Category Archives: Bird Species

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 [...]

Pheasant Coucal Bird Species Information, Health, Diet and Nutrition

By Nik | January 20, 2010

Pheasant Coucal Bird:
The pheasant coucal is a ground dwelling bird with short wings that are roundish in shape and a long tail. It is a species of cuckoos and belongs to the cuculidae family. When breeding, the plumage on the head, neck, and belly take on a black hue. The upper body and wings become [...]

Blue-faced Honeyeater Species Information, Diet, Health, Breeding Season

By Nik | January 20, 2010

Blue-faced Honeyeater
The Blue-faced Honeyeater is one of the many birds of the honeyeater family, which is widely found across New Guinea and the northern and eastern coastal areas of Australia. The bird is what is known as a passerine – essentially perching birds that are usually also songbirds. Passerines tend to be relatively small in [...]