Birds

Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)

The Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) is about 15 cm in length. It is closely related to the house sparrow. The adult male summer is noticeably different from the House...

Apples – Potent Source of Antioxidants

Apples are a potent source of antioxidants with polyphenols, flavonoids, and vitamin C. Therefore Apples are a good...

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana)

Family: Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana) is replacing the Grey Fantail in the mangroves of northwestern Australia. It belongs...

Long-tailed Broadbill – Nature’s Paintbrush at Its Finest

The eye-catching long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae) is a species of broadbill that is normally found in the Himalayas....

Wildlife Values of Conservation Trees and Shrubs

Wildlife Values of Conservation Trees and Shrubs SHRUBS CARAGANA (SIBERIAN PEASHRUB) (Caragana arborescens): Used for nesting by several songbirds and the...

Bracken Bat Cave: World’s Largest Bat Colony in The World

The Bracken Bat Cave is situated in southern Comal County, Texas, outside the city of San Antonio. In the summer, home to the largest...

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...