Scientific Names of All Australian Passerines

Given the common name, guess both the genus name and the specific epithet of each Australian passerine bird.

Includes birds from offshore territories and introduced birds

Does not include rare vagrants

Birds are listed in taxonomic order according to current eBird/Clements taxonomy

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Common Name	Scientific Name
Papuan Pitta	Erythropitta	macklotii
Noisy Pitta	Pitta	versicolor
Rainbow Pitta	Pitta	iris
Albert's Lyrebird	Menura	alberti
Superb Lyrebird	Menura	novaehollandiae
Rufous Scrub-bird	Atrichornis	rufescens
Noisy Scrub-bird	Atrichornis	clamosus
Spotted Catbird	Ailuroedus	maculosus
Black-eared Catbird	Ailuroedus	melanotis
Green Catbird	Ailuroedus	crassirostris
Tooth-billed Bowerbird	Scenopoeetes	dentirostris
Golden Bowerbird	Prionodura	newtoniana
Regent Bowerbird	Sericulus	chrysocephalus
Satin Bowerbird	Ptilonorhynchus	violaceus
Western Bowerbird	Chlamydera	guttata
Spotted Bowerbird	Chlamydera	maculata
Great Bowerbird	Chlamydera	nuchalis
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird	Chlamydera	cerviniventris
White-throated Treecreeper	Cormobates	leucophaea
White-browed Treecreeper	Climacteris	affinis
Red-browed Treecreeper	Climacteris	erythrops
Brown Treecreeper	Climacteris	picumnus
Black-tailed Treecreeper	Climacteris	melanurus
Rufous Treecreeper	Climacteris	rufus
Grey Grasswren	Amytornis	barbatus
Pilbara Grasswren	Amytornis	whitei
Sandhill Grasswren	Amytornis	oweni
Opalton Grasswren	Amytornis	rowleyi
Striated Grasswren	Amytornis	striatus
White-throated Grasswren	Amytornis	woodwardi
Carpentarian Grasswren	Amytornis	dorotheae
Short-tailed Grasswren	Amytornis	merrotsyi
Western Grasswren	Amytornis	textilis
Thick-billed Grasswren	Amytornis	modestus
Black Grasswren	Amytornis	housei
Eyrean Grasswren	Amytornis	goyderi
Dusky Grasswren	Amytornis	purnelli
Kalkadoon Grasswren	Amytornis	ballarae
Southern Emuwren	Stipiturus	malachurus
Rufous-crowned Emuwren	Stipiturus	ruficeps
Mallee Emuwren	Stipiturus	mallee
Purple-crowned Fairywren	Malurus	coronatus
Red-winged Fairywren	Malurus	elegans
Blue-breasted Fairywren	Malurus	pulcherrimus
Purple-backed Fairywren	Malurus	assimilis
Variegated Fairywren	Malurus	lamberti
Lovely Fairywren	Malurus	amabilis
Splendid Fairywren	Malurus	splendens
Superb Fairywren	Malurus	cyaneus
White-winged Fairywren	Malurus	leucopterus
Red-backed Fairywren	Malurus	melanocephalus
Eastern Spinebill	Acanthorhynchus	tenuirostris
Western Spinebill	Acanthorhynchus	superciliosus
Pied Honeyeater	Certhionyx	variegatus
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater	Meliphaga	notata
Lewin's Honeyeater	Meliphaga	lewinii
Kimberley Honeyeater	Meliphaga	fordiana
White-lined Honeyeater	Meliphaga	albilineata
Graceful Honeyeater	Meliphaga	gracilis
Cryptic Honeyeater	Meliphaga	imitatrix
Yellow Honeyeater	Stomiopera	flava
White-gaped Honeyeater	Stomiopera	unicolor
White-fronted Honeyeater	Purnella	albifrons
Yellow-faced Honeyeater	Caligavis	chrysops
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater	Lichenostomus	melanops
Purple-gaped Honeyeater	Lichenostomus	cratitius
Bell Miner	Manorina	melanophrys
Noisy Miner	Manorina	melanocephala
Yellow-throated Miner	Manorina	flavigula
Black-eared Miner	Manorina	melanotis
Bridled Honeyeater	Bolemoreus	frenatus
Eungella Honeyeater	Bolemoreus	hindwoodi
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater	Acanthagenys	rufogularis
Little Wattlebird	Anthochaera	chrysoptera
Western Wattlebird	Anthochaera	lunulata
Regent Honeyeater	Anthochaera	phrygia
Red Wattlebird	Anthochaera	carunculata
Yellow Wattlebird	Anthochaera	paradoxa
Varied Honeyeater	Gavicalis	virescens
Mangrove Honeyeater	Gavicalis	fasciogularis
Singing Honeyeater	Gavicalis	versicolor
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater	Ptilotula	ornata
White-plumed Honeyeater	Ptilotula	penicillata
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater	Ptilotula	flavescens
Fuscous Honeyeater	Ptilotula	fusca
Grey-headed Honeyeater	Ptilotula	keartlandi
Grey-fronted Honeyeater	Ptilotula	plumula
Brown-backed Honeyeater	Ramsayornis	modestus
Bar-breasted Honeyeater	Ramsayornis	fasciatus
Rufous-banded Honeyeater	Conopophila	albogularis
Rufous-throated Honeyeater	Conopophila	rufogularis
Grey Honeyeater	Conopophila	whitei
Gibberbird	Ashbyia	lovensis
Yellow Chat	Epthianura	crocea
Crimson Chat	Epthianura	tricolor
Orange Chat	Epthianura	aurifrons
White-fronted Chat	Epthianura	albifrons
Black Honeyeater	Sugomel	nigrum
Dusky Honeyeater	Myzomela	obscura
Red-headed Honeyeater	Myzomela	erythrocephala
Scarlet Honeyeater	Myzomela	sanguinolenta
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater	Gliciphila	melanops
Green-backed Honeyeater	Glycichaera	fallax
Banded Honeyeater	Cissomela	pectoralis
Brown Honeyeater	Lichmera	indistincta
Crescent Honeyeater	Phylidonyris	pyrrhopterus
New Holland Honeyeater	Phylidonyris	novaehollandiae
White-cheeked Honeyeater	Phylidonyris	niger
White-streaked Honeyeater	Trichodere	cockerelli
White-eared Honeyeater	Nesoptilotis	leucotis
Yellow-throated Honeyeater	Nesoptilotis	flavicollis
Blue-faced Honeyeater	Entomyzon	cyanotis
White-throated Honeyeater	Melithreptus	albogularis
Gilbert's Honeyeater	Melithreptus	chloropsis
White-naped Honeyeater	Melithreptus	lunatus
Black-headed Honeyeater	Melithreptus	affinis
Brown-headed Honeyeater	Melithreptus	brevirostris
Black-chinned Honeyeater	Melithreptus	gularis
Strong-billed Honeyeater	Melithreptus	validirostris
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater	Xanthotis	flaviventer
Macleay's Honeyeater	Xanthotis	maclaeyanus
Striped Honeyeater	Plectorhyncha	lanceolata
Painted Honeyeater	Grantiella	picta
Little Friarbird	Philemon	citreogularis
Helmeted Friarbird	Philemon	buceroides
Silver-crowned Friarbird	Philemon	argenticeps
Noisy Friarbird	Philemon	corniculatus
Western Bristlebird	Dasyornis	longirostris
Eastern Bristlebird	Dasyornis	brachypterus
Rufous Bristlebird	Dasyornis	broadbenti
Spotted Pardalote	Pardalotus	punctatus
Forty-spotted Pardalote	Pardalotus	quadragintus
Red-browed Pardalote	Pardalotus	rubricatus
Striated Pardalote	Pardalotus	striatus
Fernwren	Oreoscopus	gutturalis
Pilotbird	Pycnoptilus	floccosus
Redthroat	Pyrrholaemus	brunneus
Speckled Warbler	Pyrrholaemus	sagittatus
Shy Heathwren	Hylacola	cauta
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren	Hylacola	pyrrhopygia
Striated Fieldwren	Calamanthus	fuliginosus
Rufous Fieldwren	Calamanthus	campestris
Western Fieldwren	Calamanthus	montanellus
Weebill	Smicrornis	brevirostris
Yellow-throated Scrubwren	Neosericornis	citreogularis
Rockwarbler	Origma	solitaria
Tasmanian Scrubwren	Sericornis	humilis
White-browed Scrubwren	Sericornis	frontalis
Spotted Scrubwren	Sericornis	maculatus
Atherton Scrubwren	Sericornis	keri
Tropical Scrubwren	Sericornis	beccarii
Large-billed Scrubwren	Sericornis	magnirostra
Scrubtit	Acanthornis	magna
Southern Whiteface	Aphelocephala	leucopsis
Banded Whiteface	Aphelocephala	nigricincta
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface	Aphelocephala	pectoralis
Yellow-rumped Thornbill	Acanthiza	chrysorrhoa
Yellow Thornbill	Acanthiza	nana
Striated Thornbill	Acanthiza	lineata
Inland Thornbill	Acanthiza	apicalis
Tasmanian Thornbill	Acanthiza	ewingii
Mountain Thornbill	Acanthiza	katherina
Brown Thornbill	Acanthiza	pusilla
Slaty-backed Thornbill	Acanthiza	robustirostris
Slender-billed Thornbill	Acanthiza	iredalei
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	Acanthiza	uropygialis
Western Thornbill	Acanthiza	inornata
Buff-rumped Thornbill	Acanthiza	reguloides
Brown Gerygone	Gerygone	mouki
Green-backed Gerygone	Gerygone	chloronota
Fairy Gerygone	Gerygone	palpebrosa
Large-billed Gerygone	Gerygone	magnirostris
White-throated Gerygone	Gerygone	olivacea
Dusky Gerygone	Gerygone	tenebrosa
Mangrove Gerygone	Gerygone	levigaster
Western Gerygone	Gerygone	fusca
Norfolk Island Gerygone	Gerygone	modesta
Grey-crowned Babbler	Pomatostomus	temporalis
White-browed Babbler	Pomatostomus	superciliosus
Hall's Babbler	Pomatostomus	halli
Chestnut-crowned Babbler	Pomatostomus	ruficeps
Australian Logrunner	Orthonyx	temminckii
Chowchilla	Orthonyx	spaldingii
Spotted Quail-thrush	Cinclosoma	punctatum
Chestnut Quail-thrush	Cinclosoma	castanotum
Copperback Quail-thrush	Cinclosoma	clarum
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush	Cinclosoma	castaneothorax
Western Quail-thrush	Cinclosoma	marginatum
Cinnamon Quail-thrush	Cinclosoma	cinnamomeum
Nullarbor Quail-thrush	Cinclosoma	alisteri
Ground Cuckooshrike	Coracina	maxima
Barred Cuckooshrike	Coracina	lineata
Black-faced Cuckooshrike	Coracina	novaehollandiae
White-bellied Cuckooshrike	Coracina	papuensis
White-winged Triller	Lalage	tricolor
Varied Triller	Lalage	leucomela
Sahul Cicadabird	Edolisoma	tenuirostre
Varied Sittella	Daphoenositta	chrysoptera
Eastern Whipbird	Psophodes	olivaceus
Western Whipbird	Psophodes	nigrogularis
Chiming Wedgebill	Psophodes	occidentalis
Chirruping Wedgebill	Psophodes	cristatus
Crested Bellbird	Oreoica	gutturalis
Eastern Shrike-tit	Falcunculus	frontatus
Western Shrike-tit	Falcunculus	leucogaster
Northern Shrike-tit	Falcunculus	whitei
Sandstone Shrikethrush	Colluricincla	woodwardi
Bower's Shrikethrush	Colluricincla	boweri
Grey Shrikethrush	Colluricincla	harmonica
Arafura Shrikethrush	Colluricincla	megarhyncha
Rufous Shrikethrush	Colluricincla	rufogaster
Olive Whistler	Pachycephala	olivacea
Red-lored Whistler	Pachycephala	rufogularis
Gilbert's Whistler	Pachycephala	inornata
Golden Whistler	Pachycephala	pectoralis
Mangrove Golden Whistler	Pachycephala	melanura
Grey Whistler	Pachycephala	simplex
Rufous Whistler	Pachycephala	rufiventris
White-breasted Whistler	Pachycephala	lanioides
Olive-backed Oriole	Oriolus	sagittatus
Yellow Oriole	Oriolus	flavocinctus
Australasian Figbird	Sphecotheres	vieilloti
Yellow-breasted Boatbill	Machaerirhynchus	flaviventer
White-breasted Woodswallow	Artamus	leucorynchus
Masked Woodswallow	Artamus	personatus
White-browed Woodswallow	Artamus	superciliosus
Black-faced Woodswallow	Artamus	cinereus
Dusky Woodswallow	Artamus	cyanopterus
Little Woodswallow	Artamus	minor
Black-backed Butcherbird	Cracticus	mentalis
Grey Butcherbird	Cracticus	torquatus
Silver-backed Butcherbird	Cracticus	argenteus
Pied Butcherbird	Cracticus	nigrogularis
Black Butcherbird	Melloria	quoyi
Australian Magpie	Gymnorhina	tibicen
Pied Currawong	Strepera	graculina
Black Currawong	Strepera	fuliginosa
Grey Currawong	Strepera	versicolor
Northern Fantail	Rhipidura	rufiventris
Willie Wagtail	Rhipidura	leucophrys
Arafura Fantail	Rhipidura	dryas
Australian Rufous Fantail	Rhipidura	rufifrons
Grey Fantail	Rhipidura	albiscapa
Mangrove Grey Fantail	Rhipidura	phasiana
Spangled Drongo	Dicrurus	bracteatus
Trumpet Manucode	Phonygammus	keraudrenii
Paradise Riflebird	Ptiloris	paradiseus
Victoria's Riflebird	Ptiloris	victoriae
Magnificent Riflebird	Ptiloris	magnificus
White-eared Monarch	Carterornis	leucotis
Black-faced Monarch	Monarcha	melanopsis
Black-winged Monarch	Monarcha	frater
Australian Spectacled Monarch	Symposiachrus	trivirgatus
Frill-necked Monarch	Arses	lorealis
Pied Monarch	Arses	kaupi
Magpie-lark	Grallina	cyanoleuca
Leaden Flycatcher	Myiagra	rubecula
Broad-billed Flycatcher	Myiagra	ruficollis
Satin Flycatcher	Myiagra	cyanoleuca
Restless Flycatcher	Myiagra	inquieta
Paperbark Flycatcher	Myiagra	nana
Shining Flycatcher	Myiagra	alecto
White-winged Chough	Corcorax	melanorhamphos
Apostlebird	Struthidea	cinerea
Torresian Crow	Corvus	orru
Little Crow	Corvus	bennetti
Australian Raven	Corvus	coronoides
Little Raven	Corvus	mellori
Forest Raven	Corvus	tasmanicus
Norfolk Robin	Petroica	multicolor
Red-capped Robin	Petroica	goodenovii
Rose Robin	Petroica	rosea
Pink Robin	Petroica	rodinogaster
Flame Robin	Petroica	phoenicea
Scarlet Robin	Petroica	boodang
Yellow-legged Flyrobin	Kempiella	griseoceps
Lemon-bellied Flyrobin	Microeca	flavigaster
Jacky Winter	Microeca	fascinans
Southern Scrub-Robin	Drymodes	brunneopygia
Northern Scrub-Robin	Drymodes	superciliaris
Grey-headed Robin	Heteromyias	cinereifrons
White-browed Robin	Poecilodryas	superciliosa
Buff-sided Robin	Poecilodryas	cerviniventris
Dusky Robin	Melanodryas	vittata
Hooded Robin	Melanodryas	cucullata
Mangrove Robin	Melanodryas	pulverulenta
Eastern Yellow Robin	Eopsaltria	australis
Western Yellow Robin	Eopsaltria	griseogularis
White-breasted Robin	Eopsaltria	georgiana
Pale-yellow Robin	Eopsaltria (Tregellasia)	capito
White-faced Robin	Eopsaltria (Tregellasia)	leucops
Singing Bushlark	Mirafra	javanica
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda	arvensis
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola	juncidis
Golden-headed Cisticola	Cisticola	exilis
Australian Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus	australis
Spinifexbird	Poodytes	carteri
Little Grassbird	Poodytes	gramineus
Brown Songlark	Cincloramphus	cruralis
Rufous Songlark	Cincloramphus	mathewsi
Tawny Grassbird	Cincloramphus	timoriensis
White-backed Swallow	Cheramoeca	leucosterna
Welcome Swallow	Hirundo	neoxena
Barn Swallow	Hirundo	rustica
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis	daurica
Fairy Martin	Petrochelidon	ariel
Tree Martin	Petrochelidon	nigricans
Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus	jocosus
Ashy-bellied White-eye	Zosterops	citrinella
Yellow White-eye	Zosterops	luteus
Silvereye	Zosterops	lateralis
Christmas Island White-eye	Zosterops	natalis
Slender-billed White-eye	Zosterops	tenuirostris
Metallic Starling	Aplonis	metallica
Singing Starling	Aplonis	cantoroides
Common Starling	Sturnus	vulgaris
Common Myna	Acridotheres	tristis
Bassian Thrush	Zoothera	lunulata
Russet-tailed Thrush	Zoothera	heinei
Song Thrush	Turdus	philomelos
Common Blackbird	Turdus	merula
Christmas Island-Thrush	Turdus	erythropleurus
Red-capped Flowerpecker	Dicaeum	geelvinkianum
Mistletoebird	Dicaeum	hirundinaceum
Sahul Sunbird	Cinnyris	frenatus
Pictorella Mannikin	Heteromunia	pectoralis
Diamond Firetail	Stagonopleura	guttata
Red-eared Firetail	Stagonopleura	oculata
Beautiful Firetail	Stagonopleura	bella
Crimson Finch	Neochmia	phaeton
Red-browed Finch	Neochmia	temporalis
Painted Finch	Emblema	pictum
Star Finch	Emblema	ruficauda
Plum-headed Finch	Emblema (Aidemosyne)	modesta
Double-barred Finch	Stizoptera	bichenovii
Zebra Finch	Taeniopygia	guttata
Masked Finch	Poephila	personata
Long-tailed Finch	Poephila	acuticauda
Black-throated Finch	Poephila	cincta
Java Sparrow	Padda	oryzivora
Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura	punctulata
Yellow-rumped Mannikin	Lonchura	flaviprymna
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin	Lonchura	castaneothorax
Gouldian Finch	Chloebia	gouldiae
Blue-faced Parrotfinch	Erythrura	trichroa
House Sparrow	Passer	domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer	montanus
Eastern Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla	tschutschensis
Australian Pipit	Anthus	australis
European Greenfinch	Chloris	chloris
Redpoll	Acanthis	flammea
European Goldfinch	Carduelis	carduelis

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