State / territory

WA

A Shy Albatross flying over the water, positioned against the striking Sydney skyline.

Shy Albatross

Scientific name Thalassarche cauta
Bird type Seabirds

Crimson Rosella

Crimson Rosella

Scientific name Platycercus elegans
Bird type Hollow nesters, Parrots

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

Fairy Tern catching a fish

Fairy Tern

Scientific name Sternula nereis
Bird type Beach-nesting Birds, Threatened species

Gouldian Finch

Scientific name Erythrura gouldiae
Bird type Threatened species

To the right of the frame, a male Willie Wagtail is perched on a bird bath facing the camera.

Willie Wagtail

Scientific name Rhipidura leucophrys
Bird type Small insect eating birds

Weebill enjoying the canopy's of the trees

Weebill

Scientific name Smicrornis brevirostris
Bird type Small insect eating birds

Wandering Albratross in the open ocean

Wandering Albatross

Scientific name Diomedea exulans
Bird type Seabirds

Emu

Scientific name Dromaius novaehollandiae
Bird type Bush birds

Little Penguin's on Phillip Island

Little Penguin

Scientific name Eudyptula minor
Bird type Seabirds

Spotted Pardalote

Scientific name Pardalotus punctatus
Bird type Bush birds, Garden birds, Small insect eating birds, Urban birds

Magpie Goose

Scientific name Anseranas semipalmata
Bird type Waterbirds