Birds

ALDERS, Alnus species

ALDERS, Alnus species Alders belong to the birch family Betulaceae and belong to the genus Alnus. Around 35 monoecious species of trees and shrubs are found in this genus. The...

The Facts About Australian brushturkey

Here're below some interesting facts about Australian brushturkey. Description - The Australian brushturkey is loosely social. The males build and defend...

Gibberbird “Ashbyia lovensis”

Description: Gibberbirds are unique among chatterbirds. It is a beautiful Australian bird, performed during the breeding season, probably by...

Chemicals for Plants Can be Toxic – Here’s a Legal Way to Protect Yourself

Did you know that the chemicals we use to protect our plants can be toxic? Here's a legal...

The Migration of Monarch Butterflies

The migration of monarch butterflies is the world's rarest phenomenon. On the Mexican mountains, orange, and black monarch...

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,...

The Facts About Australian brushturkey

Here're below some interesting facts about Australian brushturkey. Description - The Australian brushturkey is loosely social. The males build and defend incubation mounds. Roosts communally in trees....

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Habitats: 'BOOM-AND-BUST' controls the rarely seen Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus).  During the day, they rest quietly in groups among the leafy branches of trees, sometimes...