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20 species

Anas castanea (Chestnut Teal)

Anas castanea

Male

Anas castanea

Male
Anas castanea

Male (left) & Female (right)
Anas castanea
Anas castanea
Anas castanea

Anas gracilis (Grey Teal)

Anas gracilis
Anas gracilis
Anas gracilis
Anas gracilis
Anas gracilis
Anas gracilis

Anas superciliosa (Pacific Black Duck)

Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa

Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian Darter)

Anhinga novaehollandiae

Female

Anhinga novaehollandiae

Male
Anhinga novaehollandiae

Female
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Anhinga novaehollandiae

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

Aythya australis (Hardhead)

Aythya australis
Aythya australis
Aythya australis
Aythya australis
Aythya australis
Aythya australis

Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck)

Chenonetta jubata
Chenonetta jubata

Male
Chenonetta jubata

Female
Chenonetta jubata
Chenonetta jubata
Chenonetta jubata

Cygnus atratus (Black Swan)

Cygnus atratus
Cygnus atratus
Cygnus atratus
Cygnus atratus
Cygnus atratus
Cygnus atratus

Egretta novaehollandiae (White-faced Heron)

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

Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot)

Fulica atra
Fulica atra
Fulica atra
Fulica atra
Fulica atra
Fulica atra

Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen)

Gallinula tenebrosa
Gallinula tenebrosa
Gallinula tenebrosa
Gallinula tenebrosa
Gallinula tenebrosa
Gallinula tenebrosa

Microcarbo melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant)

Microcarbo melanoleucos
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Microcarbo melanoleucos

Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian Pelican)

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

Platalea flavipes (Yellow-billed Spoonbill)

Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes

Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian Swamphen)

Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe)

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

Threskiornis molucca (Australian White Ibis)

Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca

Threskiornis spinicollis (Straw-necked Ibis)

Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing)

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

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