by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Red-tailed Tropicbird [Photographer: Thomas Rowland] Scientific Name: Phaethon rubricauda Size: 95 to 104 cm What does it look like? The Red-tailed Tropicbird is one of three similarly looking large white seabirds that occur within Australia and its territories. It...
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 | Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Red-collared Lorikeet Scientific Name: Trichoglossus rubritorquis Size: around 29 cm What does it look like? The Red-collared Lorikeet is easily recognised by its striking blue head, purplish and orange shoulders, green lower back and wings, bright orange to...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Red-capped Plover Scientific Name: Charadrius ruficapillus Size: 14 to 16.5 cm What does it look and sound like? This is a small shorebird. Brown above, reddish on the crown and nape, and with a white face and underparts, the Red-capped Plover cannot be confused with...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Red Wattlebird Scientific Name: Anthochaera carunculata Size: 33 to 37 cm What does it look and sound like? The Red Wattlebird gets its name from a fleshy reddish wattles on the sides of the neck. These are found only in this species, although they can often difficult...
