Birds

The Exocoetidae and Other Flying Fishes

How do the members of Exocoetidae and other flying fishes compare to other flyers? Researchers traditionally group flying fish with all the other vertebrate gliders: “flying” frogs with their expanded...

The American Basswood Tree

The American basswood tree is native to eastern North America. The species is found from southeast Manitoba to...

Forest Raven (Corvus tasmanicus)

Habitat: The Forest Raven (Corvus tasmanicus) is the only Corvidae member in Tasmania. The Forest Raven's most characteristic feature...

Eungella Honeyeater (Bolemoreus hindwoodi)

The Eungella honeyeater (Bolemoreus hindwoodi) is probably the last bird species to be discovered on the Australian mainland....

The Curlew Bird and Its Cousin

The Curlew bird (Numenius arquata) is the largest European wader. It is resident, breeding in moorland, grassland, marshes,...

Eyrean Grasswren (Amytornis goyderi)

Maluridae is a family of small grasswrens that includes the Eyrean grasswren. This bird is endemic to the arid regions of Central Australia and...

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill: The Gorgeous Bird and its Secret Charm

Family: The chestnut-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) is a small passerine bird of the Acanthizidae family, native to Australia. Habitat: Versatility describes the feeding strategy of the...

Slender-billed thornbill: The Elegance of Nature’s Gem

Slender-billed thornbill (Acanthiza iredalei) habitats are treeless expanses of shrub fields, whether samphire and blue-bush around salt lakes or meter-high heath on sandplains. The...

The Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)

Habitat: Grey partridge is the most widespread partridge in the European region, favoring flat or rolling open country, which it shares with red-legged partridge...

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...