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28 species

Anas gracilis (Grey Teal)

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

Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian Darter)

Anhinga novaehollandiae

Female

Anhinga novaehollandiae

Male
Anhinga novaehollandiae

Female
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Anhinga novaehollandiae

Antigone rubicunda (Brolga)

Antigone rubicunda
Antigone rubicunda
Antigone rubicunda
Antigone rubicunda
Antigone rubicunda
Antigone rubicunda

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 plumifera (Plumed Egret)

Ardea plumifera
Ardea plumifera
Ardea plumifera
Ardea plumifera
Ardea plumifera
Ardea plumifera

Aythya australis (Hardhead)

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

Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel)

Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops

Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck)

Chenonetta jubata
Chenonetta jubata

Male
Chenonetta jubata

Female
Chenonetta jubata
Chenonetta jubata
Chenonetta jubata

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull)

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

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

Microcarbo melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant)

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

Nycticorax caledonicus (Nankeen Night-Heron)

Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus

Juvenile
Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus

Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian Pelican)

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

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Little Black Cormorant)

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Platalea flavipes (Yellow-billed Spoonbill)

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

Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill)

Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia

Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe)

Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps cristatus

JUVENILE
Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps cristatus

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