by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Magpie-lark Male Scientific Name: Grallina cyanoleuca Size: 26 to 30 cm What does it look and sound like? The Magpie-lark is boldly marked black and white, and can be confused with few other birds. The thin whitish bill and pale iris are unlike other similarly...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Lewin’s Honeyeater Scientific Name: Meliphaga lewinii Size: 20 to 22 cm What does it look and sound like? The Lewin’s Honeyeater is small to medium in size. It is dark greenish grey in colour, with a creamy yellow gape (fleshy corners of the mouth). It has...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
Jacky Winter Scientific Name: Microeca fascinans Size: 12 to 14 cm What does it look and sound like? Although somewhat drab, this flycatcher is an attractive bird, with plain brownish upperparts, pale underparts, a slight eyebrow and prominent white edges to the black...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
House Sparrow Scientific Name: Passer domesticus Size: 14 to 16 cm What does it look and sound like? The male House Sparrow has black and brown upperparts, pale grey underparts, a grey crown, and a black face and throat (the size of the black patch on the throat...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Grey Shrike-thrush Adult (NSW) Nestlings in flowerpot in a garden shed Scientific Name: Colluricincla harmonica Size: 22.5 to 25 cm What does it look and sound like? The Grey Shrike-thrush is a common and familiar bird. Its alternate names of Harmonious...
