Birds

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Family: The Great Egret (Ardea alba) is a member of the heron family Ardeidae in the genus Ardea. The Ardeidae, who are closer cousins of pelicans and belong to...

Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea)

Comb-crested Jacanas have an exceptionally long hind toe (about 75 mm) that helps them walk on waterweeds. Due...

Woolly Rhinoceros: Most Widespread Rhinoceros of All Time

Scientific name: Coelodonta antiquitatis Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Rhinocerotidae When did it become extinct? The woolly rhinoceros is thought to...

Top 15 Health Benefits of Cucumber

There are numerous Health Benefits of Cucumber which you don't know? Cucumbers are at No. 4 most cultivated vegetable...

Top 25 Oak Facts You Should Know

Oak Facts The oak tree is a deciduous tree that grows in temperate zones around the world, and it...

Brown Goshawk – The Stealthy Hunter of the Skies

Habitat: Like most Goshawks, the Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) is a skulking predator that hunts by stealth. As it silently and secretly moves from...

Northern Scrub-robin (Drymodes superciliaris)

Throughout the Cape York Peninsula and the hills of New Guinea, the Northern Scrub-robin inhabits the vine-hung rainforest. Across most of the Australian continent,...

Extinction of the Lord Howe Island White-eye in 1923

Extinction: Lord Howe Island White-eye (Zosterops strenua) was once a common bird, but it was extinct by 1923. Description: Adult: head and rest of upperparts bright...

Australian Hobby – A Fierce and Dashing Hunter

Habitat: The Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) is a fierce and dashing hunter. A wide variety of open habitats, including woodlands, rivers, and urban areas,...

Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

Habitat In the tropical rainforest of northeastern Queensland Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) is difficult to see in the low light. The first indication that a...

Bar-breasted Honeyeater

Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus) inhabit paper bark woodlands and forests along streams throughout their range in northern Australia. Where their ranges overlap with those...

California Condor – Largest North American Land Bird

A New World vulture, the California Condor is the largest North American land bird. In 1987, it became extinct in the wild due to...

Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)

Range: One of the most common waders visiting Australia, the Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes, previously Heteroscelus brevipes) can be found in considerable numbers around...

Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)

Description: - Graceful Honeyeater is the third Australian member of Meliphaga, a group of rainforest-inhabiting honeyeaters. Which are centered in New Guinea and have...

Pale-yellow Robin – Mesmerizing Sedentary Bird of Rain forest

Habitats: Pale-yellow Robin (Tregellasia capito) habitats are located along the central and northeast coasts of Australia in upland subtropical rain forests. The species perches...