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19 species

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

Calidris acuminata (Sharp-tailed Sandpiper)

Calidris acuminata
Calidris acuminata
Calidris acuminata
Calidris acuminata
Calidris acuminata
Calidris acuminata

Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck)

Chenonetta jubata
Chenonetta jubata

Male
Chenonetta jubata

Female
Chenonetta jubata
Chenonetta jubata
Chenonetta jubata

Chlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern)

Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybrida

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

Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt)

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

Microcarbo melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant)

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

Numenius minutus (Little Curlew)

Numenius minutus
Numenius minutus

Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian Pelican)

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

Porzana fluminea (Australian Spotted Crake)

Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe)

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

Tadorna tadornoides (Australian Shelduck)

Tadorna tadornoides
Tadorna tadornoides
Tadorna tadornoides
Tadorna tadornoides
Tadorna tadornoides
Tadorna tadornoides

Threskiornis spinicollis (Straw-necked Ibis)

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

Tribonyx ventralis (Black-tailed Nativehen)

Tribonyx ventralis
Tribonyx ventralis
Tribonyx ventralis
Tribonyx ventralis
Tribonyx ventralis
Tribonyx ventralis
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