Sentences with word «currawong»
Currawong is a term used to describe several species of birds found in Australia and New Guinea. Full definition
Pied currawongs (Strepera graculina)-- a species of large black bird found in Australia — regularly feast on nestlings of the brown thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla, pictured).
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The researchers studied brown thornbills near Canberra, testing their reaction to a dummy currawong near their nest, coupled with recorded sounds of nestlings in distress.
Tasmanian endemic birds such as the Tasmanian scrubwren, green rosella, black currawong and Tasmanian wedge - tailed eagle are popular sightings, whilst the marine offerings are spectacular including colonies of Australian fur seals, common dolphins and adorable little penguins.
Common birds yous may hear and see include rainbow lorikeets, pied currawongs, helmeted friarbirds, laughing and blue - winged kookaburras, orange - footed scrubfowl, sulphur - crested cockatoos, olive - backed sunbirds, figbirds and spangled drongos.
Next, the researchers played recordings of the thornbills» alarm call imitations to currawongs.
But if they can make the currawongs think a fearsome hawk is swooping in, that's another story.
At a fraction the size of a currawong, the diminutive songbird can't rely on its might to spook the nest - raiding bandits.
Wake to the sound of magpies, kookaburras, currawongs and the blue wrens tapping on your window.
The native gardens and bird feeders on the chalet verandahs attract a wide range of bird life, including western rosellas, firetail finches, currawongs, ducks, swamp hens and various nectar eaters.
The Basha has a full kitchen, full linen, undercover car accommodation, and a landscaped garden of native and exotic plants with feeding platforms for parrots, currawongs, kookaburras and other regular wildlife visitors.