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Australian Birds

Emu and Cassowaries [Order: Struthioniiformes, Family: Casuariidae]
The Cassowary is a large flightless rainforest bird about the size of an Emu. It has brilliant blue and purple head and neck and red wattles. The body has black feathers. Cassowary feathers differ...
Cassowary
(Casuarius casuarius) 		The Emu is a large flightless bird and is one of the world's largest birds. It is slightly smaller than the Ostrich. They have strong legs and run fast- up to 50 kilometres per hour. Emus are good...
Emu
(Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Ostriches [Order: Struthioniiformes, Family: Struthionidae]

Ostrich
(Struthio camelus)

Penguins [Order: Sphenisciformes, Family: Spheniscidae]

Emperor Penguin
(Aptenodytes forsteri) 		The King Penguin is the largest penguin recorded in Australia. The head is black, back is grey and chest is white. The back of the head has a yellow tear-shaped mark. Bill has pink at base.
King Penguin
(Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Erect-crested Penguin
(Eudyptes sclateri)
Fiordland Penguin
(Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)

Macaroni Penguin
(Eudyptes chrysolophus) 		The Rockhopper Penguin has black head and dark blue grey back with white front. The crest has black feathers on top of head and yellow plumes above the eye. These yellow feathers stick out when dry...
Rockhopper Penguin
(Eudyptes chrysocome)
Royal Penguin
(Eudyptes schlegeli)
Snares Penguin
(Eudyptes robustus)
The Fairy Penguin is the smallest species of penguin and the only one to breed in Australia. To keep them warm and dry, their feathers are oily due to oil glands in the penguins tail. Fairy penguins...
Fairy Penguin
(Eudyptula minor)
Adelie Penguin
(Pygoscelis adeliae)
Chinstrap Penguin
(Pygoscelis antarctica)
Gentoo Penguin
(Pygoscelis papua)

Magellanic Penguin
(Spheniscus magellanicus)

Albatrosses [Order: Procellariiformes, Family: Diomedeidae]
The Royal Albatross has a white head and body with black speckles on the mantle. The wings are dark brown or black with white markings on the wing coverts. The tail is white with black tip. The bill...
Royal Albatross
(Diomedea epomophora) 		The Wandering Albatross has the longest wingspan of all ocean birds. It can remain in the air without beating its wings for several hours at a time. The plumage changes with age. Juveniles start off...
Wandering Albatross
(Diomedea exulans)
Laysan Albatross
(Phoebastria immutabilis)
Light-mantled Sooty Albatross
(Phoebetria palpebrata)

Sooty Albatross
(Phoebetria fusca)
Black-browed Albatross
(Thalassarche melanophris)
Bullers Albatross
(Thalassarche bulleri)
Grey-headed Albatross
(Thalassarche chrysostoma)

Shy Albatross
(Thalassarche cauta)
Yellow-nosed Albatross
(Thalassarche chlororhynchos)

Storm-Petrels [Order: Procellariiformes, Family: Hydrobatidae]

Wilsons Storm-Petrel
(Oceanites oceanicus)
Leachs Storm-Petrel
(Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
White-faced Storm-Petrel
(Pelagodroma marina)

Petrels, Shearwaters [Order: Procellariiformes, Family: Procellariidae]

Bulwers Petrel
(Bulweria bulwerii)
Streaked Shearwater
(Calonectris leucomelas)
Cape Petrel
(Daption capense)
Southern Fulmar
(Fulmarus glacialoides)

Blue Petrel
(Halobaena caerulea)
Northern Giant-Petrel
(Macronectes halli)
Southern Giant-Petrel
(Macronectes giganteus)
Snow Petrel
(Pagodroma nivea)

Black Petrel
(Procellaria parkinsoni)
Westland Petrel
(Procellaria westlandica)
White-chinned Petrel
(Procellaria aequinoctialis)
Tahiti Petrel
(Pseudobulweria rostrata)

Baraus Petrel
(Pterodroma baraui)
Cooks Petrel
(Pterodroma cookii)
Kermadec Petrel
(Pterodroma neglecta)
Mottled Petrel
(Pterodroma inexpectata)

Bullers Shearwater
(Puffinus bulleri)
Flesh-footed Shearwater
(Puffinus carneipes)
Great Shearwater
(Puffinus gravis)
Huttons Shearwater
(Puffinus huttoni)

Pink-footed Shearwater
(Puffinus creatopus)




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