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Tangara Cejirroja, Scarlet-browed Tanager, Heterospingus xanthopygius.
Especie # 1.719
RÃo Silanche
Provincia de Pichincha
Ecuador
Name: Snowy-browed flycatcher (male)
Scientific: Ficedula hyperythra
Malay: Sambar Dahi Putih / Sambar Kening-salju / Sambar Kudong
Family: Muscicapidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2017): Least Concern
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Photographed on the way to the Falkland Islands
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The Trip - (01/01/23 to 01/21/23)
On the first day of 2023, my wife and I flew to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in preparation for a cruise to Antarctica, via The Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. We’d never visited Antarctica and, in fact, felt a little unprepared for this trip since we’d only been on one cruise previously...and that was many years ago when we went on a cruise to Alaska…and that one trip to Alaska was enough to let my wife know that she was very prone to seasickness. Consequently, she was very concerned about this much longer trip because of the potential for rough weather.
We spent several days in Buenos Aires before we finally boarded the ship on 01/06/23 and headed off towards the Falkland Islands. The ship we were on was very nice…clean and comfortable room, friendly staff, incredibly interesting folks for lectures: A former astronaut, a former college professor with a doctorate in Ornithology and a geologist.
The photos:
Until we made landfall in the Falklands, the only wildlife we would see were the many pelagic birds that occasionally accompanied our ship. The larger birds, albatross, giant petrels, etc. managed to effortlessly soar over the swells, seemingly without ever flapping their wings. The smaller birds like the prions, also appeared to not waste much energy flapping their wings and were fun to watch as they maneuvered back and forth alongside our ship. Most of the photos I took from the ship were taken from our balcony on deck six. The balcony was a great location for landscape shots when we were near shore…but the height above the water made it difficult to photograph birds that were close to the water’s surface. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking with it. :-)
I plan to post photos taken at the several various locations we visited, as well as any I took while we were underway. I apologize in advance for the small size of the underway photos because they were taken either from the ship’s bow, stern or our balcony on deck 6, and I was a long way from the water. For the most part, and for no particular reason, I’ll be posting the photos chronologically.
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From Wikipedia: The black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), also known as the black-browed mollymawk,[3] is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae; it is the most widespread and common member of its family. Mollymawks are albatrosses in the family Diomedeidae and order Procellariiformes, which also includes shearwaters, fulmars, storm petrels, and diving petrels. These birds share certain identifying features. They have nasal passages that attach to the upper bill called naricorns, although the nostrils on the albatross are on the sides of the bill.
Description:
The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized albatross, at 80 to 95 cm (31–37 in) long with a 200 to 240 cm (79–94 in) wingspan and an average weight of 2.9 to 4.7 kg (6.4–10.4 lb).[3] It can have a natural lifespan of over 70 years. It has a dark grey saddle and upperwings that contrast with the white rump, and underparts. The underwing is predominantly white with broad, irregular, black margins. It has a dark eyebrow and a yellow-orange bill with a darker reddish-orange tip. Juveniles have dark horn-colored bills with dark tips, and a grey head and collar. They also have dark underwings. The features that distinguish it from other mollymawks (except the closely related Campbell albatross) are the dark eyestripe which gives it its name, a broad black edging to the white underside of its wings, white head and orange bill, tipped darker orange. The Campbell albatross is very similar but with a pale eye. Immature birds are similar to grey-headed albatrosses but the latter have wholly dark bills and more complete dark head markings.
The black-browed albatross is circumpolar in the southern oceans, and it breeds on 12 islands throughout that range. In the Atlantic Ocean, it breeds on the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and the Cape Horn Islands. In the Pacific Ocean it breeds on Islas Ildefonso, Diego de Almagro, Islas Evangelistas, Campbell Island, Antipodes Islands, Snares Islands, and Macquarie Island. In the Indian Ocean it breeds on the Crozet Islands, Kerguelen Islands, Heard Island, and McDonald Island.
Feeding:
The black-browed albatross feeds on fish, squid, crustaceans, carrion, and fishery discards. This species has been observed stealing food from other species
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A pair of Black Browed Albatrosses are seen racing to take flight. They had been sitting on the surface in the path of our boat and only at the last moment decided that the time was right to move.
I will post other photos of these graceful birds in flight at some point.
White Browed Prinia (Priniainornata). Sub species insularis is an endemic resident of Sri Lanka. An adult. Belongs to Cisticolidae family. Clicked at Panama, Sri Lanka.
The Yellow-browed Warbler is an enigma. It breeds in Siberia east of the Urals and winters in Malaysia and Thailand. Yet it occurs with great regularity in Britain, usually in autumn. To arrive in Britain would involve a journey of at least 4000 km, but flying in totally the wrong direction to its wintering grounds. More than 300 Yellow-browed Warblers occur in Britain annually, mostly in autumn but a small number also overwinter, and successfully too. This is one such overwintering individual photographed this week near Barnsley in South Yorkshire. With so many birds occurring so regularly it might be that a new migration pattern is developing, with some birds wintering in Africa (at least one has occurred in Senegal in December).
Its scientific name, Phylloscopus inornatus, is also a bit of a puzzle. Phylloscopus means leaf-gleaner and it is the same genus as Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Wood Warbler. But inornatus means undecorated or inornate, yet it has more stripes and bars than its undecorated cousins. That is because when Edward Blyth first described it new to science back in 1842, he thought it was a type of Goldcrest but lacking the golden crown. So Blyth named it Regulus inornatus, the undecorated Goldcrest or Kinglet.
Grey-browed Brushfinch - Arremon assimilis assimilis - Серобровый тохи
Hacienda La Bosque, Manizales, Caldas Department, Colombia, 02/25/2022
Location: Highlands of Pahang, Malaysia
Distribution: Peninsular Malaysia (Malaysia) and Sumatra (Indonesia)
Black-browned barbet is an Asian barbet native to Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
Habitat: Forested area between 600 and 2,000 m (2,000 and 6,600 ft) altitude.
Diet: insects and fruits
IUCN: Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because of its wide distribution and stable population
Description: The black-browed barbet is mostly green with a yellow blue-bordered throat. It has black streaks above the eyes and red patches above its bill, lores, throat and nape. One female measured was 21.5 cm (8.5 in) long and weighed 62 g (2.2 oz).
Breeding: In Sumatra, it breeds from February to November while in Malaysia from March to June. Like all barbets, this sp. nests in tree holes.
Yellow-browed Bulbul (Acritillas indica) belongs to Pycnonitiade family. Subspecies A.i. guglielmi is found in the forests of southwest Sri Lanka. They are found in pairs or small groups and call loudly. They feed mainly on berries and insects. They do not have a crest and upper parts are olive green with a prominent yellow brow and under parts are yellow. The sexes do not differ in plumage. The bill is black
This Albatross has made Bempton Cliffs its home. It is a stunning bird and great to watch as it glides over the sea.
Yellow Browed Warbler, Hurley, Warickshire. Showing very well..
This bird primarily breeds in the Siberian taiga forests across Russia, and winters in Southeast Asia.
Little Tern
Binomial name
Sternula albifrons
The Little Tern is mainly white with a dark crown, pale grey back and upperwings. The eye is dark brown. When breeding, the bill is yellow, the crown black with a short, pointed white brow and the black eye-line reaches the bill. In non-breeding plumage, the crown is mottled with white and the bill blackish. The wing tips are two-toned grey to black on the outer primaries (flight feathers).