The Birds of Cussen Park 
The Birds of Cussen Park
Last Updated 25th September 2001
The following list shows the 66 bird species that have been recorded in Cussen Park. The majority of birds on the list were from limited observations up to 25th August 1999.
Because the information has been gathered over limited periods of observation and the fact that many species of birds have seasonal migratory patters, the list can not be considered as exhaustive.
It is likely that many more species of birds make Cussen Park home for at least some time of the year especially in recent years as the Park develops. One of the challenges for the Tatura Community is to take stock of the species using Cussen Park so that an appropriate management can be adopted to meet the needs of desired species, especially those that are rare, endangered or regionally depleted.
The Cussen Park Committee of Management would appreciate your help in identifying species in the Park. A data sheet is available here. Any help you can provide in identifying species and their habits will be of help to the Committee. Please complete this sheet and send to the Committee at the address provided, well include your name and with the siting.
CLICK HEREMany species travel considerable distances before resting in Cussen Park. Species from as far away as Japan have been observed in the Park.
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Bird List
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Bird Name |
Conservation Status in Victoria (FFG Act 1987) |
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Australian Darter |
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Australian Grebe |
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Australian Pelican |
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Australian Shelduck |
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Australian Shoveler |
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Black Cormorant |
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Blackbird |
Introduced |
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Black Duck |
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Black Pacific Duck |
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Black Shouldered Kite |
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Black Swan |
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Black Tailed Native Hen |
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Black Winged Stilt |
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Brown Falcon |
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Caspian Tern |
Vulnerable |
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Cattle Egret |
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Chestnut Teal |
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Clamorous Reed-Warbler |
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Crested Pigeon |
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Crested Tern |
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Dusky Moorhen |
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Eastern Rosella |
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Eurasian Coot |
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Galah |
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Glossy Ibis* |
Vulnerable |
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Golden Finch |
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Great Egret |
Endangered |
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Grey Teal |
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House Sparrow |
Introduced |
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Indian Myna |
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Intermediate Egret |
Critically Endangered |
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Japanese Snipe |
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Laughing Kookaburra |
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Little Egret |
Critically Endangered |
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Little Grassbird |
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Little Pied Cormorant |
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Magpie |
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Magpie Lark |
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Masked Lapwing |
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Musk Lorikeet |
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Noisy Myna |
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Pied Butcherbird |
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Pink Eared Duck |
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Purple Swamp Hen |
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Raven |
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Red Breasted Robin |
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Red Kneed Dotterel |
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Red Rumped Parrot |
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Red Wattle Bird |
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Reed Warbler |
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Royal Spoonbill |
Vulnerable |
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Sacred Kingfisher |
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Silver gull |
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Spotted Turtle Dove |
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Starling |
Introduced |
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Straw Necked Ibis |
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Striated Pardelote |
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Swamp Harrier |
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Welcome Swallow |
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Whistling Kite |
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White Faced Heron |
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White Ibis |
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White Plumed Honeyeater |
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Willy Wagtail |
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Yellow Spoonbill |
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Zebra Finch |
