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Colombia, Nov 2021.
Lesser Violetear is locally common in montane regions of southern Central America and of South America, from Costa Rica south to northern Argentina, and east to the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela. Formerly Lesser was included with Mexican Violetear (Colibri thalassinus), which occurs from Mexico to Nicaragua, as a single species ("Green Violetear", C. thalassinus), but Mexican and Lesser violetears differ significantly from one another in plumage, and now are classified as separate species. All species of violetears (Colibri), including Lesser, have a patch of elongated violet feathers on the sides of the head (hence the English name).
Hobbs, Mo and Thomas S. Schulenberg. 2017. Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.
A Lesser Yellowlegs (Trinke flavipes) in search of food along the shores of Miquelon Lake southeast of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
2 August, 2013.
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El-polin Springs
Got out of school today!!!! Went birding at el-polin and got some amazing pictures of hummingbirds and other birds.I have tried many times for getting good pictures of Lesser Goldfinch and have failed, so it was nice to be less then a foot away from this guy and to be able to get a good shot of it. When i go to Chicago i will be posting photos during the trip so stay posted,i will be leaving Saturday.
Good birding,
Max
A Lesser Scaup (Athya affinis) male accompanies an adult female on an urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
9 May, 2024.
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Sometimes, in Walvis Bay the show given by the massive flamingo flock on the Lagoon is almost comparable to that seen at Lake Nakuru, in Kenya.
Walvis Bay - Namibia
The lesser cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. It is small, short-tailed, shrike-like bird, 20 cm in length.
Scientific name: Coracina fimbriata
433) Lesser Frigatebird
Lesser Frigatebird, Fregata ariel, Simbang Kecil
This is the smallest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters across the Indian and Pacific Oceans as well as off the Atlantic coast of Brazil.
Lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) perched on a dead spruce tree.
Piegża (Curruca curruca) siedząca na martwym świerku.
A Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) female relaxing near a male on a small urban pond in southwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
9 May, 2024.
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A flock of Lesser Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) take a break from feeding in a grain stubble field east of Beaverhill Lake, Alberta, Canada.
15 April, 2024.
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A female Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) near an adult male on a small urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
13 May, 2024.
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This lone lesser yellowleg joined the solitary young pelican previously posted and provided several minutes of shooting. For me the, the concentric rings of ripples make the image.
Market Lake WMA, Roberts, Idaho
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Meaning behind the name:
Tringa = Latin for "Sandpiper" (from 1599) and was originally given to those shorter legged thrush sized waders that bobs their tail before adapting the name to the wider family in 1840.
flavipes = Latin meaning "yellow foot" and is more actually translated "Yellowshanks" (in much the same way the simular waders "Redshanks" and "Greenshanks" got their name.) Hence, the English name speaks for itself.
This bird is a rare vagrant from North America and are usually only seen occasionally between Aug-Dec.