images of australian wildlife
images of australian wildlife
Common Noddy
Michaelmas Cay, Qld
Fairy Tern
The Coorong, SA
Fairy Tern
The Coorong, SA
Gull-billed Tern
Deception Bay, Qld
Gull-billed Tern
Giru, Qld
Whiskered Tern
Peterborough, Vic
Whiskered Tern
Villamparuku, Sri Lanka
Crested Tern
The Coorong, SA
Crested Tern
Peterborough, Vic
Crested Tern
Peterborough, Vic
Pacific Gull
Eaglehawk Neck, Tas
Pacific Gull
Bakers Point, Tas
Pacific Gull
Baird Bay, SA
Kelp Gull
Bridgewater, Tas
Kelp Gull
Adventure Bay, Tas
Heuglin’s Gull
Talaimanar, Sri Lanka
Brown-headed Gull
Talaimanar, Sri Lanka
Herring Gull
Cherbourg, France
Standing room only
Dover, Tas
Silver Gull
The Coorong, SA
Silver Gulls
Peterborough, Vic
Silver Gull
Cloudy Bay, Tas
Odd one out
Swansea, Tas
Charadriiformes ...
waders
The order Charadriiformes contains almost 400 species worldwide, in nearly 20 families. Most members are waders, typically medium-sized but sometimes small. The group also includes the gulls, terns and noddies.
Burhinidae
stone-curlews
Haematopodidae
oystercatchers
Recurvirostridae
stilts and avocets
Charadriidae
plovers
Rostratulidae
painted snipe
Jacanidae
jacanas
Scolopacidae
curlews, snipe, sandpipers, stints and allies
Turnicidae
button-quail
Glareolidae
pratincoles
Laridae
gulls, terns and noddies
Struthioniiformes
emus, cassowaries (11)
Galliformes
mound-builders, quail, fowl (12)
Anseriformes
ducks, geese (54)
Podicipediformes
grebes and flamingos (29)
Columbiformes
doves and pigeons (28)
Caprimulgiformes
frogmouths, nightjars, and owlet-nightjars (5)
Cuculiformes
cuckoos and coucals (13)
Gruiformes
crakes, rails, and cranes (60)
Otidiformes
bustards (4)
Procellariiformes
albatrosses, petrels, prions, shearwaters (7)
Pelicaniformes
storks, herons and allies (83)
Charadriiformes
waders (77)
Strigiformes
owls (9)
Accipitriformes
hawks, eagles, harriers, kites, and allies (44)
Coraciiformes
kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers (35)
Piciformes
woodpeckers and allies (3)
Falconiformes
kestrels, hobbies, and falcons (22)
Psittaciformes
parrots and cockatoos (84)
Other birds
Songbirds
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