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New South Wales is a state in Australia of great biodiversity, with 622 species of bird recorded.. This list is based on the 1996 classification by Charles Sibley and Burt Monroe (though there has been a recent (2008) extensive revision of Australian birds by Leslie Christidis and Walter E. Boles [1]), which has resulted in some lumping and splitting. [2]
The type locality is the state of New South Wales in eastern Australia. [3] The brown goshawk was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. In 2024 a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae confirmed earlier work that had shown that the genus was polyphyletic. [4] [5] To resolve the non-monophyly, Accipiter was divided into ...
The prey is "slung torpedo-fashion" with a leading foot behind the head and the other clasping behind, this aligning habit distinguishes Pandion from indifferent clutching of prey by fishing eagles. [9] Their large prey is not swallowed immediately, instead being butchered at a perch or nest site outside the breeding season. [14]
Breeding was recorded in 11% of cells, with the highest rates in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. [13] During the second national bird atlas in 1998–2002, the little eagle was recorded in 59% of grid cells, at mostly low reporting rates (recorded in less than 20% of surveys per grid). Breeding was recorded in 5% of grid cells.
The species is the largest Australian bird of prey and one of the largest eagles in the world. The female wedge-tailed eagle is one of the world's largest eagles. [25] Its nearest rival in Australia for size is some 15 per cent smaller linearly and 25 per cent lighter in weight. [8] As is typical in birds of prey, the female is larger than
On the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995, the powerful owl is scheduled as "vulnerable". These owls do not do as well in heavily developed areas or in monocultures even if the plantation is made up of a native tree. This is largely because its prey is dependent on native and diverse forests. [3] [34]
Female, Mount Warning, New South Wales. Albert's lyrebird is a ground-dwelling bird. Females reach approximately 75 cm (30 in) in length and males reach about 90 cm (35 in). They have a wingspan of 76–79 cm (30–31 in) and weigh about 930 g (33 oz). They are chestnut-brown in colour with a rufous undertail, rump, and throat. The bill is ...
These are sensory structures which help the bird sense vibration and hence seize its prey. [5] One field study at Lake Cowal in New South Wales found the water depth selected for feeding to be less than 40 cm (15.5 in). As well as lakes and swamps, the birds feed in paddocks inundated after heavy rain.