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For example, almost any land habitat offers a nice home for a small bird that specialises in finding small insects: the form best fitted to that task is one with long legs for agility and obstacle clearance, moderately-sized wings optimised for quick, short flights, and a large, upright tail for
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or accidental visitors, of the remainder over 45% are classified as Australian endemics: found nowhere else on earth. It has been suggested that up to 10% of Australian bird species may go extinct by the year 2100 as a result of climate change.
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Olah, George; Theuerkauf, Jörn; Legault, Andrew; Gula, Roman; Stein, John; Butchart, Stuart; O’Brien, Mark; Heinsohn, Robert (2018).
815: 611: 20: 1413: 1405: 1378: 870: 718: 576: 827:, a comprehensive survey of the conservation status of Australian species, with costed conservation and recovery strategies. 556: 506: 1466: 561: 703: 1474: 485: 133:. Many species of Australian birds will immediately seem familiar to visitors from the Northern Hemisphere: Australian 1158: 1529: 1505: 1282: 1255: 899: 824: 758: 620: 75: 53: 46: 536: 531: 521: 1116: 713: 683: 655: 1458: 1430: 835:
was once the standard general reference, but is now somewhat dated. The second edition (1986) remains in print.
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rapid changes of direction. In consequence, the unrelated birds that fill that role in the
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family, and the close resemblance is misleading: the cause is not genetic relatedness but
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Australian birds which show convergent evolution with Northern Hemisphere species:
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Full-coverage field guides in print are as follows, in rough order of authority:
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parasites found throughout the rest of the world. Several species of both avian
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Recent introductions: birds recently introduced by humans; some, such as the
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Atkinson, Carter T.; Thomas, Nancy J.; Hunter, D. Bruce, eds. (2009-01-13).
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and in Australia look and act as though they are close relatives.
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Australian species range from the tiny 8 cm (3.1 in)
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species as of 2014. Of the recorded birds, 165 are considered
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and its offshore islands and territories have 898 recorded
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Australian birds can be classified into six categories:
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Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds
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galahs

cockatiel
Australia
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vagrant
weebill
emu
wrens
wrens
robins
robins
passerines
crow
convergent evolution
Americas
honeyeaters
sunbirds
sittellas
nuthatches
Australasian babblers
scimitar babblers
Australian robins

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