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16 species

Calidris alba (Sanderling)

Calidris alba
Calidris alba
Calidris alba
Calidris alba
Calidris alba
Calidris alba

Calidris falcinellus (Broad-billed Sandpiper)

Calidris falcinellus

HarveyPerkins Culburra Beach

Calidris falcinellus
Calidris falcinellus
Calidris falcinellus
Calidris falcinellus
Calidris falcinellus

Calidris ferruginea x melanotos (Hybrid) (Cox's Sandpiper (Curlew x Pectoral Sandpiper Hybrid))

Calidris pugnax (Ruff)

Calidris ruficollis (Red-necked Stint)

Calidris ruficollis
Calidris ruficollis
Calidris ruficollis
Calidris ruficollis
Calidris ruficollis
Calidris ruficollis

Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover)

Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel)

Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops
Charadrius melanops

Erythrogonys cinctus (Red-kneed Dotterel)

Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus
Erythrogonys cinctus

Gallinago hardwickii (Latham's Snipe)

Gallinago hardwickii
Gallinago hardwickii
Gallinago hardwickii
Gallinago hardwickii
Gallinago hardwickii
Gallinago hardwickii

Gallinago megala (Swinhoe's Snipe)

Gallinago stenura (Pin-tailed Snipe)

Peltohyas australis (Inland Dotterel)

Peltohyas australis

Inland Dotterel - Ned's Corner Station

Peltohyas australis

Inland Dotterel - Ned's Corner Station
Peltohyas australis

Inland Dotterel Chick - Ned's Corner Station
Peltohyas australis
Peltohyas australis
Peltohyas australis

Phalaropus lobatus (Red-necked Phalarope)

Tringa brevipes (Grey-tailed Tattler)

Tringa brevipes
Tringa brevipes
Tringa brevipes
Tringa brevipes
Tringa brevipes
Tringa brevipes

Tringa incana (Wandering Tattler)

Tringa incana
Tringa incana
Tringa incana
Tringa incana

Tringa totanus (Common Redshank)

Conservation level

  • Rare or uncommon native (change?)

Invasiveness

  • All invasiveness levels (change?)

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