Bird groups

Bush birds

Regent Honeyeater perched on a branch

Regent Honeyeater

Scientific name Anthochaera phrygia
Bird type Bush birds, Honeyeaters, Survey species, Threatened species

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

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

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

A male Zebra Finch perches on a large dark grey branch. He is facing right, and is shaded on the belly. His orange beak and chestnut cheek are highly visible against the pale background.

Zebra Finch

Scientific name Taeniopygia castanotis
Bird type Bush birds

Black and white bird, angle from behind bird, birds head facing to the left

Pied Butcherbird

Scientific name Cracticus nigrogularis
Bird type Birdsong, Bush birds, Common birds

Two rainbow lorikeets sitting on a branch, surrounding by green leaves. Rainbow lorikeet. Blue head, orange beak, orange upper chest, blue lower chest. The right side bird is grooming left birds head.

Rainbow Lorikeet

Scientific name Trichoglossus moluccanus
Bird type Bush birds, Common birds, Garden birds, Hollow nesters, Honeyeaters, Parrots, Urban birds