Birds

  • Spot-billed Toucanets (Selenidera maculirostris)

    Spot-billed Toucanet

    The Spot-billed Toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris) are South American toucans that form a superspecies with Tawny-tufted Toucanets (of northern South America), Golden-collared Toucanet (of the western part of the Amazon Basin) and…

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  • Purple Martin Gourds Rack in Front of a Blue Sky

    Turn a Gourd into a Bird House

    How to Turn a Gourd into a Bird House for the Purple Martin (or other birds): Choose a gourd that is 8″ – 14″ in diameter with a skin that…

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  • A Bird Perched on a Tree Yellow-eared Toucanets

    Yellow-eared Toucanets

    The Yellow-eared Toucanets (Selenidera spectabilis) are Toucans found in the humid forests in Central America and western Colombia (the Chocó). Distribution / Range The Yellow-eared Toucanets occur naturally in northern…

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  • Tawny-tufted Toucanets

    The Tawny-tufted Toucanets (Selenidera nattereri) – also known as Natterer’s Toucanets – are toucans found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana and Venezuela; where they inhabit subtropical or tropical moist…

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  • Close up Image of Saffron Toucanets

    Saffron Toucanets

    The Saffron Toucanets (Pteroglossus bailloni) is a South American Toucan that is found in the Atlantic rain forests in south-eastern Brazil and adjacent areas in far north-eastern Argentina and eastern Paraguay. In…

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  • A Parrotfinch Searching for Food Fiji Parrotfinches

    Fiji Parrotfinches

    The Fiji Parrotfinches (Erythrura pealii or Erythrura cyaneovirens peali) – also known as Peale Parrot Finch – is a common in Fiji – an island nation in Melanesia in the…

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  • Bird Species Perched on a Tree Branch

    Bird Species

    Takahe or South Island Takahe The Takahe or South Island Takahe, Porphyrio hochstetteri, is a flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand and belonging to the rail family. It was thought to be extinct after the last four…

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