Frogmouths, toucan barbets, blackbirds, merlins, violet-ears and birds-of-paradise… These names speak of the diversity of bird species around the world and the child-like fascination they cause in people. Binoculars and spotting scopes available to ordinary birders have advanced tremendously over the last 20 years. High-quality roof prism binoculars like Swarovski have HD optics and literally bring a small blur in a tree to 3D life. When previously you could see and identify the bird with your binoculars, now you stand their with tired arms in wonder at the spectacle playing out in front of you… Go out right now and see it for yourself!
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Stork-billed kingfishers are wide, but sparse, distribution in the tropical Indian Subcontinent and SE Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Indonesia. (Eddy Swan)
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Imperial shags are native to many subantarctic islands, the Antarctic Peninsula and S South America, primarily in rocky coastal regions, but locally also at large inland lakes. (Antero Topp)
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Common mynas are an important motif in Indian culture and appear both in Sanskrit and Prakrit literature. (Apoorv Choudhary)
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Asian paradise flycatchers inhabit the thick forests and well-wooded habitats from Turkestan to Manchuria, all over India and Sri Lanka, and all the way to the Malay Archipelago on the islands of Sumba and Alor. (Rahul Jauhari)
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Brahminy myna or starling are usually seen in pairs or small flocks in open habitats on the plains of the Indian Subcontinent. (Valentine Fernandez)
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Brown-hooded kingfishers are found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. (Carol Phillips)
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Brown pelicans are small pelican found in the Americas that are known to be the only pelicans that feed by diving into the water... (John Ehrenfeld)
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Cape parrots number less than 1,000 in the willd and require urgent conservation actions. We need to restore degraded forest habitat and provide temporary solutions to existing problems like nest boxes to to supplement the availability of suitable nest cavities. (Rodnick Clifton Biljon)
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Chinstrap penguins are found in the South Sandwich Islands, Antarctica, Deception Island, S Orkneys, S Shetland, S Georgia, Bouvet Island and Balleny. Their name derives from the narrow black band under their heads that makes it appear as if they are wearing black helmets...(Nina Stavlund)
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Common moorhens have an almost worldwide distribution, but are not found in the polar regions or tropical rainforests. (Gururaj Moorching)
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Common kingfisher have 7 subspecies recognized within their wide distributional range across Eurasia and N Africa. Fish are caught by diving into shallow water. They have special visual adaptions that enable them to see prey under water. (Mohit Verma)
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Fork-tailed drongos are common and widespread resident breeders in Africa S of the Sahara Desert. Seeing the silhouette of a drongo flitting back and forth from a perch is one of the simple joys of time spent in the African bush... (Chad Wright / www.chadwrightphotography.co.za)
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Macaw feathers have adorned the leaders of S America for generations and their beauty continues to captivate collectors and artists around the world. (Lee Daniels)
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Green violet-ears are distributed from the highlands of S Mexico to Honduras, the highlands of Costa Rica and W Panama, the mountains of N Venezuela, and the Andes from W Venezuela to W Bolivia. Photographed here in Costa Rica. (Nina Stavlund)
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Indian roller are best known for the aerobatic displays of the male during the breeding season. They are found throughout the Indian Subcontinent, but are also distributed from Iraq to Thailand. (Jineesh Mallishery)
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Whiskered terns breed in colonies on inland marshes and deltas like the Okavango Delta. They are also seen in large numbers near Kolleru in India. (Lennart Hessel)
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Little bee-eaters are solitary nesters, making a tunnel in sandy banks, or the entrance to aardvark dens in termite mounds, laying 4 to 6 spherical white eggs. Both parents care for the eggs and chicks, roosting communally usually lined up on a horizontal branch. (Chris Krog)
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Merlins are the smallest falcons in the N Hemisphere. Their shape and form gave them the nickname "pigeon hawk" in N America. Merlins breed in the N Holarctic with some migrating to subtropical and tropical regions during winter. (Nina Stavlund)
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Red avadavats are found in the open fields and grasslands of tropical Asia. They are popular cage birds due to colorful plumage of males during the breeding season. (Pranesh Kodancha)
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Ribbon-tailed astrapias are birds-of-paradise that are distributed and endemic to subalpine forests in W part of the central highlands of Papua New Guinea. They are the latest bird-of-paradise to be discovered... (Cuan Rush / www.rockjumperbirding.com)
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Eurasian blackbirds are common in woods and gardens across Europe and Asia S of the Arctic Circle. Blackbird has an average life expectancy of 2.4 years, the highest known age is 20 years. (Srikanth K Iyengar)
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Pied bushchats are distributed from W and Central Asia to SE Asia. (Subramanya Madhyastha)
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Sunda frogmouths found in Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, preferring subtropical or tropical moist lowland, mangrove, and moist montane forests. (Syahputra Putra)
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Toucan barbets are Near-Threatened and found in humid forests on the W Andean slopes in NW Ecuador and SW Colombia. They remain a relatively common sighting locally, their numbers have declined significantly due to habitat loss and capture for the wild-caught bird trade. (Forrest Rowland / www.rockjumperbirding.com)
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Almost all the varieties of domestic ducks are descended from the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), apart from the Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) (Victor Lettieri)
Please join the Wild Bird Trust page on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to receive all wild bird photo updates and news from our research and conservation projects in the field. Submit your own photos and become part of this important public awareness campaign to bring the magic of wild birds to the world. Prepare to be blown away every week… The Wild Bird Trust was founded in South Africa in August 2009 with the primary objective of keeping birds safe in the wild. The trust aims to encourage the use of flagship endangered bird species as “ecosystem ambassadors” in their indigenous habitat. The trust focusses on linking ordinary people with conservation action in the field through innovative marketing campaigns and brand development. Saving Africa’s birds is going to take a determined effort from all of us.
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Please join the Wild Bird Trust page on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to receive all wild bird photo updates and news from our research and conservation projects in the field. Submit your own photos and become part of this important public awareness campaign to bring the magic of wild birds to the world. Prepare to be blown away every week… The Wild Bird Trust was founded in South Africa in August 2009 with the primary objective of keeping birds safe in the wild. The trust aims to encourage the use of flagship endangered bird species as “ecosystem ambassadors” in their indigenous habitat. The trust focusses on linking ordinary people with conservation action in the field through innovative marketing campaigns and brand development. Saving Africa’s birds is going to take a determined effort from all of us.
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