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Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme Recommended Band Size List -
Birds of Australia and its Territories
Number 24 - May 2000
This list contains all extant bird species which have been recorded
for Australia and its Territories, including Antarctica, Norfolk
Island, Christmas Island and Cocos and Keeling Islands, with their
respective RAOU numbers and band sizes as recommended by the
Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme.
The list is in two parts:
Part 1 is in taxonomic order, based on information in "The Taxonomy
and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories" (1994) by
Leslie Christidis and Walter E. Boles, RAOU Monograph 2, RAOU,
Melbourne, for non-passerines; and “The Directory of Australian
Birds: Passerines” (1999) by R. Schodde and I.J. Mason, CSIRO
Publishing, Collingwood, for passerines.
Part 2 is in alphabetic order of common names.
The lists include sub-species where these are listed on the Census
of Australian Vertebrate Species (CAVS version 8.1, 1994).
CHOOSING THE CORRECT BAND Selecting the appropriate band to use
combines several factors, including the species to be banded,
variability within the species, growth characteristics of the
species, and band design. The following list recommends band sizes
and metals based on reports from banders, compiled over the life of
the ABBBS. For most species, the recommended sizes have been used
on substantial numbers of birds. For some species, relatively few
individuals have been banded and the size is listed with a question
mark. In still other species, too few birds have been banded to
justify a size recommendation and none is made.
When banding a species for which there is no recommended size, or
where there is some doubt about the correct size, be extremely
cautious in choosing a band size and only apply bands in such
circumstances if you have the equipment and expertise to remove a
band which does not fit properly. When properly fitted, a band
should move freely along the tarsus or tibia to which it has been
applied, without moving onto the upper or lower joints. Bands
should NOT be overlapped to achieve a good fit. K-bands are the
only exception to this rule, as they are designed to be
overlapped.
Remember:
Banders are responsible for fitting suitable bands to the birds
they band If in doubt, don’t band it
VARIABILITY IN SPECIES There are several sources of variation which
must be accommodated when selecting a band size.
Individual variation Many species display enough variation in size
that one band size will not fit all individuals. For species known
to show such size variation, alternative band sizes are given in
brackets. A bracketed size should only be used if the first size
proves unsuitable. Great care should be taken when banding these
species. A band should only be applied if the bander has the
equipment and the expertise to remove the band if the fit is not
satisfactory.
Geographic variation
Where tarsus size is known to vary geographically within a species,
different band sizes are recommended and indicated by (*). Many
raptor species are known to vary in size across their range. Many
birds in northern Australia require smaller bands than their
southern counterparts. Conversely, Tasmanian birds often need a
larger band than their mainland counterparts. The Tasmanian form of
the Southern Boobook is a notable exception, being smaller than its
northern relatives. Banders should be alert for such variation in
all widely distributed species
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Size List Page 2 Variation between sexes
In many species there is a significant size difference between
males and females. Where different band sizes are known to be
required, the sizes are indicated by M for male and F for female.
Birds, and particularly pulli, of sexually dimorphic species should
only be banded if the sexes can be clearly distinguished at the
time of banding.
Variation with age Great care must be taken when banding nestling
birds to make sure that their legs have finished growing. Keep in
mind too, that in some species, such as Lesser Frigatebirds, tarsal
diameter in chicks may actually exceed that of adults, the excess
being lost on fledging.
TRIAL OF BAND INFORMATION REQUIRED Whenever a band is used on a
species for which there is no recommended size, or the band used is
not recommended for that species, a Trial-of-Band-Size form MUST be
submitted to the banding office as soon as possible after banding.
These reports form the basis for revising the band size list.
BAND SPECIFICATIONS Sizes At present there are over 40 different
types of band available for issue for use on birds. The
specifications of the most commonly used bands are given in Table
1.
Of the band designs available, five are intended primarily for use
on waders (sizes 03, 04, 05, 06 and 07 in incoloy), one for
shearwaters (size 16), one for use on pelicans (size 17), three
designs for use on penguins (19, 26, 29), ten are primarily for
parrots (sizes 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33 and 34), and one
for use on kingfishers or other small birds with short tarsi (size
K). The remaining sizes are for general use.
Metals The ABBBS currently uses five different materials for bands.
They are abbreviated in the band list as follows:
AY = Alloy; AM = Aluminium; IN = Incoloy; ML = Monel; SS =
Stainless Steel.
Each metal has different characteristics including weight, wear
resistance, hardness, corrosion resistance, and cost.
ALUMINIUM (AM)
On some species and in some habitats these bands last for many
years, but in other situations (such as on some ground-frequenting
birds and some marine species) may wear very quickly. Nevertheless,
the light weight of aluminium bands can be an important
consideration, and cost is relatively low.
ALLOY (AY)
These magnesium-aluminium alloy bands are almost as light as pure
aluminium, but are stronger and more durable. Experience has shown
that alloy bands have a potential life of at least 15 years on
passerines.
MONEL (ML)
Made from an alloy of copper and nickel, these bands are more
resistant to abrasion than aluminium or alloy bands. They are not
suitable for use on marine species due to ‘crevice attack’, an
electrolytic corrosion of the characters stamped on the band. Monel
bands can be difficult to close due to “spring-back”
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Size List Page 3 STAINLESS STEEL (SS)
These bands are extremely durable and appear to be immune from
crevice-attack and staining. However they can be difficult to close
tightly due to “spring-back”. They are particularly valuable for
use on parrots, marine species, birds of prey, and on long-lived
species.
INCOLOY (IN)
These bands, made from a nickel-chromium alloy, have most of the
virtues of stainless steel and are less prone to “spring-back”.
They are particularly suitable for use on waders but are relatively
expensive.
With each recommended band size, the most suitable metal or metal
alloy is also listed. This information should be used when ordering
bands from the ABBBS to ensure that appropriate bands are used on
all species. If two metals are listed, it may be because the metal
is different in alternative band sizes (e.g. Collared Sparrowhawk:
07 IN or 08 SS) or because either metal is suitable for use (e.g.
Hardhead: 10 SS or AM).
SPECIES FOR WHICH BANDING IS RESTRICTED RAOU no. Species
Reason
Species not to be banded
928 Ostrich (Struthio camelus) No suitable bands available 1 Emu
(Dromaius novaehollandiae) No suitable bands available 2 Southern
Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) No suitable bands available 950
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Spurs interfere with bands
903 Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Spurs interfere with bands 777
Greater Flamingo (Phoenocopterus ruber) No suitable bands available
268 Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) Birds crush
bands, injure themselves
Species not to be banded opportunistically - specific project
required
263 Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) Birds may crush bands 264
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhyncus banksii) Birds may crush
bands 618 Helmeted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops cassidix)
Skin shed under band
Species which bands may not fit 906 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) - males
Size 15 bands too small for some birds 260 Little Lorikeet
(Glossopsitta pusilla) Bands too wide for some birds 259
Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala) Bands too
wide for some birds 320 Little Kingfisher (Alcedo pusilla) K bands
too wide for some birds 334 White-throated Needletail (Hirundatus,
caudacutus) K bands too wide for some birds 335 Fork-tailed Swift
(Apus pacificus) K bands too wide for some birds
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Size List Page 4 Table 1. Specifications of the bands used by ABBBS
for birds Size Metal Internal
diameter (mm) Height (mm) Gauge
(mm) K AY 2.5 - 4.0 4.0 0.38 01 AY 2.0 5.5 0.38 02 AY 2.3 5.5 0.38
03 IN 2.8 5.5 0.35 03 AY 2.8 5.5 0.5 04 IN 3.3 5.5 0.35 04 AY 3.3
5.5 0.5 04 SS 3.3 5.0 0.5 04 ML 3.3 5.0 - 23 SS 4.0 5.0 0.7 05 IN
4.0 5.5 0.35 05 SS 4.0 5.0 0.5 05 AY 4.0 5.5 0.5 06 IN 4.5 5.5 0.35
06 SS 4.5 6.5 0.7 06 AY 4.5 7.0 0.5 24 SS 5.5 5.0 0.7 07 SS 5.5 6.5
0.7 07 IN 5.5 7.0 0.56 07 AM 5.5 7.0 0.7 25 SS 6.5 5.0 1.0 08 SS
6.5 6.5 0.7 08 AM 6.5 9.0 1.0 09 AM 8.0 10.0 0.7 09 SS 8.0 10.0 1.0
20 SS 9.0 5.0 1.0 10 AM 9.5 10.0 1.0 10 SS 9.5 10.0 1.0 21 SS 11.0
5.0 1.0 11 AM 11.0 12.0 1.0 11 SS 11.0 12.0 1.0 27 SS 12.5 12.0 1.0
22 SS 13.0 5.0 1.0 12 SS 14.0 12.0 1.0 12 AM 14.0 12.0 1.5 13 SS
16.0 12.0 1.0 13 AM 16.0 12.0 1.5 28 SS 18.0 12.0 1.0 14 SS 19.0
12.0 1.0 14 AM 20.0 16.0 1.8 14 ML 20.0 16.0 0.8 15 SS 22.0 12.0
1.0 16 SS Shearwater band: egg-shaped 17 SS Pelican band: 36mm x
18mm 19 SS Little Penguin band 26 SS King Penguin band 29 SS Royal
Penguin band 30 SS Rockhopper Penguin band 31 SS 8.1 Donna ring 32
SS 11.4 Donna ring 33 SS 13.0 Donna ring 34 SS 14.6 Donna
ring
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Size List Page 5
PART 1
Taxonomic Order
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Size List Page 6 RAOU Scientific name Common name Band Metals No.
Size
*: Varies geographically V: variable species OV: Ovalise band ?:
Care needed, few birds banded
Family: 1 STRUTHIONIDAE
Family: 2 CASUARIIDAE
2 Casuarius casuarius Southern Cassowary DO NOT BAND 1 Dromaius
novaehollandiae Emu DO NOT BAND
Family: 3 MEGAPODIIDAE
8 Alectura lathami Australian Brush-turkey 13 SS 7 Leipoa ocellata
Malleefowl 12(13) SS 6 Megapodius reinwardt Orange-footed Scrubfowl
12(27) SS
Family: 4 PHASIANIDAE
9 Coturnix pectoralis Stubble Quail 06 AY 11 Coturnix ypsilophora
Brown Quail (ex Swamp Quail) 07 AM 10 Coturnix ypsilophora
australis Brown Quail 06(07) AY AM 12 Coturnix chinensis King Quail
04 AY 902 Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl DO NOT BAND 950 Phasianus
colchicus Common Pheasant DO NOT BAND 903 Pavo cristatus Indian
Peafowl DO NOT BAND 778 Melagris gallopavo Wild Turkey DO NOT
BAND
Family: 5 ODONTOPHORIDAE
Family: 6 ANSERANATIDAE
Family: 7 ANATIDAE
205 Dendrocygna eytoni Plumed Whistling-Duck 10 SS AM 204
Dendrocygna arcuata Wandering Whistling-Duck 11 SS AM 216 Oxyura
australis Blue-billed Duck 21 SS 217 Biziura lobata Musk Duck
13(12)(14)V SS AM 214 Stictonetta naevosa Freckled Duck 11 SS AM
906 Cygnus olor Mute Swan 15F 15M? SS Caution needed with males: 15
may be too small 203 Cygnus atratus Black Swan 14(15) SS 799 Branta
canadensis Canada Goose 198 Cereopsis novaehollandiae Cape Barren
Goose 15 SS 207 Tadorna tadornoides Australian Shelduck 12 SS AM
798 Tadorna variegata Paradise Shellduck 206 Tadorna radjah Radjah
Shelduck 11 SS AM 202 Chenonetta jubata Australian Wood Duck 10 SS
AM 200 Nettapus coromandelianus Cotton Pygmy-goose 201 Nettapus
pulchellus Green Pygmy-goose 08 SS AM 948 Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard 27 SS 208 Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck 11 SS AM 212
Anas rhynchotis Australasian Shoveler 10 SS AM 905 Anas clypeata
Northern Shoveler 211 Anas gracilis Grey Teal 09 SS 210 Anas
castanea Chestnut Teal 09(10) SS AM 800 Anas acuta Northern Pintail
209 Anas querquedula Garganey 213 Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Pink-eared Duck 09 SS AM 215 Aythya australis Hardhead 10 SS
AM
Family: 8 PODICIPEDIDAE
61 Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian Grebe 09(10) SS
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Size
*: Varies geographically V: variable species OV: Ovalise band ?:
Care needed, few birds banded
62 Poliocephalus poliocephalus Hoary-headed Grebe 09 SS Family: 8
PODICIPEDIDAE (cont)
60 Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe
Family: 9 SPHENISCIDAE
927 Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin 26 SS 804 Aptenodytes
forsteri Emperor Penguin W SS 926 Pygoscelis papua Gentoo Penguin
29 SS 924 Pygoscelis adeliae Adelie Penguin 29 SS 925 Pygoscelis
antarctica Chinstrap Penguin 29 SS 3 Eudyptes chrysocome Rockhopper
Penguin 30 SS 4 Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Fiordland Penguin 923
Eudyptes robustus Snares Penguin 959 Eudyptes sclateri
Erect-crested Penguin 8005 Eudyptes chrysolophus Macaroni Penguin
29 SS 968 Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli Royal Penguin 29 SS 5
Eudyptula minor Little Penguin 19 SS 858 Spheniscus magellanicus
Magellanic Penguin
Family: 10 PROCELLARIIDAE
85 Pelecanoides urinatrix Common Diving-Petrel 06 IN 910
Pelecanoides georgicus South Georgian Diving-Petrel 06 IN 929
Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant-Petrel 13 SS 937 Macronectes
halli Northern Giant-Petrel 13 SS 74 Fulmarus glacialoides Southern
Fulmar 09 SS 949 Thalassoica antarctica Antarctic Petrel 16(09) SS
80 Daption capense Cape Petrel 16(09) SS 984 Pagodroma nivea Snow
Petrel 08 SS 935 Lugensa brevirostris Kerguelen Petrel 920
Pseudobulweria rostrata Tahiti Petrel 75 Pterodroma macroptera
Great-winged Petrel 77 Pterodroma lessonii White-headed Petrel 08
OV SS 971 Pterodroma solandri Providence Petrel 08 SS 922
Pterodroma neglecta Kermadec Petrel 921 Pterodroma arminjoniana
Herald Petrel 07 IN 76 Pterodroma mollis Soft-plumaged Petrel 07 IN
919 Pterodroma inexpectata Mottled Petrel 810 Pterodroma externa
Juan Fernandez Petrel 774 Pterodroma cervicalis White-necked Petrel
775 Pterodroma baraui Barau's Petrel 955 Pterodroma nigripennis
Black-winged Petrel 05 IN 918 Pterodroma cookii Cook's Petrel 78
Pterodroma leucoptera Gould's Petrel 06 IN 773 Pterodroma incerta
Atlantic Petrel 81 Halobaena caerulea Blue Petrel 06 IN 82
Pachyptila vittata Broad-billed Prion 941 Pachyptila salvini
Salvin's Prion 84 Pachyptila desolata Antarctic Prion 06 IN 942
Pachyptila belcheri Slender-billed Prion 83 Pachyptila turtur Fairy
Prion 06 IN 947 Pachyptila crassirostris Fulmar Prion 06 IN 776
Bulweria bulwerii Bulwer's Petrel 915 Procellaria aequinoctialis
White-chinned Petrel 916 Procellaria westlandica Westland Petrel
917 Procellaria parkinsoni Black Petrel 73 Procellaria cinerea Grey
Petrel 853 Calonectris leucomelas Streaked Shearwater 69 Puffinus
pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater 16 SS
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Size List Page 8 RAOU Scientific name Common name Band Metals No.
Size
*: Varies geographically V: variable species OV: Ovalise band ?:
Care needed, few birds banded
975 Puffinus bulleri Buller's Shearwater 16 SS 72 Puffinus
carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater 16 SS Family: 10 PROCELLARIIDAE
(cont)
772 Puffinus creatopus Pink-footed Shearwater 771 Puffinus gravis
Great Shearwater 70 Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater 16 SS 71
Puffinus tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater 16 SS 914 Puffinus
puffinus Manx Shearwater 68 Puffinus gavia Fluttering Shearwater
07(08)? OV IN SS 913 Puffinus huttoni Hutton's Shearwater 16 SS 912
Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater 67 Puffinus assimilis
Little Shearwater 06(07)OV IN
Family: 11 DIOMEDEIDAE
86 Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross 14 ML 974 Diomedea
epomophora Royal Albatross 14 ML 88 Diomedea melanophris
Black-browed Albatross 12 SS 91 Diomedea cauta Shy Albatross 13(28)
SS 90 Diomedea chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross 12 SS 89 Diomedea
chlororhynchos Yellow-nosed Albatross 12 SS 931 Diomedea bulleri
Buller's Albatross 12 SS 92 Phoebetria fusca Sooty Albatross 12 SS
93 Phoebetria palpebrata Light-mantled Sooty Albatross 12 SS
Family: 12 HYDROBATIDAE
63 Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm-Petrel 04 IN 64 Garrodia
nereis Grey-backed Storm-Petrel 65 Pelagodroma marina White-faced
Storm-Petrel 05 IN 66 Fregetta tropica Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
944 Fregetta grallaria White-bellied Storm-Petrel 05 IN 911
Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's Storm-Petrel 802 Oceanodroma
matsudairae Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel
Family: 13 PHAETHONTIDAE
107 Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird 20 SS 108 Phaethon
lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird 07 IN 8027 Phaethon lepturus
fulvus White-tailed Tropicbird Christmas Is subsp. 07 IN
Family: 14 SULIDAE
854 Papasula abbotti Abbott's Booby 12 SS 825 Morus capensis Cape
Gannet 104 Morus serrator Australasian Gannet 13 SS 105 Sula
dactylatra Masked Booby 13 SS 103 Sula sula Red-footed Booby 27 SS
102 Sula leucogaster Brown Booby 12 SS
Family: 15 ANHINGIDAE
Family: 16 PHALACROCORACIDAE
100 Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant 27(11) SS 98
Phalacrocorax fuscescens Black-faced Cormorant 13(12) SS 99
Phalacrocorax varius Pied Cormorant 13(14) SS 97 Phalacrocorax
sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant 27(11) SS 96 Phalacrocorax
carbo Great Cormorant 13 SS 970 Leucocarbo atriceps Imperial Shag
13 SS
Family: 17 PELECANIDAE
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Size List Page 9 RAOU Scientific name Common name Band Metals No.
Size
*: Varies geographically V: variable species OV: Ovalise band ?:
Care needed, few birds banded
106 Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian Pelican 17 SS
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Size
*: Varies geographically V: variable species OV: Ovalise band ?:
Care needed, few birds banded
Family: 18 FREGATIDAE
94 Fregata minor Great Frigatebird 21M 22F# SS 95 Fregata ariel
Lesser Frigatebird 21# SS 909 Fregata andrewsi Christmas
Frigatebird 22# SS # Chicks need care: legs fatter before
fledging
Family: 19 ARDEIDAE
188 Egretta novaehollandiae White-faced Heron 10 SS AM 185 Egretta
garzetta Little Egret 10 SS AM 191 Egretta sacra Eastern Reef Egret
10 SS AM 189 Ardea pacifica White-necked Heron 12 SS AM 184 Ardea
sumatrana Great-billed Heron 13? SS 190 Ardea picata Pied Heron 09
SS AM 187 Ardea alba Great Egret 11 SS AM 186 Ardea intermedia
Intermediate Egret 10 SS AM 977 Ardea ibis Cattle Egret 10 SS AM
193 Butorides striatus Striated Heron 09 SS AM 796 Nycticorax
nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron 192 Nycticorax caledonicus
Nankeen Night Heron 11 SS AM 797 Gorsachius melanolophus Malayan
Night Heron 195 Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern 08 SS 907
Ixobrychus sinensis Yellow Bittern 08 SS 196 Ixobrychus flavicollis
Black Bittern 10 SS 197 Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian Bittern
11 SS
Family: 20 THRESKIORNITHIDAE
178 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis 11 SS AM 179 Threskiornis
molucca Australian White Ibis 12 SS AM 180 Threskiornis spinicollis
Straw-necked Ibis 12 SS AM 181 Platalea regia Royal Spoonbill 13 SS
AM 182 Platalea flavipes Yellow-billed Spoonbill 13 SS AM
Family: 21 CICONIIDAE
Family: 22 PHOENICOPTERIDAE
Family: 23 ACCIPITRIDAE
241 Pandion haliaetus Osprey 28 SS 234 Aviceda subcristata Pacific
Baza 10 SS 232 Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite 10 SS 233
Elanus scriptus Letter-winged Kite 10(11) SS 230 Lophoictinia isura
Square-tailed Kite 11 SS 231 Hamirostra melanosternon
Black-breasted Buzzard 13(12) SS 229 Milvus migrans Black Kite 10M
11F * SS 228 Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite 11(27)V * SS 227
Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite 11 SS 226 Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-bellied Sea-Eagle 15 SS 218 Circus assimilis Spotted Harrier
10M11F SS 219 Circus approximans Swamp Harrier 11 SS 221 Accipiter
fasciatus Brown Goshawk 09M 10F * SS Northern Aust: 08M 09F * SS
8013 Accipiter fasciatus natalis Christmas Island Goshawk 220
Accipiter novaehollandiae Grey Goshawk 10M 27F * SS Tasmania: 12F *
222 Accipiter cirrhocephalus Collared Sparrowhawk 07M 08F * SS
Tasmania: 08M 20F * SS
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Size List Page 11 RAOU Scientific name Common name Band Metals No.
Size
*: Varies geographically V: variable species OV: Ovalise band ?:
Care needed, few birds banded
223 Erythrotriorchis radiatus Red Goshawk 11M 12F SS Family: 23
ACCIPITRIDAE (cont)
801 Aquila gurneyi Gurney's Eagle 224 Aquila audax Wedge-tailed
Eagle 15 SS 225 Hieraaetus morphnoides Little Eagle 13(12)M 13F
SS
Family: 24 FALCONIDAE
239 Falco berigora Brown Falcon 10(11)(27)* SS 235 Falco
longipennis Australian Hobby 08(09) * SS 236 Falco hypoleucos Grey
Falcon 27(11M) * SS 238 Falco subniger Black Falcon 11 SS 237 Falco
peregrinus Peregrine Falcon 11M12F(27)*SS 240 Falco cenchroides
Nankeen Kestrel 08 SS
Family: 25 GRUIDAE
898 Grus antigone Sarus Crane 177 Grus rubicunda Brolga 13(14)
SS
Family: 26 RALLIDAE
48 Rallina tricolor Red-necked Crake 900 Rallina fasciata
Red-legged Crake 06 IN 46 Gallirallus philippensis Buff-banded Rail
08(09) SS 966 Gallirallus sylvestris Lord Howe Woodhen 10 SS 45
Rallus pectoralis Lewin's Rail 06 AY 53 Amaurornis olivaceus
Bush-hen 08(09) SS 768 Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted
Waterhen 50 Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake 05 AY 49 Porzana
fluminea Australian Spotted Crake 06OV (07) AY 715 Porzana fusca
Ruddy-breasted Crake 51 Porzana tabuensis Spotless Crake 05 AY 52
Porzana cinerea White-browed Crake 06 AY 47 Eulabeornis
castaneoventris Chestnut Rail 711 Gallicrex cinerea Watercock 58
Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen 12(13)(11)* SS 56 Gallinula
tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen 11 SS 55 Gallinula ventralis Black-tailed
Native-hen 09(10)OV SS 54 Gallinula mortierii Tasmanian Native-Hen
12 SS 59 Fulica atra Eurasian Coot 10 SS
Family: 27 OTIDIDAE
Family: 28 TURNICIDAE
13 Turnix maculosa Red-backed Button-quail 04 AY 18 Turnix velox
Little Button-quail 04 AY 19 Turnix pyrrhothorax Red-chested
Button-quail 04 AY 15 Turnix castanota Chestnut-backed Button-quail
16 Turnix olivii Buff-breasted Button-quail 14 Turnix varia Painted
Button-quail 05M 06F AY 17 Turnix melanogaster Black-breasted
Button-quail
Family: 29 PEDIONOMIDAE
Family: 30 SCOLOPACIDAE
168 Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe 06 IN 852 Gallinago stenura
Pin-tailed Snipe 06 IN 169 Gallinago megala Swinhoe's Snipe 06
IN
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Size List Page 12 RAOU Scientific name Common name Band Metals No.
Size
*: Varies geographically V: variable species OV: Ovalise band ?:
Care needed, few birds banded
152 Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit 06 IN 815 Limosa haemastica
Hudsonian Godwit Family: 30 SCOLOPACIDAE (cont)
153 Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit 07(08) IN SS 151 Numenius
minutus Little Curlew 07(06) IN 150 Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel
07(08) IN SS 149 Numenius madagascariensis Eastern Curlew 09(10) SS
892 Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper 820 Tringa erythropus
Spotted Redshank 891 Tringa totanus Common Redshank 06 IN 159
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper 05 IN 158 Tringa nebularia
Common Greenshank 06 IN 809 Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs 154
Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper 04 IN 160 Xenus cinereus Terek
Sandpiper 05 IN 157 Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper 04 IN 155
Heteroscelus brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler 06 IN 156 Heteroscelus
incanus Wandering Tattler 06 IN 129 Arenaria interpres Ruddy
Turnstone 05 IN 939 Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian Dowitcher 07 IN
165 Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot 06 IN 164 Calidris canutus Red
Knot 05 IN 166 Calidris alba Sanderling 04 IN 857 Calidris minuta
Little Stint 03 IN 162 Calidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint 03 IN
965 Calidris subminuta Long-toed Stint 03 IN 849 Calidris
fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper 890 Calidris bairdii Baird's
Sandpiper 978 Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper 04 IN 163
Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 05(04) IN 888 Calidris
alpina Dunlin 03 IN 161 Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper 04 IN
827 Micropalama himantopus Stilt Sandpiper 887 Tryngites
subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper 04 IN 167 Limicola
falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper 04 IN 934 Philomachus pugnax
Ruff 06 IN 886 Steganopus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope 932
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope 835 Phalaropus fulicaria
Grey Phalarope
Family: 31 ROSTRATULIDAE
Family: 32 JACANIDAE
Family: 33 CHIONIDAE
Family: 34 BURHINIDAE
174 Burhinus grallarius Bush Stone-curlew 09 SS 175 Esacus
neglectus Beach Stone-curlew 11 SS
Family: 35 HAEMATOPODIDAE
130 Haematopus longirostris Pied Oystercatcher 10 SS 131 Haematopus
fuliginosus Sooty Oystercatcher 10 SS
Family: 36 RECURVIROSTRIDAE
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146 Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt 07 IN 147
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus Banded Stilt 08 SS Family: 36
RECURVIROSTRIDAE (cont)
148 Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Red-necked Avocet 08 on tibia
SS
Family: 37 CHARADRIIDAE
137 Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover 06 IN 136 Pluvialis
squatarola Grey Plover 06 IN 895 Charadrius hiaticula Ringed Plover
851 Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover 03 IN 770 Charadrius
alexandrinus Kentish Plover 03 IN 143 Charadrius ruficapillus
Red-capped Plover 03 IN 140 Charadrius bicinctus Double-banded
Plover 04 IN 139 Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand Plover 04 IN 141
Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover 05 IN 894 Charadrius
asiaticus Caspian Plover 142 Charadrius veredus Oriental Plover 05
IN 145 Charadrius australis Inland Dotterel 05 IN 144 Elseyornis
melanops Black-fronted Dotterel 03 IN 138 Thinornis rubricollis
Hooded Plover 05 IN 132 Erythrogonys cinctus Red-kneed Dotterel 04
IN 135 Vanellus tricolor Banded Lapwing 06 IN 133 Vanellus miles
Masked Lapwing 08 SS
Family: 38 GLAREOLIDAE
172 Glareola maldivarum Oriental Pratincole 05 IN 173 Stiltia
isabella Australian Pratincole 06 IN
Family: 39 LARIDAE
980 Catharacta skua Great Skua 12 SS 979 Catharacta maccormicki
South Polar Skua 12 SS 945 Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger
128 Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic Jaeger 933 Stercorarius
longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger 126 Larus pacificus Pacific Gull 11
SS 856 Larus crassirostris Black-tailed Gull 981 Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull 11 SS 125 Larus novaehollandiae Silver Gull 08 SS AM 785
Larus atricilla Laughing Gull 885 Larus pipixcan Franklin's Gull
783 Larus sabini Sabine's Gull 111 Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern
07 AM 112 Sterna caspia Caspian Tern 09 AM SS 116 Sterna
bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern 07 IN 115 Sterna bergii Crested
Tern 07 IN 113 Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern 05 AY 114 Sterna
striata White-fronted Tern 06 AY 119 Sterna sumatrana Black-naped
Tern 05 AY 953 Sterna hirundo Common Tern 05 AY 952 Sterna
paradisaea Arctic Tern 06 AY 985 Sterna vittata Antarctic Tern 06
AY 117 Sterna albifrons Little Tern 04 AY 118 Sterna nereis Fairy
Tern 04 AY 121 Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern 06 AY 120 Sterna
fuscata Sooty Tern 06 AY 110 Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern 05
AY 109 Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Black Tern 04 AY 884
Chlidonias niger Black Tern
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122 Anous stolidus Common Noddy 06 AY 124 Anous minutus Black Noddy
06 AY 123 Anous tenuirostris Lesser Noddy 05 AY Family: 39 LARIDAE
(cont)
982 Procelsterna cerulea Grey Ternlet 05 AY 972 Gygis alba White
Tern 05 AY
Family: 40 COLUMBIDAE
957 Columba livia Rock Dove 09 AM 28 Columba leucomela White-headed
Pigeon 10 AM 988 Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Turtle-Dove 07
AM 989 Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Turtle-Dove 08 AM 29
Macropygia amboinensis Brown Cuckoo-Dove 08 AM 33 Chalcophaps
indica Emerald Dove 07 AM 34 Phaps chalcoptera Common Bronzewing 09
AM 35 Phaps elegans Brush Bronzewing 08 AM 36 Phaps histrionica
Flock Bronzewing 09 AM 43 Ocyphaps lophotes Crested Pigeon 08 AM 42
Geophaps plumifera Spinifex Pigeon 06 AY 40 Geophaps smithii
Partridge Pigeon 09? AM 39 Geophaps scripta Squatter Pigeon 08 AM
37 Petrophassa albipennis White-quilled Rock-Pigeon 38 Petrophassa
rufipennis Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon 31 Geopelia cuneata Diamond
Dove 04(05) AY 30 Geopelia striata Peaceful Dove 06(05) * AY
Northern Aust: 05 * AY 32 Geopelia humeralis Bar-shouldered Dove
08(07) * AM Northern Aust: 07 * AM 44 Leucosarcia melanoleuca Wonga
Pigeon 10 AM 24 Ptilinopus cinctus Banded Fruit-Dove 25 Ptilinopus
magnificus Wompoo Fruit-Dove 23 Ptilinopus superbus Superb
Fruit-Dove 08(07) * AM Northern Aust: 07 * AM 21 Ptilinopus regina
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove 07 AM 769 Ducula concinna Elegant
Imperial-Pigeon 805 Ducula whartoni Christmas Island
Imperial-Pigeon 10 AM 793 Ducula mullerii Collared Imperial-Pigeon
26 Ducula bicolor Pied Imperial-Pigeon 10 AM 27 Lopholaimus
antarcticus Topknot Pigeon 10 AM
Family: 41 CACATUIDAE
263 Probosciger aterrimus Palm Cockatoo RESTRICTED Special approval
req 264 Calyptorhynchus banksii Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo 21(22) SS
Special approval req 265 Calyptorhynchus lathami Glossy
Black-Cockatoo 21 SS 267 Calyptorhynchus funereus Yellow-tailed
Black-Cockatoo 21F? SS 794 Calyptorhynchus latirostris Short-billed
Black-Cockatoo 266 Calyptorhynchus baudinii Long-billed
Black-Cockatoo 21 SS 268 Callocephalon fimbriatum Gang-gang
Cockatoo DO NOT BAND 273 Cacatua roseicapilla Galah 20 SS 272
Cacatua tenuirostris Long-billed Corella 21 SS 795 Cacatua
pastinator Western Corella 271 Cacatua sanguinea Little Corella 21
SS 270 Cacatua leadbeateri Major Mitchell's Cockatoo 21 SS 269
Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 22 SS 274 Nymphicus
hollandicus Cockatiel 24 SS
Family: 42 PSITTACIDAE
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254 Trichoglossus haematodus Rainbow Lorikeet 25 SS 256
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 24 SS 257
Psitteuteles versicolor Varied Lorikeet Family: 42 PSITTACIDAE
(cont)
258 Glossopsitta concinna Musk Lorikeet 24 SS 260 Glossopsitta
pusilla Little Lorikeet 23 or NIL SS 259 Glossopsitta
porphyrocephala Purple-crowned Lorikeet 23(24) or NIL SS 275
Eclectus roratus Eclectus Parrot 276 Geoffroyus geoffroyi
Red-cheeked Parrot 261 Cyclopsitta diophthalma Double-eyed
Fig-Parrot 24 SS 281 Alisterus scapularis Australian King Parrot 25
SS 280 Aprosmictus erythropterus Red-winged Parrot 24 SS 277
Polytelis swainsonii Superb Parrot 25 SS 278 Polytelis anthopeplus
Regent Parrot 24 SS 279 Polytelis alexandrae Princess Parrot 285
Platycercus caledonicus Green Rosella 24 SS 282 Platycercus elegans
Crimson Rosella 24 SS 288 Platycercus eximius Eastern Rosella 24 SS
286 Platycercus adscitus Pale-headed Rosella 24 SS 287 Platycercus
venustus Northern Rosella 24 SS 289 Platycercus icterotis Western
Rosella 23 SS 294 Barnardius zonarius Australian Ringneck 24 SS 290
Purpureicephalus spurius Red-capped Parrot 24 SS 297 Northiella
haematogaster Blue Bonnet 24(23) SS 309 Lathamus discolor Swift
Parrot 23(24) SS 295 Psephotus haematonotus Red-rumped Parrot 23 SS
296 Psephotus varius Mulga Parrot 23 SS 300 Psephotus
chrysopterygius Golden-shouldered Parrot 23 SS 301 Psephotus
dissimilis Hooded Parrot 23 SS 808 Cyanorhamphus novaezelandiae
Red-crowned Parakeet 24 SS 310 Melopsittacus undulatus Budgerigar
04 IN 304 Neopsphotus bourkii Bourke's Parrot 04 IN 306 Neophema
chrysostoma Blue-winged Parrot 23 SS 307 Neophema elegans Elegant
Parrot 23 SS 308 Neophema petrophila Rock Parrot 23 SS 305 Neophema
chrysogaster Orange-bellied Parrot 23 SS 302 Neophema pulchella
Turquoise Parrot 23 SS 303 Neophema splendida Scarlet-chested
Parrot 311 Pezoporus wallicus Ground Parrot 23 SS 312 Pezoporus
occidentalis Night Parrot
Family: 43 CUCULIDAE
336 Cuculus saturatus Oriental Cuckoo 05(06) AY 337 Cuculus
pallidus Pallid Cuckoo 06 AY 339 Cacomantis variolosus Brush Cuckoo
04 AY 340 Cacomantis castaneiventris Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo 04 AY
338 Cacomantis flabelliformis Fan-tailed Cuckoo 04(05) AY 341
Chrysococcyx osculans Black-eared Cuckoo 04 AY 342 Chrysococcyx
basalis Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo 03 AY 344 Chrysococcyx lucidus
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo 03 AY 345 Chrysococcyx minutillus Little
Bronze-Cuckoo 03 AY 346 Chrysococcyx russatus Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo
03 AY 347 Eudynamys scolopacea Common Koel 09 AM 791 Eudynamys
taitensis Long-tailed Cuckoo 348 Scythrops novaehollandiae
Channel-billed Cuckoo 11 AM
Family: 44 CENTROPODIDAE
349 Centropus phasianinus Pheasant Coucal 10 AM
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Family: 45 STRIGIDAE
248 Ninox strenua Powerful Owl 13(14) SS 247 Ninox rufa Rufous Owl
246 Ninox connivens Barking Owl 11 SS 242 Ninox novaeseelandiae
Southern Boobook 10(11)(09)* SS Tasmania: 09(10) * SS 721 Ninox
novaeseelandiae undulata Southern Boobook (Norfolk Is ssp.)09(08)
SS 823 Ninox scutulata Brown Hawk-Owl 807 Ninox squamipila Moluccan
Hawk-Owl 09 SS
Family: 46 TYTONIDAE
253 Tyto tenebricosa Sooty Owl 13(12)? * SS 730 Tyto multipunctata
Lesser Sooty Owl 250 Tyto novaehollandiae Masked Owl 13(12) * SS
249 Tyto alba Barn Owl 11(27) * SS 252 Tyto capensis Grass Owl 11
SS
Family: 47 PODARGIDAE
313 Podargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouth 10(09) SS AM 316 Podargus
papuensis Papuan Frogmouth 09 SS 314 Podargus ocellatus Marbled
Frogmouth
Family: 48 CAPRIMULGIDAE
765 Caprimulgus affinis Savanna Nightjar 330 Eurostopodus
mystacalis White-throated Nightjar 06(07) AY SS 331 Eurostopodus
argus Spotted Nightjar 06 AY 332 Caprimulgus macrurus Large-tailed
Nightjar 05 AY
Family: 49 AEGOTHELIDAE
Family: 50 APODIDAE
882 Collocalia esculenta Glossy Swiftlet 333 Collocalia
spodiopygius White-rumped Swiftlet 01 AY 881 Collocalia
vanikorensis Uniform Swiftlet 334 Hirundapus caudacutus
White-throated Needletail K or NIL AY 335 Apus pacificus
Fork-tailed Swift K or NIL AY 828 Apus affinis House Swift
Family: 51 ALCEDINIDAE
319 Alcedo azurea Azure Kingfisher K AY 320 Alcedo pusilla Little
Kingfisher K or NIL AY
Family: 52 HALCYONIDAE
328 Tanysiptera sylvia Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher05(K) AY
322 Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra 09(20) AM SS 323 Dacelo
leachii Blue-winged Kookaburra 09 AM 321 Syma torotoro
Yellow-billed Kingfisher 05(K) AY 324 Todirhamphus macleayii Forest
Kingfisher 05(04)(K) AY 325 Todirhamphus pyrrhopygia Red-backed
Kingfisher 06 AY 326 Todirhamphus sanctus Sacred Kingfisher 05 AY
327 Todirhamphus chloris Collared Kingfisher 07 AM
Family: 53 MEROPIDAE
Family: 54 CORACIIDAE
318 Eurystomus orientalis Dollarbird 08 AM
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Family: 55 PITTIDAE
353 Pitta erythrogaster Red-bellied Pitta 05 AY 880 Pitta
moluccensis Blue-winged Pitta 354 Pitta iris Rainbow Pitta 05 AY
352 Pitta versicolor Noisy Pitta 06 AY
Family: 56 MENURIDAE
351 Menura alberti Albert's Lyrebird 11 SS 350 Menura
novaehollandiae Superb Lyrebird 11 SS
Family: 57 ATRICHORNITHIDAE
355 Atrichornis rufescens Rufous Scrub-bird 04 AY 356 Atrichornis
clamosus Noisy Scrub-bird 05(04) AY
Family: 58 CLIMACTERIDAE
558 Cormobates leucophaeus White-throated Treecreeper 03 AY 560
Climacteris erythrops Red-browed Treecreeper 03(04) AY 561
Climacteris affinis White-browed Treecreeper 03 AY 556 Climacteris
rufa Rufous Treecreeper 04 AY 555 Climacteris picumnus Brown
Treecreeper 04(05)03 * IN Northern Aust: 03 IN Southern Aust:
04(05) IN 562 Climacteris melanura Black-tailed Treecreeper 04
AY
Family: 59 MALURIDAE
539 Malurus amabilis Lovely Fairy-wren 01 AY 536 Malurus lamberti
Variegated Fairy-wren 01 AY 540 Malurus pulcherrimus Blue-breasted
Fairy-wren 01 AY 538 Malurus elegans Red-winged Fairy-wren 01 AY
529 Malurus cyaneus Superb Fairy-wren 01 AY 532 Malurus splendens
Splendid Fairy-wren 01 AY 542 Malurus coronatus Purple-crowned
Fairy-wren 01 AY 541 Malurus melanocephalus Red-backed Fairy-wren
01 AY 535 Malurus leucopterus White-winged Fairy-wren 01 AY 526
Stipiturus malachurus Southern Emu-wren 01 AY 527 Stipiturus mallee
Mallee Emu-wren 01 AY 528 Stipiturus ruficeps Rufous-crowned
Emu-wren 01 AY 871 Amytornis barbatus Grey Grasswren 03 AY 518
Amytornis housei Black Grasswren 516 Amytornis woodwardi
White-throated Grasswren 517 Amytornis dorotheae Carpentarian
Grasswren 735 Amytornis merrotsyi Short-tailed Grasswren 513
Amytornis striatus Striated Grasswren 03 AY 515 Amytornis goyderi
Eyrean Grasswren 03(02) AY 512 Amytornis textilis Thick-billed
Grasswren 04(03) AY 511 Amytornis purnelli Dusky Grasswren 03 AY
708 Amytornis ballarae Kalkadoon Grasswren
Family: 60 PARDALOTIDAE
565 Pardalotus punctatus Spotted Pardalote 01 AY 571 Pardalotus
quadragintus Forty-spotted Pardalote 01 AY 570 Pardalotus
rubricatus Red-browed Pardalote 01 AY 976 Pardalotus striatus
Striated Pardalote 01 AY
Family: 61 ACANTHIZIDAE
519 Dasyornis brachypterus Eastern Bristlebird 05 AY 520 Dasyornis
longirostris Western Bristlebird 05(04) AY 521 Dasyornis broadbenti
Rufous Bristlebird 05 AY
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506 Pycnoptilus floccosus Pilotbird 04 AY Family: 61 ACANTHIZIDAE
(cont)
487 Acanthornis magnus Scrubtit 02 AY 505 Origma solitaria
Rockwarbler 02 AY 498 Calamanthus pyrrhopygia Chestnut-rumped
Heathwren 02 AY 499 Calamanthus cauta Shy Heathwren 02 AY 500
Calamanthus fuliginosus Striated Fieldwren 02 AY 501 Calamanthus
montellanus Western Fieldwren 02 AY 502 Calamanthus campestris
Rufous Fieldwren 504 Chthonicola sagittata Speckled Warbler 01 AY
497 Pyrrholaemus brunneus Redthroat 02 AY 496 Oreoscopus gutturalis
Fernwren 02 AY 493 Sericornis citreogularis Yellow-throated
Scrubwren 02 AY 488 Sericornis frontalis White-browed Scrubwren 02
AY 946 Sericornis keri Atherton Scrubwren 01 AY 494 Sericornis
magnirostris Large-billed Scrubwren 01 AY 465 Smicrornis
brevirostris Weebill 01 AY 454 Gerygone mouki Brown Gerygone 01 AY
958 Gerygone igata Grey Gerygone 01 AY 460 Gerygone levigaster
Mangrove Gerygone 01 AY 463 Gerygone fusca Western Gerygone 01 AY
461 Gerygone tenebrosa Dusky Gerygone 01 AY 457 Gerygone
magnirostris Large-billed Gerygone 01 AY 458 Gerygone chloronotus
Green-backed Gerygone 01 AY 453 Gerygone olivacea White-throated
Gerygone 01 AY 456 Gerygone palpebrosa Fairy Gerygone 01 AY 474
Acanthiza katherina Mountain Thornbill 01 AY 475 Acanthiza pusilla
Brown Thornbill 01 AY 476 Acanthiza apicalis Inland Thornbill 01 AY
473 Acanthiza ewingii Tasmanian Thornbill 01 AY 481 Acanthiza
uropygialis Chestnut-rumped Thornbill 01 AY 484 Acanthiza
reguloides Buff-rumped Thornbill 01 AY 472 Acanthiza inornata
Western Thornbill 01 AY 482 Acanthiza iredalei Slender-billed
Thornbill 01 AY 486 Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumped Thornbill
01 AY 471 Acanthiza nana Yellow Thornbill 01 AY 470 Acanthiza
lineata Striated Thornbill 01 AY 480 Acanthiza robustirostris
Slaty-backed Thornbill 01 AY 466 Aphelocephala leucopsis Southern
Whiteface 01 AY 468 Aphelocephala pectoralis Chestnut-breasted
Whiteface 469 Aphelocephala nigricincta Banded Whiteface 01
AY
Family: 62 MELIPHAGIDAE
615 Xanthotis macleayana Macleay's Honeyeater 04(05) AY 629
Xanthotis flaviventer Tawny-breasted Honeyeater 05 AY 611
Lichenostomus frenatus Bridled Honeyeater 04(03) AY 834
Lichenostomus hindwoodi Eungella Honeyeater 03 AY 614 Lichenostomus
chrysops Yellow-faced Honeyeater 02 AY 608 Lichenostomus virescens
Singing Honeyeater 03(04) * AY 609 Lichenostomus versicolor Varied
Honeyeater 04 AY 610 Lichenostomus fasciogularis Mangrove
Honeyeater 04 AY 628 Lichenostomus unicolor White-gaped Honeyeater
03 AY 626 Lichenostomus flavus Yellow Honeyeater 03 AY 617
Lichenostomus leucotis White-eared Honeyeater 03 AY 616
Lichenostomus flavicollis Yellow-throated Honeyeater 03 AY 619
Lichenostomus melanops Yellow-tufted Honeyeater 04(03)(05)*AY 618
Lichenostomus melanops cassidix Helmeted Honeyeater 04(05) AY
Special approv req 620 Lichenostomus cratitius Purple-gaped
Honeyeater 03 AY
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621 Lichenostomus keartlandi Grey-headed Honeyeater 02 AY Family:
62 MELIPHAGIDAE (cont)
622 Lichenostomus ornatus Yellow-plumed Honeyeater 02 AY 623
Lichenostomus plumulus Grey-fronted Honeyeater 02 AY 613
Lichenostomus fuscus Fuscous Honeyeater 02 AY 624 Lichenostomus
flavescens Yellow-tinted Honeyeater 02 AY 625 Lichenostomus
penicillatus White-plumed Honeyeater 02(03) * AY Northern Aust: 02
* AY Southern Aust: 03 * AY 605 Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's
Honeyeater 04 AY 606 Meliphaga notata Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
04(03) AY 612 Meliphaga gracilis Graceful Honeyeater 03(02) AY 607
Meliphaga albilineata White-lined Honeyeater 633 Manorina
melanophrys Bell Miner 04 AY 634 Manorina melanocephala Noisy Miner
06 AY 635 Manorina flavigula Yellow-throated Miner 05(06) AY 967
Manorina melanotis Black-eared Miner 05 AY 641 Entomyzon cyanotis
Blue-faced Honeyeater 07 AM 580 Melithreptus gularis Black-chinned
Honeyeater 03 AY 582 Melithreptus validirostris Strong-billed
Honeyeater 04 AY 583 Melithreptus brevirostris Brown-headed
Honeyeater 02(03) AY 579 Melithreptus albogularis White-throated
Honeyeater 02 * AY Northern Aust: 02(01) * AY 578 Melithreptus
lunatus White-naped Honeyeater 02 AY 584 Melithreptus affinis
Black-headed Honeyeater 02 AY 646 Philemon citreogularis Little
Friarbird 06 * AY Northern Aust 05(04)(06)V AY 642 Philemon
buceroides Helmeted Friarbird 07 AM 644 Philemon argenticeps
Silver-crowned Friarbird 07 * AM Northern Aust: 06 * AM 645
Philemon corniculatus Noisy Friarbird 07 AM 585 Plectorhyncha
lanceolata Striped Honeyeater 04 AY 640 Acanthagenys rufogularis
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater 05(04) AY 710 Anthochaera chrysoptera
Little Wattlebird 06(05) * AY 712 Anthochaera lunulata Western
Wattlebird: 06(05) * AY 638 Anthochaera carunculata Red Wattlebird
07 * AM Western Aust: 07(06) * AM 639 Anthochaera paradoxa Yellow
Wattlebird 07 AM 603 Xanthomyza phrygia Regent Honeyeater 04 AY 597
Lichmera indistincta Brown Honeyeater 02(01)* AY Northern Aust: 01
* AY Western Aust: 01 * AY 627 Trichodere cockerelli White-streaked
Honeyeater 03 AY 598 Grantiella picta Painted Honeyeater 02 AY 630
Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera Crescent Honeyeater 02 AY 631 Phylidonyris
novaehollandiae New Holland Honeyeater 03 AY 632 Phylidonyris nigra
White-cheeked Honeyeater 03 AY 594 Phylidonyris albifrons
White-fronted Honeyeater 02 AY 593 Gliciphila melanops
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater 02 AY 595 Ramsayornis modestus
Brown-backed Honeyeater 02 AY 596 Ramsayornis fasciatus
Bar-breasted Honeyeater 02 AY 600 Conopophila albogularis
Rufous-banded Honeyeater 02 AY 601 Conopophila rufogularis
Rufous-throated Honeyeater 02(01) AY 599 Conopophila whitei Grey
Honeyeater 01 AY 591 Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Eastern Spinebill
01 AY 592 Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Western Spinebill 01 AY 588
Certhionyx pectoralis Banded Honeyeater 02(01)* AY 589 Certhionyx
niger Black Honeyeater 01 AY 602 Certhionyx variegatus Pied
Honeyeater 04(03) AY
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587 Myzomela erythrocephala Red-headed Honeyeater 01 AY Family: 62
MELIPHAGIDAE (cont)
586 Myzomela sanguinolenta Scarlet Honeyeater 01 AY 590 Myzomela
obscura Dusky Honeyeater 01(02) AY 604 Timeliopsis fallax
Green-backed Honeyeater 449 Ephthianura tricolor Crimson Chat 01 AY
450 Ephthianura aurifrons Orange Chat 01 AY 451 Ephthianura crocea
Yellow Chat 01 AY 448 Ephthianura albifrons White-fronted Chat 01
AY 452 Ashbyia lovensis Gibberbird 02(01)? AY
Family: 63 PETROICIDAE
389 Heteromyias albispecularis Grey-headed Robin 03(04) AY 390
Poecilodryas superciliosa White-browed Robin 02 AY 391 Poecilodryas
cerviniventris Buff-sided Robin 388 Peneoenanthe pulverulenta
Mangrove Robin 02(03) AY 397 Tregellasia leucops White-faced Robin
02(01) * AY 396 Tregellasia capito Pale-yellow Robin 01 AY 392
Eopsaltria australis Eastern Yellow Robin 02 AY 394 Eopsaltria
griseogularis Western Yellow Robin 02 AY 387 Eopsaltria georgiana
White-breasted Robin 02 AY 385 Melanodryas cucullata Hooded Robin
02 AY 386 Melanodryas vittata Dusky Robin 03 AY 395 Microeca
griseoceps Yellow-legged Flycatcher 01 AY 379 Microeca flavigaster
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher 01 AY 377 Microeca fascinans Jacky Winter
01 AY 384 Petroica rosea Rose Robin 01 AY 383 Petroica rodinogaster
Pink Robin 01 AY 382 Petroica phoenicea Flame Robin 01 AY 380
Petroica multicolor Scarlet Robin 01 AY 714 Petroica multicolor
Pacific Robin 01 AY 381 Petroica goodenovii Red-capped Robin 01 AY
442 Drymodes superciliaris Northern Scrub-robin 04 AY 441 Drymodes
brunneopygia Southern Scrub-robin 04 AY
Family: 64 ORTHONYCHIDAE
434 Orthonyx temminckii Logrunner 05 IN 435 Orthonyx spaldingii
Chowchilla 07 SS
Family: 65 POMATOSTOMIDAE
443 Pomatostomus temporalis Grey-crowned Babbler 06(07) IN SS 938
Pomatostomus halli Hall's Babbler 05 IN 445 Pomatostomus
superciliosus White-browed Babbler 05(04) IN 446 Pomatostomus
ruficeps Chestnut-crowned Babbler 05 IN
Family: 66 EUPETIDAE
422 Psophodes nigrogularis Western Whipbird 05 IN 717 Psophodes
leucogaster Mallee Whipbird 05 IN 865 Psophodes occidentalis
Chiming Wedgebill 05 AY 866 Psophodes cristatus Chirruping
Wedgebill 05(04) AY 436 Cinclosoma punctatum Spotted Quail-thrush
06 AY 437 Cinclosoma castanotus Chestnut Quail-thrush 05 AY 438
Cinclosoma castaneothorax Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush 439
Cinclosoma cinnamomeum Cinnamon Quail-thrush 05 AY
Family: 67 NEOSITTIDAE
549 Daphoenositta chrysoptera Varied Sittella 01(02) AY
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Family: 68 PACHYCEPHALIDAE
405 Pachycephala olivacea Olive Whistler 04 AY 402 Pachycephala
rufogularis Red-lored Whistler 04 AY 403 Pachycephala inornata
Gilbert's Whistler 03 AY 406 Pachycephala simplex Grey Whistler 02
AY 398 Pachycephala pectoralis Golden Whistler 03 AY 400
Pachycephala melanura Mangrove Golden Whistler 03 AY 401
Pachycephala rufiventris Rufous Whistler 03(02) * AY Northern Aust:
02(03) * AY 404 Pachycephala lanioides White-breasted Whistler 04
AY 414 Colluricincla boweri Bower's Shrike-thrush 05(04) AY 413
Colluricincla megarhyncha Little Shrike-thrush 04(03) * AY 408
Colluricincla harmonica Grey Shrike-thrush 05 AY 411 Colluricincla
woodwardi Sandstone Shrike-thrush 419 Oreoica gutturalis Crested
Bellbird 05 AY 416 Falcunculus frontatus Eastern Shrike-tit 03 AY
418 Falcunculus leucogaster Western Shrike-tit 03 AY 417
Falcunculus whitei Northern Shrike-tit 03 AY
Family: 69 DICRURIDAE
362 Rhipidura rufifrons Rufous Fantail 01 AY 718 Rhipidura dryas
Arafura Fantail 01 AY 826 Rhipidura phasiana Mangrove Grey
Fantail
Family: 69 DICRURIDAE (cont)
361 Rhipidura fuliginosa Grey Fantail 01 AY 719 Rhipidura
fuliginosa New Zealand Fantail 363 Rhipidura rufiventris Northern
Fantail 01 AY 364 Rhipidura leucophrys Willie Wagtail 03(02) * AY
673 Dicrurus bracteatus Spangled Drongo 06 AY 376 Monarcha leucotis
White-eared Monarch 01 AY 375 Monarcha trivirgatus Spectacled
Monarch 02 AY 374 Monarcha frater Black-winged Monarch 03 AY 373
Monarcha melanopsis Black-faced Monarch 03 AY 720 Monarcha
telescopthalmus Frilled Monarch 371 Arses lorealis Frill-necked
Monarch 02 AY 370 Arses kaupi Pied Monarch 02 AY 415 Grallina
cyanoleuca Magpie-lark 06(05) * AY 365 Myiagra rubecula Leaden
Flycatcher 02(01) * AY 367 Myiagra ruficollis Broad-billed
Flycatcher 01 AY 366 Myiagra cyanoleuca Satin Flycatcher 02 AY 372
Myiagra alecto Shining Flycatcher 02(03) AY 722 Myiagra nana
Paperbark Flycatcher 02(03) AY 728 Myiagra inquieta Restless
Flycatcher 02(03) AY 368 Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
Yellow-breasted Boatbill 01 AY
Family: 70 PARADISAEIDAE
689 Manucodia keraudrenii Trumpet Manucode 08(07) SS 686 Ptiloris
paradiseus Paradise Riflebird 07 SS 687 Ptiloris victoriae
Victoria's Riflebird 06 AY 688 Ptiloris magnificus Magnificent
Riflebird 07 SS
Family: 71 ARTAMIDAE
701 Cracticus quoyi Black Butcherbird 07 SS 702 Cracticus torquatus
Grey Butcherbird 06 IN 703 Cracticus argenteus Silver-backed
Blackbird 704 Cracticus mentalis Black-backed Butcherbird 700
Cracticus nigrogularis Pied Butcherbird 07 SS
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Size
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Care needed, few birds banded
705 Gymnorhina tibicen Australian Magpie 09(08) SS AM Family: 71
ARTAMIDAE (cont)
694 Strepera graculina Pied Currawong 09 SS AM 8017 Strepera
graculina crissalis Lord Howe Pied Currawong 10(09) SS 696 Strepera
fuliginosa Black Currawong 09 SS 697 Strepera versicolor Grey
Currawong 10(09) SS 543 Artamus leucorhynchus White-breasted
Woodswallow 05 AY 544 Artamus personatus Masked Woodswallow 05(04)
AY 545 Artamus superciliosus White-browed Woodswallow 05(04) AY 546
Artamus cinereus Black-faced Woodswallow 05 AY 547 Artamus
cyanopterus Dusky Woodswallow 05(04) AY 548 Artamus minor Little
Woodswallow 02 AY
Family: 72 CAMPEPHAGIDAE
429 Coracina tenuirostris Cicadabird 05 AY 428 Coracina lineata
Barred Cuckoo-shrike 06 AY 424 Coracina novaehollandiae Black-faced
Cuckoo-shrike 06 AY 425 Coracina papuensis White-bellied
Cuckoo-shrike 05(04) * AY 423 Coracina maxima Ground Cuckoo-Shrike
07 SS 431 Lalage leucomela Varied Triller 03(04)* AY 430 Lalage
sueurii White-winged Triller 03 AY 962 Lalage leucopyga Long-tailed
Triller
Family: 73 ORIOLIDAE
432 Sphecotheres viridis Figbird 07(06) AM AY 672 Oriolus
flavocinctus Yellow Oriole 06 AY 671 Oriolus sagittatus
Olive-backed Oriole 06 AY
Family: 74 CORVIDAE
692 Corvus orru Torresian Crow 10 SS 691 Corvus bennetti Little
Crow 09(10) SS 868 Corvus tasmanicus Forest Raven 10 SS 954 Corvus
mellori Little Raven 10 SS 930 Corvus coronoides Australian Raven
10 SS
Family: 75 CORCORACIDAE
693 Corcorax melanorhamphos White-winged Chough 09 SS 675
Struthidea cinerea Apostlebird 07(08) SS
Family: 76 LANIIDAE
Family: 77 PTILONORHYNCHIDAE
676 Ailuroedus crassirostris Green Catbird 08 AY SS 678
Scenopoeetes dentirostris Tooth-billed Bowerbird 07(08) SS 685
Prionodura newtoniana Golden Bowerbird 05 AY 684 Sericulus
chrysocephalus Regent Bowerbird 06 AY 679 Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Satin Bowerbird 08(09)* SS 681 Chlamydera guttata Western Bowerbird
680 Chlamydera maculata Spotted Bowerbird 07(08) SS 683 Chlamydera
nuchalis Great Bowerbird 08 SS 682 Chlamydera cerviniventris
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird 06(07) AY IN
Family: 78 MUSCICAPIDAE
780 Zoothera heinei Russet-tailed Thrush 779 Zoothera lunulata
Bassian Thrush 06(05) AY 991 Turdus merula Eurasian Blackbird 06 AY
936 Turdus poliocephalus Island Thrush 05 AY
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Size
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Care needed, few birds banded
992 Turdus philomelos Song Thrush 05 AY
Family: 79 STURNIDAE
733 Aplonis fusca Tasman Starling 724 Aplonis cantorides Singing
Starling 674 Aplonis metallica Metallic Starling 05 AY 999 Sturnus
vulgaris Common Starling 06 AY 998 Acridotheres tristis Common Myna
07 AM
Family: 80 HIRUNDINIDAE
358 Cheramoeca leucosternus White-backed Swallow 02 AY 879 Hirundo
rustica Barn Swallow 02 AY 878 Hirundo tahitica Pacific Swallow 357
Hirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow 02 AY 787 Hirundo daurica
Red-rumped Swallow 360 Petrochelidon ariel Fairy Martin 01 AY 359
Petrochelidon nigricans Tree Martin 02 AY
Family: 81 PYCNONOTIDAE
Family: 82 ZOSTEROPIDAE
956 Zosterops natalis Christmas White-eye 01 AY 577 Zosterops
citrinellus Pale-bellied White-eye 01 AY 576 Zosterops luteus
Yellow White-eye 01 AY 574 Zosterops lateralis Silvereye 01 AY 961
Zosterops albogularis White-chested White-eye 01 AY 960 Zosterops
tenuirostris Slender-billed White-eye 01(02) AY
Family: 83 SYLVIIDAE
524 Acrocephalus australis Australian Reed-Warbler 03(02) AY 872
Acrocephalus orientalis Oriental Reed-Warbler 831 Phylloscopus
borealis Arctic Warbler 523 Megalurus timoriensis Tawny Grassbird
03 AY 522 Megalurus gramineus Little Grassbird 01(02) AY 507
Eremiornis carteri Spinifexbird 02 AY 509 Cinclorhamphus mathewsi
Rufous Songlark 04M 03F AY 508 Cinclorhamphus cruralis Brown
Songlark 05M 04F AY 969 Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola 01 AY
525 Cisticola exilis Golden-headed Cisticola 01 AY
Family: 84 ALAUDIDAE
648 Mirafra javanica Singing Bushlark 02 AY 993 Alauda arvensis
Eurasian Skylark 03 AY
Family: 85 DICAEIDAE
Family: 86 NECTARINIIDAE
Family: 87 PASSERIDAE
995 Passer domesticus House Sparrow 03 AY 994 Passer montanus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow 03 AY
Family: 88 MOTACILLIDAE
877 Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail 03? AY 876 Motacilla citreola
Citrine Wagtail 875 Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
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Size
*: Varies geographically V: variable species OV: Ovalise band ?:
Care needed, few birds banded
874 Motacilla alba White Wagtail 781 Motacilla lugens Black-backed
Wagtail Family: 88 MOTACILLIDAE (cont)
766 Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit 647 Anthus novaeseelandiae
Richard's Pipit 03 AY
Family: 89 ESTRILDIDAE
654 Emblema pictum Painted Finch 01 AY 650 Stagonopleura bella
Beautiful Firetail 02 AY 651 Stagonopleura oculata Red-eared
Firetail 01(02) AY 652 Stagonopleura guttata Diamond Firetail
02(01) AY 662 Neochmia temporalis Red-browed Finch 01(02) * AY 664
Neochmia phaeton Crimson Finch 02 AY 663 Neochmia ruficauda Star
Finch 02 AY 661 Neochmia modesta Plum-headed Finch 02 AY 669
Poephila personata Masked Finch 02 AY 666 Poephila acuticauda
Long-tailed Finch 02(01) * AY 667 Poephila cincta Black-throated
Finch 02 AY 653 Taeniopygia guttata Zebra Finch 02(01) * AY 655
Taeniopygia bichenovii Double-barred Finch 01 AY 656 Taeniopygia
bichenovii annulosa Black-Ringed Finch 660 Erythrura trichroa
Blue-faced Parrot-Finch 01(02) AY 670 Erythrura gouldiae Gouldian
Finch 02 AY 983 Lonchura punctulata Nutmeg Mannikin 02 AY 658
Lonchura flaviprymna Yellow-rumped Mannikin 02 AY 657 Lonchura
castaneothorax Chestnut-breasted Mannikin 02 AY 806 Lonchura
oryzivora Java Sparrow 03 AY 659 Heteromunia pectoralis Pictorella
Mannikin 02 AY
Family: 90 FRINGILLIDAE
788 Fringilla coelebs Common Chaffinch 997 Carduelis chloris
European Greenfinch 03 AY 996 Carduelis carduelis European
Goldfinch 02 AY 790 Carduelis flammea Common Redpoll
Family: 91 EMBERIZIDAE
789 Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer
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PART 2
Alphabetic Order
Jun 00 Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme - Recommended Band
Size List Page 27 RAOU Scientific name Common name Band Metals No.
Size
*: Varies geographically V: variable species OV: Ovalise band ?:
Care needed, few birds banded
88 Diomedea melanophris Albatross, Black-browed 12 SS 931 Diomedea
bulleri Albatross, Buller's 12 SS 90 Diomedea chrysostoma
Albatross, Grey-headed 12 SS 93 Phoebetria palpebrata Albatross,
Light-mantled Sooty 12 SS s974 Diomedea epomophora Albatross, Royal
14 ML 91 Diomedea cauta Albatross, Shy 13(28) SS 92 Phoebetria
fusca Albatross, Sooty 12 SS 86 Diomedea exulans Albatross,
Wandering 14 ML 89 Diomedea chlororhynchos Albatross, Yellow-nosed
12 SS 675 Struthidea cinerea Apostlebird 07(08) SS 148
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Avocet, Red-necked 08 on tibia
SS
446 Pomatostomus ruficeps Babbler, Chestnut-crowned 05 IN 443
Pomatostomus temporalis Babbler, Grey-crowned 06(07) IN SS 938
Pomatostomus halli Babbler, Hall's 05 IN 445 Pomatostomus
superciliosus Babbler, White-browed 05(04) IN 234 Aviceda
subcristata Baza, Pacific 10 SS 329 Merops ornatus Bee-eater,
Rainbow K AY 419 Oreoica gutturalis Bellbird, Crested 05 AY 197
Botaurus poiciloptilus Bittern, Australasian 11 SS 196 Ixobrychus
flavicollis Bittern, Black 10 SS 195 Ixobrychus minutus Bittern,
Little 08 SS 907 Ixobrychus sinensis Bittern, Yellow 08 SS 265
Calyptorhynchus lathami Black-Cockatoo, Glossy 21 SS 266
Calyptorhynchus baudinii Black-Cockatoo, Long-billed 21 SS 264
Calyptorhynchus banksii Black-Cockatoo, Red-tailed 21(22) SS
Special approval req 794 Calyptorhynchus latirostris
Black-Cockatoo, Short-billed 267 Calyptorhynchus funereus
Black-Cockatoo, Yellow-tailed 21F? SS 991 Turdus merula Blackbird,
Common 06 AY 297 Northiella haematogaster Blue Bonnet 24(23) SS 368
Machaerirhynchus flaviventer Boatbill, Yellow-breasted 01 AY 242
Ninox novaeseelandiae Boobook, Southern 10(11)(09)* SS Tasmania:
09(10) * SS 721 Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata Boobook, Southern
(Norfolk Is ssp.)09(08) SS 854 Papasula abbotti Booby, Abbott's 12
SS 102 Sula leucogaster Booby, Brown 12 SS 105 Sula dactylatra
Booby, Masked 13 SS 103 Sula sula Booby, Red-footed 27 SS 682
Chlamydera cerviniventris Bowerbird, Fawn-breasted 06(07) AY IN 685
Prionodura newtoniana Bowerbird, Golden 05 AY 683 Chlamydera
nuchalis Bowerbird, Great 08 SS 684 Sericulus chrysocephalus
Bowerbird, Regent 06 AY 679 Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Bowerbird,
Satin 08(09)* SS 680 Chlamydera maculata Bowerbird, Spotted 07(08)
SS 678 Scenopoeetes dentirostris Bowerbird, Tooth-billed 07(08) SS
681 Chlamydera guttata Bowerbird, Western 519 Dasyornis
brachypterus Bristlebird, Eastern 05 AY 521 Dasyornis broadbenti
Bristlebird, Rufous 05 AY 520 Dasyornis longirostris Bristlebird,
Western 05(04) AY 177 Grus rubicunda Brolga 13(14) SS 346
Chrysococcyx russatus Bronze-Cuckoo, Gould's 03 AY 342 Chrysococcyx
basalis Bronze-Cuckoo, Horsfield's 03 AY 345 Chrysococcyx
minutillus Bronze-Cuckoo, Little 03 AY 344 Chrysococcyx lucidus
Bronze-Cuckoo, Shining 03 AY 35 Phaps elegans Bronzewing, Brush 08
AM 34 Phaps chalcoptera Bronzewing, Common 09 AM 36 Phaps
histrionica Bronzewing, Flock 09 AM 8 Alectura lathami
Brush-turkey, Australian 13 SS 310 Melopsittacus undulatus
Budgerigar 04 IN
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Size
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Care needed, few birds banded
990 Pycnonotus jocosus Bulbul, Red-whiskered 04 AY 53 Amaurornis
olivaceus Bush-hen 08(09) SS 648 Mirafra javanica Bushlark, Singing
02 AY 176 Ardeotis australis Bustard, Australian 13? SS 701
Cracticus quoyi Butcherbird, Black 07 SS 704 Cracticus mentalis
Butcherbird, Black-backed 702 Cracticus torquatus Butcherbird, Grey
06 IN 700 Cracticus nigrogularis Butcherbird, Pied 07 SS 703
Cracticus argenteus Butxherbird, Silver-backed 17 Turnix
melanogaster Button-quail, Black-breasted 16 Turnix olivii
Button-quail, Buff-breasted 15 Turnix castanota Button-quail,
Chestnut-backed 18 Turnix velox Button-quail, Little 04 AY 14
Turnix varia Button-quail, Painted 05M 06F AY 13 Turnix maculosa
Button-quail, Red-backed 04 AY 19 Turnix pyrrhothorax Button-quail,
Red-chested 04 AY 231 Hamirostra melanosternon Buzzard,
Black-breasted 13(12) SS
2 Casuarius casuarius Cassowary, Southern DO NOT BAND 676
Ailuroedus crassirostris Catbird, Green 08 AY SS 788 Fringilla
coelebs Chaffinch, Common 449 Ephthianura tricolor Chat, Crimson 01
AY 450 Ephthianura aurifrons Chat, Orange 01 AY 448 Ephthianura
albifrons Chat, White-fronted 01 AY 451 Ephthianura crocea Chat,
Yellow 01 AY 693 Corcorax melanorhamphos Chough, White-winged 09 SS
435 Orthonyx spaldingii Chowchilla 07 SS 429 Coracina tenuirostris
Cicadabird 05 AY 525 Cisticola exilis Cisticola, Golden-headed 01
AY 969 Cisticola juncidis Cisticola, Zitting 01 AY 274 Nymphicus
hollandicus Cockatiel 24 SS 268 Callocephalon fimbriatum Cockatoo,
Gang-gang DO NOT BAND 270 Cacatua leadbeateri Cockatoo, Major
Mitchell's 21 SS 263 Probosciger aterrimus Cockatoo, Palm
RESTRICTED Special approval req 269 Cacatua galerita Cockatoo,
Sulphur-crested 22 SS 59 Fulica atra Coot, Eurasian 10 SS 271
Cacatua sanguinea Corella, Little 21 SS 272 Cacatua tenuirostris
Corella, Long-billed 21 SS 795 Cacatua pastinator Corella, Western
98 Phalacrocorax fuscescens Cormorant, Black-faced 13(12) SS 96
Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant, Great 13 SS 97 Phalacrocorax
sulcirostris Cormorant, Little Black 27(11) SS 100 Phalacrocorax
melanoleucos Cormorant, Little Pied 27(11) SS 99 Phalacrocorax
varius Cormorant, Pied 13(14) SS 349 Centropus phasianinus Coucal,
Pheasant 10 AM 49 Porzana fluminea Crake, Australian Spotted 06OV
(07) AY 50 Porzana pusilla Crake, Baillon's 05 AY 900 Rallina
fasciata Crake, Red-legged 06 IN 48 Rallina tricolor Crake,
Red-necked 715 Porzana fusca Crake, Ruddy-breasted 51 Porzana
tabuensis Crake, Spotless 05 AY 52 Porzana cinerea Crake,
White-browed 06 AY 898 Grus antigone Crane, Sarus 691 Corvus
bennetti Crow, Little 09(10) SS 692 Corvus orru Crow, Torresian 10
SS 341 Chrysococcyx osculans Cuckoo, Black-eared 04 AY 339
Cacomantis variolosus Cuckoo, Brush 04 AY 348 Scythrops
novaehollandiae Cuckoo, Channel-billed 11 AM 340 Cacomantis
castaneiventris Cuckoo, Chestnut-breasted 04 AY
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Size
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Care needed, few birds banded
338 Cacomantis flabelliformis Cuckoo, Fan-tailed 04(05) AY 791
Eudynamys taitensis Cuckoo, Long-tailed 336 Cuculus saturatus
Cuckoo, Oriental 05(06) AY 337 Cuculus pallidus Cuckoo, Pallid 06
AY 29 Macropygia amboinensis Cuckoo-Dove, Brown 08 AM 428 Coracina
lineata Cuckoo-shrike, Barred 06 AY 424 Coracina novaehollandiae
Cuckoo-shrike, Black-faced 06 AY 423 Coracina maxima Cuckoo-Shrike,
Ground 07 IN SS 425 Coracina papuensis Cuckoo-shrike, White-bellied
05(04) * AY 149 Numenius madagascariensis Curlew, Eastern 09(10) SS
151 Numenius minutus Curlew, Little 07(06) IN 696 Strepera
fuliginosa Currawong, Black 09 SS 697 Strepera versicolor
Currawong, Grey 10(09) SS 8017 Strepera graculina crissalis
Currawong, Lord Howe Pied 10(09) SS 694 Strepera graculina
Currawong, Pied 09 SS AM
101 Anhinga melanogaster Darter 13 SS 85 Pelecanoides urinatrix
Diving-Petrel, Common 06 IN 910 Pelecanoides georgicus
Diving-Petrel, South Georgian 06 IN 318 Eurystomus orientalis
Dollarbird 08 AM 144 Elseyornis melanops Dotterel, Black-fronted 03
IN 145 Charadrius australis Dotterel, Inland 05 IN 132 Erythrogonys
cinctus Dotterel, Red-kneed 04 IN 32 Geopelia humeralis Dove,
Bar-shouldered 08(07) * AM Northern Aust: 07 * AM 31 Geopelia
cuneata Dove, Diamond 04(05) AY 33 Chalcophaps indica Dove, Emerald
07 AM 30 Geopelia striata Dove, Peaceful 06(05) * AY Northern Aust:
05 * AY 957 Columba livia Dove, Rock 09 AM 939 Limnodromus
semipalmatus Dowitcher, Asian 07 IN 673 Dicrurus bracteatus Drongo,
Spangled 06 AY 202 Chenonetta jubata Duck, Australian Wood 10 SS AM
216 Oxyura australis Duck, Blue-billed 21 SS 214 Stictonetta
naevosa Duck, Freckled 11 SS AM 217 Biziura lobata Duck, Musk
13(12)(14)VSS AM 208 Anas superciliosa Duck, Pacific Black 11 SS AM
213 Malacorhynchus membranaceus Duck, Pink-eared 09 SS AM 888
Calidris alpina Dunlin 03 IN
801 Aquila gurneyi Eagle, Gurney's 225 Hieraaetus morphnoides
Eagle, Little 13(12)M 13F SS 224 Aquila audax Eagle, Wedge-tailed
15 SS 977 Ardea ibis Egret, Cattle 10 SS AM 191 Egretta sacra
Egret, Eastern Reef 10 SS AM 187 Ardea alba Egret, Great 11 SS AM
186 Ardea intermedia Egret, Intermediate 10 SS AM 185 Egretta
garzetta Egret, Little 10 SS AM 1 Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu DO
NOT BAND 527 Stipiturus mallee Emu-wren, Mallee 01 AY 528
Stipiturus ruficeps Emu-wren, Rufous-crowned 01 AY 526 Stipiturus
malachurus Emu-wren, Southern 01 AY
540 Malurus pulcherrimus Fairy-wren, Blue-breasted 01 AY 539
Malurus amabilis Fairy-wren, Lovely 01 AY 542 Malurus coronatus
Fairy-wren, Purple-crowned 01 AY 541 Malurus melanocephalus
Fairy-wren, Red-backed 01 AY 538 Malurus elegans Fairy-wren,
Red-winged 01 AY 532 Malurus splendens Fairy-wren, Splendid 01 AY
529 Malurus cyaneus Fairy-wren, Superb 01 AY 536 Malurus lamberti
Fairy-wren, Variegated 01 AY
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Size
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Care needed, few birds banded
535 Malurus leucopterus Fairy-wren, White-winged 01 AY 238 Falco
subniger Falcon, Black 11 SS 239 Falco berigora Falcon, Brown
10(11)(27)* SS 236 Falco hypoleucos Falcon, Grey 27(11M) * SS 237
Falco peregrinus Falcon, Peregrine 11M12F(27)*SS 718 Rhipidura
dryas Fantail, Arafura 361 Rhipidura fuliginosa Fantail, Grey 01 AY
826 Rhipidura phasiana Fantail, Mangrove Grey 719 Rhipidura
fuliginosa Fantail, New Zealand 363 Rhipidura rufiventris Fantail,
Northern 01 AY 362 Rhipidura rufifrons Fantail, Rufous 01 AY 496
Oreoscopus gutturalis Fernwren 02 AY 502 Calamanthus campestris
Fieldwren, Rufous 500 Calamanthus fuliginosus Fieldwren, Striated
02 AY 501 Calamanthus montellanus Fieldwren, Western 261
Cyclopsitta diophthalma Fig-Parrot, Double-eyed 24 SS 432
Sphecotheres vieilloti Figbird, Australasian 07(06) AM AY 656
Taeniopygia bichenovii annulosa Finch, Black-Ringed 667 Poephila
cincta Finch, Black-throated 02 AY 664 Neochmia phaeton Finch,
Crimson 02 AY 655 Taeniopygia bichenovii Finch, Double-barred 01 AY
670 Erythrura gouldiae Finch, Gouldian 02 AY 666 Poephila
acuticauda Finch, Long-tailed 02(01) * AY 669 Poephila personata
Finch, Masked 02 AY 654 Emblema pictum Finch, Painted 01 AY 661
Neochmia modesta Finch, Plum-headed 02 AY 662 Neochmia temporalis
Finch, Red-browed 01(02) * AY 663 Neochmia ruficauda Finch, Star 02
AY 653 Taeniopygia guttata Finch, Zebra 02(01) * AY 650
Stagonopleura bella Firetail, Beautiful 02 AY 652 Stagonopleura
guttata Firetail, Diamond 02(01) AY 651 Stagonopleura oculata
Firetail, Red-eared 01(02) AY 777 Phoenicopterus ruber Flamingo,
Greater DO NOT BAND 367 Myiagra ruficollis Flycatcher, Broad-billed
01 AY 365 Myiagra rubecula Flycatcher, Leaden 02(01) * AY 379
Microeca flavigaster Flycatcher, Lemon-bellied 01 AY 720 Myagra
nana Flycatcher, Paperbark 728 Myiagra inquieta Flycatcher,
Restless 02 AY 366 Myiagra cyanoleuca Flycatcher, Satin 02 AY 372
Myiagra alecto Flycatcher, Shining 02(03) AY 395 Microeca
griseoceps Flycatcher, Yellow-legged 01 AY 642 Philemon buceroides
Friarbird, Helmeted 07 AM 646 Philemon citreogularis Friarbird,
Little 06 * AY Northern Aust 05(04)(06)V AY 645 Philemon
corniculatus Friarbird, Noisy 07 AM 644 Philemon argenticeps
Friarbird, Silver-crowned 07 * AM Northern Aust: 06 * AM 909
Fregata andrewsi Frigatebird, Christmas 22# SS 94 Fregata minor
Frigatebird, Great 21M 22F# SS 95 Fregata ariel Frigatebird, Lesser
21# SS # Care needed with chicks: legs fat before fledging 314
Podargus ocellatus Frogmouth, Marbled 316 Podargus papuensis
Frogmouth, Papuan 09 SS 313 Podargus strigoides Frogmouth, Tawny
10(09) SS AM 24 Ptilinopus cinctus Fruit-Dove, Banded 21 Ptilinopus
regina Fruit-Dove, Rose-crowned 07 AM 23 Ptilinopus superbus
Fruit-Dove, Superb 08(07) * AM Northern Aust: 07 * AM 25 Ptilinopus
magnificus Fruit-Dove, Wompoo
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Size
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74 Fulmarus glacialoides Fulmar, Southern 09 SS
273 Cacatua roseicapilla Galah 20 SS 104 Morus serrator Gannet,
Australasian 13 SS 825 Morus capensis Gannet, Cape 209 Anas
querquedula Garganey 454 Gerygone mouki Gerygone, Brown 01 AY 461
Gerygone tenebrosa Gerygone, Dusky 01 AY 456 Gerygone palpebrosa
Gerygone, Fairy 01 AY 458 Gerygone chloronotus Gerygone,
Green-backed 01 AY 457 Gerygone magnirostris Gerygone, Large-billed
01 AY 460 Gerygone levigaster Gerygone, Mangrove 01 AY 958 Gerygone
igata Gerygone, Grey 01 AY 463 Gerygone fusca Gerygone, Western 01
AY 453 Gerygone olivacea Gerygone, White-throated 01 AY 937
Macronectes halli Giant-Petrel, Northern 13 SS 929 Macronectes
giganteus Giant-Petrel, Southern 13 SS 452 Ashbyia lovensis
Gibberbird 02(01)? AY 153 Limosa lapponica Godwit, Bar-tailed
07(08) IN SS 152 Limosa limosa Godwit, Black-tailed 06 IN 815
Limosa haemastica Godwit, Hudsonian 996 Carduelis carduelis
Goldfinch, European 02 AY 799 Branta canadensis Goose, Canada 198
Cereopsis novaehollandiae Goose, Cape Barren 15 SS 199 Anseranas
semipalmata Goose, Magpie 13 SS 221 Accipiter fasciatus Goshawk,
Brown 09M 10F * SS Northern Aust: 08M 09F * SS 8013 Accipiter
fasciatus natalis Goshawk, Christmas Island 220 Accipiter
novaehollandiae Goshawk, Grey 10M 27F * SS Tasmania: 12F * 223
Erythrotriorchis radiatus Goshawk, Red 11M 12F SS 522 Megalurus
gramineus Grassbird, Little 01(02) AY 523 Megalurus timoriensis
Grassbird, Tawny 03 AY 518 Amytornis housei Grasswren, Black 517
Amytornis dorotheae Grasswren, Carpentarian 511 Amytornis purnelli
Grasswren, Dusky 03 AY 515 Amytornis goyderi Grasswren, Eyrean
03(02) AY 871 Amytornis barbatus Grasswren, Grey 03 AY 708
Amytornis ballarae Grasswren, Kalkadoon 735 Amytornis merrotsyi
Grasswren, Short-tailed 513Amytornis striatus Grasswren, Striated
03 AY 512 Amytornis textilis Grasswren, Thick-billed 04(03) AY 516
Amytornis woodwardi Grasswren, White-throated 61 Tachybaptus
novaehollandiae Grebe, Australasian 09(10) SS 60 Podiceps cristatus
Grebe, Great Crested 62 Poliocephalus poliocephalus Grebe,
Hoary-headed 09 SS 997 Carduelis chloris Greenfinch, European 03 AY
158 Tringa nebularia Greenshank, Common 06 IN 856 Larus
crassirostris Gull, Black-tailed 885 Larus pipixcan Gull,
Franklin's 981 Larus dominicanus Gull, Kelp 11 SS 126 Larus
pacificus Gull, Pacific 11 SS 783 Larus sabini Gull, Sabine's 125
Larus novaehollandiae Gull, Silver 08 SS AM 215 Aythya australis
Hardhead 10 SS AM 218 Circus assimilis Harrier, Spotted 10M11F SS
219 Circus approximans Harrier, Swamp 11 SS 823 Ninox scutulata
Hawk-Owl, Brown 807 Ninox squamipila Hawk-Owl, Moluccan 09 SS
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498 Hylacola pyrrhopygia Heathwren, Chestnut-rumped 02 AY 499
Hylacola cauta Heathwren, Shy 02 AY 796 Nycticorax nycticorax
Heron, Black-crowned Night 184 Ardea sumatrana Heron, Great-billed
13? SS 797 Gorsachius melanolophus Heron, Malayan Night 192
Nycticorax caledonicus Heron, Nankeen Night 11 SS AM 190 Ardea
picata Heron, Pied 09 SS AM 193 Butorides striatus Heron, Striated
09 SS AM 188 Egretta novaehollandiae Heron, White-faced 10 SS AM
189 Ardea pacifica Heron, White-necked 12 SS AM 235 Falco
longipennis Hobby, Australian 08(09) * SS 588 Certhionyx pectoralis
Honeyeater, Banded 02(01)* AY 596 Ramsayornis fasciatus Honeyeater,
Bar-breasted 02 AY 589 Certhionyx niger Honeyeater, Black 01 AY 580
Melithreptus gularis Honeyeater, Black-chinned 03 AY 584
Melithreptus affinis Honeyeater, Black-headed 02 AY 641 Entomyzon
cyanotis Honeyeater, Blue-faced 07 AM 611 Lichenostomus frenatus
Honeyeater, Bridled 04(03) AY 597 Lichmera indistincta Honeyeater,
Brown 02(01)* AY Northern Aust: 01 * AY Western Aust: 01 * AY 595
Ramsayornis modestus Honeyeater, Brown-backed 02 AY 583
Melithreptus brevirostris Honeyeater, Brown-headed 02(03) AY 630
Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera Honeyeater, Crescent 02 AY 590 Myzomela
obscura Honeyeater, Dusky 01(02) AY 834 Lichenostomus hindwoodi
Honeyeater, Eungella 03 AY 613 Lichenostomus fuscus Honeyeater,
Fuscous 02 AY 612 Meliphaga gracilis Honeyeater, Graceful 03(02) AY
604 Glycichaera fallax Honeyeater, Green-backed 599 Conopophila
whitei Honeyeater, Grey 01 AY 623 Lichenostomus plumulus
Honeyeater, Grey-fronted 02 AY 621 Lichenostomus keartlandi
Honeyeater, Grey-headed 02 AY 618 Lichenostomus melanops cassidix
Honeyeater, Helmeted 04(05) AY Special Approval Req 605 Meliphaga
lewinii Honeyeater, Lewin's 04 AY 615 Xanthotis macleayana
Honeyeater, Macleay's 04(05) AY 610 Lichenostomus fasciogularis
Honeyeater, Mangrove 04 AY 631 Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Honeyeater, New Holland 03 AY 598 Grantiella picta Honeyeater,
Painted 02 AY 602 Certhionyx variegatus Honeyeater, Pied 04(03) AY
620 Lichenostomus cratitius Honeyeater, Purple-gaped 03 AY 587
Myzomela erythrocephala Honeyeater, Red-headed 01 AY 603 Xanthomyza
phrygia Honeyeater, Regent 04 AY 600 Conopophila albogularis
Honeyeater, Rufous-banded 02 AY 601 Conopophila rufogularis
Honeyeater, Rufous-throated 02(01) AY 586 Myzomela sanguinolenta
Honeyeater, Scarlet 01 AY 608 Lichenostomus virescens Honeyeater,
Singing 03(04) * AY 640 Acanthagenys rufogularis Honeyeater,
Spiny-cheeked 05(04) AY 585 Plectorhyncha lanceolata Honeyeater,
Striped 04 AY 582 Melithreptus validirostris Honeyeater,
Strong-billed 04 AY 629 Xanthotis flaviventer Honeyeater,
Tawny-breasted 05 AY 593 Phylidonyris melanops Honeyeater,
Tawny-crowned 02 AY 609 Lichenostomus versicolor Honeyeater, Varied
04 AY 632 Phylidonyris nigra Honeyeater, White-cheeked 03 AY 617
Lichenostomus leucotis Honeyeater, White-eared 03 AY 594
Phylidonyris albifrons Honeyeater, White-fronted 02 AY 628
Lichenostomus unicolor Honeyeater, White-gaped 03 AY 607 Meliphaga
albilineata Honeyeater, White-lined 578 Melithreptus lunatus
Honeyeater, White-naped 02 AY
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625 Lichenostomus penicillatus Honeyeater, White-plumed 02(03) * AY
Northern Aust: 02 * AY Southern Aust: 03 * AY 627 Trichodere
cockerelli Honeyeater, White-streaked 03 AY 579 Melithreptus
albogularis Honeyeater, White-throated 02 * AY Northern Aust:
02(01) * AY 626 Lichenostomus flavus Honeyeater, Yellow 03 AY 614
Lichenostomus chrysops Honeyeater, Yellow-faced 02 AY 622
Lichenostomus ornatus Honeyeater, Yellow-plumed 02 AY 606 Meliphaga
notata Honeyeater, Yellow-spotted 04(03) AY 616 Lichenostomus
flavicollis Honeyeater, Yellow-throated 03 AY 624 Lichenostomus
flavescens Honeyeater, Yellow-tinted 02 AY 619 Lichenostomus
melanops Honeyeater, Yellow-tufted 04(03)(05)* AY
179 Threskiornis molucca Ibis, Australian White 12 SS AM 178
Plegadis falcinellus Ibis, Glossy 11 SS AM 180 Threskiornis
spinicollis Ibis, Straw-necked 12 SS AM 769 Ducula concinna
Imperial-Pigeon, Elegant, 805 Ducula whartoni Imperial-Pigeon,
Christmas Island10 AM 793 Ducula mullerii Imperial-Pigeon, Collared
26 Ducula bicolor Imperial-Pigeon, Pied 10 AM
171 Irediparra gallinacea Jacana, Comb-crested 08(07) * SS 897
Hydrophasianus chirurgus Jacana, Pheasant-tailed 377 Microeca
fascinans Jacky Winter 01 AY 128 Stercorarius parasiticus Jaeger,
Arctic 933 Stercorarius longicaudus Jaeger, Long-tailed 945
Stercorarius pomarinus Jaeger, Pomarine 902 Gallus gallus
Junglefowl, Red DO NOT BAND
240 Falco cenchroides Kestrel, Nankeen 08 SS 281 Alisterus
scapularis King Parrot, Australian 25 SS 319 Alcedo azurea
Kingfisher, Azure K AY 327 Todirhamphus chloris Kingfisher,
Collared 07 AM 324 Todirhamphus macleayii Kingfisher, Forest
05(04)(K) AY 320 Alcedo pusilla Kingfisher, Little K or NIL AY 325
Todirhamphus pyrrhopygia Kingfisher, Red-backed 06 AY 326
Todirhamphus sanctus Kingfisher, Sacred 05 AY 321 Syma torotoro
Kingfisher, Yellow-billed 05(K) AY 229 Milvus migrans Kite, Black
10M 11F * SS 232 Elanus axillaris Kite, Black-shouldered 10 SS 227
Haliastur indus Kite, Brahminy 11 SS 233 Elanus scriptus Kite,
Letter-winged 10(11) SS 230 Lophoictinia isura Kite, Square-tailed
11 SS 228 Haliastur sphenurus Kite, Whistling 11(27)V * SS 165
Calidris tenuirostris Knot, Great 06 IN 164 Calidris canutus Knot,
Red 05 IN 347 Eudynamys scolopacea Koel, Common 09 AM 323 Dacelo
leachii Kookaburra, Blue-winged 09 AM 322 Dacelo novaeguineae
Kookaburra, Laughing 09(20) AM SS
135 Vanellus tricolor Lapwing, Banded 06 IN 133 Vanellus miles
Lapwing, Masked 08 SS 434 Orthonyx temminckii Logrunner 05 IN 260
Glossopsitta pusilla Lorikeet, Little 23 or NIL SS 258 Glossopsitta
concinna Lorikeet, Musk 24 SS 259 Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Lorikeet, Purple- crowned 23(24)or NIL SS 254 Trichoglossus
haematodus Lorikeet, Rainbow 25 SS 256 Trichoglossus
chlorolepidotus Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted 24 SS 257 Psitteuteles
versicolor Lorikeet, Varied 351 Menura alberti Lyrebird, Albert's
11 SS
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350 Menura novaehollandiae Lyrebird, Superb 11 SS
705 Gymnorhina tibicen Magpie, Australian 09(08) SS AM 415 Grallina
cyanoleuca Magpie-lark 06(05) * AY 948 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
27 SS 7 Leipoa ocellata Malleefowl 12(13) SS 657 Lonchura
castaneothorax Mannikin, Chestnut-breasted 02 AY 983 Lonchura
punctulata Mannikin, Nutmeg 02 AY 659 Heteromunia pectoralis
Mannikin, Pictorella 02 AY 658 Lonchura flaviprymna Mannikin,
Yellow-rumped 02 AY 689 Manucodia keraudrenii Manucode, Trumpet
08(07) SS 360 Hirundo ariel Martin, Fairy 01 AY 359 Hirundo
nigricans Martin, Tree 02 AY 633 Manorina melanophrys Miner, Bell
04 AY 967 Manorina melanotis Miner, Black-eared 05 AY 634 Manorina
melanocephala Miner, Noisy 06 AY 635 Manorina flavigula Miner,
Yellow-throated 05(06) AY 564 Dicaeum hirundinaceum Mistletoebird
01 AY 373 Monarcha melanopsis Monarch, Black-faced 03 AY 374
Monarcha frater Monarch, Black-winged 03 AY 371 Arses
telescophthalmus Monarch, Frilled 02 AY 720 Arses lorealis Monarch,
Frill-necked 02 AY 370 Arses kaupi Monarch, Pied 02 AY 375 Monarcha
trivirgatus Monarch, Spectacled 02 AY 376 Monarcha leucotis
Monarch, White-eared 01 AY 56 Gallinula tenebrosa Moorhen, Dusky 11
SS 998 Acridotheres tristis Myna, Common 07 AM
55 Gallinula ventralis Native-hen, Black-tailed 09(10)OV SS 54
Gallinula mortierii Native-Hen, Tasmanian 12 SS 334 Hirundapus
caudacutus Needletail, White-throated K or NIL AY 796 Nycticorax
nycticorax Night Heron, Black-crowned 797 Gorsachius melanolophus
Night Heron, Malayan 192 Nycticorax caledonicus Night Heron,
Nankeen 11 SS AM 332 Caprimulgus macrurus Nightjar, Large-tailed 05
AY 765 Caprimulgus affinis Nightjar, Savanna 331 Eurostopodus argus
Nightjar, Spotted 06 AY 330 Eurostopodus mystacalis Nightjar,
White-throated 06(07) AY SS 124 Anous minutus Noddy, Black 06 AY
122 Anous stolidus Noddy, Common 06 AY 123 Anous tenuirostris
Noddy, Lesser 05 AY 671 Oriolus sagittatus Oriole, Olive-backed 06
AY 672 Oriolus flavocinctus Oriole, Yellow 06 AY 241 Pandion
haliaetus Osprey 28 SS 928 Struthio camelus Ostrich DO NOT BAND 246
Ninox connivens Owl, Barking 11 SS 249 Tyto alba Owl, Barn 11(27) *
SS 252 Tyto capensis Owl, Grass 11 SS 730 Tyto multipunctata Owl,
Lesser Sooty 250 Tyto novaehollandiae Owl, Masked 13(12) * SS 248
Ninox strenua Owl, Powerful 13(14) SS 247 Ninox rufa Owl, Rufous
253 Tyto tenebricosa Owl, Sooty 13(12)? * SS 317 Aegotheles
cristatus Owlet-nightjar, Australian 05 AY 130 Haematopus
longirostris Oystercatcher, Pied 10 SS 131 Haematopus fuliginosus
Oystercatcher, Sooty 10 SS
328 Tanysiptera sylvia Paradise-Kingfisher, Buff-breasted 05(K) AY
808 Cyanorhamphus novaezelandiae Parakeet, Red-crowned 24 SS 571
Pardalotus quadragintus Pardalote, Forty-spotted 01 AY
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570 Pardalotus rubricatus Pardalote, Red-browed 01 AY 565
Pardalotus punctatus Pardalote, Spotted 01 AY 976 Pardalotus
striatus Pardalote, Striated 01 AY 281 Alisterus scapularis Parrot,
Australian King 25 SS 306 Neophema chrysostoma Parrot, Blue-winged
23 SS 304 Neopsphotus bourkii Parrot, Bourke's 04 IN 275 Eclectus
roratus Parrot, Eclectus 307 Neophema elegans Parrot, Elegant 23 SS
300 Psephotus chrysopterygius Parrot, Golden-shouldered 23 SS 311
Pezoporus wallicus Parrot, Ground 23 SS 301 Psephotus dissimilis
Parrot, Hooded 23 SS 296 Psephotus varius Parrot, Mulga 23 SS 312
Pezoporus occidentalis Parrot, Night 305 Neophema chrysogaster
Parrot, Orange-bellied 23 SS 279 Polytelis alexandrae Parrot,
Princess 290 Purpureicephalus spurius Parrot, Red-capped 24 SS 276
Geoffroyus geoffroyi Parrot, Red-cheeked 295 Psephotus haematonotus
Parrot, Red-rumped 23 SS 280 Aprosmictus erythropterus Parrot,
Red-winged 24 SS 278 Polytelis anthopeplus Parrot, Regent 24 SS 308
Neophema petrophila Parrot, Rock 23 SS 303 Neophema splendida
Parrot, Scarlet-chested 277 Polytelis swainsonii Parrot, Superb 25
SS 309 Lathamus discolor Parrot, Swift 23(24) SS 302 Neophema
pulchella Parrot, Turquoise 23 SS 660 Erythrura trichroa
Parrot-Finch, Blue-faced 01(02) AY 903 Pavo cristatus Peafowl,
Indian DO NOT BAND 106 Pelecanus conspicillatus Pelican, Australian
17 SS 924 Pygoscelis adeliae Penguin, Adelie 29 SS 925 Pygoscelis
antarctica Penguin, Chinstrap 29 SS 804 Aptenodytes forsteri
Penguin, Emperor W SS 959 Eudyptes sclateri Penguin, Erect-crested
4 Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Penguin, Fiordland 926 Pygoscelis papua
Penguin, Gentoo 29 SS 927 Aptenodytes patagonicus Penguin, King 26
SS 5 Eudyptula minor Penguin, Little 19 SS 8005 Eudyptes
chrysolophus Penguin, Macaroni 29 SS 858 Spheniscus magellanicus
Penguin, Magellanic 3 Eudyptes chrysocome Penguin, Rockhopper 30 SS
968 Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli Penguin, Royal 29 SS 923
Eudyptes robustus Penguin, Snares 949 Thalassoica antarctica
Petrel, Antarctic 16(09) SS 773 Pterodroma incerta Petrel, Atlantic
775 Pterodroma baraui Petrel, Barau's 917 Procellaria parkinsoni
Petrel, Black 955 Pterodroma nigripennis Petrel, Black-winged 05 IN
81 Halobaena caerulea Petrel, Blue 06 IN 776 Bulweria bulwerii
Petrel, Bulwer's 80 Daption capense Petrel, Cape 16(09) SS 918
Pterodroma cookii Petrel, Cook's 78 Pterodroma leucoptera Petrel,
Gould's 06 IN 75 Pterodroma macroptera Petrel, Great-winged 73
Procellaria cinerea Petrel, Grey 921 Pterodroma arminjoniana
Petrel, Herald 07 IN 810 Pterodroma externa Petrel, Juan Fernandez
935 Lugensa brevirostris Petrel, Kerguelen 922 Pterodroma neglecta
Petrel, Kermadec 919 Pterodroma inexpectata Petrel, Mottled 971
Pterodroma solandri Petrel, Providence 08 SS
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984 Pagodroma nivea Petrel, Snow 08 SS 76 Pterodroma mollis Petrel,
Soft-plumaged 07 IN 920 Pseudobulweria rostrata Petrel, Tahiti 916
Procellaria westlandica Petrel, Westland 915 Procellaria
aequinoctialis Petrel, White-chinned 77 Pterodroma lessonii Petrel,
White-headed 08 OV SS 774 Pterodroma cervicalis Petrel,
White-necked 835 Phalaropus fulicaria Phalarope, Grey 932
Phalaropus lobatus Phalarope, Red-necked 886 Steganopus tricolor
Phalarope, Wilson's 950 Phasianus colchicus Pheasant, Common DO NOT
BAND 43 Ocyphaps lophotes Pigeon, Crested 08 AM 40 Geophaps smithii
Pigeon, Partridge 09? AM 42 Geophaps plumifera Pigeon, Spinifex 06
AY 39 Geophaps scripta Pigeon, Squatter 08 AM 27 Lopholaimus
antarcticus Pigeon, Topknot 10 AM 28 Columba leucomela Pigeon,
White-headed 10 AM 44 Leucosarcia melanoleuca Pigeon, Wonga 10 AM
506 Pycnoptilus floccosus Pilotbird 04 AY 800 Anas acuta Pintail,
Northern 766 Anthus cervinus Pipit, Red-throated 647 Anthus
australis Pipit, Australian 03 AY 880 Pitta moluccensis Pitta,
Blue-winged 352 Pitta versicolor Pitta, Noisy 06 AY 354 Pitta iris
Pitta, Rainbow 05 AY 353 Pitta erythrogaster Pitta, Red-bellied 05
AY 20 Pedionomus torquatus Plains-wanderer 05 IN 894 Charadrius
asiaticus Plover, Caspian 140 Charadrius bicinctus Plover,
Double-banded 04 IN 141 Charadrius leschenaultii Plover, Greater
Sand 05 IN 136 Pluvialis squatarola Plover, Grey 06 IN 138
Thinornis rubricollis Plover, Hooded 05 IN 770 Charadrius
alexandrinus Plover, Kentish 03 IN 139 Charadrius mongolus Plover,
Lesser Sand 04 IN 851 Charadrius dubius Plover, Little Ringed 03 IN
142 Charadrius veredus Plover, Oriental 05 IN 137 Pluvialis fulva
Plover, Pacific Golden 06 IN 143 Charadrius ruficapillus Plover,
Red-capped 03 IN 895 Charadrius hiaticula Plover, Ringed 173
Stiltia isabella Pratincole, Australian 06 IN 172 Glareola
maldivarum Pratincole, Oriental 05 IN 84 Pachyptila desolata Prion,
Antarctic 06 IN 82 Pachyptila vittata Prion, Broad-billed 83
Pachyptila turtur Prion, Fairy 06 IN 947 Pachyptila crassirostris
Prion, Fulmar 06 IN 941 Pachyptila salvini Prion, Salvin's 942
Pachyptila belcheri Prion, Slender-billed 200 Nettapus
coromandelianus Pygmy-