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A Tawny Frogmouth in a tree, looking directly at the camera, not impressed.

Tawny Frogmouth

  • Scientific name Podargus strigoides
  • Bird type Garden birds, Nocturnal birds, Urban birds
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Superb Lyrebird

  • Scientific name Menura novaehollandiae
  • Bird type Birdsong, Bush birds
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Emu

  • Scientific name Dromaius novaehollandiae
  • Bird type Bush birds
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Black Swan

  • Scientific name Cygnus atratus
  • Bird type Waterbirds
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Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike

  • Scientific name Coracina novaehollandiae
  • Bird type Birdsong, Bush birds, Common birds
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An Eastern spinebill feeding amongst the varied flowering plants

Eastern Spinebill

  • Scientific name Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
  • Bird type Honeyeaters
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Little Penguin's on Phillip Island

Little Penguin

  • Scientific name Eudyptula minor
  • Bird type Seabirds
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A male Scarlet Honeyeater perched on a nectar branch in profile position

Scarlet Honeyeater

  • Scientific name Myzomela sanguinolenta
  • Bird type Bush birds, Garden birds, Honeyeaters, Urban birds
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Spotted Pardalote

  • Scientific name Pardalotus punctatus
  • Bird type Bush birds, Garden birds, Small insect eating birds, Urban birds
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Magpie Goose

  • Scientific name Anseranas semipalmata
  • Bird type Waterbirds
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Figbird sitting on thick tree branch looking right

Australasian Figbird

  • Scientific name Sphecotheres vieilloti
  • Bird type Bush birds, Urban birds
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Four Dusky Woodswallow lined up on branch

Dusky Woodswallow

  • Scientific name Artamus cyanopterus
  • Bird type Small insect eating birds
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