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Scientific name Common name Where found
Agapornis fischeri Fischer's Lovebird Lovebirds
Agapornis lilianae Nyasa Lovebird Lovebirds
Agapornis nigrigenis Black-cheeked Lovebird Lovebirds
Agapornis personata Masked Lovebird Lovebirds
Agapornis roseicollis Peach-faced Lovebird Lovebirds
Alisterus amboinensis Moluccan King-Parrot,  Amboina King Parrot. Parrots - Non Aust.
Amandava amandava amandava Red Avadavat Finches - Non Aust.
Amandava amandava punicea Red strawberry Finch Finches - Non Aust.
Amandava formosa Green Avadavat,  Green Strawberry Finch Finches - Non Aust.
Amandava subflava Orange Breasted Waxbill,  Zebra Waxbill Finches - Non Aust.
Amadina erythrocephala Aberdeen Finch,  Red-headed Finch Finches - Non Aust.
Amadina fasciata Cut-throat Finch Finches - Non Aust.
Amazona aestiva aestiva Blue fronted Amazon,   Blue-fronted Parrot Amazons
Amazona albifrons albifrons White fronted Amazon,   White-fronted Parrot Amazons
Amazona amazonica Orange-winged Amazon / Parrot Amazons
Amazona auropalliata Yellow-naped Amazon / Parrot Amazons
Amazona autumnalis Red-lored Amazon Amazons
Amazona finschi Lilac-crowned Amazon / Parrot Amazons
Amazona leucocephala leucocephala Cuban Amazon,    Cuban Parrot Amazons
Amazona ochrocephala auropalliata Yellow naped Amazon. Amazons
Amazona ochrocephala ochrocephala Yellow crowned Amazon. Amazons
Amazona ochrocephala panamensis Panamensis Yellow crowned Amazon. Refer: Yellow crowned Amazon. Amazona o. ochrocephala Amazons
Amazona ochrocephala oratrix Yellow-headed Amazon Amazons
Amazona ochrocephala  ?? Double Yellow headed Amazon Amazons
Amazona pretrei Red-spectacled Amazon / Parrot Amazons
Amazona viridigenalis Green cheeked Amazon,   Red-crowned Amazon / Parrot Amazons
Amazona xanthops Yellow-faced Amazon / Parrot Amazons
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Hyacinth Macaws Macaws
Ara ambigua Great Green Macaw Macaws
Ara ararauna Blue and Gold Macaw,  Blue and Yellow Macaw Macaws
Ara auricollis Yellow-collared Macaw Macaws
Ara chloropterus Green-winged Macaw Macaws
Ara macao Scarlet Macaw Macaws
Ara manilata Red-bellied Macaw Macaws
Ara maracana Blue-winged Macaw,  Illiger's Macaw Macaws
Ara militaris Military Macaw Macaws
Ara nobilis Red-shouldered Macaw,  Hahn's Macaw Macaws
Ara rubrogenys Red-fronted Macaw Macaws
Ara severa Chestnut-fronted Macaw,  Severe Macaw Macaws
Aratinga acuticaudata Sharp tailed Conure,   Blue-crowned Parakeet Conures
Aratinga aurea aurea Golden crown Conure Conures
Aratinga auricapilla Golden capped Conure / Parakeet Conures
Aratinga guarouba Queen of Bavaria's Conure,   Golden Parakeet Conures
Aratinga jandaya Janday Conure Conures
Aratinga solstitialis Sun Conure Conures
Aratinga weddellii Dusky headed Conure,  Dusky Conure, Weddell's Conure Conures
Bolborhynchus lineola Barred Parakeet / Lineolated Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Cacatua alba White Cockatoo, Umbrella Cockatoo Cockatoos
Cacatua goffini Goffin's Cockatoo,  Tanimbar Cockatoo Cockatoos
Cacatua moluccensis Salmon crested Cockatoo,  Moluccan Cockatoo Cockatoos
Cacatua sulphurea Yellow-crested Cockatoo,  Lesser Sulphur crested Cockatoo Cockatoos
Carduelis cannabina Linnet,   Eurasian Linnet Finches - Non Aust.
Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch,    European Goldfinch Finches - Non Aust.
Carduelis chloris European Greenfinch Finches - Non Aust.
Carduelis cucullata Hooded Siskin,   Red Siskin Finches - Non Aust.
Carduelis flammea Common Redpoll Finches - Non Aust.
Carduelis magellanica Black-headed Yellow Siskin,  Hooded Yellow Siskin Finches - Non Aust.
Carduelis notata Black-headed Siskin Finches - Non Aust.
Carduelis sinica Oriental Greenfinch Finches - Non Aust.
Carduelis spinoides Himalayan Greenfinch,   Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Finches - Non Aust.
Carduelis spinus Eurasian Siskin Finches - Non Aust.
Carduelis uropygialis Yellow-rumped Siskin Finches - Non Aust.
Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch,  Purple Rosefinch,  Mexican Rose Finch Finches - Non Aust.
Carpodacus purpureus Purple Finch Finches - Non Aust.
Chalcopsitta atra Black Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Chalcopsitta cardinalis Cardinal Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Chalcopsitta duivenbodei Duyvenbode's Lory,   Brown Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Chalcopsitta sintillata Yellow streaked Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Charmosyna papou stellae Stella's Lorikeet,   Papuan Lorikeet Lorikeets & Lories
Colinus virginianus Bobwhite Quail,     Northern Bobwhite Quail
Copsychus malabaricus White-rumped Shama,  Shama         Softbills
Copsychus saularis Oriental Magpie-Robin Softbills
Coryphospingus cucullatus Red-crested Finch Finches - Non Aust.
Coturnix chinensis King Quail, Chinese painted Quail Quail
Coturnix coturnix Common Quail Quail
Coturnix japonica Japanese Quail Quail
Cyanoliseus patagonus Patagonian Conure,   Burrowing Parakeet Conures
Cyanoramphus auriceps auriceps Yellow-fronted Kakariki Parrots - Non Aust.
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae novaezelandiae Red-fronted Kakariki Parrots - Non Aust.
Cyanoramphus unicolor Antipodes Green Parakeet,  Antipodes Parakeet Parrots - Non Aust.
Deroptyus accipitrinus Hawk headed Parrot,   Red-fan Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Eclectus roratus Eclectus Parrot,  Australian Red sided Eclectus Parrot Parrots - Australian
Eclectus roratus polychloros Red sided Eclectus Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Eclectus roratus solomonensis Solomon Island Eclectus Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Eclectus roratus Vosmaeri Vosmaeri Eclectus Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer                                    Finches - Non Aust.
Eos bornea Red Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Eos cyanogenia Black winged Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Eos histrio Red and blue Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Eos reticulata Blue streaked Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Eos semilarvata Blue eared Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Eos squamata Violet necked Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Erythrura cyaneovirens Red-headed Parrotfinch Finches - Non Aust.
Erythrura hyperythra Bamboo Parrotfinch,   Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch Finches - Non Aust.
Erythrura pealii Peale's Parrotfinch,   Fiji Parrotfinch Finches - Non Aust.
Erythrura prasina Pin-tailed Parrotfinch Finches - Non Aust.
Erythrura psittacea Red faced Parrotfinch, Red-throated Parrotfinch Finches - Non Aust.
Erythrura trichroa (excluding Erythrura sigillifera) Blue-faced Parrotfinch Finches - Non Aust.
Erythrura tricolor Tricoloured Parrotfinch,  Tanimbar Parrotfinch Finches - Non Aust.
Estrilda astrild St Helena Waxbill, Common Waxbill Finches - Non Aust.
Estrilda caerulescens Lavender Waxbill, Lavender finch, Red tailed waxbill Finches - Non Aust.
Estrilda melpoda Orange-cheeked Waxbill Finches - Non Aust.
Estrilda troglodytes Black-rumped Waxbill Finches - Non Aust.
Euplectes afer afer Napoleon Weaver,   Yellow-crowned Bishop Weavers & Whydahs
Euplectes axillaris Red-shouldered Whydah, Fan-tailed Widow bird Weavers & Whydahs
Euplectes orix franciscana Orange bishop Weaver Weavers & Whydahs
Euplectes orix orix Red bishop, Grenadier Weaver Weavers & Whydahs
Euschistospiza dybowskii Dybowski's Twinspot Finches - Non Aust.
Forpus coelestis Pacific Parrotlet,  Celestial Parrotlet Parrots - Non Aust.
Foudia eminentissima Red-headed Fody Weavers & Whydahs
Foudia madagascariensis Madagascar Weaver,   Madagascar Fody Weavers & Whydahs
Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch Finches - Non Aust.
Hypargos niveoguttatus Peter's Twinspot Finches - Non Aust.
Lagonosticta rubricata African Firefinch Finches - Non Aust.
Lagonosticta senegala Red-billed Firefinch Finches - Non Aust.
Leiothrix argentauris Silver-eared Mesia Softbills
Leiothrix lutea Pekin Robin,   Red-billed Leiothrix   Softbills
Lonchura bicolor Rufous backed Munia, Rufous backed Munia Finches - Non Aust.
Lonchura cantans African Silverbill Finches - Non Aust.
Lonchura domestica Bengalese Mannikin Finches - Non Aust.
Lonchura griseicapilla Grey-headed Silverbill Finches - Non Aust.
Lonchura leucogastroides Javanese White-bellied Munia,   Javan munia Finches - Non Aust.
Lonchura maja White-headed Munia, Silver headed Nun,  White headed Nun. Finches - Non Aust.
Lonchura malabarica Indian Silverbill,  White-throated Silverbill.  No longer available in Australia. N/A
Lonchura malacca atricapilla Black headed Nun / Munia,  Southern black-headed Munia  Finches - Non Aust.
Lonchura malacca ferruginosa Chestnut Munia Finches - Non Aust.
Lonchura malacca malacca Tri coloured Nun,  Black-headed munia,  Black-headed Nun ?? Finches - Non Aust.
Lonchura punctulata Spice finch, Scaly-breasted Munia Finches - Non Aust.
Lonchura striata White-rumped Munia Finches - Non Aust.
Lophortyx californica California Quail Quail
Loriculus galgulus Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Lorius chlorocercus Yellow-bibbed Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Lorius domicella Purple-naped Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Lorius garrulus Chattering Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Lorius lory Black-capped Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Lorius lory erythrothorax Red breasted Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Mandingoa nitidula Green-backed Twinspot Finches - Non Aust.
Myopsitta monachus Monk Parrot,  Quaker Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Nandayus nenday Nanday Conure Conures
Neopsittacus musschenbroekii Musschenbroek's Lorikeet,  Yellow-billed Lorikeet Lorikeets & Lories
Padda oryzivora Java Sparrow Finches - Non Aust.
Paroaria coronata Red-crested Cardinal Finches - Non Aust.
Passer flaveolus Plain-backed Sparrow Finches - Non Aust.
Passer luteus Golden Song Sparrow, Sudan Golden-Sparrow Finches - Non Aust.
Phigys solitarius Collared Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Pionites leucogaster White bellied Caique, White-bellied Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Pionites melanocephala Black headed Caique, Black-headed Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Pionus chalcopterus Bronze-winged Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Pionus senilis White-crowned Parrot, White capped Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Poicephalus gulielmi Jardine's Parrot, Red-fronted Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Poicephalus meyeri Meyer's Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Poicephalus robustus Cape Parrot, Brown-necked Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Poicephalus rufiventris Red-bellied Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Poicephalus senegalus Senegal Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Prosopeia personata Masked Shining-Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Prosopeia tabuensis Red Shining-Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Pseudeos fuscata Dusky Lory Lorikeets & Lories
Psittacula alexandri Moustached Parrot / Red-breasted Parakeet Parrots - Non Aust.
Psittacula columboides Malabar Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Psittacula cyanocephala cyanocephala Plum-headed Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Psittacula derbiana Derbyan Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Psittacula eupatria Alexandrine Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Psittacula himalayana Slaty-headed Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Psittacula krameri Indian ring-necked Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Psittacula roseata Blossom-headed Parakeet Parrots - Non Aust.
Psittacus erithacus African Grey Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Psitteuteles goldiei Goldie's Lorikeet Lorikeets & Lories
Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul Softbills
Pyrrhura cruentata Blue-throated Conure Conures
Pyrrhura egregia Fiery-shouldered Conure / Parakeet Conures
Pyrrhura frontalis Maroon-bellied Conure Conures
Pyrrhura leucotis White eared Conure / Parakeet Conures
Pyrrhura melanura Maroon tailed Conure, Black tailed Conure Conures
Pyrrhura molinae Green-cheeked Conure, Molina's Conure Conures
Pyrrhura perlata lepida Pearly Conure / Parakeet Conures
Pyrrhura picta Painted Conure / Parakeet Conures
Pyrrhura perlata perlata   (rhodogaster) Crimson-bellied Conure / Parakeet Conures
Pyrrhura rupicola rupicola Black-capped Conure / Parakeet Conures
Pytilia hypogrammica Aurora, Yellow-winged Pytilia Finches - Non Aust.
Pytilia hypogrammica lopezi Aurora, Red-faced Aurora, Red-faced Pytilia Finches - Non Aust.
Pytilia melba Melba finch, Green-winged Pytilia, Melba waxbill Finches - Non Aust.
Pytilia phoenicoptera Aurora, Red-winged Pytilia Finches - Non Aust.
Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha Thick-billed Parrot Parrots - Non Aust.
Serinus atrogularis Yellow rumped Serin, Southern Yellow-rumped Seedeater Finches - Non Aust.
Serinus dorsostriatus White-bellied Canary. Sub-species of the Green Singing Finch, Serinus mozambicus Finches - Non Aust.
Serinus flaviventris St Helena Seedeater, Yellow Canary Finches - Non Aust.
Serinus leucopygius Grey Singing Finch,  White rumped Seedeater Finches - Non Aust.
Serinus mozambicus Green Singing Finch, Yellow-fronted Canary Finches - Non Aust.
Serinus serinus European Serin Finches - Non Aust.
Serinus atrogularis xanthopygius Yellow rumped Serin,  Abyssinian Yellow-rumped Seedeater.  REFER Serinus atrogularis. N/A
Sicalis flaveola Saffron Finch,  Pelzeln's Saffron Finch Finches - Non Aust.
Tiaris canora Cuban Finch,   Cuban Grassquit Finches - Non Aust.
Trichoglossus euteles Perfect Lorikeet,   Olive-headed Lorikeet Lorikeets & Lories
Trichoglossus haematodus Rainbow Lorikeet Lorikeets & Lories
Trichoglossus johnstoniae Mt. Apo Lorikeet.   Mindanao Lorikeet Lorikeets & Lories
Trichoglossus ornatus Ornate Lorikeet Lorikeets & Lories
Turdus philomelos Song Thrush Softbills
Uraeginthus angolensis Blue-breasted Cordon Bleu Finches - Non Aust.
Uraeginthus bengalus Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu Finches - Non Aust.
Uraeginthus cyanocephala Blue-capped Cordon Bleu Finches - Non Aust.
Uraeginthus granatina Violet eared Waxbill,  Common Grenadier Finches - Non Aust.
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster Purple Grenadier Finches - Non Aust.
Vidua macroura Pin tailed Whydah Weavers & Whydahs
Volatinia jacarina Jacarini Finch,  Blue-black Grassquit Finches - Non Aust.

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