Birds

  • Hill Mynas Perched on the Branch

    Hill Mynas

    Hill Mynas are endemic to tropical southern Asia from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia, and the Common Hill Myna, a popular cage bird, has been introduced to…

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  • Clsoe up of a Crimson-rumped Toucanets

    Crimson-rumped Toucanets

    The Crimson-rumped Toucanets (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus) is also known as Chestnut-billed Emerald-Toucanet, Crimson-rumped Aracaris or Red-rumped Green-Toucanet. This South American toucanet is closely related to the Blue-banded Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis) and…

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  • Green Toucanets Perched on the Branch

    Green Toucanets

    The Green Toucanets (genus Aulacorhynchus) are South American toucans that occur in humid forests and mountain woodlands, but a few also occur in adjacent lowlands. Subspecies: Blue-banded Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis)…

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  • Many-banded Aracaris Perched on a Branch

    Many-banded Aracaris

    The Many-banded Aracaris (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) are South American Aracaris that are found in north-western Brazil, eastern Colombia, Ecuador, eastern Peru and southern Venezuela. They inhabit subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and sandy-soil woodland. Aracaris generally roost…

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  • Pair of Indian Silverbills Perched on a Tree

    Indian Silverbills

    The Indian Silverbills or White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica) is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific (of, or belonging to, the same species) with the closely related African Silverbill, Lonchura…

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  • Groove-billed Toucanets Perched on the Tree

    Groove-billed Toucanets

    The Groove-billed Toucanets (Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) is a toucan found in mountains of northern Colombia and northern Venezuela; where they inhabit subtropical and upper tropical humid forest and woodland, occasionally also occurring…

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  • Royal Parrot finches

    Royal Parrot finches (Erythrura cyaneovirens regia) are endemic to Vanuatu, were they are commonly found at mid-altitudes (above 300 m) on the larger islands such as Espiritu Santo, as well…

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