"Due to the popularity of open water sports, the habitat of this pelican has suffered considerably less than more vegetated wetlands throughout Australia. The Australian pelican is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Australian pelican The Australian pelican (""Pelecanus conspicillatus"") is a large waterbird of the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand. It is a predominantly white bird with black wings and a pink bill. It has been recorded as having the longest"
"Australian pelican The Australian pelican (""Pelecanus conspicillatus"") is a large waterbird of the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand. It is a predominantly white bird with black wings and a pink bill. It has been recorded as having the longest bill of any living bird. It mainly eats fish, but will also consume birds and scavenges for scraps if the opportunity arrises. The Australian pelican was first described by Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1824. Its specific epithet"
"Wedge-tailed eagle The wedge-tailed eagle or bunjil (""Aquila audax"") is the largest bird of prey in Australia, and is also found in southern New Guinea, part of Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. It has long, fairly broad wings, fully feathered legs, and an unmistakable wedge-shaped tail. The wedge-tailed eagle is one of 12 species of large, predominantly dark-coloured booted eagles in the genus ""Aquila"" found worldwide. A large brown bird of prey, it has a wingspan up to and a length up to . The species was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 under the binomial"
"Superb lyrebird The superb lyrebird (""Menura novaehollandiae"") is an Australian songbird, one of two species from the family Menuridae. It is one of the world's largest songbirds, and is noted for its elaborate tail and excellent mimicry. The species is endemic to the south east of the country, and has been introduced to Tasmania. According to David Attenborough the species displays the most sophisticated voice skills within the animal kingdom. The superb lyrebird is featured on the reverse side of the Australian 10 cent coin. An Australian endemic, the superb lyrebird can be found in the forests of south-eastern Australia,"
"Long-tailed finch The long-tailed finch (""Poephila acuticauda"") is a common species of estrildid finch found in Australia; also known as the blackheart finch, shaft-tail finch, Heck's grassfinch, Heck's grass finch, and Heck's finch. It is a predominantly fawn-coloured bird with a pale grey head and prominent black bib and eyes. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,000,000–10,000,000 km. It inhabits dry savannah habitats in Australia and adapts readily to aviculture. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern. The long-tailed finch was first described by ornithologist John Gould in 1840 as ""Amadina acuticauda"", having"
"to and in length, with a maximum wingspan of . The Australian pelican's bill may grow up to long in large males, the longest of any bird. Pelicans have mainly light-coloured plumage, the exceptions being the brown and Peruvian pelicans. The bills, pouches, and bare facial skin of all species become brighter before breeding season commences. The throat pouch of the Californian subspecies of the brown pelican turns bright red, and fades to yellow after the eggs are laid, while the throat pouch of the Peruvian pelican turns blue. The American white pelican grows a prominent knob on its bill"
"recent years, they have had a real-life wedge-tailed eagle named ""Auzzie"" perform tricks before matches. Wedge-tailed eagle The wedge-tailed eagle or bunjil (""Aquila audax"") is the largest bird of prey in Australia, and is also found in southern New Guinea, part of Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. It has long, fairly broad wings, fully feathered legs, and an unmistakable wedge-shaped tail. The wedge-tailed eagle is one of 12 species of large, predominantly dark-coloured booted eagles in the genus ""Aquila"" found worldwide. A large brown bird of prey, it has a wingspan up to and a length up to . The"
"songs. Taylor's 'Is Birdsong Music? Outback Encounters with an Australian Songbird' offers portraits of the remote locations where the species is found. Pied butcherbird The pied butcherbird (""Cracticus nigrogularis"") is a songbird native to Australia. Described by John Gould in 1837, it is a black and white bird long with a long hooked bill. The head and throat are black, making a distinctive hood, while the mantle, as are much of the tail and wings. The neck, underparts and outer wing feathers are white. The juvenile and immature birds are predominantly brown and white. As they mature their brown feathers"
"is derived from the Latin verb conspicere, meaning 'to behold', and refers to the 'spectacled' appearance created by its conspicuous eye markings. The Australian pelican is medium-sized by pelican standards, with a wingspan of . Weight can range from , although most of these pelicans weigh between . The pale, pinkish bill is enormous, even by pelican standards, and is the largest bill in the avian world. The record-sized bill was long. Females are slightly smaller with a notably smaller bill, which can measure as small as at maturity. The total length is boosted by the bill to , which"
"listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. However, their conservation status varies from state to state within Australia. For example: Crested bellbird The crested bellbird (""Oreoica gutturalis"") is a medium-sized passerine bird in the family Oreoicidae. It is native to drier parts of Australia where its typical habitats are acacia scrublands, eucalypt woodlands, spinifex and saltbush plains and, dunes. The male is about long and has a grey head, a black crest and breast, and a grey or olive brown body. The female and juvenile are similar but the colours are more muted and"
"Superb parrot The superb parrot (""Polytelis swainsonii""), also known as Barraband's parrot, Barraband's parakeet, or green leek parrot, is a parrot native to south-eastern Australia. It is a dimorphic species and one of three species in the genus ""Polytelis"". The superb parrot is mostly bright green with darker flight feathers and is about long with a long pointed tail. Adult males have continuous yellow foreheads and throats, with a red horizontal band across the border of the throat. First described by French naturalist Desmarest in 1826, the superb parrot, a dimorphic species, is one of three species in the genus"
"Emu The emu (""Dromaius novaehollandiae"") is the second-largest living bird by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus ""Dromaius"". The emu's range covers most of mainland Australia, but the Tasmanian emu and King Island emu subspecies became extinct after the European settlement of Australia in 1788. The bird is sufficiently common for it to be rated as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Emus are soft-feathered, brown, flightless birds with long necks and legs, and"
"makes it rank alongside the Dalmatian pelican as the longest of pelicans. It has the largest bill of any bird. Overall, the Australian pelican is predominantly white in colour. There is a white panel on the upper-wing and a white-V on the rump set against black along the primaries. During courtship, the orbital skin and distal quarter of the bill are orange-coloured with the pouch variously turning dark blue, pink and scarlet. The non-breeding adult has its bill and eye-ring a pale yellow and the pouch is a pale pinkish. Juvenile birds are similar to the adults, but with black"
"al. Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Africa and Pacific Ocean habitats). Long-tailed finch The long-tailed finch (""Poephila acuticauda"") is a common species of estrildid finch found in Australia; also known as the blackheart finch, shaft-tail finch, Heck's grassfinch, Heck's grass finch, and Heck's finch. It is a predominantly fawn-coloured bird with a pale grey head and prominent black bib and eyes. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,000,000–10,000,000 km. It inhabits dry savannah habitats in Australia and adapts readily to aviculture. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern."
"Long-nosed bandicoot The long-nosed bandicoot (""Perameles nasuta"") is a species of bandicoot found in eastern Australia, from north Queensland along the east coast to Victoria. Around long, it is sandy- or grey-brown with a long snouty nose. Omnivorous, it forages for invertebrates, fungi and plants at night. French naturalist Étienne Louis Geoffroy described the long-nosed bandicoot in 1804. Swiss naturalist Heinrich Rudolf Schinz described a large specimen from near Bathurst in the Blue Mountains as a new species, ""Perameles lawson"", in 1825, though the specimen was lost at sea in shipwreck. French naturalist Pierre Boitard described ""Isoodon musei"" in 1841,"
"and beak make tissues vulnerable to secondary infection. Because the virus also affects the thymus and Bursa of Fabricius, slowing lymphocyte production, immunosuppression occurs and the bird becomes more vulnerable to secondary infections. Beak fractures and necrosis of the hard palate can prevent the bird from eating. The ornithologist Edwin Ashby observed a flock of completely featherless red-rumped parrots (""Psephotus haematonotus"") in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, in 1888. The species then disappeared from the area for several years. The condition is more prevalent in widely occurring Australian species such as the sulphur-crested cockatoo, little corella and galah. The first"
"and 1936, describing bird predation and its life cycle to children. Thopha saccata Thopha saccata, commonly known as the double drummer, is the largest Australian species of cicada and reputedly the loudest insect in the world. Documented by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1803, it was the first described and named cicada native to Australia. Its common name comes from the large dark red-brown sac-like pockets that the adult male has on each side of its abdomen—the ""double drums""—that are used to amplify the sound it produces. Broad-headed compared with other cicadas, the double drummer is mostly brown"
"Morelia kinghorni Simalia kinghorni, commonly known as the Australian scrub python, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is indigenous to forests of northern Australia. It is one of the world's longest and largest snakes, and is the longest and largest in Australia. Recently, it has been reclassified to the genus ""Simalia"" along side a few other former ""Morelia"" species, but there is still a bit of scientific debate over this. The specific name, ""kinghorni"", is in honour of Australian herpetologist and ornithologist James Roy Kinghorn. ""S. kinghorni"" is found in Northern Australia, living within various"
"Australasian bittern The Australasian bittern (""Botaurus poiciloptilus""), also known as the brown bittern or matuku hūrepo, is a large bird in the heron family Ardeidae. A secretive bird with a distinctive booming call, it is more often heard than seen. Australasian bitterns are endangered in both Australia and New Zealand. The length is from 650 to 750 mm with adults being similar between the sexes while the male is significantly larger. The bird has a deep brown upper surface, mauled with buff on wing coverts; face and eyebrow buff, with dark brown stripe running from bill to erectile plumes at"
"red belly. Three other species of snake are occasionly found in the ACT: the Australian copperhead, tiger snake and death adder. Lizards in the ACT include the bearded dragon, mountain dragon, and the blue-tongue. The water dragon can grow up to a metre in length. The eastern stone gecko is found under rocks in the highlands. Goannas are rare, as are the striped legless lizard in tussocky grassland, the pink-tailed worm-lizard, and the grassland earless dragon. At least 290 species of birds have been recorded by the Canberra Ornithologists Group. The gang-gang cockatoo is the bird emblem of the ACT."
"7 in Great Britain), and 60 in Australia. Most earwigs are flattened (which allows them to fit inside tight crevices, such as under bark) with an elongated body generally long. The largest certainly extant species is the Australian giant earwig (""Titanolabis colossea"") which is approximately long, while the possibly extinct Saint Helena earwig (""Labidura herculeana"") reached . Earwigs are characterized by the cerci, or the pair of forceps-like pincers on their abdomen; male earwigs generally have more curved pincers than females. These pincers are used to capture prey, defend themselves and fold their wings under the short tegmina. The antennae"
"Pied butcherbird The pied butcherbird (""Cracticus nigrogularis"") is a songbird native to Australia. Described by John Gould in 1837, it is a black and white bird long with a long hooked bill. The head and throat are black, making a distinctive hood, while the mantle, as are much of the tail and wings. The neck, underparts and outer wing feathers are white. The juvenile and immature birds are predominantly brown and white. As they mature their brown feathers are replaced by black feathers. Two subspecies are recognized. Within its range, the pied butcherbird is generally sedentary. Common in woodlands and"
"Australian ringneck Australian ringneck, the broad-tailed parrot species Barnardius zonarius, is a bird native to Australia. Except for extreme tropical and highland areas, the species has adapted to all conditions. Treatments of genus Barnardius have previously recognised two species, the Port Lincoln parrot (""Barnardius zonarius"") and the mallee ringneck (Barnardius barnardi), but due to these readily interbreeding at the contact zone they are usually regarded as a single species ""B. zonarius"" with subspecific descriptions. Currently, four subspecies are recognised, each with a distinct range. In Western Australia, the ringneck competes for nesting space with the rainbow lorikeet, an introduced species."
"Australian reed warbler The Australian reed warbler (""Acrocephalus australis"") is an Old World warbler in the genus ""Acrocephalus"" and is the only ""Acrocephalus"" species native to Australia. It has also been observed in Papua New Guinea and nearby islands. The name ""Acrocephalus"" refers to the peaked crown found on reed warblers in this genus and can be translated to mean ""topmost head"" in Greek. The species name ""australis"" is translated to mean ""southern"" in Latin, and refers to the species range, Australia. In its western range the Australian reed warbler is also known as ""Koordjikotji"" pronounced core’chee’caw’chee in the Perth"
"between woodswallows and the butcherbirds in 1985, and combined them into a Cracticini clade, which became the family Artamidae. Like other butcherbirds, the black-backed butcherbird is a stockily built bird with a relatively large head and short wings and legs. It is around 25 cm (10 in) long. Australian birds are smaller than those from New Guinea. Its plumage is predominantly black and white. It has a black head and lores, lower back and wings, with white nape, throat and underparts. The wings feathers are edged with white. The rump and base of tail are grey. The eyes are a"
"Australian raven The Australian raven (""Corvus coronoides"") is a passerine bird in the genus ""Corvus"" native to much of southern and northeastern Australia. Measuring in length, it has all-black plumage, beak and mouth, as well as strong grey-black legs and feet. The upperparts are glossy, with a purple, blue or green sheen, and its black feathers have grey bases. The Australian raven is distinguished from the Australian crow species by its throat hackles, which are prominent in adult birds. Older adult individuals have white irises, younger adults have white irises with an inner blue rim, while younger birds have dark"
"aviary bird in Sydney. It is not difficult to look after but can be very aggressive to other cage birds. ""Grevillea"" 'Robyn Gordon' is a useful companion shrub as it bears flowers all year round. Red wattlebird The red wattlebird (""Anthochaera carunculata"") is a passerine bird native to southern Australia. At in length, it is the second largest species of Australian honeyeater. It has mainly grey-brown plumage, with red eyes, distinctive pinkish-red wattles on either side of the neck, white streaks on the chest and a large bright yellow patch on the lower belly. The sexes are similar in plumage."
"Thopha saccata Thopha saccata, commonly known as the double drummer, is the largest Australian species of cicada and reputedly the loudest insect in the world. Documented by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1803, it was the first described and named cicada native to Australia. Its common name comes from the large dark red-brown sac-like pockets that the adult male has on each side of its abdomen—the ""double drums""—that are used to amplify the sound it produces. Broad-headed compared with other cicadas, the double drummer is mostly brown with a black pattern across the back of its thorax, and"
"species is listed as endangered. BirdLife International has identified the following sites, all of which are in Australia, as being important for Australasian bittern conservation: Australasian bittern The Australasian bittern (""Botaurus poiciloptilus""), also known as the brown bittern or matuku hūrepo, is a large bird in the heron family Ardeidae. A secretive bird with a distinctive booming call, it is more often heard than seen. Australasian bitterns are endangered in both Australia and New Zealand. The length is from 650 to 750 mm with adults being similar between the sexes while the male is significantly larger. The bird has a"
"Rainbow bee-eater The rainbow bee-eater (""Merops ornatus"") is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is the only species of Meropidae found in Australia. Rainbow bee-eaters are brilliantly coloured birds that grow to be 19–24 cm (max 28 cm) in length, including the elongated tail feathers. The upper back and wings are green in colour, and the lower back and under-tail coverts are bright blue. The undersides of the wings and primary flight feathers are red and tipped with black, and the tail is black to deep violet. The rainbow bee-eater's two central tail feathers are longer"
"Australian brushturkey The Australian brushturkey or Australian brush-turkey (""Alectura lathami""), also frequently called the scrub turkey or bush turkey, is a common, widespread species of mound-building bird from the family Megapodiidae found in eastern Australia from Far North Queensland to Eurobodalla on the south coast of New South Wales. The Australian brushturkey has also been introduced to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is the largest extant representative of the family Megapodiidae, and is one of three species to inhabit Australia. Despite its name and their superficial similarities, the bird is not closely related to American turkeys, nor to the"
"Bird of the Year"". The Australian magpie won the contest with 19,926 votes (13.3%), narrowly ahead of the Australian white ibis. Australian magpie The Australian magpie (""Gymnorhina tibicen"") is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. Although once considered to be three separate species, it is now considered to be one, with nine recognised subspecies. A member of the Artamidae, the Australian magpie is placed in its own genus ""Gymnorhina"" and is most closely related to the black butcherbird (""Melloria quoyi""). It is not, however, closely related to the European magpie, which is"
"populations of the straw-necked ibis (with up to 15,000 individual birds), Australian bustard, Latham's snipe, sharp-tailed sandpiper and mangrove honeyeater. Broad Sound (Queensland) Broad Sound is a large bay on the east coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland 675 km northwest of the state capital, Brisbane. It is about 50 km long and 20 km across at its widest point. The Torilla Peninsula forms the eastern side of the bay; Shoalwater Bay is on the other side of the peninsula. British explorer James Cook, in HMS ""Endeavour"", sighted the bay in May 1770, naming it for its size."