by Ryan Dunn | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Australian Fur-seal Scientific Name: Arctocephalus pusillus Size: TL 1.36–2.27m What does it look like? Australian Fur-seal adult males are much larger than females and young males, grey-brown (darker with age), with long silvery mane of coarse hair on neck and...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Australian Golden Whistler Scientific Name: Pachycephala pectoralis Size: 16-17.5 cm What does it look like? The Australian Golden Whistler adult male is bright yellow on the underside and olive-green on the back and wings, with a bright yellow collar. The head and...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Australian Logrunner Female Male Scientific Name: Orthonyx temmincki Size: 18 to 21 cm What does it look like? The plumage of this elusive ground-dwelling bird is mottled rufous-brown and olive-grey, streaked with black on the wings, back and sides of the throat. The...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Australian Magpie Scientific Name: Gymnorhina tibicen Size: 36-44 cm What does it look like? This large black and white bird is common and familiar. Its conspicuous plumage varies throughout the species range. The nape, upper tail and shoulders are white in all forms...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Australian Paralysis Tick Scientific Name: Ixodes holocyclus Size: TL 4mm (before feeding) What does it look like? The Australian Paralysis Tick generally appears flattened, with 8 legs (adults), and can grow to the size of a pea after feeding. Colour variable, from...
