tawny frogmouth
10th of October 2014 Species Spotlight – Tawny Frogmouth
This week we look at one of the more unusual looking members of the park Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouths are found throughout Australia, including Tasmania. They are closely related to the Nightjar, found here in the UK. There are 3 species of Frogmouth and the Tawny is Near...
21st of March 2014 – Species Spotlight – Emu
This week the spotlight falls on a new species for Birdland Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae The Emu is the second largest bird in the world after the Ostrich and is a member of the Ratite family, which includes Ostrich, Rhea & Cassowary. They are native to Australia where they are common...
14th of March 2014 – Species Spotlight – Grey Peacock Pheasant
This week we concentrate on one of our first egg layers of the year Grey Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum Native to South East Asia and parts of India, where they frequent areas of lowland. They are the National bird of Myanmar and numbers are doing OK in the...
