American mastodon: Massive Elephant Like Creature Extinct 10,000 Years Ago
The American mastodon was an elephant-like creature that inhabited North America for a much longer period of time than the mammoths. So, keep reading,...
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Habitat: One of the most well-known breeding migrants in the Northern Hemisphere is the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica). The Barn Swallow reaches the northern...
White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosternum)
Habitat: White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) is one of Australia's only endemic species of communal birds. Although they disperse to hawk and feed on the...
Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
Habitat: The Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) is Australia’s representative of the holarctic Barn Swallow and the similar but larger-billed and square-tailed Pacific Swallow of...
Spot-winged Parrotlet (Touit stictopterus)
Identification: Spot-winged Parrotlet (Touit stictopterus) is a chunky bird of 16–17 cm in length. It is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae....
Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea)
Comb-crested Jacanas have an exceptionally long hind toe (about 75 mm) that helps them walk on waterweeds. Due to this habit, it is commonly...
Genus Malus: The Apples and Crabapples
Genus Malus: The Apples and Crabapples -Â Family members of the roses. Trees and shrubs that are deciduous. Apples and crabapples are available in more...
Ashy-bellied white-eye (Zosterops citrinella)
Zosteropidae is a family of birds that includes the Ashy-bellied white-eye. This species is sometimes called pale white-eye, pale-bellied white-eye, Pale Silvereye, or Pale-bellied...
Growing the Perfect Pumpkin – Varieties, Pest Control and Climatic Requirement
Description: Pumpkin fall into two groups: one (Cucurbita pepo), includes the common summer and autumn pumpkins and the bush pumpkins, and the other (Cucurbita...
Common Rosefinch ‘Carpodacus erythrinus’
IDENTIFICATION - Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) is the only widespread rosefinch in Europe and Asia. Everyone is likely to be encountered this beautiful rosefinch...