Author: Marry J.T

Some soar from country to country, even continent to continent, escaping freezing temperatures. Others are residents of one particular habitat and remain there all year round. To achieve this some birds have developed various survival tactics passed on from generation to generation, such as how and where to get food, or how to build a…

Covered in a plethora of varying fiery shades red, orange and yellow makes this tiny bird burn brightly where ever he goes. Meet the Flame-colored tanager The flame-colored tanager (Piranga bidentata), formerly known as the stripe-backed tanager, is a medium-sized American songbird in the Cardinalidae family. Measuring a mere 7.1 to 7.5 inches long the male’s head and underparts are red-orange, becoming…

A stout bespeckled little bird is only enhanced by a beautiful mosaic of contrasting lime green, yellow, and blue! Meet The Blue-naped Chlorophonia The blue-naped chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) male has a green hood, throat, and wings with blue on the back of the neck that extends toward the mantle and rump. The underparts are yellow. The female…

Covered in vibrant green plumage, the male has a dark “comma” like marking behind the eye making him quite hard to spot! A luminous green bird with an umbrella-liked head is often overlooked as it sits motionless, well camouflaged in the overhead canopy. Meet the Green broadbill The green broadbill is a small species of…

Outstanding white barring and a finely flecked head stand out in contrast to a bright red cap! Meet The White-barred Piculet The white-barred piculet (Picumnus cirratus) measures between 9 and 10cm (3.5 and 3.9 inches) long. Males of this species have red streaks or a red patch on their fore-crown. The rest of his crown is black,…

A jaw-droppingly beautiful bird with striking neon cobalt blues and purples struggles for survival in its rapidly disappearing habitat! An unusually quiet bird, it clings onto survival in the rapidly disappearing patches of humid forests in eastern Brazil. Meet the Banded Cotinga The male of this species is decked out in shimmering shades of neon…

The “Lord God bird” may have risen from the dead. Ornithologists say the ivory-billed woodpecker, a bird given its rather devout-sopunding nickname because of its large size, may still be out there in the remote hardwood forests of Southeastern U.S, even though the last confirmed sighting of the bird occurred way back in 1944. The…

A small, very fast, but still easy to spot bird when you see one beсаuse of the conspicuous yellow and black markings and unique tail pattern, and not one, but two songs! Meet the Magnolia wагbler Photo Courtesy of ALAN SCHMIERER / Public domain The magnolia wагbler (Setophaga magnolia), is a member of the wood wагbler Parulidae family. A moderately small bird, it…

A cute little songbird with a highly distinctive, perfectly framed dark chocolate crest. Meet the Taiwan yuhina The Taiwan yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), also known as Formosan yuhina, is a medium-sized yuhina measuring 13 cm in length. They sport a black mustachioed face, a white throat, and greyish underparts. The wings are a shade of olive-green white the feet yellow…

A small brightly colored bird covered in heavily streaked, iridescent pastel tones of yellow and blue! Meet the Gilt-edged Tanger The gilt-edged tanager (Tangara cyanoventris), is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. The male of this species is easy to spot with his unstreaked bright yellow head. He also has a heavy streaked bright yellow back, black…