Birds

The Golden Uraeus

During Senusret II's 12th Dynasty (1897–1878 BC), Golden Uraeus, or Ouraeus, was a part of the Middle Kingdom. The stylized, upright form of an Egyptian cobra known as the...

Mangrove Hummingbird (Amazilia boucardi)

Identification The Mangrove Hummingbird (Amazilia boucardi) is a medium-sized hummingbird, with green upperparts that grade to bronze on the...

Great Monsters of the Deep Sea

Great Monsters of the Deep Sea - A monster abruptly ascends from the sea, snatches the boat, and...

The Tree of Life, Bahrain

In the desert of Bahrain, a tree of life situated, where there’s no groundwater source, quite inexplicably has...

The Indian Birds of Prey

The Birds of Prey are a large family composed of birds that bear such strong family likeness that...

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...