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	Common Birds of the Australian National Botanic Gardens
		The bird calls below were originally transferred audially from tape to a Sun sparcstation and stored in uncompressed 8-bit Sun audio format in 1993, then later converted to MP3 format in 2005.
		Australian Wood Ducks can be seen around the pools near the Cafe and grazing on grassed areas such as the Eucalypt Lawn.
		Birds attracted to feed from the flowers, such as the Eastern Spinebill, then carry pollen from flower to flower.
	www.anbg.gov.au /birds/birds.html (1081 words)

	List of Australian birds - Definition, explanation
		For example, almost any land habitat offers a niche for a small bird that specialises in finding small insects: the form best fitted to that task is one with long legs for agility and obstacle clearance, moderate-sized wings optimised for quick, short flight, and a large, upright tail for rapid changes of direction.
		In consequence, the unrelated birds that fill that niche in the Americas and in Australia look and act as though they were close relatives.
		Birds recently introduced by humans: some, like the European Goldfinch and greenfinch coexist happily, others such as European Common Starlings, Blackbirds and sparrows and the Indian Mynah are destructive vermin.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/l/li/list_of_australian_birds.php (255 words)

	Birds, DNA, and Evolutionary Convergence
		Which birds are similar because they are descended from relatively recent common ancestors (true evolutionary relationship), and which are similar because, although coming from different recent ancestors, they have evolved similar structures in response to similar ways of life (evolutionary convergence).
		All in all, the Australian bird convergence is even more spectacular than the convergence of various marsupials with the placental mammals that dominate on all other continents -- after all the mammalian convergence was recognized early on, while the birds fooled biologists until very recently.
		Australian birds that are much more closely related to crows than to the groups indicated bytheir common names.
	www.stanford.edu /group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Birds,_DNA.html (1175 words)

	Migratory Waterbirds - Australian Wetland Birds - Index
		The main groups of wetland birds are grebes, pelicans, cormorants, long-legged wading birds (such as the heron) and waterfowl, as well as a large group known as 'waders'.
		This group of wetland birds includes a number of species: the heron, the egret, the spoonbill, the ibis, the stork and the bittern.
		Most Australian ducks are 'dabblers', that is, they up-end their bodies in shallow water and feed along the bottom.
	www.deh.gov.au /biodiversity/migratory/waterbirds/wetbrds.html (1434 words)

	Fair feathered friends \| Features \| The Australian
		Australian native birds have long battled the depredations of cats, foxes and other introduced predators, as well as competition from exotic fly-ins such as Indian mynas and starlings.
		Many birds formerly restricted to the arid inland, such as galahs and crested pigeons, are now numerous on the coast because human-modified landscapes are to their liking.
		Australian white ibis were once restricted to wetlands and pastures but they have taken with gusto to rubbish dumps and suburban parks, expanding their range to Tasmania and southern Western Australia.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,21016646-28737,00.html (1541 words)

	Facts About Wetlands - Birds found in NSW Wetlands (Site not responding. Last check: )
		These birds rely upon suitable habitats in a number of different countries and therefore the conservation of the birds and their habitats requires international cooperation.
		The Japan-Australia Migratory Birds Agreement (JAMBA) is an agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Australia for the protection of migratory birds in danger of extinction and their environment.
		Birds Australia, previously known as the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), is a group dedicated to the conservation, study and enjoyment of Australia’s native birds and their habitats.
	www.dlwc.nsw.gov.au /care/wetlands/facts/paa/birds (685 words)

	Australian birds - Mad, cocky, deceptive and a nuisance
		A beautiful creature with long flowing tail feathers, the Lyre Bird is a master of deception; able to mimic the calls of 15 different species of birds in their locality and string the calls into a melody.
		The Cockie is a bird of tremendous expression; both with its head feathers and vocal chords.
		As a metaphor of the great Australian trait to leave baggage in the past and look optimistically to the future, the two hold the shield on the Australian Coat of Arms.
	www.convictcreations.com /animals/birds.htm (952 words)

	Birds - Australian Pelican
		The Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus is found throughout Australia, Papua New Guinea and western Indonesia, with occasional reports in New Zealand and various western Pacific islands.
		The pouch can also serve as a net to catch food thrown by humans, and there are sightings of pelicans drinking by opening their bill to collect rainwater.
		Breeding behaviour and ecology of the Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus, in New South Wales.
	www.amonline.net.au /birds/factsheets/pelican.htm (1023 words)

	Camilla Ip : Australian Birds (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The larger bird let it pick at a wing that was still partly attached to the main carcass so they were eating together for a while, then fed it, beak to beak, with something that looked like intestines.
		Today, the smaller bird seemed to have the stance and body shape of what I previously thought was a female bird (a bit tubby), and definitely had the fawn-coloured patch under its chin indicating it was a 1st year juvenile bird.
		These birds have become so tame that they will knock on the glass when they want to be fed, and hop inside to sit on the spout of the kitchen sink, or even fly around the kitchen, if you leave the window open.
	camilla.ip.id.au /animals/birds.html (7782 words)

	Australian birds
		Big Bird lives at a nearby animal zoo because Emus are not naturally found in the coastal rain forests.
		All native birds are protected in Australia, so farmers have to devise ingenious methods to scare the birds away.
		Many species of migratory birds spend the summer or winter in Australia then fly off to various parts of the world to feed or breed.
	www.idilium.com /Australian_Wildlife/feathers.html (1449 words)

	Birds of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For example, almost any land habitat offers a niche for a small bird that specialises in finding small insects: the form best fitted to that task is one with long legs for agility and obstacle clearance, moderately-sized wings optimised for quick, short flight, and a large, upright tail for rapid changes of direction.
		In consequence, the unrelated birds that fill that niche in the Americas and in Australia look and act as though they are close relatives.
		The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000, Garnett, Stephen T.; and Crowley, Gabriel M., Environment Australia, Canberra, 2000 ISBN 0-642-54683-5, a comprehensive survey of the conservation status of Australian species, with costed conservation and recovery strategies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_birds (585 words)

	Australian Native Birds
		Although beginning with only a few dozen of the 826 native birds, the number will grow as more of our feathered friends sit still long enough, and close enough, to have their picture taken.
		The birds at Mungo seem to be bluer than the browner ones found in reference books.
		Bearing the distinctive hooked beak of a bird of prey, the Pacific Bazza was formerly called "Crested Hawk".
	www.waratahsoftware.com.au /wp_birds_birds.html (1384 words)

	Australian Birds Handcrafted by Dinkum Birds
		These beautiful wooden birds of Australia (handcrafted by Dinkum Birds of Australia) are sold in upmarket department stores and are displayed in many of the best galleries and zoos in Australia and overseas.
		All birds are handcrafted by Charles Smith of Dinkum Birds Of Australia.
		His handcrafted birds are now to be found in collections as far afield as Tokyo, London, New York, Stockholm, and Los Angeles just to mention a few.
	www.extonaustralia.com /category7_1.htm (210 words)

	135 species of Australian birds and where we saw them
		The bird book we used is the best in Australia, and highly recommended: Michael Morcombe's Field Guide to Australian Birds (this incredible book, which is available from Amazon now has a smaller travel-sized companion).
		One fl bird soaring overhead with a sharply "v"ed tail, turned into a flock of birds, and by the time we reached Normanton, they had turned into a constant presence in the air whenever there were thermals to fly.
		Wild birds were feeding with the rainbow lorikeets at the zoo.
	www.bylandwaterandair.com /extras/ausbirds.php (4674 words)

	Australian Chats
		These are mostly birds of the dry interior of Australia, although some inhabit coastal lagoons.
		The Australian chats were placed in the menurid group and, in fact, Sibley and Ahlquist (1990) and Sibley (1996) considered them simply aberrant honeyeaters in the family Meliphagidae.
		It is a terrestrial bird of stony desert and short grass plains in south-east central Australia: the Gibber plains.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/Australian_chats.html (787 words)

	Birds of the World
		Birds of the World is quite simply, the perfect gift for anyone interested in the fascinating life of birds.
		Another highly useful aspect is the Bird Information Center, which serves as a concise fact library, and can be used for research, homework, or essays on birds and ornithology.
		Find out which birds are endangered, what we are doing to prevent habitat destruction, and why bird specie diversity is so important to gauge the world's ecological stability.
	www.bassettandbrush.com /clients/topics_website/birdsfullset.htm (581 words)

	Birds
		Many Australian birds come under different category's, for instance, there are ground birds, canopy birds, free soaring birds, sea birds and flightless birds.
		There used to be many millions of these birds in rural Australia but the over clearing of bush and old trees has robbed them of many breeding places.
		The fl cockatoo is a much larger bird and has a very distinctive cry, their numbers are also decreasing with time.
	australasia.freewebsitehosting.com /birds.htm (634 words)

	Bird Photos :: Australian Bird Photography and Information Index
		Bird photos com.au is dedicated to the protection and conservation of birds and the environment we all share.
		They encountered Australian Birds of all shapes and sizes, from massive Wedge tailed Eagles, to tiny fairy wrens, their Osprey photos are stunning examples of Bird photography at its best
		bird photos is a site for amateur ornithology or actual ornithology nature photography at its best, Greg Holland and Leon Keasey spent 3 years and travelled over 100000 km, to capture these unique images of Australian Birdlife, From Wedge tailed Eagles to Fairy Wrens.
	www.birdphotos.com.au (304 words)

	Birds Australia
		Birds Australia works to conserve native birds and biological diversity in Australia, through the study and management of birds and their habitats, and the education and involvement of the community.
		Birds on Farms: Aims to discover ways in which remnant vegetation and revegetated areas can be managed to increase the richness of bird species, and to increase awareness of the value of birds on farms, both aesthetically and as indicators of sustainable farming practices
		Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds: Is a unique publication which summarises all that we know of the 950 species of birds that are found in Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.
	www.birdlife.org /worldwide/national/australia/index.html (473 words)

	New Zealand Birds \| Birds \| Gallery \| Australian magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen
		It supports native birds as well as the introduced species but not too many kilometres down the road, where dairy farms are the norm, the situation is quite different.
		There one finds the birds which are typical of open farmland; Matuku-moana, the white-faced heron, Kahu, the Australasian harrier hawk, the skylark, bell magpies and Kotare, the kingfisher, the spur winged plover, the thrush and flbird, starlings and the mynah.
		The simple fact is that these birds are occupying an ecological niche that the destruction of forest and the spread of farmland has made available to them.
	www.nzbirds.com /birds/magpie.html (1468 words)

	Australian Birds
		I thought that it would be useful to anyone who may visit me here and wants an idea of what birds they would be likely to see and easily identify.
		If I have taken a photo of the bird it can be seen by clicking on the camera icon, otherwise a weblink to a photo (opens in a new window) can be accessed by clicking on the globe icon.
		After our visit to the red centre my favourite Australian bird has to be the Spinifex Pigeon, apart from being a rather odd looking bird they also have a rather odd call "oooo ha ha ha ha".
	www.solanum.net /birds.htm (224 words)

	Birds in Backyards - Birds in Backyards
		Birds in Backyards is a research, education and conservation program focusing on the birds that live where people live.
		Find birds by the habitat they live in, their behaviour or conservation status.
		A range of resources about birds, plants and gardens, as well as the Australian environment.
	www.birdsinbackyards.net (150 words)

	Birds of Australia
		Bird watching was a bit dicey at this location due to the saltwater crocodiles.(7) Camouflage of Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides).
		And my number one bird experience in Australia is the courtship display and territorial songs and mimicry of the male Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae), Brindabella Ranges and Namadgi National Park, ACT.
		More information on bird watching in the ACT and elsewhere in Australia is given in Birdlinks Australia, Birdwatching Australia, Birding NSW, Birding Western Australia, Birds Australia, Birds of Australian National University, Birds of the AUS National Botanic Gardens, Birdtours, Birdwatching in Sydney, Canberra Ornithologists Group, SNAG, and Where to Watch Birds in Australia.
	www.lonker.net /nature_ornithology_2.htm (308 words)

	Australian birds
		The wealth of bird life, from the boisterous laugh of the kookaburra, a large kingfisher, to the brilliantly plumed rainbow lorikeets, makes Australia a haven for bird lovers.
		Australian birds can be found in all the country's habitiats from deserts to tropical rainforests.
		Some Australian birds are worth hundreds, even thousands of dollars overseas.
	www.virtualaustralia.com /australia/photos/fauna/birds (159 words)

	Global warming may kill Australian birds \| \| The Australian (Site not responding. Last check: )
		NEARLY three quarters of all bird species in northeast Australia and more than a third in Europe could become extinct unless efforts to stop global warming were stepped up, according to a report by international environmental group WWF.
		Up to 72 per cent of bird species in northeastern Australia and 38 per cent of bird species in Europe could disappear completely if the planet's temperature kept rising, it said.
		The report comes as negotiations at the 12th session of the UN Framework Climate Change Convention enter their second week, with high-level officials and ministers from some of the 189 participating countries expected to attend.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,20754920-1702,00.html (434 words)

	Australian Birds: Waders
		In birds it applies to those who instead of being born naked and helpless, are physically precocious in already having downy feathers and ability to walk on the day of birth.
		Fortunately she has paired areas on her belly of skin made warm by numerous blood vessels, and these applied to a similar area on the chick's neck transfer heat to the little ones.
		The birds suffer heavy losses on their arduous journeys, but the temporary abundance of new vegetation and insects in the Arctic spring makes it easier to feed more chicks and to increase their own weight.
	member.rivernet.com.au /balehirs/Bishyp6wBirdsWaders.html (2502 words)

	Native & Foreign Birds
		This picture of the Palm Cockatoo was taken with the Bird Breeder at the Kansas City Zoo and is a favourite pet.
		These beautiful birds are usually seen in pairs or family parties, although flock of up to 20 birds may be seen during the non-breeding season.
		The Australian Magpie has been studied more intensely than any other Australian bird, chiefly because it lives in groups and is easier to study.
	www.ozbird.com /oz/birdsgallery2.htm (2044 words)

	Ancient Diets Of Australian Birds Point To Big Ecosystem Changes
		The reconstructed, 140,000-year dietary record for two flightless birds showed they switched from nutritional grasses to desert scrub for forage, which coincided with the arrival of humans to the continent and not with a climate change.
		Ancient Diets Of Australian Birds Point To Big Ecosystem Changes (Jul. 10, 2005) — A shifting diet of two flightless birds inhabiting Australia tens of thousands of years ago is the best evidence yet that early humans may have altered the continent's interior with fire, changing it...
		Changes In Australian Ecosystems Tied To Arrival Of Exotic Animals (Dec. 21, 2000) — A study of old and new emu eggshells collected from central Australia indicates a dramatic loss of grasslands beginning roughly 300 years ago was due to the arrival of Europeans and the introduction...
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/07/050718233402.htm (1374 words)

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