by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Yellow Wattlebird Scientific Name: Anthochaera paradoxa Size: 38 to 45 cm What does it look and sound like? Australia’s largest honeyeater. The Yellow Wattlebird is characterised by the long orange-yellow wattle that descends from each cheek and very long, graduated...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Yellow-shouldered Stout Hoverfly Scientific Name: Simosyrphus grandicornis Size: Total Length 10-15mm What does it look like? The Yellow-shouldered Stout Hoverfly, or Common Hoverfly, has a yellow body, with black, crescent-shaped barring on the upper surface of the...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Yellow-spotted Monitor Scientific Name: Varanus panoptes Size: Total Length 1.4m What does it look like? The Yellow-spotted Monitor is stocky, with powerful limbs and moderately long, laterally compressed tail. Reddish-brown to blackish above, with alternating...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, November 9, 2020
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Scientific Name: Calyptorhynchus (Zanda) funereus Size: 55 to 65 cm What does it look and sound like? This cockatoo is easily identified by its predominantly black plumage, the feathers of the body edged with yellow, and its yellow cheek...
