Various other Passerines
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Australian mud nest builders
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Apostlebird
(Struthidea cinerea)
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The Apostlebird is a dark grey bird with brown wings and black tail. They are communal birds often seen in groups of six to ten birds. They can become quite tame around farms and around camp sites. The common name comes from its communal living... Read more >
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Cuckooshrikes
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Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
(Coracina novaehollandiae)
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The Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike is grey with a black face and throat, and white underparts. They are sometimes called Shufflewings because of their habit of shuffling their wings up and down after landing. Juveniles are similar to adults but just have... Read more >
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Drongos, Fantails, Choughs
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Spangled Drongo
(Dicrurus bracteatus)
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The Spangled Drongo has glossy black plumage with metallic sheen. It has a distinctive long forked tail and red eyes. It is acrobatic in flight and can easily catch insects in the air. Read more >
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Old World Orioles
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Olive-backed Oriole
(Oriolus sagittatus)
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The Olive-backed Oriole has an olive-green head and back, grey wings and tail, and cream underparts, streaked with brown. The eye is red, and beak is reddish too. The female has paler bill and duller-green back, and more streaking on the chest and... Read more >
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Figbird
(Sphecotheres viridis)
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The male Figbird is olive green with black crown and grey neck and throat. He has bare, red skin around the eye. The underside of tail is white. The female is brown-green above and dull-white below, streaked with brown. She has grey skin around the... Read more >
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Starlings, Mynas
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Common Myna
(Acridotheres tristis)
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The Common Myna is a brown bird with a black head. The bill and legs are yellow. It is one of the starling family. It is sometimes confused with the native Noisy Miner because of their similar names, but these are completely different species. Read more >
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Swallows, Martins
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Welcome Swallow
(Hirundo neoxena)
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The Welcome Swallow is blue-black above, light grey underparts and rusty-red on forehead, throat and upper breast. It has a long forked tail Read more >
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Whistlers, Shrike-thrushes, Crested Bellbird
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Grey Shrike-thrush
(Colluricincla harmonica)
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The Grey Shrike-thrush is a mostly grey bird, with paler face and underparts. Adult males are brownish across shoulders and upper back. Read more >
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Golden Whistler
(Pachycephala pectoralis)
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The male Golden Whistler has olive green back and wings and bright yellow underside. The head is black with yellow collar, and throat is white with a black band between the throat and yellow chest. Females are grey above and paler below with dark... Read more >
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Rufous Whistler
(Pachycephala rufiventris)
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The male Rufous Whistler dark-grey above with a white throat, black breast and a reddish underbody. Many males also have a black face mask (except in northern subspecies). Females are dull grey to brown, with streaked underparts. Young birds are... Read more >
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