Animal Types
Regent Bowerbird
The Regent Bowerbird is a small, slim bowerbird. The male bird is glossy jet black with bright gold on its head, nape and wings. The male's bill and eye are yellow. The female is brown-black, mottled brown, with light brown scallops on its back and breast. There are dark patches on the back of its head and on the lower nape. Male Regent Bowerbirds look very similar to the females until they are two years of age when they start to mature and there eyes go yellow.
During the winter the Regent bowerbirds move towards the coast. The Regent Bowerbird feeds mainly on fruit and sometimes insects. It feeds in the canopy and the upper layers of the rainforest.
The Regent Bowerbird is a small, slim bowerbird. The male bird is glossy jet black with bright gold on its head, nape and wings. The male's bill and eye are yellow. The female is brown-black, mottled brown, with light brown scallops on its back and breast. There are dark patches on the back of its head and on the lower nape. Male Regent Bowerbirds look very similar to the females until they are two years of age when they start to mature and there eyes go yellow.
During the winter the Regent bowerbirds move towards the coast. The Regent Bowerbird feeds mainly on fruit and sometimes insects. It feeds in the canopy and the upper layers of the rainforest.
Satin Bowerbird
Satin Bowerbirds are medium-sized birds. The adult male has striking glossy blue-black plumage, a pale bluish white bill and a violet-blue iris. Younger males and females are similar in colour to each other, and are collectively referred to as 'green' birds. They are olive-green above, off-white with dark scalloping below and have brown wings and tail. Satin Bowerbirds prefer the wetter forests and woodlands, and nearby open areas. The Satin Bowerbird also mainly eats fruit but during the summer it generally eats a lot of insects and during the winter it can be seen eating leaves. When trying to attract female attention the male Satin bowerbird clears and area and creates and a nest, he also collects anything blue and adds it to the nest.
Satin Bowerbirds are medium-sized birds. The adult male has striking glossy blue-black plumage, a pale bluish white bill and a violet-blue iris. Younger males and females are similar in colour to each other, and are collectively referred to as 'green' birds. They are olive-green above, off-white with dark scalloping below and have brown wings and tail. Satin Bowerbirds prefer the wetter forests and woodlands, and nearby open areas. The Satin Bowerbird also mainly eats fruit but during the summer it generally eats a lot of insects and during the winter it can be seen eating leaves. When trying to attract female attention the male Satin bowerbird clears and area and creates and a nest, he also collects anything blue and adds it to the nest.
Red-Legged Pademelon
Red-Legged Pademelons live in areas of dense rainforest, and feed on mainly dead, dry, fallen leaves but also enjoy eating fruit and berries off small shurbs. The Red-Legged Pademelon has grey-black fur on their backs but on their underside their fur is a cream colour. As a result of land clearance the Red-Legged Pademelons habitat has been demolished
Red-Legged Pademelons live in areas of dense rainforest, and feed on mainly dead, dry, fallen leaves but also enjoy eating fruit and berries off small shurbs. The Red-Legged Pademelon has grey-black fur on their backs but on their underside their fur is a cream colour. As a result of land clearance the Red-Legged Pademelons habitat has been demolished