Birds

Tahiti Petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)

Family: The Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) belongs to the family Procellariidae. Behavior and Habitats: The Tahiti Petrel is a tropical gadfly petrel that has only recently been found to visit...

Eastern Box Turtle (box turtles)

Order Testudines, Family Emydidae The Eastern Box Turtle is the most terrestrial of the Emydid turtles, having close-fitting shells...

Cantaloupe Health Benefits and Nutrition

Cantaloupe Health Benefits and Nutrition - Cantaloupe, also known as muskmelon, is a delicious and nutritious fruit that...

How to Grow Pink Dianthus in Garden

Pink Dianthus flowers are often pink but are sometimes shades of red or white. Sometimes Dianthus are marked...

Sad Story of Stuckie The Mummified Dog

Sad Story of Stuckie The Mummified Dog. More than 50 years ago a dog went up a tree...

The Black-rumped Flameback Woodpecker Call

The Black-rumped Flameback Woodpecker calls and sounds are tapping or booming noises, while female vocalizations tend more toward whinnying laughter than actual speech. This...

Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)

Willie Wagtail is a passerine bird native to Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Eastern Indonesia. Foraging conspicuously in open...

Western Whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis)

Habitats: There are a variety of habitat types related to Western Whipbird in the Murray Mallee, including dense mallee or mallee-heath habitat. These types...

European Green Woodpecker – Facts, Habitat & More

DESCRIPTION The European Green Woodpecker is a medium-sized bird that is found throughout Europe and parts of Asia. They are easily recognizable by their green...

American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus)

Well, just like the Turaco, the American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus), has an exceptional color combination of a red beak, blue body, green wings,...

Mangrove Gerygone: Unveiling the Demonstrative Elegance of Gerygone

Family: Mangrove Gerygone (Gerygone levigaster) belongs to the Australian Warbler family Acanthizidae Identification: Both adult sexes are alike. The head and upper parts are grey-washed...

Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus)

Eastern Bristlebirds (Dasyornis brachypterus) live and nest under dense heath and tussock undergrowth, moving through it like rats and feeding mainly on the floor....

Western Bristlebird (Dasyornis longirostris)

Western bristlebirds (Dasyornis longirostris) belong to the family Dasyornithidae. Western Australia's coastal heaths (east and west of Albany) are home to this endemic species....

The Honduran Emerald (Amazilia luciae)

The Honduran Emerald (Amazilia luciae) is a little-known hummingbird in Trochilidae. The bird is endemic to the dry forest of Honduras. The bird's natural...

Green-backed Gerygone (Gerygone chloronota)

Family: Green-backed gerygone (Gerygone chloronota) belongs to the family Acanthizidae in the genus Gerygone. Habitat: Green-backed gerygone is confined to the limited pockets of monsoon...