Birds

Passenger Pigeon: Existed in Colossal Numbers That No Longer With Us

Passenger Pigeon—No Longer with Us Once the most numerous bird on the planet, the graceful passenger pigeon was a very fast flyer. When did it become extinct? The last known passenger...

Dire Wolf: Extinct Species of Canine

The dire wolf is an extinct species of canine that was native to the United States during the...

Yellow-throated Scrubwren (Sericornis citreogularis)

In the eastern coastal area of Australia, you can find the passerine bird Yellow-throated scrubwren (Neosericornis citreogularis) which...

Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis)

Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis) or moyadong is a quiet and unobtrusive bird in contrast to most other Rosellas....

The Crow like Black Currawong

The short-tailed, crow-like Black Currawongs (Strepera fuliginosa) represent the Pied Currawong in Tasmania. Like the Pied, they nest...

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)

The tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small songbird in the tit and chickadee families (Paridae). The North American bird black-crested titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus),...

Striated fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus)

Family: Known as the Striated fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus), it is a species of bird native to Australia that belongs to the family Acanthizidae. Behavior and...

Speckled Warbler (Sericornis sagittatus)

Family: The speckled warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus) belongs to the family Acanthizidae. In 1801, English physician and ornithologist John Latham described the speckled warbler for...

Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius)

A quieter and less obtrusive, Mulga Parrots replace their close relative, the Red-rumped Parrot, in the drier mallee and mulga woods of the western...

Pale White-eye (Zosterops citronella)

Habitats: Throughout Australia, pale white-eye (Zosterops citronella) is found on small offshore islands in the Torres Strait and Cape York Peninsula. There, they are...

Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

Family: The sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a member of the family Threskiornithidae in the order Pelecaniformes. Identification: Both adult sexes are similar; however, males...

The Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni)

The Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni) is a South American Toucan that belongs to the family Ramphastidae. This bird can find in Argentina, Brazil, and...

Brown Gerygone (Gerygone mouki)

Like other Australian warblers, the Brown Gerygone (Gerygone mouki) builds its nest in three stages. First, it makes a hanging, solidly interwoven mass of...

Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)

The collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) is about 13 cm in length. The adult males in summer plumage are prominent black and white small birds...

Yellow White-eye (Zosterops lutea)

The yellow white-eye (Zosterops lutea) is endemic to the mangrove forests of subtropical and tropical northern Australia. These species are known for the circle...