This booklet is a starting guide for those who would like to know more about wetland birds in the Riverina, and how to better identify them. The birds in this collection are found in wetlands and waterbodies across the Riverina. Keep an eye out for them and learn how to identify them using some key physical features.
This booklet starts with the biggest birds in the front and moves its way through to the smallest birds in the back. This is so they are easier to find without initially knowing their name. We start at the Australian pelican and finish with the little golden-headed cisticola. Even though they are not wetland birds, the white-fronted chat, purple-backed fairywren and superb fairy-wren are often seen in the surrounding wetland areas, so they have been included too.
For more details on each of the birds, head to birdlife.org.au.
