The following birds and animals have been observed in and around "The Feathered Nest" area.
The birds listed are named according to "The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds" - second edition by Peter Slater and the page numbers are provided here to assist in easy identification in the field.
"The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds" is provided in your retreat for your use.
Habitat
Freshwater
Riverine / Gallery Forest
Woodlands
Grasslands
Vine thicket
Sub tropical Forest
Status
Common (seen often)
Uncommon (seen occasionally)
Rare (no seasonal regularity)
Resident (all year)
Vagrant (passing through seasonally)
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Babblers | |||
Grey-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis | ![]() |
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Barn Owls | |||
Barn Owl | Tyto javanica | ![]() ![]() |
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Grass Owl | Tyto longimembris | ![]() |
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Bat | |||
Black Flying fox | Pteropus alecto | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Little Bent-wing Bat | Miniopterus australis | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Bee-eaters | |||
Rainbow Bee-eater | Merops ornatus | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Bustards | |||
Plain turkey | Ardeotis australis | ![]() ![]() |
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Butcherbirds | |||
Black Butcherbird | Cracticus quoyi | ![]() |
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Pied Butcherbird | Cracticus nigrogularis | ![]() |
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Cockatoos | |||
Galah | Eolophus roseicapilla | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Red-tail Black Cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus banksii | ![]() |
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Sulphur Crested Cockatoo | Cacatua galerita | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Cormorants | |||
Little Black cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | ![]() |
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Little Pied cormorant | Phalacrocorax melanoleucos | ![]() |
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Coucals | |||
Pheasant Coucal | Centropus phasianinus | ![]() ![]() |
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Cranes | |||
Brolga | Grus rubicundus | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Crested Hawks | |||
Pacific Baza | Aviceda subcristata | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Crows | |||
Torresian Crow | Corvus orru | ![]() |
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Cuckoos | |||
Channel billed Cuckoo | Scythrops novaehollandiae | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Common Koel | Eudynamys scolopaccea | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Cuckoo-shrikes | |||
Barred Cuckoo-shrike | Coracina lineate | ![]() |
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Black faced Cuckoo-shrike | Coracina novalehollandiae | ![]() |
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Cicada bird | Coracina tenuirostris | ![]() ![]() |
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Darters | |||
Australian Darter | Anhinga melanogaster | ![]() |
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Dollar birds | |||
Dollar bird | Eurystomus orientalis | ![]() |
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Drongos | |||
Spangled drongo | Dicrurus bracteatus | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Ducks | |||
Australian Black swan | Anhinga novaehollandiae | ![]() |
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Australian wood duck | Chenonetta jubata | ![]() |
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Green pygmy goose | Nettapus pulchellus | ![]() |
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Pacific black duck | Anas superciliosa | ![]() |
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Plumed whistling duck | Dendrocygna eytoni | ![]() |
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Wandering whistling duck | Dendrocygna arcuata | ![]() |
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Eagles | |||
Little eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | ![]() |
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Wedge tail eagle | Aquila audax | ![]() |
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White bellied sea eagle | Haliaeeyus leucogaster | ![]() ![]() |
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Egrets | |||
Cattle Egret | Ardea ibis | ![]() |
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Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | ![]() |
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Fairy Wrens | |||
Red backed Fairy Wren | Malurus melanocelphalus | ![]() |
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Falcons | |||
Brown Falcon | Falco berigora | ![]() ![]() |
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Nankeen Kestrel | Falco cenchroides | ![]() ![]() |
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Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | ![]() |
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Fantails | |||
Grey Fantail | Rhipidura fuliginosa | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Willie Wagtail | Rhipidura leucophrys | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Figbirds | |||
Figbird | Sphecotheres viridis | ![]() ![]() |
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Finches | |||
Black throated finch | Poephila cincta | ![]() ![]() |
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Chestnut breasted mannikin | Lonchura castaneothorax | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Double barred finch | Taeniopygia bichenovii | ![]() ![]() |
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Red browed finch | Neochmia temporalis | ![]() ![]() |
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Flowerpeckers | |||
Mistletoe bird | Dicaeum hirundinaceum | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Flycatchers | |||
Jacky winter | Microeca fascinans | ![]() |
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Leaden flycatcher | Myiagra rubecula | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lemon bellied flycatcher | Microeca flavigaster | ![]() ![]() |
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Frogmouths | |||
Tawny Frogmouth | Podargus strigoides | ![]() |
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Frogs | |||
Barra frog | Litoria nasuta | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Green tree frog | Litoria caerulea | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Stoney creek frog | Litoria wilcoxi | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Goshawks | |||
Brown Goshawk | Accipiter fasciatus | ![]() |
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Collared Goshawk | Accipiter cirrocephalus | ![]() |
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Grebes | |||
Australasian Grebe | Tachybaptus novaehollandiae | ![]() |
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Harriers | |||
Swamp Harrier | Circus approximans | ![]() ![]() |
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Hawk-owls | |||
Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | ![]() ![]() |
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Southern Boobook | Ninox novaeseelandiae | ![]() |
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Herons | |||
Black Bittern | Ixobrychus flavicollis | ![]() |
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Nankeen night Heron | Nycticorax calendonicus | ![]() |
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White necked Heron | Ardea pacifica | ![]() |
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White faced Heron | Egretta novaehollandiae | ![]() |
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Honeyeaters | |||
Blue faced Honey eater | Entomyzon cyantois | ![]() |
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Dusky Honey eater | Myzomela obscura | ![]() |
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Helmeted Friar bird | Philemon buceroides | ![]() |
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Lewins Honey eater | Meliphaga lewinii | ![]() |
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Little friar bird | Philemon citreogularis | ![]() |
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Noisy Friar bird | Philemon corniculatus | ![]() |
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Scarlet Honey eater | Myzomela sanguinolenta | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Yellow faced Honey eater | Lichenostomus chrysops | ![]() ![]() |
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Ibis | |||
Straw necked Ibis | Threskioris spinicollis | ![]() |
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Jacanas | |||
Comb crested Jacana | Irediparra gallinacean | ![]() |
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Kingfishers | |||
Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | ![]() ![]() |
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Blue winged Kookaburra | Dacelo leachii | ![]() |
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Forest Kingfisher | Todirampus macleayii | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Kookaburra | Dacelo novaeguineae | ![]() |
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Little Kingfisher | Ceyx pusilla | ![]() ![]() |
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Sacred Kingfisher | Todirampus sanctus | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Kites | |||
Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | ![]() ![]() |
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Square tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura | ![]() ![]() |
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Whistling Kite | Haliastur sphenurus | ![]() ![]() |
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Lapwings | |||
Masked Lapwing | Vanellus miles | ![]() ![]() |
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Lizards | |||
Common bearded Dragon | Pogona barbata | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Eastern Blue tongue | Tiliqua scincoides | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Eastern water Dragon | Intellagama lesuerii | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Eastern water skink | Eulamprus quoyii | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Frilled neck lizard | Chlamydosaurus kingie | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Knob tailed gecko | Nephrurus levis | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lace monitor | Varanus varius | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Leaf tailed gecko | Phyllurus ossa | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lorikeets | |||
Rainbow Lorikeets | Trichoglossus haematodus | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Scaly breasted Lorikeets | Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus | ![]() |
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Magpies | |||
Australian Magpie | Gymnorhina tilicen | ![]() |
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Martins | |||
Fairy Martin | Petrochelidon ariel | ![]() |
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Tree Martin | Petrochelidon nigricans | ![]() |
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Monarchs | |||
Black faced Monarch | Monarcha melanopsis | ![]() ![]() |
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Mound Builders | |||
Brush Turkey | Alectura lathami | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Orange footed scrubfowl | Megapodius reinwardt | ![]() |
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Mudlarks | |||
Magpie lark (Pee Wee) | Granilla cyanoleuca | ![]() |
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Nightjars | |||
Australian Owlet Nightjar | Aegotheles cristatus | ![]() |
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Large tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus | ![]() |
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Orioles | |||
Olive backed Oriole | Oriolus sagittatus | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Osprey | |||
Eastern Osprey | Pandion cristatus | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Other | |||
Dingo | Canis lupis dingo | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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False Water rat | Hydromys chrysogaster | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Northern Bandicoot | Isoodon macrourus | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Short beaked Echidna | Tacyglossus aculeatus | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Short necked turtle | Emydura krefftii | ![]() |
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Ulysses Butterfly | Papilio Ulysses joesa | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pardalotes | |||
Red browed Pardalote | Pardalotus rubricatus | ![]() |
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Striated Pardalote | Pardalotus striatus | ![]() |
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Parrots | |||
Crimson winged Parrot | Aprosmictus erythropterus | ![]() |
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Pale headed Rosella | Platycercus adscitus | ![]() |
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Pigeons & Doves | |||
Bar shouldered Dove | Geopelia humeralis | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Brown cuckoo Dove | Macropygia amboinensis | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Brush Bronzewing Dove | Phaps chalcoptera | ![]() |
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Crested Pigeon | Ocyphaps lophotes | ![]() |
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Emerald winged Dove | Chalcophaps indica | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Peaceful Dove | Geopelia striata | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pied Imperial Pigeon | Ducula bicolor | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Rose crowned Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus regina | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Superb Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus superbus | ![]() |
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Wompoo Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus magnificus | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Wonga Pigeon | Leucosarcis picata | ![]() |
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Possums | |||
Brush tailed possum | Trichosurus vulpecula | ![]() ![]() |
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Quails | |||
Brown Quail | Coturnix xpsilophora | ![]() |
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Painted button quail | Turnix varia | ![]() ![]() |
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Red chested quail | Turnix pyrrhothorax | ![]() ![]() |
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Rails | |||
Buff banded Rail | Gallirallus philippensis | ![]() |
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Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra | ![]() |
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Purple Swamp Hen | Porphyrio porphyrio | ![]() |
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Robins | |||
Eastern yellow robin | Eopsaltria australis | ![]() |
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Mangrove Robin | Eopsaltria pulverulenta | ![]() |
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Scrub wrens | |||
Large billed scrub wren | Sericornis magnirostra | ![]() ![]() |
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Shrike-thrushes | |||
Grey Shrike thrush | Colluricincia harmonica | ![]() ![]() |
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Little Shrike thrush | Colluricincia megarhyncha | ![]() ![]() |
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Silver eyes | |||
Silver eye | Zosteropus lateralis | ![]() |
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Sittellas | |||
Varied Sittella | Daphoenositta chrysoptera | ![]() |
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Snakes | |||
Brown tree snake | Boiga irregularis | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Carpet Python | Morelia spilota | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Red bellied black snake | Pseudechis porphyriacus | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Spoonbills | |||
Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | ![]() |
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Yellow billed Spoonbill | Platalea flavipes | ![]() |
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Stone-Curlews | |||
Bush stone Curlew | Burhinus grallarius | ![]() ![]() |
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Storks | |||
Jabiru | Ephippiorrhynchus asisticus | ![]() |
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Sunbirds | |||
Olive backed sunbird | Nectarinia jugularis | ![]() ![]() |
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Swallows | |||
Little wood swallow | Artamus minor | ![]() ![]() |
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White breasted swallow | Artamus leucorynchus | ![]() ![]() |
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Swiftlets | |||
Australian Swiftlet | Aerodramus terraereginae | ![]() ![]() |
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Welcome Swallow | Hirundo neoxena | ![]() ![]() |
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Treecreepers | |||
Brown tree creeper | Climacteris picumnus | ![]() ![]() |
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Wallabies | |||
Agile Wallaby | Macropus agilis | ![]() ![]() |
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Rufous Bettong | Aepyprymnus rufescens | ![]() ![]() |
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Whip tail wallaby | Macropus parryi | ![]() ![]() |
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Rainbow Bee-eater, Merops ornatus
Red-tail Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii
Brolga, Grus rubicundus
Australia Wood Duck, Chenonetta jubata
Plumed Whistling Ducks, Dendrocygna eytoni
Wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax
Double barred finch, Taeniopygia bichenovii
Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides
Australasian Grebe, Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Blue faced Honey eater, Entomyzon cyanotis
Forest Kingfisher, Todiramphus macleayii
Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles
Rainbow Lorikeets, Trichoglossus haematodus
Brush Turkey, Alectura lathami
Ulysses Butterfly, Papilio Ulysses joesa
Brush Bronzewing Dove, Phaps chalcoptera
Wonga Pigeon, Leucosarcis picata
Brush tailed possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
Carpet Python, Morelia spilota
Yellow billed Spoonbill, Platalea flavipes
Olive backed sunbird, Nectarinia jugularis
Agile Wallaby, Macropus agilis