The Foudia madagascariensis (scientific name) or Madagascar red fody is a native of the grasslands and forest clearings of Madagascar. Just 5 inches in height, this tiny bird has bright red-coloured plumage with black markings around its eyes. The wings and the tail are brown-olive in colour. The male and the female in this species […]
The Furnarius cinnamomeus (scientific name) or the pacific hornero is generally found in wooded habitats near water, in the west part of South America. Not more than 7.5 inches in height, this bird is brown in colour with pale legs and a long thin sharp beak. Their diet is comprised of arthropods, and at times
The Nectariniidae (scientific name) or sunbird is a small family of birds distributed from rainforests to savannah and alpine forests, in Africa, India, South-East Asia and North Australia. These birds along with the Spiderhunters make up this family. Measuring just 4 inches on an average, the sunbird have bright iridescent colours. They have long thin
The Certhia Americana (scientific name) or brown creeper is a tree-creeper generally found only in moist coniferous forests of North America. This songbird is small, measuring only 5.3 inches in length. It has brown upperparts with white spotting, giving it the resemblance of a tree-bark. The underparts are white. The tail is long and stiff
The Thraupidae (scientific name) or tanager is a family of birds that are spread out through tropical America, with 60% in South America and 30% in the Andes. These birds are small to medium size, with the smallest measuring 3.8 inches and the largest species measuring 11 inches. While some species are black and white,
The Euplectus Hordeaceus (scientific name) or black-winged red bishop is found in the tall grasslands of tropical Africa. Prior to this, they were known as the Fire-crowned bishop in Southern Africa. With a height of 5.9 inches at the most, they are the largest of the bishop birds. This stocky bird is scarlet in plumage
The Fringillidae (scientific name) or finch is mostly found in the wooded forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Some species are common to the Hawaiian Islands and the Arctic. With breeds varying in sizes from 3.8 inches (Andean Siskin) to 10 inches (Pine Grosbeak), the Finch generally has brownish, greenish colour with a lot of black,
The Lonchura oryzivora (scientific name) or Java sparrow is a small resident-breeder of Java, Bali and Bawean in Indonesia. 15-17 inches in height, the Java sparrow has pretty distinguishing features. The male and the female have very little difference. The head and the tail are black. The upperparts and chest are grey with a pink
The Ploceidae (scientific name) or weaver birds are found mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa and tropical parts of Asia. Ranging from 5 inches (African and Asian Weaver) to 10 inches (African Buffalo Weaver), these birds are small Old World birds, which generally have colourful plumage of either yellow or red and black. Their diet is comprised
The Coraciidae (scientific name) or rollers are Old World birds which can be found in warmer climates. Most roller species are found in Africa. While there are species found in Europe, they are migratory in nature. 10-11 inches in length, they resemble crows in shape and size, but are as colourful as kingfishers or bee-eaters.
The Urocolius macrourus (scientific name) or blue-naped mousebird is found in the dryer arid regions of East Africa. 13-14 inches in length, this bird has an ash-brown greyish body and spiky head crest feathers. It also has a turquoise-coloured nape. They have black and red beaks, and pointed elongated tail feathers. Its feet are large
The Merops nubicus (scientific name) or Carmine bee-eater has 2 species, the Southern Carmine and the Northern Carmine bee-eater which are separated by 2,000 km of warm dry area. This bird is found in huge colonies in sand cliffs along the river and the savannah woodlands of countries in Central Africa and Southern parts of
The Merops bullocki (scientific name) or red-throated bee-eater is endemic to Africa. It has a vast range, from Burkina Faso and Chad, to Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda amongst other countries. A small-sized bird with a height of only 9 inches, this bird is extremely colourful with a distinctive red throat. It has a
The Entomyzoncyanotis (scientific name) or blue-faced honey-eater is found from rainforests and eucalyptus forests to mangroves, wetter areas of semi-dry regions and even urban areas. They are native to North and East parts of Australia and Southern New Guinea. 9-13 inches in height, this bird has olive coloured plumage on the upperside and white feathers
The Goura Victoria (scientific name) or Victoria-crowned pigeon is native to the lowlands and swamp forests of Northern New Guinea. 29-30 inches in height, this bird is famous for the elegant blue feather crest it has on its head. Its feathers are white- tipped. This bird is deep blue grey in colour and has a