Common birds of Wurundjeri Walk,

Blackburn South.

Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua). A one-time visitor to Wurundjeri Walk in 2008.

Resident, breeds. Found in / Purple Swamphen around (Porphyrio porphyrio) wetlands at western end of park.

Resident, breeds. Masked Lapwing Found on (Vanellus miles) open grassy areas, where it also nests.

Regular visitor. Often seen Little Pied Cormorant resting on a (Microcarbo melanoleucos) prominent perch or diving for prey.

Occasional visitor, breeds. Dusky Moorhen Found in / (Gallinula tenebrosa) around wetlands at western end of park.

Resident, breeds. Shy, found in Buff-banded Rail / around (Gallirallus philippensis) wetlands at western end of park.

Resident, breeds. Found in / Pacific Black Duck around (Anas superciliosa) wetlands at western end of park.

Regular visitor, breeds. Chestnut Teal Found in / (Anas castanea) around wetlands at western end of park.

Male (top), female (bottom).

Regular visitor, breeds. Male Found in /

Australian Wood around wetlands Duck at western end of (Chenonetta jubata) park. Grazes on

open grassy areas, nests in tree hollows.

Female

Regular visitor, breeds. White-faced Heron Found in / (Egretta around wetlands novaehollandiae) at western end of park, sometimes along creek.

Australian Magpie Resident, breeds. (Cracticus tibicen)

Resident, breeds. Magpie-lark Builds cup- (Grallina cyanoleuca) shaped mud nest.

Female(white chin)

Galah Regular visitor. (Eolophus roseicapillus)

Crested Pigeon Resident, breeds. (Ocyphaps lophotes)

Resident, breeds. Identify by gold Little Wattlebird patch on back of (Anthochaera wings. Lacks red chrysoptera) wattle.

Noisy Miner (Manorina Resident, breeds. melanocephala)

Red Wattlebird Resident, breeds. (Anthochaera Identify by red carunculata) wattle below eye.

Regular visitor, Eastern Rosella breeds. (Platycercus eximius) Nests in tree hollows.

Crimson Rosella Occasional (Platycercus elegans) visitor.

Regular visitor, Laughing Kookaburra breeds. (Dacelo novaeguineae) Nests in tree hollows.

Resident, breeds. Tawny Frogmouth Builds flimsy nest (Podargus strigoides) of twigs.

Regular visitor, Willie Wagtail breeds. (Rhipidura leucophrys)

Grey Fantail Regular visitor. (Rhipidura albiscapa)

Occasional Yellow-tailed Black- visitor. Cockatoo Eats grubs found (Calyptorhynchus in wattle funereus) branches and pine cones.

Gang-gang Cockatoo Occasional (Callocephalon visitor. fimbriatum)

Resident. Identify by Little Corella smaller bill and (Cacatua sanguinea) lack of ‘slit throat’.

Superb Fairy-wren Resident, breeds. (Malurus cyaneus)

Male

Pied Currawong Regular visitor. (Strepera graculina)

Occasional visitor. Long-billed Corella Identify by long (Cacatua tenuirostris) bill and ‘slit throat’.

Rainbow Lorikeet Resident, breeds. (Trichoglossus Nests in tree haematodus) hollows.

Spotted Dove Resident, breeds. (Streptopelia chinensis)

Little Raven Resident, breeds. (Corvus mellori)

Straw-necked Ibis Occasional (Threskiornis spinicollis) visitor.

Resident, breeds. Excavates nest Spotted Pardalote chamber in (Pardalotus punctatus) creekbank.

Male

Regular visitor. Welcome Swallow Often seen flying (Hirundo neoxena) low over grassy areas.

Australian White Ibis Occasional (Threskiornis molucca) visitor.

Golden Whistler Regular visitor. (Pachycephala pectoralis)

Male

Australian King-Parrot Regular visitor. (Alisterus scapularis)

Male

Resident, breeds. Has a hooked bill Grey Butcherbird end which (Cracticus torquatus) separates it from Australian Magpie.

Juvenile. (Adult has black head)

Wurundjeri Walk bird list:

Australian Wood Duck Eastern Rosella Chestnut Teal Swift Parrot Pacific Black Duck Powerful Owl Hardhead Southern Boobook Australasian Grebe Laughing Kookaburra Rock Dove* Superb Fairy-wren Spotted Dove* White-browed Scrubwren Common Bronzewing Brown Thornbill Crested Pigeon Spotted Pardalote Tawny Frogmouth Eastern Spinebill White-throated Needletail White-plumed Honeyeater Little Pied Cormorant Noisy Miner Great Cormorant Little Wattlebird Little Black Cormorant Red Wattlebird White-necked Heron Scarlet Honeyeater Eastern Great Egret White-naped Honeyeater White-faced Heron Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Nankeen Night-Heron Golden Whistler Australian White Ibis Rufous Whistler Straw-necked Ibis Grey Shrike-thrush Yellow-billed Spoonbill Dusky Woodswallow Black-shouldered Kite Grey Butcherbird Whistling Kite Australian Magpie Brown Goshawk Pied Currawong Australian Hobby Grey Currawong Purple Swamphen Rufous Fantail Buff-banded Rail Grey Fantail Dusky Moorhen Willie Wagtail Eurasian Coot Australian Raven Black-fronted Dotterel Little Raven Masked Lapwing Magpie-lark Silver Gull Scarlet Robin Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Rose Robin Gang-gang Cockatoo Pink Robin Galah Australian Reed-Warbler Long-billed Corella Little Grassbird Little Corella Silvereye Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Welcome Swallow Rainbow Lorikeet Common Blackbird* Musk Lorikeet Common Starling* Little Lorikeet Common Myna* Australian King-Parrot Mistletoebird Crimson Rosella House Sparrow*

(*)= introduced species Total = 86

This booklet was published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Wurundjeri Walk Advisory Committee (WWAC). Funds from a Greenlink grant were used to print this booklet.

Further copies of this booklet may be downloaded from the WWAC website: https://wurundjeriwalk.wordpress.com/

All images provided by G. Pergaminelis, WWAC member.