Bird distinctive feature

Cheek: obvious white or coloured patch

Australasian Grebe swimming in a lake, facing right. Three Grebe chicks in toe, one on the back of the adult grebe tucked into its shoulder, the others swimming behind. The sky is yellow

Australasian Grebe

Scientific name Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Bird type Waterbirds

Two Carnaby's facing left, but their heads are looking over their shoulders to the right.

Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo

Scientific name Zanda latirostris
Bird type Parrots, Survey species, Threatened species

Red-eared firetail standing in the grass, looking and facing right.

Red-eared Firetail

Scientific name Stagonopleura oculata
Bird type Bush birds

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

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Scientific name Zanda funerea
Bird type Bush birds, Parrots

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