Wild Birds

  • Great Grey Shrikes

    Great Grey Shrikes

    One of the most interesting predatory songbirds is the Great Grey Shrike, or Lanius excubitor. In North America, it’s also known…

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  • Black Crowned Crane

    Black Crowned Crane

    The Black Crowned Crane is also known as the West African Crowned Crane. (Balearica Pavonina Pavonina) It is one of Africa’s most elegant…

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  • Tarictic Hornbills

    Tarictic Hornbills

    Tarictic Hornbills are small hornbills that originate from Southeast Asia. They belong to the genus Peelopides. The forests in the Philippines are the main…

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  • A Red-yellow Barbet Holding an Insect in Its Beak

    Red-yellow Barbets

    The Red-Yellow Barbets are a charismatic and striking bird found in eastern Africa. This African barbet is known for its bright…

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  • Noisy Friarbirds Perched on a Riverbank Log

    Noisy Friarbirds Image

    The Noisy Friarbird, also known as “Leatherhead”, is Australia’s most vocal and recognisable native bird. This large, conspicuous species, which belongs…

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  • Pied Butcherbirds

    Pied Butcherbirds

    The Pied Butcherbirds (Cracticus nigrogularis) are native to Australia, where they are common in woodlands and in urban developments. This…

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  • Austen's Brown Hornbills

    Austen’s Brown Hornbills

    Austen’s Brown Hornbill is an interesting and distinctive species of hornbill that lives in the forests of South and Southeast…

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  • Hooded Pitohui

    Hooded Pitohui

    The hooded Pitohui is a bird that is a marvel of evolutionary biology. This medium-sized passerine is found throughout New Guinea and is…

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  • Common Kestrels

    Common Kestrels

    The Common Kestrel ( Falco Tinnunculus ) belongs to the falcon family Falconidae and is one of the best-known birds of prey. It…

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  • Berlepsch's Parotias

    Berlepsch’s Parotia

    The Berlepsch’s Parotia, also known as Berlepsch’s Six-Wired Bird of Paradise, is one ofthe  rarest members of the family of birds-of-paradise. This…

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