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Torresian Crows in Australia

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Torresian Crows Corvus orru are the most common of the Crow family in the northern part of Australia and are the most likely of the Crow species that you will encounter. There is an overlap of distribution for both the Torresian Crows and Channel-billed Cuckoos at this time of year in Australia. Torresian Crow.

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White-faced Herons in Australia

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They are the most widely spread heron in Australia and can be found across the mainland, Tasmania and most coastal islands. White-faced Herons – Egrettta novaehollandiae are a very versatile heron species that we often observe around Broome. They can be found in a variety of habitats during the year.

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Brush Cuckoos in Australia

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Brush Cuckoos can be found throughout the north of Australia and also down the east coast of Australia. The other smaller Cuckoo that is found throughout Australia is the Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo , which we also often hear calling in the local area.

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Pascoe honored for leadership, mentorship, surgical skills

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Pascoe was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Alumni Excellence Award this year by the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia for his “unwavering commitment to advancing veterinary education, the veterinary profession globally, and academic leadership.”

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Garganey in Australia

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Last week I mentioned the Tufted Duck that had suddenly appeared in Australia and it is not the only vagrant duck to have chosen to reside in Australia at the moment. The first record of the Eurasian Hoopoe in Australia was well documented in 2011. The post Garganey in Australia appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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Brown Quail in Australia

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There is a lot of variation in the plumage of Brown Quail throughout Australia, but the female bird is generally paler than the male. The post Brown Quail in Australia appeared first on 10,000 Birds. A pair of Brown Quail were beside the track feeding and allowed me to move forward and photograph them.

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Yellow-faced Honeyeaters

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Yellow-faced Honeyeaters – Calygavis chrysops are found in the eastern and south eastern parts of Australia. They are not present in Western Australia or the Northern Territory, so not a bird species that we get to observe very often. Our recent observations of Yellow-faced Honeyeaters have been in dense forest.

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