Birds of Kings Park and Botanic Garden
including thefollowing. Fountain intheBotanicGardenandothersareresidents Several waterbirdsvisitthePioneerWomen’s Memorial (B, Res,U) reptiles andbirds. and ongroundincludinginsects, Hunts arangeofpreyintheair Nests inthecentreofpark. Present inwinterandspring. Accipiter fasciatus BROWN GOSHAWK Raptors huntforinsects,lizards,smallmammalsandyoungbirds. RAPTOR (Mi, U) Harsh “kekkekkek”call. insects inwoodlandareas. in SeptembertoMarch.Hunts Breeding visitorfromthenorth-west Todiramphus sanctus SACRED KINGFISHER KINGFISHER &BEE-EATER (B, Res,U) Night call‘boo-book’. in atree.Huntsinsects. Usually seensittingquietly Ninox novaeseelandiae SOUTHERN BOOBOOK (B,Res,C) small flocks. Usually seeninpairsor aroundPerth. waterways Common onmostlakesand Anas superciliosa PACIFIC DUCK BLACK WATER FOWL FROGMOUTH &OWL (B,Res,C) Feed ongrassesandsometimes Chenonettajubata (B,Mi,U) Brilliant plumage.Oftenseen Meropsornatus
AUSTRALIAN WOODDUCK coloured head. pairs. Maleshaveadarker monogamous insects. Form LAUGHING KOOKABURRALAUGHING TAWNY FROGMOUTH (B, Res,U) Inconspicuous sticknest. on grounddwellinganimals. quietly inatree.Feedsbynight territory. Usuallyseensitting Lives inpairsapermanent Podargus strigoides RAINBOW BEE-EATER (B, Res,C) Well knownlaughingcall. throughout thesouth-west. Australia in1898,nowspread Introduced fromEastern *Dacelo novaeguineae Forms flocksbeforedeparture. Forms March. Buildsnestingtunnels. tobreed,October north dragonflies. Migratesfromthe flying afterbees,waspsand drawn-out ‘wee-yu’call.(Mi,U) seeds.Listen fortheirdistinctive June.Feeds onpineandbanksia from thewheatbelt,December– An endangeredspeciesthatvisits Calyptorhynchus latirostris CARNABY’S BLACK-COCKATOO COCKATOO, PARROT tipped tongue.(B,Res,C) area andfurther. Hasabrush- now widelyspreadinthemetro Introduced inthe1960sand *Trichoglossus haematodus RAINBOW LORIKEET They havestrongbillsforcrackingseedsandnuts. These birdslookforhollowsintreesnesting. BUTTON-QUAIL Email: [email protected] take aquietwalkalongsomeofthetrailsthroughoutpark. area. To youcan seesomeoftherarerspeciessuchasThornbills, and theedgesofwoodland,wherebushlandmeetsgrassed birds are;theBotanicGarden,banksiawoodlandsinspring isthebesttimeforbirdwatching.Goodplacestosee Morning andothersvisitatvarioustimesoftheyear.here permanently forover 70speciesofbirds.Manylive This provides asanctuary ofthecity.native vegetation,parksandgardensintheheart Kings ParkandBotanicGardencoversanareaover400 ha of KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN Acknowledgements: A.K.Jones,J.DellandMansell-Fletcher. hn:(8 3374 Email:[email protected] Phone: (08)93837749 KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN Fraser Avenue, West Western Perth, Australia6005 Phone: (08)94803600 Illustrations byS.Tingay, J.BlythandP. Free. 167 Perry LakesDriveFloreatWA167 Perry 6014 BIRDWATCHING IN www.birdlife.org.au BirdLife Western Australia Feedsongroundor Eolophusroseicappillus (B,Res,C) Feedsatground,shrub andtree zonarius Barnardius (B,Res, U) Ground dwellingbird,often Turnix varius
• • Fax:(08)93225064 Internet: www.bgpa.wa.gov.au Internet: AUSTRALIAN RINGNECK sub-species. Most birdsareahybridoftwo level. Awidevarietyofcalls. PAINTED BUTTON-QUAIL when flushed. seeds andinsects. Takes flight heard foraging in leaflitterfor GALAH (B, Res,C) due tovegetationclearing. Expanded rangetothecoast low shrubsinsmallparties.
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B Knott (B,Res,U) Spotted Dove. common thanthe Zoo.Smaller,Perth more Introduced fromIndiato *Streptopelia senegalensis DOVELAUGHING PIGEON, DOVE Prepared withBirdLifeWestern Australia (B, Mi,U) honeyeaters ashosts. February. Mainlychooses with juvenilespresentuntil Present JulytoNovember, Cacomantis pallidus PALLID CUCKOO Cuckoos laytheireggsinnestsofotherbirds(hosts). CUCKOO (B, Res,U) ‘oom oom’. Voice isadeeppenetrating wings andnoisywingbeats. Unmistakeable withiridescent Phaps chalcoptera COMMON BRONZEWING AND BOTANIC GARDEN BIRDS OFKINGS PARK (B,Res,U) IntroducedfromAsiain1898. *Streptopeliachinensis (B,Mi, R) Presentmainlywinterand Cacomantisflabelliformis CUCKOO
SPOTTED DOVE the bushlandedge. a spottednape.Oftenseenon Larger thanLaughingDovewith FAN-TAILED caterpillars. Scrub-wren. Feeds on andWhite-browed thornbills spring. Mainhostsare
SCRUBWREN, ALLIES HONEYEATER, CHAT HONEYEATER, CHAT
These smaller birds live in the foliage and collect insects from the leaves. Honeyeaters are found in every major vegetation zone in Australia. They are important pollinators of Australian plants and are very active in their search for nectar and insects. BROWN YELLOW-RUMPED HONEYEATER THORNBILL Lichmera indistincta Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Often heard before it is seen. Usually in flocks, feeding on WESTERN Several loud musical calls. the ground in open areas. WATTLEBIRD Note the long curved bill. Anthochaera lunulata (B, Res, U) (B, Res, C) Smaller than the Red Wattlebird. Note the dark shading on the chin and throat WESTERN and copper in wings. GERYGONE Has a chortling call. Gerygone fusca (B, Res, U) More often heard than seen. Distinctive wistful, ‘unfinished’ WHITE-CHEEKED call. May be seen fluttering near HONEYEATER foliage. Phylidonyris niger (B, Res, C) Can often be seen in the Botanic Garden and Mt Eliza escarpment. Eats insects and RED WATTLEBIRD nectar, usually gathered below Anthochaera carunculata W EEBILL 4.5 metres. Feeds in noisy Smicrornis brevirostris Largest of our honeyeaters. flocks. Very noisy, aggressive to (B, Res, C) Australia’s smallest bird. other birds. Note the red Distinctive call ‘wee-bit’, heard wattles. before it is seen. Moves through (B, Res, C) the canopy in groups. NEW HOLLAND (B, Res, C) HONEYEATER Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Very active. Looks similar to the White-cheeked Honeyeater but has a white PARDALOTE eye and dark cheeks. Feeds in noisy flocks. (Ir, U)
SINGING HONEYEATER Lichenostomus virescens Perth’s second most common STRIATED PARDALOTE garden bird. Prefers open Pardalotus striatus woodland. Listen for their loud distinctive (B, Res, C) call of ‘chip-chip’. Eats insects, WESTERN SPINEBILL including leaf bugs and Acanthorhynchus superciliosus sometimes nectar. Nests in Note their fine curved bill for tree hollows. nectar feeding on banksias (B, Res, C) and kangaroo paws. Has an interesting flight. Female much less colourful. (B,Res,U)
WHISTLER & MONARCH CUCKOO-SHRIKE, TRILLER FLOWERPECKER
RUFOUS WHISTLER Pachycephala rufiventris Usually found in Jarrah BLACK-FACED MISTLETOEBIRD woodland. Male has a spirited CUCKOO-SHRIKE Dicaeum hirundinaceum song during courting. Female Coracina novaehollandiae Visits the park in search of has streaked buff breast. Notice its wing-shuffling mistletoe berries or small ( B, Res, C) display on landing. fruits. Usually solitary out of Distinctive undulating flight. breeding. Female lighter with (B, Res, C) pale red undertail. (Ir, R)
MAGPIE-LARK BUTCHERBIRD, CURRAWONG SWALLOW, MARTIN Grallina cyanoleuca
Territorial. Usually found in GREY BUTCHERBIRD WELCOME SWALLOW parkland and open bush. Cracticus torquatus Hirundo neoxena They have a musical call. Male has a black chin. Lives in permanent territories. Often flies low in open Prefers bushland bordering areas, seeking insects in (B, Res, C) open areas. Has various mellow flight. Builds small mud nests piping calls. (B, Res, C) on built structures. (B, Res, C)
FANTAIL TREE MARTIN Petrochelidon nigricans FFantailsANTAIL have a conspicuous fan-like tail. They are restlessly active in their search for insects, grubs and spiders. Feeds high above the treetops. AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE Nests in tree hollows. Craticus tibicen (B, Mi, U) Lives in groups to feed, roost GREY FANTAIL and nest. May swoop during Rhipidura albiscapa breeding season. Carolling call. Male has a white back; female More common April to is mottled. (B, Res, C) November. Inquisitive; will often come to intruders. WHITE-EYE (B, Res, C) RAVEN, CROW
SILVEREYE Zosterops lateralis AUSTRALIAN RAVEN WILLIE WAGTAIL Corvus coronoides Moves in flocks through the Rhipidura leucophrys bushes with its contact call Omnivorous. Common in built-up ‘psee-psee’. Feeds on a wide Bold, active, conspicuous, little areas. Wary, intelligent; capitalises variety of berries, grubs and bird. Usually found on lawns on presence of humans. Marri nectar. and in open country. (B, Res, C) (B, Res, C) (B, Res, C)