The national bird of Brazil is rufous-bellied thrush which is a lovely songbird of South America is biologically known as Turdus rufiventris and it belongs to Thrush family in birds. Brazilians call it as sabiá-laranjeira in their native Portuguese language. The rufous-bellied thrush has been the state bird of Sao Paulo since 1966. This cute songbird inhabits […]
A reddish brown oven bird is found in South America which is known as Rufous hornero and it is declared officially as the National Bird of Argentina. It is commonly known as Red Ovenbird and its range includes southeastern and southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern and central Argentina extending as far south as […]
The largest species from the tegu is found in Argentina which is commonly known as the Argentine Giant Tegu. Tegus are lizards belonging to the Teiidae family that are mainly endemic to the Central and South America. This black and white colored Argentine tegu is scientifically called as Tupinambis merianae which prefers to live […]
4 interesting facts about the southern ground hornbill The global population size of the largest hornbill of the lovely planet has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be widespread and common but sparse. The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri; formerly known as Bucorvus cafer) is a large bird, at 90 to 129 […]
5 images of the Grey Shoebill of the central tropical Africa 1- The shoebill is distributed in freshwater swamps of central tropical Africa, from southern Sudan through parts of eastern Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, western Tanzania and northern Zambia. 2- The Shoebill is a large stork-like bird and it derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill. […]
Coconut octopus is an astonishing creature which is native to the sandy bottoms in bays or lagoons of the Pacific ocean. It is also known as veined octopus and biologically named as Amphioctopus marginatus having a surprising feature of frequently burying itself in the sand with only its eyes uncovered. Coconut octopus commonly preys upon shrimp, […]
Diversified landscape of Madagascar which has remained far from the human intervention for millions of years, has become the source of tremendous and unique flora and fauna on the planet earth. We time to time add posts related to the landscape, flora and fauna of Madagascar and today we’ll also […]
Fossa is an amazing cat like mammal native to the rain forests of Madagascar which is also the largest carnivore of this African country and it is closely relating to the Mongoose family. Fossa might live for fifteen years and the adult weighs 15.5 to 26.5 lbs (7 to 12 kg) on […]
Rosellas are small colorful and pretty parrots endemic to Australia ranging in size from 26–37 cm (10–14.5 in) with long tails. Rosellas live in the shrub lands, woodlands, parks and farmlands of Australia and its neighboring small islands. Rosella feed predominantly on seeds and fruit, with food held in the foot. They enjoy bathing in puddles of water in […]
Bird fauna of Pakistan is predominantly Palearctic, especially in the winter time with an influx of migrant species. When it comes to the family Anatidae, Pakistan is home to many waterfowls, ducks, geese and swans. Few of them are native and majority is the migrant birds that stay in the moderate regions of Pakistan for […]