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Water birds

Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc)
Shorebirds
Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns)
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Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard (Domestic Type))

Anas platyrhynchos
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas platyrhynchos

Anas platyrhynchos X Cairina moschata (Mallard X Muscovy Duck (Domestic Hybrid))

Anas platyrhynchos X Cairina moschata
Anas platyrhynchos X Cairina moschata
Anas platyrhynchos X Cairina moschata
Anas platyrhynchos X Cairina moschata

Anas superciliosa (Pacific Black Duck)

Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa

Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian Darter)

Female

Female

Male

Male
Female

Female
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Female
Male
Female

Ardea alba (Great Egret)

Ardea alba
Ardea alba
Ardea alba
Ardea alba

Ardea pacifica (White-necked Heron)

Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica

Aythya australis (Hardhead)

Aythya australis
Aythya australis
Aythya australis
Aythya australis

Cairina moschata (Muscovy Duck (Domestic Type))

Cairina moschata
Cairina moschata
Cairina moschata
Cairina moschata

Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck)

Chenonetta jubata
Male

Male
Female

Female
Chenonetta jubata
Male
Female

Egretta novaehollandiae (White-faced Heron)

Egretta novaehollandiae
Egretta novaehollandiae
Egretta novaehollandiae
Egretta novaehollandiae

Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot)

Fulica atra
Fulica atra
Fulica atra
Fulica atra

Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen)

Gallinula tenebrosa
Gallinula tenebrosa
Gallinula tenebrosa
Gallinula tenebrosa

Microcarbo melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant)

Microcarbo melanoleucos
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Microcarbo melanoleucos

Nycticorax caledonicus (Nankeen Night-Heron)

Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus
Juvenile

Juvenile
Nycticorax caledonicus
Juvenile

Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian Pelican)

Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pelecanus conspicillatus

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Little Black Cormorant)

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Platalea flavipes (Yellow-billed Spoonbill)

Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes

Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian Swamphen)

Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus

Threskiornis molucca (Australian White Ibis)

Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca

Threskiornis spinicollis (Straw-necked Ibis)

Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis

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