Dusky Moorhen

Gallinule tenebrosa

Appearance:
Member of the rail family
Adult:
      Dark grey-black plumage
     White undertail
     Brownish tinge to upper part
     Red facial shield
     Red bill with yellow tip
     Yellowish-orange legs
Immature:
    Brown plumage
    Greenish bill and face shield

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Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa

 

Appearance:
Dabbling duck
Medium-dark brown body
Paler head with dark crown
Dark eye stripe
Green speculum
Pale underwing

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Magpie Lark

Grallina cyanoleuca

Appearance:

male

Black back, breast and crown
White belly and wing patches
Pale eye
Male:
      Black throat
       Black face
      White eyebrow
Female:
      White throat
       White face
Juvenile:
      White throat 
      White eyebrow
      Black forehead
     
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female

Little Wattlebird

Anthochaera chrysoptera

Appearance:
Medium-large honeyeater / small wattlebird
Dark grey-brown upperparts with white shafts on feathers
Grey underparts, streaked with white
Large rufous patch on the wings, seen in flight
Bluish-grey eye



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St Kilda Esplanade, Melbourne

Nankeen Night Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne

Appearance:
Stocky, medium-sized heron
Large head
Short neck
Reddish-brown upperparts
White-buff underparts
White line around eyes
Short, thick, greenish-black bill
Black cap
Short, thick legs


Non-breeding:
     Yellowish-green patch between bill and eyes
     Yellow eyes
     Greenish-yellow legs
Breeding:
     Long white plumes on head
     Blue patch between bill and eyes
     Bright red eyes
     Bright pink legs

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Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

Appearance:
Small bird / Large fantail
Black upperparts, head and throat
White underparts
White eyebrow and whiskers
Short, slender, black bill
Black legs
Dark eyes

Docklands Park, Melbourne

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White-plumed Honeyeater

Lichenostomus penicillatus

Docklands Park, Melbourne

 
Appearance:
Medium-sized honeyeater
Yellow upperparts and head
Pale brown-grey underparts
White neck plume
Slightly down-curved bill

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