Fauna of Simpsons GapBirds of Simpsons Gap Frogs of Simpsons Gap
> Black-fronted Dotterel | Black-breasted Buzzard | Grey-headed Honeyeater | Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo | Painted Finch | Red-backed Kingfisher | Wedge-tailed Eagle ◦
As well as being home to a range of fauna from tiny insects to black-footed wallabies, Simpsons Gap is a popular location for bird watching.
Some of the bird species sighted here include:
Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
Check out our section on Dotterels Lapwings Plovers for more info on the Black-fronted Dotterel.
Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)
Our Fauna and Birds section has more information on the Black-breasted Buzzard.
Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi)
Our Fauna and Birds section has more information on the Grey-headed Honeyeater.
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (Lophochroa mollis)
Our Fauna and Birds section has more information on the Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo.
Painted Finch (Emblema pictum)
Our Fauna and Birds section has more information on the Painted Finch.
Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius)
Our Fauna and Birds section has more information on the Red-backed Kingfisher.
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
Our Fauna and Birds section has more information on the Wedge-tailed Eagle.
There have been many bird species sighted at Simpsons Gap over the years. Following are some of those birds species. Where available, we have provided a link to some information on the bird specie.
- Australasian Darter
- Australasian Grebe
- Australasian Pipit
- Australian Hobby
- Australian Magpie
- Australian Owlet-nightjar
- Australian Pratincole
- Australian Raven
- Australian Reed Warbler
- Australian Ringneck
- Banded Whiteface
- Barn Owl
- Black Falcon
- Black Honeyeater
- Black Kite
- Black Swan
- Black-breasted Buzzard
- Black-eared Cuckoo
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike
- Black-faced Woodswallow
- Black-fronted Dotterel
- Black-shouldered Kite
- Black-tailed Nativehen
- Bourke’s Parrot
- Brown Falcon
- Brown Goshawk
- Brown Honeyeater
- Brown Quail
- Brown Songlark
- Budgerigar
- Buff-banded Rail
- Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
- Chiming Wedgebill
- Cockatiel
- Collared Sparrowhawk
- Common Bronzewing
- Common Sandpiper
- Crested Bellbird
- Crested Pigeon
- Crimson Chat
- Diamond Dove
- Dusky Grasswren
- Dusky Moorhen
- Fairy Martin
- Galah
- Grey Butcherbird
- Grey Fantail
- Grey Honeyeater
- Grey Shrikethrush
- Grey Teal
- Grey Wagtail
- Grey-crowned Babbler
- Grey-fronted Honeyeater
- Grey-headed Honeyeater
- Hardhead
- Hoary-headed Grebe
- Hooded Robin
- Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo
- Inland Thornbill
- Jacky Winter
- Little Black Cormorant
- Little Buttonquail
- Little Corella
- Little Crow
- Little Eagle
- Little Grassbird
- Little Pied Cormorant
- Little Woodswallow
- Magpie-lark
- Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo
- Masked Lapwing
- Masked Woodswallow
- Mistletoebird
- Mulga Parrot
- Nankeen Kestrel
- Nankeen Night-Heron
- Pacific Black Duck
- Painted Finch
- Pallid Cuckoo
- Peaceful Dove
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pied Butcherbird
- Pied Honeyeater
- Pied Stilt
- Purple-backed Fairywren
- Rainbow Bee-eater
- Red-backed Kingfisher
- Red-browed Pardalote
- Red-capped Robin
- Red-kneed Dotterel
- Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
- Redthroat
- Rufous Grasswren
- Rufous Songlark
- Rufous Whistler
- Rufous-crowned Emuwren
- Sacred Kingfisher
- Singing Honeyeater
- Slaty-backed Thornbill
- Southern Boobook (also known as the Australian Boobook)
- Southern Whiteface
- Spinifex Pigeon
- Spinifexbird
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
- Splendid Fairywren
- Spotted Dove
- Spotted Harrier
- Spotted Nightjar
- Square-tailed Kite
- Striated Pardalote
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Tawny Frogmouth
- Torresian Crow
- Tree Martin
- Wedge-tailed Eagle
- Weebill
- Welcome Swallow
- Western Bowerbird
- Western Gerygone
- Whistling Kite
- White-backed Swallow
- White-breasted Woodswallow
- White-browed Babbler
- White-faced Heron
- White-fronted Honeyeater
- White-necked Heron
- White-plumed Honeyeater
- White-winged Fairywren
- White-winged Triller
- Willie Wagtail
- Wood Sandpiper
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill
- Yellow-throated Miner
- Zebra Finch
Footnote & References
- Sightings, West MacDonnell National Park – Simpsons Gap, eBird, https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1225546
Fauna of Simpsons GapBirds of Simpsons Gap Frogs of Simpsons Gap
West MacDonnell RangesBirthday Waterhole Ellery Creek Big Hole Finke Two Mile Glen Helen Gorge Jay Creek John Flynn’s Grave Historical Reserve Laura Creek Larapinta Drive Mount Sonder / Rwetyepme Namatjira Drive The Neil Hargrave Lookout Ochre Pits Ormiston Gorge & Pound Point Howard Lookout Redbank Gorge Simpsons Gap
MacDonnell RangesEast MacDonnell Ranges West MacDonnell Ranges Tjoritja West MacDonnell National Park