ParroTea

i learned about a new bird today! a little round lad, the red-billed leiothrix 🪶

~3hr study

Ornate Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus ornatus), family Accipitridae, found throughout much of Central and South America

Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus), family Sturnidae, Kenya

Wompoo Fruit-Dove (Megaloprepia magnifica), male, family Columbidae, Australia

for those of you who don’t know the aviary has been operating out of an old house for years. the house is officially falling apart and is no longer safe to house the birds. the city has completely given up on us. the deadline to find a new place is november 2024, and if we don’t raise enough money to find somewhere else, the aviary will be forced to dissolve and all of the birds will have to find new homes.

it’s not easy to find homes for 20 large parrots, many of which aren’t sociable and have health issues. there is a pair of bonded macaws that cannot be separated and can be aggressive, loud, and destructive - there are not many places for them to go. it is not going to be easy to find somewhere else to go (especially with the current real estate market in canada) but anything and everything helps. please consider donating if you can :)

https://www.hamiltonaviary.com/donate

Ultramarine Lorikeets (Vini ultramarina), family Psittaculidae, endemic to the Marquesas Islands (South Pacific)

ENDANGERED.

Pink-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa), male, family Fringillidae, India

Splendid Fairywrens (Malurus splendens), male, family Maluridae, Australia

Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda), male, family Galbulidae, found in parts of Central and South America

Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae), family Musophagidae, Kilima Camp, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

White-crested Turaco (Tauraco leucolophus), family Musophagidae, found in central and Eastern Africa

Crystal Cavern.

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