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26 species

Anarhynchus ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover)

Anarhynchus ruficapillus
Anarhynchus ruficapillus
Anarhynchus ruficapillus
Anarhynchus ruficapillus
Anarhynchus ruficapillus
Anarhynchus ruficapillus

Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian Darter)

Anhinga novaehollandiae

Female

Anhinga novaehollandiae

Male
Anhinga novaehollandiae

Female
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Anhinga novaehollandiae

Anseranas semipalmata (Magpie Goose)

Anseranas semipalmata
Anseranas semipalmata
Anseranas semipalmata
Anseranas semipalmata
Anseranas semipalmata
Anseranas semipalmata

Ardea alba (Great Egret)

Ardea alba
Ardea alba
Ardea alba
Ardea alba
Ardea alba
Ardea alba

Ardea pacifica (White-necked Heron)

Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica

Ardea sumatrana (Great-billed Heron)

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull)

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Dendrocygna arcuata (Wandering Whistling-Duck)

Dendrocygna arcuata
Dendrocygna arcuata
Dendrocygna arcuata
Dendrocygna arcuata
Dendrocygna arcuata
Dendrocygna arcuata

Dendrocygna guttata (Spotted Whistling-Duck)

Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)

Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta

Egretta novaehollandiae (White-faced Heron)

Egretta novaehollandiae
Egretta novaehollandiae
Egretta novaehollandiae
Egretta novaehollandiae
Egretta novaehollandiae
Egretta novaehollandiae

Egretta picata (Pied Heron)

Egretta picata
Egretta picata
Egretta picata
Egretta picata
Egretta picata
Egretta picata

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Black-necked Stork)

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

Gelochelidon macrotarsa (Australian Tern)

Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Gelochelidon macrotarsa

Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt)

Himantopus leucocephalus
Himantopus leucocephalus
Himantopus leucocephalus
Himantopus leucocephalus
Himantopus leucocephalus
Himantopus leucocephalus

Irediparra gallinacea (Comb-crested Jacana)

Irediparra gallinacea
Irediparra gallinacea
Irediparra gallinacea
Irediparra gallinacea
Irediparra gallinacea
Irediparra gallinacea

Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit)

Limosa lapponica
Limosa lapponica
Limosa lapponica
Limosa lapponica
Limosa lapponica
Limosa lapponica

Nettapus pulchellus (Green Pygmy-Goose)

Nettapus pulchellus
Nettapus pulchellus
Nettapus pulchellus
Nettapus pulchellus

Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)

Numenius phaeopus
Numenius phaeopus
Numenius phaeopus
Numenius phaeopus
Numenius phaeopus
Numenius phaeopus

Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian Pelican)

Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pelecanus conspicillatus

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  • Local native (change?)
    * designates formal legal status
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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