Ocean Life

Minute Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)

Family: The minute bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a member of the heron family Ardeidae in the genus Ixobrychus. Identification: The male minute bittern has black over the crown, back, wings,...

Tunki: A Large Passerine Bird of South America

The bizarre Andean Cock-of-the-Rock is the most widely recognized bird of the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains....

Arctic Redpoll ‘Carduelis hornemanni’

IDENTIFICATION Arctic Redpoll or Hoary Redpoll is medium size 13 to 14 cm large Arctic birds. It is...

Striated Grasswren (Amytornis striatus)

An endemic species of Australian wren, the striated grasswren (Amytornis striatus) is a small, cryptically colored bird in...

The White woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus)

The size of the White woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) is about 24–27 cm in length. The strikingly-plumed medium-sized woodpecker...

The Unbelievable Four-Eyed Fish

The unbelievable four-eyed fish can see underwater and above the surface at the same time. Well, you’d be surprised to know, that there are...