List of birds of Western Australia

The following is a List of birds sighted in Western Australia.

Common name	Family	Scientific name	Notes	Image
American Golden Plover	Charadriidae	Pluvialis dominica
Antarctic Prion	Procellariidae	Pachyptila desolata
Antarctic Tern	Laridae	Sterna vittata
Arctic Jaeger	Laridae	Stercorarius parasiticus
Arctic Tern	Laridae	Sterna paradisaea
Arctic Warbler	Sylviidae	Phylloscopus borealis
Asian Dowitcher	Scolopacidae	Limnodromus semipalmatus
Australasian Bittern	Ardeidae	Botaurus poiciloptilus	aka 'Brown Bittern'
Australasian Figbird	Oriolidae	Sphecotheres vieilloti
Australasian Gannet	Sulidae	Morus serrator or Sula bassana	aka 'Australian Gannet'
Australasian Grebe	Podicipedidae	Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Australasian Shoveler	Anatidae	Anas rhynchotis
Yellow Oriole	Oriolidae	Oriolus flavocinctus
Australian Bustard	Otididae	Ardeotis australis	aka 'Bush Turkey'
Australian Hobby	Falconidae	Falco longipennis
Australian Magpie	Artamidae	Gymnorhina tibicen
Australian Owlet-nightjar	Aegothelidae	Aegotheles cristatus	aka 'Moth Owl'
Australian Painted Snipe	Rostratulidae	Rostratula australis
Australian Pelican	Pelecanidae	Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian Pratincole	Glareolidae	Stiltia isabella
Australian Raven	Corvidae	Corvus coronoides	aka 'Crow'
Australian Ringneck	Psittacidae	Barnardius zonarius	aka "Twenty-eight"
Australian Shelduck	Anatidae	Tadorna tadornoides
Australian Spotted Crake	Rallidae	Porzana fluminea
Australian White Ibis	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornis molucca
Australian Wood Duck	Anatidae	Chenonetta jubata
Azure Kingfisher	Alcedinidae	Alcedo azurea
Baillon's Crake	Rallidae	Porzana pusilla
Baird's Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	Calidris or Erolia bairdii
Banded Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Certhionyx pectoralis
Banded Lapwing	Charadriidae	Vanellus tricolor
Banded Stilt	Recurvirostridae	Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Banded Whiteface	Pardalotidae	Aphelocephala nigricincta
Barau's Petrel	Procellariidae	Pterodroma baraui
Bar-breasted Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Ramsayornis fasciatus
Barking Owl	Strigidae	Pterodroma baraui
Barn Owl	Tytonidae	Tyto alba
Barn Swallow	Hirundinidae	Hirundo rustica
Bar-shouldered Dove	Columbidae	Geopelia humeralis
Bar-tailed Godwit	Scolopacidae	Limosa lapponica
Beach Stone-curlew	Burhinidae	Esacus giganteus	aka 'Beach Thick-knee'
Black Bittern	Ardeidae	Ixobrychus flavicollis
Black Butcherbird	Artamidae	Cracticus quoyi
Black Falcon	Falconidae	Falco subniger
Black Grasswren	Maluridae	Amytornis housei
Black Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Certhionyx niger
Black Kite	Accipitridae	Milvus migrans
Black Noddy	Laridae	Anous minutus
Black Swan	Anatidae	Cygnus atratus	The state bird of Western Australia
Black-backed Wagtail	Motacillidae	Motacilla lugens
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	Hydrobatidae	Fregetta tropica
Black-breasted Buzzard	Accipitridae	Hamirostra melanosternon	aka 'Black-breasted Kite'
Black-browed Albatross	Diomedeidae	Thalassarche melanophrys
Black-chinned Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Melithreptus gularis
Black-crowned Night Heron	Ardeidae	Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-eared Cuckoo	Cuculidae	Chrysococcyx osculans
Black-faced Cormorant	Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike	Campephagidae	Coracina novaehollandiae
Black-faced Monarch	Dicruridae	Monarcha melanopsis
Black-faced Woodswallow	Artamidae	Artamus cinereus
Black-fronted Dotterel	Charadriidae	Elseyornis melanops
Black-headed Gull	Laridae	Larus ridibundus
Black-naped Tern	Laridae	Sterna sumatrana
Black-necked Stork	Ciconiidae	Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Black-shouldered Kite	Accipitridae	Elanus axillaris
Black-tailed Godwit	Scolopacidae	Limosa limosa
Black-tailed Native-hen	Rallidae	Gallinula ventralis
Black-tailed Treecreeper	Climacteridae	Climacteris melanurus
Black-winged Stilt	Recurvirostridae	Himantopus himantopus
Bluebonnet	Psittacidae	Northiella haematogaster
Blue Petrel	Procellariidae	Halobaena caerulea
Blue-and-white Flycatcher	Muscicapidae	Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Blue-billed Duck	Anatidae	Oxyura australis
Blue-breasted Fairy-wren	Maluridae	Malurus pulcherrimus
Blue-faced Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Entomyzon cyanotis	aka 'Bananabird'
Blue-winged Kookaburra	Halcyonidae	Dacelo leachii
Blue-winged Pitta	Pittidae	Pitta moluccensis
Bourke's Parrot	Psittacidae	Neopsephotus bourkii
Brahminy Kite	Accipitridae	Haliastur indus
Bridled Tern	Laridae	Onychoprion anaethetus
Broad-billed Flycatcher	Dicruridae	Myiagra ruficollis
Broad-billed Prion	Procellariidae	Pachyptila vittata
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	Limicola falcinellus
Brolga	Gruidae	Grus rubicunda
Brown Booby	Sulidae	Sula leucogaster
Brown Falcon	Falconidae	Falco berigora
Brown Goshawk	Accipitridae	Accipiter fasciatus
Brown Hawk-Owl	Strigidae	Ninox scutulata
Brown Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Lichmera indistincta
Brown Quail	Phasianidae	Coturnix ypsilophorus
Brown Songlark	Sylviidae	Cincloramphus cruralis
Brown-headed Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Melithreptus brevirostris
Brush Bronzewing	Columbidae	Phaps elegans
Brush Cuckoo	Cuculidae	Cacomantis variolosus
Budgerigar	Psittacidae	Melopsittacus undulatus
Buff-banded Rail	Rallidae	Gallirallus philippensis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	Tryngites subruficollis
Bulwer's Petrel	Procellariidae	Bulweria bulwerii
Bush Stone-curlew	Burhinidae	Burhinus grallarius
Plain Bush-hen	Rallidae	Amaurornis olivacea
Cape Barren Goose	Anatidae	Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Cape Petrel	Procellariidae	Daption capense
Caspian Tern	Laridae	Hydroprogne caspia
Cattle Egret	Ardeidae	Bubulcus ibis
Channel-billed Cuckoo	Cuculidae	Scythrops novaehollandiae
Chestnut Quail-thrush	Cinclosomatidae	Cinclosoma castanotum
Chestnut Rail	Rallidae	Eulabeornis castaneoventris
Chestnut Teal	Anatidae	Anas castanea
Chestnut-backed Button-quail	Turnicidae	Turnix castanotus
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin	Passeridae	Lonchura castaneothorax
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush	Cinclosomatidae	Cinclosoma castaneothorax
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	Pardalotidae	Acanthiza uropygialis
Chiming Wedgebill	Cinclosomatidae	Psophodes occidentalis
Christmas Frigatebird	Fregatidae	Fregata andrewsi
Cicadabird	Campephagidae	Coracina tenuirostris
Cinnamon Quail-thrush	Cinclosomatidae	Cinclosoma cinnamomeum
Clamorous Reed Warbler	Sylviidae	Acrocephalus stentoreus
Cockatiel	Cacatuidae	Nymphicus hollandicus
Collared Kingfisher	Halcyonidae	Todiramphus chloris
Collared Sparrowhawk	Accipitridae	Accipiter cirrocephalus
Comb-crested Jacana	Jacanidae	Irediparra gallinacea
Common Bronzewing	Columbidae	Phaps chalcoptera
Common Diving Petrel	Procellariidae	Pelecanoides urinatrix
Common Greenshank	Scolopacidae	Tringa nebularia
Pacific Koel	Cuculidae	Eudynamys orientalis	aka 'Eastern Koel'
Common Noddy	Laridae	Anous stolidus	aka 'Brown Noddy'
Common Pheasant	Phasianidae	Phasianus colchicus	introduced
Common Redshank	Scolopacidae	Tringa totanus
Common Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	Actitis hypoleucos
Common Starling	Sturnidae	Sturnus vulgaris	introduced
Common Tern	Laridae	Sterna hirundo
Crested Bellbird	Pachycephalidae	Oreoica gutturalis
Crested Pigeon	Columbidae	Ocyphaps lophotes
Crested Shrike-tit	Pachycephalidae	Falcunculus frontatus
Crested Tern	Laridae	Thalasseus bergii
Crimson Chat	Meliphagidae	Image:Crested Tern.jpg
Crimson Finch	Passeridae	Neochmia phaeton
Curlew Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	Calidris ferruginea
Dark-sided (Sooty) Flycatcher	Muscicapidae	Muscicapa sibirica
Darter	Anhingidae	Anhinga melanogaster
Diamond Dove	Columbidae	Geopelia cuneata
Dollarbird	Coraciidae	Eurystomus orientalis
Domestic Goose	Anatidae	Anser anser and Anser cygnoides	introduced
Double-banded Plover	Charadriidae	Charadrius bicinctus	aka 'Banded Dotterel'
Double-barred Finch	Passeridae	Taeniopygia bichenovii	aka 'Bicheno's Finch' and 'Owl Finch'
Dunlin	Scolopacidae	Calidris or Erolia alpina
Dusky Gerygone	Pardalotidae	Gerygone tenebrosa
Dusky Grasswren	Maluridae	Amytornis purnelli
Dusky Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Myzomela obscura
Dusky Moorhen	Rallidae	Gallinula tenebrosa
Dusky Woodswallow	Artamidae	Artamus cyanopterus
Eastern Curlew	Scolopacidae	Numenius madagascariensis	aka 'Far Eastern Curlew'
Eastern Reef Egret	Ardeidae	Egretta sacra	aka 'Pacific Reef Egret'
Elegant Parrot	Psittacidae	Neophema elegans
Emerald Dove	Columbidae	Chalcophaps indica
Emu	Casuariidae	Dromaius novaehollandiae
Erect-crested Penguin	Spheniscidae	Eudyptes sclateri
Eurasian Coot	Rallidae	Fulica atra
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passeridae	Passer montanus	aka 'Eurasian Tree Sparrow' or 'German Sparrow'. Ship-assisted, but establishes periodically
Fairy Martin	Hirundinidae	Petrochelidon ariel
Fairy Prion	Procellariidae	Pachyptila turtur
Fairy Tern	Laridae	Sterna nereis
Fan-tailed Cuckoo	Cuculidae	Cacomantis flabelliformis
Fiordland Penguin	Spheniscidae	Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
Flesh-footed Shearwater	Procellariidae	Puffinus carneipes
Flock Bronzewing	Columbidae	Phaps histrionica
Fluttering Shearwater	Procellariidae	Puffinus gavia
Fork-tailed Swift	Apodidae	Apus pacificus	aka 'Pacific Swift'
Franklin's Gull	Laridae	Larus pipixcan
Freckled Duck	Anatidae	Stictonetta naevosa
Galah	Cacatuidae	Eolophus roseicapillus	aka 'Rose-breasted Cockatoo' or 'Galah Cockatoo'
Garganey	Anatidae	Anas querquedula
Gilbert's Whistler	Pachycephalidae	Pachycephala inornata
Glossy Ibis	Threskiornithidae	Plegadis falcinellus
Golden Whistler	Pachycephalidae	Pachycephala pectoralis
Golden-headed Cisticola	Sylviidae	Cisticola exilis
Gouldian Finch	Passeridae	Erythrura gouldiae	aka 'Lady Gouldian Finch' or 'Gould's Finch'
Gould's Petrel	Procellariidae	Pterodroma leucoptera
Grass Owl	Tytonidae	Tyto longimembris
Great Bowerbird	Ptilonorhynchidae	Chlamydera nuchalis
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested Grebe	Podicipedidae	Podiceps cristatus
Great Egret	Ardeidae	Ardea alba
Great Frigatebird	Fregatidae	Fregata minor
Great Knot	Scolopacidae	Calidris tenuirostris
Great Skua	Laridae	Stercorarius skua
Great-billed Heron	Ardeidae	Ardea sumatrana
Greater Sand Plover	Charadriidae	Charadrius leschenaultii
Great-winged Petrel	Procellariidae	Pterodroma macroptera
Green Pygmy-goose	Anatidae	Nettapus pulchellus
Green-backed Gerygone	Pardalotidae	Gerygone chloronotus
Grey Butcherbird	Artamidae	Cracticus torquatus
Grey Currawong	Artamidae	Strepera versicolor
Grey Falcon	Falconidae	Falco hypoleucos
Grey Fantail	Dicruridae	Rhipidura fuliginosa
Grey Goshawk	Accipitridae	Accipiter novaehollandiae
Grey Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Conopophila whitei)
Grey Petrel	Procellariidae	Procellaria cinerea	aka 'Puffin Gris' or 'Pardela Gris'
Grey Plover	Charadriidae	Pluvialis squatarola	aka 'Black-bellied Plover'
Grey Shrike-thrush	Pachycephalidae	Colluricincla harmonica
Grey Teal	Anatidae	Anas gracilis
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel	Hydrobatidae	Garrodia nereis
Grey-crowned Babbler	Pomatostomidae	Pomatostomus temporalis
Grey-fronted Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Lichenostomus plumulus
Grey-headed Albatross	Diomedeidae	Thalassarche chrysostoma
Grey-headed Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Lichenostomus keartlandi
Grey-tailed Tattler	Scolopacidae	Tringa brevipes
Ground Cuckoo-shrike	Campephagidae	Coracina maxima
Ground Parrot	Psittacidae	Pezoporus wallicus
Gull-billed Tern	Laridae	Gelochelidon nilotica
Hardhead	Anatidae	Aytha australis
Helmeted Guineafowl	Numididae	Numida meleagris	introduced, often free-ranging, but apparently never permanently established
Herald Petrel	Procellariidae	Pterodroma arminjoniana
Hoary-headed Grebe	Podicipedidae	Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Hooded Plover	Charadriidae	Thinornis rubricollis
Hooded Robin	Petroicidae	Melanodryas cucullata
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo	Cuculidae	Chrysococcyx basalis
House Crow (ship assisted)	Corvidae	Corvus splendens	aka 'Colombo Crow'
House Sparrow	Passeridae	Passer domesticus	introduced
House Swift	Apodidae	Apus affinis	aka 'House Swift'
Hutton's Shearwater	Procellariidae	Puffinus huttoni
Indian Peafowl	Phasianidae	Pavo cristatus	Introduced. aka the 'Common Peafowl' or the 'Blue Peafowl'
Inland Dotterel	Charadriidae	Charadrius australis
Inland Thornbill	Pardalotidae	Acanthiza apicalis
Intermediate Egret	Ardeidae	Ardea intermedia
Jacky Winter	Petroicidae	Microeca fascinans
Jouanin's Petrel	Procellariidae	Bulweria fallax
Kelp Gull	Laridae	Larus dominicanus
Kentish Plover	Charadriidae	Charadrius alexandrinus
Kerguelen Petrel	Procellariidae	Lugensa brevirostris
King Penguin	Spheniscidae	Aptenodytes patagonicus
King Quail	Phasianidae	Coturnix chinensis	aka 'Chinese Painted Quail', 'King Quail' or 'Blue-breasted Quail'
Large-billed Gerygone	Pardalotidae	Gerygone magnirostris
Latham's Snipe	Scolopacidae	Gallinago hardwickii	aka 'Japanese Snipe'
Laughing Gull	Laridae	Larus atricilla
Laughing Kookaburra	Halcyonidae	Dacelo novaeguineae	introduced
Laughing Turtle-Dove	Columbidae	Streptopelia senegalensis	introduced
Leach's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobatidae	Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Leaden Flycatcher	Dicruridae	Myiagra rubecula
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher	Petroicidae	Microeca flavigaster
Lesser Crested Tern	Laridae	Thalasseus bengalensis
Lesser Frigatebird	Fregatidae	Fregata ariel
Lesser Noddy	Laridae	Anous tenuirostris
Lesser Sand Plover	Charadriidae	Charadrius mongolus
Letter-winged Kite	Accipitridae	Elanus scriptus
Lewin's Rail	Rallidae	Lewinia pectoralis
Light-mantled Sooty Albatross	Diomedeidae	Phoebetria fusca and Phoebetria palpebrata
Australian Little Bittern	Ardeidae	Ixobrychus dubius
Little Black Cormorant	Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Little Bronze-Cuckoo	Cuculidae	Chrysococcyx minutillus
Little Button-quail	Turnicidae	Turnix velox
Little Corella	Cacatuidae	Cacatua sanguinea
Little Crow	Corvidae	Corvus bennetti
Little Curlew	Scolopacidae	Numenius minutus
Little Eagle	Accipitridae	Aquila morphnoides
Little Egret	Ardeidae	Egretta garzetta
Little Friarbird	Meliphagidae	Philemon citreogularis
Little Grassbird	Sylviidae	Megalurus gramineus
Little Penguin	Spheniscidae	Eudyptula minor	aka 'Fairy Penguin'
Little Pied Cormorant	Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Little Ringed Plover	Charadriidae	Charadrius dubius
Little Shearwater	Procellariidae	Puffinus assimilis
Little Shrike-thrush	Pachycephalidae	Colluricincla megarhyncha
Little Stint	Scolopacidae	Calidris or Erolia minuta
Little Tern	Laridae	Sternula albifrons
Little Wattlebird	Meliphagidae	Anthochaera chrysoptera
Little Woodswallow	Artamidae	Artamus minor
Long-billed Black-Cockatoo	Cacatuidae	Calyptorhynchus baudinii
Long-billed Corella	Cacatuidae	Cacatua tenuirostris	introduced
Long-tailed Finch	Passeridae	Poephila acuticauda
Long-tailed Jaeger	Laridae	Stercorarius longicaudus	aka 'Long-tailed Skua'
Long-toed Stint	Scolopacidae	Calidris or Erolia subminuta
Macaroni Penguin	Spheniscidae	Eudyptes chrysolophus
Magpie-goose	Anseranatidae	Anseranas semipalmata
Magpie-lark	Dicruridae	Grallina cyanoleuca	Grallina cyanoleuca
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo	Cacatuidae	Lophochroa leadbeateri
Mallard	Anatidae	Anas platyrhynchos	introduced
Malleefowl	Megapodiidae	Leipoa ocellata
Mangrove Gerygone	Pardalotidae	Gerygone levigaster
Mangrove Golden Whistler	Pachycephalidae	Pachycephala melanura
Mangrove Grey Fantail	Dicruridae	Rhipidura phasiana
Mangrove Robin	Petroicidae	Eopsaltria pulverulenta
Marsh Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	Tringa stagnatilis
Masked Booby	Sulidae	Sula dactylatra
Masked Finch	Passeridae	Poephila personata
Masked Lapwing	Charadriidae	Vanellus miles
Masked Owl	Tytonidae	Tyto novaehollandiae
Masked Woodswallow	Artamidae	Artamus personatus
Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobatidae	Oceanodroma matsudairae
Mistletoebird	Dicaeidae	Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Mulga Parrot	Psittacidae	Psephotus varius
Musk Duck	Anatidae	Biziura lobata
Mute Swan	Anatidae	Cygnus olor	introduced
Nankeen Kestrel	Falconidae	Falco cenchroides
Nankeen Night Heron	Ardeidae	Nycticorax caledonicus
Narcissus Flycatcher	Muscicapidae	Ficedula narcissina
New Holland Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Night Parrot	Psittacidae	Pezoporus occidentalis
Noisy Scrub-bird	Atrichornithidae	Atrichornis clamosus
Northern Fantail	Dicruridae	Rhipidura rufiventris
Northern Giant Petrel	Procellariidae	Macronectes giganteus
Northern Pintail	Anatidae	Anas acuta
Northern Rosella	Psittacidae	Platycercus venustus	aka 'Brown's Parakeet' or 'Smutty Rosella'
Northern Shoveler	Anatidae	Anas clypeata
Olive-backed Oriole	Oriolidae	Oriolus sagittatus
Orange Chat	Meliphagidae	Epthianura aurifrons
Orange-footed Scrubfowl	Megapodiidae	Megapodius reinwardt
Oriental Cuckoo	Cuculidae	Cuculus saturatus	aka 'Himalayan Cuckoo'
Oriental Plover	Charadriidae	Charadrius veredus
Oriental Pratincole	Glareolidae	Glareola maldivarum
Oriental Reed Warbler	Sylviidae	Acrocephalus orientalis
Osprey	Accipitridae	Pandion haliaetus
Pacific Baza	Accipitridae	Aviceda subcristata	aka 'Crested Hawk'
Pacific Black Duck	Anatidae	Anas superciliosa
Pacific Golden Plover	Charadriidae	Pluvialis fulva
Pacific Gull	Laridae	Larus pacificus
Pacific Swallow	Hirundinidae	Hirundo tahitica
Painted Button-quail	Turnicidae	Turnix varius
Painted Finch	Passeridae	Emblema pictum	aka 'Painted Firetail' and 'Painted Firetail Finch'
Pale-headed Munia	Passeridae	Lonchura pallida	Ashmore Reef
Pallid Cuckoo	Cuculidae	Cuculus pallidus
Partridge Pigeon	Columbidae	Geophaps smithii
Peaceful Dove	Columbidae	Geopelia placida
Pectoral Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	Calidris melanotos
Peregrine Falcon	Falconidae	Falco peregrinus
Pheasant Coucal	Centropodidae	Centropus phasianinus
Pheasant-tailed Jacana	Jacanidae	Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Pictorella Mannikin	Passeridae	Heteromunia pectoralis
Pied Butcherbird	Artamidae	Cracticus nigrogularis
Pied Cormorant	Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax varius
Pied Heron	Ardeidae	Ardea picata
Pied Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Certhionyx variegatus
Pied Oystercatcher	Haematopodidae	Haematopus longirostris
Pink-eared Duck	Anatidae	Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Pin-tailed Snipe	Scolopacidae	Gallinago stenura	aka 'Pin-tailed Snipe'
Plumed Whistling Duck	Anatidae	Dendrocygna eytoni
Pomarine Jaeger	Laridae	Stercorarius pomarinus	aka 'Pomarine Jaeger'
Princess Parrot	Psittacidae	Polytelis alexandrae	aka 'Alexandra's Parrott'
Purple Swamphen	Rallidae	Porphyrio porphyrio	aka 'African Purple Swamphen' or 'Purple Moorhen' or 'Purple Gallinule'
Purple-crowned Fairy-wren	Maluridae	Malurus coronatus
Purple-crowned Lorikeet	Psittacidae	Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Purple-gaped Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Lichenostomus cratitius
Radjah Shelduck	Anatidae	Tadorna radjah
Rainbow Bee-eater	Meropidae	Merops ornatus
Rainbow Lorikeet	Psittacidae	Trichoglossus haematodus	introduced, declared pest
Rainbow Pitta	Pittidae	Pitta iris
Red Goshawk	Accipitridae	Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Red Knot	Scolopacidae	Calidris canutus
Red Wattlebird	Meliphagidae	Anthochaera carunculata
Red-backed Button-quail	Turnicidae	Turnix maculosus
Red-backed Fairy-wren	Maluridae	Malurus melanocephalus
Red-backed Kingfisher	Halcyonidae	Todiramphus pyrrhopygia
Red-browed Finch	Passeridae	Neochmia temporalis
Red-browed Pardalote	Pardalotidae	Pardalotus rubricatus
Red-capped Parrot	Psittacidae	Purpureicephalus spurius	aka 'King Parrott'
Red-capped Plover	Charadriidae	Charadrius ruficapillus
Red-capped Robin	Petroicidae	Petroica goodenovii
Red-chested Button-quail	Turnicidae	Turnix pyrrhothorax
Red-eared Firetail	Passeridae	Stagonopleura oculata
Red-footed Booby	Sulidae	Sula sula
Red-headed Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Myzomela erythrocephala
Red-kneed Dotterel	Charadriidae	Erythrogonys cinctus
Red-legged Crake	Rallidae	Rallina fasciata
Red-necked Avocet	Recurvirostridae	Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Red-necked Phalarope	Scolopacidae	Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Stint	Scolopacidae	Calidris or Erolia ruficollis
Red-rumped Swallow	Hirundinidae	Cecropis daurica
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo	Cacatuidae	Calyptorhynchus banksii
Red-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethontidae	Phaethon rubricauda
Redthroat	Pardalotidae	Pyrrholaemus brunneus
Red-throated Pipit	Motacillidae	Anthus cervinus
Red-winged Fairy-wren	Maluridae	Malurus elegans
Red-winged Parrot	Psittacidae	Aprosmictus erythropterus
Regent Parrot	Psittacidae	Polytelis anthopeplus
Restless Flycatcher	Dicruridae	Myiagra inquieta
Richard's Pipit	Motacillidae	Anthus richardi
Rock Dove	Columbidae	Columba livia	aka 'Rock Pigeon'. introduced.
Rock Parrot	Psittacidae	Neophema petrophila
Rockhopper Penguin	Spheniscidae	Eudyptes chrysocome
Roseate Tern	Laridae	Sterna dougallii
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove	Columbidae	Ptilinopus regina
Royal Albatross	Diomedeidae	Diomedea epomophora	aka 'Southern Royal Albatross'
Royal Spoonbill	Threskiornithidae	Platalea regia
Ruddy Turnstone	Scolopacidae	Arenaria interpres
Ruff	Scolopacidae	Philomachus pugnax
Rufous Bristlebird	Pardalotidae	Dasyornis broadbenti
Rufous Fantail	Dicruridae	Rhipidura rufifrons
Rufous Fieldwren	Pardalotidae	Calamanthus campestris
Rufous Owl	Strigidae	Ninox rufa
Rufous Songlark	Sylviidae	Cincloramphus mathewsi
Rufous Treecreeper	Climacteridae	Climacteris rufus
Rufous Whistler	Pachycephalidae	Pachycephala rufiventris
Rufous-crowned Emu-wren	Maluridae	Stipiturus ruficeps
Rufous-throated Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Conopophila rufogularis
Sabine's Gull	Laridae	Xema sabini
Sacred Kingfisher	Halcyonidae	Todiramphus sanctus
Salvin's Prion	Procellariidae	Pachyptila salvini	aka 'Medium-billed Prion'
Sanderling	Scolopacidae	Calidris alba
Sandstone Shrike-thrush	Pachycephalidae	Colluricincla woodwardi
Sarus Crane	Gruidae	Grus antigone
Satin Flycatcher	Dicruridae	Myiagra cyanoleuca
Scarlet Robin	Petroicidae	Petroica multicolor
Scarlet-chested Parrot	Psittacidae	Neophema splendida	aka 'Scarlet-breasted parrot', 'Orange-throated parrot' or 'Splendid parrot'
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	Calidris acuminata
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo	Cuculidae	Chrysococcyx lucidus
Shining Flycatcher	Dicruridae	Myiagra alecto
Short-billed Black-Cockatoo	Cacatuidae	Calyptorhynchus latirostris
Short-tailed Shearwater	Procellariidae	Puffinus tenuirostris	aka 'Yolla'
Shy Albatross	Diomedeidae	Thalassarche cauta
Shy Heathwren	Pardalotidae	Hylacola cauta
Silver Gull	Laridae	Larus novaehollandiae
Silver-crowned Friarbird	Meliphagidae	Philemon argenticeps
Silvereye	Zosteropidae	Zosterops lateralis	aka 'White-eye' or 'Wax-eye'
Singing Bushlark	Alaudidae	Mirafra cantillans
Singing Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Lichenostomus virescens
Slaty-backed Thornbill	Pardalotidae	Acanthiza robustirostris
Slender-billed Prion	Procellariidae	Pachyptila belcheri
Slender-billed Thornbill	Pardalotidae	Acanthiza iredalei
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Procellariidae	Pterodroma mollis
Sooty Albatross	Diomedeidae	Phoebetria palpebrata and Phoebetria fusca
Sooty Oystercatcher	Haematopodidae	Haematopus fuliginosus
Sooty Shearwater	Procellariidae	Puffinus griseus
Sooty Tern	Laridae	Onychoprion fuscata
South Polar Skua	Laridae	Stercorarius maccormicki	older name: 'MacCormick’s Skua'
Southern Boobook	Strigidae	Ninox novaeseelandiae	aka 'mopoke' or 'morepork'
Southern Emu-wren	Maluridae	Stipiturus malachurus
Southern Fulmar	Procellariidae	Fulmarus glacialoides
Southern Giant Petrel	Procellariidae	Macronectus giganteus
Southern Scrub-robin	Petroicidae	Drymodes brunneopygia
Southern Whiteface	Pardalotidae	Aphelocephala leucopsis
Spangled Drongo	Dicruridae	Dicrurus bracteatus
Spinifex Pigeon	Columbidae	Geophaps plumifera
Spinifexbird	Sylviidae	Eremiornis carter
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Acanthagenys rufogalaris
Splendid Fairy-wren	Maluridae	Malurus splendens
Spotless Crake	Rallidae	Porzana tabuensis
Spotted Harrier	Accipitridae	Circus assimilis
Spotted Nightjar	Caprimulgidae	Eurostopodus argus
Spotted Pardalote	Pardalotidae	Pardalotus punctatus
Spotted Redshank	Scolopacidae	Tringa erythropus
Spotted Turtle-Dove	Columbidae	Streptopelia chinensis	introduced
Square-tailed Kite	Accipitridae	Lophoictinia isura
Star Finch	Passeridae	Neochmia ruficauda
Straw-necked Ibis	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornis spinicollis
Streaked Shearwater	Procellariidae	Calonectris leucomelas
Striated Grasswren	Maluridae	Amytornis striatus
Striated Heron	Ardeidae	Butorides striatus
Striated Pardalote	Pardalotidae	Pardalotus striatus
Stubble Quail	Phasianidae	Coturnix pectoralis
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	Cacatuidae	Cacatua galerita
Swamp Harrier	Accipitridae	Circus approximans
Swinhoe's Snipe	Scolopacidae	Gallinago megala	aka 'Forest Snipe' or 'Chines Snipe'
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobatidae	Oceanodroma monorhis
Tahiti Petrel	Procellariidae	Pseudobulweria rostrata
Tawny Frogmouth	Podargidae	Podargus strigoides
Tawny Grassbird	Sylviidae	Megalurus timoriensis
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Phylidonyris melanops
Terek Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	Xenus cinereus
Thick-billed Grasswren	Maluridae	Amytornis textilis
Tiger Shrike	Laniidae	Lanius tigrinus	sighted once, possibly ship assisted
Torresian Crow	Corvidae	Corvus orru	aka 'Australian Crow' or 'Papuan Crow'
Torresian Imperial Pigeon	Columbidae	Ducula spilorrhoa
Tree Martin	Hirundinidae	Petrochelidon nigricans
Varied Lorikeet	Psittacidae	Psitteuteles versicolor
Varied Sittella	Neosittidae	Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Varied Triller	Campephagidae	Lalage leucomela
Variegated Fairy-wren	Maluridae	Malurus lamberti)	aka 'Lambert Wren'
Wandering Albatross	Diomedeidae	Diomedea exulans
Wandering Whistling Duck	Anatidae	Dendrocygna arcuata
Wedge-tailed Eagle	Accipitridae	Aquila audax
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	Procellariidae	Puffinus pacificus
Weebill	Pardalotidae	Smicrornis brevirostris
Welcome Swallow	Hirundinidae	Hirundo neoxena
Western Bowerbird	Ptilonorhynchidae	Chlamydera guttata
Western Bristlebird	Pardalotidae	Dasyornis longirostris
Western Corella	Cacatuidae	Cacatua pastinator
Western Gerygone	Pardalotidae	Gerygone fusca
Western Rosella	Psittacidae	Platycercus icterotis
Western Spinebill	Meliphagidae	Acanthorhynchus superciliosus
Western Thornbill	Pardalotidae	Acanthiza inornata
Western Whipbird	Cinclosomatidae	Psophodes nigrogularis
Western Yellow Robin	Petroicidae	Eopsaltria griseogularis
Whimbrel	Scolopacidae	Numenius phaeopus
Whiskered Tern	Laridae	Chlidonias hybridus
Whistling Kite	Accipitridae	Haliastur sphenurus	aka 'Whistling Eagle' or 'Whistling Hawk'
White Wagtail	Motacillidae	Motacilla alba
White-backed Swallow	Hirundinidae	Cheramoeca leucosternus
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike	Campephagidae	Coracina papuensis
White-bellied Sea-Eagle	Accipitridae	Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-breasted Robin	Petroicidae	Eopsaltria georgiana
White-breasted Whistler	Pachycephalidae	Pachycephala lanioides
White-breasted Woodswallow	Artamidae	Artamus leucorynchus
White-browed Babbler	Pomatostomidae	Pomatostomus superciliosus
White-browed Crake	Rallidae	Porzana cinerea
White-browed Robin	Petroicidae	Poecilodryas superciliosa
White-browed Scrubwren	Pardalotidae	Sericornis frontalis
White-browed Treecreeper	Climacteridae	Climacteris affinis
White-browed Woodswallow	Artamidae	Artamus superciliosus
White-cheeked Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Phylidonyris nigra
White-chinned Petrel	Procellariidae	Procellaria aequinoctialis
White-eared Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Lichenostomus leucotis
White-faced Heron	Ardeidae	Egretta novaehollandiae
White-faced Storm-Petrel	Hydrobatidae	Pelagodroma marina	aka 'White-faced Petrel'
White-fronted Chat	Meliphagidae	Epthianura albifrons
White-fronted Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Phylidonyris albifrons
White-fronted Tern	Laridae	Sterna striata
White-gaped Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Lichenostomus unicolor
White-headed Petrel	Procellariidae	Pterodroma lessonii
White-lined Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Meliphaga albilineata
White-naped Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Melithreptus lunatus
White-necked Heron	Ardeidae	Ardea pacifica	aka 'Pacific Heron'
White-plumed Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Lichenostomus penicillatus
White-quilled Rock-Pigeon	Columbidae	Petrophassa albipennis
White-rumped Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	Calidris or Erolia fuscicollis
White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethontidae	Phaethon lepturus
White-throated Gerygone	Pardalotidae	Gerygone olivacea
White-throated Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Melithreptus albogularis
White-throated Needletail	Apodidae	Hirundapus caudacutus
White-winged Black Tern	Laridae	Chlidonias leucopterus	aka 'White-winged Black Tern'
White-winged Fairy-wren	Maluridae	Malurus leucopterus
White-winged Triller	Campephagidae	Lalage tricolor
Willie Wagtail	Dicruridae	Rhipidura leucophrys
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobatidae	Oceanites oceanicus	aka 'Wilson's Petrel'
Wood Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	Tringa glareola
Yellow Bittern	Ardeidae	Ixobrychus sinensis
Yellow Chat	Meliphagidae	Epthianura crocea
Yellow Wagtail	Motacillidae	Motacilla flava	aka 'Yellow Wagtail'
Yellow White-eye	Zosteropidae	Zosterops luteus
Yellow-billed Spoonbill	Threskiornithidae	Platalea flavipes
Yellow-nosed Albatross	Diomedeidae	Thalassarche chlororhynchos	aka 'Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross'
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Lichenostomus ornatus
Yellow-rumped Mannikin	Passeridae	Lonchura flaviprymna	aka 'Yellow-rumped Munia'
Yellow-rumped Thornbill	Pardalotidae	Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Yellow-throated Miner	Meliphagidae	Manorina flavigula
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater	Meliphagidae	Lichenostomus flavescens
Zebra Finch	Passeridae	Taeniopygia guttata
Zitting Cisticola	Sylviidae	Cisticola juncidis

References

• Serventy, D.L.; Whittell, H.M. (1949-1976 (published in 5 editions)). Birds of Western Australia. 
• Johnstone, R.E.; Storr, G.M. (1998). Handbook of Western Australian Birds. Volume 1 - Non-Passerines (Emu to Dollarbird). Oxford University Press. 

See also

List of Australian birds