Bioregion summary
IBRA Region: Davenport Murchison Range DMR
Physical characteristics Area Total area of region: 5,805,160 ha
Rainfall Index Comparison with average rainfall:
Atlas period 1: 0.80
Atlas period 2: 1.24
Difference in rainfall index between Atlas periods: No change
Use Index Use zone: Extensive
Percent cleared: 0.0
Continental stress: Low
Number of surveys Atlas 1 10 min surveys: 120
60 min surveys: 27
10 min surveys used for analysis: 81
Atlas 2 2-ha searches: 113
500 m area searches: 69
5 km area searches: 10
Area searches used for analysis: 50
Incidental records: 25
Comments
This small bioregion in the centre of the Northern Territory has not been well surveyed, but appears to share
its entire avifauna with other rangeland bioregions. It contains, however, the town of Tennant Creek, which
supports a major proportion of the population of the feral Barbary Dove, a species that has only become
established in the wild since the first Atlas period. Analyses of trends suggest substantial declines in almost
all guilds, but there is no obvious reason why this should have occurred.
Status: Semi-arid avifauna little different from other climatically similar regions.
Rare and
threatened: No major populations.
Increasers: Barbary Dove.
Indicators: Emu, Australian Bustard, Flock Bronzewing, Hooded Robin, Jacky Winter.
Trend: Major reporting rate declines.
Scenario: Probably little change beyond normal fluctuations.
Actions: Eradicate Barbary Dove.
Possibly restore a more patchy burning regime.
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Bioregion summary
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Species subsets
Davenport Murchison Range
Importance of
bioregion for
Common name Species name species
Limited range species No bioregions in which species occurs
Threatened taxa Status
Introduced species Type of introduction
Rock Dove Columba livia Exotic species Minor*
Barbary Dove Streptopelia risoria Exotic species Major
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Exotic species Minor
* not recorded in Atlas 2 so may no longer be present
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Status summaries
Davenport Murchison Range DMR
Area (ha) 5,805,160 47 th largest bioregion
Rank IBRA IBRA
Class Value (1 high-85 low) average total Units
All species
Atlas period 1 157 71 232 698
Atlas period 2 134 76 226 731
Both periods 167 74 254 743
Australian resident species
No. species 151 74 215 555
No. genera 108 74 139 248
Species/genus 1.40 78 1.53 2.24
Species:area ratio 0.32 73 0.34 0.42 ln(no. species)/ln(bioregion area)
Australian endemic species
No. endemic species 92 71 124 355
Endemic/total resident species 0.61 39 0.58 0.64
Range limitation
Index of range limitation (frequency) 8.2 85 20.4 100 Sum(100/ no. bioregions)
Index of range limitation (reporting rate) 7.0 84 22.7 100 Sum(100xreporting rate/ no. bioregions)
No. species recorded in 10 or fewer
bioregions 0 85 8 154
Index of importance of bioregion to
species recorded in 10 or fewer bioregions 0.0 85 1.2 100 Sum(100/ no. bioregions)
Threatened taxa
No. Critically Endangered taxa 0 - 15
No. Endangered taxa 0 - 24
No. Vulnerable taxa 0 - 35
Total 0 85 4.0 74
Introduced species
Exotic species
No. species 3 60 6.3 30
Representation in bioregion 1.8 47 2.6 5.4 No. ESx100/ no. spp. in bioregion
Relative abundance in bioregion 0.4 50 2.6 100 Rep. rate ESx100/ Rep rate spp. in bioregion
Percentage of Australian total 10.0 60 20.9 100 No. ES in regionx100/ no. ES in Australia
Australian translocated species
No. species 0 85 0.9 16
Representation in bioregion 0.0 85 0.4 3 No. ATSx100/ no. spp. in bioregion
Relative abundance in bioregion 0.0 85 0.3 100 Rep. rate ATSx100/ Rep rate spp. in bioregion
Percentage of Australian total 0.0 85 5.5 100 No. ATS in regionx100/ no. ATS in Australia
Total introduced species
No. species 3 62 7.2 36
Representation in bioregion 1.8 49 2.9 6 No. TISx100/ no. spp. in bioregion
Relative abundance in bioregion 0.4 55 3.0 100 Rep. rate TISx100/ Rep rate spp. in bioregion
Percentage of Australian total 6.5 62 15.5 100 No. TIS in regionx100/ no. TIS in Australia
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All species
Davenport Murchison Range
Order Atlas species no Common name Scientific name Proportion of sightings in
bioregion
1 1 Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Medium
2 9 Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis Low
3 204 Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata Low
4 205 Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni Medium
5 203 Black Swan Cygnus atratus Medium
6 202 Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata Medium
7 208 Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Medium
8 211 Grey Teal Anas gracilis Medium
9 210 Chestnut Teal Anas castanea Low
10 213 Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus Medium
11 215 Hardhead Aythya australis Medium
12 61 Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Medium
13 62 Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus Medium
14 101 Darter Anhinga melanogaster Medium
15 100 Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Medium
16 99 Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius Low
17 97 Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Medium
18 96 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Low
19 106 Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus Medium
20 188 White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Medium
21 189 White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica Medium
22 187 Great Egret Ardea alba Medium
23 192 Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus Low
24 178 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Low
25 180 Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Medium
26 181 Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia Low
27 182 Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes Low
28 183 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Low
29 232 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris Medium
30 230 Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura Low
31 231 Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon Medium
32 229 Black Kite Milvus migrans High
33 228 Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus High
34 218 Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis Medium
35 219 Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Low
36 221 Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Medium
37 222 Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrhocephalus Medium
38 224 Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Medium
39 225 Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Medium
40 239 Brown Falcon Falco berigora High
41 235 Australian Hobby Falco longipennis Medium
42 236 Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos Low
43 238 Black Falcon Falco subniger Medium
44 237 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Low
45 240 Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides High
46 177 Brolga Grus rubicunda Medium
47 55 Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis Medium
48 59 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Medium
49 176 Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis Medium
50 18 Little Button-quail Turnix velox Medium
51 19 Red-chested Button-quail Turnix pyrrhothorax Low
52 151 Little Curlew Numenius minutus Low
53 159 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Low
54 158 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Low
55 154 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Low
56 157 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Medium
57 163 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Low
58 146 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Medium
59 147 Banded Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus Low
60 148 Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Low
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All species
Davenport Murchison Range
Order Atlas species no Common name Scientific name Proportion of sightings in
bioregion
61 143 Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus Low
62 142 Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus Low
63 144 Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops High
64 132 Red-kneed Dotterel Erythogonys cinctus Medium
65 133 Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Medium
66 172 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Low
67 173 Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella Medium
68 125 Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae Low
69 111 Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica Low
70 110 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus Medium
71 109 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Low
72 957 Rock Dove Columba livia Low
73 940 Barbary Dove Streptopelia risoria Low
74 34 Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera Low
75 36 Flock Bronzewing Phaps histrionica Low
76 43 Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes High
77 42 Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera Medium
78 31 Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata High
79 30 Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida Medium
80 264 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii Medium
81 273 Galah Eolophus roseicapillus High
82 271 Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea High
83 270 Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri Medium
84 274 Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Medium
85 257 Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor Low
86 294 Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Medium
87 296 Mulga Parrot Psephotus varius Low
88 310 Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus High
89 337 Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Medium
90 342 Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis Medium
91 348 Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae Low
92 242 Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae Medium
93 249 Barn Owl Tyto alba Medium
94 313 Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides Low
95 331 Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus Low
96 317 Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus Medium
97 334 White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Low
98 335 Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Medium
99 325 Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygia High
100 326 Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus Medium
101 329 Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus High
102 536 Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti Medium
103 535 White-winged Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus Medium
104 541 Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus Medium
105 511 Dusky Grasswren Amytornis purnelli Low
106 570 Red-browed Pardalote Pardalotus rubricatus High
107 976 Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Medium
108 465 Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris High
109 463 Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca Low
110 476 Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis Medium
111 486 Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Low
112 640 Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Medium
113 646 Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis Low
114 635 Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula High
115 608 Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens High
116 621 Grey-headed Honeyeater Lichenostomus keartlandi High
117 623 Grey-fronted Honeyeater Lichenostomus plumulus Medium
118 624 Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavescens Low
119 625 White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus High
120 580 Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis Medium
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All species
Davenport Murchison Range
Order Atlas species no Common name Scientific name Proportion of sightings in
bioregion
121 597 Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta High
122 601 Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis Medium
123 589 Black Honeyeater Certhionyx niger Medium
124 602 Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus Medium
125 449 Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Medium
126 377 Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans Medium
127 381 Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii Medium
128 385 Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata Medium
129 443 Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis Medium
130 549 Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera Low
131 419 Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis Medium
132 401 Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Medium
133 408 Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Medium
134 728 Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta Low
135 415 Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca High
136 361 Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa Low
137 364 Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys High
138 424 Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae High
139 425 White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Low
140 423 Ground Cuckoo-shrike Coracina maxima Medium
141 430 White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii High
142 543 White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorhynchus Medium
143 544 Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus Medium
144 545 White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus Medium
145 546 Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus High
146 548 Little Woodswallow Artamus minor Medium
147 702 Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Low
148 700 Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis High
149 705 Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen High
150 930 Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Medium
151 691 Little Crow Corvus bennetti Medium
152 692 Torresian Crow Corvus orru High
153 681 Western Bowerbird Chlamydera guttata Low
154 648 Horsfield's Bushlark Mirafra javanica Medium
155 647 Australian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae Medium
156 995 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Medium
157 653 Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata High
158 655 Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii Low
159 654 Painted Finch Emblema pictum Medium
160 564 Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum High
161 358 White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosternus Medium
162 357 Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena Low
163 359 Tree Martin Hirundo nigricans Medium
164 360 Fairy Martin Hirundo ariel Medium
165 507 Spinifexbird Eremiornis carteri Medium
166 509 Rufous Songlark Cinclorhamphus mathewsi Medium
167 508 Brown Songlark Cinclorhamphus cruralis Medium
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Common species
Davenport Murchison Range
Reporting Rate Reporting Rate Estimated
Atlas No. No. Reporting Reporting Atlas 2: % change: Std dev. percent of
species sightings sightings Rate Atlas 1 Rate Atlas 2 deviation from from species national
Order no Common Name Scientific name Atlas 1 Atlas 2 (x100) (x100) mean mean population
1 1 Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 0.27 Minor
2 204 Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.21 Minor
3 205 Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.25 Minor
4 203 Black Swan Cygnus atratus 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.57 Minor
5 202 Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata 2 1 2.47 2.00 -10 -0.65 Minor
6 208 Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 5 3 6.17 6.00 -1 -0.60 Minor
7 211 Grey Teal Anas gracilis 6 6 7.41 12.00 24 1.13 Minor
8 210 Chestnut Teal Anas castanea 0 1 0.00 2.00 100 0.16 Minor
9 213 Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus 2 0 2.47 0.00 -100 -1.30 Minor
10 215 Hardhead Aythya australis 1 1 1.23 2.00 24 0.50 Minor
11 61 Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae 5 1 6.17 2.00 -51 -1.41 Minor
12 62 Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus 5 0 6.17 0.00 -100 -1.39 Minor
13 101 Darter Anhinga melanogaster 6 1 7.41 2.00 -57 -1.81 Minor
14 100 Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos 3 1 3.70 2.00 -30 -0.73 Minor
15 97 Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 2 3 2.47 6.00 42 1.01 Minor
16 96 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.28 Minor
17 106 Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus 2 2 2.47 4.00 24 0.87 Minor
18 188 White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae 9 2 11.11 4.00 -47 -0.78 Minor
19 189 White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica 9 3 11.11 6.00 -30 -0.13 Minor
20 187 Great Egret Ardea alba 3 0 3.70 0.00 -100 -0.91 Minor
21 178 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 2 1 2.47 2.00 -10 -0.12 Moderate
22 179 Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.61 Minor
23 180 Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis 4 0 4.94 0.00 -100 -0.69 Minor
24 182 Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes 2 0 2.47 0.00 -100 -0.49 Minor
25 232 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris 4 0 4.94 0.00 -100 -1.02 Minor
26 230 Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.82 Moderate
27 231 Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon 10 1 12.35 2.00 -72 -2.28 Moderate
28 229 Black Kite Milvus migrans 36 12 44.44 24.00 -30 -1.52 Moderate
29 228 Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus 35 6 43.21 12.00 -57 -2.45 Moderate
30 218 Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis 9 0 11.11 0.00 -100 -2.22 Moderate
31 221 Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus 10 0 12.35 0.00 -100 -2.60 Moderate
32 222 Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrhocephalus 4 1 4.94 2.00 -42 -2.13 Moderate
33 224 Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax 11 1 13.58 2.00 -74 -1.10 Minor
34 225 Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides 4 1 4.94 2.00 -42 -0.89 Minor
35 239 Brown Falcon Falco berigora 40 5 49.38 10.00 -66 -2.02 Moderate
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Reporting Rate Reporting Rate Estimated
Atlas No. No. Reporting Reporting Atlas 2: % change: Std dev. percent of
species sightings sightings Rate Atlas 1 Rate Atlas 2 deviation from from species national
Order no Common Name Scientific name Atlas 1 Atlas 2 (x100) (x100) mean mean population
36 235 Australian Hobby Falco longipennis 2 0 2.47 0.00 -100 -1.80 Minor
37 238 Black Falcon Falco subniger 6 0 7.41 0.00 -100 -2.63 Moderate
38 237 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.54 Minor
39 240 Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides 35 4 43.21 8.00 -69 -1.40 Minor
40 177 Brolga Grus rubicunda 3 0 3.70 0.00 -100 -0.74 Minor
41 55 Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis 3 0 3.70 0.00 -100 -1.31 Moderate
42 59 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 0 1 0.00 2.00 100 0.92 Minor
43 176 Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis 9 0 11.11 0.00 -100 -1.17 Moderate
44 18 Little Button-quail Turnix velox 0 6 0.00 12.00 100 2.52 Moderate
45 151 Little Curlew Numenius minutus 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.89 Moderate
46 159 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 0 2 0.00 4.00 100 1.50 Moderate
47 158 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.78 Minor
48 154 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 0 1 0.00 2.00 100 1.20 Moderate
49 157 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 0 3 0.00 6.00 100 1.79 Moderate
50 163 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.75 Minor
51 146 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 2 3 2.47 6.00 42 1.03 Minor
52 147 Banded Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.92 Moderate
53 148 Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae 0 2 0.00 4.00 100 1.83 Minor
54 143 Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.65 Minor
55 142 Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.30 Moderate
56 144 Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops 11 5 13.58 10.00 -15 -1.04 Moderate
57 132 Red-kneed Dotterel Erythogonys cinctus 4 0 4.94 0.00 -100 -1.71 Moderate
58 133 Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 2 3 2.47 6.00 42 0.77 Minor
59 172 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.05 Moderate
60 173 Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella 5 0 6.17 0.00 -100 -1.42 Moderate
61 111 Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.81 Minor
62 110 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus 1 1 1.23 2.00 24 0.57 Minor
63 109 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.52 Moderate
64 957 Rock Dove Columba livia 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.53 Minor
65 34 Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.21 Minor
66 36 Flock Bronzewing Phaps histrionica 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.24 Moderate
67 43 Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes 17 17 20.99 34.00 24 1.21 Minor
68 42 Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera 3 6 3.70 12.00 53 1.07 Moderate
69 31 Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata 28 12 34.57 24.00 -18 -1.98 Moderate
70 30 Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida 3 2 3.70 4.00 4 -0.40 Minor
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Reporting Rate Reporting Rate Estimated
Atlas No. No. Reporting Reporting Atlas 2: % change: Std dev. percent of
species sightings sightings Rate Atlas 1 Rate Atlas 2 deviation from from species national
Order no Common Name Scientific name Atlas 1 Atlas 2 (x100) (x100) mean mean population
71 273 Galah Eolophus roseicapillus 26 6 32.10 12.00 -46 -1.43 Minor
72 271 Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea 8 6 9.88 12.00 10 0.47 Minor
73 270 Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.39 Minor
74 274 Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus 4 7 4.94 14.00 48 1.45 Minor
75 294 Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius 8 0 9.88 0.00 -100 -1.70 Minor
76 310 Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus 17 17 20.99 34.00 24 1.10 Moderate
77 337 Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus 2 3 2.47 6.00 42 0.95 Minor
78 342 Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis 1 4 1.23 8.00 73 1.29 Minor
79 348 Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.43 Minor
80 249 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.81 Moderate
81 317 Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.27 Minor
82 334 White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.24 Moderate
83 335 Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus 1 1 1.23 2.00 24 1.51 Moderate
84 325 Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygia 12 8 14.81 16.00 4 0.60 Moderate
85 326 Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 4 1 4.94 2.00 -42 -1.24 Minor
86 329 Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus 16 8 19.75 16.00 -10 -1.08 Moderate
87 536 Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti 4 3 4.94 6.00 10 -0.18 Minor
88 535 White-winged Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus 4 5 4.94 10.00 34 0.91 Minor
89 541 Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus 1 1 1.23 2.00 24 -0.16 Minor
90 511 Dusky Grasswren Amytornis purnelli 1 1 1.23 2.00 24 0.16 Moderate
91 570 Red-browed Pardalote Pardalotus rubricatus 16 5 19.75 10.00 -33 -2.28 Moderate
92 976 Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus 6 2 7.41 4.00 -30 -1.24 Minor
93 465 Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris 17 10 20.99 20.00 -2 -0.99 Moderate
94 463 Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca 0 1 0.00 2.00 100 0.46 Minor
95 476 Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis 1 2 1.23 4.00 53 0.27 Minor
96 486 Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa 2 0 2.47 0.00 -100 -0.68 Minor
97 640 Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis 8 2 9.88 4.00 -42 -1.76 Minor
98 635 Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula 16 12 19.75 24.00 10 0.63 Minor
99 608 Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens 20 12 24.69 24.00 -1 -0.95 Minor
100 621 Grey-headed Honeyeater Lichenostomus keartlandi 12 10 14.81 20.00 15 0.77 Moderate
101 623 Grey-fronted Honeyeater Lichenostomus plumulus 4 1 4.94 2.00 -42 -1.51 Moderate
102 625 White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus 16 13 19.75 26.00 14 0.51 Minor
103 580 Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis 5 2 6.17 4.00 -21 -1.14 Moderate
104 597 Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta 12 14 14.81 28.00 31 0.48 Moderate
105 601 Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.23 Minor
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Reporting Rate Reporting Rate Estimated
Atlas No. No. Reporting Reporting Atlas 2: % change: Std dev. percent of
species sightings sightings Rate Atlas 1 Rate Atlas 2 deviation from from species national
Order no Common Name Scientific name Atlas 1 Atlas 2 (x100) (x100) mean mean population
106 589 Black Honeyeater Certhionyx niger 3 5 3.70 10.00 46 1.50 Moderate
107 602 Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus 2 2 2.47 4.00 24 0.13 Moderate
108 449 Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor 4 2 4.94 4.00 -10 -0.47 Minor
109 377 Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans 1 1 1.23 2.00 24 0.68 Minor
110 381 Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii 2 0 2.47 0.00 -100 -1.07 Minor
111 385 Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata 9 3 11.11 6.00 -30 -0.93 Moderate
112 443 Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis 5 4 6.17 8.00 13 0.28 Minor
113 549 Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera 1 1 1.23 2.00 24 0.95 Minor
114 419 Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis 3 4 3.70 8.00 37 0.57 Minor
115 401 Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris 7 6 8.64 12.00 16 0.13 Minor
116 408 Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica 3 9 3.70 18.00 66 0.83 Minor
117 728 Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -0.38 Minor
118 415 Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 40 24 49.38 48.00 -1 -0.57 Moderate
119 364 Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 41 20 50.62 40.00 -12 -1.46 Minor
120 424 Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae 32 10 39.51 20.00 -33 -1.63 Minor
121 423 Ground Cuckoo-shrike Coracina maxima 2 2 2.47 4.00 24 1.44 Moderate
122 430 White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii 17 11 20.99 22.00 2 0.71 Moderate
123 543 White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorhynchus 2 1 2.47 2.00 -10 -0.56 Minor
124 544 Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus 10 1 12.35 2.00 -72 -1.75 Moderate
125 545 White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus 3 2 3.70 4.00 4 1.05 Moderate
126 546 Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus 45 19 55.56 38.00 -19 -1.01 Moderate
127 548 Little Woodswallow Artamus minor 4 1 4.94 2.00 -42 -1.00 Minor
128 702 Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus 0 1 0.00 2.00 100 0.15 Minor
129 700 Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis 19 15 23.46 30.00 12 0.88 Minor
130 705 Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen 31 9 38.27 18.00 -36 -1.33 Minor
131 930 Australian Raven Corvus coronoides 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.11 Minor
132 691 Little Crow Corvus bennetti 17 1 20.99 2.00 -83 -2.48 Moderate
133 692 Torresian Crow Corvus orru 9 10 11.11 20.00 29 0.57 Minor
134 681 Western Bowerbird Chlamydera guttata 1 0 1.23 0.00 -100 -1.10 Minor
135 648 Horsfield's Bushlark Mirafra javanica 2 0 2.47 0.00 -100 -0.89 Minor
136 647 Australian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae 13 0 16.05 0.00 -100 -0.77 Minor
137 995 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 0 3 0.00 6.00 100 1.71 Minor
138 653 Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata 43 27 53.09 54.00 1 0.28 Moderate
139 655 Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii 2 0 2.47 0.00 -100 -0.82 Minor
140 654 Painted Finch Emblema pictum 2 5 2.47 10.00 60 1.07 Moderate
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Common species
Davenport Murchison Range
Reporting Rate Reporting Rate Estimated
Atlas No. No. Reporting Reporting Atlas 2: % change: Std dev. percent of
species sightings sightings Rate Atlas 1 Rate Atlas 2 deviation from from species national
Order no Common Name Scientific name Atlas 1 Atlas 2 (x100) (x100) mean mean population
141 564 Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum 15 4 18.52 8.00 -40 -1.96 Moderate
142 358 White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosternus 3 0 3.70 0.00 -100 -0.98 Minor
143 359 Tree Martin Hirundo nigricans 3 1 3.70 2.00 -30 -0.62 Minor
144 360 Fairy Martin Hirundo ariel 7 4 8.64 8.00 -4 -0.21 Minor
145 507 Spinifexbird Eremiornis carteri 1 2 1.23 4.00 53 0.41 Moderate
146 509 Rufous Songlark Cinclorhamphus mathewsi 1 5 1.23 10.00 78 1.46 Minor
147 508 Brown Songlark Cinclorhamphus cruralis 1 2 1.23 4.00 53 1.54 Minor
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Guild analysis
Davenport Murchison Range
No. of Index Index National Regional Bioregional Comparison with
Group species Atlas 1 Atlas 2 BIAS t df P trend variation trend national trend
Significant
Migratory waders 8 2 1 0.0 0.41 7 decrease Significant Not significant
Decrease much
Not Significant greater than
All Australian breeding species 133 509 112 -0.4 5.63 132 0.000 significant Significant decrease national trend
Decrease much
Significant Significant greater than
Ground nesters Obligate 24 30 3 -0.5 2.42 23 0.024 decrease Significant decrease national average
Decrease much
Not Significant greater than
Hollow nesters Obligate 11 52 7 -0.4 2.45 10 0.034 significant Significant decrease national trend
Significant
Ground seed eaters Obligate 10 29 17 -0.1 0.44 9 increase Significant Not significant
Much greater
Significant Significant decrease than
Facultative 18 91 5 -0.3 4.03 17 0.001 decrease Significant decrease national average
Not
Ground insect eaters Obligate 22 72 21 -0.4 1.90 21 significant Significant Not significant
Decrease much
Significant Significant greater than
Facultative 34 214 23 -0.4 4.20 33 0.000 decrease Significant decrease national average
Decrease much
Significant Significant greater than
Freshwater Obligate 40 53 7 -0.4 3.28 39 0.002 decrease Significant decrease national average
Decrease much
Significant Significant greater than
Grassland Obligate 31 146 14 -0.5 3.68 30 0.001 decrease Significant decrease national average
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Guild analysis
Davenport Murchison Range
No. of Index Index National Regional Bioregional Comparison with
Group species Atlas 1 Atlas 2 BIAS t df P trend variation trend national trend
Decrease much
Significant Significant greater than
Facultative 30 200 18 -0.4 5.39 29 0.000 decrease Significant decrease national average
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