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Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
The common bronzewing is a species of medium-sized, heavily built pigeon. Native to Australia and one of the country's most common pigeons, the common bronzewing is able to live in almost any habitat, with the possible exception of very barren areas and dense rainforests. Its advertising call is an extraordinary mournful whooo repeated at metronomic intervals.
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Brush Bronzewing
Phaps elegans
The brush bronzewing is a species of bird in the pigeon family, Columbidae. It is endemic to Australia, with two biogeographically distinct subspecies.
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Zebra Dove
Geopelia striata
The zebra dove, also known as the barred ground dove, or barred dove, is a species of bird of the dove family, Columbidae, native to Southeast Asia. They are small birds with a long tail, predominantly brownish-grey in colour with black-and-white barring. The species is known for its pleasant, soft, staccato cooing calls.
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Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida
The peaceful dove is a pigeon native to Australia and New Guinea. The peaceful dove is closely related to the zebra dove of south-east Asia and the barred dove of eastern Indonesia. Until recently, the three were classed as a single species, Geopelia striata, known as peaceful dove or zebra dove.
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Bar-Shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
The bar-shouldered dove is a species of long tailed dove native to Australia and Southern New Guinea. It is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. It is a medium-sized pigeon varying in size from 26–30 cm (10–12 in). Its voice is a distinctive and melodious "cook-a-wook" or "coolicoo".
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
The mourning dove is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove, the rain dove, the chueybird, and colloquially as the turtle dove, and it was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove. It is one of the most abundant and widespread North American birds and a popular gamebird, with more than 20 million birds shot annually in the U.S., both for sport and meat. Its ability to sustain its population under such pressure is due to its prolific breeding; in warm areas, one pair may raise up to six broods of two young each in a single year. The wings make an unusual whistling sound upon take-off and landing, a form of sonation. The bird is a strong flier, capable of speeds up to 88 km/h (55 mph).
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African Collared Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea
The African collared dove is a small dove found in the Sahel, northern parts of the Horn of Africa and southwestern Arabia. Although it lives in arid lands, it is found around water sources.
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Red Irian Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia irianjaya
Melanotaenia is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. As presently recognized, this genus is probably not monophyletic.
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Lake Wanam Rainbowfish
Glossolepis wanamensis
The Lake Wanam rainbowfish is a critically endangered species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Lake Wanam near Lae in Papua New Guinea. It has virtually disappeared from the small lake due to competition from introduced, non-native tilapias, but captive populations exist.
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Millennium Rainbowfish
Glossolepis pseudoincisus
The Tami River rainbowfish is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is found in West Papua in Indonesia. This species can reach a length of 8.0 centimetres (3.1 in) SL.
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Eastern Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia splendida
Melanotaenia splendida splendida, also known as the eastern rainbowfish, is a subspecies of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae endemic to Australia.
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Murray River Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia fluviatilis
The Murray River rainbowfish, known less commonly as the Australian rainbowfish, is a species of freshwater fish endemic to southeastern Australia. The southernmost species of all rainbowfishes, these fish are very colourful, hence the name; and there is sexual dimorphism with the males being larger and more colourful than females. Murray River rainbowfish are schooling fish and will congregate near logs or riverbanks, and are a popular aquarium fish.
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Western Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia australis
Western Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia australis)
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Desert Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia splendida tatei
Desert Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida tatei)
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Parkinson's Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia parkinsoni
Melanotaenia parkinsoni, the orange rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It endemic to the western lakes of Papua New Guinea, specifically the Kemp Welsh River and Milne Bay.
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Herbert Axelrod's Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
The Lake Tebera rainbowfish is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae which is endemic to the Lake Tebera basin in Papua New Guinea. The specific name honours the pet-book publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927–2017).
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Spotted Blue Eye
Pseudomugil gertrudae
The spotted blue-eye, also known as the delicate blue-eye, Gertrude's blue-eye, or northern blue-eye, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Pseudomugilidae. It is native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northern Australia. It adapts readily to captivity and can be kept in a small freshwater aquarium.
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Forktail Blue Eye
Pseudomugil furcatus
The forktail blue-eye is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Pseudomugilidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, south-east of Popondetta, where it is found in rainforest streams. This species was once placed in the genus Popondetta, and even separated as Popondichthys, but these placements are now considered erroneous. This species may be found in the aquarium trade.
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Pacific Blue Eye
Pseudomugil signifer
The Pacific blue-eye is a species of fish in the subfamily Pseudomugilinae native to eastern Australia. Described by Austrian naturalist Rudolf Kner in 1866, it comprises two subspecies that have been regarded as separate species in the past and may be once again with further study. It is a common fish of rivers and estuaries along the eastern seaboard from Cape York in North Queensland to southern New South Wales, the Burdekin Gap in central-north Queensland dividing the ranges of the two subspecies.
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Red Neon Blue Eye
Pseudomugil luminatus
Pseudomugil is a genus of fish in the family Pseudomugilidae endemic to Australia and New Guinea, where they are found in freshwater rivers and streams and bodies of brackish water.
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