Hey, Up There 64, All of Our Best Photos Up to The Week Ending 05/29/2022!
Here you will find all of our top photos on onebigbirdcage.com up to the week ending 05/29/2022!
The northern pygmy owl
The northern pygmy owl (Glaucidium californicum) is a small owl native to western North America.
The brahminy myna
The brahminy myna or brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum), is a member of the starling family of birds.
The blue-throated barbet
The blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) is an Asian barbet native to the foothills of the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.
The Gray Jay
The Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), also Grey Jay, Canada Jay, or Whiskey Jack, are birds that weigh between 62-82 grams.
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–Strategically placed splashes of white,yellow and red pop against a background of ivory white!
Sexes are similar in size and color, which consists of dark and light gray, black, tan, and white.
The blue waxbill
The blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis), is also known as the southern blue waxbill, Blue-breasted waxbill, or southern cordon-bleu. The male has powder blue cheeks, throat, breast, and flanks.
The Knysna turaco
The Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix), is an unmistakable bird measuring 40 – 42 cm long, including the tail. The most conspicuous feature of this bird has to be the red primary feathers which only really stand out in flight.
The red-billed oxpecker
The red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus) is a passerine bird in the oxpecker family, Buphagidae. It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to South Sudan and south to northern and eastern South Africa.
The turquoise tanager
The turquoise tanager (Tangara mexicana) is a medium-sized bird measuring around 13 -14cm (5.5 inches) in length, including its tail. They weigh in at about 20 grams. Adult birds are mostly dark blue and black with turquoise edging along their primary wing feathers, as well as turquoise shoulder patches.
The burrowing owl
The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other open, dry area with low vegetation.
The rufous fantail
The rufous fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons) is a small to medium Passerine bird ranging from 14.5 cm – 18.5 cm in length, weighing roughly 10 grams. The forehead is a richly reddish-brown color across the eyes, under which there is a white arc.
The Dartford warbler
The Dartford warbler (Curruca undata) is a typical warbler from the warmer parts of western Europe and northwestern Africa.
The cut-throat finch
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The cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) is a common species of estrildid finch found throughout Africa.
The tropical parula
The tropical parula (Setophaga pitiayumi) is a 11 cm long bird with mainly blue-grey upperparts and a green back patch with two white wing bars.
The Himalayan black-lored tit
The Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys), is a resident breeder on the Indian sub-continent wearing broad black line down a yellow front. There is also a large black crest tipped with yellow, a black neck, throat, and black band running from the bill to behind the head.
The great eared nightjar
The great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is found living in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. A nocturnal bird, they flit through the forest under the cover of darkness.
The California quail
The California quail (Callipepla californica), also known as the California valley quail or Valley quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family.
The Lilac-breasted roller
The Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. With their colorful combination of pastel colors, they should be in the running for the title of one of the most beautiful birds in the world.
The Araripe manakin
The Araripe manakin (Antilophia bokermanni) is a species of a critically endangered bird. As with most manakins males and females show a strong sexual dimorphism in their plumage color.
The green jay
The green jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus), is a species of New World jay that have yellowish-white feathers with blue tips on the top of the head, cheeks, and nape.
The garnet pitta
The garnet pitta (Erythropitta granatina), is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. A medium-sized stocky bird at 15-25cm in length, including a very short tail, these birds are covered in a combination of purplish-blue, and garnet red finished off with sparkling blue wing coverts and a vivid red crown.
The grey-rumped treeswift
The grey-rumped treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) is a species of bird in the Hemiprocnidae family.
The yellow-bellied siskin
The yellow-bellied siskin (Spinus xanthogastrus) is a small passerine bird that is entirely black except for a bright yellow belly, tail sides, and wing patches.
The mallard
The mallard (/ˈmælɑːrd, ˈmælərd/) or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.
The flame-rumped tanager
The flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) is a species of primarily black bird with the lower back, rump, and uppertail coverts either lemony yellow (subspecies icteronotus) or the same area warmer yellow to orange, crimson, or scarlet (subspecies flammigerus).
The golden-hooded tanager
The golden-hooded tanager (Stilpnia larvata) is a species of bird where both males and females are about 13 cm 95.1 in) long and are around 19 g (0.67 oz) in weight. The adult male has a golden head with a black eye mask edged with violet-blue above and below.
The glistening-green tanager
The glistening-green tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis) is a bird that stands out on the dullest of days, the kind of bird that stands out, even amongst a forest of green trees.
The black-throated bushtit
The black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus). There are in fact six subspecies that carry the name bushtit. All are strikingly handsome birds, though the black-throated bushtit really stands out with its orange plumage and the big black grin that brings to mind the Philadelphia Flyers mascot.
Pesquet’s parrot
Pesquet’s parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus), also known as the Dracula parrot or as the vulturine parrot (leading to easy confusion with Pyrilia vulturina from Brazil), is the only member of its genus. It is endemic to the hill and montane rainforest in New Guinea.
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