COCOS BOOBY

 

Photographed at Mark's Point, Lake Macquarie, NSW, May 2026.

1393        COCOS BOOBY           Sula brewsteri

AUSTRALIA            815

The Cocos booby, formerly known as Brewster's booby, is a species of booby in the family Sulidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of brown booby, but it was split by the American Ornithological Society in 2024 due to morphological and behavioural differences. It is native to the east and central Pacific Ocean.

HOUSE CROW

 

Photographed in South Melbourne, January 2026

(339*)        HOUSE CROW           Corvus splendens

AUSTRALIA            814

Also known as Indian Crow, Greynecked Crow, Ceylon Crow or Colombo Crow. Range India, Nepal and Bangladesh, but although Asian in origin it has now spread to many parts of the world. Individuals sometimes arrive in Australia by ship but it is considered a threat and they have been exterminated.