Black-billed Cuckoo: A Bird That Lives Like a Ghost
Habitat: Black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus) is vagrant (Western Europe, Azores). In natural range, forest edges, woodland, and riverside thickets. The black-billed cuckoo is a...
The Yellow-crowned Amazon
The yellow-crowned parrot, or Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala) is a species of parrot native to South America, the Amazon basin, and Guianas, Panama, and...
Spinifex Pigeon (Gould 1842): The Breathtaking Feathered Jewel
Family: The Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) belongs to the Columbidae family and is one of three endemic Australian bird species in the Geophaps genus.
Habitat:...
The Jungle Bush-Quail
Jungle Bush-Quail (Perdicula Asiatica) female differs from the male in the absence of the black barring on the underparts. In her case, the underparts...
Chestnut-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis)
Family: The chestnut-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Habitats: The escarpment of the Western Arnhem land rises...
The Wedge-tailed Eagle: Australia’s Largest Bird of Prey
FAMILY: The Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) is not only the largest bird of prey in Australia, but it is also found in southern New...
Aquatic Warble “Acrocephalus paludicola”
Aquatic Warbler is medium size bird about 12.5 cm in length. It is skulking waterside warbler. Recalls Sedge Warbler in size and in having...
Orange-footed Scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt)
Family: The orange-footed scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt) is a member of the Megapode family Megapodiidae in the genus Megapodius.
Distribution: Orange-footed scrubfowl is found in the...
Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)
Family: Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus) belongs to the family Columbidae
Behavior: In the early years of colonization on the east coast, pioneers discovered Topknot Pigeons...
Alexandra’s Parrot (Polytelis alexandrae)
Family: The Alexandra's Parrot (Polytelis alexandrae) is an Australian bird of the parrot family Psittaculidae.
Habitat: Its habitats are found in frequent sandy, spinifex deserts, dry...