Narran Wetlands
Facts and practical information
The Narran Wetlands, also known as the Narran Lakes, contained within the Narran Lake Nature Reserve, comprise a series of protected ephemeral lakes and swamps fed by the Narran River in the north-west of New South Wales, Australia. The 26,480-hectare reserve is located approximately 50 kilometres east of Brewarrina. ()
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Wildlife
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Australasian bittern
The Australasian bittern, also known as the brown bittern or matuku hūrepo, is a large bird in the heron family Ardeidae. A secretive bird with a distinctive booming call, it is more often...
Birds
Cormorant
Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed...
Birds
Great cormorant
The great cormorant, known as the black shag in New Zealand and formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the...
Birds
Darter
The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae,which contains a single genus, Anhinga. There are four living species, three of which are very...
Birds
Black swan
The black swan is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia they are nomadic, with erratic migration...
Birds
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