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Striated Heron
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/striated-heron/The Striated Heron is a small, squat water bird with short legs, a black crown and a small, drooping crest.
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Striated Thornbill
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/striated-thornbill/The Striated Thornbill is a medium-sized thornbill with greenish upperparts, an orange-brown cap, streaked distinctively with white and off-white to cream underparts, heavily streaked on chin, throat and breast.
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Tasmanian Thornbill
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/tasmanian-thornbill/Reverend Thomas J. Ewing (d.1876) for whom this bird is named was the headmaster of the Queen's Orphan Schools, Tasmania. John Gould (who first described the bird) stayed with Rev. Ewing during his visit to Tasmania in 1838-39.
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How the urban bird gets the worm
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/how-the-urban-bird-gets-the-worm/Despite their proven predilection for carbohydrates, when the weather changes so does the diet of inner-city ibis.
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The quest for the Dwarf-Kingfisher
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-quest-for-the-dwarf-kingfisher/If a kingfisher is caught in a net, does it reside in the forest?
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Facebook for birds
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/facebook-for-birds/The Cockatoo Wingtag project is shining a light on the extensive social networks and daily routines of 100 of Sydney's tagged birds.
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Wildlife Airstrikes: An unusual exception to the rule
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/wildlife-airstrikes-an-unusual-exception-to-the-rule/The story of one little birds encounter with a helicopter and its legacy of helping humans to avoid such encounters in the future.
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World’s oldest fossil of the magpie family discovered in Queensland
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-worlds-oldest-fossil-of-the-magpie-family-discovered-in-north-western-queensland/A new genus and species of a songbird related to magpies and currawongs sheds light on the evolution of these birds in Australia.
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Modern birds
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/modern-birds/It is clear to us today what is a bird and what is not - as feathers make it difficult to confuse them with any other living animal. Many other features – such as wishbones and specialised joints in the wings – are also unique. We place birds in a major group called Aves.
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Tawny Frogmouth
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/tawny-frogmouth/With their nocturnal habit and owl-like appearance, Tawny Frogmouths are often confused with owls, but are actually more closely related to the nightjars. Their feet are weak however, and lack the curved talons of owls.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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