by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Monarch Flycatchers (Family Monarchidae) Of the 13 species in Australia only the Pied Monarch Arses kaupi and the White-eared Monarch Carterornis leucotis are endemic, although both the Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca and Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Monotremes (Order: Monotremata) Monotremes are peculiar among the mammals. They have all of the mammal characteristics: are warm-blooded, have hair and they produce milk to suckle their young but, unlike any other mammal, they lay soft-shelled eggs from which their...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Mud-nesters (Family Corcoracidae) The only two species of this family are endemic to Australia, the White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos and the Apostlebird Strithidea cinerea. Both species use wet mud in the construction of their nests. White-winged Chough...
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Non-biting Midges Scientific Name: Chironomidae spp Size: TL up to 20mm What does it look like? Non-biting Midges are members of large family superficially similar, typified by the thin body and long thin legs. Wings are membranous. Where is it found? Widely...
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Northern Fantail Scientific Name: Rhipidura rufiventris Size: 6.5–18.5 cm What does it look like? The plumage of the Northern Fantail is grey to blackish above, with a small whitish eyebrow, cream belly and white vent. The breast is paler grey with numerous vertical...
