Chestnut Teal – Profile | Traits | Facts | Call | Diet | Breeding

The Chestnut teal, scientific name Anas castanea is a dabbling duck present in Australia. It is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. Chestnut teal Profile The chestnut teal...
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Grey Teal Duck – Profile | Traits | Facts | Call | Diet | Breeding

Grey Teal, scientific name Anas gracilis is a dabbling duck present in open wetlands in Australia and New Zealand. Grey Teal may be recognized as a result of the presence of a crimson-colored iris...
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Australian Wood Duck – Profile | Traits | Facts | Diet | Breeding

The Australian wood duck, the scientific name Chenonetta jubata is a medium-sized, light-colored duck with a darkish head, a characteristic high-tailed posture on water, and an erect posture on...
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Australian Shelduck – Profile | Traits | Facts | Call | Diet | Breeding

The Australian shelduck, scientific name Tadorna tadornoides, also called the Chestnut-breasted shelduck or mountain duck is a shelduck a part of the bird family Anatidae. Australian shelduck...
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Pink-Eared duck – Profile | Traits | Facts | Call | Diet | Breeding

The pink-eared duck, scientific name Malacorhynchus membranaceus is a species of duck present in Australia. It has a big spatulate bill just like the Australasian shoveler, however is smaller at...
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Tricolored Heron – Profile | Traits | Facts | Call | Diet | Breeding

On the southeastern coastal plain, the Tricolored Heron, scientific name Egretta tricolor is a characteristic bird of quiet shallow waters. Overview The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor),...
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Green Heron – Profile | Traits | Facts | Call | Diet | Breeding

The green heron, scientific name Butorides virescens is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek -oides, "resembling", and...
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Pallid Cuckoo – Profile | Traits | Facts | Call | Diet | Breeding

The Pallid Cuckoo, scientific name Cacomantis pallidus is probably the most extensively distributed of the cuckoos and is discovered all through Australia. Pallid Cuckoo Profile The pallid cuckoo...
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Red Wattlebird – Profile | Traits | Facts | Habitat | Diet | Breeding

The red wattlebird, scientific name Anthochaera carunculata is a passerine bird native to southern Australia. At 33–37 cm (13–14 1⁄2 in) in size, it's the second-largest species of Australian...
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Magpie Lark – Profile | Traits | Facts | Call | Diet | Breeding

The magpie lark, scientific name Grallina cyanoleuca, also called the peewee, peewit, or mudlark, is a passerine bird native to Australia, Timor, and southern New Guinea. Magpie lark Profile The...
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