Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name: Blue-streaked Lory Scientific Name: Eos reticulata Life Span: 20 to 30 years Size: 12 inches or 31 centimeters Habitat: coconut groves, mangroves, forests, and plantations Country of Origin: Indonesia Overview The Blue-streaked Lory is a cousin of the Red Lory. These birds can learn how to talk, outgoing, […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name: Black-capped Lory Scientific Name: Lorius lory Life Span: 5 – 25 years Size: 31 centimeters (12.2 in.) Habitat: Primary forest and woodlands Country of Origin: Papua New Guinea Overview The Black-capped Lory is just one of the brush-tongued parrot regarded as the best pet, especially for larger lorries. […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name: Black Lory Scientific Name: Chalcopsitta atra Life Span: 18 years Size: 32 centimeters (13 in.) Habitat: tropical forests, mangroves Country of Origin: Papua New Guinea Overview The exotic black lory also well-known as “rajah lory” and sometimes as “red-quilled lory.” It is a blackish parrot about medium-size, with […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name White-winged Crossbill / Two-barred crossbill Scientific Name Loxia leucoptera Size 15 cm Life Span 4 years Habitat Coniferous forests Country of Origin North America Physical Description Adult Male Beak rather lengthy, corpulent at the root, where it is higher than comprehensive, remarkably packed near the end, the bones towards […] More
Image Source Scientific facts Scientific name Loxia leucoptera Mass 29 g (Adult) Phylum Chordata Higher classification Crossbill Description Two-barred Crossbills are somewhat minor than Crossbills and have more slim beaks, which are still comparatively robust and crossed. Birds in all feathers have 2 extensive and characteristic white strips on each wing, expansion towards their vertebral […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Scientific name Melamprosops phaeosoma Class Aves Family Fringillidae Subfamily Carduelinae Description The poʻo-uli is coffee above and grayish-white underneath, with a comprehensive dark mask extending in arrears the eye. Grownups are silvery-gray overhead the mask, covering into tan at the top, with a bold, light cover just in arrears the mask. […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name Palila Scientific Name Loxioides bailleui Lifespan 13 Years Size 6 – 7.5 inches Mass 37.85 grams Habitat The Hawaiian tropical rainforests belt at about 3,000–4,500 feet elevation Range The upper slopes of Mauna Kea, Hawaii Information & Physical Appearance Scientifically referred to as Loxioides bailleui, the palila is one […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name Maui Parrotbill Scientific Name Pseudonestor xanthophrys Lifespan Up to 16 Years Size 5.5 inches Mass 0.71 – 0.88oz. Habitat Mesic and wet forests Country of Origin Maui, Hawaii Information & Physical Description The Maui parrotbill, scientifically referred to as Pseudonestor xanthophrys, is part of the phylum Chordata, family Fringillidae, genus […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name ʻIʻiwi Scientific Name Drepanis coccinea Lifespan No data available Size 6 inches Mass 16 – 20 grams Habitat Mesic and wet forests Origin Hawaiian Islands Information & Physical Appearance Scientifically referred to as Drepanis coccinea, the adult Iwii bird (originally transcribed as ʻIʻiwi), is mostly scarlet in color, […] More