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    Urban

    These are some common birds you will see in an urban setting.

    Click on the images for more information about each bird:

    Noisy Miner
    Noisy Miner

    Photo by Greg Nye [CC BY-NC-SA]

    Australian Magpie
    Australian Magpie

    Photo by Sandra Gallienne [Used with permission]

    Torresian Crow
    Torresian Crow

    Photo by Elissa Kimber [Used with permission]

    Blue-faced Honeyeater
    Blue-faced Honeyeater

    Photo by Greg Nye CC BY-NC-SA

    Superb Fairy-wren
    Superb Fairy-wren

    Photo by Sandra Gallienne [Used with permission]

    Australasian Figbird
    Australasian Figbird

    Photo by Greg Nye [CC BY-NC-SA]

    Magpie-lark
    Magpie-lark

    Photo by Greg Nye [CC BY-NC-SA]

    Willie Wagtail
    Willie Wagtail

    Photo by Melissa Humphris [Used with permission]

    Laughing Kookaburra
    Laughing Kookaburra

    Photo by Greg Nye [CC BY-NC-SA]

    Welcome Swallow
    Welcome Swallow

    Photo by Greg Nye [CC BY-NC-SA]

    Rainbow Lorikeet
    Rainbow Lorikeet

    Photo by Greg Nye [CC BY-NC-SA]

    Grey Butcherbird
    Grey Butcherbird

    Photo by Greg Nye [CC BY-NC-SA]

    Crested Pigeon
    Crested Pigeon

    Photo by Neil Humphris [CC BY-NC-SA]

    Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

    Photo by Neil Humphris [CC BY-NC-SA]

    Pied Currawong
    Pied Currawong

    Photo by Sandra Gallienne [Used with permission]

    Australian White Ibis
    Australian White Ibis

    Photo by Neil Humphris [CC BY-NC-SA]

    Australian Brush-turkey
    Australian Brush-turkey

    Photo by Neil Humphris [CC BY-NC-SA]

    Australian Wood Duck
    Australian Wood Duck

    Photo by Neil Humphris [CC BY-NC-SA]

    Banner image: Brisbane seen from the air by Cyron Ray Macey. CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia

    Except where otherwise noted, text for individual bird species is the copyright of Richard Noske and licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International

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    Learning Sequences and related Student Activity Sheets are the copyright of Marie Bermingham and Val Catchpoole and licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International

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    Except where otherwise noted, all illustrations are the copyright of Elissa Kimber, all rights reserved.

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