Tag: Australian birds
Black-faced cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
Family: Black-faced cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) belongs to the family Campephagidae in the order Passeriformes.
Habitat: Cuckoo shrikes so named because of their cuckoo-like form and...
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
Family: The sacred kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) is a medium-sized bird belonging to the kingfisher subfamily Halcyoninae.
Other Name: It is also known as the Respected...
Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor)
Family: A noisy pitta (Pitta versicolor) belongs to the family Pittidae.
Habitat: Pittas, or Jewel-Thrushes, are some of the world's brightest-colored birds. Noisy Pittas are...
Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus)
Habitats: The Red-kneed Dotterels (Erythrogonys cinctus) live on the inundated muds of temporary flood lands inland. They are nomadic, loosely gregarious, and aquatic waders....
Cicadabird (Edolisoma tenuirostre)
Habitat: Cicadabirds (Edolisoma tenuirostre) utter sporadic bursts throughout the day only when they advertise or signal their territory during breeding season. Often several hundred...
Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia)
Habitat: A ground bird of heathier Mallee, the Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia) is thrush-like in form and behavior. In fact, some recent classifications have...