South Australian Rare Birds Review List South Australian Rare Birds Current Review List 2019 Phasianidae: Excalfactoria chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) – King Quail Anatidae: Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsfield, 1824) – Wandering Whistling Duck Nettapus pulchellus Gould, 1842 – Green Pygmy Goose Radjah radjah (Garnot & R. Lesson, 1828) – Raja Shelduck Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758) – Garganey Spatula clypeata Linnaeus, 1758 – Northern Shoveler Caprimulgidae: Eurostopodus mystacalis (Temminck, 1826) – White-throated Nightjar Apodidae: Apus nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) – House Swift Cuculidae: Eudynamys orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766) – Pacific Koel Scythrops novaehollandiae Latham, 1790 – Channel–billed Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) – Brush Cuckoo Cuculus optatus Gould, 1845 – Oriental Cuckoo Columbidae: Ptilinopus regina Swainson, 1825 – Rose–crowned Fruit Dove Turnicidae: Turnix pyrrhothorax (Gould, 1841) – Red–chested Buttonquail Burhinidae: Esacus magnirostris Mathews, 1912 – Beach Stonecurlew Charadriidae: Vanellus cinereus (Blyth, 1842) – Grey-headed Lapwing Pluvialis dominica (P.L. Statius Müller, 1776) – American Golden Plover Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758 – Common Ringed Plover Charadrius semipalmatus (Bonaparte, 1825) – Semipalmated Plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786 – Little Ringed Plover Jacanidae: Irediparra gallinacea (Temminck, 1828) – Comb–crested Jacana Pedionomidae: Pedionomus torquatus (Gould, 1840) – Plains–wanderer Scolopacidae Numenius minutus Gould, 1841 – Little Curlew Limosa haemastica (Linnaeus, 1758) – Hudsonian Godwit Calidris falcinellus (Pontoppidan, 1763) – Broad–billed Sandpiper Calidris bairdii (Coues, 1861) – Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris minuta (Leisler, 1812) – Little Stint Calidris fuscicollis (Vieillot, 1819) – White–rumped Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis (Vieillot, 1819) – Buff–breasted Sandpiper Limnodromus griseus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) – Short–billed Dowitcher Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) – Red Phalarope Tringa flavipes (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) – Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Redshank Glareolidae: Glareola maldivarum J.R. Forster, 1795 – Oriental Pratincole Laridae: Xema sabini (Sabine, 1819) – Sabine’s Gull Leucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758) – Laughing Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831) – Franklin’s Gull Onychoprion anaethetus (Scopoli, 1786) – Bridled Tern Onychoprion fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1766) – Sooty Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 – Arctic Tern Sterna vittata J.F. Gmelin, 1789 – Antarctic Tern Stercorcariidae: Stercorcarius maccormicki H. Saunders, 1893 – South Polar Skua Phaethontidae: Phaëthon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783 – Red–tailed Tropicbird Spheniscidae: Aptenodytes patagonicus J.F. Miller, 1778 – King Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus G.R. Gray, 1845 – Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes robustus G.R. Gray, 1845 – Snares Penguin Eudyptes sclateri Buller, 1888 – Erect–crested Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi Mathews and Iredale, 1921 – Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus (J.F. von Brandt, 1837) – Macaroni Penguin Oceanitidae Fregretta tropica (Gould, 1844) – Black–bellied Storm Petrel Diomedeidae: Phoebetria palpebrata (J.R. Forster, 1785) – Light–mantled Albatross Hydrobatidae Oceanodroma leucorhoa (Vieillot, 1818) – Leach’s Storm Petrel Procellariidae Thalassoica antarctica (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) – Antarctic Petrel Pagodroma nivea (G. Forster, 1777) – Snow Petrel Halobaena caerulea (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) – Blue Petrel Pachyptera belcheri (Mathews, 1912) – Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata (G. Forster, 1777) – Broad–billed Prion Pachyptila salvini (Mathews, 1912) – Salvin’s Prion Pachyptila desolata (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) – Antarctic Prion Aphrodroma brevirostris (R. Lesson, 1831) – Kerguelen Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata (J.R. Forster, 1844) – Mottled Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera (Gould, 1844) – Gould’s Petrel Pterodroma cookii (G.R. Gray, 1843) – Cook’s Petrel Procellaria cinerea J.F. Gmelin, 1789 – Grey Petrel Procellaria westlandica Falla, 1946 – Westland Petrel Ardenna pacifica (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) – Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna gravis (O’Reilly, 1818) – Great Shearwater Puffinus puffinus (Brünnich, 1764) – Manx Shearwater Puffinus assimilis Gould, 1838 – Little Shearwater Pelecanoides georgicus Murphy & Harper, 1916 – South Georgia Diving Petrel Ciconiidae: Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790) – Black–necked Stork Fregatidae: Fregata ariel (G.R. Gray, 1845) – Lesser Frigatebird Sulidae: Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) – Brown Booby Ardeidae: Ixobrychus dubius Matthews, 1912 – Black-backed Bittern (Australian Little Bittern) Egretta picata (Gould, 1845) – Pied Heron Accipitridae: Lophoictinia isura (Gould, 1838) – Square–tailed Kite (only if outside MLR) Accipiter novaehollandiae (J.F. Gmelin, 1788) – Grey Goshawk Tytonidae: Tyto novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) – Masked Owl Tyto longimembris (Jerdon, 1839) – Eastern Grass Owl Cacatuidae: Callocephalon fimbriatum (J. Grant, 1803) – Gang–gang Cockatoo (if outside KI) Psittaculidae: Polytelis alexandrae Gould, 1863 – Princess Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus (J.F. Gmelin, 1788) – Red–winged Parrot Lathamus discolor (Shaw, 1790) – Swift Parrot Pezoporus wallicus (Kerr, 1792) – Eastern Ground Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis (Gould, 1861) – Night Parrot Psitteuteles versicolor (Lear, 1831) – Varied Lorikeet Neophema chrysogaster (Latham, 1790) – Orange–bellied Parrot Ptilonorhynchidae: Chlamydera maculata (Gould, 1837) – Spotted Bowerbird Meliphagidae: Myzomela sanguinolenta (Latham, 1801) – Scarlet Myzomela Grantiella picta (Gould, 1838) – Painted Honeyeater Philemon corniculatus (Latham, 1790) – Noisy Friarbird Epthianura crocea Castelnau & E.P. Ramsay, 1877 – Yellow Chat Conopophila whitei (North, 1910) – Grey Honeyeater Pomatostomidae: Pomatostomus temporalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) – Grey–crowned Babbler Cinclosomatidae: Cinclosoma punctatum (Shaw, 1795) – Spotted Quailthrush Cinclosoma marginatum Sharpe, 1883 – Western Quailthrush Campephagidae: Coracina papuensis (J.F. Gmelin, 1788) – White-bellied Cuckooshrike (if outside SE) Edolisoma tenuirostre (Jardine, 1831) – Common Cicadabird Dicruridae: Dicrurus bracteatus Gould, 1843 – Spangled Drongo Rhipiduridae: Rhipidura rufifrons (Latham, 1801) – Rufous Fantail Monarchidae: Myiagra rubecula (Latham, 1801) – Leaden Flycatcher Monarcha melanopsis (Vieillot, 1818) – Black–faced Monarch Petroicidae: Petroica rosea Gould, 1840– Rose Robin Petroica rodinogaster (Drapiez, 1819) – Pink Robin Hirundinidae: Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 – Barn Swallow Locustellidae: Poodytes carteri (North, 1900) – Spinifexbird Cincloramphus timoriensis (Wallace, 1864) – Tawny Grassbird Estrildidae: Neochmia modesta (Gould, 1837) – Plum–headed Finch Motacillidae: Motacilla tschutschensis J.F. Gmelin, 1789 – Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla citreola Pallas, 1776 – Citrine Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Tunstall, 1771 – Grey Wagtail Plus any species not included as accepted in the Field List of the Birds of South Australia 5th Edition (2018) Taxonomy and nomenclature follow IOC #9.2 Updated: 13/11/2019