Birds

  • Pair of Indian Silverbills Perched on a Tree

    Indian Silverbills

    The Indian Silverbills or White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica) is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific (of, or belonging to, the same species) with the closely related African Silverbill, Lonchura…

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  • Royal Parrot finches

    Royal Parrot finches (Erythrura cyaneovirens regia) are /, were they are commonly found at mid-altitudes (above 300 m) on the larger islands such as Espiritu Santo, as well as occurring…

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  • Toucan in the Wild Toucan Captive Breeding

    Toucan Captive Breeding

    The active toucans require large, planted flights. Aracaris are generally docile and can be kept with smaller birds — but not birds so small that they could be considered as…

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  • Green Aracaris Resting on the Ground

    Green Aracaris

    The Green Aracaris, Pteroglossus viridis, is a toucan found in the lowland forests of northern South America, in the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Surinam, where this species is…

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  • Red-necked Aracaris

    The Red-necked Aracari (Pteroglossus bitorquatus) is a South American aracari that is native to Bolivia and Brazil, where it occurs south-east Amazon Basin and eastwards to the Atlantic coast on Marajó Island and the state of Maranhão, Brazil. Its range stretches…

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  • Chestnut-tipped Toucanets on an Branch Covered in Epiphytes

    Chestnut-tipped Toucanets

    The Chestnut-tipped Toucanets (Aulacorhynchus derbianus) or Chestnut-rumped Toucanets – are South American toucans that form superspecies with the Groove-billed Toucanets (Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) and are also closely related to the Emerald…

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  • Black-mandibled Toucans on a Tree Branch

    Black-mandibled Toucans

    The Black-mandibled Toucans (Ramphastos ambiguus) can be found in the north of South America.[ez-toc] They occur along the eastern slope of the Andes from Peru, north through Ecuador and Colombia,…

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