Birds

Brimham Rocks – Balancing Rock Formation of Yorkshire

Brimham Rocks are a collection of weird and wonderful balancing rock formations on Brimham Moor in North Yorkshire, England. The rocks stand at a height of nearly 30 feet...

Painted Honeyeater (Grantiella picta)

The painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta) plumaged is contrasting black, white, and yellow. It feeds almost exclusively on the...

Eurasian Wryneck ‘Jynx torquilla’

IDENTIFICATION Eurasian Wryneck is 16–17 cm in length and 25–27 cm with wingspan. This small, aberrant woodpecker is a...

The Mind-blowing Giant Groundsels (Dendrosenecio kilimanjari)

The ancient plants known as Giant Groundsels (Dendrosenecio kilimanjari) are located atop Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. They arose...

Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis)

Family: Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) is a member of the family Ardeidae in the genus Ixobrychus. Identification: The male...

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)

Habitat: In autumn and winter, Satin Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) leave their breeding quarters on the edges of rainforest and dense wet sclerophyll along the eastern...

Mountain Thornbill (Acanthiza katherina)

The mountain thornbill (Acanthiza katherina) is endemic to Australia and is a member of the family Acanthizidae. A montane rainforest in northeastern Queensland is...

Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris)

Habitat: The fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) is widespread through Papua New Guinea's savannas and restricted in Australia to the east coast of the northern...

Bleeding Heart Dove – Blood Run Down Bird Breast

The Bleeding Heart Dove (Gallicolumba luzonica) is a very cautious and enigmatic species of dove mainly endemic to the island of Luzon in the...

Rainbow Lorikeet – A Bird That Will Capture Your Attention

First illustrated in color in Peter Brown's Illustrations of Zoology in 1774, the rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) was the first Australian parrot to appear...

Elliot’s Woodpecker (Dendropicos elliotii)

Identification: The Elliot's Woodpecker (Dendropicos elliotii) is a long-tailed woodpecker with a plain appearance. There are some brown or bronze tones in its mantle,...

Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)

Habitat: The Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) is one of the smallest falcons and lacks the speed of the typical falcon family members. They are...

Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher

In early November each year, buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia) arrive in northern Queensland to breed. A forest will erupt with the sounds of birds...

The Magical Blue-throated Barbet

The Magical Blue-throated Barbet is an Asian barbet with bright green, blue, and red plumage, seen across India, Northeast Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Southwest...

Dupont’s lark (Chersophilus duponti)

Family: Dupont's lark (Chersophilus duponti) is a shy and elusive species of arid plains with sparse vegetation. This is a monotypic species of Chersophilus in the...