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Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

New addition! Grey-headed gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) #AfricanBirds #SouthAmericanBirds | #GreyHeadedGull #GreyHoodedGull #ChroicocephalusCirrocephalus | #Gulls #GullFamily #Seabirds #Shorebirds : Photo by Beto_MdP #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌎🌍 Grey-headed gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)

The grey-headed gull, also known as the grey-hooded gull, displays a pale grey head in breeding plumage, with a grey body, and red bill and legs. In non-breeding plumage the grey hood is lost. They are found in South America and Africa, near wetlands and coasts, and are not truly migratory. They are gregarious, forming large flocks, and breed in colonies in reedbeds or marshes, laying 2-3 eggs. They feed on fish, invertebrates, and scavenge. Their call is a raucous "caw". Two subspecies are currently recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by Beto_MdP via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/seagull-ornithology-bird-watching-8733714/

OEDS

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Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #RedBackedShrike #LaniusCollurio | #TypicalShrikes #Shrikes #PerchingBirds : Photo by Kodl68 #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)

The red-backed shrike is a small, carnivorous bird that is known for its striking appearance and predatory behavior. The male (pictured) has a distinctive red-brown back, hence its name, with a black mask extending across its eyes. Its underparts are pale and its tail is black and long. The female is less vibrant, with a grayish-brown back and fainter mask. Red-backed shrikes primarily inhabit open woodlands, scrublands, and grassy areas across Europe and parts of Asia. They migrate to tropical and southern Africa for the winter.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by Kodl68 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/shrike-bird-animal-feathers-8973601/

FNDB

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

Blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster) #AfricanBirds | #BlueBelliedRoller #CoraciasCyanogaster | #Rollers #RollerFamily : Photo by Sinason #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster)

The blue-bellied roller is a striking bird, characterized by its cream-coloured head and chest, and vibrant blue belly, wings, and tail. They inhabit a narrow belt across Africa, from Senegal to the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, favoring mature, tree-dotted savannahs. These birds are typically resident, with some local seasonal movements. They are known for perching on high branches and then diving to the ground to catch insects. No subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by Sinason via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-animal-nature-wildlife-avian-7251194/

JHJH

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

Common whitethroat (Curruca communis) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #CommonWhitethroat #GreaterWhitethroat #CurrucaCommunis | #Whitethroats #Warblers #OldWorldWarblerFamily #PerchingBirds | : Photo by pevank01 #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Common whitethroat (Curruca communis)

The common whitethroat, or greater whitethroat, is a small warbler with a grey head, white throat, and brownish-streaked back. Males display a brighter throat and pinkish breast, especially during breeding. They are found across Europe and temperate western Asia, favoring scrubland, hedgerows, and farmland edges. Their distribution shifts south into Africa for the winter months. Whitethroats are active, often seen flitting through bushes, catching insects. Their song is a scratchy, chattering warble, often delivered from a prominent perch. Four subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by pevank01 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/warbler-songbird-warbler-5216084/

IUPS

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

New addition! Black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) #AfricanBirds | #BlackCrownedCrane #BalearicaPavonina | #CrownedCranes #Cranes #CraneFamily : Photo by ZeeCee #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina)

The black crowned crane is a striking bird with a predominantly black body, highlighted by distinctive white wing patches and a golden crown of stiff feathers. They also display red and white cheek patches. These cranes are found across sub-Saharan Africa, favoring wetlands, grasslands, and savannas. They are often seen in pairs or flocks. Their behavior includes elaborate courtship dances, and they are known for their loud, booming calls. They forage for seeds, insects, and small vertebrates, and uniquely, they can roost in trees. Two subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by ZeeCee via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-crane-ornithology-species-6659337/

GBUD

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #CommonBuzzard #ButeoButeo | #Buzzards #HawkFamily #BirdsOfPrey : Photo by Kackla #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍🌏 Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)

The common buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with broad wings and a short tail. Its plumage varies greatly, from dark brown to paler shades, often with a light chest. They are widespread across Europe, and increasingly common in the UK, inhabiting woodlands, farmlands, and uplands. Buzzards soar on thermals, often seen circling overhead, and have a distinctive mewing call. They primarily hunt small mammals, but also take birds and insects. Eleven subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by Kackla via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/buzzard-bird-animal-feathers-9366329/

NCIN

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

African blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) #AfricanBirds | #AfricanBlueTit #CyanistesTeneriffae | #BlueTits #Tits #TitFamily #PerchingBirds : Photo by ChristianBodhi #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 African blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae)

The African blue tit is a small perching bird found in northern Africa. It has vibrant blue plumage on its upperparts, with a yellow belly and a white face. The African blue tit is known for its acrobatic flight and agile movement among trees. It typically feeds on insects, seeds, and fruits.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by ChristianBodhi via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/blue-african-tit-bird-cute-tree-5205566/

XQGV

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

Western cattle egret (Ardea ibis) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds #SouthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #NorthAmericanBirds | #WesternCattleEgret #ArdeaIbis | #CattleEgrets #Egrets #Herons #HeronFamily : Photo by Beto_MdP #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌎 Western cattle egret (Ardea ibis)

The western cattle egret is a small, white heron with a yellow bill and legs. Originally from parts of Eurasia and Africa, it has dramatically expanded its range globally. Breeding adults display orange-buff plumes. They thrive in grasslands and agricultural areas, often seen alongside livestock, feeding on insects disturbed by the animals. Their behavior includes colonial nesting and a diet primarily of insects, though they also consume other small animals.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by Beto_MdP via Pixabay

ECPV

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) #AfricanBirds | #NorthernBaldIbis #HermitIbis #Waldrapp | #OldWorldIbises #BaldIbises #Ibises #IbisFamily #WadingBirds #WaterBirds : Photo by depaulus #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita)

The northern bald ibis, hermit ibis, or Waldrapp is an endangered, migratory Old World ibis with only around 700 remaining in the wild, primarily in Morocco. It has glossy black plumage, a bald head and face, and a long, curved red bill. These social birds nest in colonies on cliffs and forage in flocks. They feed on insects, small reptiles, and amphibians, using their long bill to probe the ground.

Conservation status: Endangered (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by depaulus via Pixabay

WVIR

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) #AfricanBirds #MadagascanBirds | #YellowBilledStork #MycteriaIbis | #AfricanStorks #Storks #StorkFamily #Waders #WaterBirds : Photo by KiekieKie #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis)

The yellow-billed stork is a striking medium-sized stork found across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It's easily identified by its bright yellow bill, mostly white plumage, and red face. They inhabit wetlands, floodplains, and rivers. These storks hunt by touch, wading through water and snapping their bills shut when they encounter prey like fish or crustaceans. They often gather in large flocks, particularly during breeding season, and can be seen nesting in trees near water sources.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by KiekieKie via Pixabay

FPCN

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

Spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) #AfricanBirds | #SpottedThickKnee #CapeThickKnee #SpottedDikkop #BurhinusCapensis | #ThickKnees #Dikkops #StoneCurlews #StoneCurlewFamily #Waders #WaterBirds : Photo via Pixabay #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis)

The spotted thick-knee, also known as the Cape thick-knee or spotted dikkop, is a medium-sized wader found in central and southern Africa. It is characterized by its long legs, thick tibiotarsal joint ("knees"), and large, yellow eyes. This bird has a distinctive plumage pattern with brown feathers covered in black spots, providing excellent camouflage in its natural habitat. The spotted thick-knee prefers open grasslands, savannas, and sandy areas. It is primarily nocturnal, relying on its keen eyesight and stealthy nature to hunt insects, small vertebrates, and occasionally seeds.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by unattributed via Pixabay

RXCK

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds #AustralianBirds | #GreatCrestedGrebe #PodicepsCristatus | #Grebes #GrebeFamily #DivingBirds #WaterBirds : Photo by luxber #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍🌏 Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

The great crested grebe is a medium-sized water bird native to Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa and Australia. It is known for its elegant appearance, intricate courtship displays, and adaptability to various freshwater environments. During the breeding season, it displays a distinctive black crest on its head, which gives it its name. Its body has a white belly and neck, with the upperparts being dark brown or black. The eyes are red. Outside the breeding season, the crest is less prominent, and the overall plumage appears more muted. Three subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by luxber via Pixabay

VEIK

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) #AfricanBirds | #AfricanPenguin #CapePenguin #SouthAfricanPenguin | #Penguins #BandedPenguins #PenguinFamily #Waterbirds : Photo by Lifetravellerz #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

The African penguin, also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin, is a medium-sized, flightless, aquatic bird with a distinctive black and white plumage. They have a black back and white belly, with a black band across their chest and unique pink patches above their eyes. African penguins are found only in the waters of southern Africa, living in large colonies on the coast and nearby islands. They are excellent swimmers, using their flipper-like wings to propel themselves through the water while hunting for fish and squid. On land, they waddle upright and can be quite clumsy. They are known for their loud, donkey-like braying calls.

Conservation status: Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by Lifetravellerz via Pixabay

JQRH

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

African fish eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer) #AfricanBirds | #AfricanFishEagle #AfricanSeaEagle | #FishEagles #SeaEagles #Eagles #EagleFamily #BirdsOfPrey : Photo by leonbasson #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 African fish eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer)

The African fish eagle, or the African sea eagle, is a large bird with a white head and chest, a dark brown body, and black wings. It has a wingspan of up to 8 feet and is known for its loud, ringing call. African fish eagles are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, near large bodies of water where they can find fish to eat. They are often seen perched on trees or snags near the water's edge, waiting for an opportunity to dive in and catch a fish.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by leonbasson via Pixabay

FBKN

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

New addition! Ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #OrtolanBunting #Ortolan | #Buntings #OldWorldBuntingFamily #PerchingBirds : Photo by akbarnemati #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana)

The ortolan bunting is a small, brown, sparrow-like bird, with a grey head, yellow 'moustaches', and a white throat. It is typically found in open scrubby areas, farmland, and woodland edges in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. In breeding season, males are highly territorial and sing loudly to defend their territory. They are known to be secretive and skulking birds, often hiding in dense vegetation to escape detection. They forage on the ground for seeds and insects.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Note: Possibly now in decline due to illegal hunting.

📷: Photo by akbarnemati via Pixabay

KHNV

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

White-crowned lapwing (Vanellus albiceps) #AfricanBirds | #WhiteCrownedLapwing #WhiteHeadedLapwing #WhiteHeadedPlover #WhiteCrownedPlover | #Lapwings #LapwingFamily #PloverFamily #Waders : Photo by leonbasson #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 White-crowned lapwing (Vanellus albiceps)

The white-crowned lapwing, also known as the white-headed lapwing, white-headed plover, or white-crowned plover, is a medium-sized wader with a striking appearance. It has a brown back, black and white wings and tail, and white underparts. Its head is grey with a white crown and foreneck, and it has yellow wattles, eye rings, and legs. The white-crowned lapwing is found throughout tropical Africa, usually near large rivers. It is most active during the day and feeds on insects and other small invertebrates. It is a vocal bird, with a loud "kreeep" call.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by leonbasson via Pixabay

GVMD

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

Cape starling (Lamprotornis nitens) #AfricanBirds | #CapeStarling #RedShoulderedGlossyStarling #CapeGlossyStarling | #GlossyStarlings #Starlings #StarlingFamily #PerchingBirds : Photo by pixabairis #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Cape starling (Lamprotornis nitens)

The Cape starling, also known as red-shouldered glossy-starling or Cape glossy starling, is a small, iridescent bird native to southern Africa. It has a glossy black plumage that shimmers with green, purple, and blue hues. They are social birds that live in flocks and are often seen perched on wires or flying in acrobatic displays. Cape starlings are omnivores and feed on insects, fruits, and nectar. Two subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by pixabairis via Pixabay

WTPX

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #Brambling | #Finches #OldWorldFinches #TrueFinches #PerchingBirds : Photo by juergenrichterich #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍🌏 Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) ♂

The brambling is a small, colourful finch that breeds in coniferous and mixed forests of northern Europe and Asia. In summer, males have a striking black head, orange breast, and white rump. Females are duller, with brown streaking. During winter, bramblings migrate south to milder climates, often forming large flocks. They are highly social birds, feeding on seeds and insects in trees and on the ground.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by juergenrichterich via Pixabay

PKKY

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) #AfricanBirds | #Secretarybird | #SecretarybirdFamily #HawkFamily #BirdsOfPrey : Photo by shevacreations #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

The secretarybird or secretary bird is a large, terrestrial bird of prey found in open grasslands and savannas across sub-Saharan Africa. It has a distinctive appearance with a long neck, powerful legs, and a flattened crest of black feathers on its head, resembling quill pens behind the ears. It hunts primarily on foot, stalking its prey, which includes snakes, lizards, insects, and small mammals. The Secretarybird is a highly specialized predator, using its powerful legs to stomp on and kill its prey.

Conservation status: Endangered (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by shevacreations via Pixabay

OZXF

Birds of the World @mybirdcards@mastodon.world

Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #Bluethroat #Bluethroats #OldWorldFlycatchers #NightingaleFamily : Photo by Takashi_Yanagisawa #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍🌏 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)

The Bluethroat is a small songbird with a striking blue throat, especially in males during breeding season. Females have a duller brown throat. They have a rufous patch on their flanks and a distinctive, rufous-based tail. Found in a variety of wetland habitats across Europe and Asia, including marshes, bogs, and fens. They are migratory, breeding in the north and wintering in southern Europe, Africa, and Asia. Bluethroats are insectivores, foraging for insects on the ground or in low vegetation. Eleven subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by Takashi_Yanagisawa via Pixabay

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