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CLASS AVES

ORDER PROCELLARIIFORMES

FAMILY PROCELLARIIDAE

Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur)

RICHARD SMART

ORDER SULIFORMES

FAMILY SULIDAE

Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) ‐ Immature

SHARON REDMAN

ORDER CHARADIIFORMES

FAMILY HAEMATOPODIDAE

Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)

SIMON REES

FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) landing among other shorebirdsSharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
SIMON REESMARTIN POTTER

ORDER ANSERIFORMES

FAMILY ANATIDAE

Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) ducklingsPink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
MARTIN POTTERROGER GILLER

ORDER PELACANIFORMES

FAMILY ARDEIDAE

Great Egret (Ardea alba)Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
RICHARD SMARTSHARON REDMANPAUL CHARLIER

ORDER GRUIFORMES

FAMILY RALLIDAE

Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
BELINDA BACCARINIROGER GILLER

ORDER ACCIPITRIFORMES

FAMILY PANDIONIDAE

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus cristatus)Osprey (Pandion haliaetus cristatus) ‐ Juvenile
PAUL CHARLIERBILL ZEALEY

FAMILY ACCIPITRIDAE

White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

BELINDA BACCARINI

ORDER FALCONIFORMES

FAMILY FALCONIDAE

Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
CARLA JACKETMARTIN POTTER

ORDER PODARGIFORMES

FAMILY PODARGIDAE

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
RALPH STADUSBILL ZEALEYCARLA JACKET

ORDER PSITTACIFORMES

FAMILY CACATUIDAE

Glossy Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami)Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) ‐ Male Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) ‐ Female
SIMON REESDAVID EDDINGTONROGER TRUSCOTT
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
BELINDA BACCARINIDAVID EDDINGTON

FAMILY PSITTACULIDAE

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)
CATHERINE KIRBYROGER TRUSCOTTRALPH STADUS

ORDER COLUMBIFORMES

FAMILY COLUMBIDAE

Brown Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella)

LES SCHUMER

ORDER CORACIIFORMES

FAMILY ALCEDINIDAE

Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
MARTIN POTTERRALPH STADUSBILL ZEALEY
Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
ROGER TRUSCOTT

ORDER PASSERIFORMES

FAMILY HIRUNDINIDAE

Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
SHARON REDMANPAUL CHARLIER

FAMILY ACANTHIZIDAE

Striated Thornbill (Acanthiza lineata)Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla)
RALPH STADUSSHARON REDMAN

FAMILY MALURIDAE

Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus)Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) Variegated Fairy-wren (Malurus lamberti)Variegated Fairy-wren (Malurus lamberti)
MARTIN COCKERLES SCHUMERROGER TRUSCOTTWARREN NORRIE
Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)
SIMON REES

FAMILY MELIPHAGIDAE

Scarlet Honeyeater (Myzomela sanguinolenta)Scarlet Honeyeater (Myzomela sanguinolenta) Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostrisNoisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)
BILL ZEALEYPAUL CHARLIERMARTIN COCKERRICHARD SMART

FAMILY PTILONORHYNCHIDAE

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)

CATHERINE KIRBY

FAMILY PETROICIDAE

Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)

ROD MARSDEN

FAMILY DICAEIDAE

Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum)

RICHARD SMART

FAMILY CISTICOLIDAE

Golden-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis)

LINDA BACCARINI

FAMILY ESTRILDIDAE

Double-barred Finch (Stizoptera bichenovii)

WARREN NORRIE

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