Water bird species

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11 species

Anas castanea (Chestnut Teal)

Male

Male

Male (left) & Female (right)

Biziura lobata (Musk Duck)

Male

Male

Female

Bubulcus coromandus (Eastern Cattle Egret)

Butorides striata (Striated Heron)

Immature

Cereopsis novaehollandiae (Cape Barren Goose)

Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel)

Egretta sacra (Eastern Reef Egret)

Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck)

Phalacrocorax fuscescens (Black-faced Cormorant)

Image John Bundock

Image Steve Burrows

Phalacrocorax varius (Pied Cormorant)

Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill)

Conservation level

Invasiveness

Water birds

• Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
• Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc)
• Shorebirds
• Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns)
• Sea Birds

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