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Eastern Whipbird sitting on a mossy rock, looking and facing left, black crest and long fanned tail.

Eastern Whipbird

  • Scientific name Psophodes olivaceus
  • Bird type Bush birds
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bush-stone curlew standing on one leg, other leg in the air, parallel to its lower chest. It is standing on the grass, with pink flowers decorating the ground. Bird looking and facing right

Bush Stone-curlew

  • Scientific name Burhinus grallarius
  • Bird type Nocturnal birds
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Pelican floating on a lake

Australian Pelican

  • Scientific name Pelecanus conspicillatus
  • Bird type Waterbirds
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Adelie Penguin in Antarctica

Adelie Penguin

  • Scientific name Pygoscelis adeliae
  • Bird type Seabirds
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Two feral pigeons sitting on a balcony, the right bird is a browny colour, and is leaning over to groom/kiss the left bird, which is more of a grey colour.

Rock Dove

  • Scientific name Columba livia
  • Bird type Common birds, Introduced birds, Urban birds
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The Pied Cormorant is a large black and white bird with a long, grey, hooked bill and black legs and feet. It has an orange eye patch and bare throat skin, with a blue eye ring and the eye is green. Its black back is glossed green, and its underparts are all white, except for black stripes on the thighs. The bird is sitting on a rock, which is sitting beside the ocean. Bird is looking and facing right

Pied Cormorant

  • Scientific name Phalacrocorax varius
  • Bird type Seabirds, Waterbirds
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Male Red-capped Robin, bird facing and looking left, sitting on a tree stump. Distinctive red cap, black head and upper back feathers. Chest is red, with white under wings.

Red-capped Robin

  • Scientific name Petroica goodenovii
  • Bird type Small insect eating birds
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Powerful owl sitting on tree branch looking and facing forward, bright yellow eyes, with a stripey white and brown chest

Powerful Owl

  • Scientific name Ninox strenua
  • Bird type Birds of prey
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Bird sitting on brand and looking up to the right. White belly, with red undertail. Black crest on head, little white cheek with red dot

Red-whiskered Bulbul

  • Scientific name Pycnonotus jocosus
  • Bird type Garden birds, Introduced birds, Urban birds
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Red Goshawk on a branch with the sky as the backdrop

Red Goshawk

  • Scientific name Erythrotriorchis radiatus
  • Bird type Birds of prey, Threatened species
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The Restless Flycatcher builds a small cup-shaped nest of bark and grass bound with spider web, camoflaged with pieces of lichen and bark, and placed in a exposed position on a tree branch, often near or over water. Males and females both help to build the nest, incubate the eggs and feed the young. Up to three broods may be raised in one season and the young disperse quickly after fledging.

Restless Flycatcher

  • Scientific name Myiagra inquieta
  • Bird type Small insect eating birds
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Swamp harrier, hawk like bird, in flight with wings directly vertical, taking off from fench post. Brown in colour, facing sideways toward right

Swamp Harrier

  • Scientific name Circus approximans
  • Bird type Birds of prey
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