Birds by scientific name
Whilst numerous birds occur within the vicinity of both the main JCU campuses, those which are included on this site are those actually observed on campus or overflying. The number of bird species recorded for the Townsville area is over 350 of which some 250 are recorded for the Townsville Town Common, a well-known refuge area. Species included are chiefly based on observations by Gregor Calvert (Townsville), Heather Winsor and John Seale (Cairns). Names are according to Simpson and Day (1996), Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Faculty with a research interest in birds are Brad Congdon, Chris Johnson, Richard Pearson and Simon Robson in the School of Marine and Tropical Biology.
- Accipter cirrhocephalus (Collared sparrowhawk)
- Acridotheres tristis (Common or Indian Myna)
- Aegotheles cristatus (Australian owlet nightjar)
- Alcedo azurea (Azure kingfisher)
- Alcedo pusilla (Little kingfisher)
- Alectura lathami (Australian brush turkey)
- Antus novaeseelandiae (Richard's pipit)
- Aplonis metallica (Metallic starling)
- Aprosmictus erythropterus (Red-winged parrot)
- Aquila audax (Wedge-tailed eagle)
- Artamus leucocorynchus (White-breasted woodswallow)
- Aviceda subcristata (Pacific baza)
- Burhinus grallarius (Bush stone-curlew)
- Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested cockatoo)
- Cacatua roseicapilla (Galah)
- Cacatua sanguinea (Little corella)
- Cacomantis flabelliformis (Fan-tailed cuckoo)
- Cacomantis variolosus (Brush cuckoo)
- Calyptorhynchus banksii (Red-tailed black cockatoo)
- Centropus phasianinus (Pheasant coucal)
- Chlamydera nuchalis (Great bowerbird)
- Chrysococcyx basalis (Horsfield's bronze cuckoo)
- Chrysococcyx minutillus (Little bronze cuckoo)
- Chrysococcyx osculans (Black-eared cuckoo)
- Cisticola exilis (Golden-headed cisticola)
- Collocalia spodiopygius (White-rumped swiftlet)
- Colluricincla megarhyncha (Little strike-thrush)
- Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced cuckoo-shrike)
- Coracina papuensis (White-bellied cuckoo-shrike)
- Coracina tenuirostris (Cicadabird)
- Corvus coronoides (Australian raven)
- Corvus orru (Torresian crow)
- Coturnix ypsilophora (Brown quail)
- Cracticus nigrogularis (Pied butcherbird)
- Cracticus quoyi (Black butcherbird)
- Cuculus saturatus (Oriental cuckoo)
- Dacelo leachii (Blue-winged kookaburra)
- Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing kookaburra)
- Dichaeum hirundinaceum (Mistletoe bird)
- Dicrurus bracteatus (Spangled drongo)
- Ducula bicolor (Pied imperial pigeon)
- Entomyzon cyanotis (Blue-faced honeyeater)
- Eudynamys scolopacea (Common koel)
- Eurystomus orientalis (Dollarbird)
- Falco berigora (Brown falcon)
- Falco cenchroides (Nankeen kestrel, Australian kestrel, Hoverer)
- Falco longipennis (Australian hobby)
- Falco peregrinus (Peregrine falcon)
- Geopelia humeralis (Bar-shouldered dove)
- Geopelia striata (Peaceful dove)
- Gerygone palpebrosa (Fairy gerygone)
- Glossopsitta pusilla (Little lorikeet)
- Grallina cyanoleuca (Magpie lark)
- Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian magpie)
- Haliaeetus leucogaster (White-bellied sea eagle)
- Haliastur indus (Brahminy kite)
- Haliastur sphenurus (Whistling kite)
- Hirundo neoxena (Welcome swallow)
- Lalage leucomela (Varied triller)
- Lichenostomus flavus (Yellow honeyeater)
- Lichenostomus unicolor (White-gaped honeyeater)
- Lichmera indistincta (Brown honeyeater)
- Lonchura castaneothorax (Chestnut-breasted mannikin)
- Lonchura punctulata (Nutmeg mannikin)
- Lophoictinia isura (Square-tailed kite)
- Malurus melanocephalus (Red-backed fairy wren)
- Megapodius reinwardt (Orange-footed scrub fowl)
- Meliphaga gracilis (Graceful honeyeater)
- Meliphaga notata (Yellow-spotted honeyeater)
- Melithreptus albogularis (White-throated honeyeater)
- Merops ornatus (Rainbow bee-eater)
- Milvus migrans (Black kite)
- Myiagra rubecula (Leaden flycatcher)
- Myzomela obscura (Dusky honeyeater)
- Myzomela sanguinolenta (Scarlet honeyeater)
- Nectarina jugularis (Yellow-bellied sunbird)
- Neochmia modesta (Plum-headed finch)
- Neochmia phaeton (Crimson finch)
- Ninox connivens (Barking owl)
- Ninox novaeseelandiae (Southern boobook)
- Ocyphaps lophotes (Crested pigeon)
- Oriolus flavocinctus (Yellow oriole)
- Oriolus sagittatus (Olive-backed oriole)
- Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous whistler)
- Passer domesticus (House sparrow)
- Philemon buceroides (Helmeted friarbird)
- Philemon citreogularis (Little friarbird)
- Philemon corniculatus (Noisy friarbird)
- Platycercus adscitus (Pale-headed rosella)
- Podargus papuensis (Papuan frogmouth)
- Podargus strigoides (Tawny frogmouth)
- Poecilodryas superciliosa (White-browed robin)
- Ptilinopus magnificus (Wompoo fruit pigeon)
- Ramsayornis modestus (Brown-backed honeyeater)
- Rhipidura fuliginosa (Grey fantail)
- Rhipidura leucophrys (Willie wagtail)
- Rhipidura rufifrons (Rufous fantail)
- Scythrops novaehollandiae (Channel-billed cuckoo)
- Sphecotheres viridis (Figbird)
- Streptopelia chinensis (Spotted turtle dove)
- Struthidea cinerea (Apostle bird)
- Taeniopygia bichenovii (Double-barred finch)
- Taeniopygia guttata (Zebra finch)
- Tanysiptera sylvia (Buff-breasted paradise kingfisher)
- Threskiornis molucca (Australian white ibis)
- Threskiornis spinicollis (Straw-necked ibis)
- Todiramphus macleayii (Forest kingfisher)
- Todiramphus sanctus (Sacred kingfisher)
- Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus (Scaly-breasted lorikeet)
- Trichoglossus haematodes (Rainbow lorikeet)
- Turnix pyrrhothorax (Red-chested button-quail)
- Tyto alba (Barn owl)
- Vanellus miles (Masked lapwing, plover)
- Zosterops lateralis (Silvereye)
