by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Superb Lyrebird Scientific Name: Menura novaehollandiae Size: 80 to 100 cm (including tail), with females smaller than males. What does it look like? The Superb Lyrebird looks like a large brown pheasant. The wings are more rufous in colour and the bill, legs and feet...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Superb Parrot Male Female Scientific Name: Polytelis swainsonii Size: 36 to 42 cm What does it look like? The Superb Parrot is brilliant green, with a long, tapered tail and orange bill. The male has a bright yellow face and throat, bordered with orange below and with...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, November 16, 2020
Victoria’s Riflebird Scientific Name: Lophorina victoriae Size: 23 to 25 cm What does it look and sound like? The Victoria’s Riflebird is one of four birds of paradise found in Australia, three are Riflebirds. Each are somewhat similar in plumage, the males...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Wandering Albatross Scientific Name: Diomedea exulans Size: 80 to 135 cm Total Length; c. 200 cm Wingspan What does it look like? Its large size and white plumage, with fine black wavy lines on the breast neck and upper back, and mottled with black on the back,...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 24, 2020
Wandering Whistling-Duck Scientific Name: Dendrocygna arcuata Size: 54 to 60 cm What does it look like? The Wandering Whistling-Duck plumage is generally dark, brown on the back, rear of neck and top of head, and chestnut-brown on the belly, with conspicuous white...
