Roger Brown Gallery

Simpson Desert, Northern Territory, Australia

Cinnamon quail-thrush (Cinclosoma cinnamomeum), female at nest with nestlings begging for food. Simpson Desert, Northern Territory, Australia

Animal, Animal Family, Animal Mother, Arid Climate, Australian, Aves, Baby Animal, Bird, Birds Nest, Black Vented Ground Thrush, Camouflage, Camouflaged, Chestnut Breasted Quail Thrush, Chick, Chicks, Cinclosoma, Cinclosomatidae, Cinnamon Ground Bird, Cryptic Coloration, Cute, Desert Animal, Endemic To Australia, Fauna, Female Animal, Hidden, Inland Australia, Nest, Nesting, Nestling, Nestlings, Passeriformes, Passerine, Perching, Quail Thrush, Stony Desert Habitat, Western Quail Thrush, Wildlife, Young Animal

Australian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)

Australian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus), nocturnal; its churring call is often heard but the bird is seldom seen. Queensland, Australia

Aegotheles, Aegothelidae, Animal, Animals, Australian, Aves, Bird, Birds, Caprimulgiformes, Eye Contact, Fauna, Insectivore, Large Eyes, Monogamous, Moth Owl, New Guinea, New Guinea Goatsucker, Nocturnal, Owlet Nightjar, Small, Staring, Watching, Wildlife

Letter-winged kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged kite (Elanus scriptus), nocturnal except in lean times, the world's sole nocturnal raptor. Palparara near Windorah, Channel Country, Queensland, Australia

Accipitridae, Accipitriformes, Animal, Animals, Australian, Aves, Bird, Bird Of Prey, Birds, Elanus, Endangered, Endemic To Australia, Fauna, Goshawk, Hovers, Kite, Near Threatened, Nocturnal, Predator, Raptor, Species, White Breasted, White Breasted Sparrowhawk, Wildlife