GREY-CROWNED BABBLER

156          GREY-CROWNED BABBLER             Pomatostomus temporalis

Australia      (156)

Also known as Happy Family, Yahoo, Red-breasted Babbler. 29 cm. Found in open forests, woodlands, scrubland, farmland, outer suburbs. Range across n. Australia down to Pilbara in WA, most of NT except sw and se, Queensland except sw, NSW except se and w., found in top third Victoria except nw, and in SA found in central n and in pocket se of state.

PIED CURRAWONG

155          PIED CURRAWONG                 Strepera graculina

Australia        (155)

Found in Alpine forests, rainforests, forests, woodlands, coastal scrub, garbage tips, gardens. Range along e. coast from Cape york to se SA, inland as far as Longreach. 42-50 cm, male larger. Singles, pairs or autumn/winter flocks.

WHITE-HEADED PIGEON

154          WHITE-HEADED PIGEON             Columba Ieucomela

Australia        (154)

Also known as Baldy or Baldy Pigeon. 38-41 cm. Range is down e. Australia from Cooktown to Bermagui, and inland as far as Bunya Mountains. Found in tropical and sub-tropical rainforests, scrubs, timber on watercourses, feed on fruit in canopy and seed on ground.

SOOTY OYSTERCATCHER

153     SOOTY OYSTERCATCHER          Haematopus fuliginosus

Australia    (153)

Also known as Black Oystercatcher, Redbill, Black Redbill. Range all around coast of Australia including Tasmania, where suitable habitat. Found on intertidal and rocky and coral reefs, visits mudflats. Less common than pied oystercatcher. 40-52 cm. Photos taken at Shellharbour, June 2014.

EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH

152     EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH        Carduelis carduelis

Australia       (152)

Native from w. Europe, n. Africa to c. Asia, introduced into Australia in 1860s. Now range from Brisbane, e ad s. NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and se corner SA. Found grasslands, wastelands, farmland, dunes, beside roads. 12-13.5 cm. Photos taken at Shellharbour, June 2014.

BEAUTIFUL FIRETAIL

151         BEAUTIFUL FIRETAIL          Stagonpleura bella

Australia      (151)

Range is along the coast from Hunter River in NSW to Adelaide, and all of Tasmnia. Found in damp, dense vegetation, coastal heaths, paperbarks, near creeks, woodlands with dense undergrowth. 11.5-13 cm. Pictures on this page were taken near Jamberoo, June 2014.