Native animals in South Australia are categorised into one of four groups: • Unprotected • Exempt • Basic • Specialist.
To find out the category your animal is in, please check the list below. However, Specialist animals are not listed. There are thousands of them, so we don’t carry a list. A Specialist animal is simply any native animal not listed in this document.
Mammals
Common name Zoological name Species code Category Dunnart Fat-tailed dunnart Sminthopsis crassicaudata A01072 Basic Dingo Wild dog Canis familiaris Not applicable Unprotected Gliders Squirrel glider Petaurus norfolcensis E04226 Basic Sugar glider Petaurus breviceps E01138 Basic Possum Common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula K01113 Basic Potoroo and bettongs Brush-tailed bettong (Woylie) Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi M21002 Basic Long-nosed potoroo Potorous tridactylus Z01175 Basic Rufous bettong Aepyprymnus rufescens W01187 Basic Rodents Mitchell's hopping-mouse Notomys mitchellii Y01480 Basic Plains mouse (Rat) Pseudomys australis S01469 Basic Spinifex hopping-mouse Notomys alexis K01481 Exempt Wallabies Parma wallaby Macropus parma K01245 Basic Red-necked pademelon Thylogale thetis Y01236 Basic Red-necked wallaby Macropus rufogriseus K01261 Basic Swamp wallaby Wallabia bicolor E01242 Basic Tammar wallaby Macropus eugenii eugenii C05889 Basic Tasmanian pademelon Thylogale billardierii G01235 Basic
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Amphibians
Common name Zoological name Species code Category Southern bell frog Litoria raniformis G03207 Basic Smooth frog Geocrinia laevis C03029 Basic
Reptiles
Common name Zoological name Species code Category Dragon lizards Black-collared dragon Ctenophorus clayi Z02179 Basic Central bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps Y02204 Exempt Central netted dragon Ctenophorus nuchalis Q02196 Basic Crested dragon Ctenophorus cristatus A02180 Basic Downs bearded dragon Pogona henrylawsoni U05586 Basic Dwarf bearded dragon Pogona minor minor G21035 Basic Eastern bearded dragon Pogona barbata K02177 Basic Eyrean earless dragon Tympanocryptis tetraporophora K02257 Basic Eyre Peninsula dragon Ctenophorus fionni Y02184 Basic Gilbert’s dragon Lophognathus gilberti E02246 Basic Jacky lizard Amphibolurus muricatus M02194 Basic Kimberley bearded dragon Pogona microlepidota W05587 Basic Lined earless dragon Tympanocryptis lineata G02255 Basic Long-nosed dragon Gowidon longirostris G02247 Basic Mallee dragon Ctenophorus fordi K02185 Basic Military dragon Ctenophorus isolepis Z02187 Basic Mountain dragon Rankinia diemensis E02182 Basic Nobbi dragon Diporiphora nobbi Z02195 Basic North-west bearded dragon Pogona minor mitchelli C04313 Basic Ornate dragon Ctenophorus ornatus U02198 Basic Painted dragon Ctenophorus pictus W02199 Basic Red-barred dragon Ctenophorus vadnappa G02203 Basic Ring-tailed dragon Ctenophorus caudicinctus M02178 Basic Southern angle-headed dragon Lophosaurus spinipes C02245 Basic Tawny dragon Ctenophorus decresii C02181 Basic Water dragon Intellagama lesueurii A02252 Basic Western bearded dragon Pogona minor minima G02191 Basic Western netted dragon Ctenophorus reticulatus A02200 Basic
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Common name Zoological name Species code Category Geckos Banded knob-tail Nephrurus wheeleri M05590 Basic Banded velvet gecko Oedura cincta Z02119 Basic Beaded gecko Lucasium damaeum K02109 Basic Bynoe's gecko Heteronotia binoei C02105 Exempt Centralian knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus amyae A04312 Basic Common barking gecko Underwoodisaurus milii U02138 Exempt Common knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus levis A02112 Basic Dotted velvet gecko Oedura gemmata C05589 Basic Eastern stone gecko Diplodactylus vittatus (revised) Q04492 Basic Fringe-toed velvet gecko Oedura filicipoda A05588 Basic Gibber gecko Lucasium byrnei Y02052 Basic Golden-tailed gecko Strophurus taenicauda W02075 Basic Helmeted gecko Diplodactylus galeatus S02057 Basic Jewelled gecko Strophurus elderi Z02055 Basic Lesueur’s velvet gecko Amalosia lesueurii M02118 Basic Map gecko Lucasium steindachneri K04261 Basic Marbled gecko Christinus marmoratus M02126 Exempt Northern giant cave gecko Pseudothecadactylus lindneri Z02135 Basic Northern knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus sheai Z05583 Basic Northern spiny-tailed gecko Strophurus ciliaris K02053 Basic Northern spotted velvet gecko Oedura coggeri K02117 Basic Northern velvet gecko Oedura castelnaui Y02116 Basic Ocellated velvet gecko Oedura monilis A02120 Basic Pale knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus laevissimus W02111 Basic Phasmid striped gecko Strophurus taeniatus A05596 Basic Ring-tailed gecko Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus S02049 Basic Robust tree dtella Gehyra purpurascens K02089 Basic Robust velvet gecko Nebulifera robusta G02123 Basic Rough knob-tail Nephrurus asper U02110 Basic Rough-throated leaf-tailed gecko Saltuarius salebrosus C05597 Basic Sandplain gecko Lucasium stenodactylum Q04424 Basic Short-tailed dtella Gehyra baliola G05599 Basic Southern spiny-tailed gecko Strophurus intermedius W02059 Basic Southern spotted velvet gecko Oedura tryoni Y02124 Basic Starred knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus stellatus C02113 Basic Western spiny-tailed gecko Strophurus strophurus Y05600 Basic Wheat-belt stone gecko Diplodactylus granariensis (revised) U05622 Basic Western tree dtella Gehyra variegata Z05371 Exempt
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Common name Zoological name Species code Category Legless lizards Common scaly-foot Pygopus lepidopodus E02174 Basic Eastern hooded scaly-foot Pygopus schraderi Q04044 Basic Excitable delma Delma tincta C02165 Basic Gulfs delma Delma molleri S02161 Basic Patternless delma Delma inornata Q02160 Basic Western hooded scaly-foot Pygopus nigriceps G02175 Basic Monitors and goannas Black-headed monitor Varanus tristis M02282 Basic Black-palmed monitor Varanus glebopalma K05601 Basic Black-spotted spiny-tailed monitor Varanus baritji G04315 Basic Desert pygmy goanna Varanus eremius M02266 Basic Gould’s goanna Varanus gouldii gouldii U21022 Basic Kimberley rock monitor Varanus glauerti S02269 Basic Long-tailed rock monitor Varanus kingorum M05602 Basic Mangrove monitor Varanus indicus Y02272 Basic Mertens’ water monitor Varanus mertensi K02273 Basic Mitchell’s water monitor Varanus mitchelli M02274 Basic Northern ridge-tailed monitor Varanus primordius Z05603 Basic Pilbara Mulga monitor Varanus bushi K05581 Basic Pilbara rock monitor Varanus pilbarensis Q05604 Basic Pygmy Mulga goanna Varanus gilleni Q02268 Basic Ridge-tailed monitor Varanus acanthurus G02263 Basic Rusty monitor Varanus semiremex U02278 Basic Sand monitor (arid subspecies) Varanus gouldii flavirufus W21023 Basic Short-tailed pygmy goanna Varanus brevicauda Y04112 Basic Spencer’s monitor Varanus spenceri W02279 Basic Spotted tree monitor Varanus scalaris K05493 Basic Storr’s monitor Varanus storri S05605 Basic Stripe-tailed monitor Varanus caudolineatus U05606 Basic Skinks Adelaide snake-eye Morethia adelaidensis S02525 Exempt Black rock skink Egernia saxatilis K02425 Basic Blacksoil skink Proablepharus kinghorni Q04192 Basic Blotched bluetongue Tiliqua nigrolutea U02578 Basic Bougainville's skink Lerista bougainvillii G02475 Exempt Broad-banded sandswimmer Eremiascincus richardsonii U02438 Basic Bull skink Liopholis multiscutata A02420 Basic Centralian bluetongue Tiliqua multifasciata S02577 Basic Centralian Ranges rock-skink Liopholis margaretae M02418 Basic
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Common name Zoological name Species code Category Common desert ctenotus Ctenotus leonhardii S02365 Basic Common snake-eye Morethia boulengeri U02526 Exempt Copper-tailed skink Ctenotus taeniolatus E02386 Basic Cunningham’s skink Egernia cunninghami Y02408 Basic Dampier Land limbless slider Lerista apoda Q05620 Basic Dark barsided skink Concinnia martini W04507 Basic Delicate skink Lampropholis delicata M02450 Exempt Desert skink Liopholis inornata C02413 Basic Dwarf skink Menetia greyii W02519 Exempt Eastern bluetongue Tiliqua scincoides Y02580 Exempt Eastern crevice skink Egernia mcpheei S04505 Basic Eastern desert ctenotus Ctenotus regius U02374 Basic Eastern striped skink Ctenotus spaldingi W02375 Basic Eastern three-lined skink Acritoscincus duperreyi U02682 Basic Eastern tree skink Egernia striolata S02429 Exempt Eastern water skink Eulamprus quoyii K02557 Exempt Four-toed earless skink Hemiergis peronii U02446 Exempt Garden skink Lampropholis guichenoti Z02451 Exempt Gidgee skink Egernia stokesii Z02427 Basic Goldfields crevice-skink Egernia formosa M05610 Basic Hosmer’s skink Egernia hosmeri A02412 Basic King’s skink Egernia kingii E02414 Basic Land mullet Bellatorias major K02417 Basic Lined soil-crevice skink Notoscincus butleri Z05611 Basic Mainland she-oak skink Cyclodomorphus michaeli U04506 Basic Major skink Bellatorias frerei W02411 Basic Mallee snake-eye Morethia obscura C02529 Exempt Murray’s skink Silvascincus murrayi Q05612 Basic Myall slider Lerista edwardsae G04023 Exempt Narrow-banded sandswimmer Eremiascincus fasciolatus (revised) S05621 Basic Night skink Liopholis striata Q02428 Basic Northern bar-lipped skink Eremiascincus isolepis S05613 Basic Pink-tongued lizard Cyclodomorphus gerrardii Y05492 Basic Pin-striped ctenotus Ctenotus ariadnae Z02339 Basic Pygmy spiny-tailed skink Egernia depressa K02409 Basic Robust rainbow-skink Carlia schmeltzii U05614 Basic Sandhill ctenotus Ctenotus brooksi G02343 Basic Sandplain ctenotus Ctenotus schomburgkii G02379 Exempt Sleepy lizard Tiliqua rugosa Z02583 Exempt Southern four-toed slider Lerista dorsalis E02482 Basic Southern robust slider Lerista picturata Q02496 Exempt
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Common name Zoological name Species code Category Southern three-toed slider Lerista terdigitata E02502 Basic Southern water skink Eulamprus tympanum C02561 Basic Speckled wall skink Cryptoblepharus pannosus Q04328 Basic Spotted slider Lerista punctatovittata W02499 Exempt Striped wall skink Cryptoblepharus pulcher W02331 Basic Taper-tailed west-coast slider Lerista humphriesi E05618 Basic Three-toed earless skink Hemiergis decresiensis K02441 Exempt Three-toed skink Saiphos equalis G05619 Basic Western bluetongue Tiliqua occipitalis W02579 Basic Western earless skink Hemiergis initialis Z02443 Basic White's skink Liopholis whitii E02430 Exempt Snakes Black-headed python Aspidites melanocephalus Q02612 Basic Brown tree snake Boiga irregularis U02630 Basic Carpet python Morelia spilota C02625 Basic Centralian carpet python Morelia bredli W05607 Basic Childrens python Antaresia childreni M05582 Basic Common (green) tree snake Dendrelaphis punctulatus C02633 Basic Keelback snake Tropidonophis mairii K02629 Basic Northern tree snake Dendrelaphis calligastra A02632 Basic Olive python Liasis olivaceus S02621 Basic Rough-scaled python Morelia carinata A05608 Basic Slaty-grey snake Stegonotus cucullatus M02638 Basic Spotted python Antaresia maculosa C05609 Basic Stimson’s python Antaresia stimsoni G02619 Basic Water python Liasis fuscus Q02620 Basic Woma Aspidites ramsayi S02613 Basic Turtles and tortoises Broadshelled tortoise Chelodina expansa A02016 Basic Eastern long-necked tortoise Chelodina longicollis C02017 Exempt Jardine River turtle Emydura subglobosa S05585 Basic Krefft’s River turtle Emydura macquarii krefftii C02033 Basic Macquarie River turtle Emydura macquarii macquarii W05579 Exempt Northern snake-necked turtle Chelodina oblonga Q02020 Basic Northern snapping turtle Elseya dentata Y02028 Basic Northern yellow-faced turtle Emydura tanybaraga Q05584 Basic North-west red-faced turtle Emydura victoriae Y05580 Basic Oblong turtle Chelodina colliei G02019 Basic Saw-shelled turtle Wollumbinia latisternum K02029 Basic
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BIRDS
Common name Zoological name Species code Category Cockatoos and parrots Adelaide rosellas Platycercus elegans (fleurieuensis G00283 Basic & subadelaidae) Australian king-parrot Alisterus scapularis C00281 Basic Blue-cheeked rosella Platycercus adscitus adscitus A21024 Exempt Blue-winged parrot Neophema chrysostoma M00306 Exempt Bourke's parrot Neopsephotus bourkii Y00304 Exempt Budgerygah Melopsittacus undulatus Not applicable Unprotected Cloncurry Barnardius zonarius macgillivrayi W21031 Basic Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus E00274 Exempt Crimson rosella Platycercus elegans (elegans & A15072 Basic melanopterus) Eastern rosella Platycercus eximius S04177 Exempt Eclectus parrot Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi C21033 Basic Elegant parrot Neophema elegans Z00307 Exempt Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Not applicable Unprotected Golden-shouldered parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius A00300 Basic Green rosella Platycercus caledonicus K00285 Basic Hooded parrot Psephotus dissimilis C00301 Exempt Kimberley northern rosella Platycercus venustus hilli Q05488 Exempt Little corella Cacatua sanguinea Not applicable Unprotected Little lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla Q00260 Basic Long-billed corella Cacatua tenuirostris A00272 Exempt Major Mitchell’s cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri U00270 Basic Mallee ringneck Barnardius zonarius barnardi U21030 Basic Mulga parrot Psephotellus varius Q00296 Basic Musk lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna E00258 Exempt Northern rosella (Brown’s rosella) Platycercus venustus Z00287 Exempt Pale-headed rosella Platycercus adscitus M00286 Exempt Port Lincoln parrot Barnardius zonarius zonarius S05489 Basic Princess parrot Polytelis alexandrae Z00279 Exempt Purple-crowned lorikeet Parvipsitta porphyrocephala G00259 Basic Rainbow lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus U00254 Exempt Red-capped parrot Purpureicephalus spurius E00290 Basic Red-collared lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus W00255 Exempt rubritorquis Red-rumped parrot Psephotus haematonotus Z00295 Exempt
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Common name Zoological name Species code Category Red-vented blue bonnet Northiella haematogaster M08002 Basic haematorrhous Red-winged parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus M04246 Basic Regent parrot (eastern subspecies) Polytelis anthopeplus C04381 Basic monarchoides Regent parrot (WA subspecies) Polytelis anthopeplus anthopeplus E05490 Basic Rock parrot Neophema petrophila Q00308 Basic Scaly-breasted lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus A00256 Exempt Scarlet-chested parrot Neophema splendida G00303 Exempt Sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita Q04176 Exempt Superb parrot Polytelis swainsonii K00277 Basic Turquoise parrot Neophema pulchella E00302 Exempt Twenty-eight parrot Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus K00293 Exempt Varied lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor C00257 Basic Western corella Cacatua pastinator G05503 Exempt Western rosella Platycercus icterotis S00289 Exempt Yellow rosella Platycercus elegans flaveolus Y00284 Basic Yellow-vented blue bonnet Northiella haematogaster A21032 Basic haematogaster Crows Australian crow Corvus orru cecilae Not applicable Unprotected Australian raven Corvus coronoides Not applicable Unprotected Little crow Corvus bennetti Not applicable Unprotected Little raven Corvus mellori Not applicable Unprotected Cuckooshrike Black-faced cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae Y04120 Basic Ducks, geese and swans Australasian shoveler (Blue-winged) Anas rhynchotis M04182 Basic Australian shelduck Tadorna tadornoides G00207 Basic Black swan Cygnus atratus W00203 Basic Cape Barren goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae M00198 Basic novaehollandiae Chestnut teal Anas castanea U00210 Exempt Grey teal (Australasian teal) Anas gracilis Y04148 Basic Hardhead (White-eyed duck) Aythya australis G00215 Basic Magpie goose Anseranas semipalmata Z00199 Basic Maned duck (Australian wood duck) Chenonetta jubata U00202 Exempt Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa E04146 Exempt Plumed whistling duck Dendrocygna eytoni C00205 Exempt Raja shelduck Tadorna radjah E00206 Basic Wandering whistling duck Dendrocygna arcuata A00204 Basic
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Common name Zoological name Species code Category Dotterel and stilt Inland dotterel Peltohyas australis K00145 Basic White-headed (black-winged) stilt Himantopus leucocephalus M00146 Basic Emu Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae C00001 Basic Fairywrens Black-backed fairywren Malurus splendens melanotis E00530 Basic Red-backed fairywren Malurus melanocephalus K00541 Basic Splendid fairywren Malurus splendens splendens E21034 Basic Superb fairywren Malurus cyaneus S00529 Basic Turquoise fairywren Malurus splendens callainus G05491 Basic Variegated fairywren Malurus lamberti Q00536 Basic White-winged fairywren Malurus leucopterus Z00535 Basic Frogmouth Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides K00313 Basic Finches Black-throated finch (Diggles) Poephila cincta atropygialis Y05504 Exempt Black-throated finch (Parson) Poephila cincta cincta C21025 Exempt Chestnut-breasted mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax K00657 Exempt Crimson finch (Common) Neochmia phaeton phaeton E21018 Exempt Crimson finch (white-bellied Neochmia phaeton evangelinae G21019 Basic subspecies) Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata A00652 Basic Double-barred finch (Black rump) Stizoptera bichenovii annulosa G21027 Exempt Double-barred finch (White rump) Stizoptera bichenovii bichenovii Y21028 Exempt Gouldian finch Erythrura gouldiae E00670 Exempt Long-tailed finch (Hecks) Poephila acuticauda hecki K05505 Exempt Long-tailed finch (Longtail) Poephila acuticauda acuticauda E21026 Exempt Masked finch (Masked) Poephila personata personata A21016 Exempt Masked finch (White-eared) Poephila personata leucotis C21017 Exempt Painted finch Emblema pictum E00654 Exempt Pictorella mannikin Heteromunia pectoralis Z00659 Exempt Plum-headed finch Neochmia modesta Q04512 Exempt Red-browed finch Neochmia temporalis G04075 Basic Red-eared firetail Stagonopleura oculata W00651 Basic Star finch Neochmia ruficauda G00663 Exempt Yellow-rumped mannikin Lonchura flaviprymna M00658 Exempt Zebra finch Poephila guttata Not applicable Unprotected
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Common name Zoological name Species code Category Honeyeaters and chats Blue-faced honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Y04200 Basic Crescent honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus M00630 Basic Crimson chat Epthianura tricolor S00449 Basic Little wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera G04163 Exempt New Holland honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae U04126 Exempt Noisy miner Manorina melanocephala U00634 Exempt Orange chat Epthianura aurifrons E00450 Basic Pied honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus E00602 Basic Red wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata Not applicable Unprotected Scarlet honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta M00586 Basic White-fronted chat Epthianura albifrons Z04131 Basic White-fronted honeyeater Purnella albifrons M00594 Basic White-plumed honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata S00625 Exempt Kookaburras Blue-winged kookaburra Dacelo leachii Z00323 Basic Laughing kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae S04169 Basic
Magpie Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen S00705 Exempt Magpielark Magpielark Grallina cyanoleuca W00415 Exempt Nativehens Black-tailed nativehen Tribonyx ventralis G00055 Basic Dusky moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa C04145 Basic Tasmanian nativehen Tribonyx mortierii E04250 Basic Owl Southern boobook Ninox boobook M00242 Basic Pigeons and doves Bar-shouldered dove Geopelia humeralis Q00032 Exempt Brown cuckoo-dove Macropygia amboinensis C00029 Basic Brush bronzewing Phaps elegans U04142 Exempt Common bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera U00034 Exempt Crested pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes W00043 Exempt Diamond dove Geopelia cuneata Z00031 Exempt Emerald dove Chalcophaps indica S00033 Exempt Flock bronzewing Phaps histrionica A00036 Exempt Partridge pigeon Geophaps smithii Q00040 Basic Peaceful dove Geopelia placida Q04168 Exempt
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Common name Zoological name Species code Category Rose-crowned fruit-dove Ptilinopus regina K00021 Basic Spinifex pigeon Geophaps plumifera U00042 Exempt Spinifex pigeon (red fronted) Geophaps plumifera ferruginea K21029 Exempt Squatter pigeon Geophaps scripta G00039 Exempt Superb fruit-dove Ptilinopus superbus Z00023 Basic Torresian imperial-pigeon Ducula bicolor spilorrhoa U00026 Exempt White-headed pigeon Columba leucomela A00028 Exempt Wonga pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca A00044 Exempt Plovers and gulls Banded lapwing Vanellus tricolor G00135 Basic Masked lapwing (northern Vanellus miles miles C00133 Basic subspecies) Silver gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae C04065 Exempt Spur-winged plover Vanellus miles novaehollandiae W09343 Basic Quails Black-breasted buttonquail Turnix melanogaster S00017 Exempt Brown quail (Swamp partridge) Coturnix ypsilophora ypsilophora W21015 Exempt Brown quail (Swamp quail) Coturnix ypsilophora australis Y09304 Exempt King quail Excalfactoria chinensis Y00012 Exempt Little buttonquail Turnix velox U00018 Exempt Painted buttonquail Turnix varius U04178 Exempt Red-backed buttonquail Turnix maculosus K00013 Basic Red-chested buttonquail Turnix pyrrhothorax W00019 Basic Stubble quail Coturnix pectoralis A04240 Exempt Robins Eastern yellow robin Eopsaltria australis Q00392 Basic Hooded robin Melanodryas cucullata S00385 Basic Red-capped robin Petroica goodenovii K00381 Basic Stonecurlew Bush stonecurlew Burhinus grallarius U00174 Basic White-eye Grey-backed silvereye Zosterops lateralis halmaturina Not applicable Unprotected Woodswallows Dusky woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus W00547 Basic Masked woodswallow Artamus personatus Q00544 Basic White-breasted woodswallow Artamus leucorhynchus Z00543 Basic White-browed woodswallow Artamus superciliosus S00545 Basic
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