Humpback Whale – Recovering Population
Fact Files
Meerkat – Desert Scout
Houtbay World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary, in Cape Town, South Africa – Photo Credit: Marc Erickson
Tawny Frogmouth – No, Its Not an Owl or a Puppet
Hello I’m a real bird not a puppet!
The tawny frogmouth is a species of bird native to Australasia, found across Australia and Tasmania. It favours tropical forested savannahs and open woodlands as its habitat. Often mistaken as part of the owl family, the strange-looking big-mouth is in fact part of the frogmouth family which is quite closely related to both nightjars and oilbirds.
Nightjars, Potoos, Frogmouths and Relatives
Common Nightjar
The nightjars and their relatives: potoos, frogmouths, oilbirds and owlet-nightjars make up a funny looking group of semi-owl-looking medium size birds. They are a mostly nocturnal group so they all have big eyes. They are somewhat spread out geographically living in Southeast Asia, Australia, as well as Central and South America.
