|
Australasian |
global |
AP |
as |
endemic
to |
AP
endemics |
as |
comments |
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|
Oceania incl. Wallacea |
number
of |
number
of |
share
of |
number
of |
share
of |
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|
excluding birds exotic for this area |
species |
species |
global |
species |
global |
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|
APTERYGIDAE |
KIWIS |
4 |
5 |
5 |
<all> |
New Zealand |
5 |
<all> |
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|
CASUARIIDAE |
CASSOWARIES AND
EMUS |
5 |
4 |
4 |
<all> |
New Guinea, AUS |
4 |
<all> |
Dromaius formerly in DROMAIIDAE:
Emus (up to the 1970s also: Dromiceius in DROMICEIIDAE); not to be
confused with DROMADIDAE: Dromas ardeola, Crab-plover |
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|
ANSERANATIDAE |
MAGPIE GOOSE |
7 |
1 |
1 |
<all> |
New Guinea, AUS |
1 |
<all> |
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|
ANATIDAE |
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS |
8 |
157 |
28 |
18% |
22 |
14% |
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|
MEGAPODIIDAE |
MEGAPODES |
9 |
22 |
20 |
91% |
20 |
91% |
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|
PHASIANIDAE |
PARTRIDGES,
PHEASANTS, GROUSE |
13 |
177 |
5 |
3% |
4 |
2% |
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|
PODICIPEDIDAE |
GREBES |
15 |
19 |
3 |
16% |
3 |
16% |
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|
COLUMBIDAE |
PIGEONS |
16 |
304 |
132 |
43% |
117 |
38% |
highest number of
non-passerines in Australasian |
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|
RHYNOCHETIDAE |
KAGU |
20 |
1 |
1 |
<all> |
New Caledonia |
1 |
<all> |
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|
PHAETHONTIDAE |
TROPICBIRDS |
21 |
3 |
2 |
2/3 |
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|
PODARGIDAE |
FROGMOUTHS |
23 |
13 |
4 |
31% |
4 |
31% |
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|
CAPRIMULGIDAE |
NIGHTJARS |
25 |
90 |
11 |
12% |
8 |
9% |
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|
AEGOTHELIDAE |
OWLET-NIGHTJARS |
26 |
11 |
11 |
<all> |
11 |
<all> |
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|
APODIDAE |
SWIFTS |
27 |
99 |
22 |
22% |
15 |
15% |
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|
CUCULIDAE |
CUCKOOS |
30 |
139 |
36 |
26% |
29 |
21% |
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|
RALLIDAE |
RAILS AND COOTS |
31 |
127 |
41 |
32% |
29 |
23% |
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|
GRUIDAE |
CRANES |
36 |
15 |
1 |
7% |
1 |
7% |
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|
OTIDIDAE |
BUSTARDS |
37 |
26 |
1 |
4% |
1 |
4% |
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|
SPHENISCIDAE |
PENGUINS |
40 |
16 |
5 |
31% |
5 |
31% |
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|
OCEANITIDAE |
AUSTRAL
STORM-PETRELS |
41 |
8 |
6 |
3/4 |
2 |
1/4 |
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|
DIOMEDEIDAE |
ALBATROSSES |
42 |
13 |
11 |
85% |
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|
HYDROBATIDAE |
NORTHERN
STORM-PETRELS |
43 |
14 |
5 |
36% |
1 |
7% |
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|
PROCELLARIIDAE |
PETRELS AND
SHEARWATERS |
44 |
84 |
57 |
68% |
29 |
35% |
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|
CICONIIDAE |
STORKS |
45 |
19 |
1 |
5% |
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|
PELECANIDAE |
PELICANS |
46 |
8 |
1 |
1/8 |
1 |
1/8 |
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|
ARDEIDAE |
HERONS |
49 |
62 |
15 |
24% |
5 |
8% |
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|
THRESKIORNITHIDAE |
IBISES AND SPOONBILLS |
50 |
34 |
5 |
15% |
4 |
12% |
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|
FREGATIDAE |
FRIGATEBIRDS |
51 |
5 |
2 |
2/5 |
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|
SULIDAE |
GANNETS AND BOOBIES |
52 |
10 |
4 |
40% |
1 |
10% |
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|
PHALACROCORACIDAE |
CORMORANTS |
53 |
30 |
9 |
30% |
8 |
27% |
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|
ANHINGIDAE |
DARTERS |
54 |
4 |
1 |
1/4 |
1 |
1/4 |
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|
BURHINIDAE |
THICK-KNEES |
55 |
9 |
2 |
22% |
1 |
11% |
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|
HAEMATOPODIDAE |
OYSTERCATCHERS AND
IBISBILL |
58 |
12 |
5 |
42% |
5 |
42% |
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|
RECURVIROSTRIDAE |
STILTS AND AVOCETS |
59 |
7 |
3 |
43% |
3 |
43% |
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|
CHARADRIIDAE |
PLOVERS AND
LAPWINGS |
60 |
67 |
17 |
25% |
10 |
15% |
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|
PEDIONOMIDAE |
PLAINS-WANDERER |
61 |
1 |
1 |
<all> |
Australia |
1 |
<all> |
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|
ROSTRATULIDAE |
PAINTED-SNIPE |
63 |
3 |
2 |
2/3 |
1 |
1/3 |
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|
JACANIDAE |
JACANAS |
64 |
8 |
1 |
1/8 |
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|
SCOLOPACIDAE |
SANDPIPERS |
65 |
90 |
31 |
34% |
7 |
8% |
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|
TURNICIDAE |
BUTTONQUAILS |
66 |
16 |
8 |
50% |
7 |
44% |
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|
GLAREOLIDAE |
COURSERS AND
PRATINCOLES |
68 |
17 |
1 |
6% |
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|
STERCORARIIDAE |
SKUAS OR JAEGERS |
70 |
7 |
3 |
43% |
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|
LARIDAE |
GULLS AND TERNS |
71 |
99 |
28 |
28% |
8 |
8% |
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|
PANDIONIDAE |
OSPREY |
74 |
1 |
1 |
<all> |
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|
ACCIPITRIDAE |
KITES, HAWKS AND
EAGLES |
75 |
240 |
51 |
21% |
35 |
15% |
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|
TYTONIDAE |
BARN OWLS |
76 |
19 |
13 |
68% |
11 |
58% |
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|
STRIGIDAE |
OWLS |
77 |
195 |
33 |
17% |
30 |
15% |
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|
BUCEROTIDAE |
HORNBILLS |
81 |
55 |
4 |
7% |
4 |
7% |
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|
PICIDAE |
WOODPECKERS |
87 |
216 |
3 |
1% |
2 |
1% |
No woodpeckers in New Guinea,
Australia and New Zealand |
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|
MEROPIDAE |
BEE-EATERS |
89 |
27 |
3 |
11% |
2 |
7% |
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|
CORACIIDAE |
ROLLERS |
90 |
12 |
3 |
25% |
2 |
17% |
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|
ALCEDINIDAE |
KINGFISHERS |
94 |
90 |
49 |
54% |
43 |
48% |
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|
FALCONIDAE |
FALCONS AND
CARACARAS |
96 |
63 |
9 |
14% |
6 |
10% |
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|
STRIGOPIDAE |
KEA AND ALLIES |
97 |
3 |
3 |
<all> |
New Zealand |
3 |
<all> |
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|
CACATUIDAE |
COCKATOOS |
98 |
21 |
20 |
95% |
20 |
95% |
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|
PSITTACULIDAE |
OLD WORLD PARROTS |
100 |
178 |
136 |
76% |
131 |
74% |
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|
ACANTHISITTIDAE |
ROCKWRENS AND
BUSHWRENS |
101 |
3 |
3 |
<all> |
New Zealand |
2 |
67% |
not to be confused with
ACANTHIZIDAE; up to 1970s called Xenicidae |
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|
PITTIDAE |
PITTAS |
102 |
29 |
8 |
28% |
6 |
21% |
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|
MENURIDAE |
LYREBIRDS |
126 |
2 |
2 |
<all> |
Australia |
2 |
<all> |
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|
ATRICHORNITHIDAE |
SCRUBBIRDS |
127 |
2 |
2 |
<all> |
Australia |
2 |
<all> |
Noisy Scrubbird
(Atrichornis clamosus) rediscovered in 1961 in one small area of Western
Australia |
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|
PTILONORHYNCHIDAE |
BOWERBIRDS |
128 |
19 |
19 |
<all> |
New Guinea, AUS |
19 |
<all> |
Brehm: Ptilonorhynchinae |
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|
CLIMACTERIDAE |
AUSTRALIAN TREECREEPERS |
129 |
7 |
7 |
<all> |
New Guinea, AUS |
7 |
<all> |
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|
MALURIDAE |
FAIRYWRENS AND
GRASSWRENS |
130 |
32 |
32 |
<all> |
New Guinea, AUS |
32 |
<all> |
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|
DASYORNITHIDAE |
BRISTLEBIRDS |
131 |
3 |
3 |
<all> |
Australia |
3 |
<all> |
from ACANTHIZIDAE |
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|
MELIPHAGIDAE |
HONEYEATERS |
132 |
177 |
177 |
<all> |
177 |
<all> |
highest number of
passerines in Austalasian; Macgregor's from PARADISAEIDAE, Chats from
ACANTHIZIDAE |
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|
PARDALOTIDAE |
PARDALOTES |
133 |
4 |
4 |
<all> |
Australia |
4 |
<all> |
from DICAEIDAE |
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|
ACANTHIZIDAE |
GERYGONES AND
THORNBILLS |
134 |
59 |
59 |
<all> |
58 |
98% |
Pachycare from PACHYCEPHALIDAE |
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|
ORTHONYCHIDAE |
LOGRUNNERS |
135 |
3 |
3 |
<all> |
New Guinea, AUS |
3 |
<all> |
two left, remainder 17 spread
over other families |
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|
POMATOSTOMIDAE |
AUSTRALASIAN
BABBLERS |
136 |
5 |
5 |
<all> |
New Guinea, AUS |
5 |
<all> |
from TIMALIIDAE |
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|
MELANOCHARITIDAE |
BERRYPECKERS |
137 |
9 |
9 |
<all> |
New Guinea |
9 |
<all> |
from DICAEIDAE, Longbills from
MELIPHAGIDAE |
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|
CNEMOPHILIDAE |
SATINBIRDS |
138 |
3 |
3 |
<all> |
New Guinea |
3 |
<all> |
from Cnemophilinae
(PARADISAEIDAE) |
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|
CALLAEIDAE |
WATTLEBIRDS |
139 |
2 |
2 |
<all> |
New Zealand |
2 |
<all> |
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|
NOTIOMYSTIDAE |
STITCHBIRD |
140 |
1 |
1 |
<all> |
New Zealand |
1 |
<all> |
from MELIPHAGIDAE |
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|
MOHOUIDAE |
YELLOWHEAD AND
ALLIES |
141 |
2 |
2 |
<all> |
New Zealand |
2 |
<all> |
from ACANTHIZIDAE |
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|
NEOSITTIDAE |
SITTELLAS |
142 |
3 |
3 |
<all> |
New Guinea, AUS |
3 |
<all> |
ex-Daphoenosittinae (SITTIDAE) |
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|
CAMPEPHAGIDAE |
MINIVETS AND
CUCKOOSHRIKES |
143 |
85 |
47 |
55% |
43 |
51% |
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|
CINCLOSOMATIDAE |
QUAIL-THRUSHES AND
JEWEL-BABBLERS |
144 |
10 |
10 |
<all> |
New Guinea, AUS |
10 |
<all> |
from ORTHONYCHIDAE |
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|
PACHYCEPHALIDAE |
WHISTLERS |
145 |
49 |
44 |
90% |
42 |
86% |
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|
FALCUNCULIDAE |
SHRIKE-TITS |
146 |
3 |
3 |
<all> |
Australia |
3 |
<all> |
from PACHYCEPHALIDAE |
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|
OREOICIDAE |
AUSTRALO-PAPUAN
BELLBIRDS |
147 |
3 |
3 |
<all> |
New Guinea, AUS |
3 |
<all> |
from PACHYCEPHALIDAE |
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|
PSOPHODIDAE |
WHIPBIRDS AND
WEDGEBILLS |
148 |
5 |
5 |
<all> |
New Guinea, AUS |
5 |
<all> |
from ORTHONYCHIDAE |
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|
EULACESTOMATIDAE |
PLOUGHBILL |
149 |
1 |
1 |
<all> |
New Guinea |
1 |
<all> |
from PACHYCEPHALIDAE |
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|
PARAMYTHIIDAE |
PAINTED
BERRYPECKERS |
150 |
2 |
2 |
<all> |
New Guinea |
2 |
<all> |
from DICAEIDAE |
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|
ORIOLIDAE |
ORIOLES, FIGBIRDS AND ALLIES |
152 |
33 |
13 |
39% |
12 |
36% |
Pitohui from PACHYCEPHALIDAE |
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|
RHAGOLOGIDAE |
FALSE WHISTLER |
153 |
1 |
1 |
<all> |
New Guinea |
1 |
<all> |
from PACHYCEPHALIDAE |
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|
MACHAERIRHYNCHIDAE |
BOATBILLS |
154 |
2 |
2 |
<all> |
New Guinea, AUS |
2 |
<all> |
from MONARCHIDAE |
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|
ARTAMIDAE |
WOODSWALLOWS,
AUSTRALIAN MAGPIES + ALLIES |
155 |
24 |
22 |
92% |
21 |
88% |
Australian Magpies,
Butcherbirds ex-CRACTICIDAE (not to be confused with CRACIDAE: Neotropical
Guans), Peltops from PACHYCEPHALIDAE |
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|
DICRURIDAE |
DRONGOS |
161 |
22 |
5 |
23% |
2 |
9% |
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|
RHIPIDURIDAE |
FANTAILS |
162 |
46 |
35 |
76% |
35 |
76% |
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|
LANIIDAE |
SHRIKES |
163 |
34 |
1 |
3% |
||||||||||||||
|
CORVIDAE |
CROWS AND JAYS |
164 |
125 |
18 |
14% |
17 |
14% |
||||||||||||
|
MONARCHIDAE |
MONARCHS |
165 |
93 |
76 |
82% |
73 |
78% |
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|
CORCORACIDAE |
AUSTRALIAN MUDNESTERS |
166 |
2 |
2 |
<all> |
Australia |
2 |
<all> |
ex-Corcoracinae
(GRALLINIDAE); not to be confused with CORACIIDAE |
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|
MELAMPITTIDAE |
MELAMPITTAS |
167 |
2 |
2 |
<all> |
New Guinea |
2 |
<all> |
from ORTHONYCHIDAE |
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|
IFRITIDAE |
IFRIT |
168 |
1 |
1 |
<all> |
New Guinea |
1 |
<all> |
from ORTHONYCHIDAE |
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|
PARADISAEIDAE |
BIRDS OF PARADISE |
169 |
41 |
41 |
<all> |
41 |
<all> |
Jan v Linschoten 1598: they always
live in the air and turn towards the sun and they avoid the ground as long as
they live because they have no legs and wings; only in 1833 it appeared that
they were cut off by native hunters |
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|
PETROICIDAE |
AUSTRALASIAN ROBINS |
171 |
49 |
49 |
<all> |
49 |
<all> |
ex-EOPSALTRIIDAE;
incl. Amalocichla Ground Robin (formerly New Guinea Thrush) and Drymodes
Scrub Robin, both genus formerly in TURDIDAE |
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|
DICAEIDAE |
FLOWERPECKERS |
173 |
45 |
19 |
42% |
16 |
36% |
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|
NECTARINIIDAE |
SUNBIRDS |
174 |
136 |
7 |
5% |
4 |
3% |
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|
ESTRILDIDAE |
WAXBILLS |
180 |
131 |
44 |
34% |
41 |
31% |
||||||||||||
|
PASSERIDAE |
SPARROWS,
SNOWFINCHES AND ALLIES |
182 |
38 |
1 |
3% |
House Sparrow
introduced to AU |
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|
MOTACILLIDAE |
WAGTAILS AND PIPITS |
183 |
67 |
5 |
7% |
2 |
3% |
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|
FRINGILLIDAE |
FINCHES, EUPHONIAS
+ HAWAIIAN HONEYCREEPERS |
184 |
198 |
18 |
9% |
Hawaii (17) |
17 |
9% |
ex-DREPANIDIDAE;
plus one subspecies of Mountain Serin in Sulawesi |
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|
STENOSTIRIDAE |
FAIRY-FLYCATCHER
AND CRESTED -FLYCATCHERS |
198 |
9 |
2 |
22% |
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|
ALAUDIDAE |
LARKS |
202 |
93 |
1 |
1% |
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|
CISTICOLIDAE |
CISTICOLAS |
205 |
139 |
2 |
1% |
||||||||||||||
|
LOCUSTELLIDAE |
GRASSBIRDS AND
ALLIES |
206 |
57 |
16 |
28% |
14 |
25% |
from SYLVIIDAE, Malia from
PYCNONOTIDAE |
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|
ACROCEPHALIDAE |
BRUSH, REED AND SWAMP
WARBLERS |
209 |
53 |
16 |
30% |
15 |
28% |
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|
HIRUNDINIDAE |
SWALLOWS |
211 |
84 |
6 |
7% |
4 |
5% |
||||||||||||
|
PYCNONOTIDAE |
BULBULS |
212 |
130 |
3 |
2% |
1 |
1% |
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|
PHYLLOSCOPIDAE |
OLD WORLD LEAF
WARBLERS |
213 |
77 |
6 |
8% |
5 |
6% |
||||||||||||
|
SCOTOCERCIDAE |
BUSH WARBLERS AND
ALLIES |
214 |
37 |
9 |
24% |
7 |
19% |
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|
ZOSTEROPIDAE |
WHITE-EYES |
217 |
120 |
66 |
55% |
64 |
54% |
Bonin Island and
Golden Honeyeater > White-eye formerly in MELIPHAGIDAE |
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|
PELLORNEIDAE |
SMALLER BABBLERS |
219 |
53 |
1 |
2% |
1 |
2% |
Trichastoma
celebense (Sulawesi Babbler) from TIMALIIDAE |
|||||||||||
|
HYPOCOLIIDAE |
HYPOCOLIUS AND
ALLIES |
224 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
1 |
50% |
Hylocitrea
(Olive-flanked Whistler) from PACHYCEPHALIDAE, recently in Hylocitreidae
(endemic to Wallacea) |
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|
STURNIDAE |
STARLINGS |
233 |
111 |
34 |
31% |
31 |
28% |
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|
MUSCICAPIDAE |
CHATS AND
FLYCATCHERS |
235 |
303 |
24 |
8% |
16 |
5% |
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|
TURDIDAE |
THRUSHES |
236 |
156 |
18 |
12% |
15 |
10% |
||||||||||||
|
50% of families |
Aves in Australasian |
118
families |
6013 |
1906 |
32% |
1625 |
27% |
Aves in Australasian |
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|
56% of families |
non-passerines |
56
families |
2976 |
880 |
30% |
664 |
22% |
non-passerines |
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|
46% of families |
passerines |
62
families |
3037 |
1026 |
34% |
961 |
32% |
passerines |
|||||||||||
|
global |
Aves |
10027 |
1906 |
19% |
32
endemic families |
14% |
Aves in Australasian |
||||||||||||
|
global |
non-passerines |
4021 |
880 |
22% |
19
endemic families |
19% |
non-passerines |
||||||||||||
|
global |
passerines |
6006 |
1026 |
17% |
13
endemic families |
10% |
passerines |
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|
Australasian |
global |
AP |
as |
endemic
to |
AP
endemics |
as |
comments |
||||||||||||
|
Oceania incl. Wallacea |
number
of |
number
of |
share
of |
number
of |
share
of |
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species |
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species |
global |
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Source: The Howard and Moore
complete checklist of the birds of the world, 2013~2014 |
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