Birds of AUSTRALASIA
Australasia includes Australia, New Zealand, and islands in the vicinity.


The index provides access to every Austtralasian bird species that is included on this website.
A - M     N - Z

Categories are provided to help identiy a bird. Species are grouped by Order and in some cases further grouped by Family. For example, the Passeriformes are grouped into Covidae, Icteridae, ... . For brevity, not all Orders have been listed.

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ANSERIFORMES - Ducks, Geese, Shelducks, Swans


CHARADRIIFORMES - Gulls, Terns

                        Plovers, Sandpipers, Red Knots, Oystercatchers


CICONIIFORMES - Egrets, Herons, Ibises, Storks


GRUIFORMES - Coots, Moorhens, Cranes


PELECANIFORMES - Boobies, Cormorants, Frigates, Gannets, Pelicans


PODICIPEDIFORMES      PROCELLARIIFORMES Albatross, Shearwaters, Fulmars, Petrels


ACCIPITRIFORMES - Hawks, Eagles, Vultures, Ospreys


STRIGIFORMES - Owls


COLUMBIFORMES - Doves, Pigeons              CORACIFORMES - Kingfishers


GALLIFORMES - Turkeys, Pheasants, Quail



PASSERIFORMES

CORVIDAE - Crows, Ravens

STURNIDAE - Mynas, Starling   

ESTRILDIDAE - Mannikins, Java Finch                             FRINGILLIDAE - Canaries, Finches, Goldfinches

HIRUNDINIDAE - Swallows    

TURDIDAE - Thrushes, Blackbird (Old World)




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