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...
Slaty-backed thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris)
Family: The slaty-backed thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris) belongs to the family Acanthizidae in the order Passeriformes.
Identification: Both adult sexes are similar. The upper parts are...
Little Blue Heron | The Silent Fisher of the Marshes
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small, graceful, and slender heron of the genus Egretta and part of the...
Ancient Two-Tailed Bird Fossils Discovered
An ancient dinosaur-era two-tailed bird turns out to have two tails, one for flying and the other for showing off. Do paleontologists suggest that...