The Striking Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
The striking Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is our only regular “long-tailed king-bird.” But it is not only elegant and attractive but also common and easy to...
Grey Falcon: The rarest raptor in Australia
Habitat: Grey falcon (Falco hypoleucos) is found on the timbered plains of the dry interior. It is one of Australia’s rarest raptors. Singly or...
The White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Identification
The most familiar is the white wagtail with a combination of black crown and throat (or at least breast band). This wagtail has white sides...
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
Identification: Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) is colorful Mantle glossy black, streaked white, back and rump white. Uppertail black, some white bars on outer feathers,...
Red-browed Pardalote (Pardalotus rubricatus)
Red-browed pardalote (Pardalotus rubricatus) is endemic to Australia, where they glean foliage. North and central Australia, southwest Queensland, northeast South Australia and southwest New...
Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Identification
Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) is normally 46–51 cm in length (including tail up to 19 cm) with an average weight of 125–135 cm. Rather...
Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)
The Eastern Spinebill is a small honeyeater with particularly long bills for probing tubular flowers for nectar. It is also known as Cobbler's Awl...
Hall’s Babbler (Pomatostomus halli)
Surprisingly Hall’s Babbler (Pomatostomus halli) was not discovered until 1963. In spite of its abundance and wide range in the mulga woodlands of central...
Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami)
Family: The glossy black cockatoo is the smallest member of the subfamily Calyptorhynchinae.
Behavior & Habitats: A Glossy Black-Cockatoo is a small, unobtrusive bird found in...
Collared Scops Owl (Otus lettia)
IDENTIFICATION: The Collared Scops Owl is a medium-sized (23–25 cm) sandy-brown owl, spotted and mottled dark brown and black, with relatively pointed wings and...