Archive for Project Category: Bird

Identification Because it spends much of the day roosting hidden among dense foliage, only emerging in the twilight, the Nankeen...

Identification One of the most obvious features of the Brolga’s behaviour is its courtship display, an elaborate dance. The dance...

Identification The Australian Pelican is often seen around the coasts, where it can be seen roosting on sandbanks, rock platforms...

Identification The Barn Owl is one of the world’s most widespread species of owls. At night, its pale form may...

Identification If Bush Stone-curlews are nearby you may hear their eerie, high-pitched wailing at night. This ghost-like call is their...

Identification The Southern Cassowary usually feeds on different types of fallen fruit, picked up from the rainforest floor. After the...

Identification The Wedge-tailed Eagle is Australia’s largest birds of prey. It was once considered to be a menace by farmers,...

Identification Standing at up to 1.9 metres tall, the flightless Emu is one of the world’s largest birds. One of...