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Barn Owl
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Subspecies of the Barn Owl are found on every continent in the world except Antarctica.

Magpie Goose
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The Magpie Goose differs from most waterbirds in having strongly clawed toes that are only partially webbed.

White-breasted Woodswallow
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Although woodswallows have bifurcated (divided) tongues that are adapted for nectar feeding, they tend to feed mainly on insects.

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.

Pied Oystercatcher
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Oystercatchers use their long, strong bills to cut open the adductor muscles (that hold the two shell halves together) of bivalve molluscs in order to eat the soft mollusc's body inside.

Black-chinned Honeyeater
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When choosing hair or fur to make its nest the Black-chinned Honeyeater tends to choose pale colours, plucking the white or cream hairs from cattle and horses (and even from a cat), as well as wool from sheep.

Australian King-Parrot
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Although King-Parrots appear distinctly red and green to humans, when viewed under ultraviolet light, some feathers on the wings appear with a prominent yellow glow. Many birds have four types of cone in their retina, (compared to only three in humans) and see into the ultraviolet wavelengths.

Rock Dove
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The Rock Dove is is native to Europe, Africa and Asia, where it prefers open agricultural areas. Feral populations are closely associated with human settlement in many countries throughout the world. In Australia, the Rock Dove has not ventured far from human settlement, being found in large numbers

Great Egret
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The Great Egret is the largest of the Australian egrets.

Variegated Fairy-wren
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Variegated Fairy-wrens are highly sociable birds, living in communal, territorial groups that always consist of a dominant male and female; the rest of the group are young males and females.