Birds

The Extinct Amboy Crater of California

Amboy Crater is a cinder cone type of volcano located in the Eastern Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County California. This is an extinct North American crater, that rises...

Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus)

Behavior and habitats: The Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus), a long-tailed bird that lives mostly on the ground, builds...

Steller’s Jay: The Aggressive Bird with a Fearless Attitude

The Steller's Jay is a familiar scavenger that mostly lives west of the Rocky Mountains, from Alaska to...

Western Gerygone: Nature’s Captivating Symphony

Family: The widespread Western Gerygone (Gerygone fusca) belongs to the family Acanthizidae Habitat: Since the western gerygone is the only gerygone...

Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus)

Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) is named for its short, tapered, finch-like bills. This is the most communal of the...

White Bellbird – World’s Loudest Bird

Scientists think that the male White Bellbird (Procnias albus) has the loudest call of any bird species recorded to date. The bird produces its...

Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)

Description: Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a common species, which is distributed along the coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape Province and...

Tinkling Cisticola (Cisticola rufilata)

The Tinkling Cisticola (Cisticola rufilata) is a woodland bird found across south-central Africa, ranging from the northern parts of southern Africa northwards to Angola...

Prothonotary Warbler: The Dazzling Bird You Need to See in North America

The protonotary warbler is one of the most striking wood warblers in North America. It intrigues and delights those who visit its swampy world....

Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca)

Behavior & Habitats: Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca) is darker, larger, and longer-tailed than the similar-looking Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula). Breeding and foraging take place in...

The Gorgeous Wilson Bird of Paradise

The Wilson Bird of Paradise (cicinnurus respublica) is a species of passerine bird belonging to the Paradisaeidae family. The bird lives on the hills...

The White-throated magpie-jay

One of the largest and most conspicuous songbirds in Guanacaste is the White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa). This social and vocal bird is normally seen...

The Cloud Cisticola or tink-tink cisticola

The Cloud Cisticola or tink-tink cisticola is near-endemic in southern Africa and occurs in South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Lesotho, and sparsely in Swaziland. However,...

Crested Francolin Bird

Description The Crested Francolin (Dendroperdix sephaena) distribution extends over most of the savannas of eastern Africa south of the Sahara. In southern Africa, it occurs...

Purple-crowned Fairywren (Malurus coronatus)

Family: The beautiful Purple-crowned fairywren (Malurus coronatus) belongs to the Australasian wren family (Maluridae). Other Names: Also known as Lilac-crowned Wren, Purple-crowned Wren, or Crowned...