by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 24, 2020
Wedge-tailed Eagle Scientific Name: Aquila audax Size: 1 to 1.2 m What does it look like? The plumage is chiefly blackish-brown, with paler brown on the wings, nape and undertail coverts. In flight the wings are held upswept and the characteristic wedge-shaped tail is...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Western Bowerbird Scientific Name: Ptilonorhynchus guttatus Size: 24 to 28 cm What does it look like? The Western Bowerbird is shy and wary and its cryptic ochre-brown and heavily spotted plumage allows it perfect camouflage within tree foliage. It is somewhat...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Whistling Kite Scientific Name: Haliastur sphenurus Size: 50 to 60 cm What does it look and sound like? The Whistling Kite is chiefly brown, paler and more streaked on the head, neck and underparts. In flight, the margins of the wings are darker, with a pale...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Adult in flight Immature bird Scientific Name: Haliaeetus leucogaster Size: Both sexes are similar, with males (around 75 cm) being slightly smaller than females (up to 85 cm). What does it look like? The White-bellied Sea-Eagle has white on...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
White-browed Scrubwren Adult (south-western Western Australia) Fledglings (south-eastern Queensland) Scientific Name: Sericornis frontalis Size: 11 to 13 cm What does it look and sound like? The White-browed Scrubwren shows some variation in plumage markings and...
