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Australian bird list - section 1
Struthioniformes -- Falconiformes
Ratites -- Diurnal Birds of Prey
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Lord Howe Island
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Norfolk Island
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Macquarie Island
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Heard Island
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Christmas Island
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Cocos-Keeling Island
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Torres Strait islands
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If a species occurs on the mainland (not as a vagrant) and also on an island territory, it is not listed with a superscript.
The following superscripts are descriptive:
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Vagrant (less than 10 records in total)
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V*
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More than 10 records on the mainland but breeds only on island territories within Australia
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Introduced
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Extinct
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A '/' signifies a combination; for example, N/E is a species recorded from Norfolk Island that is now extinct.
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English name
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STRUTHIONIFORMES
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RATITES
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Struthionidae
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Ostriches
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Struthio camelus
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OstrichI
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Casuariidae
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Cassowaries and Emus
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Casuarius casuarius
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Southern Cassowary
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Dromaius novaehollandiae
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Emu
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Dromaius ater
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King Island EmuE
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Dromaius baudinianus
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Kangaroo Island EmuE
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GALLIFORMES
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FOWL-LIKE BIRDS
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Megapodiidae
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Megapodes
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Alectura lathami
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Australian Brush-turkey
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Leipoa ocellata
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Malleefowl
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Megapodius reinwardt
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Orange-footed Scrubfowl
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Phasianidae
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Old World Quail and Pheasant
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Coturnix pectoralis
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Stubble Quail
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Coturnix ypsilophora
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Brown Quail
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Coturnix chinensis
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King Quail
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Gallus gallus
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Red JunglefowlI
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Phasianus colchicus
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Common PheasantI
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Pavo cristatus
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Indian PeafowlI
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Meleagris gallopavo
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Wild TurkeyI
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Odontophoridae
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New World Quail
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Callipepla californica
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California QuailI
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ANSERIFORMES
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WATERFOWL
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Anseranatidae
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Magpie Goose
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Anseranas semipalmata
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Magpie Goose
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Anatidae
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Ducks, Geese and Swans
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Dendrocygna eytoni
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Plumed Whistling-Duck
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Dendrocygna arcuata
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Wandering Whistling-Duck
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Oxyura australis
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Blue-billed Duck
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Biziura lobata
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Musk Duck
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Stictonetta naevosa
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Freckled Duck
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Cygnus olor
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Mute SwanI
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Cygnus atratus
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Black Swan
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Branta canadensis
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Canada GooseLH/VI
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Cereopsis novaehollandiae
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Cape Barren Goose
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Tadorna tadornoides
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Australian Shelduck
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Tadorna variegata
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Paradise ShelduckLH/V
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Tadorna radjah
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Radjah Shelduck
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Chenonetta jubata
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Australian Wood Duck
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Nettapus coromandelianus
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Cotton Pygmy-goose
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Nettapus pulchellus
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Green Pygmy-goose
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Anas platyrhynchos
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Mallard
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Anas superciliosa
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Pacific Black Duck
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Anas rhynchotis
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Australasian Shoveler
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Anas clypeata
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Northern Shoveler
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Anas gracilis
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Grey Teal
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Anas castanea
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Chestnut Teal
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Anas acuta
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Northern Pintail
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Anas querquedula
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Garganey
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Malacorhynchus membranaceus
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Pink-eared Duck
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Aythya australis
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Hardhead
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PODICIPEDIFORMES
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GREBES
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Podicipedidae
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Grebes
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Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
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Australasian Grebe
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Tachybaptus ruficollis
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Little GrebeV
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Poliocephalus poliocephalus
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Hoary-headed Grebe
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Podiceps cristatus
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Great Crested Grebe
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SPHENISCIFORMES
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PENGUINS
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Spheniscidae
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Penguins
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Aptenodytes patagonicus
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King PenguinV*,M,H
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Aptenodytes forsteri
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Emperor PenguinH/V
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Pygoscelis papua
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Gentoo PenguinV,M,H
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Pygoscelis adeliae
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Adelie PenguinM/V,H/V
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Pygoscelis antarctica
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Chinstrap PenguinV,H/V
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Eudyptes chrysocome
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Rockhopper PenguinV*,M,H
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Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
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Fiordland Penguin
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Eudyptes robustus
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Snares PenguinV,M/V
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Eudyptes sclateri
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Erect-crested PenguinV
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Eudyptes chrysolophus
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Macaroni PenguinV*,M,H
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Eudyptula minor
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Little Penguin
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Spheniscus magellanicus
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Magellanic PenguinV
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PROCELLARIIFORMES
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TUBE-NOSED SEABIRDS
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Procellariidae
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Petrels and Shearwaters
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Pelecanoides urinatrix
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Common Diving-Petrel
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Pelecanoides georgicus
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South Georgian Diving-PetrelV,H
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Macronectes giganteus
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Southern Giant-Petrel
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Macronectes halli
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Northern Giant-Petrel
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Fulmarus glacialoides
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Southern Fulmar
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Thalassoica antarctica
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Antarctic Petrel
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Daption capense
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Cape Petrel
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Pagodroma nivea
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Snow PetrelH/V
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Lugensa brevirostris
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Kerguelen Petrel
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Pseudobulweria rostrata
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Tahiti Petrel
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Pterodroma macroptera
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Great-winged Petrel
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Pterodroma lessonii
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White-headed Petrel
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Pterodroma solandri
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Providence Petrel
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Pterodroma neglecta
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Kermadec PetrelV,LH,N
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Pterodroma arminjoniana
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Herald Petrel
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Pterodroma mollis
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Soft-plumaged Petrel
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Pterodroma inexpectata
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Mottled Petrel
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Pterodroma externa
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Juan Fernandez PetrelV
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Pterodroma cervicalis
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White-necked PetrelV*,NI
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Pterodroma baraui
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Barau's PetrelV
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Pterodroma nigripennis
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Black-winged Petrel
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Pterodroma cookii
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Cook's PetrelV
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Pterodroma leucoptera
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Gould's Petrel
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Halobaena caerulea
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Blue Petrel
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Pachyptila vittata
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Broad-billed Prion
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Pachyptila salvini
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Salvin's Prion
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Pachyptila desolata
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Antarctic Prion
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Pachyptila belcheri
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Slender-billed Prion
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Pachyptila turtur
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Fairy Prion
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Pachyptila crassirostris
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Fulmar PrionH,V
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Bulweria bulwerii
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Bulwer's PetrelV
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Procellaria aequinoctialis
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White-chinned Petrel
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Procellaria westlandica
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Westland PetrelV
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Procellaria parkinsoni
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Black Petrel
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Procellaria cinerea
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Grey Petrel
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Calonectris leucomelas
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Streaked Shearwater
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Puffinus pacificus
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater
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Puffinus bulleri
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Buller's Shearwater
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Puffinus carneipes
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Flesh-footed Shearwater
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Puffinus creatopus
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Pink-footed ShearwaterV
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Puffinus gravis
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Great ShearwaterV
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Puffinus griseus
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Sooty Shearwater
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Puffinus tenuirostris
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Short-tailed Shearwater
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Puffinus puffinus
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Manx ShearwaterV
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Puffinus gavia
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Fluttering Shearwater
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Puffinus newelli
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Newell's ShearwaterV
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Puffinus huttoni
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Hutton's Shearwater
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Puffinus lherminieri
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Audubon's ShearwaterV
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Puffinus assimilis
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Little Shearwater
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Diomedeidae
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Albatrosses
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Diomedea exulans
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Wandering Albatross
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Diomedea epomophora
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Royal Albatross
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Diomedea immutabilis
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Laysan AlbatrossNI/V
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Diomedea melanophris
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Black-browed Albatross
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Diomedea cauta
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Shy Albatross
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Diomedea chrysostoma
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Grey-headed Albatross
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Diomedea chlororhynchos
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Yellow-nosed Albatross
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Diomedea bulleri
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Buller's Albatross
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Phoebetria fusca
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Sooty Albatross
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Phoebetria palpebrata
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Light-mantled Sooty Albatross
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Hydrobatidae
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Storm-Petrels
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Oceanites oceanicus
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Wilson's Storm-Petrel
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Garrodia nereis
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Grey-backed Storm-Petrel
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Pelagodroma marina
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White-faced Storm-Petrel
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Fregetta tropica
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Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
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Fregetta grallaria
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White-bellied Storm-PetrelV,LH
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Oceanodroma leucorhoa
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Leach's Storm-Petrel
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Oceanodroma matsudairae
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Matsudaira's Storm-PetrelV,C/V
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PELECANIFORMES
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TOTIPALMATE SWIMMERS (PELICANS AND ALLIES)
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Phaethontidae
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Tropicbirds
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Phaethon rubricauda
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Red-tailed Tropicbird
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Phaethon lepturus
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White-tailed Tropicbird
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Sulidae
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Gannets and Boobies
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Papasula abbotti
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Abbott's BoobyC
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Morus capensis
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Cape GannetV
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Morus serrator
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Australasian Gannet
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Sula dactylatra
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Masked Booby
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Sula tasmani
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Tasman BoobyN/E,LH/E
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Sula sula
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Red-footed Booby
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Sula leucogaster
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Brown Booby
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Anhingidae
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Darters
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Anhinga melanogaster
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Darter
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Phalacrocoracidae
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Cormorants
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Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
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Little Pied Cormorant
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Phalacrocorax fuscescens
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Black-faced Cormorant
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Phalacrocorax varius
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Pied Cormorant
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Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
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Little Black Cormorant
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Phalacrocorax carbo
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Great Cormorant
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Leucocarbo atriceps
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Imperial ShagM,H
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Pelecanidae
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Pelicans
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Pelecanus conspicillatus
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Australian Pelican
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Fregatidae
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Frigatebirds
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Fregata minor
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Great Frigatebird
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Fregata ariel
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Lesser Frigatebird
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Fregata andrewsi
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Christmas FrigatebirdC,V
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CICONIIFORMES
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HERONS, STORKS AND IBIS
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Ardeidae
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Herons and Egrets
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Egretta novaehollandiae
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White-faced Heron
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Egretta garzetta
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Little Egret
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Egretta sacra
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Eastern Reef Egret
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Ardea pacifica
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White-necked Heron
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Ardea sumatrana
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Great-billed Heron
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Ardea picata
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Pied Heron
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Ardea alba
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Great Egret
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Ardea intermedia
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Intermediate Egret
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Ardea ibis
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Cattle Egret
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Butorides striatus
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Striated Heron
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Nycticorax nycticorax
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Black-crowned Night HeronV,CK/V
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Nycticorax caledonicus
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Nankeen Night Heron
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Gorsachius melanolophus
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Malayan Night HeronC/V
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Ixobrychus minutus
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Little Bittern
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Ixobrychus sinensis
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Yellow BitternV,C/V
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Ixobrychus flavicollis
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Black Bittern
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Botaurus poiciloptilus
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Australasian Bittern
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Threskiornithidae
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Ibis and Spoonbills
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Plegadis falcinellus
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Glossy Ibis
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Threskiornis molucca
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Australian White Ibis
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Threskiornis spinicollis
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Straw-necked Ibis
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Platalea regia
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Royal Spoonbill
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Platalea flavipes
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Yellow-billed Spoonbill
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Ciconiidae
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Storks
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Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
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Black-necked Stork
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PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
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FLAMINGOS
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Phoenicopteridae
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Flamingos
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Phoenicopterus ruber
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Greater FlamingoCK/V
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FALCONIORMES
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DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY
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Accipitridae
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Hawks, Eagles and Kites
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Pandion haliaetus
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Osprey
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Aviceda subcristata
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Pacific Baza
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Elanus axillaris
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Black-shouldered Kite
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Elanus scriptus
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Letter-winged Kite
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Lophoictinia isura
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Square-tailed Kite
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Hamirostra melanosternon
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Black-breasted Buzzard
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Milvus migrans
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Black Kite
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Haliastur sphenurus
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Whistling Kite
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Haliastur indus
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Brahminy Kite
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Haliaeetus leucogaster
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White-bellied Sea-Eagle
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Circus assimilis
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Spotted Harrier
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Circus approximans
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Swamp Harrier
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Accipiter fasciatus
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Brown Goshawk
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Accipiter novaehollandiae
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Grey Goshawk
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Accipiter cirrocephalus
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Collared Sparrowhawk
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Erythrotriorchis radiatus
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Red Goshawk
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Aquila gurneyi
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Gurney's EagleTS/V
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Aquila audax
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Wedge-tailed Eagle
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Hieraaetus morphnoides
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Little Eagle
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Falconidae
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Falcons
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Falco berigora
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Brown Falcon
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Falco longipennis
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Australian Hobby
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Falco hypoleucos
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Grey Falcon
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Falco subniger
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Black Falcon
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Falco peregrinus
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Peregrine Falcon
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Falco cenchroides
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Nankeen Kestrel
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