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32 species

Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis)

Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus

Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe)

Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps cristatus

JUVENILE
Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps cristatus

Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian Swamphen)

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

Porzana fluminea (Australian Spotted Crake)

Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea

Spatula rhynchotis (Australasian Shoveler)

Spatula rhynchotis

MALE

Spatula rhynchotis

FEMALE(foreground)
Spatula rhynchotis
Spatula rhynchotis
Spatula rhynchotis
Spatula rhynchotis

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe)

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

Tadorna tadornoides (Australian Shelduck)

Tadorna tadornoides
Tadorna tadornoides
Tadorna tadornoides
Tadorna tadornoides
Tadorna tadornoides
Tadorna tadornoides

Threskiornis molucca (Australian White Ibis)

Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca
Threskiornis molucca

Threskiornis spinicollis (Straw-necked Ibis)

Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Threskiornis spinicollis

Tribonyx ventralis (Black-tailed Nativehen)

Tribonyx ventralis
Tribonyx ventralis
Tribonyx ventralis
Tribonyx ventralis
Tribonyx ventralis
Tribonyx ventralis

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing)

Vanellus miles
Vanellus miles
Vanellus miles
Vanellus miles
Vanellus miles
Vanellus miles

Zapornia tabuensis (Spotless Crake)

Zapornia tabuensis
Zapornia tabuensis
Zapornia tabuensis
Zapornia tabuensis
Zapornia tabuensis
Zapornia tabuensis

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