Host taxa for AMBLYCERA
Animal Hosts
AVES
ACANTHIZIDAE
- Pardalotus striatus (Gmelin, 1789) — Striated Pardalote
ACCIPITRIDAE
- Accipiter (Leucospiza) novaehollandiae (Gmelin, 1788) — Grey Goshawk
- Aquila audax (Latham, 1801) — Wedge-tailed Eagle
- Circus approximans Peale, 1848 — Swamp Harrier
- Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788) — White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) — Whistling Kite
- Hieraaetus (Hieraaetus) morphnoides (Gould, 1841) — Little Eagle
- Pandion haliaetus cristatus (Vieillot, 1816) — Osprey
ALAUDIDAE
- Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758 — Skylark
ANATIDAE
- Anas (Anas) superciliosa Gmelin, 1789 — Pacific Black Duck
- Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838) — Chestnut Teal
- Anas gracilis Buller, 1869 — Grey Teal
- Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 — Mallard
- Anas rhynchotis Latham, 1801 — Australasian Shoveler
- Aythya australis (Eyton, 1838) — Hardhead
- Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801) — Australian Wood Duck
- Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus (Latham, 1790) — Black Swan
- Dendrocygna (Dendrocygna) arcuata (Horsfield, 1824) — Wandering Whistling-Duck
- Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton, 1838) — Plumed Whistling-Duck
- Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1801) — Pink-eared Duck
- Stictonetta naevosa (Gould, 1841) — Freckled Duck
- Tadorna radjah (Lesson, 1828) — Radjah Shelduck
ANSERANATIDAE
- Anseranas semipalmata (Latham, 1798) — Magpie Goose
APODIDAE
- Collocalia spodiopygius chillagoensis (Pecotich, 1982) — White-rumped Swiflet
- Collocalia spodiopygius terraereginae (Ramsay, 1875) — White-rumped Swiflet
ARDEIDAE
- Ardea (Mesophoyx) intermedia Wagler, 1829 — Intermediate Egret
- Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 — Great Egret
- Ardea ibis Linnaeus, 1758 — Cattle Egret
- Botaurus poiciloptilus (Wagler, 1827) — Australasian Bittern
- Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) — Little Egret
- Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) — White-faced Heron
- Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789) — Eastern Reef Egret
ARTAMIDAE
- Artamus cyanopterus (Latham, 1801) — Dusky Woodswallow
- Strepera versicolor (Latham, 1801) — Grey Currawong
CACATUIDAE
- Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) — Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Cacatua leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831) — Pink Cockatoo
- Cacatua sanguinea Gould, 1843 — Little Corella
- Calyptorhynchus banksii (Latham, 1790) — Red-tailed Black-cockatoo
- Calyptorhynchus baudinii Lear, 1832 — Long-billed Black-cockatoo
- Calyptorhynchus funereus (Shaw, 1794) — Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
- Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) — Galah
- Probosciger aterrimus (Gmelin, 1788) — Palm Cockatoo
CHARADRI IDAE
- Vanellus tricolor (Vieillot, 1818) — Banded Lapwing
CHARADRIIDAE
- Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin, 1789) — Pacific Golden Plover
- Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758) — Grey Plover
- Vanellus miles novaehollandiae Stephens, 1819 — Masked Lapwing
CHIONIDIDAE)
- Chionis minor nasicornis Reichenow, 1904 — Black-faced Sheathbill
COLUMBIDAE
- Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 — Rock Dove
- Streptopelia chinensis tigrina (Temminck, 1810) — Spotted Turtle Dove
CORACIIDAE
- Eurystomus orientalis pacificus (Latham, 1801) — Dollarbird
CORCORACIDAE
- Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837 — Apostlebird
CORVIDAE
- Corvus bennelli North, 1901 — Little Crow
- Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 — Australian Raven
- Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 — Little Raven
- Corvus orru cecilae Mathews, 1912 — Torresian Crow]
- Corvus tasmanicus Mathews, 1912 — Forest Raven
CUCULIDAE
- Cuculus pallidus (Latham, 1801) — Pallid Cuckoo
- Scythrops novaehollandiae Latham, 1790 — Channel-billed Cuckoo
DICRURIDAE
- Rhipidura fuliginosa (Sparrman, 1787) — Grey Fantail
DIOMEDEIDAE
- Diomedea cauta Gould, 1841 — Shy Albatross
- Diomedea chlororhynchos Gmelin, 1789 — Yellow-nosed Albatross
- Diomedea chrysostoma J.R. Forster, 1785 — Grey-headed Albatross
- Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1825 — Royal Albatross
- Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758 — Wandering Albatross
- Diomedea melanophrys Temminck, 1828 — Black-browed Albatross
- Phoebetria palpebrata (J.R. Forster, 1785) — Light-mantled Sooty Albatross
FALCONIDAE
- Falco (Tinnunculus) cenchroides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 — Nankeen Kestrel
- Falco berigora melvillensis (Mathews, 1912) — Brown Falcon
- Falco berigora tasmanica (Mathews, 1916) — Brown Falcon
- Falco longipennis Swainson, 1837 — Australian Hobby
FREGATIDAE
- Fregata ariel (G.R. Gray, 1845) — Lesser Frigatebird
- Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789) — Great Frigatebird
FRINGILLIDAE
- Serinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758) — Canary
GRUIDAE
- Crus antigone (Linnaeus, 1758) — Sarus Crane
- Grus (Mathewsia) rubicunda (Perry, 1810) — Brolga
HAEMATOPODIDAE
- Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845 — Sooty Oystercatcher
- Haematopus ostralegus longirostris Vieillot, 1817 — Pied Oystercatcher
HIRUNDINIDAE
- Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1843 — Welcome Swallow
- Hirundo nigricans Vieillot, 1817 — Tree Martin
- Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 — Barn Swallow
LARIDAE
- Anous minutus Boie, 1844 — Black Noddy
- Anous stolidus pileatus (Scopoli, 1786) — Common Noddy
- Anous tenuirostris (Temminck, 1823) — Lesser Noddy
- Catharacta skua lonnbergi Mathews, 1912 — Great Skua
- Chlidonias hybridus (Pallas, 1811) — Whiskered Tern
- Chlidonias leucopterus (Temminck, 1815) — White-winged Black Tern
- Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) — Silver Gull
- Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823 — Kelp Gull
- Procelsterna cerulea (Bennett, 1840) — Grey Ternlet
- Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831 — Lesser Crested Tern
- Sterna bergii poliocerca Gould, 1837 — Crested Tern
- Sterna caspia Pallas, 1770 — Caspian Tern
- Sterna striata Gmelin, 1789 — White-fronted Tern
- Thalasseus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823) — Crested Tern
MALURIDAE
- Malurus cyaneus Latham, 1783 — Superb Fairy-wren
- Malurus splendens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) — Splendid Fairy-wren
MEGAPODIIDAE
- Alectura lathami lathami Gray, 1831 — Australian Brush-turkey
- Alectura lathami purpureicollis (Le Souef, 1898) — Australian Brush-turkey
MELIPHAGIDAE
- Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) — Red Wattlebird
- Lichenostomus leucotis (Latham, 1802) — White-eared Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus penicillatus (Gould, 1837) — White-plumed Honeyeater
- Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) — New Holland Honeyeater
MENURIDAE
- Menura novaehollandiae Latham, 1801 — Superb Lyrebird
MEROPIDAE
- Merops ornatus Latham, 1801 — Rainbow Bee-eater
MOTACILLIDAE
- Anthus novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1789) — Richard's Pipit
MUSCICAPIDAE
- Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 — Common Blackbird
OCEANITIDAE
- Pelagodroma marina (Latham, 1790) — White-faced Storm-Petrel
P ARDALOTIDAE
- Acanthiza ewingii Gould, 1844 — Tasmanian Thornbill
PACHYCEPHALIDAE
- Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1801) — Grey Shrike-thrush
- Pachycephala olivacea Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 — Olive Whistler
- Pachycephala pectoralis ashbyi Mathews, 1912 — Golden Whistler
- Pachycephala pectoralis glaucura Gould, 1845 — Golden Whistler
PARADISAEIDAE
- Ptiloris victoriae Gould, 1850 — Victoria's Riflebird
PASSERIDAE
- Erythrura gouldiae (Gould, 1844) — Gouldian Finch
PELECANIDAE
- Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824 — Australian Pelican
PETROICIDAE
- Melanodryas vittata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) — Dusky Robin
PHAETHONTIDAE
- Phaethon rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783) — Red-tailed Tropicbird
PHALACROCORACIDAE
- Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) — Great Cormorant
- Phalacrocorax fuscescens (Vieillot, 1817) — Black-faced Cormorant
- Phalacrocorax melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817) — Little Pied Cormorant
- Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837) — Little Black Cormorant
- Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1789) — Pied Cormorant
PHASIANIDAE
- Coturnix chinensis victoriae (Mathews, 1912) — King Quail
- Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Red Junglefowl
- Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758 — Wild Turkey
- Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 — Indian Peafowl
PODICIPEDIDAE
- Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Great Crested Grebe
- Poliocephalus poliocephalus (Jardine & Selby, 1827) — Hoary-headed Grebe
PROCELLARIIDAE
- Daption capense (Linnaeus, 1758) — Cape Petrel
- Fulmarus glacialoides (A. Smith, 1840) — Southern Fulmar
- Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin, 1789) — Blue Petrel
- Lugensa brevirostris (Lesson, 1833) — Kerguelen Petrel
- Macronectes giganteus (Gmelin, 1789) — Southern Giant-petrel
- Macronectes halli Mathews, 1912 — Northern Giant-Petrel
- Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews, 1912) — Slender-billed Prion
- Pachyptila crassirostris (Mathews, 1912) — Fulmar Prion
- Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin, 1789) — Antarctic Prion
- Pachyptila salvini (Mathews, 1912) — Salvin's Prion
- Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl, 1820) — Fairy Prion
- Pachyptila vittata (G. Forster, 1777) — Broad-billed Prion
- Pelecanoides georgicus Murphy & Harper, 1916 — South Georgian Diving-Petrel
- Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin, 1789) — Common Diving-Petrel
- Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus, 1758 — White-chinned Petrel
- Procellaria cinerea Gmelin, 1789 — Grey Petrel
- Pterodroma (Pterodroma) lessonii (Garnot, 1826) — White-headed Petrel
- Pterodroma inexpectata (Forster, 1844) — Mottled Petrel
- Pterodroma macroptera (Smith, 1840) — Great-winged Petrel
- Pterodroma mollis (Gould, 1844) — Soft-plumaged Petrel
- Pterodroma solandri (Gould, 1844) — Providence Petrel
- Puffinus bulleri Salvin, 1888 — Buller's Shearwater
- Puffinus carneipes Gould, 1844 — Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Puffinus gavia (Forster, 1844) — Fluttering Shearwater
- Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789) — Sooty Shearwater
- Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789) — Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Puffinus tenuirostris (Temminck, 1835) — Short-tailed Shearwater
- Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin, 1789) — Antarctic Petrel
PROCELLARIIDAE)
- Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin, 1789) — Blue Petrel
PSITT ACIDAE
- Glossopsitta porphyrocephala (Dietrichsen, 1837) — Purple-crowned Lorikeet
- Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) — Crimson Rosella
PSITTACIDAE
- Barnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) — Australian Ringneck
- Glossopsitta concinna (Shaw, 1791) — Musk Lorikeet
- Lathamus discolor (Shaw, 1790) — Swift Parrot
- Platycercus caledonicus (Gmelin, 1788) — Green Rosella
- Platycereus eximius (Shaw, 1792) — Eastern Rosella
- Psitteuteles versicolor (Lear, 1831) — Varied Lorikeet
- Purpureicephalus spurius (Kuhl, 1820) — Red-capped Parrot
- Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus (Kuhl, 1820) — Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
- Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus (Gmelin, 1788) — Rainbow Lorikeet
PTILONORHYNCHIDAE
- Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Vieillot, 1816) — Satin Bowerbird
RALLIDAE
- Fulica atra australis Gould, 1845 — Coot
- Gallinula mortierii (Dubois, 1840) — Tasmanian Native-hen
- Gallirallus philippensis Linnaeus, 1766 — Buff-banded Rail
- Porphyrio porphyrio bellus Gould, 1840 — Purple Swamphen
- Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus Temminck, 1820 — Purple Swamphen
- Rallus pectoralis Temminck, 1831 — Lewin's Rail
- Tribonyx ventralis (Gould, 1837) — Black-tailed Native-hen
RECURVIROSTRIDAE
- Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus Gould, 1837 — Black-winged Stilt
- Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Vieillot, 1816 — Red-necked Avocet
SCOLOPACIDAE
- Calidris (Erolia) ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763) — Curlew Sandpiper
- Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764) — Sanderling
- Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819) — Pectoral Sandpiper
- Calidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776) — Red-necked Stint
STRIGIDAE
- Ninox novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1788) — Southern Boobook
STURNIDAE
- Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 — Common Starling
SULIDAE
- Morus serrator (Gray, 1843) — Australasian Gannet
- Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831 — Masked Booby
- Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) — Brown Booby
THRESKIORNITHIDAE
- Platalea regia Gould, 1838 — Royal Spoonbill
- Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Glossy Ibis
- Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) — Australian White Ibis
- Threskiornis spinicollis (Jameson, 1835) — Straw-necked Ibis
TIMALIIDAE
- Zosterops lateralis (Latham, 1801) — Silvereye
TYTONIDAE
- Tyto alba delicatula (Gould, 1837) — Barn Owl
- Tyto novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) — Masked Owl
EUTHERIA
CANIDAE
- Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 — Domestic Dog
CAVIIDAE
- Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Guinea Pig
MARSUPIALIA
DASYURIDAE
- Antechinus bellus (Thomas, 1904) — Fawn Antechinus
- Antechinus flavipes (Waterhouse, 1838) — Yellow-footed Antechinus
- Antechinus minirnus (Geoffroy, 1803) — Swamp Antechinus
- Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841 — Brown Antechinus
- Antechinus swainsonii (Waterhouse, 1840) — Dusky Antechinus
- Dasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841 — Western Quoll
- Dasyurus hallucatus Gould, 1842 — Northern Quoll
- Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr, 1792) — Spotted-tailed Quoll
- Phascogale tapoatafa (Meyer, 1793) — Brush-tailed Phascogale
- Pseudantechinus bilarni (Johnson, 1954) — Sandstone Antechinus
- Sminthopsis leucopus (Gray, 1842) — White-footed Dunnart
- Sminthopsis murina (Waterhouse, 1838) — Common Dunnart
MACROPODIDAE
- Dendrolagus lumholtzi Collett, 1884 — Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo
- Macropus agilis (Gould, 1842) — Agile Wallaby
- Macropus antilopinus (Gould, 1842) — Antilopine Wallaroo
- Macropus dorsalis (Gray, 1837) — Black-striped Wallaby
- Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817) — Tammar Wallaby
- Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) — Western Grey Kangaroo
- Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 — Eastern Grey Kangaroo
- Macropus parryi (Bennett, 1835) — Whiptail Wallaby
- Macropus robustus Gould, 1841 — Common Wallaroo
- Macropus rufogriseus (Desmarest, 1817) — Red-necked Wallaby
- Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822) — Red Kangaroo
- Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877 — Allied Rock-wallaby
- Petrogale coenensis Eldridge & Close, 1992 — Cape York Rock-wallaby
- Petrogale godmani Thomas, 1923 — Godman’s Rock-wallaby
- Petrogale herberti Thomas, 1926 — Herbert’s Rock-wallaby
- Petrogale inornata Gould, 1842 — Unadorned Rock-wallaby
- Petrogale mareeba Eldridge & Close, 1992 — Mareeba Rock Wallaby
- Petrogale penicillata (Gray, 1825) — Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
- Petrogale sharmani Eldridge & Close, 1992 — Sharman's Rock-wallaby
- Setonix brachyurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) — Quokka
- Thylogale billardierii (Desmarest, 1822) — Tasmanian Pademelon
- Thylogale stigmatica (Gould, 1860) — Red-legged Pademelon
- Thylogale thetis (Lesson, 1827) — Red-necked Pademelon
- Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest, 1804) — Swamp Wallaby
PERAMELIDAE
- Isoodon macrourus (Gould, 1842) — Northern Brown Bandicoot
- Isoodon obesulus (Shaw, 1797) — Southern Brown Bandicoot,
- Perameles nasuta Geoffroy, 1804 — Long-nosed Bandicoot
POTOROIDAE
- Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837) — Rufous Bettong
- Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1827 — Brush-tailed Bettong
- Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) — Long-nosed Potoroo
VOMBATIDAE
- Lasiorhinus latifrons (Owen, 1845) — Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
- Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) — Bare-nosed Wombat
Ungrouped
ARTAMIDAE
- Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) — Pied Currawong
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