Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus notabilis), at Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador by Clayton Burne.
Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager.
Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus notabilis), at Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador by Clayton Burne.
Posted by Birdwatching on Sunday, February 28, 2016
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) in Australia
Crimson Rosella
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) in Australia
Posted by Birds on Monday, February 8, 2016
The Red-billed Streamertail
The enchanting red-billed streamertail or “Trochilus polytmus,” is also known as the doctor bird, scissor-tail or scissors tail hummingbird, is indigenous to Jamaica. The Red-billed Streamertail is most abundant and widespread member of the hummingbird family. This is national bird of Jamaica, and many authorities considers a separate species, however some conspecific with the black-billed streamertail. Jamaica is the only place in the world where the Red-billed Streamertail can be found the splendor of this marvelous hummingbird.
The bird is stunning creation of God and mostly found in the line from Morant Bay following the Morant River and Ginger House and the Middle of Rio Grande to Port Antonio. The Red-billed is the most easily observable Jamaican endemic bird and is well represented in Jamaican folklore, and killing these birds is considered to bring bad fortune on one’s self in most parts of rural Jamaica. The male hummingbird outermost rectrices is six to seven in long, for longer than its bearer’s body. The female bird lack the elongated rectrices and largely white below.
Though, trailing behind the flying hummingbird like thin black streamers, these feathers make a humming sound. The bird feed is mainly nectar from flowers with the help of long extendable tongue or catch small insects on the wing. This is most beautiful bird in Jamaica, and some say the most beautiful bird in the world, is the streamer-tail or doctor humming-bird. The male bird is 4.5 inches without streamers while crown and tail are black. The body is a bright iridescent green, however female’s crown neck and back are pale green. Moreover the lores are pale brown, the wings dark brown, and the tail black with outer feathers tipped with white. The underparts are white. The bill has a dark brown upper mandible and pinkish-brown lower mandible.
The bird voice is loud, metallic-sounding ‘ting, ting, ting’ repeated several times or a prolonged “tee-tee-tee…” often heard as a distress call. Normally bird nest is compact build with plant materials, spider web and camouflaged with lichens. The breeding season round the year however, October to March is the key months. The bird is most abundant in closed forest, but is a common garden bird and a popular garden-feeder species. The bird likes to eat nectar, spiders and small insects. Source: Charismatic Planet
The bird is stunning creation of God and mostly found in the line from Morant Bay following the Morant River and Ginger House and the Middle of Rio Grande to Port Antonio. The Red-billed is the most easily observable Jamaican endemic bird and is well represented in Jamaican folklore, and killing these birds is considered to bring bad fortune on one’s self in most parts of rural Jamaica. The male hummingbird outermost rectrices is six to seven in long, for longer than its bearer’s body. The female bird lack the elongated rectrices and largely white below.
Though, trailing behind the flying hummingbird like thin black streamers, these feathers make a humming sound. The bird feed is mainly nectar from flowers with the help of long extendable tongue or catch small insects on the wing. This is most beautiful bird in Jamaica, and some say the most beautiful bird in the world, is the streamer-tail or doctor humming-bird. The male bird is 4.5 inches without streamers while crown and tail are black. The body is a bright iridescent green, however female’s crown neck and back are pale green. Moreover the lores are pale brown, the wings dark brown, and the tail black with outer feathers tipped with white. The underparts are white. The bill has a dark brown upper mandible and pinkish-brown lower mandible.
The bird voice is loud, metallic-sounding ‘ting, ting, ting’ repeated several times or a prolonged “tee-tee-tee…” often heard as a distress call. Normally bird nest is compact build with plant materials, spider web and camouflaged with lichens. The breeding season round the year however, October to March is the key months. The bird is most abundant in closed forest, but is a common garden bird and a popular garden-feeder species. The bird likes to eat nectar, spiders and small insects. Source: Charismatic Planet
The Vulturine Guineafowl
The
vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum) is the largest extant
species of guineafowl. Systematically, it is only distantly related to
other guineafowl genera. Its closest living relative, the white breasted
guineafowl, Agelastes meleagrides inhabit primary forests in Central
Africa. It is a member of the bird family Numididae, and is the only
member of the genus Acryllium. It is a resident breeder in northeast
Africa, from southern Ethiopia through Kenya and just into northern
Tanzania.
The Knysna Turaco (Tauraco corythaix)
The Knysna Turaco (Tauraco corythaix), or, in South Africa, Knysna
Lourie is a resident breeder in the mature evergreen forests of southern
and eastern South Africa, and Swaziland.
Inca Tern: The Magnificent Moustache Bird
Birds are beautiful creations of
God, enticing human beings by vibrant colors. Every bird is special because of
diverse attractions, colors, calls, tails, etc. Here we’re introducing you a
unique bird which has Moustache. The bird name is Inca Tern with splendid
Moustache might be the one with dark grey plumaged Inca tern of the family
Sternidae that sports the most splendid whiskers. The Moustache bird is a
seabird is the only member of the genus Larosterna.
The Bougainville Moustached
kingfisher features a pair of attractive Dali-like white handlebar moustache of
specialized feathers that grow out from the fleshy yellow gape at the corners
of its dazzling red beak. The interesting point is that, the dashing moustache
is not male oriented also shared by females as well. The exclusive bird tends
to breed along the west coast of South America from northern Peru to central
Chile. This was the region once ruled by the valiant Inca Empire which gives
the species its name. It's a gregarious species, nesting in colonies of quite a
lot of thousand birds elaborate courtship includes a "high flight"
with the male nippily ascending to several hundred feet, pursued by the female
bird. Hence, they often return to the same nest site for several years in a
row, and both parents incubate and care for the chicks.
However, a strange ornament and
matter of pride the bird’s moustache length is reliable signal of its body
condition. The longer moustache refers to healthier the birds. Thus, the longer
moustaches tend to mate together and have more and larger chicks. Moreover, the
cold nutrient-rich Humboldt Existing flows just off-shore, carrying with it
swarms of small ocean fish such as anchovies which the bird feeds on. The Inca
Tern spots its prey from the air, and then dives into the water to grab foods
with its pointed beak. The majestically beautiful birds also scavenge scraps
from sea lions, dolphins, and fishing boats, but small fishes are its main
diet.
Therefore, decline of anchovy
stocks due to commercial fishing and too much guano harvesting finishes
breeding ground has led to major drop in population of the Inca tern. However,
the bird was in great numbers in the millions, however, due to above facts, the
existing population assessment is just over 150,000 birds, and the endanger species
is now listed as near threatened by the International Union for the
Conservation of Nature. Though fishing for anchovies has been banned in Peru,
and guano harvesting is also regulated, but natural factors such as recurring
cyclones and predators such as rats and cats on some islands can also prevent
nesting or decrease breeding success.
Unique Andean Chocó
Jewel of the forest: At Tanagers Reserve in Colombia, unique Andean Chocó rainforest shelters not just rare tanagers but more than 250 other #bird species, including the gem-colored Velvet-purple Coronet, a species of hummingbird.
Birds-of-Paradise Project Introduction
The Birds-of-Paradise Project reveals the astounding beauty of 39 of the
most exquisitely specialized animals on earth. After 8 years and 18
expeditions to New Guinea, Australia, and nearby islands, Cornell Lab
scientist Ed Scholes and National Geographic photojournalist Tim Laman
succeeded in capturing images of all 39 species in the bird-of-paradise
family for the first time ever. This trailer gives a sense of their
monumental undertaking and the spectacular footage that resulted. Filmed
by Tim Laman, Ed Scholes, and Eric Liner.
The Blue Finch or Yellow-billed Blue Finch
The
Blue Finch or Yellow-billed Blue Finch (Porphyrospiza caerulescens) is a
species of bird in the Thraupidae (tanager-family). Sometimes
classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, a
recent study has shown it to belong in the Thraupidae. It is found in
Bolivia and Brazil. Its natural habitat is dry savanna (cerrado). It is
becoming rare due to habitat loss. Photo: Peter van Zoest.
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