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Photographers: W Dabwroka and K Vang © Explorers (1-3, 6, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 26, 27, 29, 30, 33, 35, 36, 38, 41, 43, 45, 49, 52, 55, 1. Text 56, 58–61, 63, 65, 66, 68, 71,1. 72,Text 76, 78); R Major © Australian Museum1. (7, Text 17, 19, 22, 23, 47, 48, 54, 57, 80); T Oliver1. Text(4, 9, 32, 37, 44, 53, 7. Australian White Ibis (72 cm) 8. White-bellied Sea Eagle (80 cm) 64, 67, 69, 75, 77); Á Lumnitzer (21, 34, 46, 51, 73, 79); E Pierce (28, 31, 62); N Caldwell (15, 42); M Barlow (5); J Irvine (8); A Beleski (11); A Common in towns and cities. Will roost Very large eagle that soars in large Los Baños (12); G Gowing © Australian Museum (24); A Kittilia (25); I and J Brown (39); B Gow (40); G Gates (50); B Ravich (70); C Tzaros (74) in palms and can become a pest. circles. ‘Honking’ call. 9. Brahminy Kite (50 cm) 10. Whistling Kite (55 cm) 11. Osprey (66 cm) 12. Australian Hobby (33 cm) 13. Purple Swamphen (46 cm) 14. Dusky Moorhen (37 cm) Found along coasts and rivers. Distinct Shaggy appearance. Underwings have Large fishing hawk found on coastline. Small, fast, dark falcon with square tail. Large conspicuous hen with bright red Medium sized dark hen with red beak. white head. pale ‘M’ shape. Bold brown eye stripe. Takes prey on wing. beak and legs. Swims but is unable to dive.

15. Bush Stone-curlew (55 cm) 16. Masked Lapwing (36 cm) 17. Rock Dove* (34 cm) 18. Bar-shouldered Dove (28 cm) 19. Crested Pigeon (32 cm) 20. Spotted Dove* (30 cm) Unusual, bush dwelling wader. Wailing Large, conspicuous, noisy and Introduced also called the Feral Commonly seen feeding on the ground. Grey pigeon with distinct black crest. Previously known as Spotted Turtle- call at night. Skulks when alarmed. aggressive plover. Common around Pigeon. Originally from Europe. Builds flimsy nests. Feeds on the ground. Distinct whistling dove. Introduced from Asia around lawns and parks with short grass. sound on take off. 1860. Mostly in parks and gardens.

21. Superb Fruit-dove (23 cm) 22. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 23. Galah (36 cm) 24. Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 25. Glossy Black-Cockatoo (48 cm) 26. Rainbow Lorikeet (30 cm) Small colourful dove. Rainforest and (48 cm) Familiar, noisy white cockatoo. Widespread and common bird. Feeds on (60 cm) Feeds in small to large noisy Classified as Vunerable. Reliant on Familiar colourful lorikeet. Feeds on fruit fringes, lantana thickets. Often feeds on ground. Can be ground or low foliage in small flocks. flocks on native seeds, trees and pine casuarina seeds. and nectar from flowers. destructive. cones.

27. Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (23 cm) 28. Pale-headed Rosella (31 cm) 29. Australian King- (42 cm) 30. Channel-billed (62 cm) 31. Common Koel (42 cm) 32. Pheasant Coucal (60 cm) Feed in flocks, sometimes with rainbow Quiet parrot. Feeds mostly on seeds and Males are bright red (shown), females Huge, pale grey with large curved bill. Males are black (shown), females and Carnivorous species with long tail. lorikeets. Found in well-treed suburbs. sometimes fruits in grassy woodlands have a green head . Migratory species, spring/summer. young are mottled brown. Migratory The only Australia cuckoo to build its and trees near water. species spring/summer. own nest. 33. Fan-tailed Cuckoo (26 cm) 34. Southern Boobook (29 cm) 35. Tawny Frogmouth (44 cm) 36. Laughing Kookaburra (42 cm) 37. Sacred Kingfisher (22 cm) 38. Rainbow Bee-eater (24 cm) Hunts from perch, dropping on prey. Has Also called a ‘Mopoke’. Smallest and Nocturnal bird that feeds on invertebrates Nests in hollows and termite nests. Uses Hunts on dry land for small reptiles. Orange wings flash against the sky. Tail a mournful descending call. most common owl in Australia. and some small animals. Usually seen in its large beak to catch reptiles and small Margins of rivers and open woodland. has long central streamers. camouflage pose on bare branch. snakes. Classic laughing call.

39. Dollarbird (28 cm) 40. Red-backed Fairy-wren (11 cm) 41. Variegated Fairy-wren (13 cm) 42. Blue-faced Honeyeater (31 cm) 43. White-cheeked Honeyeater 44. Lewin’s Honeyeater (20 cm) Arrives each year in September to Females and young are brown. Found in Females and young are brown. Shy, Large, gregarious, aggressive. Adults (18 cm) White cheeks and heavy dark Yellow ear patch. Feeds on fruit, nectar breed. Uses hollows for nesting. tall grass and shrubs. inclined to stay in undergrowth. have a blue mask, young have a green bill. Often in groups foraging for nectar. and on insects in trees. mask.

45. Brown Honeyeater (14 cm) 46. Scarlet Honeyeater (10 cm) 47. Noisy Miner (25 cm) 48. Noisy Friarbird (34 cm) 49. Striated Pardalote (9 cm) 50. Brown Thornbill (10 cm) Brown with small yellow tuft behind eye. Females and young are brown. Hovers Aggressive honeyeater that lives in large Conspicuous, black head without Feed on insects in the tree canopy. Nest Warm brown to olive brown in Feeds on flowering natives. at blossoms to feed. family groups. Territorial. feathers, has bump on bill. Noisy abrupt in hollows or tunnel in earthy banks. colour. Actively seeks insect prey in call when feeding. undergrowth.

51. Striated Thornbill (10 cm) 52. Eastern Whipbird (28 cm) 53. Torresian Crow (53 cm) 54. Pied Currawong (46 cm) 55. Grey Butcherbird (27 cm) 56. Pied Butcherbird (36 cm) Small insect-eater with an orange- Loud whip-crack call made by 2 birds. Forms large noisy groups in urban Bold scavengers in suburbs. Form large, Melodic song. Aggressive predator Black-headed with superb song. Hunts brown cap. Feeds high up in trees. Keeps to thickets, fossicking in ground areas. Nest of sticks high in eucalypt. often noisy, wandering flocks. that stores food on tree branches or from bare limbs, power poles and wires. litter. crevices. 57. Australian Magpie (44 cm) 58. Golden Whistler (18 cm) 59. Rufous Whistler (18 cm) 60. Grey Shrike-thrush (25 cm) 61. Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike 62. Australasian (29 cm) One of Australia’s best known birds. Persistent, loud, ringing song. Colourful Back, tail and wings mostly mid- Rich, varied song. Widespread in (36 cm) Conspicuous black face and Lives in small groups. Feeds on fruiting Conspicuous, large, black and white. male, solitary except when breeding. grey, with deep rusty yellow/orange extremely varied habitats. throat. Strong undulating flight aids trees, wild figs and exotic palm fruits. underparts unlike the bright yellow of identification. the Golden Whistler.

63. Olive-backed Oriole (28 cm) 64. (32 cm) 65. Willie Wagtail (22 cm) 66. Grey Fantail (17 cm) 67. Rufous Fantail (16 cm) 68. Magpie-lark (30 cm) Graceful thrush-like bird with greenish Iridescent black , with long, out Waves tail incessantly. Always restless, Grey with short white eyebrow. Twisting, Flits and dances above lower Common magpie-like small bird. and streaked plumage. Difficult to sight. curved, forked tail. Upright posture. swinging body from side to side while turning acrobatics when feeding. undergrowth. Fanned tail bright orange- Has adapted to use man-made making a clicking sound. rufous. environments.

69. Leaden Flycatcher (16 cm) 70. Eastern Yellow Robin (16 cm) 71. White-breasted Woodswallow 72. Welcome Swallow (15 cm) 73. Fairy Martin (13 cm) 74. Silvereye (13 cm) Hovers above foliage, taking small insects Clings to low branches and tree (18 cm) Grey hood and white breast. Slender, streamlined with long tapered Catches flying insects in flight. Builds Lively, busily active little birds, constantly from leaves or snatching in flight. trunks while scanning the ground for Found in woodlands near water or wings. Fast, buoyant, acrobatic in air. bottle-shaped mud nest under any on the move. Feed on fruit and insects. movement of insects. mangroves. Highly sociable. overhang.

75. Red-browed Finch (12 cm) 76. Double-barred Finch (11 cm) 77. Chestnut-breasted Mannikin 78. Common Myna* (25 cm) 79. Common Starling* (21 cm) 80. House Sparrow* (16 cm) Highly sociable, with scarlet bill, Feeds on grass seeds and flits about in (12 cm) Strong silver bill/black face with Also called the Indian Myna. Introduced Introduced to eastern states in late Introduced in the 1860’s, now an highbrow and rump. Perches on grass. low shrubs. chestnut upper breast. Seed eater. to N Qld in late 1800’s and classified 1800’s. Flight swift, flocks rise and fall. abundant pest. as a pest. * Introduced.