Xantus’s Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii)
DESCRIPTION:-
Xantus’s Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii) species are very closely related to White-eared hummingbirds. It shows considerable similarity to the mountain gems (genus Lampornis) and...
The Red Head Moluccan king parrot
DESCRIPTION: The Red Head Moluccan king parrot is a 35 to 40-cm length-only king parrot without a pale blaze across the wing and a...
White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor)
In Australia, the White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor) is one of the most conspicuously migratory songbirds. This species is also known as the White-shouldered Caterpillar...
The Hefty Raptor Savanna Hawk
The Savanna Hawk is a hefty raptor found in open savanna and swamp edges. It was formerly placed in the genus Heterospizias. The Savanna...
Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
The Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is usually seen in pairs or small parties feeding among the outermost branches of forest trees, especially eucalypts...
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
History
There is nothing more serene than the singing of a blackbird (Turdus merula) when it breeds. In the late 1850s and 1860s, the Blackbird...
Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
Description:
The Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis) or Waxbill is Australia's most familiar finch. The species is widespread along the eastern seaboard and has now been...
Grey-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus)
Grey-cheeked thrush is a medium size bird 15 to 17 cm in length, a member of a migrant group with veery and Bicknell’s Thrush....
Sandstone Shrikethrush (Colluricincla woodwardi)
Sandstone Shrikethrush (Colluricincla woodwardi) inhabits cliffs, gorges, boulder-strewn ridges, and crevices. John Thomas Tunney discovered the bird on the Arnhem Land escarpment in 1902....
Black-necked Stork and Its Regal Presence in Wetlands
Family:
The black-necked stork is a long-necked wading bird in the stork family.
Habitats:
There are some storks (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) that are sociable, but the Black-necked Stork,...