Birds

The Breathtaking Terraced Rice Fields in The Cordilleras

Terraced Rice Fields in The Cordilleras - Into precipitous mountains rice paddies have been carved from some 220 miles (350 kilometers) from Manila, this area is remote. The Ifugao...

The Sweetly Scented Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley is every so often written lily-of-the-valley. Actually, its scientific name is “Convallaria majalis” and...

Tree of Life Sprouts Fresh Green Leaves Every Spring

The unexpected expansion of nature can occasionally astound the human brain. They make their way with their own...

Chestnut-rumped Hylacola (Hylacola pyrrhopygia)

Chestnut-rumped Hylacola (Hylacola pyrrhopygia) is a very alert, evasive, cock-tailed bird of the undergrowth that occurs in dense...

Western Gerygone: Nature’s Captivating Symphony

Family: The widespread Western Gerygone (Gerygone fusca) belongs to the family Acanthizidae Habitat: Since the western gerygone is the only gerygone...

Rufous-necked Hornbill – Gorgeous Bird of South Asia

Rufous-necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) is a beautiful species of hornbill in the northeastern Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Rufous-necked hornbill numbers had declined significantly...

Blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)

Description The Blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is famous for its loud human-like whistling song in the early morning and evening. It is mostly found...

Oriental Cuckoo – Nature’s Master of Disguise

Similar to the European Cuckoo, the Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus) migrates from its breeding grounds each autumn to non-breeding winters in southeastern Asia, Indonesia,...

The Black-eared Cuckoo

This cuckoo is a quiet, drawn-out whistle that fades away. It identifies the Black-eared Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx osculans) which belongs to the family Cuculidae. During breeding,...

Paradise Riflebird “Ptiloris paradiseus”

Common / Scientific Name Paradise Riflebird “Ptiloris paradiseus” Description Paradise Riflebird is a medium size bird of the family Paradisaeidae. Earlier, it was a member of the...

Silver-crowned Friarbird (Philemon argenticeps)

Silver-crowned friarbird (Philemon argenticeps) rolling clank can be heard among the dawn choruses in tropical eucalypt forests and woodlands of far northern Australia. Meliphagidae...

The White woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus)

The size of the White woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) is about 24–27 cm in length. The strikingly-plumed medium-sized woodpecker is a South American species of...

Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) is striking white and chocolate-brown rail-like water bird with enormous feet and a distinctive, long, pointed sickle-shaped tail. Both sexes...

Red-headed Honeyeater (Myzomela erythrocephala)

Their scarlet heads glistening, male Red-headed Honeyeater (Myzomela erythrocephala) brighten the sombre green of mangrove thickets across coastal northern Australia. This vibrant color bird...

The Mysterious Bogota Sunangel

Description This mysterious hummingbird is known Bogota Sunangel from only a single specimen, a probable male that was obtained as a skin in Bogotá in...