{"id":24,"date":"2024-03-21T09:27:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T09:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/?p=24"},"modified":"2024-03-21T09:27:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T09:27:51","slug":"compilation-of-the-most-stunning-bird-imagery-please-vote-for-your-favorite-bird-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/?p=24","title":{"rendered":"Compilation of the most stunning bird imagery. Please vote for your favorite bird species!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Birds are so graceful and amazing in flight \u2013 above all odds they make their way. How many bird species do you know? Please vote for your favorite bird species!<\/p>\n

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Picture 1: Ruby Topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0ruby-topaz hummingbird\u00a0(Chrysolampis mosquitus<\/i>), commonly referred to simply as the\u00a0ruby topaz, is a\u00a0species\u00a0of\u00a0hummingbird\u00a0in the\u00a0subfamily\u00a0Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in\u00a0Aruba,\u00a0Bolivia,\u00a0Bonaire,\u00a0Brazil,\u00a0Colombia,\u00a0Cura\u00e7ao,\u00a0French Guiana,\u00a0Guyana,\u00a0Panama,\u00a0Suriname,\u00a0Trinidad and Tobago, and\u00a0Venezuela.<\/p>\n

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Picture 2: Green-breasted mango (Anthracothorax prevostii)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0green-breasted mango\u00a0or\u00a0Prevost\u2019s mango\u00a0(Anthracothorax prevostii<\/i>) is a species in subfamily\u00a0Polytminae\u00a0of the hummingbird family\u00a0Trochilidae. It is found from eastern Mexico south through most of Central America, in Colombia and Venezuela, and as a\u00a0vagrant\u00a0in the United States.<\/p>\n

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Picture 3: Little bustard (Tetrax tetrax)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0little bustard\u00a0(Tetrax tetrax) is a\u00a0bird\u00a0in the\u00a0bustard\u00a0family, the only member of the genus\u00a0Tetrax. The genus name is from\u00a0Ancient Greek\u00a0and refers to a\u00a0gamebird\u00a0mentioned by\u00a0Aristophanes\u00a0and others.<\/p>\n

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Picture 4: Tyrannus forficatus (Tyrannidae)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0scissor-tailed flycatcher\u00a0(Tyrannus forficatus), also known as the\u00a0Texas bird-of-paradise\u00a0and\u00a0swallow-tailed flycatcher, is a long-tailed\u00a0insectivorous\u00a0bird of the\u00a0genus\u00a0Tyrannus<\/i>, whose members are collectively referred to as\u00a0kingbirds. It is is found in\u00a0North\u00a0and\u00a0Central America.<\/p>\n

\"Scissortail<\/p>\n

Picture 5: European bee-eater\u00a0(Merops apiaster)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0European bee-eater\u00a0(Merops apiaster<\/i>) is a\u00a0near passerine\u00a0bird\u00a0in the\u00a0bee-eater\u00a0family,\u00a0Meropidae. It breeds in southern and central Europe, northern and southern Africa, and western Asia. Except for the resident southern African population, the species is strongly\u00a0migratory, wintering in tropical Africa. This species occurs as a spring overshoot north of its usual range, with occasional breeding in northern Europe.<\/p>\n

\"PSD<\/p>\n

Picture 6:\u00a0<\/strong>Kingfisher (\u00a0Coraciiformes)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Kingfishers\u00a0are a\u00a0family, the\u00a0Alcedinidae, of small to medium-sized, brightly colored birds in the order\u00a0Coraciiformes. They have a\u00a0cosmopolitan distribution, with most species found in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Oceania, but also can be seen in Europe. They can be found in deep forests near calm ponds and small rivers. The family contains 116 species and is divided into three\u00a0subfamilies\u00a0and 19\u00a0genera. All kingfishers have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species have bright\u00a0plumage\u00a0with only small\u00a0differences between the sexes. Most species are tropical in distribution, and a slight majority are found only in forests.<\/p>\n

\"Beautiful<\/p>\n

Picture 7: Urocissa erythroryncha (Corvidae)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0red-billed blue magpie\u00a0(Urocissa erythroryncha<\/i>) is a species of\u00a0bird\u00a0in the crow family,\u00a0Corvidae. It is about the same size as the\u00a0Eurasian magpie, but has a much longer tail, one of the longest of any corvid. It is 65\u201368\u00a0cm (25.5\u201327\u00a0in) long and weighs 196\u2013232\u00a0g (6.9\u20138.2\u00a0oz).<\/p>\n

\"GOD<\/p>\n

Picture 8: Rhinoceros Hornbill ((Bucerotidae)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0rhinoceros hornbill\u00a0(Buceros rhinoceros) is a large species of forest\u00a0hornbill\u00a0(Bucerotidae). In captivity it can live for up to 35 years. It is found in lowland and montane, tropical and subtropical climates and in mountain\u00a0rain forests\u00a0up to 1,400 metres in\u00a0Borneo,\u00a0Sumatra,\u00a0Java, the\u00a0Malay Peninsula,\u00a0Singapore, and southern\u00a0Thailand.[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n

The rhinoceros hornbill is the state bird of the\u00a0Malaysian\u00a0state of\u00a0Sarawak\u00a0and the country\u2019s\u00a0national bird.[3]<\/sup>\u00a0Some\u00a0Dayak people, especially the Ibanic groups, believe it to be the chief of worldly birds or the supreme worldly bird, and its statue is used to welcome the god of the augural birds, Sengalang Burong, to the feasts and celebrations of humankind. Contrary to some misunderstandings, the rhinoceros hornbill does not represent their war god, who is represented in this world by the\u00a0brahminy kite.[4]<\/sup>[5]<\/sup>\u00a0It is featured on the reverse of the 5\u00a0Malaysian ringgit<\/a>\u00a0bill.<\/p>\n

\"Rhinoceros<\/p>\n

Picture 9: Icterus galbula (Icteridae)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Baltimore oriole\u00a0(Icterus galbula) is a small\u00a0icterid blackbird\u00a0common in eastern\u00a0North America\u00a0as a migratory breeding bird. It received its name from the resemblance of the male\u2019s colors to those on the\u00a0coat-of-arms\u00a0of 17th century\u00a0Lord Baltimore. Observations of interbreeding between the Baltimore oriole and the western\u00a0Bullock\u2019s oriole,\u00a0Icterus bullockii<\/i>, led to both being classified as a single species, called the\u00a0northern oriole,<\/b>\u00a0from 1973 to 1995. Research by James Rising, a professor of zoology at the University of Toronto, and others showed that the two birds actually did not interbreed significantly.<\/p>\n

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The Baltimore oriole is the\u00a0state bird\u00a0of\u00a0Maryland. It is also the namesake and mascot for the\u00a0Baltimore Orioles\u00a0baseball team.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

Picture 10:<\/strong>\u00a0superb fruit dove<\/b>\u00a0(Ptilinopus superbus<\/b><\/i>)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0superb fruit dove\u00a0(Ptilinopus superbus), also known as the\u00a0purple-crowned fruit dove\u00a0(leading to easy confusion with the\u00a0purple-capped fruit dove), is a medium-sized (22\u201324\u00a0cm long), colourful\u00a0fruit-dove\u00a0in the family\u00a0Columbidae.<\/p>\n

\"25<\/p>\n

Picture 11: Scarlet Macaw (Neotropical parrots)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0scarlet macaw\u00a0(Ara macao) is a large yellow, red and blue Central and South American\u00a0parrot, a member of a large group of\u00a0Neotropical parrots\u00a0called\u00a0macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests of the\u00a0Neotropics. Its range extends from south-eastern\u00a0Mexico\u00a0to\u00a0Peru,\u00a0Ecuador,\u00a0Colombia,\u00a0Bolivia,\u00a0Venezuela\u00a0and\u00a0Brazil\u00a0in lowlands of 500\u00a0m (1,600\u00a0ft) (at least formerly) up to 1,000\u00a0m (3,300\u00a0ft), the\u00a0Caribbean\u00a0island of\u00a0Trinidad, as well as the\u00a0Pacific\u00a0island of\u00a0Coiba.[1]<\/sup>\u00a0Formerly, the northern extent of its range included southern\u00a0Tamaulipas. In some areas, it has suffered\u00a0local extinction\u00a0because of\u00a0habitat destruction, or capture for the\u00a0parrot trade, but in other areas, it remains fairly common. It is the\u00a0national bird\u00a0of\u00a0Honduras. Like its relative the\u00a0blue-and-yellow macaw, the scarlet macaw is a popular bird in\u00a0aviculture\u00a0as a result of its striking plumage.<\/p>\n

\"SCARLET\"<\/p>\n

Picture 12: Red-tailed black cockatoo<\/b>\u00a0(Calyptorhynchus banksii<\/b><\/i>)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0red-tailed black cockatoo\u00a0(Calyptorhynchus banksii) also known as\u00a0Banksian-\u00a0or\u00a0Banks\u2019 black cockatoo, is a large black\u00a0cockatoo\u00a0native to\u00a0Australia. Adult males have a characteristic pair of bright red panels on the tail that gives the species its name. It is more common in the drier parts of the continent. Five\u00a0subspecies\u00a0are recognised, differing chiefly in beak size. Although the more northerly subspecies are widespread, the two southern subspecies, the\u00a0forest red-tailed black cockatoo\u00a0and the\u00a0south-eastern red-tailed black cockatoo\u00a0are under threat.<\/p>\n

The species is usually found in\u00a0eucalyptus\u00a0woodlands, or along water courses. In the more northerly parts of the country, these cockatoos are commonly seen in large flocks. They are seed eaters and cavity nesters, and as such depend on trees with fairly large diameters, generally\u00a0Eucalyptus<\/i>. Populations in southeastern Australia are threatened by\u00a0deforestation\u00a0and other habitat alterations. Of the\u00a0black cockatoos, the red-tailed is the most adaptable to\u00a0aviculture, although black cockatoos are much rarer and much more expensive in aviculture outside Australia.<\/p>\n

\"Red-tailed<\/p>\n

Picture 13:\u00a0<\/strong>The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0lilac-breasted roller\u00a0(Coracias caudatus) is an African\u00a0bird\u00a0of the\u00a0roller\u00a0family,\u00a0Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in\u00a0Southern\u00a0and\u00a0Eastern Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern\u00a0Arabian Peninsula.[1]<\/sup>\u00a0It prefers open woodland and savanna, and it is for the most part absent from treeless places. Usually found alone or in pairs, it perches at the tops of trees, poles or other high vantage points from where it can spot insects, amphibians and small birds moving about on the ground.[2]<\/sup>\u00a0Nesting takes place in a natural hole in a tree where a clutch of 2\u20134 eggs are laid, and incubated by both parents, who are extremely aggressive in defence of their nest, taking on raptors and other birds. During the breeding season the male will rise to a fair height (69 to 144 metres), descending in swoops and dives,[3]<\/sup>\u00a0while uttering harsh, discordant cries. The sexes are different in coloration, and juveniles lack the long tail streamers of adults. This species is unofficially considered the\u00a0national bird\u00a0of Kenya. Alternative names for the lilac-breasted roller include the\u00a0fork-tailed roller,\u00a0lilac-throated roller\u00a0(also used for a subspecies of\u00a0purple roller) and\u00a0Mosilikatze\u2019s roller.<\/p>\n

\"Nature<\/p>\n

Picture 14:\u00a0\u00a0Atlantic puffin<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0(Fratercula arctica<\/i><\/span>)<\/b><\/i><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Atlantic puffin\u00a0(Fratercula arctica<\/span>), also known as the\u00a0common puffin, is a\u00a0species\u00a0of\u00a0seabird\u00a0in the\u00a0auk\u00a0family. It is the only\u00a0puffin\u00a0native to the\u00a0Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the\u00a0tufted puffin\u00a0and the\u00a0horned puffin\u00a0are found in the northeastern\u00a0Pacific. The Atlantic puffin breeds in\u00a0Russia,\u00a0Iceland,\u00a0Ireland,\u00a0Norway,\u00a0Greenland,\u00a0Newfoundland and Labrador,\u00a0Nova Scotia, and the\u00a0Faroe Islands, and as far south as\u00a0Maine\u00a0in the west and\u00a0France\u00a0in the east. It is most commonly found in the\u00a0Westman Islands, Iceland. Although it has a large population and a wide range, the species has declined rapidly, at least in parts of its range, resulting in it being rated as\u00a0vulnerable\u00a0by the\u00a0IUCN. On land, it has the typical upright stance of an auk. At sea, it swims on the surface and feeds on small\u00a0fish\u00a0and crabs, which it catches by diving underwater, using its wings for propulsion.<\/p>\n

This puffin has a black crown and back, pale grey cheek patches, and a white body and underparts. Its broad, boldly marked red-and-black beak and orange legs contrast with its plumage. It\u00a0moults\u00a0while at sea in the winter, and some of the brightly coloured facial characteristics are lost, with colour returning during the spring. The external appearances of the adult male and female are identical, though the male is usually slightly larger. The juvenile has similar plumage, but its cheek patches are dark grey. The juvenile does not have brightly coloured head ornamentation, its bill is narrower and is dark grey with a yellowish-brown tip, and its legs and feet are also dark. Puffins from northern populations are typically larger than in the south and these populations are generally considered a different subspecies.<\/p>\n

Spending the autumn and winter in the open ocean of the cold northern seas, the Atlantic puffin returns to coastal areas at the start of the breeding season in late spring. It nests in clifftop\u00a0colonies, digging a burrow in which a single white egg is laid. Chicks mostly feed on whole fish and grow rapidly. After about 6 weeks, they are fully\u00a0fledged\u00a0and make their way at night to the sea. They swim away from the shore and do not return to land for several years.<\/p>\n

Colonies are mostly on islands with no terrestrial predators, but adult birds and newly fledged chicks are at risk of attacks from the air by gulls and skuas. Sometimes, a bird such as an Arctic skua or blackback gull can cause a puffin arriving with a beak full of fish to drop all the fish the puffin was holding in its mouth. The puffin\u2019s striking appearance, large, colourful bill, waddling gait, and behaviour have given rise to nicknames such as \u201cclown of the sea\u201d and \u201csea parrot\u201d. It is the official bird of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Picture 15: Resplendent quetzal<\/b>\u00a0(Pharomachrus mocinno<\/b><\/i>)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0resplendent quetzal\u00a0(Pharomachrus mocinno) is a small bird found in southern\u00a0Mexico\u00a0and\u00a0Central America\u00a0that lives in\u00a0tropical forests, particularly\u00a0montane\u00a0cloud forests. They are part of the\u00a0family\u00a0Trogonidae\u00a0and have two recognized\u00a0subspecies,\u00a0P. m. mocinno\u00a0and\u00a0P. m. costaricensis. Like other quetzals, the resplendent is mostly\u00a0omnivorous; its diet mainly consists of fruits of plants in the laurel family,\u00a0Lauraceae, but it occasionally also preys on\u00a0insects,\u00a0lizards,\u00a0frogs\u00a0and\u00a0snails.<\/p>\n

The species is well known for its colorful and complex plumage that\u00a0differs substantially between sexes. Males have\u00a0iridescent\u00a0green plumes, a red lower breast and belly, black\u00a0innerwings\u00a0and a white\u00a0undertail, whilst females are duller and have a shorter tail. Grey lower breasts, bellies, and bills, along with bronze-green heads are characteristic of females. These birds hollow holes in decaying trees or use ones already made by\u00a0woodpeckers\u00a0as a nest site. They are known to take turns while incubating, males throughout the day and females at night. The female usually lays one to three eggs, which hatch in 17 to 19 days. The quetzal is an\u00a0altitudinal migrant, migrating from the slopes to the\u00a0canopy\u00a0of the forest. This occurs during the breeding season, which varies depending on the location, but usually commences in March and extends as far as August.<\/p>\n

The resplendent quetzal is considered\u00a0near threatened\u00a0on the\u00a0IUCN Red List, with\u00a0habitat destruction\u00a0being the main threat. It has an important role in\u00a0Mesoamerican mythology, and is closely associated with\u00a0Quetzalcoatl. Presently, it is the\u00a0national animal of Guatemala, being pictured on the\u00a0flag\u00a0and\u00a0coat of arms; it also gives its name to the country\u2019s currency, the\u00a0Guatemalan quetzal.<\/p>\n

\"Resplendent<\/p>\n

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