Other birds ….

Bowerbirds (Family Ptilonorhynchidae) include the Regent Bowerbirds and Catbirds. Males can be brightly coloured or quite plain, with females being plainer. Some male bowerbirds put on a display at their bower, which can be decorated by coloured objects he has collected. Species: worldwide - 18, Australia - 9.

Tree Kingfisher (Family Halcyonidae) have stout bodies, large heads with long heavy bills and include the Kookaburra. Cackling calls. They next in trees, banks and termite mounds. Species: worldwide - 70, Australia - 8.

Bee-eaters (Family Meropidae) are brightly coloured birds, with a long, down curved bill. They feed on insects, which they catch in flight. Species: worldwide - 24, Australia - 1.

Falcons (Family Falconidae) are predatory birds with a check mark. Upper bill is “toothed” and birds have long, pointed wings. The Brown Falcon and Nakeen Kestrel can hover. Species: worldwide - 61, Australia - 6.

Flowerpeckers (Family Dicaeidae) are tiny, short-billed, short-tailed birds. Include Mistletoebirds, which spread the parasitic mistletoe on which they depend on for food. Species: worldwide - 58, Australia - 1.

Pardalotes (Family Pardalotidae) Bristlebirds, Scrubwrens, Gerygones and Thornbills (Family Acanthizidae) are two families of small to tiny birds. Pardalotes are spotted and colourful and breed in hollows or burrows. Acanthizids are browner and duller, with pleasant calls. They are also ground-dwelling. Species: worldwide - 67, Australia - 46.

Old World Warblers (Family Sylviidae) are small, plain brownish birds that have a strong-voiced song. Found in grasslands and reedy areas. Species: worldwide - 400, Australia - 10.