Birds

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 clues as soon as he...

The Markhor (Capra falconeri)

The markhor (Capra falconeri) is referred to as a "screw-horn" or screw-horned goat in English. It is the...

Painted Firetail (Emblema pictum)

In Australia, painted firetails (Emblema pictum) are a common species of estrildid finches. Along gorges and acacia- and...

Common Babbler – A Dingy Brown Bird Continually Jerk the Tail

The common Babbler is a dingy brown bird belonging to the member of the Leiothrichidae family of Argya...

Purple-crowned Lorikeet: A Visual Feast

Despite the stunning array of colors on the Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala), it blends amazingly well with the...

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...

The Rarest White Birds Albino House Sparrow

One of the world's rarest white birds is the Albino House Sparrow. Most white wild birds seen are leucistic, lacking pigment. They are extremely...

Olive Whistler (Pachycephala olivacea)

The Olive Whistler (Pachycephala olivacea) of the upland shrubbery replaces the Red-lored and Gilbert's Whistlers in cool, moist climates. It belongs to the family...

Inca Tern – The Magnificent Moustache Bird

Birds are beautiful creations of God, enticing human beings with vibrant colors. Every bird is special because of its diverse attractions, colors, calls, tails,...

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis)

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) belongs to the family Acanthizidae. One of Australia's least known and most rarely seen birds, the Chestnut-breasted Whiteface has not been...

Garden Visiting Green Finches

The Green Finches is the largest of a trio of British finches with partly green plumage (the others are the siskin and the rare...