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To many people’s surprise, they don’t have many muscles or nerves in their feet. This gives them the strength they need, along with bones and tendons. They use their feet to catch prey, walk, perch, climb, grip, swim, and sometimes defend themselves. Without the proper feet, they couldn’t survive. Each type of bird legs and feet help it to survive in its own habitat.īirds of different species have evolved over time to help them survive in their habitats. Without strong legs, a bird couldn’t perch for hours or paddle gracefully across the water. A bird’s legs and feet tell a story of how it lives its daily life. We don’t pay enough attention to bird legs. One has become extinct since European colonisation.Birds are known for their unique colors, flight patterns, beautiful plumage, and even their wing shapes. In Australian territory 41 species have been recorded, four of which have been introduced, and another six are vagrants. Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. Order: Podicipediformes Family: PodicipedidaeĤ1 species recorded Several prehistoric species are also known to have existed. Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: PhoenicopteridaeĪustralia has only a single record of any flamingo species, from the North Keeling Island. Introduced, King, Flinders & Kangaroo Island Introduced, King, Flinders & Rottnest Island Introduced, King, Rottnest & Furneaux Islands Three species are native to Australia, and five commonly domesticated species are feral, with most established populations persisting on offshore islands. Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans. These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump, with broad, relatively short wings. Phasianidae consists of the pheasants and their allies. Odontophoridae are not native to Australia, but feral populations of one species survive in external territories and possibly the mainland.Ĩ species recorded Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae Numididae are not native to Australia, but feral populations of one species exist in Queensland. They are commonly referred to as "mound-builders" due to their habit of constructing large mounds to incubate their eggs. Megapodiidae are represented by various species in the Australasian region, although only three species are found in Australia. Vagrant, presumably from introduced NZ population In Australia, 30 species have been recorded, of which three have been introduced, and seven are vagrants. These are adapted for an aquatic existence, with webbed feet, bills that are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.

The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. Order: Struthioniformes Family: Struthionidaeģ0 species recorded

80 Woodswallows, bellmagpies, and allies.

Any bird names or other wording follows that convention. This list also uses British English throughout. Supplemental updates follow The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2021 edition. Their system has been developed over nearly two decades and has strong local support, but deviates in important ways from more generally accepted schemes. The taxonomy originally followed is from Christidis and Boles, 2008. There have been three comprehensive accounts: the first was John Goulds Birds of Australia, the second Gregory Mathews, and third was the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (1990-2006).

965 extant and extinct species are listed. It excludes species only present in captivity. The list includes introduced species, common vagrants and recently extinct species. The outlying islands covered include: Christmas, Cocos (Keeling), Ashmore, Torres Strait, Coral Sea, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Macquarie and Heard/McDonald. This is a list of the wild birds found in Australia including its outlying islands and territories, but excluding the Australian Antarctic Territory.