Author: Marry J.T

This Highly Vocal, Though Fashionably Dressed, Fluffy Cravat-Wearing, Pious Honeyeater Sports A Very Prominent Horn At The Base Of His Bill! Photo Courtesy of Picuki|@petro1955 The noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus) is a large member of the honeyeater family measuring 31 – 36 cm (12 – 14) in length. It has a highly distinctive black bald head, mostly grey-brown plumage…

Wearing A Perfectly Contrasting Tuxedo Of Snow White And Startling Bright Blue This Bird Looks Even More Distinguished With His Bespeckled Face – Meet The Blue Vanga! The blue vanga (Cyanolanius madagascarinus), is a bird species in the Vangidae family. Males are bright blue in color, with a black line through the eye that extends all the way to the…

A beautiful bird covered head to tail in bold, vivid, metallic shades of green, yellow, and ultra-violet blue on the throat and wings. Meet the Golden-breasted Starling The golden-breasted starling (Lamprotornis regius), is also known as sometimes known as the royal starling for good reason. This species’s head is a metallic shade of green, with the upper back being…

A highly attractive little bird who unleashes his secret weapon of apricot-colored feathers (usually concealed beneath the wings) and an iridescent blue throat right when he needs it most, the Olive-backed Sunbird! Meet the Olive-backed Sunbird The olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis), also known as the yellow-bellied sunbird is small in size, only around 12 cm long. The male of…

The Malayan banded pitta (Hydrornis irena), is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. An extremely colorful bird that sports a black head with a yellow/orange streak above both eyes, an orange nape, and a lemon-yellow throat. The chest area is barred with orange and dark blue finishing with a blue belly. The back is a chestnut brown…

The Crimson-collared Tanager, Ramphocelus sanguinolentus, is a small Mesoamerican songbird. Averaging 19–20 cm (7.5–8 in) in length, adult plumage is black with a red collar covering the nape, neck, and breast. All tail coverts are also red. The bill is striking pale blue and the legs are a shade of blue-gray. Females, on average, are duller than…

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The Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis), is a medium-sized (up to 50 cm long) bird in the Phasianidae family . This bird has iridescent blue-green plumage topped off with an iridescent green mohawk. His belly is black with white stripes above and below. His brown eyes contrast beautifully with his colorful plumage. Don’t forget his eyecatching peacock-like tail, each…

As bird lovers, we all have a bucket list of where we want to go, and one country we have to put on that list is Peru. A country with one of the most diverse bird species, and scenic views in the world, many bird lovers are quite stunned. This makes it a must-see for…

The rufous-crested coquette (Lophornis delattrei), is a species of hummingbird native to the tropical slopes of pacific South America. The adult male has a crest of orange feathers tipped with black, extending from a head covered in rufous plumage. A band of white feathers crosses his rump, with brown, orange, and green tail feathers extending posteriorly from it. His belly…