Well it’s ridiculous to think I could photograph every Australian bird – but I can still try!!
If you click on each photo it will take you to the full resolution version of that photo. All nomenclature from the Working List of Australian Birds v.3
Psitticidae – Parrots
Two male King parrots – Alisterus scapularis
Crimson rosella – Platycercus elegans
Pale headed rosella – Platycercus adscitus
Golden shouldered parrot (male) – Psephotus chrysopterygius
Double-eyed fig parrot – Cyclopsitta diopthalma macleayana
Rainbow lorikeet – Trichoglossus moluccanus moluccanus
Cacatuidae – Cockatoos
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Sulphur-crested cockatoo, Cacatua galerita, Mount Luke, Qld.
Little corella – Cacatua sanguinea – Toowoomba, Qld
Yellow-taile black cockatoo (male), Calyptorhynchus funerues, Mount Luke, Qld.
Glossy-black cockatoo (female), Calyptorynchus lathami, Mount Luke, Qld.
Red tailed black cockatoo (male) – Calyptorynchus banksii – Mt Luke, Queensland
Alcedinidae – Kingfishers
Sacred Kingfisher (male) – Todiramphus sanctus – Mount Luke, Queensland
Laughing Kookaburra – Dacelo novauguinae – Great Dividing Range, Queensland
Maluridae – Fairy-wrens, Emu-wrens, Grasswrens
Juvenile (L), Female (R) – Superb Fairywren – Malarus cyaneus – Mount Luke, Qld
Meliphagidae – Honeyeaters and Chats
Yellow faced honeyeater – Caligavis chrysops
Pandionidae – Osprey
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Ardeidae – Herons, Egrets and Bitterns
Cattle egret in breeding plumage – Bubulcus ibis
Pelicanidae – Pelicans
Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus, Caloundra, Qld
Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus, Caloundra, Qld
Nectariniidae – Sunbirds
Olive backed sunbird (male), Nectarinia jugularis, Dauan Island, Qld