Free printable checklist

All 290 species on this annotated list are organised in this Top End Birds Checklist. Birds of Darwin and surrounds including Kakadu, Arnhemland, Litchfield and areas to the west and east of Katherine. IOC v7.2 listing as of 2017.
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The list below is a work in progress as various notes will be added and updated on a regular basis. These notes are brief but thorough and accurate, due largely to the years of observation and notes compiled by Niven McCrie from decades of observing birds in the Top End and my own observations from since 2007.

Links to pages featuring the birds will be added as the data base of information and photos is built up. Please feel free to contribute any observations, comments or photos of these species. Please restrict contributions to birds seen or photographed in the Territory, even where the same species occurs in other states. 

1. Emu - uncommon to rare, mostly southern and eastern Top End.

2. Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt - common in coastal areas, monsoon forest, mangroves and parks. Breeds August to July. View Profile

4. Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora - common and widespread, grassy understorey in open woodland. Breeds March to July.

5. King Quail - rare, dense riverine vegetation. Breeds January to May.

6. Magpie Goose Coturnix ypsilophora - common and widespread, wetlands, orchards. Breeds January to April.

7. Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni - moderately common, wetlands. Breeds January to June.

8. Wandering Whistling-Duck - common and widespread, wetlands. Breeds March - July.

9. Spotted Whistling-Duck - rare vagrant, wetlands. Increasingly appearing at Leanyer and sighted at Fogg Dam in 2013.

10. Freckled Duck - rare visitor, wetlands.

11. Black Swan - rare and irregular May to November, all regions.

12. Radjah Shelduck - common and widespread, all regions. Breeds March to July.

13. Australian Wood Duck - rare and irregular May to October, wetlands.

14. Pink-eared Duck - moderately common and widespread, all regions. Breeds at any time.

15. Green Pygmy-goose - common and widespread, all regions. Breeds January to May.

18. Grey Teal - common and widespread May to December, all regions. Breeding triggered by rainfall.

19. Pacific Black Duck - common and widespread, all regions May to December. Breeds January to June.

20. Hardhead - moderately common and widespread, all regions April to November. 

21. Brolga - moderately common and widespread, greatest numbers May to November, wetlands, grasslands

22. Australian Swamphen - uncommon to moderately common, mainly May to November, wetlands

23. Chestnut Rail - moderately common resident, coastal mangroves

24. Buff-banded Rail - moderately common resident, mainly coastal and near coastal, wetlands, streams, estuaries and mangroves

25. Baillon's Crake - uncommon and irregular visitor to coastal and near coastal areas, wetlands

27. White-browed Crake - moderately common resident in coastal and near coastal areas, wetlands

28. Pale-vented Bush-hen - rare and localised, riverine woodland, monsoon forest, mangrove edges

31. Eurasian Coot - uncommon to moderately common and widespread dry season visitor, wetlands

32. Australian Bustard - uncommon to rare but widespread, mainly dry season in northerly areas, open woodlands, floodplains, grasslands

33. Red-backed Button-quail - uncommon to moderately common resident, mainly coastal and near coastal, wetland edges, floodplains, open woodlands

34. Chestnut-backed Button-quail - uncommon and localised resident, open woodlands with sparse grass grass cover, rocky ridges

35. Red-chested Button-quail - uncommon to moderately common, open woodland, wetland edges, grasslands

38. Australasian Grebe - common and widespread, all regions mainly April to November. Breeds September to May.

41. Great Crested Grebe - uncommon to rare and localised May to October, all regions.  

47. Australasian Darter - common and widespread, inshore, harbours, creeks, rivers, wetlands

48. Little Pied Cormorant - common and widespread, inshore, harbours, creeks, rivers, wetlands

50. Little Black Cormorant - common and widespread, inshore, harbours, creeks, rivers, wetlands

51. Pied Cormorant - moderately common along coast, uncommon to rare inland

52. Australian Pelican - common and widespread, coast, wetlands

53. Black-necked Stork - moderately common and widespread resident, wetlands

55. Black Bittern - uncommon and widespread, wetlands, mangroves, rivers and paperbark forest

56. White-necked Heron - moderately common and widespread, more likely to be seen inland than on the coast, wetlands

57. Eastern Great Egret - common and widespread, estuaries, harbours and wetlands

58. Intermediate Egret - common and widespread, estuaries, harbours and wetlands

59. Great-billed Heron - uncommon to rare, all regions, estuaries, rivers, wetlands

60. Cattle Egret - moderately common and widespread, in pastures with cattle and horses, wetlands

61. Striated Heron - moderately common resident, mangroves, reefs, estuaries, creeks

62. Pied Heron - common and widespread visitor, wetlands, sewerage ponds, rubbish tips View Profile

63. White-faced Heron - moderately common and widespread though scarce near the coast, wetlands

64. Little Egret - moderately common and widespread, estuaries, reefs, wetlands

65. Eastern Reef Egret - moderately common coastal resident, coast, harbours and estuaries

66. Nankeen Night-Heron - moderately common and widespread, wetlands, paperbark forests

67. Glossy Ibis - moderately common and widespread visitor, wetlands

68. Australian White Ibis - common and widespread resident, mangroves, wetlands, parks

69. Straw-necked Ibis - common and widespread dry season visitor with some resident and breeding, wetlands, parks, woodlands

70. Royal Spoonbill - moderately common and widespread, especially May to October, wetlands

71. Yellow-billed Spoonbill - rare and irregular dry season visitor, wetlands

72. Eastern Osprey - uncommon resident, coastal and adjacent areas

73. Black-shouldered Kite - uncommon but widespread, grassland, wetlands, floodplains

74. Letter-winged Kite - rare, sporadic visitor, grasslands, floodplains, wetlands

75. Square-tailed Kite - uncommon but widespreadvisitor, open woodland, riverine woodland

76. Black-breasted Buzzard - moderately common and widespread, more often seen in north during dry season

77. Pacific Baza - uncommon but widespread, woodlands, monsoon forest, occasionally parks and suburbs

78. White-bellied Sea-Eagle - common and widespread, coasts, wetlands, estuaries and large rivers

79. Whistling Kite - common and widespread, wetlands, open woodland, rubbish tips, suburbs

80. Brahminy Kite - common resident of coastal areas, coast, wetlands, suburbs

81. Black Kite - common and widespread resident, numbers reduced during wet season, open woodland, beaches, rubbish tips, parks and suburbs

82. Brown Goshawk - common and widespread, migratory race boosts numbers during dry season, woodlands, mangroves, parks and suburbs

83. Collared Sparrowhawk - uncommon but widespread resident, woodlands, suburbs and parks

84. Grey Goshawk - uncommon but widespread resident, monsoon and riverine forest, mangroves, parks and suburbs

85. Spotted Harrier - uncommon but widespread dry season resident, grasslands, dry floodplains

86. Swamp Harrier - uncommon but widespread visitor, May to December, floodplains, wetlands

87. Red Goshawk - rare but widespread resident, open woodland, especially near large rivers

88. Wedge-tailed Eagle - moderately common and widespread, especially more inland, open woodland, plains and escarpments

89. Little Eagle - uncommon visitor, mainly southern areas, open woodlands and plains

90. Nankeen Kestrel - moderately common and widespread, open woodland, grasslands, parks

91. Brown Falcon - common and widespread resident, open woodland, wetlands and parks

92. Australian Hobby - moderately common and widespread, open woodland, wetlands and parks

93. Grey Falcon - rare visitor, open woodlands, riverine woodland, wetlands and plains

94. Black Falcon - uncommon but widespread, coastal and near coastal records mostly May to October, open woodland., wetlands, grassland

95. Peregrine Falcon - uncommon but widespread, wetlands, escarpments, coasts

96. Bush Stone-curlew - moderately common and widespread resident, woodlands, orchards, parks and suburbs

97. Beach Stone-curlew - uncommon resident along coasts, beaches, reefs, mudflats

98. Australian Pied Oystercatcher - uncommon to moderately common coastal resident, beaches, reefs, mudflats

99. Sooty Oystercatcher - uncommon common coastal resident, beaches, reefs, mudflats

100. White-headed Stilt - common and widespread resident, wetlands

101. Red-necked Avocet - rare, irregular dry season visitor, wetlands, sewerage ponds

102. Pacific Golden Plover - moderately common widespread visitor, September to May, beaches, mudflats, reefs, wetlands, grasslands, sewerage ponds

103. Grey Plover - moderately common coastal visitor, September to April, beaches, mudflats, reefs

104. Little Ringed Plover - uncommon to rare visitor, July to April, wetlands, sewrage ponds

105. Red-capped Plover - moderately common mainly coastal resident, beaches, wetlands, sewerage ponds

106. Lesser Sand Plover - moderately common coastal visitor September to April, beaches, mudflats

107. Greater Sand Plover - common coastal visitor September to April, beaches, mudflats

108. Oriental Plover - uncommon to moderately common passage visitor, August to November, mudflats, reefs, wetlands, floodplains, grasslands

109. Black-fronted Dotterel - moderately common and widespread with movement away from the coast December to March, wetlands, sewerage ponds, streams

110. Red-kneed Dotterel - uncommon to moderately common and widespread, April to October, wetlands, sewerage ponds

111. Masked Lapwing - very common and widespread, mudflats, reefs, wetlands, parks, suburbs

112. Comb-crested Jacana - common and widespread resident, wetlands

113. Australian Painted Snipe - vagrant, recorded at McMinn's Lagoon December 2006, wetlands

114. Swinhoe's Snipe - moderately common widespread coastal and near coastal visitor, November to April, wetlands, grasslands, rivers, mangrove edges

115. Black-tailed Godwit - moderately common and widespread visitor, September to April, beaches mudflats, wetlands

116. Bar-tailed Godwit - common visitor to coastal areas, September to April, beaches, mudflats

117. Little Curlew - moderately common and widespread passage migrant, late September to Dacember, grasslands, wetlands, floodplains, parks

118. Whimbrel - common coastal visitor, September to April, beaches, reefs, mudflats, parks

119. Far Eastern Curlew - common coastal visitor, September to April, beaches, mudflats

120. Terek Sandpiper - moderately common coastal visitor, September to April, beaches, mudflats

121. Common Sandpiper - moderately common coastal visitor, July to April, beaches, mudflats, reefs, wetlands

122. Grey-tailed Tattler - moderately common visitor, September to April, reefs, estuaries, mudflats

123. Common Greenshank - common and widespread visitor, September to April, reefs, estuaries, mudflats, wetlands

124. Marsh Sandpiper - common and widespread visitor, September to April, wetlands

125. Common Redshank - rare coastal visitor, October to April, mudflats, wetlands

126. Wood Sandpiper - moderately common and widespread visitor, September to April, wetlands

127. Ruddy Turnstone - moderately common to common coastal visitor, September to April, reefs, harbours, beaches

129. Great Knot - common coastal visitor, September to April, beaches, mudflats, reefs

130. Red Knot - uncommon to moderately common coastal visitor, September to April, beaches, mudflats

131. Sanderling - moderately common coastal visitor, September to October, beaches, mudflats, reefs

132. Red-necked Stint - moderately common and widespread visitor, September to April, beaches, mudflats, estuaries, wetlands

135. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - moderately common and widespread visitor, late August to April, wetlands, floodplains

136. Curlew Sandpiper - uncommon to moderately common visitor, September to April, coasts, wetlands

137. Broad-billed Sandpiper - uncommon, irregular visitor, September to April, coasts, wetlands 

140. Oriental Pratincole - uncommon to moderately common and widespread passage visitor, wetlands, floodplain, grasslands

141. Australian Pratincole - common and widespread visitor, April to November, wetlands, grasslands, plains 

148. Little Tern - uncommon to moderaely common, mostly September to April, beaches, harbours

149. Australian Gull-billed Tern - moderately common and widespread, inshore, beaches, reefs, harbours, wetlands

149. Asian Gull-billed Tern - moderately common and widespread, beaches, reefs, harbours

150. Caspian Tern - moderately common and widespread resident, mudflats, beaches, wetlands

151. Whiskered Tern - common and widespread visitor, March to November, inshore, harbours, wetlands, floodplains

152. White-winged Black Tern - common coastal and near coastal visitor, Setember to April, inshore, beaches, wetlands 

155. Common Tern - uncommon to moderately common coastal visitor, beaches, harbours

156. Lesser Crested Tern - moderately common, coastal, especially July to November, inshore, reefs, beaches

157. Crested Tern - common coastal resident, inshore, beaches, reefs, harbours

158. Silver Gull - common only along Darwin coastal area, beaches, reefs, harbours, rubbish tips

160. Rock Dove - common, urban, introduced.

161. Emerald Dove - moderately common, all regions. Breeds July to May.

162. Common Bronzewing - moderately common, open woodland. Breeds dry season.

163. Flock Bronzewing - rare, irregular April to October, wetlands. Breeds after wet season.

164. Crested Pigeon - moderately common and widespread, open woodland and urban. Breeds late dry season August.

165. Spinifex Pigeon - uncommon, open woodland, inland. Breeds dry season from June. 

166. Partridge Pigeon - uncommon to moderately common, open woodlandBreeds March to July.

167. White-quilled Rock-Pigeon - uncommon and localised south-west escarpment areas. Breeds March to November.

168. Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon - uncommon to moderately common and localised, Kakadu. Breeds January to April.

169. Diamond Dove - common and widespread, all regions. Breeds after rain.

170. Peaceful Dove - common and widespread, all regions. Breeds all months, mostly wet season.

171. Bar-shouldered Dove - common and widespread, all regions. Breeds September to June.

172. Black-banded Fruit-Dove - uncommon and localised, Kakadu escarpment. Breeds August to December.

173. Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove - moderately common, all regions. Breeds October to March.

174. Torresian Imperial-Pigeon - common and widespread July to April, all regions. Breeds August to April.

175. Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo - common and widespread resident, scarcer near coast during wet season, open woodland, wetland edges, urban areas, often feeds on newly burnt areas of savannah woodland

176. Galah - common and widespread resident, woodland, wetland edges, parks and suburbs

178. Little Corella - common and widespread resident, wetland edges, woodlands, parks

179. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo - common and widespread resident, wetland edges, riverine forest, woodlands, parks

180. Cockatiel - moderately common resident, widespread away from the coast, common from Pine Creek to the south, open woodland

181. Red-collared Lorikeet - common and widespread, woodland, parks, suburbs, roosts in city areas in Darwin and Palmerston

182. Varied Lorikeet - moderately common and widespread, highly nomadic, following flowering trees, open woodland, riverine woodland

183. Red-winged Parrot - common and widespread, woodlands, parks, suburbs

184. Northern Rosella - uncommon to moderately common, woodland, riverine forest

185. Hooded Parrot - uncommon, localised in Pine Creek and Katherine areas, open and riverine woodland

186. Budgerigar - rare to uncommon irregular dry season visitor, away from the coast, open woodland

187. Pheasant Coucal - common and widespread resident, woodlandsrivers and wetland areas, suburbs

188. Eastern Koel - moderately common and widespread breeding wet season visitor, woodlands, monsoon forest, wetland edges, parks and suburbs

189. Channel-billed Cuckoo - uncommon but widespread breeding visitor, woodlands, wetlands, parks

190. Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo - uncommon to moderately common and widespread dry season visitor, more inland than coastal

191. Black-eared Cuckoo - rare, irregular visitor, sporadic northerly records, May to October

192. Little Bronze-Cuckoo - moderately common and widespread resident, more common near the coast, mangroves, monsoon forest, wetland edges, parks

193. Pallid Cuckoo - uncommon to moderately common away from the coast, May to November, woodland, wetland edges

194. Brush Cuckoo - moderately common and widespread resident, seen more September to April, monsoon forest, woodlands, wetlands, suburbs

195. Oriental Cuckoo - uncommon but relaively widespread non-breeding wet season visitor, monsoon forest, riverine woodlands, likes to feed in open areas with dense vegetation nearby for hasty return to cover

196. Rufous Owl - uncommon. mainly coastal and near coastal resident, monsoon forest, paperbark and riverine forests, parks

197. Barking Owl - moderately common and widespread resident, woodland, monsoon forest, wetland edges, parks and suburbs

198. Southern Boobook - uncommon but widespread resident, open woodland, riverine woodland, parks

199. Masked Owl - rare resident in coastal and near coastal areas, open woodland

200. Eastern Barn Owl - uncommon but widespread resident, woodlands, escarpments, wetland edges

201. Eastern Grass Owl - uncommon but widespread resident, wetland edges, floodplains, grasslands

202. Tawny Frogmouth - moderately common and widespread, all areas. Breeds August to December.

203. Spotted Nightjar - moderately common and widespread, all areas. Breeds April to November

204. Large-tailed Nightjar - moderately common, closed forest. Breeds August to January.

205. Australian Owlet-nightjar - moderately common and widespread, all areas. breeds August to April. 

206. White-throated Needletail - rarely seen

207. Fork-tailed Swift - moderately common, October to April

208. Azure Kingfisher - common and widespread resident, streams, pools in monsoon forests, mangroves, wetlands, rivers and creeks, wherever there ae small fish

209. Little Kingfisher - uncommon resident, streams and pools in monsoon forest and mangroves, densely vegetated wetlands, rivers and creeks

210. Blue-winged Kookaburra - common and widespread resident, wooodlands, wetland edges, parks and suburbs

211. Forest Kingfisher - common and widespread

212. Red-backed Kingfisher - moderately common and widespread, more inland than coastal and seen mostly May to October, wetland edges, woodlands, powerlines on roadsides

213. Sacred Kingfisher - common and widespread, influx in March with some passing through and others staying until about October, woodlands, wetlands, mangroves, reefs, suburbs

214. Torresian Kingfisher - moderately common resident in coastal areas, mangroves, reefs

215. Rainbow Bee-eater - common and widespread, some resident, majority visitors from April to Octber, woodlands, wetlands, coastal scrubs, suburbs

216. Dollarbird - common and widespread breeding visitor, August to May, open woodlands, wetlands, riverine woodland, suburbs

217. Rainbow Pitta - moderately common resident, more common near the coast, monsoon forest, easiest to find eptember to March, when it is more vocal and active  View Profile

218. Black-tailed Treecreeper - moderately common and widespread resident though more common away from the coast, open woodland

219. Great Bowerbird - common and widespread resident, woodland escarpment, mangrove and monsoon forest edges, wetlands, parks and suburbs

220. Purple-crowned Fairy-wren - uncommon and localised resident in the Southwest region, dense grasses along Victoria River

221. Red-backed Fairy-wren -  common and widespread resident, woodlands, grasslands

222. Variegated Fairy-wren - rare to moderately common resident, savannah woodland, escarpment, rocky hills, spinifex woodland. Race M. l. dulcis (Lavender-flanked Fairy-wren) occurs on sandstone escarpments in Kakadu and Katherine regions

223. White-throated Grasswren - rare. localised resident, Kakadu and Katherine regions, sandstone uplands and escarpments with spinifex, needs unburnt areas

224. Weebill - common and widespread, woodlands

225. Mangrove Gerygone - moderately common and widespread resident in coastal mangroves, mangroves adjoining saline flats

226. Large-billed Gerygone - moderately common and widespread resident in coastal mangroves, mangroves, monsoon forest, dense riverine forest

227. Green-backed Gerygone - moderately common and widespread resident, monsoon forest landward edge of mangroves, riverine forest, gardens

228. White-throated Gerygone - uncommon to moderately common and widespread, generally more inland, some resident, others moving from south to areas closer to the coast in the dry season, beautiful call and not as shy as other Gerygones 

229. Red-browed Pardalote - uncommon to moderately common resident in southern areas, possibly some northwqard movement May to October, open woodland near water, call is distinctive and ventriloquial

230. Striated Pardalote - common and widespread resident, influx to more coastal areas March to October, during which time they breed and are very vocal, woodlands, creeks, parks and suburbs

231. White-lined Honeyeater - uncommon and localised resident, sandstone escarpment and surrounding woodlands in Kakadu and southwest regions

232. Singing Honeyeater - moderately common and widespread resident, scarce near the coast, open woodland

233. White-gaped Honeyeater - common and widespread resident, woodlands, forests, wetland edges, mangroves, parks and suburbs

234. Grey-headed Honeyeater - rare in southern Top End, nomadic, recorded in Southwest region, woodland, particularly on hillsides with spinifex

235. Grey-fronted Honeyeater - uncommon, nomadic, southern areas of Katherine and Southwest areas, open woodlands

236. Yellow-tinted Honeyeater - moderately common resident, widespread away from the coast, open or riverine woodland, parks and urban areas

237. White-plumed Honeyeater - vagrant to extreme south of Top End

238. Yellow-throated Miner - moderately common and widespread resident, generally away from the coast, woodlands, parks, suburbs, regularly seen in Palmerston, rarely in Darwin

239. Bar-breasted Honeyeater - moderately common and widespread resident, wetland edges, parks

240. Rufous-banded Honeyeater - common and widespread resident though mainly coastal and near coastal, monsoon forest, mangroves, riverine woodlands, wetland edges, parks and suburbs

241. Rufous-throated Honeyeater - common and widespread resident, more inland than coastal, some movement to the coast May to October, riverine and open woodland, wetland edges, escarpments

242. Crimson Chat - rare and irregular dry season visitor, Southwest region only, woodlands

243. Yellow Chat - rare and localised resident and nomadic visitor, wetland edges

244. Black Honeyeater - rare visitor or vagrant to Top End, recorded in Katherina and Southwest

245. Dusky Honeyeater - common and widespread resident, forests, wetland edges, parks and suburbs

246. Red-headed Honeyeater - common resident incoastal and near coastal areas, a mangrove specialist, sometimes seen in parks and gardens when there is little flowering in mangroves

247. Banded Honeyeater - common widespread resident away from the coast with irregular dry season movements into coastal areas, open woodlands, escarpments

248. Brown Honeyeater - very common and widespread resident, occurrs in almost all habitats

249. Golden-backed (Black-chinned) Honeyeater - uncommon resident, widespread across southern Top End, woodland, wetland edges, creeks and rivers

250. White-throated Honeyeater - common and widespread resident, woodlands, wetland edges, parks and suburbs

251. White-quilled (Blue-faced) Honeyeater - moderately common and widespread resident, woodlands, parks and suburbs

252. Helmeted Friarbird - moderately common resident, mangroves, monsoon forest, parks and suburbs

252. Sandstone Helmeted Friarbird - moderately common resident,  escarpment specialist (race)

253. Silver-crowned Friarbird - common and widespread resident, woodland, escarpment, parks and suburbs

254. Little Friarbird - common and widespread resident, woodland, wetland edges, parks and suburbs

255. Grey-crowned Babbler - common and widespread resident, open woodlands, parks and suburbs

256. Varied Sittella - uncommon to moderately common resident and nomad, widespread away from teh coast, woodlands

257. Ground Cuckoo-shrike - rare to uncommon resident and nomadic visitor, Katherine and Southwest regions, open woodland

258. Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike - common and widespread resident, scarce from coastal areas October to April, woodlands, wetland edges, floodplains, parks and gardens

259. White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike - common and widespread resident, woodlands, wetland edges, floodplains, riverine woodland, parks and gardens

260. Cicadabird - uncommon resident, with local in and out of the Top End, monsoon forest, riverine forest, mangroves

261. White-winged Triller - common and widespread, resident in southern areas, dry season visitor to coastal areas, open woodland, parks

262. Varied Triller - common and widespread resident, less common away from the coast, mangroves, monsoon forest, riverine forest, parks and suburbs

263. Northern Shrike-tit - rare and little known nomadic resident, localised in southern and eastern Top End, Katherine, Kakadu and Southwest regions, open woodlands, wetland edges

264. Mangrove Golden Whistler - uncommon resident, mangroves, mainly coastal but occasionally estuarine, adjacent vine thickets

265. Brown (Grey) Whistler - common and widespread resident, mangroves, monsoon forest

266. Rufous Whistler - common and widespread resident, some dry season movement to coastal areas, woodlands

267. White-breasted Whistler - uncommon to rare coastal resident, mangroves

268. Little Shrike-thrush - uncommon to moderately common resident, widespread, mangroves, monsoon forest, dense riverine habitat

269. Sandstone Shrike-thrush - uncommon localised resident, restricted to sandstone escarpments

270. Grey Shrike-thrush - moderately common resident, widespread except in coastal areas, open woodland

271. Australasian Figbird - common and widespread resident, monsoon forest, parks and gardens

272. Green (Yellow) Oriole - common and widespread resident, monsoon forest, parks and gardens

273. Olive-backed Oriole - moderately common and widespread dry season resident, woodlands, parks, gardens

274. White-breasted Woodswallow - moderately common dry season resident, scarce or absent from the coast September to April, wetter habitats than other woodswallows

275. Masked Woodswallow - uncommon to moderately common nomadic visitor, scarce near the coast, open woodland

276. White-browed Woodswallow - uncommon to moderately common nomadic visitor, generally restriced to Southwest Top End, open woodland

277. Black-faced Woodswallow - common resident, widespread away from the coast, absent from Darwin but regular at Fogg Dam, plains, grasslands, wetland edges and woodland

278. Little Woodswallow - moderately common visitor, generally uncommon near the coast, woodlands, escarpment

279. Black Butcherbird - moderately common coastal resident, mangroves, occasionally monsoon forest and gardens

280. Silver-backed (Grey) Butcherbird - moderately common and widespread, more likely to see in Palmerston than Darwin, open forest, woodlands

281. Pied Butcherbird - common and widespread resident, open woodlands, wetland edges, parks

282. Australian Magpie - uncommon to moderately common resident in far south of Top End, rarely seen north of Katherine, woodlands, parks

283. Spangled Drongo - common and widespread resident, monsoon and riverine forest, wetland edges, parks, gardens

284. Arafura Fantail - uncommon to moderately common resident, monsoon forest, mangroves, dense riverine vegetation

285. Grey Fantail - uncommon to rare, probably migratory in dry season, mainly southern Top End, open and riverine woodland, mangroves

286. Mangrove Fantail - uncommon coastal resident, mangroves

287. Northern Fantail - common and widespread resident, open and riverine forests, mangroves, parks

288. Willie Wagtail - common and widespread resident, generally scarce from coastal areas in wet season, woodlands, edge of wetlands, parks

289. Torresian Crow - common and widespread resident, woodlands, rubbish tips

290. Broad-billed Flycatcher - moderately common resident, coastal and near coastal areas, mangroves, monsoon forest, paperbark woodland

291. Leaden Flycatcher - common and widespread resident, with local movements, open and riverine woodlands, mangroves, monsoon forest, wetland edges, parks and gardens

292. Shining Flycatcher - common and widespread resident, mangroves, monsoon forest and riverine forests

293. Paperbark Flycatcher - moderately common and widespread resident, paperbark and riverine forest, edges of wetlands, floodplains

294. Magpie-lark - common and widespread, some resident, significant numbers depart coastal areas October, returning in large flocks in early dry season

295. Apostlebird - moderately common resident in Southern TOp End, open and riverine woodlands, parks, along Victoria Highway oftn associated with water at cattleyards

296. Jacky Winter - moderately common resident away from the coast, riverine and open woodland, floodpalain edges

297. Lemon-bellied Flyrobin - common and widespread resident, monsoon forest, mangroves, riverine woodlands, parks

299. Hooded Robin - uncommon to moderately common, widespread in Southern Top End, localised in more northerly areas, woodlands

300. Mangrove Robin - moderately common coastal resident, mangroves

301. Buff-sided Robin - uncommon resident, dense riverine vegatation, especially where there is bamboo

302. Horsfield's Bushlark - common and widespread resident, grasslands, floodplains, wetland edges

303. Zitting Cisticola - moderately common resident, recorded all months but quiet in dry season, grassy wetland edges, floodplains

304. Golden-headed Cisticola - common and widespread resident, wet or dry floodplains, wetlands, grasslands

305. Australian Reed-Warbler - moderately common resident, wetlands with tall grasses and reeds, occasionally flooded forest wetland edges

306. Oriental Reed-Warbler - vagrant or very rare visitor to coastal and near coastal wetlands, wetlands with thickets

307. Tawny Grassbird - moderately common resident, wetlands, floodplains, quiet during dry season

308. Rufous Songlark - moderately common dry season visitor to Southern Top End with some sightings nearer the coast, open woodlands, floodplains, grasslands

309. Brown Songlark - rare to uncommon dry season visitor to southern areas, open woodlands, flodplains, grasslands

310. Canary (Yellow) White-eye - common resident in coastal mangroves Darwin and Kakadu

311. Barn Swallow - uncommon wet season visitor, mainly coastal, wetland areas, sewerage ponds

313. Fairy Martin - uncommon to moderatley common visitor, scarce in northern and coastal areas, wetlands, creeks, roadway drains and culverts (nests)

314. Tree Martin - common and widespread visitor, all year round but greater numbers during dry season, aerial over wetlands, sores, woodlands, urban, sewerage ponds

316. Mistletoebird - common and widespread resident, woodlands, monsoon forest, mangroves, parks and gardens

317. Zebra Finch - moderately common nomadic resident in south, woodlands

318. Double-barred Finch - common and widespread resident, woodlands, forests, mangroves, wetlands, parks and gardens

319. Long-tailed Finch - moderately common and widespread resident, woodlands, edge of wetlands and floodplains, parks and gardens

320. Masked Finch - moderately common and widespread resident, generally absent from coastal areas during wet season, open woodlands, grassy plains

321. Crimson Finch - common and widespread resident, rivers and streams, parks and gardens

322. Star Finch - uncommon and patchily distributed nomadic resident in Southwest, rivers and streams, wetland edges, occasionally open woodlands, parks and gardens

324. Gouldian Finch - View Profile -rare to uncommon nomadic resident, widespread in southern half of Top End, not seen in Darwin since the early 70's, open woodlands, grasslands, rivers

325. Yellow-rumped Mannikin - uncommon nomadic resident, mainly Southwest area, most Darwin records in flocks of Chestnut-breasted Mannikins at feeding stations, woodland, river and streamside vegetation, floodplain and wetland edges, parks and gardens

326. Chestnut-breasted Mannikin - moderately common and widespread resident, woodland, river and streamside vegetation, floodplain and wetland edges, parks and gardens

327. Pictorella Mannikin - rare to uncommon nomadic resident, more likey to see in the Southwest region, grassland, open woodland, wetland edges 

328. Australasian Pipit - moderately common and widespread resident, grassland, floodplains, wetland edges, parks, ovals

329. Eastern Yellow Wagtail - uncommon wet season (October to April) visitor, most regular in coastal and near coastal areas, wetlands, floodplains, landward edge of mangroves, sewrage ponds, rain puddlese

330. Grey Wagtail - rare visitor, potentially in stone country and around waterfalls during the wet season, some records from Leanyer and Palmerston Sewerage Works and Kakadu