Neblina Metaltail (Metallura odomae)
Family: Neblina metaltail (Metallura odomae) is a rare species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
Identification: Both sexes are green above and paler with speckles...
The Incredible Bird Who Can Speak Japanese
The amazing Bird Who Can Speak Japanese reveals that he can “chat” with people on the phone. This particular species of bird is famous...
Avocet: A Rare British Bird
Although the Avocet is still a rare British bird there is certainly never any problem of identification or recognition. The snow-white plumage is strikingly...
The Glowing Puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita)
Description: The Glowing Puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a fairly small hummingbird species in the family Trochilidae. This hummingbird has a short but deeply forked...
Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)
Superb Parrots (Polytelis swainsonii) congregate in small groups throughout the year and forage for seeds and eucalypt blossoms.
Superb parrot's main diet consists of fruits,...
Regent Parrot: The Gleaming Gold Bird
When not breeding, Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus) gathers in flocks of 15 to 100 for communal roosts in the taller gum trees along streams...
The Magical Colors of Golden-Breasted Starling
The Golden-Breasted Starling has been called the most beautiful starling in the world.
The golden-breasted starling (Lamprotornis regius) is a medium-sized, up to 35...
Black-cheeked Robin (Heteromyias albispecularis)
Long, pale legs reflect the black-cheeked Robin's (Heteromyias albispecularis) ground-foraging habits. The grey-headed robin is sedentary. It is also known as Ashy-fronted Robin, Ahsy...
The Beauty of Red-winged Parrot
The red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) closely related to the Australian King Parrot. Although Red-winged Parrots eat seeds, fruits, buds, and blossoms in trees and...
White-tailed Tropicbird: The smallest of the tropicbirds
The white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) is the smallest of the tropicbirds.
Behavior and Habitat: It is much more agile in flight than its red-tailed relation,...