The Cloud Cisticola or tink-tink cisticola is near-endemic in southern Africa and occurs in South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Lesotho, and sparsely in Swaziland. However, a widely separated relict population...
Family:
The red-cheeked parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi) belongs to the family Psittaculidae.
Behavior & Habitats:
A Red-cheeked Parrot is usually seen alone,...
Identification
Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) is normally 46–51 cm in length (including tail up to 19 cm) with an average weight of 125–135 cm. Rather...
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...
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...
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 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...
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 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...
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...