Bird distinctive feature

Head Crest, topknot, or knob

A Cockatiel sitting on the end of a branch, its back to the camera, looking left. The bird's body is mostly brownish grey with a prominent white patch on the wings. Cockatiels have a distinctive head pattern comprising a yellow face with a bright orange ear patch. The sky is bright blue and the leaves of the tree are filling the image to the left.

Cockatiel

Scientific name Nymphicus hollandicus
Bird type Parrots

A beautiful female cassowary standing in front of a green rainforest.

Southern Cassowary

Scientific name Casuarius casuarius
Bird type Threatened species

Two Pink Cockatoo sitting on a branch, looking and facing left

Pink Cockatoo

Scientific name Lophochroa leadbeateri
Bird type Hollow nesters, Parrots

Crested Pigeon

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

Baudin's Black-Cockatoo perched in a tree

Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo

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

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

Cockatoo sitting on a branch, its wing outstretched behind its back. Bird is looking and facing right, and the background is yellowy golgen bokeh

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Scientific name Cacatua galerita
Bird type Common birds, Hollow nesters, Parrots, Urban 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

Male Gang-gang cockatoo, close up of head, its feathered crest splayed out over head. Bird looking and facing forward, slightly to the right

Gang-gang Cockatoo

Scientific name Callocephalon fimbriatum
Bird type Hollow nesters, Parrots

Red-whiskered Bulbul

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

Spotted bowebird, dark brown back feathers, with lighter feathers elsewhere, and mottled brown. Standing side on, toward the left. Background is a salmon pink.

Spotted Bowerbird

Scientific name Chlamydera maculata
Bird type Bush birds