Birds

Black Noddy (Anous minutus)

Family: The black noddy (Anous minutus) is a species of tern in the family Laridae in the order Charadriiformes. Behavior: The black noddy does not migrate or wander much. During...

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)

Features: The chaga (Inonotus obliquus) also known as the birch mushroom, is famous in North America and Canada...

Pied Honeyeater (Certhionyx variegatus)

The pied Honeyeater (Certhionyx variegatus) is a nomadic black honeyeater depending also on nectar from eremophila bushes. It...

Amazing Spider Webs Creates 25 feet in Height

Well, there’s a species of spider that grows and habitually lives in colonies and forms spider webs that...

The Brightly and Colorful Bee-eaters

Bee-eaters brightly colored birds of elegant form. They are characterized by having the median pair of tail feathers...

Mangrove Hummingbird (Amazilia boucardi)

Identification The Mangrove Hummingbird (Amazilia boucardi) is a medium-sized hummingbird, with green upperparts that grade to bronze on the tail. It has whitish underparts with...

White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina papuensis)

The good-looking White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina papuensis) is a medium-sized slender bird that resembles Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes in flight, feeding, and preferred habitat. It is endemic...

Yellow-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)

The mix of vibrant colors as tiny Yellow-bellied Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis) flit about red flowering shrubs with the blue Emperor butterfly (Papilo ulysses), in...

The Shy Red-lored Whistler

DESCRIPTION The beautiful Red-lored Whistler “Pachycephala rufogularis” is one of a group of three large whistlers that, are endemic to Australia. So far, there are...

The Elegant Red-capped Parrot

HABITATS RED-CAPPED PARROTS AND THE MARRI TREE “Eucalyptus calophylla” go together. This Red-capped Parrot not only favors the hollows in marri for nesting but also...

Shy Hylacola (Hylacola cauta)

Shy Hylacola (Hylacola cauta) replaced the Chestnut-rumped in southern Australia's heathy Mallee. In the north of Bendigo, their ranges are within five kilometers of...

Chestnut-rumped Hylacola (Hylacola pyrrhopygia)

Chestnut-rumped Hylacola (Hylacola pyrrhopygia) is a very alert, evasive, cock-tailed bird of the undergrowth that occurs in dense heath shrubberies around southeastern Australia. This...

Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)

DESCRIPTION Alexandrine Parakeet “Psittacula eupatria” is a large 58 cm to 62 cm parrot with a massive red bill giving a “top-heavy” appearance and only...

Erect-crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri)

The Erect-crested Penguin belongs (Eudyptes sclateri) to a super species that includes the Fiordland and Snares Penguins. Most of these breeds live in southern...

Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker (Piculus callopterus)

Family: The Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker (Piculus callopterus) belongs to the Picidae family. Movement: The Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker is found throughout the year in its suitable range. Vocals: A...