by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
White-winged Chough Group feeding a young bird Scientific Name: Corcorax melanorhamphos Size: 43 to 47 cm What does it look and sound like? The White-winged Chough is a large, almost completely black bird. It has a curved beak, a red eye and a large white wing patch,...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
White-winged Fairywren Scientific Name: Malurus leucopterus Size: 11 to 13 cm What does it look like? The male White-winged Fairywren is spectacularly coloured, even more so when assessed against the backdrop of reddish soil of the interior. The cobalt blue mixed with...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
White-tailed Spider Scientific Name: Lampona cylindrata Size: Total Length 20 mm What does it look like? The White-tailed Spider has a long cylindrical dark greyish body, with 2 pairs of greyish-white spots and large whitish tip on the abdomen, and reddish-brown...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Willie Wagtail Chicks in nest Scientific Name: Rhipidura leucophrys Size: 18.5 to 21.5 cm. What does it look and sound like? The Willie Wagtail is the largest, and perhaps most well-known, of the Australian fantails. The plumage is generally black above with a white...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Woma Scientific Name: Aspidites ramsayi Size: Total Length up to 2 m What does it look like? The Woma is smooth-scaled and moderately sized body, with head similar in thickness to neck. Yellowish, pale brown or light olive above, with irregular dark brown to...
