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BOmybirdcards.bsky.socialOct 1, 2024 9:47am

🌍🌏🌎 Common raven (Corvus corax) #HolarcticBirds #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #NorthAmericanBirds #AfricanBirds #CommonRaven #Ravens #Corvids #PerchingBirds #birds #birdsoftheworld 🦜 Photo by connie_sf

🌍🌏🌎 Common raven (Corvus corax)

The Common Raven is a large, all-black bird with a thick neck, shaggy throat feathers, and a powerful beak. It's known for its heavy, soaring flight and distinctive, deep croak. Ravens are intelligent and adaptable creatures, often seen in pairs or small groups. They are opportunistic feeders, consuming a variety of food, including carrion, insects, and small prey. These birds are highly social and can be observed engaging in playful behaviors like aerial acrobatics and object play.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Distribution: Widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere.

Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Passeriformes (Passerines/Perching birds)
Family: Corvidae (Corvid family/Corvids)
Genus: Corvus (Crows, Ravens, and Rooks)
Species: C. corax

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BOmybirdcards.bsky.socialSep 30, 2024 7:27am

🌎 Blue-throated toucanet (Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) #CentralAmericanBirds #SouthAmericanBirds #BlueThroatedToucanet #GreenToucanets #Toucanets #Toucans #birds #birdsoftheworld 🦜 Photo by McamposCR

🌎 Blue-throated toucanet (Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis)

The Blue-throated Toucanet is a medium-sized toucan with a striking green plumage, a deep blue throat, and a large, multicolored bill. It is found in the cloud forests of Central America. These birds are social creatures, often seen in groups of up to 10 individuals. They are primarily frugivores, but also consume insects and small vertebrates.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama and far northwestern Colombia.

Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae (Toucans)
Genus: Aulacorhynchus (Green toucanets)
Species: A. caeruleogularis

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📷: Photo by McamposCR via Pixabay

BOmybirdcards.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 7:49pm

🌏 Australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami) #AustralianBirds#AustralianBrushturkey#Gweela #Brushturkeys #IncubatorBirds #Turkeys #birds #birdsoftheworld 🦜 Photo by sandid

🌏 Australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami)

The Australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami), also known as the Gweela, is a large, ground-dwelling bird native to Australia. It has a black plumage, a bare red head, and a yellow or purple wattle. Males are known for building massive mounds of organic matter, which they use to incubate eggs laid by multiple females. The chicks hatch from these mounds and are immediately independent. Brushturkeys are clumsy flyers and often walk or run on the ground. They are omnivorous and eat a variety of insects, seeds, and fruits.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Distribution: Widespread across eastern Australia.

Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Galliformes (Turkeys, Chickens, Quails, etc.)
Family: Megapodiidae (Incubator birds or Mound-builders)
Genus: Alectura
Species: A. lathami

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📷: Photo by sandid via Pixabay

AJalexhj.bsky.socialSep 26, 2024 6:00pm

The Grey Hypocolius has a restricted range in the Middle East and we specifically targeted this species on their wintering grounds in #Kuwait #birds #birdsoftheworld

BOmybirdcards.bsky.socialSep 26, 2024 1:53pm

New addition! 🌍 Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) #AfricanBirds #MadagascanBirds #BlackHeadedHeron #Herons #WadingBirds #Waterbirds #birds #birdsoftheworld 🦜 Photo by jeanvdmeulen

🌍 Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala)

Black-headed herons are large birds with a slender build, long neck, and legs. Their most striking feature is their dark, almost black heads, contrasting with a white throat and a grey body. They have a long, pointed beak and yellow eyes. They typically stalk shallow water, using their long legs to wade through mud and vegetation. Black-headed herons are primarily fish-eaters, but they also consume insects, amphibians, and small reptiles.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Distribution: Common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.

Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae (Herons)
Genus: Ardea
Species: A. melanocephala

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📷: Photo by jeanvdmeulen via Pixabay

BOmybirdcards.bsky.socialSep 25, 2024 4:50pm

🌏 Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) #Asianbirds #StellersSeaEagle #PacificSeaEagle #WhiteShoulderedEagle #SeaEagles #Eagles #Raptors #birds #birdsoftheworld 🦜 Photo by Takashi_Yanagisawa

🌏 Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)

The Steller's sea eagle, also known as the Pacific sea eagle or White-shouldered eagle, is a massive bird of prey, boasting dark brown, almost black, plumage with striking white patches on their heads, shoulders, and tails. Their powerful yellow beaks and talons are perfectly adapted for catching fish, their primary prey. These eagles are solitary creatures, often seen soaring high above the coastlines of eastern Russia and Japan.

Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)

Distribution: Coastal regions of north eastern Asia, often migrating southwards to Korea, Japan, and China to overwinter.

Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Accipitriformes (Raptors, Birds of prey)
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Haliaeetus
Species: H. pelagicus

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📷: Photo by Takashi_Yanagisawa via Pixabay

BOmybirdcards.bsky.socialSep 24, 2024 2:55pm

🌎 Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #TreeSwallow #Swallows #Passerines #PerchingBirds #birds #birdsoftheworld 🦜 Photo by JackBulmer

🌎 Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Tree Swallows are small, agile birds with a sleek, iridescent blue-green back and a contrasting white underside, giving them a tuxedo-like appearance. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail, making them well-suited for aerial acrobatics. These birds are highly social and often seen in flocks, particularly during migration. They are primarily insectivores, catching insects in flight with their sharp beaks.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Distribution: Tree Swallows are migratory birds, spending their summers in North America and their winters in South America.

Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Passeriformes (Passerines, Perching birds)
Family: Hirundinidae (Swallows, Martins, and Saw-wings)
Genus: Tachycineta
Species: T. bicolor

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📷: Photo by JackBulmer via Pixabay

BOmybirdcards.bsky.socialSep 23, 2024 9:24am

🌍🌏 Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds#GreatSpottedWoodpecker#SpottedWoodpecker #Woodpeckers #birds #birdsoftheworld 🦜 Photo by Luca_Cagnasso

🌍🌏 Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

The Great spotted woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker with a mostly black and white plumage. Adult males and juveniles have a crimson patch on the nape, which is absent from the otherwise similar-looking adult female. They have a white upper belly, red lower-belly, black wings featuring white spots, and a black head with a white patch on each side. These woodpeckers have a strong, chisel-like beak that they use to excavate tree trunks in search of food. Great spotted woodpeckers are commonly found in woodland areas, parks, and gardens with mature trees.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Distribution: Widespread across Eurasia from Ireland to Japan, and in North Africa from Morocco to Tunisia.

Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers, Piculets, Wrynecks and Sapsuckers)
Genus: Dendrocopos
Species: D. major

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📷: Photo by Luca_Cagnasso via Pixabay

Ttimhopper.bsky.socialSep 22, 2024 12:32pm

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AJalexhj.bsky.socialSep 22, 2024 10:02am

White Terns were a common sight across the #Seychelles #birds #birdsoftheworld