Planetscott - Site Report: Royal Park Swamps, Australia

2025-11-19: We still had some time to kill, so we stopped off at a couple of swamps near the airport. There were several birds around, but I was not able to find the crake that I was hoping to see. The white's skinks also did not make an appearance.

Kingdom: Animals (24 records)

Phylum: Chordates (24 records)

Class: Birds (23 records)

Order: Anseriformes (3 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
- Gray Teal (Anas gracilis)
- Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)

Order: Parrots (2 records)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus)
- Family: Old World Parrots
- Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)

Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
- Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)
- Family: Grebes
- Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)

Order: Perching Birds (11 records)
- Family: Fairywrens and Allies
- Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

Class: Reptiles (1 record)

Order: Turtles (1 record)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Krefft's Short-necked Turtle (Emydura maquerii)

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