10 American Birds of Prey
American birds of prey have keen eyesight, sharp talons, and powerful beaks, which they use to capture their prey. The Birds of prey, also...
Greater Roadrunner: Cool and Quirky Facts
Family: Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a member of the cuckoo family Cuculidae
Behavior: Unlike the other species of North American cuckoo, the Greater Roadrunner...
Spotted Bowerbird (Chlamydera maculate)
The spotted bowerbird (Chlamydera maculata) is a sedentary passerine found across much of eastern Australia's drier habitats. Despite the local abundance, it is believed...
Chiming Wedgebill Call
Chiming Wedgebill Call and Song: Both sexes utter sweet, descending chimes of four to six notes, did-you-get-drunk, with emphasis on the last note, monotonously...
Yellow-throated Sparrow (Gymnoris xanthocollis)
Family: The yellow-throated sparrow (Gymnoris xanthocollis) is a member of the family Passeridae
Size: The size is about 16 cm and has a mass of...
Fairy Gerygone (Gerygone palpebrosa)
Fairy Gerygone is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. The bird is native to New Guinea and Queensland and was previously known...
Starling Birds – Saints or Sinners?
Starling birds are so familiar that birdwatchers all too often ignore them. Yet, if it were as rare today as it used to be,...
Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus) (Latham, 1801)
Family: Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus) is a member of the family Oriolidae
Habitat: Olive-backed Orioles are birds of eucalypt woodland and open forest, living and...
Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
HABITAT
Laughing dove is mainly associated with human habitation, occurring in towns, villages, gardens, orchards, oases, and associated cultivation, but locally in scattered acacias far...
Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis)
Family: The black-chinned honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis) belongs to the family Meliphagidae, a member of the genus Melithreptus
Habitat: Temperate and subtropical/tropical dry forests are their...