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Water bird species

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20 species

Anas gracilis (Grey Teal)

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

Anas superciliosa (Pacific Black Duck)

Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa

Ardea alba (Great Egret)

Ardea alba
Ardea alba
Ardea alba
Ardea alba
Ardea alba
Ardea alba

Ardenna tenuirostris (Short-tailed Shearwater, Muttonbird)

Ardenna tenuirostris
Ardenna tenuirostris
Ardenna tenuirostris
Ardenna tenuirostris
Ardenna tenuirostris
Ardenna tenuirostris

Cereopsis novaehollandiae (Cape Barren Goose)

Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Cereopsis novaehollandiae

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

Eudyptula minor (Little Penguin)

Eudyptula minor
Eudyptula minor
Eudyptula minor
Eudyptula minor
Eudyptula minor
Eudyptula minor

Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot)

Fulica atra
Fulica atra
Fulica atra
Fulica atra
Fulica atra
Fulica atra

Haematopus longirostris (Australian Pied Oystercatcher)

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

Larus dominicanus (Kelp Gull)

Larus dominicanus

Kelp Gull - Adult - Ulladulla Harbour

Larus dominicanus

Kelp Gull - Adult - Ulladulla Harbour
Larus dominicanus
Larus dominicanus
Larus dominicanus
Larus dominicanus

Microcarbo melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant)

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

Morus serrator (Australasian Gannet)

Morus serrator
Morus serrator
Morus serrator
Morus serrator
Morus serrator
Morus serrator

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Little Black Cormorant)

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

Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian Swamphen)

Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe)

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

Tribonyx mortierii (Tasmanian Nativehen)

Tribonyx mortierii
Tribonyx mortierii
Tribonyx mortierii
Tribonyx mortierii
Tribonyx mortierii
Tribonyx mortierii

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing)

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

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