Common Bronzewing Pigeon (Phaps chalcoptera)
Published April 23, 2019 | Locally nomadic, large ground foraging pigeon photographed in the Conservation Area.
Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegothelus cristatus)
Published November 23, 2018 | A tiny owl like bird with huge forward facing eyes used for night hunting flying insects. Found along the riparian zone on Sportsman Creek Conservation Area. Widespread across Australia.
Image courtesy of visiting wildlife photographer Rachel Hebbard.
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
Published October 8, 2018 | A pair of Sacred Kingfisher are nesting in a gum tree hollow at Sportsman Creek Conservation Area.
Image of a male bird with strong buff tint breast and blue wing coverts.
Grey fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)
Published October 7, 2018 | One of the most aerial and acrobatic of small birds chasing insects in the canopy and undergrowth.
Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura)
Published August 3, 2018 | A rare sighting of a hunting Square-tailed Kite floating effortlessly over flowering Ironbarks for parrots. These birds are considered rare and scattered across their entire range.
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)
Published July 21, 2018 | Plain green lorikeet with yellow margins to plumage of neck and breast giving a scaly appearance. Found feeding on Red Ironbark nectar and only seen here when the eucalypts are flowering.
Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)
Published June 4, 2018 | Found in the riparian zone on Sportsman Creek Conservation Area. Observed feeding on the fruit or (drupe) of the Jackwood trees (Cryptocarya glaucescens) which fruit around June each year. These large 45cm birds fly far and fast in search of rainforest fruits.
Fuscous Honeyeater (Lichenostomus fuscus)
Published April 27, 2018 | A small flock of locally nomadic Fuscous Honeyeaters on the Conservation Area. Widespread along the East Coast.
Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
Published March 2, 2018 | There are five races of pardalote which cover almost the entire continent. They build a nest in suitable ground and forage for small insects in foliage.
Brown Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia amboinensis)
Published November 30, 2017 | Large and slender pigeon-like dove which can be found in the highlands as well as lowland rain forests and margins. A reasonably common and beautiful bird.
