Author: Marry J.T

  Somewhat looking like a blindingly bright exclamation mark at your bird feeder, this bird makes a visual statement wherever he goes! Meet the Rose-crested Grosbeak The rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), colloquially called “cut-throat” due to its coloration, is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal Cardinalidae family. The main characteristic of this species is the massive, dusky horn-colored, cone-shaped bill,…

Strategiсаlly Placed Wһіte Eye-liner Along With Beautiful Bands Of Bright Red Make This Bird Pop In A Delightfully Unexpected Way! Meet the Knysna turaco Photo Courtesy of Instagram/serfonteinfanie The Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix), is an unmistakable bird measuring 40 – 42 cm long, including the tail. The most conspicuous feаture of this bird has to be the red primary…

A beautiful blue and wһіte bird with plumage so stylish, it looks like he is wearing a perfect tuxedo accessorized bespeckled with pale blue eуe-rings! Meet the Blue vanga The blue vanga (Cyanolanius mаdagasсаrinus), is a bird ѕрeсіeѕ in the Vangidae family. Males are bright blue in color, with a bɩасk line thгoᴜɡһ the eуe that exteпds all the way…

A brightly bristled bird covered in a psychedelic array of colors sporting a conspicuous blue or yellow mustache! Meet the Versicolored barbet The versicolored barbet (Eubucco versicolor), is a very colorful species of bird in the Capitonidae family, the New World barbets. A multicolored bird with, like all barbets, a very sturdy bill. Subspecies of this bird differ in their appearance,…

Wearing bright blue eyeliner and equally blue carefully crafted stylized sideburns, make these large jays more than a little striking in his suit of pale yellow and black. Meet the Plush Crested Jay The plush-crested jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) is an elegant medium-sized bird with underparts, chin, throat, neck sides, and breast that are black. The rest of…

A medium-sized iridescent blue to glossy green bird with beautifully contrasting royal blue to violet flanks! Meet the Greater blue-eared starling The greater Blue-eared starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), is a glossy blue-green bird with a purple-blue belly and blue ear patch with contrasting royal blue to violet flanks. The eyes are a bright yellow-orange color. Both males and females are quite…

Brilliantly colored this bird is unmistakable with his coat of various vivid green, yellow, purple, and blue. Meet the Rainbow Finch The Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae), also known as the Lady Gouldian finch, Gould’s finch, or the rainbow finch, is a colorful passerine bird that is endemic to Australia. Measuring 4.7 – 5.9 inches in length, these birds weigh in at 0.49 – 0.53 oz.…

A Small, Though Stunning Bird, Whose Eye-catching Suit Of Turquoise Blue Is Offset By A Strategically Placed Patch Of Gold! The golden-naped tanager (Chalcothraupis ruficervix) is a species of bird colored in stunning turquoise. On his face, he sports a black mask that covers the throat area, the crown, and the sides of the head. On the…

  This bird’s beautiful blue plumage is enhanced to perfection by his equally beautiful dancing in his courtship display. Meet the Blue bird-of-paradise The blue bird-of-paradise (Paradisornis rudolphi), is a beautiful, relatively large species of bird-of-paradise. It is the only species in the Paradisornis genus but was previously included in the genus Paradisaea. Mostly black, this bird of paradise has a bluish-white…

A bird of the pheasant family found in rocky hill and scrub forests mainly on the Indian peninsular. Brightly colored, this bird is boldly spotted in a multitude of colors and sheens from emerald green to chestnut and russet brown. Meet the Painted spurfowl The painted spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata), is a bird of the pheasant family found in rocky hill and scrub…