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28 species

Anas castanea (Chestnut Teal)

Anas castanea

Male

Anas castanea

Male
Anas castanea

Male (left) & Female (right)
Anas castanea
Anas castanea
Anas castanea

Ardea pacifica (White-necked Heron)

Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica
Ardea pacifica

Ardea plumifera (Plumed Egret)

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

Biziura lobata (Musk Duck)

Biziura lobata

Male

Biziura lobata

Male
Biziura lobata

Female
Biziura lobata
Biziura lobata
Biziura lobata

Bubulcus coromandus (Eastern Cattle Egret)

Bubulcus coromandus
Bubulcus coromandus
Bubulcus coromandus
Bubulcus coromandus
Bubulcus coromandus
Bubulcus coromandus

Calidris acuminata (Sharp-tailed Sandpiper)

Calidris acuminata
Calidris acuminata
Calidris acuminata
Calidris acuminata
Calidris acuminata
Calidris acuminata

Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel)

Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops

Chlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern)

Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybrida

Dendrocygna eytoni (Plumed Whistling-Duck)

Dendrocygna eytoni
Dendrocygna eytoni
Dendrocygna eytoni
Dendrocygna eytoni
Dendrocygna eytoni
Dendrocygna eytoni

Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)

Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta

Erythrogonys cinctus (Red-kneed Dotterel)

Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus

Gallirallus philippensis (Buff-banded Rail)

Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus philippensis

Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt)

Himantopus leucocephalus
Himantopus leucocephalus
Himantopus leucocephalus
Himantopus leucocephalus
Himantopus leucocephalus
Himantopus leucocephalus

Ixobrychus dubius (Australian Little Bittern)

Ixobrychus dubius
Ixobrychus dubius
Ixobrychus dubius
Ixobrychus dubius
Ixobrychus dubius
Ixobrychus dubius

Lewinia pectoralis (Lewin's Rail)

Lewinia pectoralis
Lewinia pectoralis
Lewinia pectoralis
Lewinia pectoralis
Lewinia pectoralis
Lewinia pectoralis

Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck)

Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Malacorhynchus membranaceus

Nycticorax caledonicus (Nankeen Night-Heron)

Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus

Juvenile
Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus

Phalacrocorax varius (Pied Cormorant)

Phalacrocorax varius
Phalacrocorax varius
Phalacrocorax varius
Phalacrocorax varius
Phalacrocorax varius
Phalacrocorax varius

Platalea flavipes (Yellow-billed Spoonbill)

Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes

Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill)

Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia

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  • Rare or uncommon native (change?)
    * designates formal legal status
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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