The Guinea Turaco
The Guinea turaco (Tauraco persa), also known as the green turaco,. It
is found in forests of West and Central Africa, ranging from Senegal
east to DR Congo and south to northern Angola. It lays two eggs in a
tree platform nest. This species is a common in climax forest with plentiful tall trees. It feeds on fruit and blossoms.
The Vivid Green Magpie,
The most
beautiful green magpie (Scientists name is Cissa Chinensis,) is a member of the
crow family, approximately about the size of the Eurasian jay or a touch
smaller. The magpie is a vivid green in color, marginally lighter on the
underside and has a thick black stripe from the bill to the nape. The bird is compared
to the other members of its genus; the white-tipped tail is fairly long. This
all contrasts vividly with the red fleshy eye rims, bill and legs.
The wings are
reddish maroon. Well, the bird can be found
from the lower Himalayas in north eastern India in a broad south easterly band
down into central Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and northwestern Borneo in
evergreen forest including bamboo forest, clearings and scrub. The Magpie bird
naturally searching food both on the ground and in trees, and takes a very high
percentage of animal prey from myriad invertebrates, small reptiles, mammals
and young birds and eggs. It will also take flesh from a carcass. The bird
naturally built nests in trees, large shrubs and every so often in tangles of different
climbing vines. Moreover, the nests usually four to six eggs laid. Moreover,
the bird voice is quite varied but frequently a harsh peep-peep. It also likes
to frequently whistles and chatters. The Green Magpie is classified as
Least Concern, but it does not fall in more at risk category. The Green Magpie
is widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
Whiskered Treeswift
The whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) is a
species of bird in the Hemiprocnidae family. It is found in Brunei,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its
natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests,
subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical
moist montane forests.
Turquoise-Browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa)
A colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family,
Momotidae. It inhabits Central America from south-east Mexico (mostly
the Yucatán Peninsula), to Costa Rica, where it is common and not
considered threatened. It lives in fairly open habitats such as forest
edge, gallery forest and scrubland. It is more conspicuous than other
motmots, often perching in the open on wires and fences. From these
perches it scans for prey, such as insects and small reptiles. White
eggs (3–6) are laid in a long tunnel nest in an earth bank or sometimes
in a quarry or fresh-water well. Its name originates from the turquoise
color of its brow.
Asian Paradise Flycatcher
The Asian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) is a medium-sized
passerine bird native to Asia. Males have elongated central tail
feathers, and in some populations a black and rufous plumage while
others have white plumage. Females are short-tailed with rufous wings
and a black head. They feed on insects, which they capture in the air
often below a densely canopied tree.
Diederik Cuckoo
The diederik cuckoo, formerly dideric cuckoo or didric
cuckoo, and sometimes called Diederik's cuckoo, is a member of the
cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the
roadrunners, the anis, and the hoatzin.
Scientific name: Chrysococcyx caprius
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Chrysococcyx
Scientific name: Chrysococcyx caprius
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Chrysococcyx
Asian Golden Weaver Male
The Asian golden weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus) is a species of bird in
the Ploceidae family. It is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar,
Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical
seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and arable land.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gray Hawk - 1st Record For California
A Santa Barbara birder saw a hawk perched on a
wire in Carpinteria, California, November 25, 2012 and photographed it.
He didn't recognize it as one of the local resident hawks and consulted
with others as to the identity of this hawk, and it turned out that it
was a juvenile Gray Hawk in its 2nd or 3rd year. This bird was a true
vagrant and the 1st documented California record. The nearest area where
this bird can be found in any numbers is Southern Arizona, Truly, this
hawk was a long ways from home. It remained at this location into 2013
and then disappeared just before spring. Speculation was, would it
return in the coming winter, and low and behold it did, and spent the
winter of 2013 and 2014. Again it disappeared and everyone wondered. It
again showed up in December, and is on course to spend the winter of
2014 and 2015. Not only did it return for the 3rd winter, it's in the
same exact area where it was first found and photographed.
Holland Honeyeater Bird
It is mostly black and white, with a large yellow wing
patch and yellow sides on the tail. It has a small white ear patch, a
thin white whisker at the base of the bill and a white eye. This
honeyeater is an active bird, and rarely sits still long enough to give
an extended view. Females are slightly smaller in size. Young birds are
browner and have a grey eye. It's range extends throughout southern Australia, from about Brisbane, Queensland, to just north of Perth, Western Australia.
Hyacinth Macaw
The hyacinth macaw, or hyacinthine macaw, is a parrot
native to central and eastern South America. With a length of about 100
cm it is longer than any other species of parrot. It is the largest
macaw and the largest flying parrot species, though the flightless
kakapo of New Zealand can outweigh it at up to 3.5 kg. While generally
easily recognized, it can be confused with the far rarer and smaller
Lear's macaw. Habitat loss and trapping wild birds for the pet trade has
taken a heavy toll on their population in the wild, and as a result the
species is classified as endangered on the International Union for
Conservation of Nature's Red List, and it is protected by its listing on
Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
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