Birds

Brown Gerygone (Gerygone mouki)

Like other Australian warblers, the Brown Gerygone (Gerygone mouki) builds its nest in three stages. First, it makes a hanging, solidly interwoven mass of fiber bound with cobweb, gradually...

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...

Arctic Redpoll ‘Carduelis hornemanni’

IDENTIFICATION Arctic Redpoll or Hoary Redpoll is medium size 13 to 14 cm large Arctic birds. It is...

Blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)

Description The Blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is famous for its loud human-like whistling song in the early morning...

Dragon Lizard Looks Like Playing with Leaf Guitar

Aditya Permana, a professional photographer in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in recent times captured this once-in-a-lifetime photograph of a forest...

Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

Habitat In the tropical rainforest of northeastern Queensland Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) is difficult to see in the low light. The first indication that a...

Bar-breasted Honeyeater

Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus) inhabit paper bark woodlands and forests along streams throughout their range in northern Australia. Where their ranges overlap with those...

California Condor – Largest North American Land Bird

A New World vulture, the California Condor is the largest North American land bird. In 1987, it became extinct in the wild due to...

Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)

Range: One of the most common waders visiting Australia, the Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes, previously Heteroscelus brevipes) can be found in considerable numbers around...

Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)

Description: - Graceful Honeyeater is the third Australian member of Meliphaga, a group of rainforest-inhabiting honeyeaters. Which are centered in New Guinea and have...

Pale-yellow Robin – Mesmerizing Sedentary Bird of Rain forest

Habitats: Pale-yellow Robin (Tregellasia capito) habitats are located along the central and northeast coasts of Australia in upland subtropical rain forests. The species perches...

Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica)

Family: The Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica) is a well-named harmonica in the world. It belongs to the family Pachycephalidae. Alternative Names: It is also known...

The Golden Plover – A Bird Can Fly 4800 km Non-Stop

The Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva) is a medium-sized plover, and it is believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent.  The Pacific...

Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma)

It is still unclear how blue-winged parrots or blue-banded grass parakeets migrate. Blue-winged parrots are about 210 mm long, including a narrow, tapered tail....

Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella)

Description: Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella) was once widespread as it is today but now occurs only in scattered areas. With their small size, playful nature,...