by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Beautiful Firetail Scientific Name: Stagonopleura bella Size: 11 to 12 cm What does it look like? The Beautiful Firetail is generally brown-grey, with fine black and white barring and a contrasting crimson rump and bill. Conspicuous black face-mask, pale blue...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Black Butcherbird Scientific Name: Melloria quoyi Size: up to 45 cm What does it look like? The Black Butcherbird is almost entirely deep bluish-black, except for the large silver-grey bill with a black tip. Where is it found? The species has a large range. Three of...
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...
