Monthly Archives: January 2010

Little Egret Bird Species Information, Health, Diet and Nutrition

By Nik | January 27, 2010

Little Egret Species of Bird:
The little egret is a species of wading bird that is one of the few birds that owes its massive success and survival as a species to its migratory pattern. In evolutionary terms, this bird is extremely old and is quite widespread across all continents. Its success lies in the fact [...]

Glossy Ibis Bird Species Information, Health, Diet and Nutrition

By Nik | January 27, 2010

Glossy Ibis Bird:
The ibis is a species of birds that are classified as wading birds. These are birds that are native to most continents. The theory is that this is one of the old world birds that have existed during a time when the continents of Africa and South America were connected. This is was [...]

Black Kite Bird Species Information, Health, Diet and Nutrition

By Nik | January 27, 2010

Black Kite Bird:
The black kite is a bird of prey that is part of the family of eagles, buzzards, and other raptors. This is a bird that is ubiquitous with nearly every part of the world except the Americas. The bird can be identified with its characteristic eagle-like look but its plumage is largely consistent [...]

Wedge-Tailed Eagle Bird Species Information, Diet | Wedge-Tailed Eagle Health

By Nik | January 27, 2010

Wedge-Tailed Eagle Bird:
The Wedge-tailed eagle, also popularly known as the eaglehawk, is one of the world’s largest eagles and the largest raptor known to man. The bird is characterized by its long, large wings and the distinctive wedge shaped tail. The eaglehawk also has fully feathered legs which makes it appear extremely large.
The wedge tailed [...]

Tawny Frogmouth Bird Species Information, Diet | Tawny Frogmouth Health

By Nik | January 27, 2010

Tawny Frogmouth Bird:
The Tawny Frogmouth, is an Australian bird which is found in the mainland of the continent, New Guinea, and Tasmania. The bird looks like an owl and is often mistaken as belonging to a subspecies of an owl. There are several colloquial names for the frogmouth, the most common being mopoke or morepork. [...]

Chowchilla Bird Species Information, Diet | Chowchilla Health

By Nik | January 27, 2010

Chowchilla Bird:
The Chowchilla belongs to the order of Passeriformes, to which more than half of the birds in the entire world belong. This bird can only survive in wet tropics and therefore is native only to Australia and is not even found in the neighboring Tasmania.  The bird is usually found in the upland rainforest [...]

Brolga Bird Species Information, Diet | Brolga Health

By Nik | January 27, 2010

Brolga Bird:
The Brolga (Grus rubicund) is one of the largest flying birds found in Australia, commonly called as Australian Crane. Brolga is one of the cranes which are found in Australia, the other crane is known as Sarus. The brolga, also the official bird emblem of the state of Queensland, is a tall and slender [...]

Black Falcon Bird Species Information, Diet | Black Falcon Health

By Nik | January 27, 2010

Black Falcon Bird:
The Black Falcon is a large falcon that is a native of Australia and is not naturally found in any other place in the country. The black falcon is the largest of all falcons found in Australia. The bird is found mainly in open grassy areas or woodlands in the northern parts of [...]

Whiskered Tern Bird Species Information, Health, Diet and Nutrition

By Nik | January 20, 2010

Whiskered Tern Bird:
The whiskered tern is a small, plump marsh tern. It is also referred to as the black fronted tern or marsh tern. It is a sea bird which belongs to the tern family and has many different races which differ in size and plumage. During breeding its cheeks and sides of the neck [...]

Rufous Owl Bird Species Information, Health, Diet and Nutrition

By Nik | January 20, 2010

Rufous Owl:
The rufous owl lives in rainforests, wet dense forested areas and the surrounding woodlands. During the day it roosts in leafy trees. A rufous owl has a dark rufous colored forehead, crown, nape, back and upper wings. There is also a fine light brown barring on these areas. There are broader bars on the [...]