Bird groups

Shorebirds and waders

Bar-tailed Godwit in the start of breeding plumage, facing and looking left

Bar-tailed Godwit

Scientific name Limosa lapponica
Bird type Shorebirds and waders, Threatened species

Red-capped Plover running across the shore, facing and running right

Red-capped Plover

Scientific name Charadrius ruficapillus
Bird type Shorebirds and waders

Wood Sandpiper looking left in water

Wood Sandpiper

Scientific name Tringa glareola
Bird type Shorebirds and waders

Two Curlew Sandpiper on the sand, facing and looking right. Front bird in breeding plumage.

Curlew Sandpiper

Scientific name Calidris ferruginea
Bird type Shorebirds and waders, Threatened species

Banded Stilt in the blue water, walking and looking right

Banded Stilt

Scientific name Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Bird type Shorebirds and waders

Eastern curlew in the water about to take flight, facing and looking left, wings outstretched behind its back.

Far Eastern Curlew

Scientific name Numenius madagascariensis
Bird type Shorebirds and waders, Threatened species

Two great knots facing and looking right, standing on the sand.

Great Knot

Scientific name Calidris tenuirostris
Bird type Shorebirds and waders, Threatened species

Oystercatcher walking along the shore,looking and facing left, ocean in the background tinged a golden colour with the sunset

Australian Pied Oystercatcher

Scientific name Haematopus longirostris
Bird type Shorebirds and waders

White-faced heron, a shorebird. grey in colour with a white mask and long legs. Sitting on a wooden fence, facing side on toward the right. Rich green background.

White-faced Heron

Scientific name Egretta novaehollandiae
Bird type Shorebirds and waders