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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.

Photo Courtesy of Zieger M / CC BY-SA 4.0

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. 

Photo Courtesy of Raj Dhage / CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

Photo Courtesy of Joseph C Boone / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis), is a large shorebird most similar in appearance to the long-billed curlew, only slightly larger.

Photo Courtesy of JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 4.0

The ʻiʻiwi (Drepanis coccinea, pronounced /iːˈiːviː/, ee-EE-vee), or scarlet honeycreeper is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper.

Photo Courtesy of Schmierer, Alan, USFWS / Public Domain

The golden-crowned tanager (Iridosornis rufivertex), is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.

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Not only are they the largest, with their elegant blue-lace crests on full display, they are also the most lavish-looking!

A bright blue bird both above and below, with a black head and a bright yellow cap.

Photo Courtesy of Michael Woodruff / CC BY 2.0

The gold-ringed tanager (Bangsia aureocincta), is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, endemic to Colombia.

Photo Courtesy of Francesco Veronesi /  CC BY 2.0 

Reeves’s pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii), is a large pheasant within the genus Syrmaticus endemic to China.

Photo Courtesy of Moebius1 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Photo Courtesy of Francesco Veronesi /  CC BY 2.0 

The indigo bunting (Passerina Cyanea), is a small seed-eating bird found in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. 

Photo Courtesy of Frank Schulenburg – CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

Photo Courtesy of JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis), is a species of bird in the bee-eater family. 

Photo Courtesy of Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

Photo Courtesy of https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi / CC BY-SA 2.0

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. 

Photo Courtesy of lonelyshrimp / Public domain

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.

Photo Courtesy of Steve Garvie / CC BY 2.0

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. 

Photo Courtesy of J.M.Garg / CC BY-SA 3.0

Jerdon’s leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni), is a species of leafbird found in forest and woodland in India and Sri Lanka.

Photo Courtesy of Sid Wildlife / CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

Photo Courtesy of Tris T7 / CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

Photo Courtesy of JD / CC BY 2.0

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. 

Photo Courtesy of Dibyendu Ash / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Photo Courtesy of Francesco Veronesi / CC BY-SA 2.0

The mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides), is a small migratory thrush that is found in mountainous districts of western North America. 

Photo Courtesy of Elaine R. Wilson – NaturesPicsOnline / CC BY-SA 2.5

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).

Photo Courtesy of Dibyendu Ash / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Photo Courtesy of JJ Harrison (https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/OasrAeljeC9F1lVX) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Sumatran trogon (Apalharpactes mackloti), is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.

Photo Courtesy of Dougjj / CC BY-SA 3.0

The flame-colored tanager (Piranga bidentata), formerly known as the stripe-backed tanager, is a medium-sized American songbird. 

Photo Courtesy of Jerry Oldenettel / CC BY-SA 2.0

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.

Photo Courtesy of Dante Alighieri / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Photo Courtesy of TonyCastro / CC BY-SA 4.0

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