The Distinctive Pin-Tailed Manakin
The stunning and highly distinctive pin-tailed manakin (Ilicura militaris) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is the only member of...
Hummingbirds – The Little Jewels of Flight 2
A selection of Hummingbirds that occur in Ventura County, California either as resident breeders, or seen during their migration in the spring or fall....
Ashy-crowned sparrow lark: Admiring the Elegant Role in Ecosystem
Ashy-crowned sparrow lark is a medium-sized bird, mainly found in arid open land with bare ground and grass in South Asia. In India (Bengali,...
White-bellied Emerald (Chlorestes candida)
IDENTIFICATION - The White-bellied Emerald (Chlorestes candida) resembles the Azure-crowned Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanocephala) but it is smaller and has all white underparts. It has...
Cicadabird (Edolisoma tenuirostre)
Habitat: Cicadabirds (Edolisoma tenuirostre) utter sporadic bursts throughout the day only when they advertise or signal their territory during breeding season. Often several hundred...
Yellow-spotted honeyeater (Meliphaga notate)
Yellow-spotted honeyeaters (Meliphaga notate) are endemic to northern and eastern Queensland in Australia. This bird is also known as Lesser Lewin Honeyeater which lives...
Mangrove Robin (Peneothello pulverulenta)
Habitat: Mangrove Robin (Peneothello pulverulenta) lives primarily in mangroves along the coast and estuaries of northern Australia, where it prefers the denser, lower, mallee-like...
Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia)
Habitat: A ground bird of heathier Mallee, the Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia) is thrush-like in form and behavior. In fact, some recent classifications have...
Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera lunulata)
Little wattlebirds (Anthochaera chrysoptera) belong to the Meliphagidae family of honeyeaters. Little Wattlebirds have replaced Brush Wattlebirds in southwestern Australia; they have long been...
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher – A Pinnacle of Avian Elegance
Habitat: Lemon-bellied Flycatcher (Microeca flavigaster) habitat is forests across tropical northern Australia. It can be found in the semi-moist areas of paperbark Melaleuca, eucalypt...