Birds

  • Long-crested Mynahs on a Tree Branch

    Long-crested Mynahs

    Long-crested Mynahs (Basilornis corythaix) are endemic to Indonesia.[ez-toc] They are also known as Ceram (King) Starlings / Mynas, Seram (King) Starlings, or Long-crested Mynas. Distribution / Habitat Long-crested Mynas occur naturally…

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  • Close up Image of Blue-naped Mousebirds

    Blue-naped Mousebirds

    Blue-naped Mousebirds (Urocolius macrourus) – formerly also known as Blue-naped Colies (Colius macrourus) – are members of the African mousebird family. [ez-toc] This family was named for their soft fluffy,…

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  • White-rumped Munias Sitting On A Twig

    White-rumped Munias

    The White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata) are tiny gregarious estrildid finches are related to the domesticated Society (Bengalese) finch, which is similar in appearance, but the white-rumped mannikins are smaller than…

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  • Nias Mynas Perched on a Branch

    Nias Mynas

    The Nias Mynas or Nias Hill Myna (Gracula robusta) is endemic to the island of Nias in South East Asia and other nearby islands off western Sumatra. [ez-toc] The number of…

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  • Brown-mandibled Aracaris

    The Brown-mandibled Aracaris (Pteroglossus mariae) is a South-American aracari that occurs naturally in the forests south of the Amazon river in eastern Peru and western Brazil as far as the river Madeira…

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  • Channel-billed Toucans on a Branch

    Channel-billed Toucans

    The Channel-billed Toucans (Ramphastos vitellinus) is a toucan that occurs on the island of Trinidad and in tropical South America, in the southeastern Amazon, as far south as southern Brazil…

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  • Chestnut-tailed Starlings on Twig

    Chestnut-tailed Starlings

    The Chestnut-tailed Starlings or Grey-headed Myna, Sturnus malabaricus, is a member of the starling family of birds. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in…

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