by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 24, 2020
Sugar Glider Scientific Name: Petaurus breviceps Size: 420 mm TL, including tail 210 mm What does it look like? Brownish-grey to blue-grey above, with a blackish stripe running from between eyes to centre of back, and cream to greyish below. Tail blackish and bushy,...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Scientific Name: Cacatua galerita Size: 45 to 50 cm What does it look like? The white plumage, black bill and distinctive sulphur-yellow crest of the common and familiar Sulphur-crested Cockatoo distinguish it from all other cockatoos found in...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Superb Fairywren Male Female Scientific Name: Malurus cyaneus Size: 14 to 16 cm What does it look and sound like? Adult male Superb Fairywrens are the most brightly coloured of the species, especially during the breeding season. They have rich blue and black plumage...
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Superb Lyrebird Scientific Name: Menura novaehollandiae Size: 80 to 100 cm (including tail), with females smaller than males. What does it look like? The Superb Lyrebird looks like a large brown pheasant. The wings are more rufous in colour and the bill, legs and feet...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Superb Parrot Male Female Scientific Name: Polytelis swainsonii Size: 36 to 42 cm What does it look like? The Superb Parrot is brilliant green, with a long, tapered tail and orange bill. The male has a bright yellow face and throat, bordered with orange below and with...
