Bird distinctive feature

Tail: long and/or showy

A male Superb Fairy-wren perched on a branch, looking right

Superb Fairy-wren

Scientific name Malurus cyaneus
Bird type Small insect eating birds

Superb Lyrebird

Scientific name Menura novaehollandiae
Bird type Birdsong, Bush birds

Tasmanian Native-hen spotted the hen grazing behind the tree a short distance away from the photographer.

Tasmanian Native-hen

Scientific name Tribonyx mortierii
Bird type Waterbirds

Superb Parrot on branch, leaning forward, with head our stretched looking left

Superb Parrot

Scientific name Polytelis swainsonii
Bird type Hollow nesters, Parrots

Mallee Emu-wren sitting on a diagonal branch, looking and facing right

Mallee Emu-wren

Scientific name Stipiturus mallee
Bird type Bush birds, Small insect eating birds, Threatened species

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

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

Swift Parrot

Scientific name Lathamus discolor
Bird type Parrots, Threatened species

Australian Brush Turkey up close and bald

Australian Brush-turkey

Scientific name Alectura lathami
Bird type Urban birds