AUSTRALASIAN Temperate Freshwater
birds
The birds of the temperate freshwater lakes and rivers in New Zealand, and south-western and south-eastern Australian...
Family Anatidae: Ducks
Anas superciliosa, 'Pacific Black Duck', (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia).
Anas gracilis, 'Grey Teal', (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia).
Spatula rhynchotis, 'Australasian Shoveller', (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia).
Family Podicipedidae: Grebes
Podiceps cristatus, 'Great Crested Grebe', (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia).
Family Rallidae: Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Fulica atra, 'Eurasian Coot', (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia).
Porphyrio melanotus, 'Australasian Purple Swamphen', (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia).
Family Recurvirostridae: Stilts & Avocets
Himantopus himantopus, 'Black-winged Stilt', (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia).
Family Charadriidae: Plovers, Dotterels
Erythrogonys cinctus, 'Red-kneed Dotterel', (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia).
Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants
Phalacrocorax carbo, 'Great Cormorant', (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia).
Family Threskiornithidae: Ibis and Spoonbill
Threskiornis molucca, 'Australian White Ibis', (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia).
Family Ardeidae: Egrets
Ardea alba, 'Great Egret', (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia).
Family Cacatuidae: Cockatoos
Cacatua sanguinea, 'Little Corella', (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia).
Family Monarchidae
Grallina cyanoleuca, 'Magpie Lark', 'Pee-wee' (Herdsman Lake, Western Australia). This species is found in a range of open habitats, but is common on the edge of freshwater bodies.