by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Blue-breasted Fairywren Male Female Scientific Name: Malurus pulcherrimus Size: 15 cm What does it look like? The Blue-breasted Fairy-wren is easily confused with the Red-winged Fairy-wren M. elegans (south) and the Inland Variegated Fairy-wren M. lamberti assimilis...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Brown Treecreeper Scientific Name: Climacteris picumnus Size: 16 to 19cm What does it look like? The Brown Treecreeper is the largest of Australia’s treecreepers. Mostly pale brown in plumage. The head, throat and upper breast are pale greyish-brown, while the lower...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Crimson Chat Scientific Name: Epthianura tricolor Size: 10 to 13 cm What does it look like? The brilliant crimson, white and black plumage of the male Crimson Chat is diagnostic. Females and immatures are drab in comparison, being brownish and having a washed out...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Eastern Bristlebird Scientific Name: Dasyornis brachypterus Size: 21 cm What does it look like? The Eastern Bristlebird is a medium-sized secretive bird. It is dull brownish above, with reddish wings, and pale greyish below, becoming more whitish on the throat. Where...
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Northern Fantail Scientific Name: Rhipidura rufiventris Size: 6.5–18.5 cm What does it look like? The plumage of the Northern Fantail is grey to blackish above, with a small whitish eyebrow, cream belly and white vent. The breast is paler grey with numerous vertical...
