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Emu
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/emu/The name 'emu' is not an Aboriginal word. It may have been derived from an Arabic word for large bird and later adopted by early Portuguese explorers and applied to cassowaries in eastern Indonesia. The term was then transferred to the Emu by early European explorers to Australia.
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Bush Stone-curlew
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/bush-stone-curlew/Bush Stone-curlews were formerly found in the fertile, shale-soiled areas of Sydney - the Cumberland Plain - but are now absent and are listed as threatened in New South Wales because of land clearing practices.
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Budgerigar
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/budgerigar/Since its introduction into captivity, the Budgerigar (or 'budgie') has been bred into a variety of colour forms, including pure white, blue, yellow, mauve, olive and grey. These colour morphs would not survive in the wild.
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Bar-tailed Godwit
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/bar-tailed-godwit/Bar-tailed Godwits are the world record holders for non-stop flight: they have been recorded travelling 11,000km from Alaska to New Zealand in only 8 days, flying at an average of more than 50km/h.
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Modern birds
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/modern-birds/It is clear to us today what is a bird and what is not - as feathers make it difficult to confuse them with any other living animal. Many other features – such as wishbones and specialised joints in the wings – are also unique. We place birds in a major group called Aves.
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Emperor Bird of Paradise
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/birds-of-paradise/emperor-bird-of-paradise/Emperor Bird of Paradise, Scientific name: Paradisaea guilielmi
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Red Bird of Paradise
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/birds-of-paradise/red-bird-of-paradise/Red Bird of Paradise, Scientific name: Paradisaea rubra
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Magnificent Bird of Paradise
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/birds-of-paradise/magnificent-bird-of-paradise/Magnificent Bird of Paradise factsheet
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Victoria’s Riflebird
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/birds-of-paradise/victorias-riflebird/Victoria’s Riflebird, Birds of Paradise
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Paradise Riflebird
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/birds-of-paradise/paradise-riflebird/Paradise Riflebird, Birds of Paradise
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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Wansolmoana
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Burra
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10am - 4.30pm