Tag: Australian birds
Striated fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus)
Family: Known as the Striated fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus), it is a species of bird native to Australia that belongs to the family Acanthizidae.
Behavior and...
Speckled Warbler (Sericornis sagittatus)
Family: The speckled warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus) belongs to the family Acanthizidae. In 1801, English physician and ornithologist John Latham described the speckled warbler for...
Spotted Bowerbird (Chlamydera maculate)
The spotted bowerbird (Chlamydera maculata) is a sedentary passerine found across much of eastern Australia's drier habitats. Despite the local abundance, it is believed...
Black Honeyeater (Certhionyx niger)
There are several species of honeyeaters in the meliphagid family, including the black honeyeater (Certhionyx niger).
Black honeyeaters measure between 100 and 120 millimeters in...
The prettiest Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti)
Habitats: Among the fairywrens, the variegated fairywren is the most widespread. This species also occurs in a variety of habitats, making it one of...
Red-winged fairywren (Malurus elegans)
There are many different species of Australasian wrens in the Maluridae family, but one of the most common is the red-winged fairywren (Malurus elegans)....