Hey, Up There 65, All Of Our Best Photos Up To The Week Ending 06/05/2022!

Here you will find all of our best photos on onebigbirdcage.com up to the week ending 06/05/2022!

The golden bush robin 

The golden bush robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus) is a bird around 14 – 15 cm in length, weighing in at 12 -15 grams. The male is a shade of brownish-olive from the crown to his back with a bright orange-yellow on his rump, tail, sides, and entire underparts.

The Bohemian waxwing 

The Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is a bird whose name comes from its striking wing pattern on the secondary flight feathers with flattened tips that appear bright red.

The Red-necked Tanager 

The Red-necked Tanager (Tangara cyanocephala) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.

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The male is easy to identify in the adult form by his red neck.

The black-naped monarch 

The black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) is a bird about 16 cm long, which is easily characterized by the male wearing a suit of bright blue plumage and a distinctive black patch on the top of his head.

The fire-tailed sunbird 

The fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda) is a small bird measuring around 16 cm long with a flame red nap, mantle, and long fiery tail with red uppertail coverts giving this bird its name.

The red-flanked bluetail 

The red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also known as the orange-flanked bush-robin, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. 

The noisy pitta 

The noisy pitta (Pitta versicolor) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. The noisy pitta is found in eastern Australia and southern New Guinea.

Splendid Fairywren

Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens are socially monogamous but sexually promiscuous, meaning that although males and females partner with one another they will quite happily mate with other individuals.

The chestnut-tailed minla 

The chestnut-tailed minla (Actinodura strigula) is a small grey-brown bird with mostly grey upperparts. The primary upperwing coverts are black, contrasting with orange-yellow flight feathers edges and broadly whitish-edged tertials.

The golden bush robin 

The golden bush robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus) is a bird around 14 – 15 cm in length, weighing in at 12 -15 grams. The male is a shade of brownish-olive from the crown to his back with a bright orange-yellow on his rump, tail, sides, and entire underparts.  

The paradise tanager 

The paradise tanager (Tangara chilensis), is a bird found in the Amazonian lowlands with a light green head, a sky blue belly, a black upper body. The bright, almost fluorescent green head contrasts beautifully with the red-blue body. 

The blue jay 

The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America.

The rose-bellied bunting 

The rose-bellied bunting or Rosita’s bunting (Passerina rositae) is a 3.5 to 14.5 cm (5.3 to 5.7 in) long bird and weighs in at around 19.5 to 20.5 g (0.69 to 0.72 oz). 

The glistening-green tanager 

The glistening-green tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis), is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. Completely clad in a coat of brilliant green, their backs are slightly darker, with the rump being paler.

The Malayan banded pitta 

The Malayan banded pitta (Hydrornis irena) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. Other common names include the blue-tailed pitta, the Irene’s pitta, the banded pitta and the Van den Bosch’s pitta.

The common linnet 

The common linnet (Linaria cannabina) is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. It derives its common name and the scientific name, Linaria, from its fondness for hemp seeds and flax seeds—flax being the English name of the plant from which linen is made.

The scarlet-chested sunbird 

The scarlet-chested sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) has a height of about 15 cms and weighs in at 14 gms. The male’s plumage is black, with an iridescent emerald green crown and chin. The throat and upper chest are scarlet.

The Dartford warbler 

The Dartford warbler (Curruca undata) is a typical warbler from the warmer parts of western Europe and northwestern Africa. It is a small warbler with a long thin tail and a thin pointed bill.

The red warbler 

The red warbler (Cardellina rubra) is a small passerine, measuring 12.5–13.5 cm (4.9–5.3 in) in length, weighing in at 7.6 to 8.7 g (0.27 to 0.31 oz). Adult birds are red overall, with either a white or dark gray (depending on the subspecies) auricular patch on each side of their heads. 

The Asian green bee-eater

The Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis), is also known as the little green bee-eater, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family.

The South Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher

The South Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx mindanensis) was first described 130 years ago when the Steere Expedition to the country arrived in 1890.

The Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush 

The Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola saxatilis) is a medium-sized stocky thrush-like bird around 17-20 cm in length. During the summer the male is unmistakable, wearing a blue-grey head with contrasting orange underparts and outer tail feathers.

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