images of australian wildlife
images of australian wildlife
Yellow Bittern
Beddagana Wetland, Sri Lanka
Nankeen Night Heron
Birdsville, Qld
Nankeen Night Heron
Centenary Lakes, Qld
Striated Heron
Centenary Lakes, Qld
Striated Heron
Beddagana Wetland, Sri Lanka
Striated Heron
Cairns, Qld
Indian Pond Heron
Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka
Tractor Egrets
Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka
Cattle Egret
Murwillumbah district, NSW
Cattle Egret
Boogan, Qld
Grey Heron
Lunugamvehera, Sri Lanka
Grey Heron
Lunugamvehera, Sri Lanka
White-necked Heron
Boort, Vic
White-necked Heron
Boort, Vic
Great Egret
Bourke, NSW
Great Egret
Boort, Vic
Dawn
Giru, Qld
Intermediate Egret
Giru, Qld
Tadpole bane
Ranelagh, Tas
White-faced Heron
Port Huon, Tas
White-faced Heron
Serendip, Vic
Ripples
Ranelagh, Tas
White-faced Heron
Ranelagh, Tas
White-faced Heron
Vasse-Wonerup, WA
White-faced Heron
The Neck, Tas
White-faced Heron
Cygnet, Tas
Little Egret
Peterborough, Vic
Egret’s rest
Randall’s Bay, Tas
Little Egret
Mannar, Sri Lanka
Odd couple
East Point, NT
Pelicaniformes ...
storks, herons and allies
Most medium and large freshwater bird groups are classified as Pelicaniformes, including storks, ibises and spoonbills, herons, egrets and bitterns, cormorants, darters, and of course pelicans. There is evidence to suggest that the cormorants and darters properly belong to a seperate order. At present the official Birdlife Australia Working List of Australian Birds (which this site mostly follows) retains the older classification.
Ciconiidae
storks
Threskiornithidae
ibis and spoonbills
Ardeidae
herons, egrets and bitterns
Pelecanidae
pelicans
Phalacrocoracidae
cormorants
Anhingidae
darters
Struthioniiformes
emus, cassowaries (11)
Galliformes
mound-builders, quail, fowl (12)
Anseriformes
ducks, geese (48)
Podicipediformes
grebes and flamingos (26)
Columbiformes
doves and pigeons (28)
Caprimulgiformes
frogmouths, nightjars, and owlet-nightjars (5)
Cuculiformes
cuckoos and coucals (13)
Gruiformes
crakes, rails, and cranes (58)
Otidiformes
bustards (4)
Procellariiformes
albatrosses, petrels, prions, shearwaters (7)
Pelicaniformes
storks, herons and allies (78)
Charadriiformes
waders (74)
Strigiformes
owls (9)
Accipitriformes
hawks, eagles, harriers, kites, and allies (42)
Coraciiformes
kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers (34)
Piciformes
woodpeckers and allies (3)
Falconiformes
kestrels, hobbies, and falcons (21)
Psittaciformes
parrots and cockatoos (84)
Other birds
Songbirds
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