Birds

Secrets of the Seashore

From dramatic wave-battered rocky shores to gently flowing brackish creeks and lagoons. Britain’s coastline provides over 5000 miles of varied habitats for a huge assemblage of animal and plant...

Gastric-Brooding Frog : The Extraordinary Frog That Became Extinct

When did it become extinct? The gastric-brooding frog was last seen alive in 1981. Where did it live? The...

Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)

The collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) is about 13 cm in length. The adult males in summer plumage are...

The Best Dog Breeds for Families with Children

The Best Dog Breeds for Families with Children  Having a pet can bring great joy to a family, but...

Yellow honeyeater (Stomiopera flava)

Habitat: The vibrant, richly toned yellow honeyeater (Stomiopera flava) replaces the white-gaped honeyeater in streamside thickets and woodlands...

Savi’s warbler (Locustella luscinioides)

Savi's warbler belongs to the grass warbler genus Locustella. It measures 13–14 cm long. Europe and the western Palearctic are its breeding grounds. A...

Albert’s Lyrebird (Menura alberti)

Albert's Lyrebird (Menura alberti) is smaller and more russet than the Superb Lyrebird. The Albert's Lyrebird also has a much smaller distribution, inhabiting the...

Rufous Scrubbird (Atrichornis rufescens)

The Rufous Scrubbird (Atrichornis rufescens) lives only in Australia, making it a very distinctive species of bird. Under the cover of dense vegetation, they...

Hooded Pitohui – The First Documented Poisonous Bird

The hooded pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) is a pitohui of New Guinea and is one of few recognized poisonous birds in the world. Both males...

The Fire-tailed Sunbird

Some birds are extremely eye-catching to see, and the first word you say is “wow.”. The fire-tailed sunbird is among those birds that have...

Greater Blue-eared Starling – The Gorgeous Mystery Bird

The greater Blue-eared starling or “greater blue-eared glossy-starling” (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) is so spectacular to look at that the birder totally forgets about all identification...

Striated Pardalote – One of the Largest of the Small Pardalotes

The striated pardalote (Pardalotus striatus) is one of the largest of the small pardalotes. It is also the most widespread and nomadic bird. It...

Cloud Cisticola (Cisticola textrix)

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

Bohemian Waxwing – Gorgeous Yellow Tip Tail Bird

The Bohemian Waxwing got its name for the red waxy tips on mature feathers and for its bohemian behavior. These beautiful birds are very...

The Red-billed Streamertail

The enchanting Red-billed Streamertail, or “Trochilus polytmus,” also known as the doctor bird, scissor-tail, or scissorstail hummingbird, is indigenous to Jamaica. The red-billed streamertail...

Secrets of the Seashore