Birds

The Sunset Crater of Arizona

Sunset Crater Volcano is approximately one thousand years old. The last eruption took place sometime between about 1080 and 1150 AD. Sunset Crater, located in north-central Arizona, is the...

Coffee Tree: Best Combination of Foliage and Flowering Plants

Although it doesn’t produce coffee beans when grown as a house plant, the coffee tree, with its glossy...

Upcher’s Warbler (Hippolais languid)

The size of Upcher’s Warbler (Hippolais languid) is 13-14 cm in length. It is a larger and grayer...

The Black Cuckoo Sound ! Song ! Call

Description The Black Cuckoo (Cuculus clamosus) is an Afrotropical species. In southern Africa, it is a summer-breeding visitor with...

The Baya Weaver Bird (Ploceus philippinus)

The variety that builds the most elaborate nest is the Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus). The Baya Weaver Bird...

Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera)

Behavior & Habitats: The beautiful Varied Sittella is a tree-living bird both when foraging and at rest. This stocky little bird scurries nonstop across tree...

The Spectacular Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)

The Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis), in Telugu, is called “paala pitta” and is a member of the roller family of birds. Three subspecies are...

The Brightly and Colorful Bee-eaters

Bee-eaters brightly colored birds of elegant form. They are characterized by having the median pair of tail feathers prolonged a couple of inches beyond...

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

Identification The white-winged dove measures 25–31 cm long. It is also known as the Mesquite Dove.  A medium-sized, heavy-bodied, broad-winged dove with a slightly graduated tail...

The Golden-Hooded Tanager

The Golden-hooded Tanager, also called Tangara Larvata is a medium-sized passerine bird, is a resident breeder from southern Mexico to western Ecuador. The adult...

Rufous-breasted wren: A Small Melodious Songbird

Habitat: Rufous-breasted wrens (Pheugopedius rutilus) live throughout the year in pairs that keep in contact by antiphonal singing as they forage through tall, lush,...

The Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius)

Appearance: The Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius) adult males and females are similar in plumage coloration. The head is black with a fine cream streak from...

White’s thrush (Zoothera aurea)

Besides the Blackbird and the European Song Thrush, the White's thrush (Zoothera aurea) is the only true old-world thrush native to Australia. This species has...

The Broad-billed Prion

The Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata) is one of the largest and most northward-ranging of the Southern Hemisphere prions. Its broad head, proportioned to hold...

Black-winged Stilt Facts

Black-winged Stilt Facts Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is spindly legs that not only give the bird its apt name but also control its feeding. It...