Vertebrate fauna of Wallacea and surrounds
20 Vertebrate fauna: birds
Note that amongst the birds there are some groups that are widespread – these include the migratory shorebirds and the birds of prey. On the other hand, several groups of birds are restricted to the Oriental region. There are a number of families that are endemic to Australia, i.e. they occur nowhere else on earth. As with the mammals, Australia and New Guinea share many families of birds.
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| Fauna of Indonesia | Fauna of New Guinea | Fauna of Australia |
Waterbirds
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Waterbirds
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Waterbirds
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Shorebirds
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Shorebirds
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Shorebirds
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Birds of prey
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Birds of prey
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Birds of prey
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Pheasants and junglefowl
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Quail
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Birds of paradise
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Birds of paradise
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Megapods
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Megapods
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Megapods
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| Cassowary | Emu | |
| Relatively few parrots | Parrots
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Parrots
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Woodpeckers
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Cuckoos
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Cuckoos
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Cuckoos
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Trogons
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Lyrebirds
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Pigeons and doves
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Pigeons and doves
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Pigeons and doves
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Kingfishers
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Kingfishers
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Kingfishers
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Hornbills
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Hornbills
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Fairy-wrens
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Fairy-wrens, emu-wrens & grasswrens
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| Flycatchers | Thornbills, gerygones & scrubwrens
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Barbets
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Bulbuls
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Honeyeaters
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Honeyeaters including friarbirds, wattlebirds, Melithreptus and Lichenostomus spp.
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Cuckoo-shrikes
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Cuckoo-shrikes
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Cuckoo-shrikes
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Complete the following activity to check your knowledge.