Birds

Gibraltar Airport – Strange Runway Intersecting a Road

Gibraltar Airport (also called North Front Airport) is a civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. This is a small peninsula with an area of just...

Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera lunulata)

Little wattlebirds (Anthochaera chrysoptera) belong to the Meliphagidae family of honeyeaters. Little Wattlebirds have replaced Brush Wattlebirds in...

Scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)

The Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus) is a species of bird belonging to the family Picidae. Its main range...

Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius)

The Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius) flies across the road and along the pathway in the dry landscape of...

The White-throated magpie-jay

One of the largest and most conspicuous songbirds in Guanacaste is the White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa). This social...

Dusky Moorhen: Nature’s Charismatic Waterbird with a Unique Charm

The Dusky Moorhen, "Gallinula tenebrosa" is a larger size. Its darker color and red legs make it a prominent Australasia and Eurasian moorhen. Dusky Moorhens...

Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)

Antarctic Prion is often forced to dig through deep snow to clear a way into its burrow at its more southerly breeding sites. The...

New Britain Sparrowhawk: Habitat and Identification

DISTRIBUTION: New Britain Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus) is an Australasian species that is little known and generally regarded as rare, but may well be more...

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush: Secrets of Its Habitat and Behavior

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax) is a patchy mulga, and Mallee woodland on hard or stony ground is the habitat of this slender bird, which...

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

Clambering through swamp vegetation, the purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) supports its weight by gripping several red stems with its big feet. It is also known...

Spotted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum)

The spotted quail-thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum) is the largest and plumpest quail-thrush. This is the only one of its groups to live in temperate sclerophyll...

Saw-billed Hermit: Nature’s Most Mysterious Hummingbird!

Family: The saw-billed hermit (Ramphodon naevius) is a large, robust hermit placed in the subfamily Phaethornithinae. Description: This hummingbird has a long and somewhat heavy-looking...

The Schlegel’s Asity (Philepitta schlegeli)

Schlegel's Asity (Philepitta schlegeli) is endemic to Madagascar. This fantastic bird belongs to the Philepittidae family. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry...

The Most Beautiful Vivid Green Magpie

The most beautiful green magpie (Cissa Chinensis) is a member of the crow family, about the size of the Eurasian Jay or a touch...

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...