Hey, Up There 23 – Our Top Photos Up To The Week Ending 05/08/2021!
Here you will find all of our best photos on onebigbirdcage.com up to the week ending 05/08/2021.
The crescent-faced antpitta (Grallaricula lineifrons), is a species of bird in the Grallariidae family found in Colombia and Ecuador.
The vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis), is a small parrot that is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent and some other areas of Southeast Asia.
The Ecuadorian hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo), is a species of hummingbird quite unlike any other hummingbirds. Big for a hummingbird, this species is about 12 cm, weighing in at approximately 8.0 g.
The Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis), is a large shorebird most similar in appearance to the long-billed curlew, only slightly larger.
The ʻiʻiwi (Drepanis coccinea, pronounced /iːˈiːviː/, ee-EE-vee), or scarlet honeycreeper is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper.
The golden-crowned tanager (Iridosornis rufivertex), is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.
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A bright blue bird both above and below, with a black head and a bright yellow cap.
The gold-ringed tanager (Bangsia aureocincta), is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, endemic to Colombia.
Reeves’s pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii), is a large pheasant within the genus Syrmaticus endemic to China.
The Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella), is a medium-sized, arboreal passerine bird. The male is shinning ultramarine-blue with lilac reflections on its upper plumage.
The indigo bunting (Passerina Cyanea), is a small seed-eating bird found in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae.
The black-naped monarch or black-naped blue flycatcher (Hypothymis azurea), is a slim and agile passerine bird belonging to the monarch flycatcher family found in southern and south-eastern Asia.
The Blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis), is a species of bird in the bee-eater family.
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 base of the bill.
Hodgson’s frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni), is a species of bird in the Podargidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The golden-winged sunbird (Drepanorhynchus reichenowi), is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. The male of this species is about 9 inches long with long central tail feathers.
The purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus), is a small bird in the sunbird family found mainly in South and Southeast Asia but extending west into parts of the Arabian peninsula.
Jerdon’s leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni), is a species of leafbird found in forest and woodland in India and Sri Lanka.
The coppersmith barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus), is also called the crimson-breasted barbet and coppersmith barbet. An Asian barbet, the Coppersmith Barbet, though larger than a sparrow, is still a relatively small barbet at 17 cm.
The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis), is a small North American bird in the finch family. A small bird, only about 4.3-5.5 inches long, this bird is the only finch in the cardueline genus to molt twice a year.
The blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus), is a whistling thrush that is found in the mountains of Central Asia, South Asia, China, and Southeast Asia.
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.
The mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides), is a small migratory thrush that is found in mountainous districts of western North America.
The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also known as the Impeyan monal and Impeyan pheasant. It is a pheasant native to Himalayan forests and shrublands at elevations of 2,100–4,500 m (6,900–14,800 ft).
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 Sumatran trogon (Apalharpactes mackloti), is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.
The flame-colored tanager (Piranga bidentata), formerly known as the stripe-backed tanager, is a medium-sized American songbird.
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.
The white-crested helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus), also known as the white helmetshrike, is a species of passerine bird in the Vanga family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.
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