by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
Green Catbird Scientific Name: Ailuroedus crassirostris Size: 29 to 34 cm What does it look like? The Green Catbird is a robust bird with bright green wings and tail, a pale white bill and a red iris. Both sexes have distinct white-spots on the otherwise green...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Golden-headed Cisticola Scientific Name: Cisticola exilis Size: 9 to 11 cm What does it look and sound like? Cisticolas are distinguished by their rich golden plumage and pale pink-yellow legs. During the breeding season the male Golden-headed Cisticola attains a...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, November 7, 2020
Dusky Grasswren Scientific Name: Amytornis purnelli Size: 15.5 to 18 cm What does it look and sound like? The Dusky Grasswren is cryptically-coloured with dull reddish-brown upperparts and greyish underparts, both sexes with white streaks around the head, upper back...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Diamond Firetail Scientific Name: Stagonopleura guttata Size: 10-12 cm What does it look like? The Diamond Firetail is a brightly coloured finch. The head is grey, while the remainder of the upperparts are greyish-brown, with the exception of the conspicuous red rump....
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, November 7, 2020
Dusky Robin Scientific Name: Melanodryas vittata Size: 16 to 17 cm What does it look like? The Dusky Robin is dark olive-brown above and greyish below. It has an inconspicuous paler eyestripe and an indistinct greyish-white wingbar, which is partially concealed when...
