Birds

The Modoc War 1872

From 1872 to 1873, the Modoc War, also known as the Lava Beds War, occurred in northeastern California and southeastern Oregon between the Modoc tribe and the United States...

Yareta – A 3000 Years Old Alien-looking Plant

Yareta is a green and alien-looking growing plant in South America. On first inspection, you might consider that...

Riding Horses – Five-gaited Horses

Five-gaited horses! These riding horses are usually taught two extra gaits in addition to the natural gaits. Natural...

The Distinctive Pin-Tailed Manakin

The stunning and highly distinctive pin-tailed manakin (Ilicura militaris) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae....

Jack Fruit – Most Important Underutilized Fruit

Description Jack fruit is well believed to have originated in the mountainous region of the Western Ghats of the...

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...

Rufous Calamanthus (Calamanthus campestris)

Family: Rufous Calamanthus (Calamanthus campestris) is an insectivorous bird in the family Acanthizidae, in the genus Calamanthus. Habitat: Rufous Calamanthus natural habitat is dry, low,...

White-browed scrubwren – Discover the Lives of Nature’s Orchestra

Habitats and Behavior: The white-browed scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) is one of the most widespread, abundant, and familiar small ground-feeding birds, occurring from northern Queensland south...

Tropical Scrubwren: A Graceful Gem of Rainforest

Habitat: The tropical scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii) replaces the large-billed scrubwren (Sericornis magnirostra) in the rainforests and vine scrubs of the Cape York Peninsula and...