Starling Birds – Saints or Sinners?
Starling birds are so familiar that birdwatchers all too often ignore them. Yet, if it were as rare today as it used to be,...
Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus) (Latham, 1801)
Family: Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus) is a member of the family Oriolidae
Habitat: Olive-backed Orioles are birds of eucalypt woodland and open forest, living and...
Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
HABITAT
Laughing dove is mainly associated with human habitation, occurring in towns, villages, gardens, orchards, oases, and associated cultivation, but locally in scattered acacias far...
Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis)
Family: The black-chinned honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis) belongs to the family Meliphagidae, a member of the genus Melithreptus
Habitat: Temperate and subtropical/tropical dry forests are their...
Common Mynah in Australia
Common Mynah in Australia: In 1862, the Common Mynah was introduced to Melbourne from Southeast Asia. In no time, the Common Mynah established itself...
Nutmeg Mannikin (Lonchura punctulata)
The Nutmeg Mannikin (Lonchura punctulata) is a bird commonly seen along the east coast of Australia today. Among its favorite habitats are long grasses...
Loggerhead Shrike Call
Loggerhead Shrike Call
According to Wikipedia, the loggerhead Shrike song range is broad and varied and has been described as harsh and jarring. The bird...
The Curlew Bird and Its Cousin
The Curlew bird (Numenius arquata) is the largest European wader. It is resident, breeding in moorland, grassland, marshes, and dunes. In winter, it is...
The Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis)
Family: The Himalayan cutia, “Cutia nipalensis,” is a bird species in Leiothrichidae.
Distribution: The amazing species inhabit the Himalayan region, found in north India along...
White-throated Treecreeper: Mesmerizing Bird of Wet Sclerophyll Woodland and Rainforest (Latham, 1801)
Family: The White-throated Treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaea) is the most acrobatic member of the family “Climacteridae” of the genus Cormobates.
Habitat: White-throated treecreepers' preferred habitat is...