Birds

The Sunset Crater of Arizona

Sunset Crater Volcano is approximately one thousand years old. The last eruption took place sometime between about 1080 and 1150 AD. Sunset Crater, located in north-central Arizona, is the...

Lilac or Syringa – Flowering Woody Plants in Olive Family

Most lilac is not very graceful; they get tall and leggy, and their leaves are a magnet for...

Eastern Phoebe – Small Passerine Bird

The Eastern Phoebe also called Sayornis phoebe is a tiny passerine bird. This tyrant flycatcher breeds in eastern...

Saint John’s Wort-Hypericum Perforatum

The yellow flowers of Saint John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) grow wild in abundance. There is only one species of...

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana)

Family: Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana) is replacing the Grey Fantail in the mangroves of northwestern Australia. It belongs...

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...