Birds

A species list of birds that occur in mangrove and saltmarsh ecosystems in Australia. Click on the page icon to go to species profiles.

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Birds
Genus	Species	Common Name	Family	Fidelity * (H, M, L)	Source	Profile	DBpedia
29 taxa
Geopelia	humeralis	Bar-shouldered Dove	Columbidae	M	[1]		About
Ardea	sumatrana	Great-billed Heron	Ardeidae	H	[1]		About
Butorides	striata	Striated Heron	Ardeidae	H	[1]		About
Haliastur	indus	Brahminy Kite	Accipitridae	H/M	[1]		About
Eulabeornis	castaneoventris	Chestnut Rail	Rallidae	H	[1], [2]		About
Numenius	phaeopus	Whimbrel	Scolopacidae	M			About
Chrysococcyx	minutillus	Little Bronze-Cuckoo	Cuculidae	H/M	[1]		About
Ceyx	pusilla	Little Kingfisher	Alcedinidae	H	[2]		About Synonym
Todiramphus	chloris	Collared Kingfisher	Halcyonidae	H	[1], [2]		About
Gerygone	levigaster	Mangrove Gerygone	Acanthizidae	H	[1]		About
Gerygone	magnirostris	Large-billed Gerygone	Acanthizidae	M	[1], [2]		About
Gerygone	tenebrosa	Dusky Gerygone	Acanthizidae	H/M	[1], [2]		About
Conopophila	albogularis	Rufous-banded Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	H/M	[2]		About
Lichenostomus	fasciogularis	Mangrove Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	H/M			About
Lichenostomus	versicolor	Varied Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	H/M			About
Myzomela	erythrocephala	Red-headed Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	H/M	[1], [2]		About
Nectorinia	jugularis	Yellow-breasted Sunbird		?	[3]
Colluricincla	megarhyncha	Little Shrike Thrush	Pachycephalidae	H/M			About
Pachycephala	lanioides	White-breasted Whistler	Pachycephalidae	H	[1], [2]		About
Pachycephala	melanura	Mangrove Golden Whistler	Pachycephalidae	H	[1], [2]		About
Pachycephala	simplex	Grey Whistler	Pachycephalidae	M	[2]		About
Cracticus	quoyi	Black Butcherbird	Artamidae	H/M	[1], [2]		About
Rhipidura	dryas	Arafura Fantail	Rhipiduridae	H	[1]		About
Rhipidura	phasiana	Mangrove Grey Fantail	Rhipiduridae	H	[1]		About
Myiagra	alecto	Shining Flycatcher	Monarchidae	H/M	[1], [2]		About
Myiagra	ruficollis	Broad-billed Flycatcher	Monarchidae	H	[1], [2]		About
Microeca	flavigaster	Lemon-breasted Flycatcher	Petroicidae	H	[1]		About
Peneonanthe	pulverulenta	Mangrove Robin	Petroicidae	H	[1], [2]		About
Zosterops	lutea	Yellow White-eye	Timaliidae	H	[1], [2]		About

Species found in mangrove and saltmarsh communities are rated according to the 'fidelity' of their occurrence:

• High fidelity - occur almost exclusively in mangrove and saltmarsh communities (obligate).
• Medium fidelity - often occur in mangrove and saltmarsh communities, but also occur in similar adjacent communities (facultative).
• Low fidelity - occasionally occur in mangrove and saltmarsh communities, but not regularly (transitory, marginal).

References

1. Johnstone, R.E. (1990). Mangroves and Mangrove Birds of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement No. 32.
2. Ford, J. (1983). Taxonomic Notes on Some Mangrove-inhabiting Birds in Australasia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 10 (4): 381–415.
3. Primack, R.B., Duke, N.C. and Tomlinson, P.B. (1981). Floral morphology in relation to pollination ecology in five Queensland coastal plains plants. Austrobaileya 1(4): 19-62

-- EmmaClifton - 21 Nov 2008 -- AngelaFrost - 2009-06-03