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  • Dog-faced water snake (Cerberus rynchops)

    Cerberus rynchops (Dog-faced water snake)

    Information on the dog-faced water snake (Cerberus rynchops) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    9 photos

    0 videos

  • Sanderling (Calidris alba)

    Calidris alba (Sanderling)

    One of the most widespread of all shorebirds, the sanderling is a small, highly active wader, typically seen racing after waves on sandy…

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    27 photos

    6 videos

  • Rufous night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)

    Nycticorax caledonicus (Rufous night-heron)

    Also known as the nankeen night heron, the rufous night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) is a stocky, medium-sized heron with a short neck and…

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    20 photos

    0 videos

  • Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

    Actitis hypoleucos (Common sandpiper)

    The common sandpiper is a rather small, short-legged wader with a long, straight beak, relatively drab colouration, and a distinctive…

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    25 photo

    1 video

  • Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

    Crocodylus porosus (Saltwater crocodile)

    The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest of all crocodilians, and the largest reptile in the world, with unconfirmed…

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    36 photos

    11 videos

  • Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)

    Charadrius dubius (Little ringed plover)

    Information on the little ringed plover is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    24 photo

    1 video

  • Large pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)

    Phalacrocorax varius (Large pied cormorant)

    As its name suggests, the large pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) is a relatively big cormorant species with conspicuous black and white…

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    18 photos

    2 videos

  • Common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

    Tringa nebularia (Common greenshank)

    The largest species in the genus Tringa, the common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is an elegant wading bird with a long, stout, slightly…

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    20 photos

    2 videos

  • Little black cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)

    Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Little black cormorant)

    A small, slender and elegant water bird, the little black cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) has black or brownish-black plumage, which…

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    10 photos

    0 videos

  • White-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)

    Egretta novaehollandiae (White-faced heron)

    A slender, medium-sized heron species, the white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) is easily identified by its blue-grey body and…

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    18 photos

    2 videos

  • Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

    Recurvirostra avosetta (Avocet)

    An elegant and striking bird, the avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) gains its common name from the black colouration on its head, which…

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    36 photos

    8 videos

  • Little gull (Larus minutus)

    Larus minutus (Little gull)

    Aptly named for being the smallest gull in the world, the little gull (Larus minutus) is also distinguished by its broad, rounded wings…

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    20 photos

    3 videos

  • Lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)

    Charadrius mongolus (Lesser sand plover)

    The lesser sand plover is a small wading shorebird with greyish-brown upperparts, a white abdomen and throat, and a black forehead. During…

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    14 photos

    2 videos

  • Black tern (Chlidonias niger)

    Chlidonias niger (Black tern)

    A small, graceful tern species, the black tern is unmistakable during the breeding season, when it displays the distinctive dark plumage for…

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    19 photos

    4 videos

  • Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

    Phoenicopterus ruber (Caribbean flamingo)

    With its brilliant pinkish-red plumage, long slender legs, and remarkably thin, flexible neck, the Caribbean flamingo is one of the most…

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    27 photos

    2 videos

  • Slender-billed gull (Larus genei)

    Larus genei (Slender-billed gull)

    The slender-billed gull (Larus genei) is most easily identified by its distinctive profile, with a long, sloping forehead and a long…

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    20 photos

    0 videos

  • Hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana)

    Lutra sumatrana (Hairy-nosed otter)

    Perhaps the world’s rarest otter, the hairy-nosed otter is a little-known, enigmatic species endemic to Southeast Asia. The most distinctive…

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    8 photos

    2 videos

  • Double-banded plover (Charadrius bicinctus)

    Charadrius bicinctus (Double-banded plover)

    Information on the double-banded plover is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    17 photos

    2 videos

  • Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

    Cygnus olor (Mute swan)

    The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is Britain's largest bird, and one of the heaviest flying birds in the world; adults can weigh over 15 kilograms…

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    74 photos

    9 videos

  • Giant kokopu (Galaxias argenteus)

    Galaxias argenteus (Giant kokopu)

    Reminiscent of stars in a night sky, the gold spots patterning the dark-olive body of the giant kokupu inspired an 18th century biologist to…

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    4 photos

    0 videos

  • Tucuxi dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis)

    Sotalia fluviatilis (Tucuxi dolphin)

    The tucuxi dolphin (pronounced ‘too-koo-shee’) quite closely resembles the bottlenose dolphin, but smaller. It is blue to light grey on the…

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    9 photos

    5 videos

  • Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

    Pluvialis squatarola (Grey plover)

    Information on the grey plover is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    24 photo

    1 video

  • Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

    Arenaria interpres (Ruddy turnstone)

    The ruddy turnstone is a small, stocky, brightly-patterned shorebird, named for its habit of turning over objects such as stones, shells and…

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    26 photo

    1 video

  • Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris)

    Orcaella brevirostris (Irrawaddy dolphin)

    A particularly distinctive dolphin, the Irrawaddy has a rounded head with no beak and a flexible neck, causing visible creases behind the…

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    10 photos

    4 videos

  • Grey teal (Anas gracilis)

    Anas gracilis (Grey teal)

    The most abundant and widespread duck in Australia, the grey teal (Anas gracilis) is named for its rather drab greyish to greyish-brown…

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    12 photos

    0 videos

  • Three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus)

    Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus (Three-spined stickleback)

    The stickleback is a well-known fish, and is the archetypal 'tiddler', the first small fish caught by many school children. It is a small…

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    26 photos

    5 videos

  • Striated heron (Butorides striata)

    Butorides striata (Striated heron)

    Also known as the little heron due to its small size, the striated heron has a dark grey back, a thick grey to reddish-brown neck, a large…

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    26 photos

    2 videos

  • Australian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)

    Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australian darter)

    Like other darter species, the Australian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) looks very much like a cormorant in terms of its overall shape…

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    6 photos

    0 videos

  • Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)

    Agkistrodon piscivorus (Cottonmouth)

    The cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) is North America’s only venomous aquatic snake. It gets its common name from the inner white lining…

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    19 photos

    0 videos

  • Steller’s eider (Polysticta stelleri)

    Polysticta stelleri (Steller’s eider)

    Distinctive in its breeding plumage, male Steller’s eiders have an orange breast and sides, and a white head, all contrasting against a…

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    23 photos

    4 videos

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