Beautiful Firetail

(Stagonopleura bella) “The beautiful firetail is a common species of estrildid finch found in Australia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,000,000 km². The species inhabits temperate shrubland habitats in Australia. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.” – Wikipedia Back to Birds…

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Dusky Moorhen

“The dusky moorhen is a bird species in the rail family and is one of the eight extant species in the moorhen genus. It occurs in India, Australia, New Guinea, Borneo and Indonesia. It is often confused with the purple swamphen and the Eurasian coot due to similar appearance and…

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Forest Raven

(Corvus tasmanicus) “The forest raven, also commonly known as the Tasmanian raven, is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae native to Tasmania and parts of southern Victoria, such as Wilson’s Promontory and Portland. Populations are also found in parts of New South Wales, including Dorrigo and Armidale.” – Wikipedia…

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