Birds

Mendenhall Ice Cave – Juneau, Alaska

Mendenhall Ice Cave is one of the most amazing natural phenomena that can be found in Alaska, United States. Mendenhall Glacier, a twelve-mile-long mass of ice in Juneau, Alaska,...

UK Shingle Beach Communities

UK Shingle Beach makes up a quarter of the coastline. Some of these are shifting and unstable, affording...

Red-cheeked Parrot – A Colorful and Charismatic Parrot Species

Family: The red-cheeked parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi) belongs to the family Psittaculidae. Behavior & Habitats: A Red-cheeked Parrot is usually seen alone,...

Elegant Parrot: Most Beautiful Parrot in the World

The ultimate "most beautiful parrot in the world" can only be determined subjectively and based on personal taste....

Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)

Distribution: The pied Kingfisher is a large kingfisher in Egypt, South Asia, the Middle East, and Turkey. The birds...

The Sociable Red-fronted serin

INTRODUCTION Serinus (canaries) is a genus of finches belonging to the Fringillidae family of birds. That includes several sparrows, brambling and chaffinches. The major birds...

Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius)

The Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius) flies across the road and along the pathway in the dry landscape of inland Australia. Adding sparkle to the...

The Mystery Bird Yellow-Billed Oxpecker

The Mystery Bird Yellow-Billed Oxpecker “Buphagus africanus” is a beautiful passerine bird in the starling and myna family, Sturnidae. The name “oxpecker” is related...

Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria)

Identification Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria) is seen primarily along the Atlantic seaboard. This is a rather larger, chunkier, and moderately larger-headed bird than the red-necked,...

Grass Owl (Tyto capensis)

Habitat: Grass owls live in large flocks and hunt small nocturnal ground mammals at night, similar to barn owls. As a result, its range...

The Spectacular Madagascar crested ibis (Lophotibis cristata)

The Madagascar Crested Ibis (Lophotibis cristata) is relatively common in the majority of the forests, from the Marovony Forest south through the Anosyenne Mountains...

Lovely Fairywren (Malurus amabilis)

Habitat: The lovely fairywren (Malurus amabilis) lives far more in trees than other Australian fairywrens, reflecting their habitat: scrubby rainforest and its edges. Although they...

Yellow-breasted boatbill (Machaerirhynchus flaviventer)

The yellow-breasted boatbill (Machaerirhynchus flaviventer) inhabits the middle and upper strata of lower-altitude rainforests in northeastern Queensland. A yellow-breasted boatbill is a bird in...

Slender-billed conure (Enicognathus leptorhynchus)

Localities: Slender-billed conure is endemic to Chile, and it can be found in Chiloé National Park, Chiloé, and Cerro Ñielol National Park, Temuco City, Arauania,...

Magical White-gaped Honeyeater (Stomiopera unicolor)

Habitat: The white-gaped honeyeater (Stomiopera unicolor) is noisy and aggressive like other honeyeaters. The white-gaped occupies streamside thickets and shrubberies throughout the tropical eucalypt...