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Striated Grasswren (Amytornis striatus)
An endemic species of Australian wren, the striated grasswren (Amytornis striatus) is a small, cryptically colored bird in the Maluridae family. It lives mainly...
Eyrean Grasswren (Amytornis goyderi)
Maluridae is a family of small grasswrens that includes the Eyrean grasswren. This bird is endemic to the arid regions of Central Australia and...
Slender-billed thornbill: The Elegance of Nature’s Gem
Slender-billed thornbill (Acanthiza iredalei) habitats are treeless expanses of shrub fields, whether samphire and blue-bush around salt lakes or meter-high heath on sandplains. The...
Oneonta Gorge – One of the Most Dramatic Chasms in Oregon
Oneonta Gorge lies in the Columbia River Gorge area of Oregon, in the United States. Because of its unique aquatic and woodland plants, the...
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea)
In the eucalypt forests and pine plantations of Southeast Australia, yellow-tailed black cockatoos call with long-carrying wailing cries as they fly slowly over the...
Tasmanian Thornbill: A Gem of Temperate Rainforests
Habitat: The Tasmanian Thornbill (Acanthiza ewingii) is found in temperate rainforests and wet sclerophyll shrubberies in Tasmania and islands in the Bass Strait. However,...