黑頭織雀

（學名：Ploceus cucullatus），

又名黑頭棲群織布鳥、黑頭織布鳥

The village weaver

(Ploceus cucullatus),

also known as the spotted-backed weaver or black-headed weaver

Taiwan, Rep. of China

© copyright by Ching-Wei Chang 張慶維 維哥

Common Grackle (Scientific name: Quiscalus quiscula)

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Photo from earlier this year. "Where are they now"? These are very common birds but I have not seen one recently. I find their iridescent colours interesting especially when hit by the sun. ..

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Went out to Tinchi Tamba Wetlands early today to try and get some BIF images and maybe some kangaroos, but Murphy showed his ugly head and the heavens opened up, so I was only able to get a couple of half decent shots, this is one of them. I have been told it is a Grey Fantail.

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Great crested grebe

Blue Whistling Thrush

(Nominate with a black bill)

The blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a whistling thrush present in the mountains of Central Asia, China and Southeast Asia. It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk. The widely distributed populations show variations in size and plumage with several of them considered as subspecies. Like others in the genus, they feed on the ground, often along streams and in damp places foraging for snails, crabs, fruits and insects.

This whistling thrush is dark violet blue with shiny spangling on the tips of the body feathers other than on the lores, abdomen and under the tail. The wing coverts are a slightly different shade of blue and the median coverts have white spots at their tips. The bill is yellow and stands in contrast. The inner webs of the flight and tail feathers is black. The sexes are similar in plumage.

It measures 31–35 cm (12–14 in) in length. Weight across the subspecies can range from 136 to 231 g (4.8 to 8.1 oz). For comparison, the blue whistling thrush commonly weighs twice as much as an American robin. Among standard measurements, the wing chord can measure 15.5–20 cm (6.1–7.9 in) long, the tarsus is 4.5–5.5 cm (1.8–2.2 in) and the bill is 2.9–4.6 cm (1.1–1.8 in). Size varies across the range with larger thrushes found to the north of the species range and slightly smaller ones to the south, corresponding with Bergmann's rule. In northern China, males and females average 188 g (6.6 oz) and 171 g (6.0 oz), whereas in India they average 167.5 g (5.91 oz) and 158.5 g (5.59 oz).

Several populations are given subspecies status. The nominate form with a black bill is found in central and eastern China. The population in Afghanistan, turkestanicus, is often included in the widespread temminckii which has a smaller bill width at the base and is found along the Himalayas east to northern Burma. The population eugenei, which lacks white spots on the median coverts, is found south into Thailand. Cambodia and the Malay peninsula have crassirostris, while dichrorhynchus with smaller spangles occurs further south and in Sumatra. The Javan population, flavirostris, has the thickest bill. The subspecies status of several populations has been questioned.

It is found along the Tian Shan and Himalayas, in temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The species ranges across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam. They make altitudinal movements in the Himalayas, descending in winter.

The blue whistling thrush is usually found singly or in pairs. They hop on rocks and move about in quick spurts. They turn over leaves and small stones, cocking their head and checking for movements of prey. When alarmed they spread and droop their tail. They are active well after dusk and during the breeding season (April to August) they tend to sing during the darkness of dawn and dusk when few other birds are calling. The call precedes sunrise the most during November. The alarm call is a shrill kree. The nest is a cup of moss and roots placed in a ledge or hollow beside a stream. The usual clutch consists of 3 to 4 eggs, the pair sometimes raising a second brood. They feed on fruits, earthworms, insects, crabs and snails. Snails and crabs are typically battered on a rock before feeding. In captivity, they have been known to kill and eat mice and in the wild have been recorded preying on small birds.

小鸊鷉

Tachybaptus ruficollis

小鷿鷈

The little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as dabchick

Taiwan, Rep. of China

© copyright by Ching-Wei Chang 張慶維 維哥

育雛 Brooding

冠羽畫眉Taiwan Yuhina

（學名：Yuhina brunneiceps）

冠羽鳳眉

The Taiwan yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), also known as Formosan yuhina

Taiwan, Rep. of China

© copyright by Ching-Wei Chang 張慶維 維哥

育雛 Brooding

小燕鷗

別名：白額燕鷗、海鳦仔

英名：Little Tern

Sternula albifrons (Pallas, 1764)

Taiwan, Rep. of China

© copyright by Ching-Wei Chang 張慶維 維哥

A Northern Shoveler swims in a local pond with mallards and a Drake Pintail Duck...

Cutest Overload with the most adorable shorebirds ever: the Semipalmated Plover ❤️

🔎 Charadrius semipalmatus

Nikon D500

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) New Jersey, USA #birdphotography

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Nikon5300 with Nikkor 200-500 lens - ISO-400, s-1/160 f-5.6 and 500mm

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বড় গুটিঈগল | Greater Spotted Eagle | Clanga clanga

Muhuri Project | Feni | Bangladesh | February | 2018

Let's be kind to the wildlife, let’s give a better world to our next generation, together.

Birds are important part of the whole ecosystem we call nature in many ways. They pollinate flowers and disperse seeds, they are wonderful to watch and this world would not be the same without them. All creatures, plants, animals, birds, humans, insect, reptiles, and fish were put on this earth to interact with.

No person should be involved in sell, purchase or exchange of any wild animal, including this one. Any attempt to kill, capture, poison, trap, injure or destroy or taking any part of the body of such wild animal or taking of nests or eggs of wild birds are punishable under the “THE BANGLADESH WILD LIFE (PRESERVATION) ORDER, 1973 “

Stripe-breasted Woodpecker

The stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae. It is found in Southeast Asia within subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Adult length is between 21 and 22 cm (8.3 and 8.7 in). The upper parts are black heavily barred with white, with the mantle being unbarred. The upper tail is black with some white markings on the outer feathers. The crown and nape are red in the male and black in the female. The face is whitish with a black moustache which unites with a stripe on the edge of the breast. The throat, breast and belly are greyish-yellow or greyish-buff, boldly streaked with black. The under tail coverts are red. The iris is chestnut and the beak is grey, long and sharply pointed. The legs and feet are bluish-grey. The juvenile has greyer underparts, the under-tail coverts are pink or orange, and the crown is a duller red in young males.

The stripe-breasted woodpecker is native to southeastern Asia. Its range extends from northeastern India to Vietnam and the province of Yunnan in southwestern China. It is a fairly uncommon species, but the population appears to be stable, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

The stripe-breasted woodpecker is mainly found in montane evergreen forest, particularly pine and oak forest, but also the edges of deciduous forests, as well as more open areas with scattered trees. Its altitudinal range is from about 800 to 2,800 m (2,600 to 9,200 ft) but it mostly occurs above 2,000 m (6,600 ft).

The stripe-breasted woodpecker feeds in the mid to upper parts of the canopy on insects, particularly ants and beetle larvae, often foraging in pairs or small family groups. Breeding takes place from February onwards in many parts of the range, but from March to May in India and from April to May in Myanmar.

Greetings Friends,

The azure kingfisher is a small kingfisher in the river kingfisher subfamily, Alcedininae.

Sylhet | Bangladesh | February | 2018

Stripe-breasted Woodpecker

The stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae. It is found in Southeast Asia within subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Adult length is between 21 and 22 cm (8.3 and 8.7 in). The upper parts are black heavily barred with white, with the mantle being unbarred. The upper tail is black with some white markings on the outer feathers. The crown and nape are red in the male and black in the female. The face is whitish with a black moustache which unites with a stripe on the edge of the breast. The throat, breast and belly are greyish-yellow or greyish-buff, boldly streaked with black. The under tail coverts are red. The iris is chestnut and the beak is grey, long and sharply pointed. The legs and feet are bluish-grey. The juvenile has greyer underparts, the under-tail coverts are pink or orange, and the crown is a duller red in young males.

The stripe-breasted woodpecker is native to southeastern Asia. Its range extends from northeastern India to Vietnam and the province of Yunnan in southwestern China. It is a fairly uncommon species, but the population appears to be stable, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

The stripe-breasted woodpecker is mainly found in montane evergreen forest, particularly pine and oak forest, but also the edges of deciduous forests, as well as more open areas with scattered trees. Its altitudinal range is from about 800 to 2,800 m (2,600 to 9,200 ft) but it mostly occurs above 2,000 m (6,600 ft).

The stripe-breasted woodpecker feeds in the mid to upper parts of the canopy on insects, particularly ants and beetle larvae, often foraging in pairs or small family groups. Breeding takes place from February onwards in many parts of the range, but from March to May in India and from April to May in Myanmar.

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The grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus) is an Asian bird species of the woodpecker family (Picidae). It has a subspecies, Yungipicus canicapillus doerriesi, located primarily in Manchuria, eastern Siberia, and Korea. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides.

This is a small, dark woodpecker with dark irides. Barred black and white above, it usually has unbarred central tail feathers. Its dark buff underside has prominent dark streaking. The dark grey crown (with a red nape in males), strong black eye stripes, and thin dark malar stripes contrast with broad white supercilia and cheeks.

It occurs from Nepal to Myanmar and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler

The rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family native to South-East Asia.

The species is olive-brown above with rusty coluring on the sides of the face, head, thighs, and flanks. The belly is mostly white. Sexes are alike. The beak is long and decurved in a scimitar shape.

The rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler is found from the Himalayas to Myanmar. It inhabits habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests at elevations up to 2600 m.

The bird feeds mostly on the forest floor and in low canopy, forming small groups. Food items include insects, grubs and seeds. Calls consist of a mellow, fluty whistle, a two-noted "CUE..PE...CUE..pe" call followed by single note replay by mate, guttural alarm calls and a liquid contact note. The species is generally quite noisy.

小燕鷗

別名：白額燕鷗、海鳦仔

英名：Little Tern

Sternula albifrons (Pallas, 1764)

Taiwan, Rep. of China

© copyright by Ching-Wei Chang 張慶維 維哥

I think this Field Sparrow is one of the cutest sparrow species.

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Scientific name: Spizella pusilla

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Field Sparrows are small, slender sparrows with relatively short, conical bills, rounded heads, and somewhat long tails. Smaller and more slender than a Song Sparrow.

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Field Sparrows are so-called “old-field” specialists; look for them in areas of tall grass and brush that are growing up into small trees and shrubs, particularly thorny shrubs such as roses and briars.

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Black-headed Sibia

The black-headed sibia (Heterophasia desgodinsi) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. In former times it was often included with the dark-backed sibia in H. melanoleuca. Together with most other sibias, it is sometimes separated in the genus Malacias.

It is found in China, Laos and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

高蹺鴴

（學名：Himantopus himantopus）

黑翅長腳鷸

紅腿娘子

The black-winged stilt

Taiwan, Rep. of China

© copyright by Ching-Wei Chang 張慶維 維哥

Pied Kingfisher EM1X 300f4, 1/3200, f4, ISO64, 12 December, 2021 Kanha, Mandla, MP.

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taken with Sony A7RIIIA 200-600mm

Location: Lake Elmenteita

Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea) is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over a good deal of its range, although there are sizeable gaps in its distribution.

This species builds a large stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Its flight is quick, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. This is a large pigeon at 41cm in length. Its back and wings are rufous, the latter heavily speckled with white spots. The rest of the upperparts and underparts are blue-grey, and the head is grey with red patches around the eye. The neck is brownish, streaked with white, and the legs are red. Sexes are similar, but immatures are browner than adults.

The Speckled Pigeon is frequently seen around human habitation and cultivation. Most of its food is vegetable, and it gathers in large numbers where grain is available.

Slaty-blue Flycatcher (Male)

The slaty-blue flycatcher (Ficedula tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. A single sight was recorded from Sigiriya, Sri Lanka in February 1993.

I shot this Louisiana Waterthrush warbler recently and didn't post it. This bird was well camouflaged in this area by the shore of a pond in my community. ..

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Scientific name: Parkesia motacilla

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The Louisiana waterthrush is a New World warbler, that breeds in eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America. Plain brown above, it is white below, with black streaks and with buff flanks and undertail, distinguishing it from the closely related #northernwaterthrush. ..

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A shot from the Archives from 2 years ago...Taken within feet of the shore...This is a male Drake White-winged Scoter...It was seen at this park for over a week back then...

家燕

barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Taiwan, Rep. of China

© copyright by Ching-Wei Chang 張慶維 維哥

鳳頭燕鷗

（學名：Thalasseus bergii），

又名大鳳頭燕鷗

The greater crested tern

(Thalasseus bergii),

also called crested tern or swift tern

Taiwan, Rep. of China

© copyright by Ching-Wei Chang 張慶維 維哥

Slaty-blue Flycatcher (Male)

The slaty-blue flycatcher (Ficedula tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. A single sight was recorded from Sigiriya, Sri Lanka in February 1993.

Roof top birding

Brown Rock-chat

EM1X 300f4

1/4000, f4, -0.3 ev, ISO250

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Common Redshank, winter migrant.

Jhal Thikriwal, Kapurthala, Punjab

EM1mk3, 100-400IS

228mm, 1/3200sec, f6, 0ev, ISO500

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