Birds

American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)

This inland member of the sandpiper family has a stocky build, long bills, and short legs. However, their habitats and diet are distinct. Woodcock inhabit primarily woodlands and abandoned...

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii) is a small passerine bird, representing arid mallee, mulga, and bulloke scrubs across inland...

The Harmless Mimics

The Harmless Mimics The benefit of looking utterly repellent Camouflage allows an animal to blend in with or resemble...

Autumn Crimson Leaves Misty Mornings and Foraging Wildlife

In spite of Britain's tarnished habit of confusing with its schizophrenic weather, it is now officially autumn. Therefore,...

Silver-crowned Friarbird (Philemon argenticeps)

Silver-crowned friarbird (Philemon argenticeps) rolling clank can be heard among the dawn choruses in tropical eucalypt forests and...

Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)

The Eastern Spinebill is a small honeyeater with particularly long bills for probing tubular flowers for nectar. It is also known as Cobbler's Awl...

Hall’s Babbler (Pomatostomus halli)

Surprisingly Hall’s Babbler (Pomatostomus halli) was not discovered until 1963. In spite of its abundance and wide range in the mulga woodlands of central...

Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami)

Family: The glossy black cockatoo is the smallest member of the subfamily Calyptorhynchinae. Behavior & Habitats: A Glossy Black-Cockatoo is a small, unobtrusive bird found in...

Collared Scops Owl (Otus lettia)

IDENTIFICATION: The Collared Scops Owl is a medium-sized (23–25 cm) sandy-brown owl, spotted and mottled dark brown and black, with relatively pointed wings and...

The Crow like Black Currawong

The short-tailed, crow-like Black Currawongs (Strepera fuliginosa) represent the Pied Currawong in Tasmania. Like the Pied, they nest in isolated pairs in wetter mountain...

Melodies of Nature: Captivating Song Thrush Sound That Will Enchant Your Soul

Sound: The Song Thrush sound is the most melodic voice in nature. The Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) is an accomplished singer, as its name...

Red-headed Woodpecker Call – Sounds

The red-headed woodpecker call consists of a tchur-tchur or drumming on its territory. The bird produced a variety of cackles, chirps, and other loud...

Northern Lapwing Call

Northern Lapwing call consists of loud, shrill ‘chew’ and a more plaintive ‘chew-ip’ (often rendered ‘pee-wit’). Display-flight ‘song’ consists of short ‘wee-ip’ calls in...

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)

Identification Ring Ouzel is resembling with common Blackbird in size, shape, and basic coloration. However, at all ages, pale edges to wing feathers make wings...

The Biak Scops Owl

IDENTIFICATION: A medium-sized Biak scops owl (c.25cm) with prominent ear tufts, lacking any trace of dark shaft streaks but with a few fine streaks...