Australian Birds
This page is simply a list of the birds that I've positively identified since moving to Australia. I thought that it would be useful to anyone who may visit me here and wants an idea of what birds they would be likely to see and easily identify. None of the birds are listed more than once, so birds listed under 'elsewhere in Australia' are only those that I haven't seen around Adelaide. I've included the first (though often not only) place I saw those species as well. An * indicates that the species is introduced to Australia, and a ^ indicates that the species is native to Australia but introduced to the region where I saw it. If I have taken a photo of the bird it can be seen by clicking on the camera icon, otherwise a weblink to a photo (opens in a new window/tab) can be accessed by clicking on the globe icon.
Birds seen in or from our garden
| Common Name |
Latin Name |
First Seen |
My Photo |
Web Link |
| Adelaide Rosella |
Platycercus elegans adelaidae |
Adelaide, SA |
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| Australian Magpie |
Gymnorhina tibicen |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Common Blackbird* |
Turdus merula |
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| Galah |
Cacatua roseicapilla |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Laughing Kookaburra |
Dacelo novaeguineae |
Canberra, ACT |
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| New Holland Honeyeater |
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Noisy Miner |
Manorina melanocephala |
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| Rainbow Lorikeet |
Trichoglossus haematodus |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| Red Wattlebird |
Anthochaera carunculata |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Silvereye |
Zosterops lateralis |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo |
Cacatua galeritta |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo |
Calyptorhynchus funereus |
Bungendore, NSW |
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Birds seen in the Adelaide region
| Common Name |
Latin Name |
First Seen |
My Photo |
Web Link |
| Apostlebird |
Struthidea cinerea |
Mildura, VIC |
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| Australian Pelican |
Pelecanus conspicillatus |
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| Australian Raven |
Corvus coronoides |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Australian White Ibis |
Threskiornis molucca |
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| Australian Wood Duck |
Chenonetta jubata |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| Black Shouldered Kite |
Elanus axillaris |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Black Swan |
Cygnus atratus |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Black-faced Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax fuscescens |
Kangaroo Island, SA |
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| Cape Barren Goose^ |
Cereopsis novaehollandiae |
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| Common Bronzewing |
Phaps chalcoptera |
Mildura, VIC |
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| Common Starling* |
Sturnus vulgaris |
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| Crested Pigeon |
Ocyphaps lophotes |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Crested Tern |
Sterna bergii |
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| Crimson Rosella |
Platycercus elegans |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Dusky Moorhen |
Gallinula tenebrosa |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Eastern Rosella |
Platycercus eximius |
Canberra, ACT |
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| European Goldfinch* |
Carduelis carduelis |
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| Golden Whistler |
Pachycephala pectoralis |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
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| Grey Currawong |
Strepera versicolor |
Adelaide, SA |
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| Hardhead |
Aythya australis |
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| Hooded Plover |
Thinornis rubricollis |
Kangaroo Island, SA |
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| House Sparrow* |
Passer domesticus |
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| Little Corella |
Cacatua sanguinea |
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| Little Penguin |
Eudyptula minor |
Kangaroo Island, SA |
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| Little Raven |
Corvus mellori |
Adelaide, SA |
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| Magpie-Lark |
Grallina cyanoleuca |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Masked Lapwing |
Vanellus miles |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Musk Lorikeet |
Glossopsitta concinna |
Adelaide, SA |
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| Nankeen Kestrel |
Falco cenchroides |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Pacific Black Duck |
Anas superciliosa |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Pacific Gull |
Larus pacificus |
Kangaroo Island, SA |
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| Pied Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax varius |
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| Pied Oystercatcher |
Haematopus longirostris |
Bateman's Bay, NSW |
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| Royal Spoonbill |
Platalea regia |
Kangaroo Island, SA |
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| Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
Kangaroo Island, SA |
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| Silver Gull |
Larus novaehollandiae |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Sooty Oystercatcher |
Haematopus fuliginosus |
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| Splendid Fairy-Wren |
Malurus splendens |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Spotted Harrier |
Circus assimilis |
Sedan, SA |
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| Wedge-Tailed Eagle |
Aquila audax |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Welcome Swallow |
Hirundo neoxena |
Canberra, ACT |
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| White-Bellied Sea Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucogaster |
Noosa, QLD |
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| White-Winged Chough |
Corcorax melanorhamphos |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Willie Wagtail |
Rhipidura leucophrys |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Yellow-nosed Albatross |
Diomeda chlororynchos |
Nr Kangaroo Island, SA |
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Birds seen elsewhere in Australia
| Common Name |
Latin Name |
First Seen |
My Photo |
Web Link |
| Australasian Gannet |
Morus serrator |
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| Australian Brush Turkey |
Alectura lathami |
Lammington NP, QLD |
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| Australian Grebe |
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae |
Warrawong, SA |
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| Australian King-Parrot |
Alisterus scapularis |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Australian Shelduck |
Tadorna tadornoides |
Tidbinbilla, ACT |
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| Black-Faced Cuckoo-Shrike |
Coracina novaehollandiae |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Black-Fronted Dotterel |
Elseyornis melanops |
Mildura, VIC |
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| Black-Winged Stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
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| Blue Bonnet |
Northiella haematogaster |
Mildura, VIC |
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| Blue-Billed Duck |
Oxyura australis |
Tidbinbilla, ACT |
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| Blue-Faced Honeyeater |
Entomyzon cyanotis |
Mildura, VIC |
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| Brahminy Kite |
Haliastur indus |
Noosa, QLD |
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| Brown Falcon |
Falco berigora |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| Caspian Tern |
Sterna caspia |
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| Chirruping Wedgebill |
Psophodes cristatus |
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| Chestnut Teal |
Anas castanea |
Tidbinbilla, ACT |
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| Common Myna* |
Acridotheres tristis |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Crescent Honeyeater |
Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera |
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| Darter |
Anhinga melanogaster |
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| Eastern Ringneck |
Barnardius barnardi |
Hattah, VIC |
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| Eastern Spinebill |
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Eastern Yellow Robin |
Eopsaltria australis |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Emu |
Dromaius novaehollandiae |
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| Eurasian Coot |
Fulica atra |
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| Figbird |
Sphecotheres viridis |
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| Flame Robin |
Petroica phoenicea |
Adelaide Hills |
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| Gang-Gang Cockatoo |
Callocephalon fimbriatum |
Brindabella Mtns, ACT |
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| Glossy Ibis |
Plegadis falcinellus |
Mildura, VIC |
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| Great Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
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| Great Crested Grebe |
Podiceps cristatus |
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| Green Catbird |
Ailuroedus crassirostris |
Lamington NP, QLD |
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| Grey Butcherbird |
Cracticus torquartus |
Fliders Ranges, SA |
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| Grey Fantail |
Rhipidura fuliginosa |
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| Grey Teal |
Anas gracilis |
Tidbinbilla, ACT |
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| Grey Shrike-Thrush |
Colluricincla harmonica |
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| Grey-Crowned Babbler |
Pomatostomus temporalis |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| Grey-Headed Honeyeater |
Lichenostomus keartlandi |
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| Ground Thrush |
Zoothera lunulata |
Brindabella Mtns, ACT |
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| Hooded Robin |
Melanodryas cucullata |
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| Laughing Turtle-Dove* |
Streptopelia senegalensis |
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| Little Black Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris |
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| Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
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| Little Pied Cormorant |
Phalocrocorax melanoleucos |
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| Musk Duck |
Biziura lobata |
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| Magpie Goose^ |
Anseranas semipalmata |
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| Nankeen Night Heron |
Nycticorax caledonicus |
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| Noisy Friarbird |
Philemon corniculatus |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Pied Currawong |
Strepera graculina |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Paradise Riflebird |
Ptiloris paradiseus |
Lamington NP, QLD |
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| Pied Butcherbird |
Cracticus nigrogularis |
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| Pink-Eared Duck |
Malacorhynchus membranaceus |
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| Purple Swamphen |
Porphyrio porphyrio |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Rainbow Bee-Eater |
Merops ornatus |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| Red-Capped Parrot |
Purpureicephalus spurius |
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| Red-Browed Finch |
Neochmia temporalis |
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| Red-Rumped Parrot |
Psephotus haematonotus |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Rufous Fantail |
Rhipidura rufifrons |
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| Richard's Pipit |
Purpureicephalus spurius |
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| Sacred Kingfisher |
Todiramphus sanctus |
Mildura, VIC |
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| Scarlet Robin |
Petroica multicolor |
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| Singing Honeyeater |
Lichenostomus virescens |
Midura, VIC |
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| Spiny-Cheeked Honeyeater |
Acanthagenys rufogularis |
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| Spinifex Pigeon |
Geophaps plumifera |
Kata Tjuka, NT |
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| Spotted Turtle-Dove* |
Streptopelia chinensis |
Adelaide, SA |
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| Straw-Necked Ibis |
Threskiornis spinicollis |
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| Striated Pardalote |
Pardalotus punctatus |
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| Superb Fairy-Wren |
Malurus cyaneus |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| Superb Parrot |
Polytelis swainsonii |
Mount Rogers, ACT |
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| Tawny Frogmouth |
Podargus strigoides |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Tree Martin |
Hirundo nigricans |
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| Western Bowerbird |
Chlamydera guttata |
Ormiston Gorge, NT |
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| Western Corella |
Cacatua pastinator |
Perth, WA |
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| Western Ringneck |
Barnardius zonarius |
Alice Springs, NT |
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| White-Browed Scrubwren |
Sericornis frontalis |
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| White-Faced Heron |
Egretta novaehollandiae |
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| White-Naped Honeyeater |
Melithreptus lunatus |
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| White-Necked Heron |
Ardea pacifica |
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| White-Throated Treecreeper |
Cormobates leucophaeus |
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| Whistling Kite |
Haliastur sphenurus |
Mildura, VIC |
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| White-Breasted Woodswallow |
Artamus leucorynchus |
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| White-Plumed Honeyeater |
Lichenostomus penicillatus |
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| Yellow Rosella |
Platycercus elegans flaveolas |
Merbein, VIC |
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| Yellow-Billed Spoonbill |
Platelea flavipes |
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| Yellow-Plumed Honeyeater |
Lichenostomus ornatus |
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| Yellow-Rumped Thornbill |
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa |
Canberra, ACT |
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| Yellow-Throated Miner |
Manorina flavigula |
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| Zebra Finch |
Taeniopygia guttata |
Alice Springs, NT |
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© 1996-2010 Everard Edwards
This page was last updated Sun Jan 10 00:01:28 CST 2010.
