Species of birds in Australia
Posted in Birds, Wildlife in Australia on 24. May, 2011
There are more than 800 species of birds recorded in Australia, 350 of which are found nowhere else in the world. Among them are the kookaburra, the rainbow lorikeet and fairy penguins. Emus, cassowaries and the huge parrot group found in the wild are a must see if possible.

One particularly spectacular sight is the elusive Leafy Sea-dragon (Phycodurus eques) which is endemic to these waters. So-called because of their numerous leafy appendages which camouflage them amongst the seaweed, sea dragons are related to pipefish and seahorses, all members of the family Syngnathidae.