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
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...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Cattle Egret Non-breeding plumage Breeding pair on a nest Scientific Name: Bubulcus coromandus Size: 45 to 55 cm What does it look like? Smallest of the Australian egrets, the Cattle Egret should not be confused with the larger Intermediate Egret, which occasionally...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Scientific Name: Zanda latirostris Size: 54-56 cm What does it look like? Also known as the Short-billed Black-Cockatoo, the Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo is easily confused with the Baudin’s (or Long-billed) Black-Cockatoo Zanda baudinii,...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Cape Barren Goose Scientific Name: Cereopsis novaehollandiae Size: 75 to 100 (males larger than females) What does it look like? The Cape Barren Goose is an unmistakable large pale grey goose with bright yellowish cere and dark pink legs. Both sexes are similar and...
