Birds

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis)

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) belongs to the family Acanthizidae. One of Australia's least known and most rarely seen birds, the Chestnut-breasted Whiteface has not been described until 1871. A nest...

Australasian Gannet (Marus serrator)

The fishing technique of the sea-going Australasian gannets is spectacular. They patrol along, then suddenly plunge into the...

What’s So Special About the Tawny Pipit?

Size: Tawny Pipit, “Anthus campestris” is a large bird of 17 cm in length. Tawny Pipit vs. Richard...

Interested in Hiking? Here’s How to Get Started

If you're interested in hiking, but don't know how to get started, this is the perfect article for...

Avocet: A Rare British Bird

Although the Avocet is still a rare British bird there is certainly never any problem of identification or...

The Glowing Puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita)

Description: The Glowing Puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a fairly small hummingbird species in the family Trochilidae. This hummingbird has a short but deeply forked...

Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)

Superb Parrots (Polytelis swainsonii) congregate in small groups throughout the year and forage for seeds and eucalypt blossoms. Superb parrot's main diet consists of fruits,...

Regent Parrot: The Gleaming Gold Bird

When not breeding, Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus) gathers in flocks of 15 to 100 for communal roosts in the taller gum trees along streams...

The Magical Colors of Golden-Breasted Starling

The Golden-Breasted Starling has been called the most beautiful starling in the world. The golden-breasted starling (Lamprotornis regius) is a medium-sized, up to 35...

Black-cheeked Robin (Heteromyias albispecularis)

Long, pale legs reflect the black-cheeked Robin's (Heteromyias albispecularis) ground-foraging habits. The grey-headed robin is sedentary. It is also known as Ashy-fronted Robin, Ahsy...

The Beauty of Red-winged Parrot

The red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) closely related to the Australian King Parrot. Although Red-winged Parrots eat seeds, fruits, buds, and blossoms in trees and...

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 in flight than its red-tailed relation,...

What is Cardinal Bird Meaning?

If you are curious about what is a northern cardinal bird meaning, then this article is perfect for you. The northern cardinal is a...

White-browed robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa)

The White-browed Robin habitat is galleries of vine scrub along streams and pockets of monsoonal rainforest in open eucalypt woodland across tropical northern Australia. In...

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

The scarlet robin (Petroica boodang) is a common passerine bird genus Petroica and belongs to the family Petroicidae. As with other red or pink...