Birds

Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)

Distribution: The pied Kingfisher is a large kingfisher in Egypt, South Asia, the Middle East, and Turkey. The birds do not migrate except for short-distance movements. Identification: Striking pied plumage, with one...

Regent Parrot: The Gleaming Gold Bird

When not breeding, Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus) gathers in flocks of 15 to 100 for communal roosts in...

Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopetiah umeralis)

Bar-shouldered Dove found in the tropical north of Australia, fringes of pandanus palms frequently separate river floodplains from...

The Ladder-backed woodpecker

The size of the ladder-backed woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) is about 17–18 cm in length. The diet of ladder-backed...

The Facts of Andean Parakeet

IDENTIFICATION - Andean Parakeet (Bolborhynchus orbygnesius) is a 17.5 cm (7 in) stocky darker than the mountain parakeet,...

Scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)

The Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus) is a species of bird belonging to the family Picidae. Its main range is in Asia. Somewhat fragmented, often...

The Schalow’s turaco – A Frugivorous Bird

The Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi) is a frugivorous bird in the Musophagidae family. The bird is named after Herman Schalow, actually, mature birds have,...

The Red-naped Trogon (Harpactes kasumba)

The Red-naped Trogon (Harpactes kasumba) is a species of bird belonging to the Trogonidae family. The bird is mostly found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,...

White-throated Grasswren – Dazzling Colorful Bird in Wilderness

The white-throated grasswren (Amytornis woodwardi) also known as Yirlinkirrkirr (Bininj Kunwok, cultural significance to the Nawarddeken people) in the local language, belongs to the...

Wood Thrush Call – Most Heart Touching Song in North American birds

Wood Thrush Call has been observed to have one of the most heart-touching songs among North American birds. The great American naturalist Henry David...

16 Facts of Eurasian Wryneck

Facts of Eurasian Wryneck The Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) is approximately 16 to 17 cm in length and has a wingspan of between 25...

Pallid Cuckoo (Cuculus pallidus)

At least 80 other species of birds play unwitting host to the egg and young of the Pallid Cuckoo. The most commonly parasitized are...

Rufous Songlark (Cinclorhamphus mathewsi)

The rufous songlark belongs to the family Locustellidae, which includes grass warblers and grassbirds. In August–September, rich but grinding metallic reels signal the arrival...

Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor)

The varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor), though nowhere abundant, ranges nomadically across the northern Australian woodlands in search of nectar flows from blossoming trees. There...

Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons)

Habitat and Behavior Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons) likes to stay in brushy scrub, semi-open areas with scattered bushes and weedy patches, woodland edge with brushy...