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Sillaginidae - Whitings

Sillaginidae - Whitings

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Access images and fact sheets of the sillaginid fishes on the site.

Sillaginidae

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Trumpeter Whiting

Trumpeter Whiting, Sillago maculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Trumpeter Whiting, Sillago maculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias

White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)

White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)

White-necked Heron, Ardea pacifica

White-necked Heron

Like other herons, the White-necked Heron has a special hinge mechanism at the sixth vertebra that allows them to rapidly extend their folded neck and so catch unwary prey.

White-browed Woodswallow, Artamus superciliosus

White-browed Woodswallow

The White-browed Woodswallow is a dark bird with a distinctive white eyebrow, they roost together in tight clusters at night, as well as during cold weather and storms.

Bigbelly Seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis

Fishes of Sydney Harbour

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Caper White Butterfly

Caper White Butterfly

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Odacinae - Weed Whitings

Access images and fact sheets of the odacid fishes. Odacids are known as cales, weed whitings and rock whitings.

Australian White Ibis

Australian White Ibis

Some Australian White Ibis populations have learnt to exploit artificial foods in urban environments and are becoming pests. However, although Australian White Ibises are becoming more common in some areas, their abundance is decreasing in their natural range.

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Slender Weed Whiting

Slender Weed Whiting, Siphonognathus attenuatus (Ogilby, 1897)

Slender Weed Whiting, Siphonognathus attenuatus (Ogilby, 1897)

White-throated Gerygone, Gerygone olivacea

White-throated Gerygone

The White-throated Gerygone is a very small grey brown bird made distinctive with its bright yellow underparts and a white-tipped tail.

White-naped honeyeater

White-naped Honeyeater

The White-naped Honeyeater is a small honeyeater with a short, slender bill. It is endemic to eastern and south-eastern mainland Australia, from northern Queensland to eastern South Australia, with a race in south-western Australia.

White-eared Honeyeater, Lichenostomus leucotis

White-eared Honeyeater

The White-eared Honeyeater is renowned for its habit of collecting hair from people's heads to line its nest. It is a medium-sized honeyeater with a strong bill, olive-green above with lighter green underparts.

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