Birds

Australian boobook (Ninox boobook)

Australian boobook (Ninox boobook) or mopoke is the smallest and most abundant of the owls in Australia. It is also known as, Southern Boobook, Spotted Owl, Boobook Owl, and...

The Dunlin and Sanderling

The dunlin and sanderling are small, gregarious waders often seen on our mudflats and long sandy beaches in...

Painted Firetail (Emblema pictum)

In Australia, painted firetails (Emblema pictum) are a common species of estrildid finches. Along gorges and acacia- and...

Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)

Family: A banded stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) belongs to the family of recurvirostridae, which consists of stilts and avocets. Habitat:...

Frilled Monarch (Arses telescopthalmus)

The frilled monarch (Arses telescopthalmus) belongs to the family Monarchidae. In its habits of calling and feeding, the...

Black-winged Monarch (Monarcha frater)

Family: The black-winged monarch (Monarcha frater) belongs to the family Monarchidae. Range: Australia and New Guinea are home to this species. It is found there in the...

Pilotbird: The Jewel of Wet Sclerophyll and Temperate Rainforests

Family: The pilotbird (Pycnoptilus floccosus) belongs to the family Acanthizidae in the order Passeriformes. This species is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a...

Rufous Bristlebird: Beautiful Hidden Symphony of Nature

Family: The Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti) belongs to the family Dasyornithidae to the order Passeriformes. Habitat: Subject to fires and the clearing of its coastal...

Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)

Family: Known for its distinctive pale blue or white spots on its wings, the Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) is a member of the roller...

Thick-billed Grasswren: Embracing the Majesty Whispers of the Wild

Habitat: The thick-billed grasswren (Amytornis modestus) is the only grasswren to inhabit the shrub steppes of saltbush and bluebush Chenopodiaceae in inland Australia. Yet...

Dusky Grasswren: The Magical Echoes of Wilderness

Family: Dusky grasswren (Amytornis purnelli) belongs to the family Maluridae. Habitat: Rock-strewn hills and gorges clad with spinifex are the habitat of the dusky grasswren...

Lewin’s Honeyeater: The Art of Avian Grace

Habitat: Lewin's honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii) ranges from the Mcllwraith to Melbourne. This magical bird is the most widespread honeyeater in Australia's eastern coastal rainforests....

Macleay’s Honeyeater – The Magic of Wildlife Exploration

Habitat: Compared with other honeyeaters, Macleay's Honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayanus) is a quiet and unobtrusive bird. They live singly or in pairs in the middle...

Cooper’s Hawk Bird Facts

Cooper’s Hawk Bird Facts  Family: The Cooper’s hawk is a member of the family Accipitridae, which are large diurnal birds of prey that hunt by...

Birds of Swat

Swat is a fabulous site in Pakistan. One of the most mesmerizing places for bird lovers It is also known as "Swat Valley,"  situated...