Birds

Verzasca River – Turquoise, Crystal Clear Water River

The Verzasca River is famous for its crystal clear, turquoise water, vibrant colored rocks, and treacherous currents. It is located in the heart of the Swiss Alps and its...

Butterfly Orchid: The Petals Looks Like Antennae

This is not a butterfly taking a rest on a piece of shrubbery. This is a “Psychopsis papilio”...

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...

Hunting’s Essential Role in Conservation

Hunting's Essential Role in Conservation Hunting is a topic that often gets surrounded by lots of controversy and...

Pacu Fish with Human Teeth

Pacu Fish with Human Teeth. The Pacu is a freshwater fish found in most rivers and streams in...

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...

European Goldfinch – The Melodious Song Bird

The European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) is a small passerine songbird in the finch family that is native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. This...

Crescent Honeyeater – A Birdwatcher’s Delight

The Crescent Honeyeater is restricted to south-eastern Australia. There are several names for this honeyeater, including Chinawing, Egypt, and Horseshoe Honeyeater. The crescent honeyeater...

Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)

The Woodland Kingfisher is an intra-African migrant, present on its austral breeding grounds during the summer. It occurs in the extreme north and, more...

New Bird Cryptic Treehunter Discovered in Brazil

Brazilian ornithologists Dr. Juan Mazar Barnett & Dr. Dante Buzzetti of the Center for Ornithological Studies in São Paulo have discovered a new species...

Magnificent Riflebird – A Visual Symphony of Elegance and Grace

Family: The magnificent riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus) belongs to the Paradisaeidae family of birds. This beautiful bird of paradise is found exclusively in the Cape York...