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In Australia, there are the following numbers of described, recognised species of vertebrates:

  • 386 mammals
  • 828 birds
  • 917 reptiles
  • 227 amphibians
  • Over 5000 fish

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There are around 828 bird species in Australia. Some of the native bird species include:

  • emu and southern cassowary, Australia's only Flightless Birds
  • blue winged kookaburra
  • budgerigar
  • Australian magpie
  • lyrebird
  • brolga
  • Australian pelican
  • brush turkey
  • friar bird
  • little penguin
  • Satin bowerbird, Regents bowerbird
  • tawny frogmouth
  • azure kingfisher
  • currawong
  • helmeted honeyeater
  • yellow wattlebird
  • black swan
  • many varieties of lorikeets, rosellas and parrots, including the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Gang-Gang Cockatoo, corella, Bourke's parrot, mulga (red-rumped) parrot and the Galah
  • Australia's most well-known native eagle is the Wedge-tailed Eagle. It is considered to be in the same "superspecies" as the Golden Eagle, but has some distinguishing characteristics (especially the shape of the tail).
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There are approximately 760 species of Australian birds(the numbers are a bit flexible due to migratory species,and the changing of bird names within species).

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There are around 63 species of bat in Australia.

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there are 239045 different types of species in Australia.

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There are 828 described and recognised species of birds living in Australia.

Actual figures for each species are not available.

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