Birds

  • A Myna Perched on Tree Southern Hill Mynas

    Southern Hill Mynas

    The Southern Hill Mynas or Lesser Hill Myna (Gracula indica, formerly Gracula religiosa indica) belongs to the family of Starlings. This race found in the Western Ghats of India and…

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  • Asian Pied Starlings Looking for Food

    Asian Pied Starlings

    The Asian Pied Starlings – also known as Pied Mynas (Gracupica contra formerly Sturnus contra) – are starlings found in South and Southeast Asia. They are locally known as Gursal,…

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  • Close up Image of Blue-naped Mousebirds

    Blue-naped Mousebirds

    Blue-naped Mousebirds (Urocolius macrourus) – formerly also known as Blue-naped Colies (Colius macrourus) – are members of the African mousebird family. This family was named for their soft fluffy, mousy…

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  • White-rumped Munias Sitting On A Twig

    White-rumped Munias

    The White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata) are tiny gregarious estrildid finches are related to the domesticated Society (Bengalese) finch, which is similar in appearance, but the white-rumped mannikins are smaller than…

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  • Nias Mynas Perched on a Branch

    Nias Mynas

    The Nias Mynas or Nias Hill Myna (Gracula robusta) is endemic to the island of Nias in South East Asia and other nearby islands off western Sumatra. The number of Nias…

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  • Brown-mandibled Aracaris

    The Brown-mandibled Aracaris (Pteroglossus mariae) is a South-American aracari that occurs naturally in the forests south of the Amazon river in eastern Peru and western Brazil as far as the river…

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  • Breeding Toucans Perched on the Fence

    Breeding Toucans

    Jürgen Vielguth, Kerstin Kirchhöfel, Timo Allner, Anne Hoppmann Article in German (Deutsch): Aufzucht von Seidenkuckucken im Weltvogelpark Walsrode Article and images were kindly provided by Weltvogelpark Walsrode in Germany Toucans…

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