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White-necked Heron
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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-plumed Honeyeater
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The White-plumed Honeyeater is one of the first birds to call in the morning and the last to call in the evening. It is a medium-sized honeyeater with a slightly down-curved bill and distinctive white neck-plume, giving the bird its name.

White-winged Chough
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White-winged Choughs live in social clans of about seven to ten individuals and will defend their nest territory during the breeding season with 'wing-waving' displays to deter unwanted intruders.

Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
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Groups of Yellow-plumed Honeyeaters may take part in 'corroborrees', where individuals perform wing-fluttering displays and call. Groups may also band together to repel intruders from their own and other bird species, fighting to the point of falling to the ground.

Winton Carnosaur
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Footprints from the Winton Carnosaur are the largest tracks of any late Cretaceous carnivorous dinosaur in Australia.

Ridge-headed Crocodile
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The Ridge-headed Crocodile has been nicknamed the 'Drop Croc' because it may have climbed trees and dropped onto animals passing below.

Riversleigh Cockatoo
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The Riversleigh Cockatoo was about the size of the modern Galah.

Tirari Paljara
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The Tirari Paljara possum ate leaves of the rainforest trees it lived in, also gobbling up insects found along the way.

Alcoota Kolopsis
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The Alcoota Kolopsis is a diprotodontoid marsupial, its closest living relatives are the wombats and Koalas.

Bluff Downs Flamingo
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The Bluff Downs Flamingo strode slowly through shallow waters, seeking tiny invertebrates to eat.