The Yellow-Shafted Flicker Bird

The yellow-shafted flicker (Colaptes auratus auratus) resides in easternNorth America. They are yellow under the tail and underwings and have yellow shafts on their primaries. They have a grey cap, a beige face and a red bar at the nape of their neck. Males have a black oustache. Colaptes comes from the Greek verb colapt, to peck. Auratus is from the Latin root aurat, meaning "gold" or "golden" and refers to the bird's underwing.

Yellow Streaked Lory

The yellowish-streaked lory (Chalcopsitta scintillata), also known as the streaked lory or yellow-streaked lory, is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. Copyright : Irawan S

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Malabar Parrot

The Blue Winged Parakeet known as Malabar Parakeet is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. The Malabar Parakeet has beautifully colored plumage, female Malabar Parakeet has a grey face, a black beak and a single black collar.

Asian paradise flycatcher bird

The Asian paradise flycatcher 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. Asian paradise flycatchers feed on insects.Paradise-flycatchers used to be classified with the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, but are now placed in the family Monarchidae together with monarch flycatchers.

Fischer's Lovebird

The Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri) is a small parrot species of the Agapornis genus. Fischer's Lovebirds are native to a small area of east-central Africa, south and southeast of Lake Victoria in northern Tanzania.

Orange-cheeked Waxbill

The orange-cheeked waxbill lives in small family parties or flocks of thirty of more individuals. Their high-pitched peeps are the best clue of their presence. Like most estridids, they are very acrobatic in their movements on twigs and grass stems, "climbing" up and down verticals and hanging upside down while feeding. Males usually have brighter orange patches on the abdomen.

Spanish Wildlife Kingfisher

This is the first of a series of shorts about spanish wildlife. Just image and sound, 90 seconds into our natural world.
Featuring: The European Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).
We spent several days with this female trying to document its amazing hunting skills. It was really a pleasure to work with such cooperative individual.

Photography: Alberto Saiz & Nacho Ruiz
Editon: Nacho Ruiz
Postproduction: Alberto Saiz
Shot on the Red Epic.
Special thanks to Paco Segarra & César Pastor.
Produced by NaturaHD Films for Fundación Aquae.

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WILDLIFE IN 90 SECONDS:The European Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) from NaturaHD Films on Vimeo.