IOC English Name Scientific Name Comments
     
 
ORDER PASSERIFORMES
 
Lyrebirds
Family Menuridae
 
Albert's Lyrebird Menura alberti  
Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae  
     
Scrubbirds
Family Atrichornithidae
 
Rufous Scrubbird Atrichornis rufescens  
Noisy Scrubbird Atrichornis clamosus  
     
Bowerbirds
Family Ptilonorhynchidae
 
White-eared Catbird Ailuroedus buccoides  
Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris DIS (1)
Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis AS (2)
Tooth-billed Bowerbird Scenopoeetes dentirostris  
Archbold's Bowerbird Archboldia papuensis  
Vogelkop Bowerbird Amblyornis inornata  
Macgregor's Bowerbird Amblyornis macgregoriae  
Streaked Bowerbird Amblyornis subalaris  
Golden-fronted Bowerbird Amblyornis flavifrons  
Golden Bowerbird Prionodura newtoniana  
Masked Bowerbird Sericulus aureus  
Flame Bowerbird Sericulus ardens  
Fire-maned Bowerbird Sericulus bakeri  
Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus  
Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus  
Western Bowerbird Chlamydera guttata  
Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis  
Spotted Bowerbird Chlamydera maculata  
Yellow-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera lauterbachi  
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera cerviniventris  
     
Australasian Treecreepers
Family Climacteridae
 
White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea  
Papuan Treecreeper Cormobates placens  
Red-browed Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops  
White-browed Treecreeper Climacteris affinis  
Rufous Treecreeper Climacteris rufus  
Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus  
Black-tailed Treecreeper Climacteris melanurus  
     
Australasian Wrens
Family Maluridae
 
Wallace's Fairywren Sipodotus wallacii  
Broad-billed Fairywren Malurus grayi  
Campbell's Fairywren Malurus campbelli  
Emperor Fairywren Malurus cyanocephalus  
Lovely Fairywren Malurus amabilis  
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti  
Blue-breasted Fairywren Malurus pulcherrimus  
Red-winged Fairywren Malurus elegans  
Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus  
Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens  
Purple-crowned Fairywren Malurus coronatus  
White-shouldered Fairywren Malurus alboscapulatus  
Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus  
White-winged Fairywren Malurus leucopterus  
Orange-crowned Fairywren Clytomyias insignis  
Southern Emu-wren Stipiturus malachurus  
Mallee Emu-wren Stipiturus mallee  
Rufous-crowned Emu-wren Stipiturus ruficeps  
Grey Grasswren Amytornis barbatus  
Black Grasswren Amytornis housei  
White-throated Grasswren Amytornis woodwardi  
Carpentarian Grasswren Amytornis dorotheae  
Short-tailed Grasswren Amytornis merrotsyi  
Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus  
Eyrean Grasswren Amytornis goyderi  
Thick-billed Grasswren Amytornis textilis  
Dusky Grasswren Amytornis purnelli  
Kalkadoon Grasswren Amytornis ballarae  
     
Honeyeaters
Family Meliphagidae
 
Kauai Oo Moho braccatus PHY (3)
Bishop's Oo Moho bishopi PHY (4)
Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta  
Spotted Honeyeater Xanthotis polygrammus  
Macleay's Honeyeater Xanthotis macleayanus  
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater Xanthotis flaviventer  
Kadavu Honeyeater Xanthotis provocator  
Streak-breasted Honeyeater Lichenostomus reticulatus  
Black-throated Honeyeater Lichenostomus subfrenatus  
Obscure Honeyeater Lichenostomus obscurus  
Bridled Honeyeater Lichenostomus frenatus  
Eungella Honeyeater Lichenostomus hindwoodi  
Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops  
Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens  
Varied Honeyeater Lichenostomus versicolor  
Mangrove Honeyeater Lichenostomus fasciogularis  
White-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus unicolor  
Yellow Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavus  
White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis  
Yellow-throated Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavicollis  
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops  
Purple-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus cratitius  
Grey-headed Honeyeater Lichenostomus keartlandi  
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus ornatus  
Grey-fronted Honeyeater Lichenostomus plumulus  
Fuscous Honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus  
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavescens  
White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus  
Guadalcanal Honeyeater Guadalcanaria inexpectata  
Orange-cheeked Honeyeater Oreornis chrysogenys  
Mottle-breasted Honeyeater Meliphaga mimikae  
Forest Honeyeater Meliphaga montana  
Hill-forest Honeyeater Meliphaga orientalis  
Scrub Honeyeater Meliphaga albonotata  
Mimic Honeyeater Meliphaga analoga  
Tagula Honeyeater Meliphaga vicina  
Graceful Honeyeater Meliphaga gracilis DIS (5)
Elegant Honeyeater Meliphaga cinereifrons PS (6)
Yellow-gaped Honeyeater Meliphaga flavirictus  
White-lined Honeyeater Meliphaga albilineata  
Kimberley Honeyeater Meliphaga fordiana PS (7)
Puff-backed Honeyeater Meliphaga aruensis  
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata  
Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii  
Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculatus  
Yodeling Honeyeater Gymnomyza viridis  
Mao Gymnomyza samoensis  
Crow Honeyeater Gymnomyza aubryana  
Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys  
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala  
Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula  
Black-eared Miner Manorina melanotis  
Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis  
Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis  
Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris  
Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris  
White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis  
White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus  
Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis  
New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura  
Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae  
Plain Honeyeater Pycnopygius ixoides  
Marbled Honeyeater Pycnopygius cinereus  
Streak-headed Honeyeater Pycnopygius stictocephalus  
White-streaked Friarbird Melitograis gilolensis  
Meyer's Friarbird Philemon meyeri  
Brass's Friarbird Philemon brassi  
Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis  
Grey Friarbird Philemon kisserensis  
Timor Friarbird Philemon inornatus  
Dusky Friarbird Philemon fuscicapillus  
Seram Friarbird Philemon subcorniculatus  
Black-faced Friarbird Philemon moluccensis DIS (8)
Tanimbar Friarbird Philemon plumigenis PS (9)
Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides  
Papuan Friarbird Philemon novaeguineae  
Hornbill Friarbird Philemon yorki  
New Britain Friarbird Philemon cockerelli  
New Ireland Friarbird Philemon eichhorni  
White-naped Friarbird Philemon albitorques  
Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps  
Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus  
New Caledonian Friarbird Philemon diemenensis  
Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata  
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis  
Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera  
Western Wattlebird Anthochaera lunulata  
Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata  
Yellow Wattlebird Anthochaera paradoxa  
Regent Honeyeater Xanthomyza phrygia  
Bare-eyed Honeyeater Melipotes gymnops  
Common Smoky Honeyeater Melipotes fumigatus ENG (10)
Wattled Smoky Honeyeater Melipotes carolae PS (11)
Spangled Honeyeater Melipotes ater  
Macgregor's Lappetface Macgregoria pulchra  
Sooty Honeyeater Melidectes fuscus  
Gilliard's Honeyeater Melidectes whitemanensis  
Short-bearded Honeyeater Melidectes nouhuysi  
Long-bearded Honeyeater Melidectes princeps  
Cinnamon-browed Honeyeater Melidectes ochromelas  
White-capped Honeyeater Melidectes leucostephes  
Yellow-browed Honeyeater Melidectes rufocrissalis  
Huon Honeyeater Melidectes foersteri  
Belford's Honeyeater Melidectes belfordi  
Ornate Honeyeater Melidectes torquatus  
Graceless Honeyeater Meliarchus sclateri  
Leaden Honeyeater Ptiloprora plumbea  
Olive-streaked Honeyeater Ptiloprora meekiana  
Rufous-sided Honeyeater Ptiloprora erythropleura  
Rufous-backed Honeyeater Ptiloprora guisei  
Mayr's Honeyeater Ptiloprora mayri  
Grey-streaked Honeyeater Ptiloprora perstriata  
Dark-eared Myza Myza celebensis  
White-eared Myza Myza sarasinorum  
Long-billed Honeyeater Melilestes megarhynchus  
Bougainville Honeyeater Stresemannia bougainvillei  
Barred Honeyeater Glycifohia undulata  
White-bellied Honeyeater Glycifohia notabilis  
Scaly-crowned Honeyeater Lichmera lombokia  
Olive Honeyeater Lichmera argentauris  
Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta  
Grey-eared Honeyeater Lichmera incana  
Silver-eared Honeyeater Lichmera alboauricularis  
Scaly-breasted Honeyeater Lichmera squamata  
Buru Honeyeater Lichmera deningeri  
Seram Honeyeater Lichmera monticola  
Flame-eared Honeyeater Lichmera flavicans  
Black-necklaced Honeyeater Lichmera notabilis  
White-streaked Honeyeater Trichodere cockerelli  
Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta  
Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus  
New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae  
White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger  
White-fronted Honeyeater Phylidonyris albifrons  
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Glyciphila melanops  
Brown-backed Honeyeater Ramsayornis modestus  
Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus  
Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis  
Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis  
Grey Honeyeater Conopophila whitei  
Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris  
Western Spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus  
Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus  
Banded Honeyeater Certhionyx pectoralis  
Black Honeyeater Certhionyx niger  
Drab Myzomela Myzomela blasii  
White-chinned Myzomela Myzomela albigula  
Ashy Myzomela Myzomela cineracea  
Ruby-throated Myzomela Myzomela eques  
Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura  
Red Myzomela Myzomela cruentata  
Black Myzomela Myzomela nigrita  
Crimson-fronted Myzomela Myzomela pulchella  
Crimson-hooded Myzomela Myzomela kuehni  
Red-headed Myzomela Myzomela erythrocephala  
Midget Myzomela Myzomela adolphinae  
Banda Myzomela Myzomela boiei  
Sulawesi Myzomela Myzomela chloroptera  
Wakolo Myzomela Myzomela wakoloensis  
Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta DIS (12)
Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis  
Rotuma Myzomela Myzomela chermesina  
Micronesian Myzomela Myzomela rubratra  
Scarlet-bibbed Myzomela Myzomela sclateri  
Ebony Myzomela Myzomela pammelaena  
Red-capped Myzomela Myzomela lafargei  
Crimson-rumped Myzomela Myzomela eichhorni  
Red-vested Myzomela Myzomela malaitae  
Black-headed Myzomela Myzomela melanocephala  
Sooty Myzomela Myzomela tristrami  
Sulphur-breasted Myzomela Myzomela jugularis  
Splendid Myzomela Myzomela erythromelas  
Black-breasted Myzomela Myzomela vulnerata  
Red-collared Myzomela Myzomela rosenbergii  
Olive Straightbill Timeliopsis fulvigula  
Tawny Straightbill Timeliopsis griseigula  
Green-backed Honeyeater Timeliopsis fallax  
Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor  
Orange Chat Epthianura aurifrons  
Yellow Chat Epthianura crocea  
White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons  
Gibberbird Ashbyia lovensis  
     
Bristlebirds
Family Dasyornithidae
 
Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus  
Western Bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris  
Rufous Bristlebird Dasyornis broadbenti  
     
Pardalotes
Family Pardalotidae
 
Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus  
Forty-spotted Pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus  
Red-browed Pardalote Pardalotus rubricatus  
Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus  
     
Australasian Warblers
Family Acanthizidae
 
Pilotbird Pycnoptilus floccosus  
Scrubtit Acanthornis magna  
Rockwarbler Origma solitaria  
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Calamanthus pyrrhopygius  
Shy Heathwren Calamanthus cautus  
Striated Fieldwren Calamanthus fuliginosus  
Western Fieldwren Calamanthus montanellus  
Rufous Fieldwren Calamanthus campestris  
Redthroat Pyrrholaemus brunneus  
Speckled Warbler Pyrrholaemus sagittatus  
Fernwren Oreoscopus gutturalis  
Rusty Mouse Warbler Crateroscelis murina  
Bicolored Mouse Warbler Crateroscelis nigrorufa  
Mountain Mouse Warbler Crateroscelis robusta  
Pale-billed Scrubwren Sericornis spilodera  
Papuan Scrubwren Sericornis papuensis  
Atherton Scrubwren Sericornis keri  
White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis  
Tasmanian Scrubwren Sericornis humilis AS (13)
Yellow-throated Scrubwren Sericornis citreogularis  
Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra  
Tropical Scrubwren Sericornis beccarii AS (14)
Large Scrubwren Sericornis nouhuysi  
Perplexing Scrubwren Sericornis virgatus PS (15)
Buff-faced Scrubwren Sericornis perspicillatus  
Vogelkop Scrubwren Sericornis rufescens  
Grey-green Scrubwren Sericornis arfakianus  
Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris  
Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki  
Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata  
Norfolk Gerygone Gerygone modesta  
Chatham Gerygone Gerygone albofrontata  
Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis  
Treefern Gerygone Gerygone ruficollis  
Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea  
Rufous-sided Gerygone Gerygone dorsalis  
Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster  
Plain Gerygone Gerygone inornata  
Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca  
Dusky Gerygone Gerygone tenebrosa  
Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris  
Biak Gerygone Gerygone hypoxantha PS (16)
Yellow-bellied Gerygone Gerygone chrysogaster  
Ashy Gerygone Gerygone cinerea  
Green-backed Gerygone Gerygone chloronota  
White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea  
Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa  
Mountain Thornbill Acanthiza katherina  
Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla  
Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis  
Tasmanian Thornbill Acanthiza ewingii  
Papuan Thornbill Acanthiza murina  
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis  
Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides  
Western Thornbill Acanthiza inornata  
Slender-billed Thornbill Acanthiza iredalei  
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa  
Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana  
Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata  
Slaty-backed Thornbill Acanthiza robustirostris  
Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis  
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface Aphelocephala pectoralis  
Banded Whiteface Aphelocephala nigricincta  
Yellowhead Mohoua ochrocephala  
Whitehead Mohoua albicilla  
Pipipi Finschia novaeseelandiae  
     
Australasian Babblers
Family Pomatostomidae
 
Papuan Babbler Garritornis isidorei  
Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis  
Hall's Babbler Pomatostomus halli  
White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus  
Chestnut-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus ruficeps  
     
Logrunners
Family Orthonychidae
 
Papuan Logrunner Orthonyx novaeguineae  
Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii  
Chowchilla Orthonyx spaldingii  
     
Satinbirds
Family Cnemophilidae
 
Velvet Satinbird Cnemophilus loriae  
Antenna Satinbird Cnemophilus macgregorii  
Silken Satinbird Loboparadisea sericea  
     
Berrypeckers
Family Melanocharitidae
 
Obscure Berrypecker Melanocharis arfakiana  
Black Berrypecker Melanocharis nigra  
Lemon-breasted Berrypecker Melanocharis longicauda  
Fan-tailed Berrypecker Melanocharis versteri  
Streaked Berrypecker Melanocharis striativentris  
Spotted Berrypecker Rhamphocharis crassirostris  
Plumed Longbill Oedistoma iliolophum  
Pygmy Longbill Oedistoma pygmaeum  
Green-crowned Longbill Toxorhamphus novaeguineae  
Slaty-headed Longbill Toxorhamphus poliopterus  
Tit Berrypecker Oreocharis arfaki  
Crested Berrypecker Paramythia montium  
     
Wattled Crows
Family Callaeatidae
 
Kokako Callaeas cinereus  
Saddleback Philesturnus carunculatus  
     
Whipbirds, Jewel-babblers
Family Eupetidae
 
Papuan Whipbird Androphobus viridis  
Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus  
Western Whipbird Psophodes nigrogularis  
Mallee Whipbird Psophodes leucogaster PS (17)
Chirruping Wedgebill Psophodes cristatus  
Chiming Wedgebill Psophodes occidentalis  
Spotted Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa leucosticta  
Blue Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa caerulescens  
Dimorphic Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa geislerorum PS (18)
Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa castanonota  
Malaysian Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus  
     
Quail-thrushes
Family Cinclosomatidae
 
Spotted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma punctatum  
Chestnut-backed Quail-thrush Cinclosoma castanotum  
Cinnamon Quail-thrush Cinclosoma cinnamomeum  
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma castaneothorax  
Painted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma ajax  
     
Wattle-eyes, Batises
Family Platysteiridae
 
Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus  
Black-and-white Flycatcher Bias musicus  
Chestnut Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia castanea  
White-spotted Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia tonsa  
Red-cheeked Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia blissetti  
Black-necked Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia chalybea  
Jameson's Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia jamesoni  
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia concreta  
Ruwenzori Batis Batis diops  
Margaret's Batis Batis margaritae  
Forest Batis Batis mixta  
Reichenow's Batis Batis reichenowi PS (19)
Dark Batis Batis crypta NEW (20)
Cape Batis Batis capensis  
Woodward's Batis Batis fratrum  
Chinspot Batis Batis molitor  
Senegal Batis Batis senegalensis  
Grey-headed Batis Batis orientalis  
Pale Batis Batis soror  
Pririt Batis Batis pririt  
Eastern Black-headed Batis Batis minor ENG (21)
Western Black-headed Batis Batis erlangeri PS (22)
Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo  
Angola Batis Batis minulla  
Gabon Batis Batis minima  
Ituri Batis Batis ituriensis  
Fernando Po Batis Batis poensis  
White-tailed Shrike Lanioturdus torquatus  
Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea  
White-fronted Wattle-eye Platysteira albifrons  
Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata  
Banded Wattle-eye Platysteira laticincta  
     
Family Uncertain
Family Incertae sedis
 
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus  
Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola PS (23)
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus  
Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis PS (24)
Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhoptera  
Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velata  

Footnotes:

  1. CHANGE: Restrict range of Ailuroedus crassirostris to "e Australia" with split of A. melanotis
  2. ADD: Ailuroedus melanotis is split from A. crassirostris (Christidis & Boles 2008)
  3. Related to waxwings, not honeyeaters (Fleischer 2007)
  4. Related to waxwings, not honeyeaters (Fleischer 2007)
  5. CHANGE: Distribution of M.gracilis to s New Guinea, ne Australia, with split of M.cinereifrons.
  6. Meliphaga cinereifrons is a proposed split from M.gracilis (Norman et al. 2007); under review by BLI
  7. Meliphaga fordiana is a proposed split from M.albolineata (Norman et al. 2007); under review by BLI
  8. CHANGE: Range of Philemon moluccensis to "Buru Is." with split of P. plumigenis
  9. Philemon plumigenis is a proposed split from Philemon moluccensis (Rheindt & Hutchinson 2007)
  10. CHANGE: English name of Melipotes fumigatus from Smoky Honeyeater to Common Smoky Honeyeater with recognition of M.carolae
  11. Melipotes carolae is a newly described species (Beehler et al. 2007)
  12. CHANGE: Add New Caledonia to Range; Myzomela sanguinolenta includes subspecies caledonicus on New Caledonia (Schodde and Mason 1999)
  13. ADD: Sericornis humilis is split from S. frontalis (Christidis & Boles 2008)
  14. ADD: Sericornis beccarii is split from S. magnirostra (Christidis & Boles 2008)
  15. Sericornis virgatus is a proposed split from S. nouhuysi (Gregory 2007)
  16. Gerygone hypoxantha is a proposed split from G. magnirostris (Gregory 2007)
  17. Psophodes leucogaster is treated as conspecific with P. nigrogularis (Christidis & Boles 2008); requires further study
  18. Ptilorrhoa geislerorum is a proposed split from P. caerulescens (Boles 2007a)
  19. Batis reichenowi is split from B. mixta by Sinclair and Ryan 2003, Louette 2006; under review by BLI
  20. Batis crypta is a newly described species (Fjeldså et al 2006); BLI (1.0) recognizes
  21. CHANGE: English name for Batis minor to Eastern Black-headed Batis to align with split of B.erlangeri
  22. Batis erlangeri<i> is a proposed split from <i>B. minor (Louette 2005); under review by BLI
  23. Tephrodornis sylvicola is a proposed split from T. virgatus (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005).
  24. Tephrodornis affinis is a proposed split from T. pondicerianus (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005).