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...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
White-eyes Family Zosteropidae Some authorities combine the white-eyes with the True Babblers into the family Timaliidae. Within Australia there are four endemic species, the Christmas Island White-eye Zosterops natalis, Yellow White-eye Z. luteus, White-chested...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
White-faced Heron Scientific Name: Egretta novaehollandiae Size: 60 to 70 cm What does it look like? The White-faced Heron is mostly blue-grey in colour, with a characteristic white face. In flight, the dark flight feathers are contrasted against the paler grey...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
White-plumed Honeyeater Scientific Name: Lichenostomus penicillatus Size: 15 to 17 cm What does it look and sound like? The White-plumed Honeyeater is common and familiar throughout the majority of the Australian Mainland. Although the intensity of the overall...
