by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Rock Dove Scientific Name: Columbia livia Size: 33 to 36 cm What does it look like? The Rock Dove is a robust, moderately large pigeon, with much colour variation, although is most commonly a mixture on pale and dark greys or pale browns. Legs are coral pink. Where...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Rose Robin Scientific Name: Petroica rosea Size: around 11 cm What does it look and sound like? The plumage is pink below, grey above and with white sections on the outer tail feathers. The female is paler than the male and the young are brownish. The Pink Robin...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Rufous Treecreeper Scientific Name: Climacteris rufus Size: 16.5 to 18 cm What does it look like? The Rufous Treecreeper is easily recognised by its rufous-brown face and underparts, brown back, wings and crown. The male is distinguished from the female by the dark...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Scrubtit Scientific Name: Acanthornis magna Size: 11 to 12 cm What does it look like? The Scrubtit is brownish with a grey face and conspicuous white eyering and small wingbar. The underparts are buffalong the flanks and cream belly. Where is it found? It is endemic...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, November 14, 2020
Silver Gull Scientific Name: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Size: 40 to 45 cm What does it look like? The Silver Gull is the smallest of the resident Australian gulls. In adult birds the plumage is grey above, with a white head, neck and underparts; younger birds...
