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Bramble Cay Melomys, Melomys rubicola
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/melomys-rubicola/The Bramble Cay Melomys, or Bramble Cay mosaic-tailed rat was officially declared extinct in 2019. It is considered the first mammal to become extinct due to climate change.
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Wingless soldier fly
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/wingless-soldier-fly-boreoides-subulatus/What do you call a fly without wings? A walk.
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Striated Heron
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/striated-heron/The Striated Heron is a small, squat water bird with short legs, a black crown and a small, drooping crest.
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Striated Thornbill
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/striated-thornbill/The Striated Thornbill is a medium-sized thornbill with greenish upperparts, an orange-brown cap, streaked distinctively with white and off-white to cream underparts, heavily streaked on chin, throat and breast.
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Superb Fairy-wren
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/superb-fairy-wren/Male Superb Fairy-wrens have been labelled as 'the least faithful birds in the world'. Females may be courted by up to 13 males in half an hour, and 76% of young are sired by males from outside the social group.
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Superb Fruit-Dove
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/superb-fruit-dove/Fruit-Doves are among the most important seed dispersers in Australian tropical and sub-tropical forests.
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Superb Parrot
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/superb-parrot/The Superb Parrot is partly migratory, moving northward from the riverine plains on Murray-Darling Basin to northern NSW for the winter.
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Swamp Harrier
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/swamp-harrier/Swamp Harriers are easily disturbed at the nest and will abandon their eggs and even downy young if approached by people.
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Swift Parrot
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/swift-parrot/The Swift Parrot migrates between Tasmania and the Australian mainland each year to breed.
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Tasmanian Native-hen
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/tasmanian-native-hen/The Tasmanian Native-hen was widespread on the Australian mainland until about 4700 years ago when it became extinct, possibly through predation by newly arrived Dingo and increasing aridity of the continent.
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