Behavior and Habitats: In the underparts of the Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii), there is a faint but evanescent rosy coloration that gives the species its name. An uncommon tern found...
Family: The Atherton Scrubwren (Sericornis keri) belongs to the family Acanthizidae
Habitat: There is now a widespread understanding that a second species of plain brown...
LONG-EARED OWL SOUND / CALL
The males (boomers) make a deep hooting noise. Females (Kleeers) make a trilling, multi-note call. The young (kee-kees) make a...
Family: Origma or Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria) belongs to the family Acanthizidae in the order Passeriformes.
Habitat: The Origma is unique among Australian warblers in constructing...
Family: The Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) belongs to the crow family Corvidae.
Range: The bird is native to the Indian Subcontinent and adjoining parts...
Family: The black-winged monarch (Monarcha frater) belongs to the family Monarchidae.
Range: Australia and New Guinea are home to this species. It is found there in the...
Family: The pilotbird (Pycnoptilus floccosus) belongs to the family Acanthizidae in the order Passeriformes. This species is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a...
Family: The Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti) belongs to the family Dasyornithidae to the order Passeriformes.
Habitat: Subject to fires and the clearing of its coastal...
Habitat: The thick-billed grasswren (Amytornis modestus) is the only grasswren to inhabit the shrub steppes of saltbush and bluebush Chenopodiaceae in inland Australia. Yet...