Sapphire Coast FaunaAnts Bees Birds Insects Spiders

The Sapphire Coast offers plenty of opportunities for a bit of bird watching. With national parks, reserves, forests, lakes, waterways and coastal line, there are birds that live in the area, as well as the birds that stopover on their migratory journey.

Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris), Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor
Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris), Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor
Australian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus ssp. melanotus), Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor
Australian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus ssp. melanotus), Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa), Bega Valley NSW © Deb Taylor
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa), Bega Valley NSW © Deb Taylor
Eastern Australian Koel (Eudynamys orientalis ssp. cyanocephalus) Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Eastern Australian Koel (Eudynamys orientalis ssp. cyanocephalus) Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Scarlet Honeyeater (Myzomela sanguinolenta), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Scarlet Honeyeater (Myzomela sanguinolenta), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Striated Thornbill (Acanthiza lineata), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Scarlet Honeyeater (Myzomela sanguinolenta), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor

This page is a work in progress, more information coming…

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Clade: Sauropsida
  • Clade: Avemetatarsalia
  • Clade: Ornithurae
  • Class: Aves

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Deb Taylor
  2. Flora and Fauna, Eden Community Site, https://www.eden.nsw.au/flora-and-fauna/

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