An "inventor's inventor," whose hundreds of patents underlie much of our modern technology. John Hays Hammond Jr. lives and works in a medieval-style castle, which he built on the...
Distribution: The northernmost representative of the woodstar–sheartail group, the striking Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) is found in the desert...
The Black-backed Butcherbird (Cracticus mentalis) replaces the Grey Butcherbird on the Cape York Peninsula and in southeastern New Guinea. Like the Gray, it lives...
The banded fruit dove (Ptilinopus cinctus) was probably more widespread when rainforests covered more of northern Australia than they do now. Compared to other...
The beautiful Little friarbird (Philemon citreogularis) lives in Eucalypt woodlands alongside very noisy and Silver-crowned Friarbirds around much of eastern and northern Australia. The...
Description: The Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) species are found in the ranges throughout the more humid parts of Africa in scrub, open woodland, semi-desert, and cultivations.
Range:Â This...
Carolina Wren Songs
Carolina Wren's male birds sing a series of rapid, whistled notes, repeated a few times. Carolina Wren's song normally lasts less than...
Despite the stunning array of colors on the Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala), it blends amazingly well with the foliage in which it feeds and...