by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Pigeons and Doves (Family Columbidae) There are several groups of Australian pigeons including the colourful fruit-doves and partridge-like ground pigeons, all are generally plump, rounded birds with rapid flight. Within Australia the family consists of 36 recorded...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Plovers and Dotterels (Family Charadriidae) Of the 20 species recorded in Australia, the Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus , Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops, Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus and Inland Dotterel Charadrius australis are the only...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Stilts and Avocets (Family Recurvirostridae) Three species occur in Australia. Of these, both the Banded Stilt Chladorhynchus leucocephalus and Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae are endemic. The Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus is a breeding resident,...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 15, 2020
Pheasants & Quail (Family Phasianidae) These cryptic, ground-dwelling birds of grasslands, have short, rounded wings. Eight species occur in Australia, including one endemic (Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis) and two breeding resident species (Brown Quail...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Stone-curlews (Family Burhinidae) Two species of long-legged, generally shy, cryptically-plumaged birds. Both the Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius and Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris are breeding residents in Australia, but are also found in New Guinea,...
