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Australia, due to its isolated position, has many unique and endemic animal species and animal groups. Most notable are the monotremes or egg-laying mammals (platypus and echidnas) and the marsupials, which tend their embryonic young in an external pouch. Amongst birds, highlights include the large flightless emu and cassowary, the extraordinary bowerbirds and a rich variety of parrot species. Australia is also noted for its large number of endemic lizard and snake species which thrive in the hot arid conditions.


Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus). Tasmania, Australia, February.
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Dave Watts / Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus). Tasmania, Australia, February.
Forester Kangaroo family {Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis} a subspecies of Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Tasmania, Australia.
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Dave Watts,Dave Watts / Forester Kangaroo family {Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis} a subspecies of Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Tasmania, Australia.
An Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) bathing in the sun at the surface. Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia. Southern Ocean. November
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Alex Mustard / An Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) bathing in the sun at the surface. Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia. Southern Ocean. November
Male Dingo {Canis dingo} face portrait, Central Australia
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SIMON KING / Male Dingo {Canis dingo} face portrait, Central Australia
Male Eastern grey kangaroos boxing at sunset {Macropus giganteus} Australia. DIGITAL COMPOSITE
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Dave Watts / Male Eastern grey kangaroos boxing at sunset {Macropus giganteus} Australia. DIGITAL COMPOSITE
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) juvenile in tree, Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) juvenile in tree, Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia
Common brushtail possum {Trichosurus vulpecula} young suckling on teat in mother's pouch, Australia, captive
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John Cancalosi / Common brushtail possum {Trichosurus vulpecula} young suckling on teat in mother's pouch, Australia, captive
Platypus swimming underwater {Ornithorhynchus anatinus} Australia - digital composite
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Dave Watts / Platypus swimming underwater {Ornithorhynchus anatinus} Australia - digital composite
Australian Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Bay of Shoals, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia State, Australia.
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Inaki Relanzon / Australian Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Bay of Shoals, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia State, Australia.
Sulphur-crested cockatoo {Cacatua galerita galerita}~perched with crest raised, Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Sulphur-crested cockatoo {Cacatua galerita galerita}~perched with crest raised, Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia
Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) male depositing blue pen at bower, Lamington NP, Queensland, Australia, September
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David Tipling / Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) male depositing blue pen at bower, Lamington NP, Queensland, Australia, September
Flock of wild Budgerigars {Melopsittacus undulatus} in flight, Sturt NP, New South Wales, Australia.
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Owen Newman / Flock of wild Budgerigars {Melopsittacus undulatus} in flight, Sturt NP, New South Wales, Australia.
Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) Queensland, Australia
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Dave Watts / Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) Queensland, Australia
Australian Brush Turkey (Alectura lathami) in profile. Kuranda National Park, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.
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Kevin Schafer / Australian Brush Turkey (Alectura lathami) in profile. Kuranda National Park, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.
Southern / Double-wattled cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) wild, adult male portrait, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, November
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Kevin Schafer / Southern / Double-wattled cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) wild, adult male portrait, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, November
Honeypot Ants storing honey in their abdomen {Myrmecocystus sp} Australia
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Nature Production / Honeypot Ants storing honey in their abdomen {Myrmecocystus sp} Australia
Close up of head of Ogre faced / Net-casting spider {Deinopis sp} showing the huge pair of eyes that enable it to hunt at night. Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia.
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Alex Hyde / Close up of head of Ogre faced / Net-casting spider {Deinopis sp} showing the huge pair of eyes that enable it to hunt at night. Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia.
Copperhead {Austrelaps superbus} Wallan, Victoria, Australia
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Robert Valentic / Copperhead {Austrelaps superbus} Wallan, Victoria, Australia
Thorny devil {Moloch horridus} Uluru NP, Central Australia
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Steven David Miller / Thorny devil {Moloch horridus} Uluru NP, Central Australia
Frilled lizard {Chlamydosaurus kingii} male defense display on termite mound during wet season, East Kimberley, Western Australia
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Robert Valentic / Frilled lizard {Chlamydosaurus kingii} male defense display on termite mound during wet season, East Kimberley, Western Australia
Close up of eye of Bearded dragon lizard (Amphibolurus barbatus) controlled conditions, native to Australia
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Stephen Dalton / Close up of eye of Bearded dragon lizard (Amphibolurus barbatus) controlled conditions, native to Australia
Freshwater / Johnstone's crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni) lying in shallow water, with mouth open. Windjana National Park, The Kimberley, Western Australia
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Steven David Miller / Freshwater / Johnstone's crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni) lying in shallow water, with mouth open. Windjana National Park, The Kimberley, Western Australia
Blue Tongue Skink (Tiliqua scincoides) head portrait with mouth open revealing tongue, in defensive posture, Western Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Blue Tongue Skink (Tiliqua scincoides) head portrait with mouth open revealing tongue, in defensive posture, Western Australia
Green tree python (Morelia / Chondopython viridis) high yellow morph coiled on branch, captive, from Australia and SE Asia
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Michael D. Kern / Green tree python (Morelia / Chondopython viridis) high yellow morph coiled on branch, captive, from Australia and SE Asia
Common tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctulata)silhouette seen through a palm frond. Queensland, Australia, February
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Juergen Freund / Common tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctulata)silhouette seen through a palm frond. Queensland, Australia, February
Black headed python snake male {Aspidites melanocephalus} Western Australia
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Robert Valentic / Black headed python snake male {Aspidites melanocephalus} Western Australia
Female Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) close-up of head, Northern Territories, Australia
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Andy Rouse / Female Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) close-up of head, Northern Territories, Australia
Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) watching butterfly, Northern Territories, Australia
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Andy Rouse / Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) watching butterfly, Northern Territories, Australia
Agile wallabies (Macropus agilis) sparring and fighting, Bamarru Plains, Northern Territories, Australia
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Andy Rouse / Agile wallabies (Macropus agilis) sparring and fighting, Bamarru Plains, Northern Territories, Australia
Bridled nailtail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) Queensland, Australia, Endangered species, October
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Dave Watts / Bridled nailtail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) Queensland, Australia, Endangered species, October
Eastern grey kangaroo hopping {Macropus giganteus} Tasmania, Australia
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Dave Watts / Eastern grey kangaroo hopping {Macropus giganteus} Tasmania, Australia
Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) with joey in pouch, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, September
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Dave Watts / Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) with joey in pouch, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, September
Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) female perched on tree branch. Queensland, Australia, November. Digital composite.
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Dave Watts / Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) female perched on tree branch. Queensland, Australia, November. Digital composite.
Rufous Hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus) with joey peeking from mother's pouch. Captive. Desert Park, Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
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Roland Seitre / Rufous Hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus) with joey peeking from mother's pouch. Captive. Desert Park, Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
Hill wallaroo (Macropus robustus) jumping, Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Hill wallaroo (Macropus robustus) jumping, Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia, Australia
Black footed rock wallaby resting on rocks (Petrogale lateralis) Australia
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Dave Watts / Black footed rock wallaby resting on rocks (Petrogale lateralis) Australia
Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) captive, part of a breeding programme, Tasmania, Australia, Endangered species
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Steve Nicholls / Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) captive, part of a breeding programme, Tasmania, Australia, Endangered species
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorrhinus latifrons) relaxing in burrow entrance, Australia, captive
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Paul Hobson / Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorrhinus latifrons) relaxing in burrow entrance, Australia, captive
Young Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) on tree branch. Captive, part of breeding program due to threat from disease. Hartley's Creek Zoo, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
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Steven David Miller / Young Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) on tree branch. Captive, part of breeding program due to threat from disease. Hartley's Creek Zoo, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Striped Possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) on tree trunk. Honey has been placed there to encourage marsupials into the reserve. Chambers Rainforest Resort, Cairns, North Queensland, Australia.
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Steven David Miller / Striped Possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) on tree trunk. Honey has been placed there to encourage marsupials into the reserve. Chambers Rainforest Resort, Cairns, North Queensland, Australia.
Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) feeding on sap from a tree trunk. Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
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Juergen Freund / Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) feeding on sap from a tree trunk. Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
Numbat portrait {Myrmecobius fasciatus} Australia. Did you know? An adult Numbat eats up to 20,000 termites each day.
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John Cancalosi / Numbat portrait {Myrmecobius fasciatus} Australia. Did you know? An adult Numbat eats up to 20,000 termites each day.
Short beaked echidna {Tachyglossus aculeatus} Wilsons Promontory NP, Australia
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Staffan Widstrand / Short beaked echidna {Tachyglossus aculeatus} Wilsons Promontory NP, Australia
Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) Kakadu National Park, North West Territories, Australia
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Andy Rouse / Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) Kakadu National Park, North West Territories, Australia
Australian Water-rat or Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster) Australia, November
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Rod Williams / Australian Water-rat or Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster) Australia, November
RF- Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) colony roosting during daytime, North Queensland, Australia, November. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Juergen Freund / RF- Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) colony roosting during daytime, North Queensland, Australia, November. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Grey-headed flying fox / Fruit bat (Pteropus poliocephalus) in flight, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia.
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Barry Bland / Grey-headed flying fox / Fruit bat (Pteropus poliocephalus) in flight, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia.
Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) underwater. Captive. Australian Reptile Park, Gosford, New South Wales.
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Roland Seitre / Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) underwater. Captive. Australian Reptile Park, Gosford, New South Wales.
Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) with head and dorsal fin above water. Monkey Mia, Western Australia.
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Roland Seitre / Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) with head and dorsal fin above water. Monkey Mia, Western Australia.
Seals in kelp in Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia.
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Roberto Rinaldi / Seals in kelp in Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia.
Olive brown sea snake (Aipysurus laevis) in Alcyonarian coral, Greatt Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Jeff Rotman / Olive brown sea snake (Aipysurus laevis) in Alcyonarian coral, Greatt Barrier Reef, Australia.
Olive python (Liasis olivaceus) perched on top of a termite mound. Many pythons shelter in hollow termite mounds when not hunting. Queensland, Australia, February
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Juergen Freund / Olive python (Liasis olivaceus) perched on top of a termite mound. Many pythons shelter in hollow termite mounds when not hunting. Queensland, Australia, February
Eastern spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus williamsi). Captive, endemic to Australia.
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Chris Mattison / Eastern spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus williamsi). Captive, endemic to Australia.
Perentie {Varanus giganteus} Northern Territory, Australia, Alice Springs Reptile Park - largest Australian monitor lizard
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Steven David Miller / Perentie {Varanus giganteus} Northern Territory, Australia, Alice Springs Reptile Park - largest Australian monitor lizard
Inland / Central bearded dragon {Pogona vitticeps} captive, NB dark enlarged beard display when
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Steven David Miller / Inland / Central bearded dragon {Pogona vitticeps} captive, NB dark enlarged beard display when
Flat backed turtle {Chelonia depressa} digging nest on beach, Crab Is, QLD, Australia Cape
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Ben Osborne / Flat backed turtle {Chelonia depressa} digging nest on beach, Crab Is, QLD, Australia Cape
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) returning to sea after Egg laying, Raine Island, Australia. Raine Island is the largest and most important green sea turtle nesting area in the world, with over 14,00...
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Mark MacEwen / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) returning to sea after Egg laying, Raine Island, Australia. Raine Island is the largest and most important green sea turtle nesting area in the world, with over 14,00...
Australian flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) hatchling swimming out to sea from nesting beach, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia, captive release programme
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Doug Perrine / Australian flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) hatchling swimming out to sea from nesting beach, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia, captive release programme
Orange / Red eyed treefrog (Litoria chloris) in the rainforest of the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
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Tim Laman / Orange / Red eyed treefrog (Litoria chloris) in the rainforest of the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
White-lipped / Giant tree frog (Litoria infrafrenata)~on palm tree, Cairns, North Queensland, Australia
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Steven David Miller / White-lipped / Giant tree frog (Litoria infrafrenata)~on palm tree, Cairns, North Queensland, Australia
Dahl's Aquatic frog (Litoria dahli) in water,~Bamarru Plains, North West Territories, Australia
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Andy Rouse / Dahl's Aquatic frog (Litoria dahli) in water,~Bamarru Plains, North West Territories, Australia
Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) chick in cave, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
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Laurent Geslin / Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) chick in cave, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Redback Spider (Latrodectus mactans hasselti) on web over rock, Albany, Western Australia
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Steven David Miller / Redback Spider (Latrodectus mactans hasselti) on web over rock, Albany, Western Australia
Sydney Funnel-web Spider {Atrax robustus} intimidating behaviour, Australia
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Nature Production / Sydney Funnel-web Spider {Atrax robustus} intimidating behaviour, Australia
Cairns birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera priamus) male on fern leaf and Blue Mountain Swallowtail butterfly in flight, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, October
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Konrad Wothe / Cairns birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera priamus) male on fern leaf and Blue Mountain Swallowtail butterfly in flight, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, October
Emperor gum moth (Opodpthera eucalypti) Southern Australia, June
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Robert Thompson / Emperor gum moth (Opodpthera eucalypti) Southern Australia, June
Leaf katydid on leaf {Tettigonoidae} Queensland, Australia.
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Mark Taylor / Leaf katydid on leaf {Tettigonoidae} Queensland, Australia.
Green tree ant {Oecophylla smaragdina} ants interacting on nest made of leaves woven together, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Green tree ant {Oecophylla smaragdina} ants interacting on nest made of leaves woven together, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Pink cockatoo stretching wing {Cacatua leadbeateri} Australia
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John Cancalosi / Pink cockatoo stretching wing {Cacatua leadbeateri} Australia
Rose breasted / Galah Cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapilla) portrait with crest raised, perched on limestone pillar, Pinnacles Desert, Pilbara region, Nambung National park, Western Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Rose breasted / Galah Cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapilla) portrait with crest raised, perched on limestone pillar, Pinnacles Desert, Pilbara region, Nambung National park, Western Australia
Little Corella cockatoo {Cacatua sanguinea} pair in territorial display, Kakadu NP, Australia
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WILLIAM OSBORN / Little Corella cockatoo {Cacatua sanguinea} pair in territorial display, Kakadu NP, Australia
Short-billed black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) male and female (female on the right),Yanchep NP, South West Division, Western Australia. Endangered species.
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Roland Seitre / Short-billed black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) male and female (female on the right),Yanchep NP, South West Division, Western Australia. Endangered species.
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) peering out from its nesting hollow in tree, Cooper Creek, Innamincka, South Australia, July
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Steven David Miller / Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) peering out from its nesting hollow in tree, Cooper Creek, Innamincka, South Australia, July
Crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) Queensland, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) Queensland, Australia
Mallee ringneck parrot portrait {Barnardius zonarius barnardi} Australia
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John Cancalosi / Mallee ringneck parrot portrait {Barnardius zonarius barnardi} Australia
Musk lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) amongst flowers in a Eucalyptus tree, south-east Tasmania, Australia, February
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Dave Watts / Musk lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) amongst flowers in a Eucalyptus tree, south-east Tasmania, Australia, February
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) perched on rock near river, Eungella National Park, Queensland, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) perched on rock near river, Eungella National Park, Queensland, Australia
Mallee fowl on nest mound {Leipoa ocellata} Australia
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Michael Pitts / Mallee fowl on nest mound {Leipoa ocellata} Australia
Male Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) displaying in breeding plumage, Queensland, Australia, October
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Dave Watts / Male Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) displaying in breeding plumage, Queensland, Australia, October
Australian Bustard {Ardeotis australis} courtship display, Victoria, Australia.
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Roger Powell / Australian Bustard {Ardeotis australis} courtship display, Victoria, Australia.
Silhouette of Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) at night with almost full moon, Murray River, South Australia, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Silhouette of Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) at night with almost full moon, Murray River, South Australia, Australia
Brown booby (Sula leucogaster) Adult and chick, Raine Island National Park, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Mark MacEwen / Brown booby (Sula leucogaster) Adult and chick, Raine Island National Park, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Noddy Turns (Anous stolidus) pair on Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Mark MacEwen / Noddy Turns (Anous stolidus) pair on Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa) Tasmania, Australia, endemic to Tasmania.
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Dave Watts / Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa) Tasmania, Australia, endemic to Tasmania.
Superb lyrebird displaying {Menura novaehollandiae} SE Australia
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Dave Watts / Superb lyrebird displaying {Menura novaehollandiae} SE Australia
Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps / Petrophassa plumifera) standing in red sand, Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps / Petrophassa plumifera) standing in red sand, Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia
Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) in song, in garden. Queensland, Australia
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David Tipling / Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) in song, in garden. Queensland, Australia
Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) juvenile feeding on Dysoxylum rufum fruits. Australia
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Tim Laman / Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) juvenile feeding on Dysoxylum rufum fruits. Australia
Regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) male~perched, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia, October
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Dave Watts / Regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) male~perched, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia, October
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) walking on road through saltbush habitat, Mungo National Park, New South Wales, Australia, 2007
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Steven David Miller / Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) walking on road through saltbush habitat, Mungo National Park, New South Wales, Australia, 2007
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) adult, Tasmania, Australia.
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Dave Watts / Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) adult, Tasmania, Australia.