Bird colour

Black

The rufous morph striated heron, has rich rufous or cinnamon brown underparts and the upper wing feathers are outlined rufous to cinnamon brown. It is looking and facing to the left, with its head slightly bowed. Its bill is long and has a bright yellow eye.

Striated Heron

Scientific name Butorides striata
Bird type Waterbirds

Welcome Swallow

Scientific name Hirundo neoxena
Bird type Bush birds, Common birds, Garden birds, Small insect eating birds, Urban birds

Mature male satin bowerbird in iridescent black plumage. Bird is collecting souvenirs for his bower, and has a blue bottle cap in his mouth, he is sorrounded by other blue bits and bobs. He has facing and looking right.

Satin Bowerbird

Scientific name Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Bird type Birdsong, Bush birds

Pheasant coucal, a large bird, with mottled brown feathers on back and a darker brown neck. Almost hawk like. Bird sitting on branch, looking and facing left. Tail is long.

Pheasant Coucal

Scientific name Centropus phasianinus
Bird type Bush birds, Garden birds, Urban birds

Southern emu wren sitting on the top of a branch. The bird is facing left but looking over its shoulder to the right. It has a bright blue upper chest, with orange and white lower chest. The head is brown. Its long feather like tail is facing down

Southern Emu-wren

Scientific name Stipiturus malachurus
Bird type Bush birds, Small insect eating birds

Red-winged parrot on a branch, leaning over and facing downward. Green underbody, red side wings, iridescent black upper wing/back feathers. Bright red beak

Red-winged Parrot

Scientific name Aprosmictus erythropterus
Bird type Parrots

Plumed whistling duck standing on log, looking and facing left. Two more birds blurred in background. Foreground bird is mostly mottled shades of brown, pinkish legs with distinctive white plumes coming from underbelly, each white plume feather has a distinctive black border around it.

Plumed Whistling-Duck

Scientific name Dendrocygna eytoni
Bird type Waterbirds

Male Red-capped Robin, bird facing and looking left, sitting on a tree stump. Distinctive red cap, black head and upper back feathers. Chest is red, with white under wings.

Red-capped Robin

Scientific name Petroica goodenovii
Bird type Small insect eating birds

Male pink robin sitting and singing on a tree branch. It has a bright pink chest, with a blackish grey head and back. The bird is looking and facing to the right, the background is green

Pink Robin

Scientific name Petroica rodinogaster
Bird type Bush birds

Paradise riflebird male in mating display. Wings curving out and upward from body, almost forming a full circle above its head. Wings are an iridescent black. Blue under chin, yellow beak open performing its mating call. Bird sitting on a tree trunk

Paradise Riflebird

Scientific name Lophorina paradiseus
Bird type Bush birds

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Scientific name Pycnonotus jocosus
Bird type Garden birds, Introduced birds, Urban birds

Rainbow bee eater holding a wasp in its beak

Rainbow Bee-eater

Scientific name Merops ornatus
Bird type Small insect eating birds