Tag: australian bird
White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosternum)
Habitat: White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) is one of Australia's only endemic species of communal birds. Although they disperse to hawk and feed on the...
Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)
A Sooty oystercatcher belongs to the oystercatcher family. It is an endemic-wading bird found along Australia's coastline. As its name suggests, the Sooty Oystercatcher...
Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis)
Habitat: One aboriginal name for the Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis) was 'panpanpalala', an alliterative imitation of its song. This the male gives with a...
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)
Family: A banded stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) belongs to the family of recurvirostridae, which consists of stilts and avocets.
Habitat: The Banded Stilt is an enigmatic...
Bush Thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius)
Family: The bush thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius, previously known as Burhinus magnirostris) belongs to the family Burhinidae.
Habitat:Â During the day, they roost on broken ground that...
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....