Birds

The Green Frog (True Frog Family)

The Green Frog (Rana clamitans) is usually found near shallow fresh water throughout much of eastern North America. Order Anura, Family Ranidae. These are typical frogs with adults being truly...

Eastern Phoebe – Small Passerine Bird

The Eastern Phoebe also called Sayornis phoebe is a tiny passerine bird. This tyrant flycatcher breeds in eastern...

Bell Miner Tale of Elegance

Habitat: The loud bell-like sound of the Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys), inspired much poetry, is a result of...

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis) is a small passerine bird found on treeless grass plains and saltbush shrub steppes...

Scintillant hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla)

The scintillant hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) is a small bird that belongs to the family Trochilidae. It is native...

Double-barred Finch: A Feathered Jewel of Australia

Double-barred finch (Stizoptera bichenovii) is widespread in the better-watered grassy woodlands of northern and eastern Australia. It is also known as Black-rumped Double-bar, Banded...

Forty-spotted Pardalote: The Rarest Bird in Australia

Well, the extinction may be facing the Forty-spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus), which is found only in Tasmania. It is also named Tasmanian Diamond Bird...

World’s Most Beautiful Bird Resplendent Quetzal

The Resplendent Quetzal is considered the world's most beautiful bird. It is mostly found in vibrantly colored living in the mountainous, tropical forests of...

Mistletoebird: A Hidden Gem in the Bird World

The lives of the Mistletoebird and mistletoes are inextricably linked. The bird mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum) is Australia's only member of a widespread tropical family...

Blue-breasted Fairywren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

The blue-breasted fairywren (Malurus pulcherrimus) occurs in sand plains and heathy Mallee across central southwestern Australia and the Eyre Peninsula, regions now extensively cleared...

The British Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

The British Redwing ‘’Turdus iliacus” is a winter bird, and only very few pairs nest in the UK. The British breeding population of redwing...

Santa Marta sabrewing: The First Sighting in Over a Decade

There are some species that go extinct due to loss of their habitats. A glare hopes to catch a glimpse of the precious creatures...

White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris nigra)

Warm, musical warbles fill the air as groups of male White-cheeked Honeyeaters (Phylidonyris nigra) advertise the onset of the breeding season. It is also...

Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer)

Distribution: The northernmost representative of the woodstar–sheartail group, the striking Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) is found in the desert and arid interiors with agave plants...

Redthroat: A Soberly Colored Bird

Redthroat (Pyrrholaemus brunneus) is a soberly colored bird of Australia's arid and semi-arid regions but it also occupies some coastal areas, as well as...