images of australian wildlife
images of australian wildlife
Odd one out
Wooyeo, NSW
Cockatiel
Burren Junction, NSW
Red-tailed Black Cockatoos
Brewarrina, NSW
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Glenelg River, Vic
Yellow tails
Ranelagh, Tas
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos
Grampians Paradise, Vic
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Mount Hotham, Vic
Yellow-tail
Ballarat East, Vic
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
The Neck, Tas
Short-billed Black Cockatoos
Cheyne Beach, WA
Short-billed Black-cockatoo
Lake Bryde, WA
Palm Cockatoo
Iron Range, Qld
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Grampians Paradise, Vic
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Glenelg River, Vic
Landing
Bowra Station, Qld
Galah
Gluepot, SA
Two Galahs
Mungo, NSW
Galah
Lake Albacutya, Vic
Galah
Gluepot, SA
Galah
Bamganie, Vic
Galah
Bealiba, Vic
Galah
Wimborne, NSW
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo
Eyre, WA
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo
Eyre, WA
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo
Gluepot, SA
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo
Wyperfeld, Vic
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo
Eyre, WA
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoos
Eyre, WA
Long-billed Corellas
Lexton district, Vic
Long-billed Corella
Tottington, Vic
Long-billed Corella
Tottington, Vic
Silence is golden
Wooroonook Lakes, Vic
Long-billed Corella
Tottington, Vic
Caption this
Busselton, WA
Corellas
Quorn district, SA
Little Corella
Bamganie, Vic
Little Corella
Victoria River, NT
Little Corella
Cullyamurra Waterhole, SA
Little Corella
Cookamidgera, NSW
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Avoca district, Vic
Psittaciformes ...
parrots and cockatoos
Like many bird groups, Psittaciformes evolved in Gondwana. The order contains about 400 species in three families, the 3 New Zealand parrots (not relevant here), the cockatoos (21 species, two-thirds of them native to Australia) and the hundreds of true parrots, which are spread all over the tropics and most of the Southern Hemisphere. Australia has more than 40 parrot species. Sri Lanka only 5 (which seems rather odd).
Cacatuidae
cockatoos
Psittacidae
parrots
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)
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