by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Strong-billed Honeyeater Scientific Name: Melithreptus validirostris Size: 16.5 to 17.5 cm What does it look like? Slightly bigger than the similar Black-headed Honeyeater M. affinis, which is the only other member of this genus to be found in Tasmania. The...
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 | 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...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Wandering Albatross Scientific Name: Diomedea exulans Size: 80 to 135 cm Total Length; c. 200 cm Wingspan What does it look like? Its large size and white plumage, with fine black wavy lines on the breast neck and upper back, and mottled with black on the back,...
