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Sydney - Botanical Gardens, Australia (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Sydney - Botanical Gardens, Australia
Map of Sydney - Botanical Gardens, Australia
Dusky Moorhen (
Gallinula tenebrosa
) - Juvenile
Gray Butcherbird (
Cracticus torquatus
)
Powerful Owl (
Ninox strenua
)
A bunch of planted trees.
Trips
Eastern Australia
11/25/2012
: In my final stop before the flight home, I followed a tip about crakes and owls, and I took a trip to the Sydney Botanical Garden. Just like everywhere else in Australia, or so it seems, there was a preponderance of cockatoos and lorikeets. The owl was found without issue.
Previous Visit (Wollongong Pelagic Trip: 11/24/2012)
Species Recorded (7)
Birds ( 7 )
Honeyeaters ( Meliphagidae )
Noisy Miner -
Manorina melanocephala
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Maned Duck -
Chenonetta jubata
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Dusky Moorhen -
Gallinula tenebrosa
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo -
Cacatua galerita
Rainbow Lorikeet -
Trichoglossus moluccanus
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Powerful Owl -
Ninox strenua
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Gray Butcherbird -
Cracticus torquatus
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