Water bird species

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10 species

Anas castanea (Chestnut Teal)

Male

Male

Male (left) & Female (right)

Bubulcus coromandus (Eastern Cattle Egret)

Butorides striata (Striated Heron)

Immature

Calidris falcinellus (Broad-billed Sandpiper)

HarveyPerkins Culburra Beach

Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel)

Gallinago hardwickii (Latham's Snipe)

Nycticorax caledonicus (Nankeen Night-Heron)

Juvenile

Phalacrocorax varius (Pied Cormorant)

Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill)

Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis)

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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