Ornithology

Kneesvember Day 4

Northern Rosella (Platycercus venustus), family Psittaculidae, found in central northern Australia

Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica), male, family Nectariniidae, endemic to the Indian Sub-Continent

I NEED to share this very cute very pretty juvenile ringed plover I caught in a field today with you all.

Blossom-headed Parakeet (Himalayapsitta roseata), male, family Psittacidae, Bangladesh

An alternative taxonomy of this species is keeping it as Psittacula cyanocephala in the family Psittaculidae.

Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae), male, family Phasianidae, China

Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata), family Odontophoridae, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA

Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), family Scopidae, found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa

The taxonomic affinities of this bird have been greatly debated over the year, and now is believed to be in the Pelecaniformes.

This is the only bird in this family.

Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura), male, family Viduidae, Londolozi Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), male, family Phasianidae, China

Be careful, it’s slippery out there!

Eastern Blue Bird (Sialia sialis)

January 24, 2022