Water bird species

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30 species

Microcarbo melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant)

Nettapus coromandelianus (Cotton Pygmy-Goose)

Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)

Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian Pelican)

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Little Black Cormorant)

Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian Swamphen)

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe)

Thalasseus bergii (Crested Tern)

Threskiornis molucca (Australian White Ibis)

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing)

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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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