Birds

A Symbol of Prestige: Rediscovering the First Century AD Roman Gold Snake Bracelet

A first-century AD Roman gold snake bracelet was discovered on the arm of a woman who perished in Pompeii, Italy, in 79 AD due to the massive explosion of...

Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

Habitat: The Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) is Australia’s representative of the holarctic Barn Swallow and the similar but...

Pied Monarch (Arses kaupi)

There is an endemic species of the Pied Monarch (Arses kaupi) in coastal Queensland, Australia, which belongs to...

Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area

Lake Wales Ridge is an important wildlife and environmental area. This is a unique, arid, oak scrub and...

Viburnum – Trouble Free Fragrant Flowering Plant

Viburnums are a joy to grow because they are so trouble-free, and they offer so much. Most bear...

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...

Varied honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor)

Habitat: The varied honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor) is a bird that is different from the mangrove honeyeater. Both can intergrade as one species, showing how unreliable...