Extinction Insight: The Great American Interchange
After their discovery by Europeans in 1492, North America and South America became collectively known as the Americas, or the New World—two enormous landmasses...
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...
The Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei) could have been a lost species as well. However, the Black Grasswren was only recently rediscovered because of its...
Habitat: The varied honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor) is a bird that is different from the mangrove honeyeater. Both can intergrade as one species, showing how unreliable...
Identification: The Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a transatlantic vagrant. As the name hints, it is a very yellow bird with vibrant bright yellow...
Habitat: The yellow-faced honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops) is among Australia's most conspicuous migrants. Each autumn, thousands leave their breeding grounds in southeastern Australia to travel...
Habitat: White-lined honeyeater (Territornis albilineata) chasms and ravines filled with broad-leaved scrub and pockets of monsoon vine forest among sandstone escarpments are the habitats...
Many birders are confused about the difference between Carolina Wren vs House Wren. They have close resemblances, making them difficult to identify.
Carolina Wren
Carolina Wren...
Habitat: Common stonechat is found in an open bushy country of all types, from mountainsides, moorland, and steppe to coastal cliffs and islands. Outside...