Birds

Scarlet-chested Parrot (Neophema splendid)

Scarlet-chested Parrots (Neophema splendid) have been exhibiting spectacular irruptions and disappearances for long periods that have left ornithologists puzzled. The birds appear to follow the boom-and-bust cycle of the...

Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)

The Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) is a brilliantly patterned bird with wings that are marked like the wings...

Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)

Habitat: The Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) is one of the smallest falcons and lacks the speed of the...

Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia)

Habitat: A ground bird of heathier Mallee, the Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia) is thrush-like in form and behavior....

The British Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

The British Redwing ‘’Turdus iliacus” is a winter bird, and only very few pairs nest in the UK....

Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens)

The splendid fairywren (Malurus splendens) is a member of the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. The Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens) is in full breeding plumage;...

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

The Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) is faced with a life of toil from the moment it hatches underground. The chick must struggle up through a...

Intermediate Egret (Ardea interrnedia)

Family: The Intermediate Egret (Ardea interrnedia) is a member of the heron family Ardeidae in the genus Ardea. Some authorities classify the intermediate egret...

Yellow-throated Scrubwren (Sericornis citreogularis)

In the eastern coastal area of Australia, you can find the passerine bird Yellow-throated scrubwren (Neosericornis citreogularis) which is in the family Acanthizidae.   The...

Swift Parrot “Lathamus discolor”

Swift Parrot is a tree-living bird and is usually seen in small parties feeding on blossoms among the topmost branches of eucalypts or flying...

Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus)

Behavior & Habitats: During foraging for spiders, larvae, beetles, and other insects, the Crested Shrike-tit uses its powerful bill in a variety of ways....

Yellow-legged Flycatcher (Kempiella griseoceps)

Family: The yellow-legged flycatcher (Kempiella griseoceps) belongs to the Petroicidae family of passerine birds. Behavior and Habitats: Yellow-legged Flycatcher is distinguished from Lemon Bellied Flycatcher...

Eastern Reef Egret (Ardea sacra)

Family: The Eastern Reef Egret (Ardea sacra) belongs to the heron family Ardeidae in the genus Egretta. Habitat: The eastern reef egret is an exclusively...

Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor)

Diet: The Grey Currawong explores the forest from upper branches to the ground in search of food, picking up insects, small vertebrates, eggs, and young...

Trumpet Manucode (Manucodia keraudrenii)

Trumpet Manucode are aberrant birds of paradise that breed in monogamous pairs, lack patches of metallic color, and have, in males, a long coiled...