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Choose a bird and make a pledge
In this activity we focus on birds in our backyards and end your exploration with a pledge to support for our feathered friends.
Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa
TypeWater bird – Duck family
FoodOmnivorous – plant material (stems, shoots, leaves, seeds, roots and other aquatic vegetation), and small crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic insects.
HabitatFreshwater (urban and natural areas), and intertidal mudflats.
Australasian swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
TypeWater bird – Rail family
FoodOmnivorous – plant material (stems, shoots, leaves, seeds, roots and other aquatic vegetation), insects and small animals (including frogs, other bird eggs).
HabitatFreshwater wetlands, swamps, marshes and waterways (urban and natural areas), and sometimes feed in open pasture and roadside verges.
Common bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
TypeGround dwelling bird – Pigeon family
FoodHerbivorous – seeds and other plant material.
HabitatAcross nearly every habitat type (urban and natural areas), except barren areas and dense rainforests.
Laughing kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
TypeTerrestrial, arboreal bird – Kingfisher family
FoodCarnivorous – insects, crustaceans, worms and other smalls animals
HabitatAcross a wide variety of habitats (urban and natural areas), prefer treed habitats.
Wedge-tailed eagle (Mibunn) Aquila audax
TypeBirds of prey – Eagle family
FoodCarnivorous – mostly carrion (roadkill and carcasses), and live prey (including mammals and reptiles).
HabitatAcross a wide variety of habitats, prefer forested and open country areas.
Blue-faced honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
TypePasserine – Honeyeater family
FoodOmnivorous – nectar, fruit, insects and other invertebrates.
HabitatOpen forests, woodlands, mangroves, parks and gardens (urban and natural areas), particularly near water.
Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides
TypeNocturnal – Frogmouth family
FoodCarnivorous – insects and other invertebrates, and small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds.
HabitatAcross a wide variety of habitats (urban and natural areas), prefer open woodlands and forests.
Glossy black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami
TypeTerrestrial, arboreal bird – Cockatoo family
FoodHerbivores – specialist feeders that almost exclusively eat seeds in the cones of she-oak trees.
HabitatOpen woodlands and forests, dominated by she-oaks.
Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
TypePasserine – Butcherbird family
FoodOmnivorous – insects and other invertebrates, and small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds. Occasionally fruit and seeds.
HabitatAcross a wide variety of habitats (urban and natural areas), prefer open areas with nearby trees.
Little black cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
TypeWater bird – Cormorant and Shag family
FoodCarnivorous – fish, crustaceans and aquatic insects.
HabitatFreshwater wetlands and waterways, occasionally sheltered coastal areas.
Rainbow lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
TypeTerrestrial, arboreal bird – Parrot family
FoodOmnivorous – specialised feeders on nectar and pollen from flowering plants (frugivores, nectarivores). Occasionally fruits, seeds and insects.
HabitatAcross a wide variety of habitats (urban and natural areas), prefer treed habitats.
Superb fairywren Malurus cyaneus
TypePasserine – Fairywren family
FoodInsectivorous – insects and other small invertebrates. Occasionally small fruits and seeds.
HabitatAcross a wide variety of habitats (urban and natural areas) with dense understory vegetation.
