Field Guide to the Birds of Australia: A Book of Identification

abdomen adult areas Aust Australia band barred base belly bill Bill black birds blue body breast Breeding seasons bright broad buff calls central chestnut closely coastal colour Common coverts crest crown dark brown darker distinctive dull duller edge eggs eyebrow face Family feathers feed feet Female flanks flight forehead green grey grey-brown ground groups Habitat open harsh head Honeyeater inland larger Legs less Little loud lower Male mangroves markings Migrates morph nape neck nest Non-breeding northern notes occur oceanic open forests pale paler Parrot patch pattern Petrel plumage primaries Race rainforests RAOU Atlas Rare rufous rump short shoulder side similar Size slightly smaller sometimes southern species streaked stripe swamps tail Tern throat tipped trees underparts undertail Underwing upper upperparts usually variable varies Voice whistle whitish wings winter woodlands World yellow