Red Wattle bird

(Anthochaera carunculata) “The red Wattlebird is a passerine bird native to southern Australia. At 33–37 cm in length, it is the second largest species of Australian honeyeater.” – Wikipedia Back to Birds of South Gippsland

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White-throated Treecreeper

(Cormobates leucophaea) “The white-throated treecreeper is an Australian treecreeper found in the forests of eastern Australia. It is unrelated to the northern hemisphere treecreepers. It is a small passerine bird with predominantly brown and white plumage and measuring some 15 cm long on average. It is insectivorous, eating mainly ants.”…

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Grey-strike Thrush

(Colluricincla harmonica) “The grey shrikethrush or grey shrike-thrush, formerly commonly known as grey thrush, is a songbird of Australasia. It is moderately common to common in most parts of Australia, but absent from the driest of the inland deserts. It is also found in New Guinea.” – Wikipedia Back to…

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