Minipod: Water birds | Living with Aussie Wildlife

The eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta)

The eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta) is a subspecies of the great egret (Ardea alba). Source: Moment RF / Lea Scaddan/Getty Images

Australians love swimming in the water. Our waterbirds do too. Learn how to live with some of Australia’s biggest and boldest birds including pelicans, seagulls and black swans.


Watch our video, download worksheets for language practice, read transcript or watch with subtitles and translated transcripts in five different languages.

Enjoy all animals in our Living with Aussie Wildlife series.

Australia is full of furry, feathered, and scaly animals, not found anywhere else in the world. Meet some common Australian animals and improve your English language skills with SBS Learn English.

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Living with Aussie Wildlife is a project made by SBS in partnership with Navitas Skilled Futures and WIRES.

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