Jan 17, 2024
Regular visitor to Enoggera Creek The Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia occurs in intertidal flats and shallows of fresh and saltwater wetlands. They are widespread in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. The large, white bird with...
May 24, 2020
Eat grasshoppers and locusts Found throughout Australia. It has distinctive straw-like feathers on its neck. Straw-necked ibises are large birds, around 59–76 cm long, with a bare black head and a long, downcurved black bill. They are extremely nomadic, and are...
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May 24, 2020
Glossy iridescence obvious in breeding season Widespread in warm regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and warmer parts of the Americas. Migratory, nests colonially in trees, often with herons. Gregarious when feeding in marshy wetlands. Breeding adults have...
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May 24, 2020
Icon of popular culture Also known as the Bin Chicken, widespread in eastern and south Western Australia in marshy wetlands, often near open grasslands and has become common in city parks and rubbish dumps. Black head and neck and a long black downcurved beak. The...
