by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Quokka Scientific Name: Setonix brachyurus Size: Total Length 680–850 mm, including tail 245–310 mm What does it look like? The Quokka is uniformly brown, heavily flecked with grey and tinged with reddish-brown. Short, sparsely furred tail (about 60 per cent...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Little Wattlebird Scientific Name: Anthochaera chrysoptera Size: 26 to 30 cm What does it look like? The Little Wattlebird is a medium to large honeyeater, but is the smallest of the wattlebirds. It is mostly dark grey-brown above, with faint white shafts on each of...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Sacred Kingfisher Scientific Name: Todiramphus sanctus Size: 19 to 23 cm What does it look and sound like? The Sacred Kingfisher is a medium-sized kingfisher. It has a turquoise back, turquoise-blue rump and tail, buff-white underparts and a broad cream collar. There...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Tree Skink Scientific Name: Egernia striolata Size: Snout Vent Length 120 mm What does it look like? Tree Skink scales are smooth or bluntly keeled, and moderately flattened body and slender tail. Grey to dark olive-brown with broad, paler greyish dorsolateral stripe...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Tasmanian Devil Scientific Name: Sarcophilus harrisii Size: 815-910 mm TL, including tail 245-260 mm (males generally larger than females) What does it look and sound like? The Tasmanian Devil is unmistakable. Predominantly black, occasionally with reddish wash, with...
