Magnificent Teratorn: The Enormous Extinct Bird
When did it become extinct?
The only known remains of the magnificent Teratorn are from around 6 million years ago. But unluckily we don’t have...
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Identification: The Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a transatlantic vagrant. As the name hints, it is a very yellow bird with vibrant bright yellow...
Yellow-faced honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops)
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...
White-lined honeyeater (Territornis albilineata)
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...
Difference Between Carolina Wren vs House Wren
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...
Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
Habitat: Common stonechat is found in an open bushy country of all types, from mountainsides, moorland, and steppe to coastal cliffs and islands. Outside...
Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta)
Banded whiteface is a gregarious bird like other white faces. The banded whiteface is a local nomad, wandering about in small feeding parties and...
Painted Firetail (Emblema pictum)
In Australia, painted firetails (Emblema pictum) are a common species of estrildid finches. Along gorges and acacia- and spinifex-clad hills in northern inland Australia,...
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
Distribution:Â The pied Kingfisher is a large kingfisher in Egypt, South Asia, the Middle East, and Turkey. The birds do not migrate except for short-distance...
The Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
Description: A small Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet (Touit purpuratus) is one of two similar but allopatric Touit parrotlets with brown on the back and red tail. ...