The Art of the Bird

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June 23, 2026 - Crocker Jungle Flycatcher (Cyornis ruficrissa) Found in the mountains of Borneo, these flycatchers live in forests. Foraging alone, they are thought to eat small insects, though the details of their diet are unknown. While nothing is known about their breeding behavior some related species build cup-shaped nests.

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Found in western Mexico, these trogons inhabit forests, shrublands, and various semi-open habitats with trees. They eat fruit and insects in different ratios at different times of year, sometimes gathering in flocks at fruiting trees. Pairs excavate nests in arboreal termite mounds. Both parents incubate the clutches of two to four eggs and feed the chicks.

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December 14, 2023 - Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole or Ethiopian Oriole (Oriolus monacha) These orioles are found in forests, savannas, and shrublands in parts of Ethiopia and Eritrea. They eat fruits, including figs and berries, as well as invertebrates, mostly foraging alone or in pairs, and sometimes forming flocks. Females build nests from grass, moss, and strips of bark in forked branches and lay clutches of two eggs.

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These trogons are found in forests in parts of Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Vietnam. They eat insects, fruit, and seeds, sitting still for long periods and making short flights from perches. Very little is known about their breeding behavior, but they have been found in breeding condition in March and April. They are classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN because of likely declines to their population due to habitat loss and degradation and possibly hunting.

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August 20, 2024 - Red-vented Malimbe (Malimbus scutatus) Found in two separate ranges in western Africa from Sierra Leone east to Ghana and possibly Togo and from Benin east to Cameroon, these weavers live in forests, swamps, savannas, and cultivated areas. Foraging in pairs or flocks, sometimes with other species, they mostly eat insects, along with the husks of oil palm nuts, picking prey from surfaces and catching it in short flights. Pairs may build three to five nests in a single tree, though they only use one. The nests have a round egg chamber and a long entrance tunnel and are built from palm fibers and sometimes dry rootlets and vine tendrils. Females lay clutches of two eggs.

Swainson’s Hawk wants to know what you’re doing down there. Inspired by a photo by Felice Lyons.