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Ultramarine flycatcher, Thailand.
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Around 10 cms tall, weighing around 10g and is a winter migrant from the Himalayan foothills to South India. The bird travels more than 1500 kms over a month and more down to South India to escape the cold Himalayan winters
This is an immature one I suppose based on the plumage and pale blue color of the head. A mature adult has ultramarine blue color on the head and wings. He was all over the place singing, jumping and often chasing a Taiga Flycatcher from tree to tree in the foggy morning and was a delight to watch.
The species is named after the male's "Ultramarine" color - a deep blue color which literally means beyond the seas (the color was imported into Europe beyond the seas from Asia).
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
Cyanoloxia brissonii | Ultramarine Grosbeak
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Cyanoloxia Bonaparte, 1850
Species: C. brissonii (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Binomial name: Cyanoloxia brissonii
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A small Himalayan bird that migrates to South India from the North during winters. This bird is quite small - ~10 cms tall, weighs around 10g and is a tad difficult to sight. The Ultramarine flycatcher prefers dense canopy and is an upper canopy bird. During winter, the leaves are often thick and big and finding this bird in that canopy is hard on the eyes.
The place we sighted her, a temple in the forest, has several stagnant water pools that are a magnet for flies which in turn made the place very appealing for flycatchers.
The species is named after the male's "Ultramarine" color - a deep blue color which literally means beyond the seas (the color was imported into Europe beyond the seas from Asia).
Many thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
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P1470011 - Ultramarine Flycatcher - Size 12 cm
# 200 - 23/01/18 - 20:50 (15:20 GMT)
Ultramarine flycatcher or the white-browed blue flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris) is a small arboreal Old World flycatcher in the ficedula family that breeds in the foothills of the Himalayas and winters in southern India.
Ultramarine Flycatcher (subspecies superciliaris) - was seen in Pangot, Uttyarakhand, Western Himalayas ~1900m (6300 ft) Altitude.
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Cyanoloxia brissonii | Ultramarine Grosbeak
Nombre común: Reina moragrande
Nombre científico: Cyanoloxia brissonii
Nombre en ingles: Ultramarine Grosbeak
Lugar de la foto: Posado en el espejo de la camioneta parqueada en la Finca La Milagrosa, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia.
Esta reina ataca el retrovisor de la camioneta, como si fuera un rival, picando con furia en sus propios reflejos. Al descansar posa sobre el espejo y ello permite fotografiarlo.
This queen attacks the rearview mirror of the truck, as if it were a rival, stinging furiously on her own reflexes. When resting they pose on the mirror and this allowed to photograph it.( traducción google)
A small bird about 10 cms long that is hard to sight due to its tendency to forage deep inside the canopy, but loved by bird photographers for its beauty and color. This is a winter migrant from the Himalayan forests to South India. It makes a 1500 km journey every year one way from north to South over a month to escape the cold Himalayan winters.
This is a mature male based on the plumage and pale blue color of the head. A mature adult has ultramarine blue color on the head and wings. The species is named after the male's "Ultramarine" color - a deep blue color which literally means beyond the seas (the color was imported into Europe from Asia).
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
Azulão (Cyanoloxia brissonii). (Lichtenstein, 1823).
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A small bird about 10 cms long that is hard to sight due to its tendency to forage deep inside the canopy, but loved by bird photographers for its beauty and color. This is a winter migrant from the Himalayan forests to South India. It makes a 1500 km journey every year one way from north to South over a month to escape the cold Himalayan winters.
This is a mature male based on the plumage and pale blue color of the head. A mature adult has ultramarine blue color on the head and wings. The species is named after the male's "Ultramarine" color - a deep blue color which literally means beyond the seas (the color was imported into Europe from Asia).
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
Lapis lazuli or lapis for short, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi precious stone that has been prized for its intense color. It was used in the funeral mask of Tutankhamon (1341-1323 BC.) Most of it is mined in Afghanistan. At the end of the Middle Ages it began to be exported to Europe, where it was ground into powder and made into ultramarine, the finest and most expensive of all blue pigments.
These are my lapis beads I got when in college and have always loved their blue color and flecks of gold.
DF, Brazil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Cyanoloxia Bonaparte, 1850
Species: C. brissonii (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Binomial name: Cyanoloxia brissonii
The ultramarine grosbeak is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats in eastern and central South America, with a disjunct population in northern South America. It is territorial, it doesn´t fly in flocks. If a male invades the territory of another, for sure there will be a conflict with some violence. They inhabit the edge of swamps, secondary forests and plantations. Feeds on seeds, fruits and insects.
This bird is named by its deep blue color which called ultramarine. It was taken at Doi Lang, Chiang Mai on 13 Jan 2019.
A small bird species maybe around 10 cms tall. These are migratory birds from the foot hills of the Himalayas to the south during winters.
They are quite an active flycatcher species moving much of the time since they are easy prey to other birds. This was frequenting an area where goats were sacrificed to the nearby temple and hence the place was full of dry blood on the soil. The blood attracted a large number insects which in turn attracted a variety of flycatchers.
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I had an amazing trip to Sattal, Uttarakhand, India with my friend Munish Kaushik(www.flickr.com/photos/munishk/). For the last couple of years, Munish has been focusing on photographing mostly songbirds in beautiful settings and planned the whole trip. We visited Prabhu's Bird Hide (www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064126711089 prabhuhazara@gmail.com) and the surrounding forest area. I cannot thank Prabhu enough for allowing us exclusive access to his super productive hide, a highly recommended bird photography hide for mountain birds, and giving us freedom to make a lot of changes there. Prabhu put together an amazing team, Jeevan (www.instagram.com/jeevankayaker/?hl=en) a knowledgeable and super helpful guide and Ravi with superb mountain driving skills and enthusiasm for birds. Prabhu’s friend and partner, Nitesh Sati (www.facebook.com/nitesh.sati.18) with his wife Anushree Joshi (www.facebook.com/anushree.joshi.14) run the lodging Happy Owls Homestay “https://abnb.me/tYm04YDQjqb)” and local logistics. Both are super hosts, experienced Mountain & Treking Guides, and nature lovers. They made our stay super comfortable, served a variety of delicious and hygienic food and provided phenomenal costumer service with every detail. They went above and beyond in providing us with very personalized care to meet our every need. We photographed more that 35 species there during our short stay. Here is the Ultramarine flycatcher. Stay tune for more species to come from Munish and I.
Not sure from where she came, but landed in front of me and stayed around for 10-15 mins. The bird was quite tiny - ~10 cms tall, weighs around 10g and is a winter migrant from the Himalayan foothills to South India. The place we sighted her, a temple, has several stagnant water pools that are a magnet for flies which in turn made the place very appealing for flycatchers.
The species is named after the male's "Ultramarine" color - a deep blue color which literally means beyond the seas (the color was imported into Europe beyond the seas from Asia).
Many thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
A small bird - hard to sight, but loved by bird photographers for its beauty and color. About 10 cms long, weighing around 10g, this is a winter migrant from the Himalayan forests to South India. It makes a 1500 km journey every year one way from north to South over a month to escape the cold Himalayan winters
This is a mature male based on the plumage and pale blue color of the head. A mature adult has ultramarine blue color on the head and wings. He was all over the place singing, jumping and often chasing a Taiga Flycatcher from tree to tree in the foggy morning and was a delight to watch.
The species is named after the male's "Ultramarine" color - a deep blue color which literally means beyond the seas (the color was imported into Europe beyond the seas from Asia).
I remember an interesting incident once where I met a stranger in a birding spot when we sighted this bird. He was curious to understand why we were after this bird. When I explained to him that this comes from the Himalayas and that it migrated 1500 kms, he was incredulous. And then I showed him the Taiga flycatcher and shared that it migrated 3000-4000 kms. At that point he became visibly angry. He thought I was making a fool of him on what he thought was a joke and walked away in a huff! I myself couldn't believe that info when I first heard about that from another birder!
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
I thought the Ultramarine Flycatcher which is a tad bigger than a man's thumb was small. And here it was, the Green Warbler even smaller than the Ultramarine. I am not 100% sure if it is Green or Greenish Warbler, both are distinct species. I think its a Green Warbler - the only difference between the two is that the Greenish has a much thicker pale white supercilium. And this one does not have that IMHO.
This is much smaller the Ultramarine Flycatcher, but is a similar type of bird, both in behavior and food. It sticks to the top canopy often in thick trees and prefers to catch flies for food. Sometimes it does come close to the ground, but by virtue of its tiny size and color, its very hard to sight. I was lucky to have sighted two of these birds which came out in the open since there were no people around at all today.
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
The ultramarine grosbeak is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats in eastern and central South America, with a disjunct population in northern South America. It is territorial, it doesn´t fly in flocks. If a male invades the territory of another, for sure there will be a conflict with some violence. They inhabit the edge of swamps, secondary forests and plantations. Feeds on seeds, fruits and insects.
Ultramarine
Rafael Heliodoro Valle, Honduras 1891-1959.
A white cloud, a blue cloud,
and in the cloud a dream and in the dream you.
Seagulls to the North, stars to the South;
above the sea the sky, and in the sky you.
Music of wandering zithers of light,
and light in the soul, and in the soul you.
The waves bring me letters from Peru,
and in the letters kisses, and in the kisses you.
You in the white night, you in the blue night;
and in the mysterious sweet you.
(free translation from Spanish to English)
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Donostia - San Sebastian - Euskadi - Pais Vasco - Basque Country
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(Ficedula superciliaris) B28I6100.jpg Doi Lang - border between North Thailand and Burma.
The big gift - just like a dream...
A pretty fancy sounding name for a bird when I first heard about it. But a quick trip to the birding spot today yielded sighting of two birds - my first. They are incredibly small, a tad bigger than a man's thumb at best. The birds are migratory for certain since they are sighted only few times during the year. This is an active flycatcher and was frequenting an area where there were goats sacrificed to the nearby temple. The blood has attracted lot of insects which in turn attracted a lot of flycatchers.
It is not often that I am lucky to sight many new species and today was one of those days, 4 flycatchers and 2 new species of woodpeckers. No good shots, but another trip planned!
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.