Bird colour

Sheen: metallic

Adult swamphen sitting on the grass, to the right, its black chick, they are facing each other

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name Porphyrio porphyrio
Bird type Common birds, Urban birds, Waterbirds

Little Black Cormorants head looking up to the left

Little Black Cormorant

Scientific name Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Bird type Waterbirds

Crested Pigeon

Scientific name Ocyphaps lophotes
Bird type Common birds, Garden birds, Urban birds

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 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

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