Amazing Australian Birds - 3

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Australia has some pretty amazing birds; the swans are black instead of white, cassowaries are up to metres tall and can kill a man, Jesus birds that walk on water, little birds that laugh like demented old witches, and the emu, which recently was declared the world's dumbest bird in a bird-IQ test by a Canadian scientist.

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Kites

Brahminy kite
Photo by Dan Irby

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Kookaburra

Australian bird famous for its laughing call, and a member of the Kingfisher family. Can be spotted throughout coastal Australia particularly in the east and south-west.

Kookaburras have a length of 28–42 cm and are native to Australia and New Guinea, the name originates from Aboriginal language. There are four known species of kookaburras found in Australia, New Guinea, and the Aru Islands.

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Lorikeets

Rainbow lorikeet
Photo by Bethwyn Boyt-Cullis

The Rainbow Lorikeet is a species of Australasian parrot found along the eastern seaboard, from Queensland to South Australia and northwest Tasmania. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas.They feed on pollen and nector from flowers with specialised brush-tpped tongues and comparatively long, narrow bills. Some also regularily eat fruit.
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Mad-woman-laughing bird

Officially known as the red necked crake, this nocturnal bird produces a call similar to a laughing old witch in a Walt Disney movie.

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Magpie

This bird is common throughout Australia and best known for its melodious song, typically heard at dawn. They also have a nasty habit of swooping on unsuspecting visitors that come too close to their nests. In Melbourne these attacks have inspired a website; if you want to minimize the risk of being attacked riding your bike around Melbourne, there is a website step-hen.com/magpie where you can find where the magpies nest and avoid these places.

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Magpie geese

Photo by Mangrove Adventures

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Papuan frog mouth

Photo by Mangrove Adventures

Pelicans

Pelicans are funny looking birds, and strange too, check out this video of a pelican eating a duck....

Photo by Mark Maupin

Starlings

Photo by Mangrove Adventures

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Storks

Photo by Mangrove Adventures

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