Birds

Sliding Glass Rock – A Paradise for Sliding Lovers

In North Carolina, near Brevard, a sliding rock waterfall attracted thousands of visitors to take a slide all the way down the waterfall into the plunge pool. Sliding Glass...

The Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Description One of the several representatives of the genus Agyrtria, which has been subsumed in its entirety into Amazilia....

Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava)

IDENTIFICATION Red Avadavat is 9 cm in length.  This bird species is a locally established introduction from tropical Asia...

Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus)

A Masked woodswallow belongs to the family Artamidae. This is one of two Australian woodswallow species that flock...

Asian Koel: Nature’s Musical Marvel

Family: The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a member of the cuckoo family Cuculiformes in the genus Eudynamys. Habitat:...

Big Galápagos Birds Can Develop in as Little as Two Generations

Big Galápagos Birds Can Develop in as Little as Two Generations. As we all know, nature is the storehouse of wonders, and numerous events...

Top 10 Most Melodious Songbirds in the World

Top 10 Most Melodious Songbirds in the World Common Nightingale We would rank the common nightingale song as the world’s most pleasant and melodic bird...

Dusky Lory Parrot (Pseudeos fuscata)

The dusky Lory parrot (Pseudeos fuscata) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Alternative common names are the white-rumped lory or the...

Australian Logrunner (Orthonyx temminckii)

The Australian logrunner belongs to the Orthonychidae family of passeriforms. The species is endemic to the eastern part of the country. When searching for...

Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)

The whistling kite (Haliastur sphenurus) glides slowly at low altitudes or soaring high into the sky. The Whistling Kite is, in fact, a graceful...

Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura)

This long-winged, square-tailed kite (Lophoictinia isura) hunts like a harrier. In contrast to harriers, it skims and circles the tree tops rather than quartering...

Weebill – The Shortest Bird in Australia

Weebill is the shortest bird in Australia. The bird belongs to the family Acanthizidae. Often found in eucalypt woodlands and open forests, the Weebill...

Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)

Gull-billed Terns (Gelochelidon nilotica) are primarily land-based birds that inhabit inland swamps, flood sheets, and inlets, whether fresh or brackish, but rarely visit marine...

Grey-headed Robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons)

A bird in the family Petroicidae, the Grey-headed Robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons) has long pale legs. A ground-foraging bird, it feeds on the ground. During...

Carpentarian grasswren – One of Australia’s Least Known birds

Carpentarian Grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae) is named for its confinement to the sandstones of the Carpentarian system at the head of the Gulf of Carpentaria....