by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Swallows and Martins (Family Hirudinidae) Of Australia’s seven recorded species, only the White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna is endemic. Other breeding species are the Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena, the Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel and Tree Martin P....
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Swallowtails (Family: Papilionidae) Twenty-one species, contained within six genera have been recorded in Australia. They are large, colourful butterflies. Some species have extensions on their hindwings. Orchard Swallowtail Insects Home Nature Facts...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Swifts & Swiftlets (Family: Apodidae) Members of this family are long-winged and extremely weak-legged, and the two larger species in Australia have a spiny tail. They are specialised aerial feeders, capturing flying prey in the short, very wide beak. Nesting...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Terrestrial Elapid and Sea Snakes (Family: Elapidae) A family of venomous snakes that give birth to live young (sea snakes and some terrestrial elapids) or lay eggs (most terrestrial elapids). Bites on humans typically only occur when they try to pick up, provoke or...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Treecreepers (Family Climacteridae) All six species of this family found in Australia are endemic. The White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea is common along the east coast. The Brown Treecreeper Climacteris. picumnus, Black-tailed Treecreeper C. melanurus...
