Species profile search

This site allows you to find species information such as species names, notes and images for Queensland’s native and naturalised plants and animals from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ).

You can also download species records in a number of formats.

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104 families found belonging to the Aves class. Displaying 1-100

• Acanthizidae (thornbills and gerygones) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=acanthizidae )
• Accipitridae (eagles, kites, goshawks) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=accipitridae )
• Acrocephalidae (reed-warblers) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=acrocephalidae )
• Aegothelidae (owlet-nightjars) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=aegothelidae )
• Alaudidae (larks) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=alaudidae )
• Alcedinidae (kingfishers) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=alcedinidae )
• Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=anatidae )
• Anhingidae (darter) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=anhingidae )
• Anseranatidae (magpie goose) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=anseranatidae )
• Apodidae (swifts and swiftlets) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=apodidae )
• Ardeidae (herons, egrets and bitterns) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=ardeidae )
• Artamidae (woodswallows, currawongs, butcherbirds and magpie) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=artamidae )
• Atrichornithidae (scrub-birds) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=atrichornithidae )
• Burhinidae (stone-curlews) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=burhinidae )
• Cacatuidae (cockatoos and corellas) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=cacatuidae )
• Campephagidae (cuckoo-shrikes and trillers) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=campephagidae )
• Caprimulgidae (nightjars) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=caprimulgidae )
• Casuariidae (emus and cassowaries) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=casuariidae )
• Charadriidae (plovers, dotterel and lapwings) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=charadriidae )
• Ciconiidae (storks) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=ciconiidae )
• Cinclosomatidae (quail-thrushes) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=cinclosomatidae )
• Cisticolidae (cisticolas) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=cisticolidae )
• Climacteridae (treecreepers) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=climacteridae )
• Columbidae (pigeons and doves) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=columbidae )
• Coraciidae (rollers) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=coraciidae )
• Corcoracidae (chough and apostlebird) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=corcoracidae )
• Corvidae (crows and ravens) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=corvidae )
• Cuculidae (cuckoos) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=cuculidae )
• Dasyornithidae (bristlebirds) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=dasyornithidae )
• Dicaeidae (flowerpeckers) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=dicaeidae )
• Dicruridae (drongos) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=dicruridae )
• Diomedeidae (albatrosses) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=diomedeidae )
• Emberizidae (buntings) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=emberizidae )
• Estrildidae (weaver finches) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=estrildidae )
• Eurostopodidae (eared nightjars) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=eurostopodidae )
• Falconidae (falcons) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=falconidae )
• Falcunculidae (shriketits) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=falcunculidae )
• Fregatidae (frigatebirds) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=fregatidae )
• Fringillidae (old world finches) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=fringillidae )
• Glareolidae (pratincoles) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=glareolidae )
• Gruidae (cranes) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=gruidae )
• Haematopodidae (oystercatchers) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=haematopodidae )
• Halcyonidae (kookaburras and kingfishers) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=halcyonidae )
• Hirundinidae (swallows and martins) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=hirundinidae )
• Hydrobatidae (northern storm-petrels) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=hydrobatidae )
• Jacanidae (jacanas) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=jacanidae )
• Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=laridae )
• Locustellidae (grassbirds) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=locustellidae )
• Machaerirhynchidae (boatbills) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=machaerirhynchidae )
• Maluridae (fairy-wrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=maluridae )
• Megaluridae (Megaluridae) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=megaluridae )
• Megapodiidae (megapodes) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=megapodiidae )
• Meliphagidae (honeyeaters and chats) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=meliphagidae )
• Menuridae (lyrebirds) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=menuridae )
• Meropidae (bee-eaters) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=meropidae )
• Monarchidae (monarch and flycatchers) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=monarchidae )
• Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=motacillidae )
• Muscicapidae (old world flycatchers) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=muscicapidae )
• Nectariniidae (sunbirds) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=nectariniidae )
• Neosittidae (sittellas) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=neosittidae )
• Numididae (guineafowl) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=numididae )
• Oceanitidae (southern storm-petrels) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=oceanitidae )
• Oreoicidae (australo-papuan bellbirds) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=oreoicidae )
• Oriolidae (orioles and figbirds) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=oriolidae )
• Orthonychidae (logrunners) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=orthonychidae )
• Otididae (bustards) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=otididae )
• Pachycephalidae (whistlers, shrike-thrushes and allies) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=pachycephalidae )
• Pandionidae (osprey) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=pandionidae )
• Paradisaeidae (Birds of Paradise) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=paradisaeidae )
• Pardalotidae (pardalotes) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=pardalotidae )
• Passeridae (weaver finches) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=passeridae )
• Pedionomidae (Plains-wanderer) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=pedionomidae )
• Pelecanidae (pelican) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=pelecanidae )
• Petroicidae (australian robins) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=petroicidae )
• Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=phaethontidae )
• Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants and shags) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=phalacrocoracidae )
• Phasianidae (pheasants and quail) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=phasianidae )
• Pittidae (Pittas) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=pittidae )
• Podargidae (Frogmouths) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=podargidae )
• Podicipedidae (Grebes) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=podicipedidae )
• Pomatostomidae (australian babblers) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=pomatostomidae )
• Procellariidae (Petrels and Shearwaters) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=procellariidae )
• Psittacidae (Parrots) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=psittacidae )
• Psittaculidae (parrots, lorikeets and rosellas) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=psittaculidae )
• Psophodidae (whipbirds and wedgebills) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=psophodidae )
• Ptilonorhynchidae (bowerbirds and catbirds) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=ptilonorhynchidae )
• Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=pycnonotidae )
• Rallidae (crakes, rails and swamphens) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=rallidae )
• Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=recurvirostridae )
• Rhipiduridae (fantails) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=rhipiduridae )
• Rostratulidae (painted snipe) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=rostratulidae )
• Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=scolopacidae )
• Spheniscidae (Penguins) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=spheniscidae )
• Stercorariidae (skuas and jaegers) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=stercorariidae )
• Strigidae (hawk-owls) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=strigidae )
• Struthionidae (Ostriches) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=struthionidae )
• Sturnidae (starlings) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=sturnidae )
• Sulidae (Gannets and Boobies) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=sulidae )
• Threskiornithidae (ibis and spoonbills) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=threskiornithidae )
• Timaliidae (Timaliidae) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=timaliidae )