Birds

Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis)

The size of Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) is about 10 cm in length. Graceful Prinia is a small, very long-tailed warbler of scrubby cover and gardens in the Middle...

Ashy-bellied white-eye (Zosterops citrinella)

Zosteropidae is a family of birds that includes the Ashy-bellied white-eye. This species is sometimes called pale white-eye,...

Apples – Potent Source of Antioxidants

Apples are a potent source of antioxidants with polyphenols, flavonoids, and vitamin C. Therefore Apples are a good...

Red Goshawk Size, Habitats, and Life Span

Habitat: The Red Goshawk is a secretive and solitary bird in its northern habitat. The red goshawk is...

White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata)

Habitats & Behaviour: In Australia, the White-fronted Tern is an endemic marine species, never found inland; in contrast, in...

Pets, Messengers, and Symbols of Peace: Pigeons and Doves

Pigeons and doves are sweet pets, messengers and symbol of peace. Two billion pigeons in one flock is quite a bird story, but it's...

The Little Gorgeous Banded Broadbill

The banded broadbill is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family. The banded broadbill “Eurylaimus javanicus”. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia,...

American pipit (Anthus rubescens)

IDENTIFICATION - American pipit size is about 15.5-17 cm in length. It is known as American Pipit in North America and called Buff-bellied Pipit...

Mongolian Finch (Bucanetes mongolicus)

IDENTIFICATION - Mongolian Finch (Bucanetes mongolicus) is a small passerine bird about 12-13 cm in length, in the finch family Fringillidae. This finch is...

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Habitat: One of the most well-known breeding migrants in the Northern Hemisphere is the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica). The Barn Swallow reaches the northern...

White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosternum)

Habitat: White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) is one of Australia's only endemic species of communal birds. Although they disperse to hawk and feed on the...

Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

Habitat: The Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) is Australia’s representative of the holarctic Barn Swallow and the similar but larger-billed and square-tailed Pacific Swallow of...

Spot-winged Parrotlet (Touit stictopterus)

  Identification: Spot-winged Parrotlet (Touit stictopterus) is a chunky bird of 16–17 cm in length. It is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae....

Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea)

Comb-crested Jacanas have an exceptionally long hind toe (about 75 mm) that helps them walk on waterweeds. Due to this habit, it is commonly...

Ashy-bellied white-eye (Zosterops citrinella)

Zosteropidae is a family of birds that includes the Ashy-bellied white-eye. This species is sometimes called pale white-eye, pale-bellied white-eye, Pale Silvereye, or Pale-bellied...