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...
King of Saxony – The Bird-of-Paradise
The King of Saxony, or Alberti, has been described in the 1894 bulletin of the British Ornithologist’s Club by Adolf Bernard Meyer of the...
Yellow-throated euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)
The Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) ranges from southern Mexico to western Panama, through the lowlands of both coasts and into the highlands to an...
House Wren Nesting Behavior, Song, and Diet
House Wren is a compact, small songbird with a flat head and long curved beak belonging to the wren family. The most widely distributed...
Purple Sunbird vs Purple-rumped Sunbird
Many bird lovers are interested to know about the difference between Purple Sunbird vs Purple-rumped Sunbird. Both are tiny and colorful birds. In this...
Tawny Grassbird (Cincloramphus timoriensis)
The Tawny Grassbird (Cincloramphus timoriensis) lives in tall rank grassland in swampy pockets and flood plains around northern and eastern coastal Australia. The species...
Golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis)
The stunning golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis) inhabits taller, swampier grassland than Zitting. It is typically found near fresh water and is more widespread in...
Common Hawk-cuckoo Call
Common Hawk-cuckoo Call
There is evidence to suggest some small birds resemble sparrow hawks, Accipiter nisus, when responding to common cuckoos, Cuculus canorus. Many of...