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...

Giant Ape: Extinct Around 200,000 Years Ago

A giant ape (Gigantopithecus blacki) shown alongside the silhouette of a modern human to give an idea of...

Broad-billed Hummingbird: The Dazzling Beauty of Tiny Jewel

Description: The stunning broad-billed hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) is a diurnal bird, that displays sexual dimorphism, also identified by...

Weever Fish – Danger on the Beach

Although the vast majority of Weever Fish throughout the world are harmless to man! There is a sizeable...

Lucuma – A Super Food You Should Know About It

Lucuma is pronounced (loo-koo-mah) and is also known as the “Gold of the Incas” and is so common...

The Dazzling Beauty of Blue-faced Finch

Blue-faced Finch (Erythrura trichroa) is no more than an outlier. The Australian range of this Melanesian finch is limited to the rainforests of north-eastern...

Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

Since the introduction of the Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) from Europe to Australia in 1863–64, it has not spread far, reaching only western Gippsland...

The Rhinoceros Hornbill Facts

Rhinoceros Hornbill Facts Life - A rhinoceros hornbill can live up to 30 to 35 years. The colorful Rhinoceros Hornbill is a large species (80...

Chestnut-crowned babbler: A True Avian Jewel

Chestnut-crowned babbler (Pomatostomus ruficeps) is occupy drier and more open mallee, mulga, and belar Casuarina woodlands in far inland southeastern Australia than do White-browed...

Yellow-throated Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis flavicollis)

Yellow-throated Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis flavicollis) is mainly restricted to Tasmania and Bass Strait Islands. The Yellow-throated Honeyeater occurs through a wider range of habitats there than...

The Fascinating Silver-eared Mesia

The silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris) was once placed in the large Old World babbler family Timaliidae. This family has been split, with this species...

The Facts of Powerful Woodpecker

Powerful Woodpecker (Campephilus pollens) face is mostly black crossed by a wide white stripe which runs from the bill and lores, over the...

Araripe Manakin – World’s Most Beautiful Bird

Araripe Manakin is a colorful and critically endangered species, which numbers are decreasing over the years currently, it is no more than 800 species....

The Grey-breasted Prinia Call / Song

The grey-breasted prinia or Franklin's prinia (Prinia hodgsonii) is a small bird about 11–12 cm in length. The rufous brown wren-warbler is recognized mainly...

The Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)

The Crested Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. Crested Kingfisher is (Megaceryle Lugubris, Other common names: Himalayan Pied Kingfisher) a...