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List of 79 birds recorded during the Archaeological Expedition July 2008

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Emu                                                          Dromaius novaehollandiae

Hard Head                                                Athyura australis

Wood Duck                                              Chenonetta jubata

Black Duck                                               Anas supercilliosa

Grey Teal                                                  Anas gracilis

Pink-eared Duck                                       Malacorhynchus membranaceus

Blue-billed Duck                                       Oxyura australis

Australian Shelduck                                   Tadorna tadornoides

Musk Duck                                               Biziura lobata

Black Swan                                               Cygnus atratus

Crested Grebe                                          Podiceps cristatus

Australian Grebe                                       Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

Darter                                                       Anhinga melanogaster

Pelican                                                      Pelecanus conspicillatus

Pied Cormorant                                         Phalacrocorax varius

Black Cormorant                                       Phalacrocorax carbo

Little Black Cormorant                              Phalacrocorax melanoleucos

White-faced Heron                                    Egretta novaehollandiae

White-necked Heron                                 Ardea pacifica

Intermediate Egret                                     Ardea intermedia

Royal Spoonbill                                         Platalea regia

Yellow-billed Spoonbill                             Platalea flavipes

Brolga                                                       Grus rubicunda

Wedge-tailed Eagle                                   Aquila audax

Black Kite                                                 Milvus migrans

Whistling Kite                                            Haliastur sphenurus

Letter-wing Kite                                        Elanus scriptus

Brown Falcon                                           Falco berigora

Kestrel                                                      Falco cenchroides

Brown Goshawk                                       Accipiter fasciatus

Coot                                                         Fulica atra

Black-tailed Native Hen                            Gallinula ventralis

Australian Bustard                                     Ardeotis australis

Little Button Quail                                     Turnix velox

Masked Lapwing                                      Vanellus miles

Banded Lapwing                                       Vanellus tricolor

Black-fronted Dotterel                               Elseyornis melanops

Red-capped Dotterel                                 Charadrius ruficapillus

Inland Dotterel                                          Charadrius australis

Caspian Tern                                            Sterna caspia

Silver Gull                                                 Larus novaehollandiae

Peaceful Dove                                           Geopelia placida

Diamond Dove                                          Geopelia cuneata

Crested Pigeon                                          Oxyphaps lophotes

Flock Bronzewing Pigeon                          Phaps histrionica

Common Bronzewing Pigeon                     Phaps chalcoptera

Corella                                                      Cacatua sanguinea

Galah                                                        Eolophus roseicapilla

Budgerigah                                                Melopsittacus undulatus

Blue Bonnet                                              Northiella haematogaster

Pallid Cuckoo                                           Cuculus pallidus

Horsefield Bronze Cuckoo                        Chrysococcyx basalis

Red-backed Kingfisher                              Todiramphus pyrrhopygia

Variegated Fairy-wren                               Malurus lamberti

White-winged Fairy-wren                          Malurus leucopterus

Red-browed Pardalote                              Pardalotus rubricatus

Banded Whiteface                                     Aphelocephala nigricincta

White-plumed Honey-eater                       Lichenostomus penicillatus

Spiney-cheeked Honey-eater                    Acanthagenys rufogularis

Pied Honey-eater                                      Certhionyx variegatus

Yellow-throated Miner                              Manorina flavigula

Orange Chat                                             Epthianura aurifrons

Crimson Chat                                            Ephthianura tricolor

Red-capped Robin                                    Petroica goodenovii

Jacky Winter                                             Microeca fascinans

Chirruping Wedgebill                                 Psophodes cristatus

Cinnamon Quailthrush                                Cinclosoma cinnamomeum

Willy Wagtail                                             Rhipidura leucophrys

Mudlark                                                    Grallina cyanoleuca

White-winged Triller                                 

Magpie                                                     Gymnorhina tibicen

Black-faced Woodswallow                       Artamus cinereus

Masked Woodswallow                             Artamus personatus

Little Crow                                                Corvus bennetti

Tree Martin                                               Hirundo nigricans

White-backed Swallow                             Cheramoeca leucosternus

Pipit                                                          Anthus australis

Brown Songlark                                        Cincloramphus cruralis

Zebra Finch                                               Taeniopygia guttata

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