Tag: australian bird
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....
Yellow-spotted honeyeater (Meliphaga notate)
Yellow-spotted honeyeaters (Meliphaga notate) are endemic to northern and eastern Queensland in Australia. This bird is also known as Lesser Lewin Honeyeater which lives...
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher – A Pinnacle of Avian Elegance
Habitat: Lemon-bellied Flycatcher (Microeca flavigaster) habitat is forests across tropical northern Australia. It can be found in the semi-moist areas of paperbark Melaleuca, eucalypt...