by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Magpie-lark Male Scientific Name: Grallina cyanoleuca Size: 26 to 30 cm What does it look and sound like? The Magpie-lark is boldly marked black and white, and can be confused with few other birds. The thin whitish bill and pale iris are unlike other similarly...
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...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Malleefowl Scientific Name: Leipoa ocellata Size: 60 cm What does it look like? The Malleefowl is a large and unmistakable ground-dwelling bird. The head and neck are grey, becoming more cream on the belly, and with a dark blackish stripe between the throat and...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Masked Booby [Image courtesy of Thomas Rowland] Scientific Name: Sula dactylatra Size: 75 to 85 cm What does it look like? This is the largest booby. The Masked Booby is easily recognised by its predominantly white body, except for the prominent black flight feathers...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Masked Lapwing Southern subspecies (V. m. novaehollandiae) Northern subspecies (V. m. miles) Young birds Scientific Name: Vanellus miles Size: 33 to 38 cm What does it look and sound like? The Masked Lapwing is predominantly white below, with brown wings and back and...
