Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops)
DESCRIPTION - The Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters (Gliciphila melanops) is a passerine bird native to Southern Australia. The male Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters bird rises in spectacular song-flights...
Black-faced cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
Family: Black-faced cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) belongs to the family Campephagidae in the order Passeriformes.
Habitat: Cuckoo shrikes so named because of their cuckoo-like form and...
Richard’s Pipit (Anthus richardi)
Family: Richard’s Pipit (Anthus richardi) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Habitat: Richard's Pipit resembles a lark, the result of converging adaptation...
Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
Family: The Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel) belongs to the swallow family Hirundinidae in the genus Petrochelidon.
Habitat: Fairy Martins are the most communal swallows in...
Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)
Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans) belongs to the family Hirundinidae, one of the few birds in Australia with a similar appearance to Swallows.
Habitat: The Tree...
Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)
A Sooty oystercatcher belongs to the oystercatcher family. It is an endemic-wading bird found along Australia's coastline. As its name suggests, the Sooty Oystercatcher...
The Vibrant Colors of Masked Crimson Tanager
Family & Name: The Masked Crimson Tanager (Ramphocelus nigrogularis) is a species of bird belonging to the family Thraupidae. Moreover, the bird name is derived...
Yellow Cardinal – One in a Million Bird
Did you see Yellow Cardinal ever? Jeremy Black, an Alabama wedding and wildlife photographer, spent almost five hours in a friend’s backyard with the...
The Facts of Andean Parakeet
IDENTIFICATION - Andean Parakeet (Bolborhynchus orbygnesius) is a 17.5 cm (7 in) stocky darker than the mountain parakeet, all-green parakeet with bluish-green under-wings seen...
Giant Ape: Extinct Around 200,000 Years Ago
A giant ape (Gigantopithecus blacki) shown alongside the silhouette of a modern human to give an idea of size. They may have been even...