common animals of the Sydney metro area

Things you'll see around the city and in parks and neighborhoods, without going to any special effort.

Australian Water Dragon 1
Intellagama lesueurii
Common Snake-necked Turtle 2
Chelodina longicollis
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 3
Cacatua galerita
Long-billed Corella 4
Cacatua tenuirostris
Rainbow Lorikeet 5
Trichoglossus haematodus
Laughing Kookaburra 6
Dacelo novaeguineae
Spotted Dove 7
Streptopelia chinensis
Rock Pigeon 8
Columba livia
Crested Pigeon 3
Ocyphaps lophotes
Dusky Moorhen 3
Gallinula tenebrosa
Buff-banded Rail 9
Gallirallus philippensis
Eurasian Coot 10
Fulica atra
Purple Swamphen 3
Porphyrio porphyrio
Australian Brush-turkey 10
Alectura lathami
Silver Gull 1
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Masked Lapwing 11
Vanellus miles
Australian Ibis 1
Threskiornis moluccus
Australian Pelican 3
Pelecanus conspicillatus
White-faced Heron 12
Egretta novaehollandiae
Great Egret 13
Ardea alba
Black Swan 14
Cygnus atratus
Chestnut Teal 3
Anas castanea
Gray Teal 15
Anas gracilis
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
White-eyed Duck 9
Aythya australis
Australian Wood Duck 1
Chenonetta jubata
Little Pied Cormorant 16
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Little Black Cormorant 3
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Australian Pied Cormorant 17
Phalacrocorax varius
Australian Darter 4
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Fairy Martin 18
Petrochelidon ariel
Welcome Swallow 19
Hirundo neoxena
Superb Fairywren 20
Malurus cyaneus
Noisy Miner 3
Manorina melanocephala
European Starling 1
Sturnus vulgaris
Common Mynah 21
Acridotheres tristis
Pied Currawong 3
Strepera graculina
Australian Magpie 3
Gymnorhina tibicen
Magpie-Lark 22
Grallina cyanoleuca
Willie Wagtail 3
Rhipidura leucophrys
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides
Grey-headed Flying-fox 23
Pteropus poliocephalus
Common Brushtail 24
Trichosurus vulpecula
Short-finned Eel
Anguilla australis
Australian Long-finned Eel 25
Anguilla reinhardtii
Common Carp 26
Cyprinus carpio
Bogong Moth 27
Agrotis infusa
Moon Jellyfish 28
Aurelia aurita
Portuguese Man o' War 29
Physalia physalis

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