Bird groups

Common birds

Galah

Scientific name Eolophus roseicapilla
Bird type Common birds, Parrots

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike

Scientific name Coracina novaehollandiae
Bird type Birdsong, Bush birds, Common birds

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

Silvereye

Scientific name Zosterops lateralis
Bird type Common birds, Garden birds, Small insect eating birds

Red Wattlebird

Scientific name Anthochaera carunculata
Bird type Bush birds, Common birds, Garden birds, Honeyeaters, Urban birds

Australian Raven

Australian Raven

Scientific name Corvus coronoides
Bird type Common birds, Urban birds

Crested Pigeon

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

Laughing Kookaburra focused on finding its next meal at Campbell Park in Canberra. The touch of blue sky showing through the background trees matches the blue of the Kookaburra’s wings.

Laughing Kookaburra

Scientific name Dacelo novaeguineae
Bird type Common birds, Hollow nesters

Close up of magpie, looking and facing left

Australian Magpie

Scientific name Gymnorhina tibicen
Bird type Birdsong, Bush birds, Common birds, Garden birds, Urban birds

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

Black bird facing left but looking over its shoulder to the right. Standing on a balcony ledge,background grey and blurred.

Common Blackbird

Scientific name Turdus merula
Bird type Common birds, Introduced 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