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...
Black Metaltail – A Shiny Black Head Hummingbird
Identification
The black metaltail (Metallura phoebe) is the largest of the metaltails. This hummingbird species has a shiny black head, upperparts, and underparts, with a...
Northern Cardinal Songbird: The Melodic Tunes of the Trees in Scarlet
The Northern Cardinal Songbird (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a beautiful North American bird in the genus Cardinalis. This is also known “colloquially” as the redbird...
Black Sicklebill: A Breathtaking Bird of Paradise
The Black Sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus) is a big bird of heaven in the mid-mountain forests of New Guinea. The lovely sicklebill's diet contains mostly...