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Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna)

The Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) is a lorikeet, one of the three species of the Glossopsitta genus.  It inhabits south-central/eastern Australia. The musk lorikeet was first described by...

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Beautiful Firetail (Stagonopleura bella)

Don’t call them vain, they didn’t ask to be called Beautiful Firetails……………..even though they are! The beautiful firetail (Stagonopleura bella) is a common species of estrildid finch found in...

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Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus)

The Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus), also known as the superb blue-wren or colloquially as the blue wren, is a passerine bird of the family Maluridae, common and familiar across southeastern...

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Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)

The Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the eastern seaboard, from northern Queensland to South Australia and Tasmania. Its habitat...

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Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus)

The Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus), also known as the red-backed parrot or grass parrot, is a common bird of south-eastern Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin.  The...

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Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

The Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a carnivorous bird in the kingfisher family Halcyonidae. It is probably the most iconic Australian bird and its distinctive “laugh” is as true blue...

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Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella)

The Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella) is a species of parrot in the genus Neophema native to Eastern Australia, from southeastern Queensland, through New South Wales and into north-eastern...

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