by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Stripe-faced Dunnart Scientific Name: Sminthopsis macroura Size: 155-200 mm TL, including tail 80-100 mm What does it look like? The Stripe-faced Dunnart is greyish-brown, washed with yellowish on face, with blackish longitudinal line on top of head. Underparts,...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Stephen’s Banded Snake Scientific Name: Hoplocephalus stephensii Size: Total Length 1.2 m What does it look like? DANGEROUSLY VENOMOUS. Stephens’ Banded Snake is variable. Brown, grey or blackish, usually with brown or cream cross-bands, but occasionally...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Steelblue Ladybird Scientific Name: Halmus chalybeus Size: Total Length 3-4 mm What does it look like? Adult head, prothorax and elytra shiny dark metallic bluish to greenish, with front of the head and front corners of prothorax yellowish brown in males. Head small...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Spotted Catbird Scientific Name: Ailuroedus melanotis Size: 26 to 30 cm What does it look like? The Spotted Catbird is a large, secretive, solid green, dark-headed bird with a red iris and a stout pale bill. Feeding birds are quite difficult to detect because their...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Splendid Fairywren Male (breeding) Male (non-breeding) Scientific Name: Malurus splendens Size: around 14 cm What does it look like? The Splendid Fairywren male’s breeding plumage is striking, consisting almost entirely of pale and dark blue, although some subspecies...
