineata	C	C	C
White’s thrush	Zoothera dauma	R	V	R
Australian ground thrush	Zoothera dauma			U	Same name as Whites Thrush - W. Asia?
Grey shrike-thrush	Colluricincla harmonica	C	C	C
White-throated tree-creeper	Cormobates leucophaea	U	U	C	Heard more than seen
Willie wagtail	Rhipidura leucophrys	C	C	R
Reed warbler	Acrocephalus australis			U/s	Less frequent than 1980’s
Little wattlebird	Anthochaera chrysoptera	U	U	U
Red wattlebird	Anthochaera carunculata	C	C	C
Golden whistler	Pachycephala pectoralis	C	C	C	Distinctive song
Rufous whistler	Pachycephala rufiventris	C	C	U/s	Numbers seem to vary each year
Dusky woodswallow	Artamus cyanopterus	C	C	U
Superb fairy-wren	Malurus cyaneus	C	C	C
White-browed scrub-wren	Sericornis frontalis	C	C	C	Mostly secretive but resident

Region:
PK – Stirling Linear Park
ML – Mount Lofty Ranges
SA – South Australia
Status:
C – Common – readily observed, often in large numbers
U – Uncommon – less readily observed, usually in low numbers
R – Rare – not readily observed, or infrequent visitor in low numbers
V – Very rare – rarely observed
/s–spring-summer visitor only
*–Introduced species
?–observed close to but not in Park areas.

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