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Glossy Black-Cockatoo
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Large dull black body, bulbous bill, red tail panels.

Galah
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The name Galah comes from the Yuwaalaraay language word “gilaa”. In Australia, we call people galahs if they are acting silly or do something foolish. The Yuwaalaraay language area extends across north west NSW on the Barwon River into south west Queensland along the Culgoa and Balonne Rivers.

Freckled Duck
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During the breeding season, the male Freckled Duck's bill becomes crimson at the base.

Flame Robin
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Flame Robins are the only robins to form flocks in winter.

Emu
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The name 'emu' is not an Aboriginal word. It may have been derived from an Arabic word for large bird and later adopted by early Portuguese explorers and applied to cassowaries in eastern Indonesia. The term was then transferred to the Emu by early European explorers to Australia.

Eastern Whipbird
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Black head and breast, white patch on side of face, olive-green with a long tail.

Eastern Spinebill
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The Eastern Spinebill sometimes hovers like a hummingbird when feeding on the nectar from flowers. Most Australian honeyeaters feed on flowers from a perched position.

Dollarbird
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Dark brown body, blue-green wings and back, short orange red bill.

Diamond Firetail
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During courtship, the male Diamond Firetail holds a long piece of green grass in his bill, then flies to a branch where he sits near the female and begins to bob up and down. When she approaches, he twists his neck around and opens his bill just like young begging for food.

Crimson Chat
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When a potential predator approaches the nest of a Crimson Chat, one or both parents will fake an injury on the ground in a distraction display to draw the predator away. It is also known as a 'rodent-run'.