Content update (19 January 2026 R 2.0 )

Species filters

To display the list of species including the image of the species see Species filters with images.

Use the search to limit the species displayed. The English name filter only uses the English name in the title of the entry for the species and does not include those in Other English names. To search the English name, enter the name (eg ‘Tristan Albatross’, without the quotes, not ‘Albatross, Tristan’) or part of the name (eg. ‘Tristan’ or ‘Albatross’, without the quotes) in the search box. To filter on a category, select the category from the list and then press filter. To both to filter on English name and a category (eg. ‘Albatross’ in the search box and Category ‘New Zealand’ to display albatross found in New Zealand).

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Multiple conservation status values for a species may occur (see Note 1).

Species filter criteria and species selected

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Caracara, Crested Caracara plancus    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Antarctica: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
Cassowary, Southern Casuarius casuarius    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: Least Concern (APAB), Endangered (EPBC)
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
  • Content Update (No release date)
Catbird, Black-eared Ailuroedus melanotis    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Not Evaluated (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: AviList 2025
  • Content change Latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0
Catbird, Green Ailuroedus crassirostris    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
Catbird, Spotted Ailuroedus maculosus    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Not Evaluated (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: AviList 2025
Chaffinch, Common Fringilla coelebs    (Polytypic)
   Eurasian Chaffinch (AviList 2025) Chaffinch (NZCL 2024)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Not Evaluated (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
    • New Zealand: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: AviList 2025
  • Content change Latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0
Chat, Crimson Epthianura tricolor    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Content Update (No release date)
Chat, Orange Epthianura aurifrons    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Content Update (No release date)
Chat, White-fronted Epthianura albifrons    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Content Update (No release date)
Chat, Yellow Epthianura crocea    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: Endangered (APAB), Critically Endangered (EPBC) Endangered (EPBC)
  • Content Update (No release date)
Chough, White-winged Corcorax melanorhamphos    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
Chowchilla Orthonyx spaldingii    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
Cicadabird, Common Edolisoma tenuirostre    (Polytypic)
   Sahul Cicadabird (AviList 2025)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Not Evaluated (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: AviList 2025
  • Content change Latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0
Cisticola, Golden-headed Cisticola exilis    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
Cisticola, Zitting Cisticola juncidis    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Content Update (No release date)
Cockatoo, Gang-gang Callocephalon fimbriatum    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Vulnerable (IUCN)
    • Australia: Vulnerable (APAB), Endangered (EPBC)
  • Content Update (No release date)
Cockatoo, Palm Probosciger aterrimus    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Near Threatened (IUCN)
    • Australia: Endangered (APAB), Vulnerable (EPBC)
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
  • Content change Latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0
Cockatoo, Pink Cacatua leadbeateri    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: Endangered (APAB), Endangered (EPBC)
  • Taxonomic change Latest: AviList 2025
  • Content Update (No release date)
Cockatoo, Sulphur-crested Cacatua galerita    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
    • New Zealand: –
  • Content Update (No release date)
Coot, Eurasian Fulica atra    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
    • New Zealand: At Risk (NZTCS)
  • Content Update (No release date)
Coot, Red-fronted Fulica rufifrons    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Antarctica: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
Coot, Red-gartered Fulica armillata    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Antarctica: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
Coot, White-winged Fulica leucoptera    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Antarctica: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
Corella, Little Cacatua sanguinea    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
  • Content Update (No release date)
Corella, Long-billed Cacatua tenuirostris    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Content Update (No release date)
Corella, Western Cacatua pastinator    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: Least Concern (APAB), Not Listed (EPBC)
  • Content Update (No release date)
Cormorant, Black-faced Phalacrocorax fuscescens    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: AviList 2025
Cormorant, Great Phalacrocorax carbo    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
    • New Zealand: At Risk (NZTCS)
  • Content Update (No release date)
Cormorant, Great Pied Phalacrocorax varius    (Polytypic)
   Australian Pied Cormorant (AviList 2025) Pied Cormorant (NZCL 2024)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
    • New Zealand: At Risk (NZTCS)
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
  • Content Update (No release date)
Cormorant, Little Black Phalacrocorax sulcirostris    (Monotypic)
   Little Black Shag (NZCL 2024)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
    • New Zealand: At Risk (NZTCS)
  • Content Update (No release date)
Cormorant, Little Pied Microcarbo melanoleucos    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
    • New Zealand: At Risk (NZTCS)
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
  • Content Update (No release date)
Corncrake Crex crex    (Monotypic)
   Corn Crake (AviList 2025)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
    • New Zealand: –
  • Content change Latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0
Coucal, Lesser Centropus bengalensis    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
Coucal, Pheasant Centropus phasianinus    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Not Evaluated (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
  • Content change Latest: 19 January 2026 R 2.0
Crake, Australian Spotted Porzana fluminea    (Monotypic)
   Australian Crake (AviList 2025, NZCL 2024)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
    • New Zealand: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: AviList 2025
Crake, Baillon's Zapornia pusilla    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
    • New Zealand: At Risk (NZTCS)
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
  • Content Update (No release date)
Crake, Red-legged Rallina fasciata    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
Crake, Red-necked Rallina tricolor    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
Crake, Ruddy-breasted Zapornia fusca    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: AviList 2025
Crake, Spotless Zapornia tabuensis    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
    • New Zealand: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: AviList 2025
Crake, White-browed Poliolimnas cinereus    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: AviList 2025
Crane, Sarus Antigone antigone    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Vulnerable (IUCN)
    • Australia: Least Concern (APAB), Not Listed (EPBC)
  • Taxonomic change Latest: AviList 2025
  • Content change Latest: Nov 2023 R 1.0
Crow, House Corvus splendens    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: AviList 2025
Crow, Little Corvus bennetti    (Monotypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
Crow, Torresian Corvus orru    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
  • Content change Latest: 11 March 2025 R 1.1
Cuckoo-Dove, Brown Macropygia phasianella    (Polytypic)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
  • Taxonomic change Latest: HANZAB 2023
  • Content Update (No release date)
Cuckoo-shrike, Barred Coracina lineata    (Polytypic)
   Barred Cuckooshrike (AviList 2025)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
Cuckoo-shrike, Black-faced Coracina novaehollandiae    (Polytypic)
   Black-faced Cuckooshrike (AviList 2025)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –
    • New Zealand: –
Cuckoo-shrike, Ground Coracina maxima    (Monotypic)
   Ground Cuckooshrike (AviList 2025)
  • Status by distribution:
    • Global: Least Concern (IUCN)
    • Australia: –

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Note. 1. Multiple conservation status values for a species may occur:

  • where a species is polytypic, The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020 (APAB) and EPBC Act may record the status at the subspecies level. As a result, the species may appear below with several statuses E.g. For Emu, the Tasmanian subspecies is extinct and the mainland subspecies has a status of Least Concern so the APAB status is set to Extinct and Least Concern. As the listings below do not include species of least concern, Emu will only appear under the extinct category below. For Eastern Bristlebird, APAB records the southern subspecies (brachypterus) as Near Threatened and the northern subspecies (monoides) as Critically Endangered. In this case, Eastern Bristlebird will appear under both those ACAP categories (Near Threatened and Critically Endangered)
  • where a species has been split, the Conservation Status of the split species may be recorded under the old species until a separate entry is created. This may also result in multiple conservation statuses being recorded for a species.

Content Updates
(For site wide changes and release dates, see Release Notes)

Release 2.0

  • English names from AviList 2025 and NZCL 2024 added if different to the entry English name.
  • Scientific name from NZCL 2024 added if different
  • note added if text covers more than one species
  • other English names added


BirdLife Australia (2023). Species filters. [Text before updates sourced from: Marchant, S. et al (eds) 1990-2006 Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds.Volume 1 to 7.] Birdlife Australia. Birdlife Australia. Source: https://hanzab.birdlife.org.au/species-filters/ Accessed: March 20, 2026 Time Zone: +10:00

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