Birds

The American Kestrel (falcons)

American Kestrel Facts American kestrels are the more streamlined of the raptor species, with long, pointed wings bent back at the wrists and large tails that taper at the tips....

Yellow-billed Cuckoo Call / Sound / Song

The male Yellow-billed Cuckoo call is a distinctive series of hollow, wooden-sounding ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-kow-kow-kow-kow-kowlp-kowlp-kowlp-kowlp-kowlp syllables. The entire series is...

Song Sparrow Call

The Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is generally of medium build, though its size varies substantially, ranging from as...

Long-eared Owl Sound

LONG-EARED OWL SOUND / CALL  The males (boomers) make a deep hooting noise. Females (Kleeers) make a trilling, multi-note...

Butterfly Orchid: The Petals Looks Like Antennae

This is not a butterfly taking a rest on a piece of shrubbery. This is a “Psychopsis papilio”...

Eyrean Grasswren (Amytornis goyderi)

Maluridae is a family of small grasswrens that includes the Eyrean grasswren. This bird is endemic to the arid regions of Central Australia and...

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill: The Gorgeous Bird and its Secret Charm

Family: The chestnut-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) is a small passerine bird of the Acanthizidae family, native to Australia. Habitat: Versatility describes the feeding strategy of the...

Slender-billed thornbill: The Elegance of Nature’s Gem

Slender-billed thornbill (Acanthiza iredalei) habitats are treeless expanses of shrub fields, whether samphire and blue-bush around salt lakes or meter-high heath on sandplains. The...

The Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)

Habitat: Grey partridge is the most widespread partridge in the European region, favoring flat or rolling open country, which it shares with red-legged partridge...

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea)

In the eucalypt forests and pine plantations of Southeast Australia, yellow-tailed black cockatoos call with long-carrying wailing cries as they fly slowly over the...

Yellow-eyed Cuckooshrike (Coracina lineata)

Campephagidae is the family to which the yellow-eyed cuckooshrike belongs. Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and eastern Australia are all home to the...

Tasmanian Thornbill: A Gem of Temperate Rainforests

Habitat: The Tasmanian Thornbill (Acanthiza ewingii) is found in temperate rainforests and wet sclerophyll shrubberies in Tasmania and islands in the Bass Strait. However,...

Yellow-Bibbed Lory – Solomon Island’s Hidden Gem

The Yellow-Bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus) is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. This beautiful parrot is endemic to the Solomon Islands....

Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)

Green rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) is a large species that is often regarded as a pest in Tasmania.  It is not uncommon to see them...

Redwing – Slightly Smaller than its Relations with Song Thrush

The redwing (Turdus iliacus) measures 21–24 cm in length, has a wingspan of 33–35 cm, and weighs 55–75 grams. Easily distinguished from all of...