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Lake Machattie Area, the Glossary

The Lake Machattie Area is a 909 km2 tract of land comprising Lakes Machattie, Mipia and Koolivoo, with the surrounding Georgina River and Eyre Creek floodplains, in the arid Channel Country of western Queensland, Australia.^[1]

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27 relations: Anastomosis, Australia, Australian bustard, Australian pelican, Australian pratincole, BirdLife International, Black-tailed godwit, Channel Country, Duma florulenta, Eucalyptus coolabah, Flock bronzewing, Floodplain, Forb, Freckled duck, Georgina River, Grassland, Grey grasswren, Important Bird Area, Little black cormorant, Pink-eared duck, Queensland, Red-necked avocet, Royal spoonbill, Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Straw-necked ibis, Tecticornia, Water bird.
Floodplains of Australia
Lake Eyre basin
Lakes of Queensland

Anastomosis

An anastomosis (anastomoses) is a connection or opening between two things (especially cavities or passages) that are normally diverging or branching, such as between blood vessels, leaf veins, or streams.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian bustard

The Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis) is a large ground-dwelling bird that is common in grassland, woodland and open agricultural country across northern Australia and southern New Guinea.

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Australian pelican

The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird in the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand.

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Australian pratincole

The Australian pratincole (Stiltia isabella) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae.

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BirdLife International

BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats.

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Black-tailed godwit

The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

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Channel Country

The Channel Country is a region of outback Australia mostly in the state of Queensland but also in parts of South Australia, Northern Territory and New South Wales. Lake Machattie Area and Channel Country are Lake Eyre basin.

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Duma florulenta

Duma florulenta (synonym Muehlenbeckia florulenta), commonly known as tangled lignum or often simply lignum, is a plant native to inland Australia.

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Eucalyptus coolabah

Eucalyptus coolabah, commonly known as coolibah or coolabah, is a species of tree found in eastern inland Australia.

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Flock bronzewing

The flock bronzewing (Phaps histrionica), also known as the flock pigeon, harlequin bronzewing and the harlequin pigeonCrome, F., Shields, J. (1992).

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Floodplain

A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river.

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Forb

A forb or phorb is an herbaceous flowering plant that is not a graminoid (grass, sedge, or rush).

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Freckled duck

The freckled duck (Stictonetta naevosa) is a waterfowl species endemic to Australia.

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Georgina River

The Georgina River is the north-westernmost of the three major rivers of the Channel Country in Central West Queensland, that also flows through a portion of the Northern Territory, in central Australia. Lake Machattie Area and Georgina River are Lake Eyre basin.

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Grassland

A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae).

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Grey grasswren

The grey grasswren (Amytornis barbatus) is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae.

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Important Bird Area

An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.

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Little black cormorant

The little black cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds.

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Pink-eared duck

The pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) is a species of duck found in Australia.

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Queensland

Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.

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Red-necked avocet

The red-necked avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) also known as the Australian avocet, cobbler, cobbler's awl, and painted lady, is a wader of the family Recurvirostridae that is endemic to Australia and is fairly common and widespread throughout, except for the north and north east coastal areas of the country.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Machattie_Area