by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Bowerbirds (Family Ptilonorhynchidae) There are eight endemic species in Australia, with a further two also found in New Guinea. In all bower-building species, the male constructs, decorates and maintains the bower, which he uses to attract females for mating. The...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Bristlebirds (Family Dasyornithidae) Three species, all endemic to Australia. All are secretive, predominantly terrestrial species, with short stiff bristles at the base of the bill. The Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus and the Western Bristlebird D....
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Bulbuls (Family Pycnonotidae) Introduced by Europeans, the Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus is a small bird with short wings and an erect crest. A previous introduction, the Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer, was established for a period but is now extinct in...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Cisticolas (Family Cisticolidae) The two species found in Australia, the Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis and the Golden-headed Cisticola C. exilis each have several endemic subspecies. Small birds, with a slender, pointed bill, rounded wings, and typically with a...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Cuckoo-shrikes (Family Campephagidae) Only seven of eight species recorded in Australia are still to be found here. The Norfolk Island Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga leucopyga, the nominate subspecies of the Long-tailed Triller, now restricted to New Caledonia,...
