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Bird name: Dusky Moorhen
Latin: Gallinula tenebrosa
Other:
Family: Rallidae • Rails
Range: Widespread Australasia

Thanks to Tania for sending in this photo of a Dusky Moorhen seen in Perth, Australia.More photos...

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Bird name: Pacific Reef Heron
Latin: Egretta sacra
Other: Eastern Reef Egret
Family: Ardeidae • Herons
Range: Southeast Asia to Australia and New Zealand

Possibly a Pacific Reef Heron? Yellow legs …

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Bird name: Nankeen Night Heron
Latin: Nycticorax caledonicus
Other: Rufous Night Heron
Family: Ardeidae • Herons
Range: Widespread Australasia

A Nankeen Night Heron spotted in a park in Perth by Tania.

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Bird name: Eastern Cattle Egret
Latin: Bubulcus coromandus
Other:
Family: Ardeidae • Egrets
Range: South and East Asia, Australasia

The IOC has split the Cattle Egret into Western and Eastern forms. These were seen in Perth, Australia, so should be Eastern Cattle Egrets.More photos...

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Bird name: Silver Gull
Latin: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Other:
Family: Laridae • Gulls
Range: Australia

The Silver Gull is the most common gull in Australia. The adult has a red bill, subadult have black bills.

Many thanks to Tania for providing this great set of photos from Perth.

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Bird name: Australian Ringneck
Latin: Barnardius zonarius
Other:
Family: Psittacidae • Parrots
Range: Australia

An abundant parrot in Perth, relatively tame in parks. The red band above the bill and green belly differentiates this subspecies found in Western Australia from others in Australia.
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Bird name: Rainbow Lorikeet
Latin: Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Other:
Family: Psittacidae • Parrots
Range: Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu

Rainbow Lorikeets seen here in Perth, where they have been introduced, and seem to be very common, taking some habitat from the Australian Ringneck. They are native to eastern Australia.More photos...

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Bird name: Little Corella
Latin: Cacatua sanguinea
Other: Bare-eyed Cockatoo
Family: Cacatuidae • Cockatoos
Range: Australia, New Guinea

A Little Corella in Perth.More photos...

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Bird name: Willie Wagtail
Latin: Rhipidura leucophrys
Other: Willy Wagtail
Family: Rhipiduridae • Fantails
Range: Australia, New Guinea

Willie Wagtail is not a true Wagtail but a fantail. Widespread across Australia.More photos...

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Bird name: Common Bronzewing
Latin: Phaps chalcoptera
Other:
Family: Columbidae • Pigeons
Range: Australia

Gorgeous colours on the wing of this Common Bronzewing. Seen here in Perth, but common in Australia.More photos...

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Bird name: Red Wattlebird
Latin: Anthochaera carunculata
Other: Barkingbird or Gillbird
Family: Meliphagidae • Honeyeaters
Range: Australia

The Red Wattlebird was one of the more common birds around Perth. In the photo below you can see how this honeyeater uses its long curved bill (and tongue) to collect nectar from bell shaped flowers. The pollen seems to collect above its bill.More photos...

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Bird name: Australian Darter
Latin: Anhinga novaehollandiae
Other:
Family: Anhingidae • Anhingas
Range: Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea

A pair of Australian Darters with chick at nest in Perth. Above, the male is to the left with black neck and chestnut patch (breeding plumage), and the female to the right with white neck.More photos...

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Bird name: Little Pied Cormorant
Latin: Microcarbo melanoleucos
Other: Little Shag (NZ), Kawaupaka
Family: Phalacrocoracidae • Cormorants
Range: Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia

A Little Pied Cormorant in Australia.

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Bird name: Silvereye
Latin: Zosterops lateralis
Other: Wax-eye
Family: Zosteropidae • White Eyes
Range: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands

A Silvereye in Perth.

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Bird name: Pacific Black Duck
Latin: Anas superciliosa
Other:
Family: Anatidae • Ducks
Range: Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand etc

A Pacific Black Duck resting on the dock.

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Bird name: Wedge Tailed Eagle
Latin: Aquila audax
Other:
Family: Accipitridae • Eagles, Birds of Prey
Range: Australia
Similar:

This young Wedge Tailed Eagle was, I understand, recovered from captivity and an attempt was made at rehabilitation but it was too tame to release.

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Bird name: Bush Stone Curlew
Latin: Burhinus grallarius
Other:
Family: Burhinidae • Stone Curlews
Range: Australia

A couple of Bush Stone Curlews in Perth.

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Bird name: Emu
Latin: Dromaius novaehollandiae
Other:
Family: Dromaiidae • Emu
Range: Australia

An Emu seen in parkland in Perth. Emus are the second largest bird still existing (after the ostrich).

Emus are ratites, flightless birds that diverged genetically from other birds in Gondwana, early in the history of birds, about 100 million years ago.More photos...

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Bird name: Buff Banded Rail
Latin: Gallirallus philippensis
Other:
Family: Rallidae • Rails
Range: Australia

A Buff-banded Rail scurrying away in Perth.

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Bird name: Australian Magpie
Latin: Gymnorhina tibicen
Other:
Family: Cracticidae • Butcherbirds
Range: Australia, New Guinea

The Australian Magpie, a type of Butcherbird, seems pretty common in Australia. There are various subspecies, and hybrids of these, with different amounts of white on back,. Seen here in Perth.

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Bird name: Magpie Lark
Latin: Grallina cyanoleuca
Other:
Family: Monarchidae • Monarchs
Range: Australia

Record shots of a Magpie Lark.More photos...