Birds

World’s Longest and Highest Glass Bottomed Bridge

China has all set to open the most frightening walkway in the world, stretching a quarter-of-a-mile across a canyon at a dizzying height of 980ft and it's made of...

The White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

Description The white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) is a tree kingfisher and a familiar and common resident, breeding bird of...

Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis)

The size of Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) is about 10 cm in length. Graceful Prinia is a small,...

Spot-winged Parrotlet (Touit stictopterus)

  Identification: Spot-winged Parrotlet (Touit stictopterus) is a chunky bird of 16–17 cm in length. It is a species...

The Sea Bed Flatfishes

Sea Bed Flatfishes of great importance to the fishing industry are found in nearly every sea in the...

Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)

Family: The Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor) is a fascinating bird species of the family Meliphagidae that is native to Australia's arid zone. As a...

Black-billed Cuckoo: A Bird That Lives Like a Ghost

Habitat: Black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus) is vagrant (Western Europe, Azores). In natural range, forest edges, woodland, and riverside thickets. The black-billed cuckoo is a...

The Yellow-crowned Amazon

The yellow-crowned parrot, or Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala) is a species of parrot native to South America, the Amazon basin, and Guianas, Panama, and...

Spinifex Pigeon (Gould 1842): The Breathtaking Feathered Jewel

Family: The Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) belongs to the Columbidae family and is one of three endemic Australian bird species in the Geophaps genus. Habitat:...

The Jungle Bush-Quail

Jungle Bush-Quail (Perdicula Asiatica) female differs from the male in the absence of the black barring on the underparts. In her case, the underparts...

Chestnut-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis)

Family: The chestnut-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Habitats: The escarpment of the Western Arnhem land rises...

The Wedge-tailed Eagle: Australia’s Largest Bird of Prey

FAMILY: The Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) is not only the largest bird of prey in Australia, but it is also found in southern New...

Aquatic Warble “Acrocephalus paludicola”

Aquatic Warbler is medium size bird about 12.5 cm in length. It is skulking waterside warbler. Recalls Sedge Warbler in size and in having...

Orange-footed Scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt)

Family: The orange-footed scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt) is a member of the Megapode family Megapodiidae in the genus Megapodius. Distribution: Orange-footed scrubfowl is found in the...

Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)

Family: Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus) belongs to the family Columbidae Behavior: In the early years of colonization on the east coast, pioneers discovered Topknot Pigeons...