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...
Living in Australia’s arid zone, with its erratic rainfall, White-fronted Honeyeaters (Phylidonyris albifrons) are nomads. White-fronted Honeyeaters arrive...
The bizarre Andean Cock-of-the-Rock is the most widely recognized bird of the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains. The Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), is...
The Greater Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) named by Carolus Linnaeus actually called is a Bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea. Paradisaea apoda, or "legless bird-of-paradise", since...
The Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a striking water bird known for its elaborate courtship displays and elegant appearance.
Behavior and Habitat: The great...
There is very little known about the chestnut-breasted cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris) because of its remote and inaccessible habitat and secretive habits. This cuckoo spends...
The male Yellow-billed Cuckoo call is a distinctive series of hollow, wooden-sounding ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-kow-kow-kow-kow-kowlp-kowlp-kowlp-kowlp-kowlp syllables. The entire series is a bit slow and then gets...
Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) is named for its short, tapered, finch-like bills.
This is the most communal of the whip birds. The Chirruping Wedgebill is...
The Fiordland Penguin's (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) head adornments most likely assist swimming birds in recognizing individuals of their species, as the head is typically the...
The Great Barbet, “Psilopogon virens” is an Asian barbet, a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The bird gets their...
Like other wood swallows, the Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus) captures aerial insects. The bird is also known as grey-breasted woodswallow, white-bellied woodswallow, and white-vented...