Confirmed sightings of 122 different bird species have been made in The Pinnacle Nature Reserve since 2006 ,including 117 native species. This represents about 50% of all bird species that have been observed in the whole ACT. It includes 4 species listed as vulnerable in the ACT, and a number of others whose populations are declining and of concern.
This web page contains a list of these birds together with, where possible, links to images , calls and information about them. Because many of the links point to external websites, please report broken links to the webmaster.
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Quail |
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Brown Quail |
Very occasional visitor. Usually flushed from deep grass. |
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Stubble Quail |
Very occasional visitor. |
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Ducks and Swans |
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Hardhead |
Very occasional visitor |
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Pacific Black Duck |
Common visitor. Usually seen on the dam. |
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Grey Teal |
Very occasional visitor |
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Australian Wood Duck |
Common visitor year-round. Often nests in tree hollows near the dam. |
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Grebes, Darters and Cormorants |
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Australasian Grebe |
Occasional visitor to the dam |
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Australasian Darter |
Occasional visitor overflying |
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Great Cormorant |
Occasional visitor to the dam |
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Little Black Cormorant |
Occasional visitor to the dam |
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Little Pied Cormorant |
Occasional visitor to the dam |
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Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills & Storks |
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White-faced Heron |
Occasionally overflying, or near the dam. |
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Nankeen Night-Heron |
Rare visitor |
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Straw-necked Ibis |
Occasional visitor |
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Raptors |
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Black-shouldered Kite |
Occasional visitor. Has nested in the reserve in the past. |
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Whistling Kite |
Very occasional visitor. |
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Brown Goshawk |
Regular visitor, breeds in the vicinity. |
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Collared Sparrowhawk |
Frequent visitor. |
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Wedge-tailed Eagle |
Often visible cruising overhead, over the Molonglo valley or perched along the SW border. |
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Little Eagle |
Occasional visitor. Listed as vulnerable in the ACT. |
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Nankeen Kestrel |
Frequent visitor. Perhaps resident in farmland SW of the reserve. |
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Australian Hobby |
Occasional visitor. |
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Peregrine Falcon |
Occasional visitor. |
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Button-quail |
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Painted button-quail |
Very occasional visitor. |
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Pigeons and Doves |
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Common Bronzewing |
Resident (breeding) in limited numbers throughout the Pinnacle reserve. |
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Crested Pigeon |
Very common resident. Mostly close to the suburbs. |
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Cockatoos |
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
Very common resident (breeding). |
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Galah |
Very common resident (breeding). |
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Gang-gang Cockatoo |
Occasional visitor. |
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Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
Occasional visitor. |
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Little Corella |
Occasional visitor. |
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Parrots |
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Rainbow Lorikeet |
Common resident (breeding), mostly towards the Hawker end of the reserve. |
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Purple-crowned Lorikeet |
Rare visitor |
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Australian King-Parrot |
Occasional visitor from the suburbs. |
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Superb Parrot |
Migratory visitor. May be seen flying over the reserve in Summer. Declared as vulnerable in the ACT. |
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Crimson Rosella |
Very common resident (breeding). |
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Eastern Rosella |
Very common resident (breeding). |
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Red-rumped Parrot |
Common resident. |
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Cuckoos |
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Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo |
Regular spring/summer visitor (breeding). Usually seen in woodland/forest areas. |
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Channel-billed Cuckoo |
Very occasional visitor |
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Shining Bronze-Cuckoo |
Occasional spring/summer visitor. Usually seen in woodland/forest areas. |
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Pallid Cuckoo |
Regular spring/summer visitor. Usually seen perched in open woodland. |
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Fan-tailed Cuckoo |
Occasional spring/summer visitor. |
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Eastern Koel |
Regular spring/summer visitor. |
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Nocturnal Birds |
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Tawny Frogmouth |
Several resident (breeding) pairs. Nocturnal. |
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Australian Owlet-nightjar |
Resident but rarely seen. Nocturnal, prefers woodland/forest. |
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Southern Boobook |
Occasional nocturnal visitor. |
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Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater & Dollardbird |
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Laughing Kookaburra |
Common resident (breeding). |
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Sacred Kingfisher |
Regular visitor in spring. |
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Rainbow Bee-eater |
Occasional visitor in spring/summer. |
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Dollarbird |
Regular visitor in spring/summer. |
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Treecreepers |
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White-throated Treecreeper |
Common resident (breeding) in woodland/forest areas. |
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Fairy-wren |
Superb Fairy-wren |
Common resident (breeding) found in dense shrubs throughout the reserve. |
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Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes & allied birds |
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Speckled Warbler |
Uncommon resident (breeding). Listed by COG as declining in the ACT. |
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Weebill |
Common resident (breeding). |
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White-browed Scrubwren |
Uncommon resident |
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Western Gerygone |
Very occasional visitor. |
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White-throated Gerygone |
Regular visitor in spring/summer. |
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Striated Thornbill |
Common resident (breeding). Mostly found in woodland/forest areas. |
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Yellow Thornbill |
Uncommon resident (breeding). Found in woodland with acacia groves. |
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Yellow-rumped Thornbill |
Very common resident (breeding). Prefers open woodland and grassy areas. |
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Buff-rumped Thornbill |
Very common resident (breeding). Prefers woodland areas. |
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Brown Thornbill |
Common resident (breeding). Usually found in dense shrubs/woodland. |
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Southern Whiteface |
Uncommon resident. Likes grassland and open woodland. Listed by COG as a bird of concern in the ACT. |
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Spotted Pardalote |
Very common visitor almost all year round. |
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Striated Pardalote |
Common resident (breeding); also some migratory movement through the reserve. |
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Honeyeaters |
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Eastern Spinebill |
Common resident/visitor. Usually found in or near suburban gardens. |
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Yellow-faced Honeyeater |
Migratory visitor. Large numbers sometimes visible during spring and autumn migration. |
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White-eared Honeyeater |
Regular seasonal visitor between autumn and spring. Found in woodland areas. |
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Yellow-tufted Honeyeater |
Very occasional migratory visitor in spring or autumn. |
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Fuscous Honeyeater |
Regular seasonal visitor between autumn and spring. Some also resident. |
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White-plumed Honeyeater |
Resident in low numbers. |
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Noisy Miner |
Small resident (breeding) population near the dam. |
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Red Wattlebird |
Very common resident (breeding) found throughout the reserve. |
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Brown-headed Honeyeater |
Resident (breeding) in small numbers. Migrating birds also visit. |
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White-naped Honeyeater |
Migratory visitor. Usually seen during spring and autumn migration. |
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Noisy Friarbird |
Spring/summer visitor (breeding). |
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Robins |
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Scarlet Robin |
Frequent winter visitor to woodland areas. Occasionally stays to nest. Declared a vulnerable species in the ACT in May 2015. |
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Red-capped Robin |
Very occasional visitor. |
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Flame Robin |
Occasional winter visitor to grassland areas along the SW edge of the reserve. |
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Pink Robin |
Rare, non-breeding winter migrant. Declared a vulnerable species in NSW. |
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Rose Robin |
Occasional winter visitor in woodland areas. |
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Eastern Yellow Robin |
Very occasional visitor. |
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Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers |
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Varied Sittella |
Uncommon resident (breeding). Listed as vulnerable in the ACT. |
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Golden Whistler |
Common visitor from autumn through to spring. |
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Rufous Whistler |
Summer migrant (breeding). Loud, musical call often heard in spring. |
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Grey Shrike-thrush |
Uncommon resident. |
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Grey Fantail |
Common visitor (breeding) in spring through to autumn, mostly in woodland/forest areas. |
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Rufous Fantail |
Uncommon, breeding summer migrant. |
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Willie Wagtail |
Very common resident (breeding). |
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Leaden Flycatcher |
Regular visitor (breeding) in spring/summer. Small numbers nest regularly in the reserve. |
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Satin Flycatcher |
Very occasional visitor in spring or autumn. |
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Restless Flycatcher |
Very occasional visitor in spring or autumn. |
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Magpie-lark |
Common resident (breeding). |
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Cuckoo-shrikes & Oriole |
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Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike |
Regular visitor (breeding) in spring/summer. |
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White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike |
Rare, non-breeding autumn migrant. |
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White-winged Triller |
Regular visitor (breeding) in spring/summer. Generally seen in woodland/forest. Listed as vulnerable in the ACT. |
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Olive-backed Oriole |
Occasional visitor, generally seen passing through in spring and autumn. |
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Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs & Magpie |
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Masked Woodswallow |
Very occasional visitor. |
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White-browed Woodswallow |
Very occasional visitor. |
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Dusky Woodswallow |
Common visitor (breeding) in spring/summer. Nests in dense woodland areas. |
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Grey Butcherbird |
Occasional visitor in spring/summer. |
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Australian Magpie |
Very common resident (breeding). |
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Pied Currawong |
Very common resident (breeding). |
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Grey Currawong |
Uncommon resident (breeding). |
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Bowerbird, Ravens, Chough & Apostlebird |
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Satin Bowerbird |
Occasional visitor from the suburbs. |
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Australian Raven |
Common resident (breeding). |
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Little Raven |
Very occasional visitor |
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White-winged Chough |
Several groups resident (breeding) in the Pinnacle reserve. |
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Finches |
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Double-barred Finch |
Very occasional visitor to grassy areas. (Formerly resident.) |
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Red-browed Finch |
Occasional visitor to grassy areas in spring and autumn. |
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Diamond Firetail |
Occasional visitor to grassy areas. Listed by COG as declining in the ACT. |
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Mistletoebird (Flowerpeckers) |
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Mistletoebird |
Rare summer visitor. |
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Swifts |
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White-throated Needletail |
Uncommon, non-breeding summer migrant. |
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Swallows and Martins |
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Welcome Swallow |
Common spring/summer visitor. |
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Tree Martin |
Occasional spring/summer visitor. |
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Fairy Martin |
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Old World Warblers |
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Rufous Songlark |
Occasional summer visitor in woodland areas. |
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Silvereye |
Silvereye |
Common resident found in areas near the suburbs. |
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Introduced birds |
Finches |
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House Sparrow |
Common resident found in areas near the suburbs. |
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European Goldfinch |
Occasional visitor to grassy areas in spring and autumn. |
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Thrushes and Starlings |
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Common Blackbird |
Occasional visitorĀ - resident in houses adjacent to the reserve. |
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Common Starling |
Very common resident (breeding). |
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Common (Indian) Myna |
Common resident (breeding). |
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This page can be considered a local Pinnacle portal to information on the website of the Canberra Ornithologists Group (COG). The birds are grouped and ordered according to the scheme used by COG, and wherever possible links are made to their extensive web pages.
If you are looking for a particular bird or bird type by name, start with the alphabetical Birds and Bird Groups list and click on the name you want. This will take you to the appropriate taxonomic grouping in the full list further down the page which has relevant links to the COG webpages.
Alternatively you can use your web browser's "find in page" tool to search for a bird on this page in the full list.
The list includes links to locally taken images on the COG website, both for groups of birds and individual species, and to information pages on the COG website for each species where they are available. The list also includes links to bird calls for most birds, either to the COG website, or when they are not available there to other recordings. These recordings were largely sourced from COG, and were supplemented when possible by recordings downloaded from the world wide web.
Thanks to our Pinnacle bird watchers, notably Barbara and John, for compiling this list and keeping it up to date.
Thanks also to the sources of the other bird calls used on this site, the origins of which are often uncertain.