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Cattle Egret
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The Cattle Egret sits on the backs of cattle to look out for insects to eat.

Cape Barren Goose
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The Cape Barren Goose is able to drink salty or brackish water, allowing many of them to remain on offshore islands all year round.

Bush Stone-curlew
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Bush Stone-curlews were formerly found in the fertile, shale-soiled areas of Sydney - the Cumberland Plain - but are now absent and are listed as threatened in New South Wales because of land clearing practices.

Budgerigar
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Since its introduction into captivity, the Budgerigar (or 'budgie') has been bred into a variety of colour forms, including pure white, blue, yellow, mauve, olive and grey. These colour morphs would not survive in the wild.

Brown-headed Honeyeater
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The Brown-headed Honeyeater prefers the lightest-coloured hairs for its nest, choosing white rather than brown hairs from piebald (two-tone) ponies and cattle, and ignoring all-brown animals.

Brown Goshawk
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Brown Goshawks hunt for starlings and house sparrows by flying low over towns and suburban areas in the evenings, when these birds are returning to their roosts.

Blue-winged Kookaburra
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Blue-winged Kookaburra family groups are often larger than those of the Laughing Kookaburra, with up to 12 members.

Blue-faced Honeyeater
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The Blue-faced Honeyeater is one of the first birds heard calling in the morning, often calling 30 minutes before sunrise.

Blue-billed Duck
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The tail of the Blue-billed Duck is usually held flat on the water, However, during courtship, or when alarmed, it is held fully erect.

Black-shouldered Kite
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Male Black-shouldered Kites feed females in mid-air during courtship. The female flips upside-down and accepts the food from the male, while the two birds are locked briefly together in flight with their feet holding the prey.