Birds

Pisgah Crater – A Volcanic Cinder Cone in California

Pisgah Crater or Pisgah Volcano is a volcanic cinder cone in the Mojave Desert between Barstow and Needles, California United States. Pisgah Crater is in the Craters category for...

Richard’s Pipit (Anthus richardi)

Family: Richard’s Pipit (Anthus richardi) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes. Habitat: Richard's Pipit resembles a...

American mastodon: Massive Elephant Like Creature Extinct 10,000 Years Ago

The American mastodon was an elephant-like creature that inhabited North America for a much longer period of time...

White Lily – Flower Forms in Dense Colonies

The White Lily is a perpetual plant that frequently forms dense colonies. The beautiful leaves arise on flexible...

Remarkable Show of Northern Lights in Iceland

Here some tourists have taken incredible photos displaying the Northern Lights just like fire in the sky, blending...

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...

Slaty-backed thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris)

Family: The slaty-backed thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris) belongs to the family Acanthizidae in the order Passeriformes. Identification: Both adult sexes are similar. The upper parts are...

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 genus Egretta and part of the...

Ancient Two-Tailed Bird Fossils Discovered

An ancient dinosaur-era two-tailed bird turns out to have two tails, one for flying and the other for showing off. Do paleontologists suggest that...

Brown Thornbill: Art of Survival in Dry Woods into the Wild

Family: Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla) belongs to the family Acanthizidae and is a member of the order Passeriformes and the genus Acanthiza. Habitat: Brown thornbills...