Free field guide to Blue Mountains National Park

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A free printable field guide to Blue Mountains National Park covers 66 mammals and 268 birds in taxonomic order, with photos for 331 species and a tick-box checklist. It downloads as a PDF (A5 pocket size) or EPUB e-book. You choose the animal groups; the book is built in your browser in under a minute.

Inside the guide

Eastern Spinebill

Crimson Rosella

Pied Currawong

Brown Thornbill

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

White-throated Treecreeper

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

Eastern Yellow Robin

How to make your Blue Mountains National Park field guide

1. Open the field guide builder (Blue Mountains National Park is already selected).
2. Pick animal groups: mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians (reptiles and amphibians come from a 20 km grid around the area).
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Checklist: mammals of Blue Mountains National Park (66)

Ornithorhynchidae

• Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Tachyglossidae

• Short-beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus

Dasyuridae

• Spotted-tailed Quoll Dasyurus maculatus
• Eastern Quoll Dasyurus viverrinus
• Agile Antechinus Antechinus agilis
• Yellow-footed Antechinus Antechinus flavipes
• Brown Antechinus Antechinus stuartii
• Tasmanian Dusky Antechinus Antechinus swainsonii
• Common Dunnart Sminthopsis murina

Peramelidae

• Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus
• Long-nosed Bandicoot Perameles nasuta

Burramyidae

• Eastern Pygmy Possum Cercartetus nana

Macropodidae

• Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby Petrogale penicillata
• Eastern Gray Kangaroo Macropus giganteus
• Parma Wallaby Notamacropus parma
• Red-necked Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus
• Common Wallaroo Osphranter robustus
• Swamp Wallaby Wallabia bicolor

Acrobatidae

• Narrow-toed Feather-tailed Glider Acrobates pygmaeus

Petauridae

• Yellow-bellied Glider Petaurus australis
• Sugar Glider Petaurus breviceps
• Squirrel Glider Petaurus norfolcensis

Pseudocheiridae

• Southern Greater Glider Petauroides volans
• Eastern Ring-tailed Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Phalangeridae

• Short-eared Brush-tailed Possum Trichosurus caninus
• Mountain Brush-tailed Possum Trichosurus cunninghami
• Common Brush-tailed Possum Trichosurus vulpecula

Phascolarctidae

• Koala Phascolarctos cinereus

Vombatidae

• Common Wombat Vombatus ursinus

Leporidae

• European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

Muridae

• Common Water Rat Hydromys chrysogaster
• House Mouse Mus musculus
• Australian Bush Rat Rattus fuscipes
• Australian Swamp Rat Rattus lutreola
• Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
• Roof Rat Rattus rattus

Emballonuridae

• Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat Saccolaimus flaviventris

Miniopteridae

• Little Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus australis
• Australian Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus orianae

Molossidae

• White-striped Free-tailed Bat Austronomus australis
• East Coast Free-tailed Bat Micronomus norfolkensis
• Southern Free-tailed Bat Ozimops planiceps
• Ride's Free-tailed Bat Ozimops ridei

Vespertilionidae

• Southern Myotis Myotis macropus
• Rüppell's Broad-nosed Bat Scoteanax rueppellii
• Eastern Broad-nosed Bat Scotorepens orion
• Large-eared Pied Bat Chalinolobus dwyeri
• Gould's Wattled Bat Chalinolobus gouldii
• Chocolate Wattled Bat Chalinolobus morio
• Eastern False Pipistrelle Falsistrellus tasmaniensis
• Lesser Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus geoffroyi
• Gould's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi
• Large Forest Bat Vespadelus darlingtoni
• Southern Forest Bat Vespadelus regulus
• Eastern Cave Bat Vespadelus troughtoni
• Little Forest Bat Vespadelus vulturnus

Pteropodidae

• Gray-headed Flying Fox Pteropus poliocephalus

Rhinolophidae

• Eastern Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus megaphyllus

Canidae

• Gray Wolf Canis lupus
• Red Fox Vulpes vulpes

Felidae

• Domestic Cat Felis catus

Equidae

• Domestic Horse Equus caballus

Bovidae

• Domestic Goat Capra hircus
• Domestic Cattle Bos taurus

Cervidae

• Common Fallow Deer Dama dama

Suidae

• Eurasian Wild Pig Sus scrofa

Checklist: birds of Blue Mountains National Park (268)

Casuariidae

• Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae

Anatidae

• Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
• Musk Duck Biziura lobata
• Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
• Black Swan Cygnus atratus
• Graylag Goose Anser anser
• Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
• Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
• Hardhead Aythya australis
• Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
• Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
• Gray Teal Anas gracilis

Megapodiidae

• Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami

Phasianidae

• Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
• Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
• Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis

Podicipedidae

• Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
• Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
• Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

Cuculidae

• Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
• Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
• Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
• Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
• Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
• Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
• Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
• Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus

Columbidae

• Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella
• Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
• White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
• Rock Pigeon Columba livia
• Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
• Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca
• Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
• Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans
• Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
• Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
• Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
• Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
• Wompoo Fruit-Dove Megaloprepia magnifica

Rallidae

• Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
• Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
• Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
• Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
• Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
• Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
• Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla

Recurvirostridae

• Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Charadriidae

• Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor
• Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
• Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus

Scolopacidae

• Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

Turnicidae

• Little Buttonquail Turnix velox
• Red-chested Buttonquail Turnix pyrrhothorax
• Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius

Laridae

• Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
• Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Procellariidae

• Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis

Anhingidae

• Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae

Phalacrocoracidae

• Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
• Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
• Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
• Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius

Threskiornithidae

• Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
• Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
• Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
• Australian Ibis Threskiornis molucca

Pelecanidae

• Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus

Ardeidae

• White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
• Little Egret Egretta garzetta
• Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
• Pacific Heron Ardea pacifica
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
• Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis

Caprimulgidae

• White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis

Podargidae

• Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides

Aegothelidae

• Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus

Apodidae

• White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
• Pacific Swift Apus pacificus

Tytonidae

• Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
• Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa
• Australian Masked-Owl Tyto novaehollandiae

Strigidae

• Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
• Barking Owl Ninox connivens
• Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
• Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae

Pandionidae

• Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae

• Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
• Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
• Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
• Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
• Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
• Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
• Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster

Coraciidae

• Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

Meropidae

• Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus

Alcedinidae

• Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
• Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
• Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii
• Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus

Falconidae

• Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
• Brown Falcon Falco berigora
• Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
• Black Falcon Falco subniger

Cacatuidae

• Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami
• Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Zanda funerea
• Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
• Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
• Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
• Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
• Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita

Psittaculidae

• Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis
• Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii
• Turquoise Parrot Neophema pulchella
• Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor
• Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius
• Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
• Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
• Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
• Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
• Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
• Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus

Menuridae

• Albert's Lyrebird Menura alberti
• Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae

Climacteridae

• White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea
• Red-browed Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops
• Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus

Ptilonorhynchidae

• Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
• Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris

Maluridae

• Southern Emuwren Stipiturus malachurus
• Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
• Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti

Pardalotidae

• Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
• Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus

Acanthizidae

• Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki
• White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
• Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis
• Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
• Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
• Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
• Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
• Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides
• Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
• Pilotbird Pycnoptilus floccosus
• Speckled Warbler Pyrrholaemus sagittatus
• Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Hylacola pyrrhopygia
• Rockwarbler Origma solitaria
• Yellow-throated Scrubwren Neosericornis citreogularis
• Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra
• White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis

Meliphagidae

• Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
• Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Gliciphila melanops
• Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
• Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata
• Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta
• Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
• Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
• Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
• White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger
• New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
• Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
• White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis
• Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
• White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
• Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis
• Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris
• Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
• Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops
• Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens
• White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
• Fuscous Honeyeater Ptilotula fusca
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
• Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
• Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
• Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia
• Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
• Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
• Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala

Pomatostomidae

• Gray-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis
• Chestnut-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus ruficeps
• White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus

Cinclosomatidae

• Spotted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma punctatum

Campephagidae

• Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
• White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
• White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
• Sahul Cicadabird Edolisoma tenuirostre

Artamidae

• White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
• Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
• Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
• Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus
• Black Currawong Strepera fuliginosa
• Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
• Gray Currawong Strepera versicolor
• Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
• Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
• Gray Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus

Neosittidae

• Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera

Psophodidae

• Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus

Falcunculidae

• Eastern Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus

Oriolidae

• Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
• Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus

Pachycephalidae

• Gray Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
• Olive Whistler Pachycephala olivacea
• Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
• Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris

Rhipiduridae

• Willie-wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
• New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
• Gray Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
• Solomons Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufofronta

Dicruridae

• Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus

Monarchidae

• Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
• Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
• Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
• Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
• Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis

Corcoracidae

• White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos

Corvidae

• Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
• Little Raven Corvus mellori

Petroicidae

• Rose Robin Petroica rosea
• Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster
• Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
• Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang
• Norfolk Robin Petroica multicolor
• Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii
• Jacky-winter Microeca fascinans
• Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
• Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata

Alaudidae

• Singing Bushlark Mirafra javanica
• Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

Cisticolidae

• Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis

Acrocephalidae

• Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
• Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis

Locustellidae

• Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
• Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis
• Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi

Hirundinidae

• White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna
• Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
• Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
• Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel

Pycnonotidae

• Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus

Zosteropidae

• Silvereye Zosterops lateralis

Sturnidae

• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

Turdidae

• Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata
• Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula

Dicaeidae

• Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Estrildidae

• Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
• Beautiful Firetail Stagonopleura bella
• Red-browed Firetail Neochmia temporalis
• Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
• Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
• Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
• Chestnut-breasted Munia Lonchura castaneothorax

Passeridae

• House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Motacillidae

• New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
• Australian Pipit Anthus australis

Fringillidae

• European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

More about the wildlife here: Wildlife of Blue Mountains National Park. Order follows AviList (birds) and the Mammal Diversity Database (mammals).

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.