List of Australian bird emblems

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This is a list of Australian bird emblems.

Area representedImageCommon name Binomial nomenclature Reference
Australia
Emu showing feet.jpg
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae [1]
Australian Capital Territory
Gang-gang female MJC01.jpg
Gang-gang cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum [2]
New South Wales
Kookaburra portrait.jpg
Laughing kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae [3]
Northern Territory
Wedge Tailed Eagle.jpg
Wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax [4]
Queensland
Brolga.jpg
Brolga Grus rubicunda [5]
South Australia
Au magpie.jpg
Piping shrike Gymnorhina tibicen telonocua [6]
Tasmania
Yellow Wattlebird 2.jpg
Yellow wattlebird (unofficial)Anthochaera paradoxa [7]
Victoria
Lichenostomus melanops - Glen Davis.jpg
Helmeted honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix [8]
Western Australia
Black Swans.jpg
Black swan Cygnus atratus [9]

See also

References

  1. "Guidelines on the Use of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  2. "Flags and Emblems". Chief Minister's Department (ACT). Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  3. "Image Gallery - Kookaburra". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 23 September 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  4. "Official Symbols - Faunal Emblems". Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  5. "The bird emblem". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  6. "State Badge of South Australia=2007-10-18". The Department of Premier and Cabinet - South Australia. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
  7. Tasmanian State Emblems Tasmanian Parliamentary Library
  8. "The Helmeted Honeyeater". Department of Premier and Cabinet - Victoria. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  9. "The Bird Emblem of Western Australia". Department of the Premier and Cabinet (WA). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.