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31 species

Actitis hypoleucos (Common Sandpiper)

Actitis hypoleucos
Actitis hypoleucos
Actitis hypoleucos
Actitis hypoleucos
Actitis hypoleucos
Actitis hypoleucos

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

Anseranas semipalmata (Magpie Goose)

Anseranas semipalmata
Anseranas semipalmata
Anseranas semipalmata
Anseranas semipalmata
Anseranas semipalmata
Anseranas semipalmata

Ardea alba (Great Egret)

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

Ardea plumifera (Plumed Egret)

Ardea plumifera
Ardea plumifera
Ardea plumifera
Ardea plumifera
Ardea plumifera
Ardea plumifera

Aythya australis (Hardhead)

Aythya australis
Aythya australis
Aythya australis
Aythya australis
Aythya australis
Aythya australis

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

Egretta picata (Pied Heron)

Egretta picata
Egretta picata
Egretta picata
Egretta picata
Egretta picata
Egretta picata

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Black-necked Stork)

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot)

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

Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen)

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

Gelochelidon macrotarsa (Australian Tern)

Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Gelochelidon macrotarsa

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

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  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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