by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 24, 2020
Wandering Whistling-Duck Scientific Name: Dendrocygna arcuata Size: 54 to 60 cm What does it look like? The Wandering Whistling-Duck plumage is generally dark, brown on the back, rear of neck and top of head, and chestnut-brown on the belly, with conspicuous white...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 24, 2020
Wedge-tailed Eagle Scientific Name: Aquila audax Size: 1 to 1.2 m What does it look like? The plumage is chiefly blackish-brown, with paler brown on the wings, nape and undertail coverts. In flight the wings are held upswept and the characteristic wedge-shaped tail is...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Western Bowerbird Scientific Name: Ptilonorhynchus guttatus Size: 24 to 28 cm What does it look like? The Western Bowerbird is shy and wary and its cryptic ochre-brown and heavily spotted plumage allows it perfect camouflage within tree foliage. It is somewhat...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Whistling Kite Scientific Name: Haliastur sphenurus Size: 50 to 60 cm What does it look and sound like? The Whistling Kite is chiefly brown, paler and more streaked on the head, neck and underparts. In flight, the margins of the wings are darker, with a pale...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
White-faced Heron Scientific Name: Egretta novaehollandiae Size: 60 to 70 cm What does it look like? The White-faced Heron is mostly blue-grey in colour, with a characteristic white face. In flight, the dark flight feathers are contrasted against the paler grey...
