by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Cockatiel Scientific Name: Nymphicus hollandicus Size: Total Length 30 to 33 cm What does it look and sound like? The Cockatiel is an unusual member of the cockatoo family. It is small in size, and has a slender body and long pointed tail, which is more characteristic...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Galah Scientific Name: Cacatua roseicapilla Size: Birds measure about 35 cm in length. What does it look and sound like? The Galah is easily identified by its rose-pink head, neck and underparts, with paler pink crown, and grey back, wings and undertail. Birds from...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Little Corella Scientific Name: Cacatua sanguinea Size: 35 to 39 cm What does it look like? The Little Corella is mostly white, often tinged with pink. They have a fleshy blue eye-ring and a pale rose-pink patch between the eye and bill. In flight, a bright...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Male (from southern Western Australia) Female (from Queensland) Fallen tail feather (south-western Western Australia) Scientific Name: Calyptorhynchus banksii Size: around 60 cm What does it look and sound like? This is a large, black...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo Scientific Name: Cacatua leadbeateri Size: Total Length 35 to 40cm What does it look and sound like? The Major Mitchell’s is a beautiful salmon-pink and white cockatoo. When the crest is erected it reveals a dark pink-red...
