Bird colour

Black

Black bird facing left but looking over its shoulder to the right. Standing on a balcony ledge,background grey and blurred.

Common Blackbird

Scientific name Turdus merula
Bird type Common birds, Introduced birds, Urban birds

Female red-tailed black-cockatoo flying to the left, wings outstretched and tail fanned out. The background is blue sky

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Scientific name Calyptorhynchus banksii
Bird type Hollow nesters, Survey species, Threatened species

Eastern Whipbird sitting on a mossy rock, looking and facing left, black crest and long fanned tail.

Eastern Whipbird

Scientific name Psophodes olivaceus
Bird type Bush birds

bush-stone curlew standing on one leg, other leg in the air, parallel to its lower chest. It is standing on the grass, with pink flowers decorating the ground. Bird looking and facing right

Bush Stone-curlew

Scientific name Burhinus grallarius
Bird type Nocturnal birds

Torresian Crow

Scientific name Corvus orru
Bird type Urban birds

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Scientific name Zanda funerea
Bird type Bush birds, Parrots

Pelican floating on a lake

Australian Pelican

Scientific name Pelecanus conspicillatus
Bird type Waterbirds

Adelie Penguin in Antarctica

Adelie Penguin

Scientific name Pygoscelis adeliae
Bird type Seabirds

Two feral pigeons sitting on a balcony, the right bird is a browny colour, and is leaning over to groom/kiss the left bird, which is more of a grey colour.

Rock Dove

Scientific name Columba livia
Bird type Common birds, Introduced birds, Urban birds

The Pied Cormorant is a large black and white bird with a long, grey, hooked bill and black legs and feet. It has an orange eye patch and bare throat skin, with a blue eye ring and the eye is green. Its black back is glossed green, and its underparts are all white, except for black stripes on the thighs. The bird is sitting on a rock, which is sitting beside the ocean. Bird is looking and facing right

Pied Cormorant

Scientific name Phalacrocorax varius
Bird type Seabirds, Waterbirds

The head, neck and underbody of males are mostly red, while those of females and juveniles are mottled red. The cheek patch is yellow or cream. This is a male, it is standing on grass looking and facing left

Western Rosella

Scientific name Platycercus icterotis
Bird type Parrots

Male Splendid Fairy-wren in full blue/violet plumage. Sitting on a rock and singing, the bird is looking and facing left

Splendid Fairy-wren

Scientific name Malurus splendens
Bird type Small insect eating birds