by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Black-faced Cormorant Scientific Name: Phalacrocorax fuscescens Size: 60 to 70 cm What does it look like? The Black-faced Cormorant is similar to the other pied cormorants, but has a black face. Where is it found? Black-faced cormorants are endemic to the coastal...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Birds (Class: Aves) Probably the most familiar vertebrate animals around the world, occupying every continent and every habitat type. Birds are warm blooded (endothermic), have feathers and lay eggs that are protected by a hard outer shell. Most scientists agree that...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Bowerbirds (Family Ptilonorhynchidae) There are eight endemic species in Australia, with a further two also found in New Guinea. In all bower-building species, the male constructs, decorates and maintains the bower, which he uses to attract females for mating. The...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Bristlebirds (Family Dasyornithidae) Three species, all endemic to Australia. All are secretive, predominantly terrestrial species, with short stiff bristles at the base of the bill. The Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus and the Western Bristlebird D....
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Bulbuls (Family Pycnonotidae) Introduced by Europeans, the Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus is a small bird with short wings and an erect crest. A previous introduction, the Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer, was established for a period but is now extinct in...
