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36 species

Amaurornis moluccana (Pale-vented Bush-hen)

Amaurornis moluccana
Amaurornis moluccana

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

Anous minutus (Black Noddy)

Anous minutus
Anous minutus
Anous minutus
Anous minutus
Anous minutus
Anous minutus

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

Ardenna carneipes (Flesh-footed Shearwater)

Ardenna carneipes
Ardenna carneipes
Ardenna carneipes
Ardenna carneipes
Ardenna carneipes
Ardenna carneipes

Ardenna pacifica (Wedge-tailed Shearwater)

Ardenna pacifica
Ardenna pacifica
Ardenna pacifica
Ardenna pacifica
Ardenna pacifica
Ardenna pacifica

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 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

Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen)

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

Gallirallus philippensis (Buff-banded Rail)

Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus philippensis

Gygis alba (White Tern)

Gygis alba
Gygis alba
Gygis alba
Gygis alba
Gygis alba
Gygis alba

Haematopus longirostris (Australian Pied Oystercatcher)

Haematopus longirostris
Haematopus longirostris
Haematopus longirostris
Haematopus longirostris
Haematopus longirostris
Haematopus longirostris

Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt)

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

Hydroprogne caspia (Caspian Tern)

Hydroprogne caspia
Hydroprogne caspia
Hydroprogne caspia
Hydroprogne caspia
Hydroprogne caspia
Hydroprogne caspia

Microcarbo melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant)

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

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

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