AW - Discovery Trails

Looking more like a goose than a duck, the Australian Wood Duck sports a brown head, grey speckled body, and soft whistling call. It’s commonly seen grazing on grassy paddocks, […]

Jet black with a metallic blue-green gloss and a long, deeply forked tail, the Spangled Drongo is a seasonal visitor with flair. It’s the only drongo in Australia.

A large, black, ground-dwelling bird with a bald red head and a striking yellow (or purple) throat wattle in males. You’ll often hear them noisily scratching through gardens or forest […]

With his warm rufous breast and bold black-and-white markings, the male Rufous Whistler is as handsome as he is loud. Females are more subdued in colour, but equally charming.

Males are glossy slate-blue with white bellies, while females wear a warm rusty-orange throat and grey-blue plumage. They flit through the treetops like little arrows.