Southern Emu-wren

“The Southern Emu-wren is one of Australia’s smallest birds. A fully-grown emu-wren may reach 19 centimetres long, but its elongated tail feathers comprise about two-thirds of this, making the bird’s body a mere 6 centimetres or so long. The bird gets its name from its tail feathers, which look rather…

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Eurasian Skylark

(Alauda arvensis) “The Eurasian skylark is a passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae. It is a widespread species found across Europe and the Palearctic with introduced populations in New Zealand, Australia and on the Hawaiian Islands.” – Wikipedia Back to Birds of South Gippsland

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Eastern Whipbird

(Psophodes olivaceus) “The eastern whipbird is an insectivorous passerine bird native to the east coast of Australia. Its whip-crack song is a familiar sound in forests of eastern Australia. Two subspecies are recognised.” – Wikipedia Back to Birds of South Gippsland

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