Birds

The Incredible Pink Flowers Lotus Lake

Indeed Lotus Lake is a marvelous natural surprise in Thailand. The pink flower Lake is so popular in the rice farming region and is about 45 km southeast of...

Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)

The great sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) is a species of a large, broad-tailed hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. Identification: This...

Ruddy Kingfisher: A Perfect Photogenic Bird

When you’re a beginner, you get excited about seeing beautiful birds of any kind. However, when you’ve been...

White’s thrush (Zoothera aurea)

Besides the Blackbird and the European Song Thrush, the White's thrush (Zoothera aurea) is the only true old-world thrush...

Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor)

Family: A noisy pitta (Pitta versicolor) belongs to the family Pittidae. Habitat: Pittas, or Jewel-Thrushes, are some of the...

Singing honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens)

Habitat: The singing honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) is rarely seen near urban centers on the East Coast. The singing honeyeater is arguably Australia's most widespread...

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

The Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei) could have been a lost species as well. However, the Black Grasswren was only recently rediscovered because of its...

Varied honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor)

Habitat: The varied honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor) is a bird that is different from the mangrove honeyeater. Both can intergrade as one species, showing how unreliable...

Magnificent Teratorn: The Enormous Extinct Bird

When did it become extinct? The only known remains of the magnificent Teratorn are from around 6 million years ago. But unluckily we don’t have...

Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)

Identification: The Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a transatlantic vagrant. As the name hints, it is a very yellow bird with vibrant bright yellow...

Yellow-faced honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops)

Habitat: The yellow-faced honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops) is among Australia's most conspicuous migrants. Each autumn, thousands leave their breeding grounds in southeastern Australia to travel...

White-lined honeyeater (Territornis albilineata)

Habitat: White-lined honeyeater (Territornis albilineata) chasms and ravines filled with broad-leaved scrub and pockets of monsoon vine forest among sandstone escarpments are the habitats...

Difference Between Carolina Wren vs House Wren

Many birders are confused about the difference between Carolina Wren vs House Wren. They have close resemblances, making them difficult to identify. Carolina Wren Carolina Wren...

Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)

Habitat: Common stonechat is found in an open bushy country of all types, from mountainsides, moorland, and steppe to coastal cliffs and islands. Outside...

Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta)

Banded whiteface is a gregarious bird like other white faces. The banded whiteface is a local nomad, wandering about in small feeding parties and...