by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Crimson Finch Scientific Name: Neochmia phaeton Size: Total Length 16-17cm What does it look and sound like? This large finch, with a long, tapered red tail and red face cannot be confused with any other Australian Finch. The upperparts of the Crimson Finch are brown,...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Chocolate Argus Scientific Name: Junonia hedonia Size: Wingspan 50-60mm What does it look like? The male Chocolate Argus is dark brown, female paler, both with a series of parallel, darker wavy lines along the edges and through the centre of the wings. Lines through...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scientific Name: Scythrops novaehollandiae Size: 58 to 65 What does it look and sound like? The Channel-billed Cuckoo is the largest parasitic cuckoo in the world. Apart from its large size, its massive pale, down-curved bill, grey plumage...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Central Bearded Dragon Scientific Name: Pogona vitticeps Size: Snout Vent Length 250 mm; Total Length 550 mm What does it look like? The Central Bearded Dragon has a robust, flattened body, broad, triangular head and short, rounded, tapering tail. Upperparts covered...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Centralian Blue-tongue Scientific Name: Tiliqua multifasciata Size: Snout Vent Length 280 mm What does it look like? The Centralian Blue-tongue is a large skink with broad head, short limbs, moderately long, tapering tail and large blue tongue. Generally greyish with...
