Tag Archives: birds

Nature’s Mimic: The Lyrebird

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

There are two species of lyrebird: Superb Lyrebird and Albert’s Lyrebird.  These are birds that live on the ground and are found in Australia.  They were considered ‘Not Threatened’, but that changed to ‘Near Threatened’ after the fires a few … Continue reading →

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The Rupicola Family: Cock-of-the-Rock Birds

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I was always fascinated by these birds as a kid because the males are very colorful.  I grew up to see that their had a chuckle-inducing name: Cock-of-the-Rock.  Both species are found in South America and are not threatened.  Let’s … Continue reading →

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Beep Beep or Meep Meep? Either Way, It’s the Roadrunner

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Oddly enough, there are people out there who don’t know that roadrunners are a real animal.  They think it’s only a cartoon character named because it is always running on the road.  After you get them to realize it’s real, … Continue reading →

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The World’s Heaviest Parrot: The Kakapo

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I forgot when I stumbled onto this critically endangered bird.  The Kakapo is found in New Zealand and there are only 248 alive in the world.  The threats that they face are numerous including genetic inbreeding and infertility.  These were … Continue reading →

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The Harpiinae Family: 1 Hawk and 3 Eagles

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I was looking for non-mammals and stumbled onto this curious subfamily of birds of prey.  They are called the Harpiinae, which have large broad-winged birds.  Let me break them down: Bat Hawk– This is the 1 hawk in the group … Continue reading →

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#5 of 2022: The Flamingo Post!

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(It’s that time of year where I repost the Top 5 of the previous year.  Always fun to see which posts got the most attention.  As usual, I only picked from the ones that were posted for the first time … Continue reading →

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The Umbrellabirds! (Sounds like a Decent Rock Band)

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Been looking for some birds to do, but so many species have tons of subspecies.  So, they seemed to massive to tackle.  Then, I found these guys who were named by Sir Alfred Wallace in the 1800’s. Umbrellabirds get their … Continue reading →

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The Smallest Ratite: The Kiwi

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

As promised, here is the 5th ratite, which is a family of flightless birds.  Unlike the emu, ostrich, rhea, and cassowary, the kiwi is small.  Some are no bigger than a domestic chicken.  They are also endangered, so there are … Continue reading →

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The Tall, Long-Necked Ratites

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally, I was going to do a post for each one, but I found that the subspecies all looked the same.  That was becoming an issue for previous posts where I didn’t know if I had the right subspecies.  So, … Continue reading →

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The Kagu: Last of the Rhynochetos

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

First, Rhynochetos is this genus of this animal.  Second, the Kagu is a bird, which might have thrown a few people off if they didn’t see the pictures.  I don’t even remember how I stumbled onto this one. The Kagu … Continue reading →

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