Birds

Birds

Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis)

Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis) and Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psephotus chrysopterygius) are closely related not only in appearance but also in feeding and breeding habits. The Hooded Parrot flocks consist of...
Amazing

Oldest Tortoise is Alive More Than 170 years

Perhaps you may not believe it by looking at the Oldest Tortoise (Name Jonathan) alive for over 170...
Birds

Little Shrike-thrush – The Bird That Stole Our Hearts

Habitat: Little Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha) is a sedentary bird of closed-canopied vine forests, such as rainforests in northeastern...
Birds

The White-throated magpie-jay

One of the largest and most conspicuous songbirds in Guanacaste is the White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa). This social...
Nature

Barberry (Berberis)-Popular Garden Specimens

The Barberry that grows wild in my neighborhood, “Berberis Vulgaris” is one of the first plants to leaf...

Red Breasted Robin – Friendly Garden Visitors

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The red-breasted robin, or “Erithacus rubecula” is a 14-cm-long from beak to tip of the tail) and 5- to 9-cm-high bird. The red-breasted robin...

Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)

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Habitat: The noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus) the tonsured head of this big honeyeater, gives its name to having a bare head. All the other...

Helmeted Friarbird (Philemon buceroides)

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Habitat: The helmeted friarbird (Philemon buceroides) is one of the largest Australian friarbirds. The Helmeted Friarbird is a bird of the rainforest edge, wherever...

Striped Honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata)

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Habitat: With its short and dagger-like bill, the striped honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata) of eastern inland woodlands is more of an insect- and fruit-eater than...

Brush Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)

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Habitat: The beautiful brush wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera) lacks the wattles that characterize other members of the genus. On the southeastern mainland, these birds are...

Brown Treecreeper – The Largest Australasian Treecreeper

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Habitat: The arresting staccato calls of the Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus) are characteristic of eastern Australia's eucalypt woodlands, mallee, and drier open forests. Brown...

The Spectacular Birds of Latrabjarg Cliffs Iceland

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The cliffs of Latrabjarg, in Iceland, are home to millions of birds. This includes puffins, northern gannets, guillemots, and razorbills. Noteworthy: some 40% of...

White-browed treecreeper (Climacteris affinis)

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Habitat: The desert-dwelling white-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis) is the quietest and least conspicuous of its group. Its core habitats are the dense mulga and...

Rose Robin (Petroica rosea)

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Behavior: Rose Robin lives in the dense forests of eastern Australia and is delicate in its form and toning. A rose robin can be...

Cyprus Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca)

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Identification: The Cyprus wheatear is the smallest in the European region. It is smaller than Pied wheatear (wing 82–88 mm, as opposed to 90–99...
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