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57 species

Gallinago megala (Swinhoe's Snipe)

Gallinago stenura (Pin-tailed Snipe)

Grus rubicunda (Brolga)

Grus rubicunda
Grus rubicunda
Grus rubicunda
Grus rubicunda
Grus rubicunda
Grus rubicunda

Halobaena caerulea (Blue Petrel)

Larus pacificus (Pacific Gull)

Larus pacificus
Larus pacificus
Larus pacificus
Larus pacificus
Larus pacificus
Larus pacificus

Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck)

Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Malacorhynchus membranaceus

Nycticorax caledonicus (Nankeen Night-Heron)

Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus

Juvenile
Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus

Pachyptila desolata (Antarctic Prion)

Pachyptila vittata (Broad-billed Prion)

Pelecanoides urinatrix (Common Diving-petrel)

Peltohyas australis (Inland Dotterel)

Peltohyas australis

Inland Dotterel - Ned's Corner Station

Peltohyas australis

Inland Dotterel - Ned's Corner Station
Peltohyas australis

Inland Dotterel Chick - Ned's Corner Station
Peltohyas australis
Peltohyas australis
Peltohyas australis

Phaethon lepturus (White-tailed Tropicbird)

Phalacrocorax fuscescens (Black-faced Cormorant)

Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Phalacrocorax fuscescens

Phalacrocorax varius (Pied Cormorant)

Phalacrocorax varius
Phalacrocorax varius
Phalacrocorax varius
Phalacrocorax varius
Phalacrocorax varius
Phalacrocorax varius

Phalaropus lobatus (Red-necked Phalarope)

Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill)

Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia

Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis)

Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus

Procellaria cinerea (Grey Petrel)

Procellaria parkinsoni (Black Petrel)

Procellaria westlandica (Westland Petrel)

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  • All invasiveness levels (change?)

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