Birds of Australia
These pages contain our slowly growing account of bird spottings and photography in Australia. In total there are about 750 bird species in Australia, including its coastal waters and surrounding islands. We live in the interior of the continent, on the western side of the great dividing range. Currently we have information available on about 230 bird species, with about 140 thumbnail images for those of which we have the best photos. Photos shown on this web site are available FOR SALE.
Navigation
The navigation bar above (second tier) provides links to each of the 26 categories of birds, following the "Field Guide to Australian Birds" by Michael Morcombe. Hovering your cursor above the numbers, you will see which bird families each category comprises (except #3, where we have no information yet, and the pop-up window appears only with an active hyperlink).
Clicking on the photo of the young Jacky Winter will lead you to the full classification table.
Click on the photo of the Australian Magpie to see a page with thumbnail images.
News
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 30/08/2008 | First photos of a male Variegated Fairy-wren in breeding plumage now available. |
| 16/08/2008 | First photos of Pink-eared Ducks, a Golden-headed Cisticola, of a Brown Falcon with light morphology and of a molting male White-winged Fairy-wren. Improved photos of Zebra Finches now available. |
| 06/08/2008 | First photos of a female Spotted Pardalote and confirmed identification of female Golden Whistlers. |
Here some more information about nomenclature, photographic equipment used by us, etc.
Planning a bird-watching trip to the Narrabri area?
Check out David Brodrick's Narrabri weather information (external link) before you go.
Disclaimer: Comments on these pages are always welcome; I give no guarantee that the information on my web pages is always correct or up-to-date.