Risks to birds

Invasive species

Non-native plants, animals, or pathogens that negatively affect native species through competition, predation, habitat alteration, or disease. Includes predation by foxes, cats, rats, and even Australian animals that have been translocated (eg: Sugar Gliders in Tasmania).

A Tawny Frogmouth in a tree, looking directly at the camera, not impressed.

Tawny Frogmouth

Scientific name Podargus strigoides
Bird type Garden birds, Nocturnal birds, Urban birds

Wonga Pigeon standing on a log, surrounded by green vegetation. Facing and looking left

Wonga Pigeon

Scientific name Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Bird type Bush birds, Garden birds, Urban birds

Chough facing and looking left, brown blurred background

White-winged Chough

Scientific name Corcorax melanorhamphos
Bird type Bush birds

Diamond Firetail sitting on a long curved branch, facing and looking right.

Diamond Firetail

Scientific name Stagonopleura guttata
Bird type Bush birds, Threatened species

Spotted Quail-thrush on branch, body is facing opposite camera, but head facing and looking left.

Spotted Quail-thrush

Scientific name Cinclosoma punctatum
Bird type Bush birds

Two Curlew Sandpiper on the sand, facing and looking right. Front bird in breeding plumage.

Curlew Sandpiper

Scientific name Calidris ferruginea
Bird type Shorebirds and waders, Threatened species

Hooded Plover

Hooded Plover

Scientific name Thinornis cucullatus
Bird type Beach-nesting Birds, Threatened species

Western Ground Parrot

Scientific name Pezoporus wallicus flaviventris
Bird type Parrots, Threatened species

Laughing Kookaburra focused on finding its next meal at Campbell Park in Canberra. The touch of blue sky showing through the background trees matches the blue of the Kookaburra’s wings.

Laughing Kookaburra

Scientific name Dacelo novaeguineae
Bird type Common birds, Hollow nesters

Baudin's Black-Cockatoo perched in a tree

Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo

Scientific name Zanda baudinii
Bird type Parrots, Survey species, Threatened species

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Scientific name Calyptorhynchus banksii naso
Bird type Hollow nesters, Parrots, Survey species, Threatened species, Urban birds

Regent Honeyeater perched on a branch

Regent Honeyeater

Scientific name Anthochaera phrygia
Bird type Bush birds, Honeyeaters, Survey species, Threatened species