Birds
Birds recorded in the Sanctuary
La Trobe University’s Bundoora campus is well recognised as a great place for spotting birdlife. The Sanctuary exhibits great bird diversity, particularly in it’s network of wetlands; designed as Australia’s first example of man made natural filtration system. From time to time, we have also been visited by some rather rare sightings of species like Little Bittern’s and Magpie Geese.
Non-Passerines
| Grebes |
Raptors |
Pigeons and Doves |
Owls and Allies |
| Pelicans and Allies |
Quails and Allies |
Cockatoos and Parrots |
Swifts |
| Herons and Allies |
Waders and Gulls |
Cuckoos |
Kingfishers |
| Ducks and Allies |
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Passerines
| Larks |
Australian Warblers |
Pardalotes |
Mud-nesters |
| Swallows and Martins |
Scrub-Wrens and Allies |
White-eyes |
Magpie Larks |
| Pipits |
Sitellas |
Finches |
Wood Swallows |
| Cuckoo-shrikes and Allies |
Treecreepers |
Sparrows |
Currawongs and Butcherbirds |
| Flycatchers and Allies |
Honeyeaters |
Weavers |
Crows |
| Chowchillas |
Australian Chats |
Starlings and Mynahs |
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| Old World Warblers |
Flowerpeckers |
Orioles |
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