WHITE-BROWED WOODSWALLOW

192                 WHITE-BROWED WOODSWALLOW            Artamus superciliosus

Australia         (192)

also known as Blue Martin and Summerbird. 18-21 cm. Found on margins of forest, woodlands, vineyards, orchards, suburban streets. Ranges across most of mainland Australia except Cape York.

SPOTTED NIGHTJAR

191             SPOTTED NIGHTJAR            Eurostopodus argus

Australia          (191)

29-33 cm. Widespread across mainland Australia, mostly in drier habitats w. of Divide. Found in drier eucalyptus woodlands, stony, sandy ridges, mallee, mulga, pine scrubs, spinifex. 

GREEN ROSELLA

190       GREEN ROSELLA             Platycercus caledonicus

Australia      (190)

Found only in Tasmania. In forests, woodlands, farmland, timber along rivers, hawthorn hedges, orchards, gardens. 32-38 cm.

AUSTRALIAN SPOTTED CRAKE

189              AUSTRALIAN SPOTTED CRAKE           Porzana fluminea

Australia        (189)

19-23 cm. fairly common in sw third of Australia e. oAlice Springs, less common but found in western half of WA. Found in swamps with cover of water ribbons, sedges, bullrushessalt fields, salt lakes, inland and coastal.

Photographed at Werribee Wetlands, February 2015

GREEN PYGMY GOOSE

188               GREEN PYGMY-GOOSE          Nettapus pulchellus

Australia         (188)

34-38 cm, span up to 60 cm. Ranges from Kimberleys across the top and down to just above Brisbane. Found in tropical lagoons, lakes, dams with waterlilies and submerged water plants.

COMB-CRESTED JACANA

187            COMB-CRESTED JACANA              Irediparra gallinacea

Australia    (187)

Also known as Lily-trotter and Lotusbird. 20-26 cm, female is larger. Range from Kimberley in WA across the top and down as far as the Hunter River NSW, can be well inland as far as Mount Isa and Mudgee. Found on floating vegetation in permanent wetlands and dams, occasionally feeding along banks.