Species Accounts
The following pages contain species accounts for all birds known to have occurred in Brisbane and the adjacent offshore waters. Species accounts include details on the bird’s distribution and occurrence patterns within the LGA, as well as audio and images of the birds. Brief descriptive notes and information on conservation needs for each species are also included.
Please see the Contributing page for details on how you can help write this atlas. Currently only few dozen species have draft accounts written - we need more writers!
Species with draft accounts: 59
- Anseriformes - 15 Species, see Magpie Goose
- Galliformes - 4 Species, see Australian Brushturkey
- Podicepiformes - 3 Species, see Australasian Grebe
- Rock Dove
- White-headed Pigeon
- Spotted Dove
- Brown Cuckoo-Dove
- Pacific Emerald Dove
- Common Bronzewing
- Crested Pigeon
- Pheasant Coucal
- Pacific Koel
- Pallid Cuckoo
- Tawny Frogmouth
- Australian Owlet-nightjar
- Australian Swiftlet
- Pale-vented Bush-hen
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Black Noddy
- Grey Goshawk
- Brown Goshawk
- Collared Sparrowhawk
- Azure Kingfisher
- Australian King-Parrot
- Green Catbird
- Eastern Spinebill
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
- Acanthiza - 5 Species, see Buff-rumped Thornbill
- Cicadabird
- White-breasted Woodswallow
- White-browed Woodswallow
- Spangled Drongo
- Australian Reed-Warbler
- Common Myna
- Mandarin Duck (Esc.)