by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Birds (Class: Aves) Probably the most familiar vertebrate animals around the world, occupying every continent and every habitat type. Birds are warm blooded (endothermic), have feathers and lay eggs that are protected by a hard outer shell. Most scientists agree that...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, February 28, 2022
Buntings (Family Emberizidae) Buntings are sparrow-like birds, with short, conical bills. The Yellowhammer Emberiza citronella has been recorded on LHI in 1949, regarded as a self-introduced vagrant from New Zealand, where it was introduced between 1862 and 1871. The...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, February 28, 2022
Orioles & Figbirds (Family Oriolidae) A widespread family with three species in Australia, none endemic, the Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vielloti , Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus and the Green Oriole O. flavocinctus. The orioles are found from...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Flamingoes (Family Phoenicopteridae) Unmistakable with any other bird recorded in Australia. Flamingoes are long-legged, pink to orange birds with a long neck. The large curved bill is used to filter brine shrimps and other aquatic invertebrates from water. The birds...
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...
