Top favourite Australian birds

Tawny frogmouth

Tawny frogmouths take camouflage to the extreme with a tuft of spiky feathers above their beak to break up their profile.

Barking owl

Known for their loud, explosive voices, when early settlers heard them screeching at night, some thought they were hearing women screaming.

Little penguin

Along with a host of other marine creatures, they’ll benefit in the long-term from our work protecting southern Australia’s bays and estuaries.

Australian southern cassowary

Not to be messed with, these cassowaries live in the tropics of Far North Queensland.

Rock parrot

The beaches of our southern coastline are so idyllic that these dainty little parrots took up residence there amongst the dunes.

Great crested grebe

Australia is home to three species of grebes which thrive in wetlands like those of the Murray-Darling Basin.

Nankeen kestrel

Brilliant aerialists, these small raptors can often be seen hovering high above long grass ready to dive on unsuspecting prey like lizards and mice.