This checklist is designed to be used in conjunction with a field guide.
Some of the birds commonly found in the Cradle Mountain region are listed below. The list is designed to be used in conjunction with a field guide to assist in identifying the birds.
The list is divided into passerines and non-passerines and birds are listed with common names and scientific names. Passerines make the majority of birds throughout Tasmania. Noteable features of passerines are their toes (3 forward 1 back) allowing them to perch on even the smallest of branches. Passerines also have a well developed larynx and are known as ‘songbirds’.
* Tasmanian endemic birds
Passerines
Common name Scientific name
Tasmanianthornbill* Acanthiza ewingii
Brown scrub wren Sericornis frontalis
Field wren Sericornis fuliginosus
Scrubtit* Sericornis magnus
Black-faced cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
Grey fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
Satin flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
Dusky robin* Melanodryas vittata
Flame robin Petroica phoenicea
Pink robin Petroica rodinogaster
Scarlet robin Petroica multicolor
Grey shrike-thrush Coluricincla harmonica
Golden whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Olive whistler Pachycephala olivacea
Beautiful firetail Emblema bella
Spotted pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
Striated pardalote Pardalotus striatus
Crescent honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera
New Holland honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Strong-billed honeyeater* Melithreptus validirostris
Yellow-throated honeyeater* Lichenostomus flavicolis
Spinebill wastern Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Yellow wattlebird* Anthochaera paradoxa
Grey butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
Black currawong* Strepera versicolor
Grey currawong Strepera fuliginosa
Richards pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
Forest raven Corvus tasmanicus
Whites thrush Zoothera dauma
Tree martin Cecropis nigricans
Welcome swallow Hirundo neoxena
Spine-tailed swift Hirundapas caudacutus
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
Dusky woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
Southern emu wren Stipiturus malachurus
Superb blue wren Malurus cyaneus
scrub tit Acanthornis magnus *
Non-passerines
White-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax
Brown falcon Falco berigora
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
Brown goshawk Accipter fasciatus
Grey goshawk Accipter novaehollandiae
Swamp harrier Circus aeruginosus
Collared sparrowhawk Accipter cirrhocephalus
Sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
Blue-winged parrot Neophema chrysostoma
Swamp parrot Pezoporus wallicus
Swift parrot Lathamus discolor
Green rosella* Platycercus caledonicus
Fan-tailed cuckoo Cuculus pyrrhophanus
Shining bronze cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
Pallid cuckoo Cuculus pallidus
Frogmouth tawny owl Podargus strigoides
Boobook owl Ninox novaeseelandiae
Bronzewing pigeon Phaps elegans
Painted quail Turnix varia
Black cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Black-fronted dotterel Charadrius melanops
Masked lapwing Vanellus miles
Duck black Anas superciliosa
Musk duck Biziura lobata
Black swan Cygnus atratus
Chestnut teal Anas castanea
Grey teal Anas gibberifrons
Large egret Egretta alba
White-faced heron Ardea novaehollandiae
Hoary-headed grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Silver gull Larus novaehollandiae
Eurasion coot Fulica atra
Tasmanian native hen* Gallinula mortierii
Eastern swamp hen Porphyrio porphyrio
Introduced birds
Common blackbird Turdus merula
European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Laughing kookaburra Dacelo gigas
Common starling Sturnus vulgaris