ALBERT'S LYREBIRD

203            ALBERT'S LYREBIRD           Menura alberti

Australia       (203)

Range limited to Mistake Mountains s. of Gatton (Q) to Nightcap Range, Mullumbimby (NSW), isolated population at Mount Tamborine. Found in dense sub-tropical rainforests and scrubs. male 90 cm including tail, female 76 cm.

NOISY PITTA

202       NOISY PITTA        Pitta versicolor

Australia      (202)

Also known as Buff-breasted pitta. 18-21 cm. Range along e. coast and highlands from Cape York to lower Hunter R. Found in rain forests, subtropical forests and in mangroves when migrating.

WHITE-BELLIED CUCKOO-SHRIKE

201    WHITE-BELLIED CUCKOO-SHRIKE         Coracina papuensis

Australia       (201)

Also known as Little, papuan or White-breasted cuckoo-shrike. 26-28 cm. Range across the Kimberley, right across the top of Australia, including Cape York and down as far asVictoria and into SA, inland to half the state in Queensland and NSW and across most of Victoria. Found in forest/woodland, red river gums, grassland, mangroves, gardens.

BLACK-FACED CUCKOO-SHRIKE

200          BLACK-FACED CUCKOO-SHRIKE             Coracina novaehollandiae

Australia     (200)

Also known as Blue or Grey Jay, Cherry Hawk, Shufflewing, Summerbird. 30-36 cm. Ranges all over Australia. Found in forests, woodlands, timber on watercourses, roadways, gardens.

NOTE:           3 subspecies in Australia
melanops:                      most of mainland
subpallida:                     breeds in Pilbara
novaehollandiae:          Tasmania

Subspecies subpallida, photographed at Onslow, WA July 2018

BASSIAN THRUSH

199      BASSIAN THRUSH             Zoothera lunulata
       
Australia     (199)

Also known as Ground Thrush, Mountain Thrush, Scaly Thrush or White's Thrush. Range from just above Brisbane on the coast, around until se tip of SA, all of Tasmania, pocket around Adelaide, pocket on coast near Atherton Tablelands. Found in rain forests, forests, woodlands, coastal scrubs, and pine plantations. 26-29 cm, very difficult to tell from Russet-tailed Thrush, some even suggesting same bird.

NANKEEN NIGHT HERON

Photographs are of a juvenile bird before it gets adult plumage

198        NANKEEN NIGHT HERON        Nycticorax caledonicus

Australia      (198)

Also known as the Rufous Night Heron. 50-64 cm. ranges all over Australia except for driest areas of bottom of e. WA, w of SA and sw of NT. Found in shallow margins of rivers, wetlands, mangroves, floodwaters and garden trees.

SOUTHERN BOOBOOK

197          SOUTHERN BOOBOOK            Ninox novaeseelandiae

Australia    (197)

Also known as Mopoke or Morepork. 25-36 cm, female larger. Range over most of Australia except drier central west of WA. Found rain forests to mallees, dense mulga, margins of treeless plains, parks  and gardens.

SINGING HONEYEATER

196       SINGING HONEYEATER          Lichenostomus virescens

Australia     (196)

Also known as Grape-eater and Grey Peter. 18-22 cm.  Ranges across the mainland except on the east coast, Cape York, Kimberley and Arnhem Land. Found on coastal dune scrub, inland mulga, mallee and gardens. One of the first birds calling in the morning, about 30 minutes before dawn.

BROWN GOSHAWK

195       BROWN GOSHAWK             Accipiter fasciatus

Australia            (195)

Also known as Australian goshawk. 40-50 cm, span 70 cm to c. 1m, female larger. Common across all of Australia mainland and Tasmania. Found in open forests, woodland, scrubland, farmland, parks and gardens.

BARN OWL

194          BARN OWL         Tyto alba

Australia       (194)

Also known as Delicate, Screech or White Owl. 30-40 cm, female larger. Ranges over most of Australia, except w. of WA. Found in open forests, woodlands, grasslands, caves, ledges, farmlands and towns.

BROWN HONEYEATER

193        BROWN HONEYEATER            Lichmera indistincta

Australia         (193)

11-15 cm, Male much larger. Widespread over mainland Australia except Simpson and Western Desert, Nullabor and sse. Found in eucalyptus forests, inland scrub, paperbarks, mangroves, golf courses, gardens.

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.

WHITE-THROATED HONEYEATER

186           WHITE-THROATED HONEYEATER            Melithreptus albogularis

Australia        (186)

12.5-14.5 cm. Range across the top of mainland Australia from Broome to Stuarts Point in NSW. Found in forests, woodlands, paperbark, timber on golf courses, occasionally mangroves, parks and gardens

HELMETED FRIARBIRD

 185       HELMETED FRIARBIRD            Philemon buceroides

Australia        (185)

Also known as Sandstone Friarbird. 32.5-37 cm. Range is in ne Queensland from Cape York to Weipa and down to Rockhampton; and on the Arnham Land escarpment. Found in rain forests, monsoon forests, eucalyptus woodlands, paperbark, mangroves, gardens and towns.

BRUSH BRONZEWING

184     BRUSH BRONZEWING            Phaps elegans

Australia    (184)

28-31 cm. Ranges down e coast from Brisbanme across to Eyre peninsular, sw WA, and Tasmaina. Found in dense scrub, heaths, forests, woodland, mallee.

HOODED PLOVER

183       HOODED PLOVER            Thinornis rubricollis

Australia      (183)

Also known as Hooded Dotterel. 19-23 cm. Ranges around coast of Tasmania,  across southern coast of mainland from Jervis Bay to near WA border, and found in sw corner of WA. Found on broad sandy ocean beaches with plentiful seaweed and jetsam.

GLOSSY BLACK-COCKATOO

182            GLOSSY BLACK-COCKATOO            Calyptorhynchus lathami        

Australia        (182)

Also called Casuarina Cocockatoo. 46-51 cm. Range along east coast and inland from mid-Queensland into Victoria. Found in she-oaks, forests, woodlands, timbered watercourses, and rocky ridge country.