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Australian Game Birds

When participating in hunting or conservation activities, it is important to be able to correctly identify Australian Game Birds.

More importantly for hunters, it is also imperative to know which species you are legally allowed to hunt.

Click on images for more information about each species.

Black Swan		The Black Swan is fully protected in all states and territories and must not be shot.
Blue Billed Duck		The Blue-billed Duck is fully protected in all states and territories and must not be shot.
Blue Wing (Australian) Shoveler		The Blue-winged Shoveler is available for recreational hunting in Victoria and South Australia.
Cape Barron Geese		Cape Barren Geese are fully protected in all states and territories and must not be shot.
Chestnut Teal		The Chestnut Teal is available for recreational hunting in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
Freckled Duck		The Freckled Duck is protected in all states and territories and must not be shot.
Grass Or Plumed Whistling Duck		The Grass Whistle Duck is available for recreational hunting in the Northern Territory.
Green Pygmy-Goose		The Green Pygmy-goose is fully protected in all states and territories and must not be shot.
Grey Teal		The Grey Teal is available for recreational hunting in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
Magpie Geese		The Magpie Goose is available for recreational hunting in the Northern Territory.
Mallards		The Mallard is an introduced species and is not protected anywhere in Australia.
Mountain Shellduck		The Mountain Duck is available for recreational hunting in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia
Musk Duck		The Musk Duck is fully protected in all states and territories and must not be shot.
Pacific Black		The Black Duck is available for recreational hunting in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
Pink Eared Duck		The Pink-eared Duck is available for recreational hunting in Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Radjah Shellduck (Burdekin Duck)		The Burdekin Duck is fully protected in all states and must not be shot.
Water Whistling Duck		The Water Whistle Duck is available for recreational hunting the Northern Territory.
White Eye Duck (Hardhead)		The Hardhead is available for recreational hunting in Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
White Pygmy Goose		The White-pygmy Goose is fully protected in all state and territories and must not be shot.
Wood Duck (Manned Goose)		The Wood Duck is available for recreational hunting in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.

Reproduced with permission of the Game Management Unit, Department of Sustainability and Environment. Artwork provided courtesy of Frank Knight.

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