by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Monarch Flycatchers (Family Monarchidae) Of the 13 species in Australia only the Pied Monarch Arses kaupi and the White-eared Monarch Carterornis leucotis are endemic, although both the Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca and Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Mud-nesters (Family Corcoracidae) The only two species of this family are endemic to Australia, the White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos and the Apostlebird Strithidea cinerea. Both species use wet mud in the construction of their nests. White-winged Chough...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Old World Sparrows (Family Passeridae) Both the House Sparrow Passer domesticus and the Eurasian Tree Sparrow P. montanus were introduced into Australia in the 1860s and 1880s (respectively). Distinctive short conical beaks and short legs. Birds Home Nature Facts...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Sunbirds Family Nectariniidae A single breeding resident, the Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis occurs in Australia, but is also in North Moluccas and New Guinea. Strong sexual dimorphism, with the male brightly coloured, and long, strongly decurved bill....
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie (Family Cracticidae) Adults are typically black or grey, most with small to large patches of white, with the notable exception of the Black Butcherbird Mellioria quoyi of northern Qld and New Guinea. Three of the nine species have...
