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1. Australian Brush-turkey (65cm)
Ground dweller, roosts in trees. Male
builds a mound to incubate eggs.
7. Pacific Black Duck (55cm)
Common dabbling duck of swamps,
small dams and estuaries.
13. Spotted Dove (30cm)
Introduced from Asia. Common about
town.
19. Royal Spoonbill (77cm)
Sweeps black bill from side to side in
shallow water to find food.
25. Eurasian Coot (37cm)
White bill/forehead shield. Swims, often
in huge flocks. Dives for plant food.
27. Whistling Kite (55cm)
Distinctive white “M” underwing
markings. Soars over grasslands and
sea-shores.
29. Purple Swamphen (46cm)
Feeds in reeds and grasslands. Con-
stantly flicks tail. Red forehead shield
and bill.
31. Australian Kestrel (33cm)
Soars and hovers over grassland
searching for food.
2. Australasian Grebe (24cm)
Dives for fish, crustaceans and insects
in fresh-water ponds and lakes.
8. Australian Wood Duck (47cm)
Feeds in water and on grasslands. Nests
in tree hollows.
14. Peaceful Dove (20cm)
Bush dove (pigeon). Feeds on the
ground. Loud musical call.
20. Pied Oystercatcher (47cm)
Conspicuous shorebird. Opens oysters
and shells.
26. Dusky Moorhen (37cm)
Red forehead shield with yellow tip.
Swims, searches for food near fresh
water.
28. Black-shouldered Kite (36cm)
Small hovering kite. Eats insects and
small animals.
30. Masked Lapwing (36cm)
Frequents open grassland and shores.
Calls in flight often at night.
32. Eastern Osprey (60cm)
Lives near the coast. Carries fish in its
talons to roost or nest.
3. Plumed Whistling-Duck (55cm) 4. Hardhead (48cm) 5. Black Swan (1.2m) 6. Magpie Goose (84cm)
Feeds on grasses and seeds. Often in A diving duck. Male has white eyes, Unique to Australia. Shows white under Feeds on roots, tubers in swamps and
large flocks near ponds, dams. female brown. wings in flight. Cygnets are silver-grey. grassland, at times in huge flocks.
9. Bar-shouldered Dove (28cm) 10. Crested Pigeon (32cm) 11. Australasian Darter (90cm) 12. Little Black Cormorant (62cm)
Inconspicuous, ground feeder. Builds A native of the inland, now common in Dives, stabs fish with stiletto bill. Dives to fish. Roosts communally, often
very flimsy nests. towns. Wings noisy when flying. Spreads wings to dry. fishes in large flocks. Dries its wings.
15. Rock Dove (35cm) 16. Little Pied Cormorant (62cm) 17. Straw-necked Ibis (70cm) 18. Cattle Egret (50cm)
Introduced from Europe. Ancestor to Dives to fish. Roosts communally. Dries Forages in farm and grassland. Imma- Orange-brown head - neck when breed-
homing and fancy pigeons. its wings. ture birds lack “straw” on breast. ing. Self introduced.
21. Australian White Ibis (70cm) 22. Eastern Great Egret (90cm) 23. White-faced Heron (68cm) 24. Black-winged Stilt (36cm)
Feeds on insects and small creatures, Australia’s largest egret. Neck longer Hunts by waitingfor patiently for prey in Common on still coastal and inland
scavenges. Common in cities. than body, sometimes kinked. fresh or salt wetlands. waters. Breeds locally.
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Field Guides and Apps
G. Pizzey and F. Knight: The Field Guide to the birds of Australia*
M. Morcombe: Field Guide to Australian Birds*
(*Both of these guides are also available as apps)
P., P. and R. Slater: The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds
K. Simpson and N. Day: Field Guide to the Birds of Australia
G. Czechura: Birds of Brisbane: A Queensland Museum Wild Guide
Front Cover: Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (23cm) Feeds on nectar,
sometimes with Rainbow Lorikeets
Measurements: (24cm) indicate the bird’s length from tip of
bill to tip of the tail in a straight line.
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33. Rainbow Lorikeet (29cm) 34. Pale-headed Rosella (30cm) 35. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 36. Galah (36cm) 37. Australian King Parrot (42cm) 38. Crimson Rosella (35cm)
Common in flocks around towns. Spe- Quiet birds found in pairs or small (48cm) Inland bird that moved to the Widespread. Ground feeder, sometimes Male shown - female has green head Birds of higher bushland. Immature
cial tongue licks nectar from flowers. groups. Seed-eaters. coast. Forages on the ground. in huge flocks. Male has brown eye, and chest, red belly. birds are greener.
female red.

39. Little Corella (37cm) 40. Tawny Frogmouth (42cm) 41. Regent Bowerbird (32cm) 42. Laughing Kookaburra (45cm) 43. Variegated Fairy-wren (13cm) 44. Pheasant Coucal (60cm)
Ground feeder, sometimes in huge Perches in trees during daylight. Well Male shown - females - streaked brown. Largest kingfisher. Nests in termites’ Frequents tall grass, shrubs and thick- Long-tailed ground cuckoo. Raises its
flocks. Yellowish underwing in flight. camouflaged. Not an owl. Males build bower. nests in trees. etc. Females and young brown. own young. Loud descending call.

45. Satin Bowerbird (30cm) 46. Sacred Kingfisher (22cm) 47. Superb Fairy-wren (14cm) 48. Red-backed Fairy-wren (11cm) 49. Noisy Friarbird (33cm) 50. Brown Honeyeater (13cm)
Rainforest. Males build bowers, females Perches in the open looking for prey, Frequents tall grass, shrubs and thick- Frequents tall grass, shrubs and thick- Honeyeater. Bare skin on head and knob Noisy, all brown except for small yellow
nests. Females brown/green. near water or mangroves. etc. Females and young brown. etc. Females and young brown. on bill are distinctive. dot behind eye.

51. Lewin’s Honeyeater (20cm) 52. Brown Quail (20cm) 53. Blue-faced Honeyeater (31cm) 54. Eastern Spinebill (15cm) 55. Noisy Miner (25cm) 56. Common Myna (24cm)
Frequents wetter bushland. Noisy Small, inconspicuous ground dweller. Adults have bare blue skin around eye, Extracts nectar with its long fine bill. Communal nesting and breeding hon- Introduced from Asia. Uses tree hollows
“machine-gun” call. Yellow ear patch. Mostly in family groups. young have green. Coastal and mountain habitats. eyeater. Territorially aggressive. needed by native birds.

57. Eastern Whipbird (28cm) 58. Australasian Figbird (29cm) 59. Bush Stone-Curlew (58cm) 60. Willy Wagtail (19cm) 61. Grey Shrike-thrush (24cm) 62. Olive-backed Oriole (27cm)
Secretive with loud calls. Male starts call Eats figs and fruit. Mostly in small Frequents grasslands, parks, golf Common fantail, always moving. Watch Large eye, heavy bill. Melodious calls. Musical call. Eats fruits and figs. Adults
– female completes it. flocks. Females less coloured. courses. Ground nesting. the white eyebrow. have pinkish bill.

63. Welcome Swallow (15cm) 64. White-breasted Woodswallow 65. Torresian Crow (51cm) 66. Pied Currawong (46cm) 67. Grey Butcherbird (27cm) 68. Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike.
Catches insects on the wing. Builds mud (17cm) Catches insects in the air. Common in Queensland. Scavenger, Widely distributed. Eats insects, small Hunts small animals, grubs and nest- (33cm) Undulating flight. Often on wires
nests. Forked tail. Perches on power lines, high branches. often soaks food in water. reptiles and birds, carrion, berries. lings. Musical song. and antennae.

69. Spangled Drongo (31cm) 70. Australian Magpie (42cm) 71. Pied Butcherbird (34cm) 72. Magpie-lark (28cm) 73. Golden Whistler (17cm) 74. Grey Fantail (15cm)
Distinctive glossy plumage, red eye and Open country. Eats insects and beetles. Feeds on animals, insects and nestlings. Often on short grass hunting grubs. Male coloured - female dull, lemon- Never stops moving, fanning and flicking
“fish tail”. Aerial acrobat and mimic. Loves short grass, lawns. Good mimic. Black “bib.” Builds mud nests. “PeeWee”. washed grey. Forages in wet forest. tail, chasing insects. Widely spread.

75. Silvereye (11cm) 76. Red-browed Finch (11cm) 77. Rufous Whistler (17cm) 78. Eastern Yellow Robin (15cm) 79. Double-barred Finch (10cm) 80. Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Small flocks, always moving and calling Eats grass seeds. Forages in native Female has streaked front. Forages in Inquisitive and colourful. Clings to tree Eats grass seed. Forages in grass and (12cm) (Finch) Eats grass seeds. For-
to keep in contact. grasses, low shrubs near water. open woodland. Common. trunks to scan ground. low shrubs. Common. ages in grasses and low shrubs.

www.birdsqueensland.org.au A Selection of Queensland Birds