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Orange-bellied Parrot
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/orange-bellied-parrot-neophema-chrysogaster/Orange-bellied Parrot, Neophema chrysogaster
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Nankeen Kestrel
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/nankeen-kestrel-falco-cenchroides/Extensive surveys placed the Nankeen Kestrel in the top ten most commonly seen birds; it was recorded in 95% of the survey sites located across the whole of Australia.
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Mallard
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/mallard/The specific name for the Mallard - platyrhynchos - means 'flat billed'. This refers to its classic 'duck' bill, which is adapted for feeding in water, with grooves called lamellae that help to grip vegetation and filter out water.
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Laughing Kookaburra
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/laughing-kookaburra/The Laughing Kookaburra is not really laughing when it makes its familiar call. The cackle of the Laughing Kookaburra is actually a territorial call to warn other birds to stay away.
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Green Catbird
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/green-catbird/Large, stout, green body with white spots, red eyes.
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Great Cormorant
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/great-cormorant/The Great Cormorant is the largest of the Australian cormorants and is one of the largest in the world.
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Gouldian Finch
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/gouldian-finch/The Gouldian Finch is the only grassfinch that nests exclusively in tree hollows or holes in termite mounds.
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Glossy Black-Cockatoo
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/glossy-black-cockatoo/Large dull black body, bulbous bill, red tail panels.
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Galah
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/galah/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.
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Freckled Duck
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/freckled-duck/During the breeding season, the male Freckled Duck's bill becomes crimson at the base.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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