by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Superb Lyrebird Scientific Name: Menura novaehollandiae Size: 80 to 100 cm (including tail), with females smaller than males. What does it look like? The Superb Lyrebird looks like a large brown pheasant. The wings are more rufous in colour and the bill, legs and feet...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, November 16, 2020
Victoria’s Riflebird Scientific Name: Lophorina victoriae Size: 23 to 25 cm What does it look and sound like? The Victoria’s Riflebird is one of four birds of paradise found in Australia, three are Riflebirds. Each are somewhat similar in plumage, the males...
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 | 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,...
