by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
White-throated Needletail Scientific Name: Hirundapus caudacutus Size: 20 to 22 cm What does it look like? This large swift is often mistaken in flight for a small bird of prey, but its long curved wings and white markings should identify it. The plumage is...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
White-winged Chough Group feeding a young bird Scientific Name: Corcorax melanorhamphos Size: 43 to 47 cm What does it look and sound like? The White-winged Chough is a large, almost completely black bird. It has a curved beak, a red eye and a large white wing patch,...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Woma Scientific Name: Aspidites ramsayi Size: Total Length up to 2 m What does it look like? The Woma is smooth-scaled and moderately sized body, with head similar in thickness to neck. Yellowish, pale brown or light olive above, with irregular dark brown to...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Yellow Wattlebird Scientific Name: Anthochaera paradoxa Size: 38 to 45 cm What does it look and sound like? Australia’s largest honeyeater. The Yellow Wattlebird is characterised by the long orange-yellow wattle that descends from each cheek and very long, graduated...
