EOL Skillbuilder 2: Oceania Bird ID

Look through this identification guide of common or iconic birds from Australia/Oceania to see if you can identify the birds in your classroom! Look carefully at all the field markings, some birds have similar colors, body shapes, and bills.

All 24

Galah ¹
Eolophus roseicapilla

Kea ²
Nestor notabilis

Crimson Rosella ³
Platycercus elegans

Eastern Rosella ⁴
Platycercus eximius

Australian King-Parrot ⁵
Alisterus scapularis

Southern Boobook ⁶
Ninox novaeseelandiae

Emu ¹
Dromaius novaehollandiae

Eurasian Coot ⁷
Fulica atra

Australasian Swamphen ⁸
Porphyrio melanotus

Caspian Tern ⁹
Hydroprogne caspia

Little Blue Penguin ¹⁰
Eudyptula minor

Yellow-eyed Penguin ¹¹
Megadyptes antipodes

Royal Spoonbill ¹²
Platalea regia

Australian White Ibis ¹³
Threskiornis molucca

Great Egret ¹⁴
Ardea alba

Tawny Frogmouth ¹⁵
Podargus strigoides

White-eyed Duck ¹⁶
Aythya australis

Swamp Harrier ¹⁷
Circus approximans

Superb Fairywren ¹²
Malurus cyaneus

Splendid Fairywren ¹⁸
Malurus splendens

Tui ¹⁹
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Pied Butcherbird ²⁰
Cracticus nigrogularis

Australian Magpie ²¹
Gymnorhina tibicen

Java Sparrow ²²
Lonchura oryzivora

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EOL Skillbuilder 2: Oceania Bird ID

Galah 1 Eolophus roseicapilla

Kea 2 Nestor notabilis

Crimson Rosella 3 Platycercus elegans

Eastern Rosella 4 Platycercus eximius

Australian King-Parrot 5 Alisterus scapularis

Southern Boobook 6 Ninox novaeseelandiae

Emu 1 Dromaius novaehollandiae

Eurasian Coot 7 Fulica atra

Australasian Swamphen 8 Porphyrio melanotus

Caspian Tern 9 Hydroprogne caspia

Little Blue Penguin 10 Eudyptula minor

Yellow-eyed Penguin 11 Megadyptes antipodes

Royal Spoonbill 12 Platalea regia

Australian White Ibis 13 Threskiornis molucca

Great Egret 14 Ardea alba

Tawny Frogmouth 15 Podargus strigoides

White-eyed Duck 16 Aythya australis

Swamp Harrier 17 Circus approximans

Superb Fairywren 12 Malurus cyaneus

Splendid Fairywren 18 Malurus splendens

Tui 19 Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Pied Butcherbird 20 Cracticus nigrogularis

Australian Magpie 21 Gymnorhina tibicen

Java Sparrow 22 Lonchura oryzivora