Dazzling Velvet-purple Coronet: Nature’s Living Jewel
Identification: Velvet-purple Coronet is a spectacular medium-sized coronet that has a black head, primaries, and central tail feathers, white tail sides, and small white...
Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica)
There is only one native starling in Australia, the Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica). This bird observation confirms the opinion that starlings are delightful, despite...
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
Habitat: The Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is found mostly within coastal mangroves and big tidal creeks, where it lives singly or in loose pairs...
Red-backed Kingfisher – Capable of Living Far From Water
Habitat: The Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius) is better adapted to Australia's desert lands than any of their relatives. Due to the fact that they...
Galah (Cacatua roseicapilla)
Galah is the only member of the cockatoo family within the genus Eolophus. It is quite common to see galahs in Australia. They are...
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
Habitat: The Rainbow Bee-eater is a communal bird, whether residing on breeding grounds in southern and central Australia, in winter quarters in far northern...
Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor)
Family: A noisy pitta (Pitta versicolor) belongs to the family Pittidae.
Habitat: Pittas, or Jewel-Thrushes, are some of the world's brightest-colored birds. Noisy Pittas are...
Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae)
DESCRIPTION
SUPERFICIALLY, THE Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae) looks like a big, heavy Barn Owl. It roosts in the same places: big hollows in trees, crevices...
Common Grackle Call
VOCALIZATIONS:
Common Grackle Call is a loud, hoarse ‘chuk’ or ‘chak’, particularly in a flock calling. The common grackle song consists of a wheezing, upslurred...
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Rare on Australian Southern coasts, the Whimbrel is more abundant around the north, where it sometimes occurs in small flocks of up to 50....