Greater Melbourne

Region:	Australia: Victoria
Location:	37°40'30"S 144°59'51"E
Description:	Greater Melbourne region within 100km radius of the CBD including peninsulas, ranges to the east and west of Melbourne, and various other habitats and sites encompassing coastal, grasslands, wetlands and woodlands.
Period:	1/16/2010
List:	55223
List Status:	Published in Atlas
Observer:	Steven Davidson - The Melbourne Birder
Notes:	With Graham Clarke from the UK. Bunyip SP, City of Hobsons Bay, Eynesbury, Brisbane Ranges NP.
Species:	134
Prepared:	9/9/2010
Common Names	Clements (international)
	Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. Christidis and Boles. 2008.

Species	Scientific Name	Comment	Count
Black Swan	Cygnus atratus
Australian Shelduck	Tadorna tadornoides
Australian Wood Duck	Chenonetta jubata
Pacific Black Duck	Anas superciliosa
Grey Teal	Anas gracilis
Chestnut Teal	Anas castanea
Stubble Quail	Coturnix pectoralis
Hoary-headed Grebe	Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Australasian Gannet	Morus serrator
Australian Pelican	Pelecanus conspicillatus
Little Black Cormorant	Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied Cormorant	Phalacrocorax varius
Little Pied Cormorant	Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
White-faced Heron	Egretta novaehollandiae
Australian White Ibis	Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis	Threskiornis spinicollis
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus axillaris
Whistling Kite	Haliastur sphenurus
Brown Goshawk	Accipiter fasciatus
Wedge-tailed Eagle	Aquila audax
Nankeen Kestrel	Falco cenchroides
Brown Falcon	Falco berigora
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio
Dusky Moorhen	Gallinula tenebrosa
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra
Masked Lapwing	Vanellus miles
Red-kneed Dotterel	Erythrogonys cinctus
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus leucocephalus
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata
Silver Gull	Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Pacific Gull	Larus pacificus
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Crested Tern	Thalasseus bergii
Rock Dove	Columba livia
Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis
Common Bronzewing	Phaps chalcoptera
Crested Pigeon	Geophaps lophotes
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo	Calyptorhynchus funereus
Gang-gang Cockatoo	Callocephalon fimbriatum
Galah	Eolophus roseicapilla
Long-billed Corella	Cacatua tenuirostris
Little Corella	Cacatua sanguinea
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	Cacatua galerita
Musk Lorikeet	Glossopsitta concinna
Purple-crowned Lorikeet	Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Crimson Rosella	Platycercus elegans
Eastern Rosella	Platycercus eximius
Red-rumped Parrot	Psephotus haematonotus
Blue-winged Parrot	Neophema chrysostoma	2-3 Link Rd, Bunyip SP
Australian King-Parrot	Alisterus scapularis
Pallid Cuckoo	Cuculus pallidus
Brush Cuckoo	Cacomantis variolosus
Fan-tailed Cuckoo	Cacomantis flabelliformis
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx lucidus
Australian Owlet-nightjar	Aegotheles cristatus	at entrance to hollow, Brisbane Ra NP
White-throated Needletail	Hirundapus caudacutus	12-15 seen over Link Rd, Bunyip SP.
Laughing Kookaburra	Dacelo novaeguineae
Sacred Kingfisher	Todiramphus sanctus
Superb Lyrebird	Menura novaehollandiae
White-throated Treecreeper	Cormobates leucophaea
Red-browed Treecreeper	Climacteris erythrops
Brown Treecreeper	Climacteris picumnus
Superb Fairy-wren	Malurus cyaneus
Southern Emu-wren	Stipiturus malachurus	Camp Rd, Bunyip SP
Scarlet Honeyeater	Myzomela sanguinolenta	Cannibal Ck, Tynong Nth
Lewin's Honeyeater	Meliphaga lewinii
Yellow-faced Honeyeater	Lichenostomus chrysops
White-eared Honeyeater	Lichenostomus leucotis
White-plumed Honeyeater	Lichenostomus penicillatus
White-naped Honeyeater	Melithreptus lunatus
Brown-headed Honeyeater	Melithreptus brevirostris
New Holland Honeyeater	Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Eastern Spinebill	Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Bell Miner	Manorina melanophrys
Noisy Miner	Manorina melanocephala
Red Wattlebird	Anthochaera carunculata
Little Wattlebird	Anthochaera chrysoptera
Spotted Pardalote	Pardalotus punctatus
Striated Pardalote	Pardalotus striatus
Pilotbird	Pycnoptilus floccosus
White-browed Scrubwren	Sericornis frontalis
Striated Fieldwren	Calamanthus fuliginosus
Buff-rumped Thornbill	Acanthiza reguloides
Brown Thornbill	Acanthiza pusilla
Yellow-rumped Thornbill	Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Yellow Thornbill	Acanthiza nana
Striated Thornbill	Acanthiza lineata
Weebill	Smicrornis brevirostris
Eastern Whipbird	Psophodes olivaceus
White-browed Woodswallow	Artamus superciliosus	4 along Greigs Rd, Melton
Dusky Woodswallow	Artamus cyanopterus
Grey Butcherbird	Cracticus torquatus
Australian Magpie	Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong	Strepera graculina
Grey Currawong	Strepera versicolor
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike	Coracina novaehollandiae
Varied Sittella	Neositta chrysoptera
Crested Shrike-tit	Falcunculus frontatus
Olive Whistler	Pachycephala olivacea
Golden Whistler	Pachycephala pectoralis
Rufous Whistler	Pachycephala rufiventris
Grey Shrike-thrush	Colluricincla harmonica
Willie Wagtail	Rhipidura leucophrys
Grey Fantail	Rhipidura albiscapa
Rufous Fantail	Rhipidura rufifrons
Magpie-lark	Grallina cyanoleuca
Satin Flycatcher	Myiagra cyanoleuca
Restless Flycatcher	Myiagra inquieta
Australian Raven	Corvus coronoides
Little Raven	Corvus mellori
Jacky Winter	Microeca fascinans
Scarlet Robin	Petroica multicolor
Rose Robin	Petroica rosea
Eastern Yellow Robin	Eopsaltria australis
Horsfield's Bushlark	Mirafra javanica
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis
Welcome Swallow	Hirundo neoxena
Fairy Martin	Petrochelidon ariel
Tree Martin	Petrochelidon nigricans
Australian Reed-Warbler	Acrocephalus australis
Little Grassbird	Megalurus gramineus
Golden-headed Cisticola	Cisticola exilis
Common Blackbird	Turdus merula
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	heard Cannibal Ck, Tynong Nth
Silvereye	Zosterops lateralis
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Mistletoebird	Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Common Greenfinch	Chloris chloris
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Diamond Firetail	Stagonopleura guttata

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