Habitat type

Wetland

Cockatoo sitting on a branch, its wing outstretched behind its back. Bird is looking and facing right, and the background is yellowy golgen bokeh

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Scientific name Cacatua galerita
Bird type Common birds, Hollow nesters, Parrots, Urban birds

Orange-bellied parrot sitting on a branch facing forward, looking slightly off to the left. Green, blurred background

Orange-bellied Parrot

Scientific name Neophema chrysogaster
Bird type Parrots, Threatened species

Pelican floating on a lake

Australian Pelican

Scientific name Pelecanus conspicillatus
Bird type Waterbirds

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

The rufous morph striated heron, has rich rufous or cinnamon brown underparts and the upper wing feathers are outlined rufous to cinnamon brown. It is looking and facing to the left, with its head slightly bowed. Its bill is long and has a bright yellow eye.

Striated Heron

Scientific name Butorides striata
Bird type Waterbirds

Welcome Swallow

Scientific name Hirundo neoxena
Bird type Bush birds, Common birds, Garden birds, Small insect eating birds, Urban birds

Pheasant coucal, a large bird, with mottled brown feathers on back and a darker brown neck. Almost hawk like. Bird sitting on branch, looking and facing left. Tail is long.

Pheasant Coucal

Scientific name Centropus phasianinus
Bird type Bush birds, Garden birds, Urban birds

Plumed whistling duck standing on log, looking and facing left. Two more birds blurred in background. Foreground bird is mostly mottled shades of brown, pinkish legs with distinctive white plumes coming from underbelly, each white plume feather has a distinctive black border around it.

Plumed Whistling-Duck

Scientific name Dendrocygna eytoni
Bird type Waterbirds

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

White bird, with a black collar and back of head. White chest and face. Orange eye. Bird sitting on vegetation and looking to the left

White-fronted Chat

Scientific name Epthianura albifrons
Bird type Small insect eating birds

Little Friarbird sitting on plant with orange flowers, bird is facing toward the left with its head outstretched.

Little Friarbird

Scientific name Philemon citreogularis
Bird type Honeyeaters

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