by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Musk Duck Scientific Name: Biziura lobata Size: Total Length 47-73cm (males much larger than females) What does it look like? The male Musk Duck arguably has the unfortunate reputation of being perhaps the most grotesque looking of all of Australia’s birds, due to a...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Little Pied Cormorant Scientific Name: Microcarbo melanoleucos Size: Total Length 50 to 60 cm What does it look like? The Little Pied Cormorant is identified by its black and white plumage, being entirely black above and white below. The larger (65 to 80 cm) Pied...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Lewin’s Honeyeater Scientific Name: Meliphaga lewinii Size: 20 to 22 cm What does it look and sound like? The Lewin’s Honeyeater is small to medium in size. It is dark greenish grey in colour, with a creamy yellow gape (fleshy corners of the mouth). It has...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
Jacky Winter Scientific Name: Microeca fascinans Size: 12 to 14 cm What does it look and sound like? Although somewhat drab, this flycatcher is an attractive bird, with plain brownish upperparts, pale underparts, a slight eyebrow and prominent white edges to the black...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
House Sparrow Scientific Name: Passer domesticus Size: 14 to 16 cm What does it look and sound like? The male House Sparrow has black and brown upperparts, pale grey underparts, a grey crown, and a black face and throat (the size of the black patch on the throat...
