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🌍🌏 Common Blackbird, female (Turdus merula) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #CommonBlackbird #EurasianBlackbird #Blackbird | #Blackbirds #TrueThrushes #Thrushes #ThrushFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by susannp4🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌍🌏 Common Blackbird, female (Turdus merula)

The female Common or Eurasian Blackbird has an overall sooty-brown plumage, contrasting with the male's glossy black. Her breast is often mottled or streaked with darker brown. She has a brown bill and brown legs and feet. Widespread across Europe, North Africa, and Asia, they are often found in gardens, parks, woodlands, and hedgerows. Typically seen hopping on the ground while foraging for insects, worms, and berries. They are generally solitary but pair up during the breeding season. Several subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Fun fact: The female is solely responsible for constructing the nest. She weaves a solid, cup-shaped structure out of grass stems and small twigs, then packs it with mud and lines it with finer grasses.

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October 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM Everybody can reply

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New addition! 🌍 Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea) #AfricanBirds | #WattledStarling #CreatophoraCinerea | #Starlings #StarlingFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by dragh🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌍 Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea)

The Wattled Starling is a medium-sized bird, mainly grey with a white rump and black flight feathers. Breeding males sport a distinctive featherless yellow and black head with dangling black wattles on the crown and throat. It is a nomadic species distributed widely across eastern and southern Africa, preferring open, arid habitats and grasslands. Highly gregarious, they are found in large, erratic flocks that move in response to abundant insect food sources, such as locust swarms, and they breed colonially. No subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Fun fact: During the breeding season the male bird becomes almost completely bald on its head and develops dramatic, fleshy, black wattles on its forehead and throat. These features recede and the feathers grow back once the season is over!

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October 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM Everybody can reply

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White-Fronted Bee-Eaters seen on a boat safari at Kafue National Park, Zambia #Wildlife #whitefrontedbeeeaters #kafuenationalpark #zambia #BirdPerching #PerchingBirds #BlueSky #BoatSafari #meropsbullockoides #africanbirdphotography #Africanbirds #Bokeh #Dragon_fly #audobonbirds #AudobonSociety

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🌍🌏 Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds | #AlpineChough #YellowBilledChough #PyrrhocoraxGraculus | #Choughs #CrowFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by mzter🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌍🌏 Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)

The Alpine Chough (also known as the Yellow-billed Chough) has glossy black plumage, a short yellow bill, and red legs. It's distributed across high mountains from Spain through southern Europe, North Africa, to Central Asia and the Himalayas, often nesting higher than any other bird. These highly social birds are renowned for their acrobatic flight and are often seen in flocks. They are opportunistic, feeding on invertebrates and frequently scavenging near tourist sites in winter. Two subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Fun fact: The Alpine Chough is thought to nest at a higher altitude than any other bird in the world, with records of them following mountaineers up to over 8,000 meters on Mount Everest

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October 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM Everybody can reply

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🌏 Australian Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia castanotis) #AustralianBirds | #AustralianZebraFinch #ChestnutEaredFinch | #ZebraFinches #EstrildidFinches #Finches #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by TaniaVdB🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌏 Australian Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia castanotis)

The Australian Zebra Finch, also known as the Chestnut-eared Finch, is a small bird native to Central Australia. Males are more colourful, featuring orange cheek patches, black-striped chins, and spotted chestnut flanks; females are plain gray. They are widely distributed across the drier, central 75% of mainland Australia. These highly social, diurnal birds live in large flocks, mate for life, and breed in loose colonies, often following rainfall. Males are known for their complex songs. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Fun fact: Unlike most birds that scoop water and then tilt their heads back to let gravity help them swallow, the Zebra Finch uses a unique technique: they can sip and swallow water directly and continuously, allowing them to hydrate quickly.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

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October 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM Everybody can reply

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🌍🌏 Eurasian Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #EurasianChaffinch #CommonChaffinch #Chaffinch #FringillaCoelebs | #Chaffinches #TrueFinches #OldWorldFinches #Finches #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Drosera74🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌍🌏 Eurasian Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

The male Eurasian Chaffinch is colourful, with a blue-grey cap, rust-red breast, and prominent white wing bars. The female is duller brown/grey but shares the white wing markings. It is widespread across Europe, Northwest Africa, and Western Asia, favouring woodland, parks, and gardens. They are social outside the breeding season, forming flocks. Males have a loud, distinctive song. Eleven subspecies are currently recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Fun fact: Male Chaffinches have regional dialects in their song! Studies have shown slight differences in the typical song's final "flourish" depending on where in the country (or continent) the bird lives.

📷: Photo by Drosera74 via Pixabay
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September 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM Everybody can reply

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🌏 Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) #AsianBirds | #IndianPitta #PittaBrachyura | #Pittas #PittaFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by shankarn🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌏 Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)

The Indian Pitta is a brightly-coloured, plump, short-tailed bird with vibrant plumage including green, blue, buff, and red. It's native to the Indian subcontinent, breeding in central and northern India and the Himalayan foothills before migrating south for the winter. This shy, ground-dwelling bird forages for insects in the leaf litter of forests, scrublands, and gardens. No subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Fun fact: The Indian Pitta is more often heard than seen, known for its distinctive two-note "wheeeet-tieu" whistle, which it often calls at dawn and dusk.

📷: Photo by shankarn via Pixabay
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September 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM Everybody can reply

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🌎 Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds | #RoseBreastedGrosbeak #PheucticusLudovicianus | #Grosbeaks #CardinalFamily #Songbirds #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by simardfrancois🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌎 Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

The Rose-breasted Grosbeak is a striking bird with a large, conical bill and a distinctive rose-red triangular patch on its otherwise black and white breast. Females and juveniles are less colourful, with streaky brown and white plumage. The species breeds in deciduous and mixed forests across eastern North America, from Canada to the central United States. It's a migratory bird that spends its winters in Central and South America. They are often seen foraging in trees for insects, seeds, and berries, and are known for their sweet, melodious songs. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Fun fact: The species is sometimes colloquially referred to as the "cut-throat" due to the unique shape and colour of the red patch on the male's breast.

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September 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM Everybody can reply

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New addition! 🌍 Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) #EurasianBirds #PalearcticBirds #NorthAmericanBirds #AfricanBirds | #MeadowPipit #AnthusPratensis | #Pipits #WagtailFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by karsten_madsen🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌍 Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)

The Meadow Pipit is a small, slender bird with a brown back and a buff-coloured, heavily streaked breast. It has dull pink legs and a long hind claw. Meadow Pipits are common throughout the Palearctic, including much of Europe and Asia. They are migratory over most of their range but are year-round residents in western Europe. They prefer open habitats like grasslands, moorlands, and coastal marshes. No subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Fun fact: During the breeding season, the male Meadow Pipit performs a fluttering "parachute" display flight high in the air.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by karsten_madsen via Pixabay

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September 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM Everybody can reply

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🌍 Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #WesternYellowWagtail #YellowWagtail #MotacillaFlava | #Wagtails #WagtailFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Karsten Madsen ❤️🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

The Western Yellow Wagtail is a small, slender bird with a bright yellow underside and an olive-green back. Males are more vibrant than females. Its most notable feature is its constantly wagging tail, which gives it its name. They are found across Europe and Asia and migrate to Africa for the winter. It feeds on insects and lives in open, wet habitats. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Ten subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

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September 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM Everybody can reply

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🌍 Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus) #AfricanBirds | #SuperbStarling #LamprotornisSuperbus | #GlossyStarlings #Starlings #StarlingFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Jürgen_Bierlein🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)

The Superb Starling is a small glossy starling with a black face. It has an iridescent blue-green neck, shoulders, back, and wings, and a striking orange belly and chest. A thin white band separates the orange and blue, while its eyes are a pale, creamy yellow. These social birds are found in the open woodlands and savannas of East Africa, from Sudan to Tanzania. They are active and often forage on the ground for insects and fruit in small, noisy flocks. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

No subspecies are currently recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by Jürgen_Bierlein via Pixabay
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August 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM Everybody can reply

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🌎 Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) #SouthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #NorthAmericanBirds | #GreatKiskadee #PitangusSulphuratus | #Kiskadees #Flycatchers #TyrantFlycatchers #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Beto_MdP🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌎 Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

The Great Kiskadee is a large, bulky member of the tyrant flycatcher family, with a stout bill, a black head with a bold white stripe above the eyes, a white throat, and a hidden yellow crown. Its wings and tail are reddish-brown, and its underparts are bright yellow.

It is found from the southern United States (Texas) through Central America and down to Argentina. It thrives in various habitats, including open woodlands and urban areas, often near water.

Named for its loud "kis-ka-dee" call, the Great Kiskadee is an aggressive and opportunistic omnivore. It hunts insects in mid-air, dives for fish, and eats fruits and small vertebrates. They are territorial and form monogamous pairs. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Ten subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by Beto_MdP via Pixabay
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August 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM Everybody can reply

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🌏 Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) #AsianBirds | #DuskyThrush #TurdusEunomus | #Thrushes #ThrushFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by DerWeg🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌏 Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus)

The Dusky Thrush is a medium-sized bird with a dark brown back and a contrasting white eyebrow. Its underside is white with a heavily streaked breast and flanks, and it has a distinctive rusty-red panel on its wings.

This species breeds in the open woodlands and tundra-edges of central and eastern Siberia. It is a strong migratory bird, travelling south to winter in eastern and southeastern Asia, including parts of China and Japan.

Dusky Thrushes are often seen alone but will form small flocks during migration and winter. They forage for insects, worms, and berries on the ground, typically by hopping and pausing frequently. They are known for their simple, fluted, or whistling song. 2.5 Flash

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by DerWeg via Pixabay
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🌍 Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds | #EurasianBlueTit #BlueTit #CyanistesCaeruleus | #BlueTits #Tits #TitFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by wzdigiphoto🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

The Eurasian Blue Tit is a small, colourful bird with a blue cap, wings, and tail, a white face with a dark eye-stripe, and a yellowish belly. They are widespread across Europe and parts of western Asia, inhabiting woodlands, parks, and gardens. Blue Tits are highly active and agile foragers, often seen clinging upside down on branches to find insects. They are non-migratory and frequently visit bird feeders, especially during winter. They typically nest in tree holes or nest boxes. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Nine subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

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August 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM Everybody can reply

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New addition! 🌏 Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) #AustralianBirds #AustralasianBirds | #SingingHoneyeater #GavicalisVirescens | #Honeyeaters #HoneyeaterFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by pen_ash🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌏 Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens)

The Singing Honeyeater is a medium-sized bird with a grey-brown body and olive tints to its wings and tail. A distinctive black stripe runs through its eye, with a yellow patch below. Widespread across most of mainland Australia, they inhabit a variety of environments from arid shrublands to urban parks. They are omnivores, feeding on nectar, insects, and fruit. Known for their loud, melodious song, they are territorial and will aggressively defend their patch, especially during breeding. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by pen_ash via Pixabay
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August 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM Everybody can reply

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🌍🌏 Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) #EurasianBirds #AsianBirds #EuropeanBirds | #RedFlankedBluetail #OrangeFlankedBushRobin #TarsigerCyanurus | #Bluetails #BushRobins #OldWorldFlycatcherFamily #Chats #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Takashi_Yanagisawa🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍🌏 Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)

The Red-flanked Bluetail is a small, shy member of the Old World flycatcher family. Males have a vibrant blue back, head, and tail, with a white throat and eyebrow, and distinctive orange-red flanks. Females and juveniles are browner with a duller blue tail and orange flanks. They breed in dense, coniferous forests across northern Asia and parts of Europe, migrating to southern and southeastern Asia for the winter. They are often seen hopping on the forest floor or low branches, flicking their tail. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

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August 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM Everybody can reply

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🌎 Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds | #TreeSwallow #WhiteBelliedSwallow #TachycinetaBicolor | #TreeSwallows #SwallowFamily #Swallows #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by terski🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌎 Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Tree swallows are small migratory birds with iridescent blue-green upperparts and stark white underparts. They breed across northern North America, from Alaska to the southern U.S., and migrate south to winter along the coasts of the U.S., Mexico, and Central America. They are highly acrobatic aerial insectivores, gliding more than other swallow species. They are social birds, forming large flocks during migration and winter, but are territorial during the breeding season when they nest in tree cavities or nest boxes. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by terski via Pixabay
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August 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM Everybody can reply

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🌍 European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #EuropeanGoldfinch #Goldfinch #CarduelisCarduelis | #Goldfinches #CarduelineFinches #TrueFinchFamily #Finches #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by JacekBen🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

The European Goldfinch is a small, colourful finch with a striking red face, black and white head, and a warm brown body. Its most distinctive feature is a broad, bright yellow band on its otherwise black wings, which is particularly visible in flight.

Native to Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia, it inhabits open woodlands, gardens, and farmlands. Goldfinches are highly social birds, often forming large flocks, or "charms," outside of the breeding season. They are known for their agile, undulating flight and a pleasant, twittering song. They use their specialized bills to extract seeds from plants like thistles and teasels. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Ten subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by JacekBen via Pixabay
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August 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM Everybody can reply

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🌏 New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) #NewZealandBirds #AustralasianBirds | #NewZealandFantail #RhipiduraFuliginosa | #NewZealandFantails #Fantails #FantailFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by LorryM🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌏 New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)

The New Zealand Fantail is a small, energetic bird with a variable grey-brown back, a yellowish-orange underside, and a dark band across its chest below a white throat. Distinctive white "eyebrows" adorn its dark grey face. Found throughout New Zealand in forests, gardens, and scrublands, it is highly active and not shy. It uses its fanned tail to make acrobatic flights while catching insects.

Four subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by LorryM via Pixabay
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🌎 Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) #SouthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds | #PalmTanager #ThraupisPalmarum | #PalmTanagers #Tanagers #TanagerFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Keishpixl🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌎 Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum)

The Palm Tanager is a medium-sized passerine (perching) bird with primarily dull olive-green to grey plumage, blackish flight feathers, and a green-edged black tail. A distinctive yellow wingbar is visible in flight.

It is a resident breeder found from Nicaragua south through South America to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil, and on Trinidad and Tobago. They inhabit semi-open areas, including cultivated lands, gardens, and woodland edges, often near palm trees.

Palm Tanagers are social, often seen in pairs or small groups. They are somewhat restless but unwary, feeding on a varied diet of small fruits, nectar, flower petals, and insects. Their song is described as fast and squeaky. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Four subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by Keishpixl via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/photos/palm-tanager-tanager-bird-animal-9097278/

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🌏 Collared Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron yersini) #AsianBirds | #CollaredLaughingthrush #TrochalopteronYersini | #LaughingThrushes #LaughingThrushFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by minhtri8725493🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌏 Collared Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron yersini)

The Collared Laughingthrush is a striking bird, adorned in black, gray, and bright orange, with a black head, silver ear patch, and a distinct orange "collar." It is endemic to southern Vietnam, inhabiting dense understory of montane evergreen forests. They are typically found in small groups, foraging quietly on the forest floor, though they can be elusive. Their vocalizations include an odd, rising, yodel-like call. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Endangered (IUCN 3.1)

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🌏 Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) #AustralianBirds #NewGuineanBirds | #AustralianMagpie #GymnorhinaTibicen | #AustralianMagpies #ArtamidaeFamily #PerchingBirds #Magpies 📷: Photo by pen_ash🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌏 Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)

The Australian Magpie is a medium-sized, black and white bird, not closely related to the Eurasian Magpie. Its distribution spans most of Australia and southern New Guinea. Highly territorial, they live in family groups and are well-known for their complex songs and occasional swooping behaviour during breeding season to protect their nests. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Nine subspecies are currently recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by pen_ash via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/photos/magpie-australian-magpie-6179685/

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July 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM Everybody can reply

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🌍 Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) #AfricanBirds | #SouthernRedBishop #RedBishop #EuplectesOrix | #RedBishops #BishopBirds #WeaverbirdFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Ganossi🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix)

In breeding plumage the male Southern Red Bishop is a striking small bird, with a vibrant red and black colouration. Females and non-breeding males are streaky brown. They are widely distributed across southern and eastern African wetlands and grasslands, always near water. Highly social, they form flocks, and males are polygynous, building multiple nests and performing display flights to attract females. They primarily consume seeds, supplemented by insects. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

No subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

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🌎 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) #NorthAmericanBirds | #EasternTowhee #Chewink #Joree #PipiloErythrophthalmus | #Towhees #NewWorldSparrows #NewWorldSparrowFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by IndigoBunting🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌎 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)

The Eastern Towhee, also known as Chewink or Joree, is a large New World sparrow. Males have black heads, backs, and tails with rusty-orange sides and a white belly; females are similar but brown where males are black. They have distinctive red or white eyes.

They are widely distributed across eastern North America, inhabiting brushy areas, forest edges, and thickets. Northern populations migrate south for winter, while southern ones may be year-round residents.

Eastern Towhees are primarily ground foragers, using a characteristic two-footed backward scratch to uncover insects and seeds in leaf litter. They are often heard before seen, with a "drink-your-tea" song and a "chewink" call. Males are territorial and monogamous during breeding. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Four subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

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🌍 European robin (Erithacus rubecula) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #EuropeanRobin #Robin #ErithacusRubecula | #Robins #Flycatchers #OldWorldFlycatcherFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Gruendercoach🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 European robin (Erithacus rubecula)

The European robin is a small, plump bird with a distinctive bright orange-red breast, face, and throat, contrasting with a brown back and whitish belly. Juveniles are speckled brown without the red plumage.

They are widely distributed across Europe, parts of western Asia, and northern Africa. While some northern and eastern populations are migratory, many in western and southern Europe are resident year-round.

Known for their melodious song, robins are fiercely territorial, with both sexes defending their territories vigorously through song and aggressive displays. They often approach gardeners, seeking worms unearthed by digging. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Nine subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

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