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Ground Parrot
Did you know?Ground Parrots prefer to run rather than fly away. They fly short distances and then run through the dense undergrowth.CallsThe Ground Parrot calls at dawn and dusk. The call consists of...
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Grey-crowned Babbler
Did you know?The old nests of Grey-crowned Babblers are used by a variety of other birds: Blue-faced Honeyeaters sometimes nest on top of the dome. Yellow-rumped Thornbills may nest underneath and are...
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Gouldian Finch
Did you know?The Gouldian Finch is the only grassfinch that nests exclusively in tree hollows or holes in termite mounds.CallsThe Gouldian Finch is mostly silent, although a high-pitched whistling...
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Glossy Black-Cockatoo
CallsNoisy squawks or creaky calls; wheezy call-notes. Quieter and less raucous than other black-cockatoos.playpausestopmuteunmutepreviousnextCopyright © Fred Van Gessel Facts and FiguresResearch...
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Gang-gang Cockatoo
Did you know?Gang-gang Cockatoos almost always use their left foot to hold food when eating.CallsCreaky, rising screech that sounds like a rusty hinge: 'ky-or-ark'. A soft growling is made when...
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Forty-spotted Pardalote
Did you know?The Forty-spotted Pardalote is one of Australia's rarest birds.CallsA soft double note, harsher than that of Spotted Pardalote.Facts and FiguresResearch Species: NoMinimum Size: 8cmMaximum...
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Eastern Grass Owl
Did you know?The female Grass Owl is larger than the male.CallsUsually silent. A harsh rasping screech perhaps used when a threat present. During courtship there is soft twittering and chirruping; also...
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Diamond Firetail
Did you know?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...
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Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo
Did you know?Cockatoos may move along a branch, biting off cones or seeds and green branches for no apparent reason.CallsNoisy with distinctive "wy-lah" call, with much variationFacts and...
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Bush Stone-curlew
Did you know?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...
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Brown Treecreeper
Did you know?Brown Treecreepers are highly sociable birds, living and breeding communally. Each year, the previous year's offspring will remain to help the breeding male feed the female and rear new...
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Brolga
Did you know?The Brolga is one of Australia's two crane species, and is known for its spectacular dance displays by both sexes during breeding season.CallsThe Brolga's call is a loud trumpeting...
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Black-breasted Buzzard
Did you know?Black-breasted Buzzards use stones to open eggs by picking up and dropping a stone onto the egg until it breaks.CallsGenerally silent, but vocal near the nest, with yelps and soft...
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Black Bittern
Did you know?Black Bitterns are seen in daylight more often than other bitterns.CallsLoud repeated cooing.Facts and FiguresResearch Species: NoMinimum Size: 54cmMaximum Size: 66cmAverage size:...
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Barking Owl
Did you know?The Barking Owl is named for its harsh 'barking' call but can also make a much louder, wailing cry, which has given rise to another name, the 'screaming-woman bird'.CallsThe Barking Owl...
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