Birds

Aquilegia Flowers: Nature’s Most Underrated Blooms

The Aquilegia flowers and leaves of columbines have a dainty, airy quality. Several flowers have long spurs, and they come in every color. Including bicolor, in which the inner...

Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)

A Sooty oystercatcher belongs to the oystercatcher family. It is an endemic-wading bird found along Australia's coastline. As...

Maroon Woodpecker (Blythipicus rubiginosus)

The size of the Maroon Woodpecker (Blythipicus rubiginosus) is approximately 22–24 cm in length. This woodpecker, though not...

Ficus Retusa Linn: The Oldest Bonsai Tree in the World

One of the oldest known bonsai trees is the Ficus Retusa Linn, which was brought from Taiwan and...

Dupont’s lark (Chersophilus duponti)

Family: Dupont's lark (Chersophilus duponti) is a shy and elusive species of arid plains with sparse vegetation. This is a...

The Striking Squirrel Cuckoo

The Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) is a large and active species of cuckoo. It can be found in wooded habitats from northwestern Mexico to...

Australasian Gannet (Marus serrator)

The fishing technique of the sea-going Australasian gannets is spectacular. They patrol along, then suddenly plunge into the water from 10 meters or more,...

Rainbow Pitta (Pitta iris)

The Rainbow Pitta (Pitta iris) belongs to the pitta family, "Pittidae," an endemic species of north-western Australia. Rainbow Pittas replace their close relative, Noisy...

White-tailed Black-Cockatoo

White-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) is a large, seemingly slow-flying cockatoo that was recognized and described only recently, and today it is commonly seen flying...

Clamorous Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)

The Clamorous Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) belongs to the genus Acrocephalus. Clamorous Reed-Warbler arrives in spring to breed in the freshwater swamps of southern Australia,...

The American Kestrel (falcons)

American Kestrel Facts American kestrels are the more streamlined of the raptor species, with long, pointed wings bent back at the wrists and large tails...

The Facts You Love The Zebra Dove

The long-tail zebra dove “Geopelia striata '' belongs to the dove family, Columbidae, native to Southeast Asia. This is also known as a barred...

The History of the Quelili: How the Guadalupe Caracara Went Extinct

Quelili—Collectors were remorseless in their pursuit of the quelili, and the last examples of this Guadalupe caracara were seen in 1901. Two hundred and forty...

Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula)

Family: The yellow-throated miner (Manorina flavigula) is endemic to Australia and is among the most common of all colonial honeyeaters. Behavior and Habitats: It is...

Garden Warbler – A Common and Widespread Bird

The Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) is a medium-sized bird of about 14 cm in length. The bird is a relatively plump, stout-billed, stout-legged, almost...