by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Crescent Honeyeater Scientific Name: Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Size: Total Length 14-16cm What does it look like? The Crescent Honeyeater is a small to medium-sized honeyeater. The male is dark grey above, paler and more grey-brown below, with a broad yellow patch on...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Crest-tailed Mulgara Scientific Name: Dasycercus cristicauda Size: 250-355mm TL, including tail 100-125 mm (males generally larger than females) What does it look like? The Crest-tailed Mulgara is generally pale yellowish-brown above, tail with reddish-brown...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Crimson Finch Scientific Name: Neochmia phaeton Size: Total Length 16-17cm What does it look and sound like? This large finch, with a long, tapered red tail and red face cannot be confused with any other Australian Finch. The upperparts of the Crimson Finch are brown,...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Chocolate Argus Scientific Name: Junonia hedonia Size: Wingspan 50-60mm What does it look like? The male Chocolate Argus is dark brown, female paler, both with a series of parallel, darker wavy lines along the edges and through the centre of the wings. Lines through...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scientific Name: Scythrops novaehollandiae Size: 58 to 65 What does it look and sound like? The Channel-billed Cuckoo is the largest parasitic cuckoo in the world. Apart from its large size, its massive pale, down-curved bill, grey plumage...
