Birds

The Redwood National Park

Some of the largest original redwood forests in the world are preserved in Redwood National Park. The area is stretching along the coastline, the 58,000-acre (23,500-ha). The redwood national...

Monkey Tail Cactus: Growth Rate, Care, and Propagation

Monkey Tail Cactus Monkey Tail Cactus (Hildewintera colademononis) is an attractive, and low-maintenance plant that might be just what...

Blue-breasted Fairywren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

The blue-breasted fairywren (Malurus pulcherrimus) occurs in sand plains and heathy Mallee across central southwestern Australia and the...

Dusky Naumann’s Thrush (Turdus eunomus)

Identification Dusky Naumann's Thrush is an Asian vagrant (breeds in Siberia central from eastwards). The bird recalls Redwing in...

Coral Reef Destruction: How Human Activities Are Threatening Ocean Life

The coral reef destruction is badly impacted due to human activities. Reefs are very fragile underwater ecosystems and...

Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria)

Identification Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria) is seen primarily along the Atlantic seaboard. This is a rather larger, chunkier, and moderately larger-headed bird than the red-necked,...

Grass Owl (Tyto capensis)

Habitat: Grass owls live in large flocks and hunt small nocturnal ground mammals at night, similar to barn owls. As a result, its range...

The Spectacular Madagascar crested ibis (Lophotibis cristata)

The Madagascar Crested Ibis (Lophotibis cristata) is relatively common in the majority of the forests, from the Marovony Forest south through the Anosyenne Mountains...

Lovely Fairywren (Malurus amabilis)

Habitat: The lovely fairywren (Malurus amabilis) lives far more in trees than other Australian fairywrens, reflecting their habitat: scrubby rainforest and its edges. Although they...

Yellow-breasted boatbill (Machaerirhynchus flaviventer)

The yellow-breasted boatbill (Machaerirhynchus flaviventer) inhabits the middle and upper strata of lower-altitude rainforests in northeastern Queensland. A yellow-breasted boatbill is a bird in...

Slender-billed conure (Enicognathus leptorhynchus)

Localities: Slender-billed conure is endemic to Chile, and it can be found in Chiloé National Park, Chiloé, and Cerro Ñielol National Park, Temuco City, Arauania,...

Magical White-gaped Honeyeater (Stomiopera unicolor)

Habitat: The white-gaped honeyeater (Stomiopera unicolor) is noisy and aggressive like other honeyeaters. The white-gaped occupies streamside thickets and shrubberies throughout the tropical eucalypt...

Yellow honeyeater (Stomiopera flava)

Habitat: The vibrant, richly toned yellow honeyeater (Stomiopera flava) replaces the white-gaped honeyeater in streamside thickets and woodlands of coastal eastern Queensland. Where they...

Singing honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens)

Habitat: The singing honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) is rarely seen near urban centers on the East Coast. The singing honeyeater is arguably Australia's most widespread...

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

The Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei) could have been a lost species as well. However, the Black Grasswren was only recently rediscovered because of its...