Climate change birds – by date
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Red knot (Calidris canutus)
The red knot has a more conspicuous plumage during the breeding season than in the winter months…
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Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
The red-breasted merganser is the most widespread of the mergansers, a group of fish-eating ducks…
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Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
The red-cockaded woodpecker may not be the most striking woodpecker in appearance, but it is…
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Red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)
The red-legged kittiwake is a smallish gull, easily identified by its scarlet coloured legs . Adults…
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Regent honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia)
A flagship species for the conservation of Australia’s threatened woodlands, the boldly-patterned…
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Rufous scrub-bird (Atrichornis rufescens)
Information on the rufous scrub-bird (Atrichornis rufescens) is currently being researched and…
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Rusty blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
As its common name suggests, the rusty blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) is best distinguished by the…
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Saint Lucia parrot (Amazona versicolor)
This beautiful bird is the only parrot in Saint Lucia. In the darkness of the forest it blends into…
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Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
A large and distinctive bird of prey, the secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is said to take…
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Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
A small wading bird with long, stilt-like legs and a short, thin, blunt-tipped bill, the…
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Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
The unmistakable, prehistoric-looking shoebill is one of the most impressive birds to be found in…
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Shore plover (Thinornis novaeseelandiae)
This small, stocky wader is one of the world's most threatened coastal birds . The forehead, sides…
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Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Information on the smew is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
This large, slender shearwater , with dark grey-brown plumage , flies effortlessly over the ocean…
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Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
Cassowaries are large, flightless birds that are related to emus and found only in Australia and New…