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57 species

Anas castanea (Chestnut Teal)

Anas castanea

Male

Anas castanea

Male
Anas castanea

Male (left) & Female (right)
Anas castanea
Anas castanea
Anas castanea

Anous tenuirostris (Lesser Noddy)

Antigone antigone (Sarus Crane)

Aphrodroma brevirostris (Kerguelen Petrel)

Biziura lobata (Musk Duck)

Biziura lobata

Male

Biziura lobata

Male
Biziura lobata

Female
Biziura lobata
Biziura lobata
Biziura lobata

Bubulcus coromandus (Eastern Cattle Egret)

Bubulcus coromandus
Bubulcus coromandus
Bubulcus coromandus
Bubulcus coromandus
Bubulcus coromandus
Bubulcus coromandus

Butorides striata (Striated Heron)

Butorides striata
Butorides striata

Immature
Butorides striata
Butorides striata
Butorides striata
Butorides striata

Calidris alba (Sanderling)

Calidris alba
Calidris alba
Calidris alba
Calidris alba
Calidris alba
Calidris alba

Calidris ferruginea x melanotos (Hybrid) (Cox's Sandpiper (Curlew x Pectoral Sandpiper Hybrid))

Calidris pugnax (Ruff)

Calidris ruficollis (Red-necked Stint)

Calidris ruficollis
Calidris ruficollis
Calidris ruficollis
Calidris ruficollis
Calidris ruficollis
Calidris ruficollis

Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover)

Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel)

Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops

Dendrocygna eytoni (Plumed Whistling-Duck)

Dendrocygna eytoni
Dendrocygna eytoni
Dendrocygna eytoni
Dendrocygna eytoni
Dendrocygna eytoni
Dendrocygna eytoni

Egretta sacra (Eastern Reef Egret)

Egretta sacra
Egretta sacra
Egretta sacra
Egretta sacra
Egretta sacra
Egretta sacra

Erythrogonys cinctus (Red-kneed Dotterel)

Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus

Fregata ariel (Lesser Frigatebird)

Fregata ariel
Fregata ariel
Fregata ariel
Fregata ariel

Fregata minor (Great Frigatebird)

Fregetta tropica (Black-bellied Storm-Petrel)

Gallinago hardwickii (Latham's Snipe)

Gallinago hardwickii
Gallinago hardwickii
Gallinago hardwickii
Gallinago hardwickii
Gallinago hardwickii
Gallinago hardwickii

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  • All invasiveness levels (change?)

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