Birds

Tarragon – A Hardy Perennial Shrub

Tarragon is a hardy perennial that becomes a woody shrub, normally about three tall. Tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus), is a species of perennial herb in the sunflower family.  It is...

Speckled Warbler (Sericornis sagittatus)

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

Grass Green Tanager – A Distinctive Small Passerine Bird

The striking Grass Green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii) is a small passerine bird. This bird belongs to the tanager...

Little Blue Heron | The Silent Fisher of the Marshes

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small, graceful, and slender heron of the...

Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris)

Habitat: The fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) is widespread through Papua New Guinea's savannas and restricted in Australia to...

Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)

The size of the lesser whitethroat is about 13.5cm in length. In all plumages and races, a combination of dull grayish-brown upper parts (greyer...

Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis)

Family: Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) is a member of the family Ardeidae in the genus Ixobrychus. Identification: The male upper surface, wings, and face are...

Bobolink Bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)

The size of Bobolink is 18 cm in length. It is a transatlantic vagrant. A plump, bunting-like bird (about the size of Corn Bunting,...

Yellow-chevroned parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri)

Size: Yellow-chevroned parakeets are about 20-22 cm in length and weigh about 2.5 ounces (72 grams). Identification: The color of this parakeet is mostly light green....

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...