Little Lorikeet – Nature’s Tiny Masterpiece
Habitat: The Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla) is a bird of the treetops. This little parrot moves among the leaves with a remarkable degree of...
Bower’s shrikethrush (Colluricincla boweri)
In tropical mountain rainforests, Bower's shrikethrush (Colluricincla boweri) songs are a distinctive summer sound. The bird rarely occurs below 400 meters in elevation. This...
Brown Goshawk – The Stealthy Hunter of the Skies
Habitat: Like most Goshawks, the Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) is a skulking predator that hunts by stealth. As it silently and secretly moves from...
Northern Scrub-robin (Drymodes superciliaris)
Throughout the Cape York Peninsula and the hills of New Guinea, the Northern Scrub-robin inhabits the vine-hung rainforest. Across most of the Australian continent,...
Extinction of the Lord Howe Island White-eye in 1923
Extinction: Lord Howe Island White-eye (Zosterops strenua) was once a common bird, but it was extinct by 1923.
Description: Adult:Â head and rest of upperparts bright...
Australian Hobby – A Fierce and Dashing Hunter
Habitat: The Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) is a fierce and dashing hunter. A wide variety of open habitats, including woodlands, rivers, and urban areas,...
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
Habitat
In the tropical rainforest of northeastern Queensland Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) is difficult to see in the low light. The first indication that a...
Bar-breasted Honeyeater
Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus) inhabit paper bark woodlands and forests along streams throughout their range in northern Australia. Where their ranges overlap with those...
California Condor – Largest North American Land Bird
A New World vulture, the California Condor is the largest North American land bird. In 1987, it became extinct in the wild due to...
Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)
Range: One of the most common waders visiting Australia, the Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes, previously Heteroscelus brevipes) can be found in considerable numbers around...