images of australian wildlife
images of australian wildlife
Little Pied Cormorant
Busselton, WA
Little Pied Cormorant
Peterborough, Vic
Little Pied Cormorant
Wendouree Gardens, Vic
Little Pied Cormorant
Kingston, Tas
Blow dry
Dover, Tas
Little Cormorant
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Little Cormorant
Lunugamvehera, Sri Lanka
Indian Cormorant
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka
Cormorant and eel (1)
Cygnet, Tas
Great Cormorant
Mandurah, WA
Great Cormorant
Naccowlah, Qld
Cormorant and eel (3)
Cygnet, Tas
Odd one out
Blanchetown, SA
Cormorant and eel (2)
Cygnet, Tas
Cormorants
Windora, Qld
Teamwork
Lake Cargelligo, NSW
Little Black Cormorant
Dunns Swamp, NSW
Little Black Cormorant
Ranelagh, Tas
Envy
Gills Shore, Vic
Little Black Cormorants
Nimmitabel district, NSW
Little Black Cormorant
Ormiston Gorge, NT
... and success
Gills Shore, Vic
Symmetry
Fluted Cape, Tas
Black-faced Cormorant
Kingston, Tas
Black-faced Cormorant
Fluted Cape, Tas
Black-faced Cormorants
Barnes Bay, Tas
Pied Cormorants
Kingscote, SA
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 (59)
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
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