AMERICAN ROBIN

 

1359                    AMERICAN ROBIN                Turdus migratorius

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The American robin is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering from southern Canada to central Mexico and along the Pacific coast.

ANHINGA

1358                     ANHINGA                    Anhinga anhinga

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The anhinga, sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from a'ñinga in the Brazilian Tupi language and means "devil bird" or "snake bird". The origin of the name is apparent when swimming: only the neck appears above water, so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis.

The anhinga is placed in the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Indian (Anhinga melanogaster), African (Anhinga rufa), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) darters. Like other darters, the anhinga hunts by spearing fish and other small prey using its sharp, slender beak.

GREAT BLUE HERON

1357                     GREAT BLUE HERON                 Ardea herodias

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The great blue heron is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is occasionally found in the Azores and is a rare vagrant to Europe. An all-white population found in south Florida and the Florida Keys is known as the great white heron. 

GREAT EGRET

(214*)                    GREAT EGRET               Ardea alba

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The great egret, also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron, is a large, widely distributed egret. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. 

KILLDEER

Photographed in Sarasota, February 2025

  1356                             KILLDEER                         Charadrius vociferus

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The killdeer is a large plover found in the Americas. It gets its name from its shrill, two-syllable call, which is often heard.  Three subspecies are described. 

The nonbreeding habitat of the killdeer includes coastal wetlands, beach habitats, and coastal fields. Its breeding grounds are generally open fields with short vegetation (but locations such as rooftops are sometimes used); although it is a shorebird, it does not necessarily nest close to water.

EMERALD DOVE

 

Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024.

(643*).                EMERALD DOVE                   Chalcophaps indica

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The common emerald dove, also called Asian emerald dove and grey-capped emerald dove, is a widespread resident breeding pigeon native to the tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The dove is also known by the names of green dove and green-winged pigeon.

SIAMESE FIREBACK

Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024.

1354                   SIAMESE FIREBACK                Lophura diardi

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The Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi), is also known as Diard's fireback. The Siamese fireback is distributed to the lowland and evergreen forests of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam in Southeast Asia. This species is also designated as Thailand's national bird.

BLUE-WINGED PITTA

Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024.

1353             BLUE-WINGED PITTA               Pitta moluccensis

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The blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis) is a passerine bird in the family Pittidae. The blue-winged pitta is regularly found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, and has been found to be vagrant in Australia, Christmas Island, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Habitat is lowland subtropical and tropical forests.

GERMAIN'S PEACOCK-PHEASANT

 

Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024.

1352                GERMAIN'S PEACOCK-PHEASANT             Polyplectron germaini

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Germain's peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron germaini) is a pheasant that is endemic to Indochina. The Germain's peacock-pheasant is endemic to southern Indochina. It is found in the seasonal tropical forests of mid-southern Vietnam and far eastern Cambodia; it can be found readily in Cat Tien National Park.

SCALY-BREASTED PARTRIDGE

 

Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024.

1351            SCALY-BREASTED PARTRIDGE                 Tropicoperdix chloropus

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The green-legged partridge (Tropicoperdix chloropus), also known as the scaly-breasted partridge or green-legged hill-partridge, is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in forest in Indochina, ranging slightly into southernmost China (Yunnan). The Vietnam partridge is now usually considered a subspecies.

RUBY-CHEEKED SUNBIRD

Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024.

  1350                 RUBY-CHEEKED SUNBIRD           

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The ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis) is a species of sunbird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

WHITE-RUMPED SHARMA

 

Photographed at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, May 2024.

(1044*)                    WHITE-RUMPED SHARMA                Copsychus malabaricus

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The white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus) is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. Native to densely vegetated habitats in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, its popularity as a cage-bird and songster has led to it being introduced elsewhere.

SCALY-BREASTED MUNIA

 

Photographed near Cat Tien Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024.

 (712*)                   SCALY-BREASTED MUNIA                 Lonchura punctulata

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The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata), known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia. A species of the genus Lonchura. The species is endemic to Asia and occurs from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines (where it is called mayang pakíng). It has been introduced into many other parts of the world,

SILVER-BREASTED BROADBILL

Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024.

 1349                      SILVER-BREASTED BROADBILL                 Serilophus lunatus

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The silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus) is a species of bird in the broadbill family, Eurylaimidae that is found in parts of Southeast Asia. The silver-breasted broadbillis found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The species has declined somewhat due to habitat loss, but is not considered to be threatened with extinction.

It occupies a range of forest habitats. It occurs in tropical and semi-tropical forests, as well as semi-deciduous forests and forests dominated by pine, oak and bamboo. It may occur in selectively logged forests and even entered agricultural land and gardens. It occurs at a range of elevations across its range.

GREEN-BILLED MALKOHA

Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024.

(1049*)                        GREEN-BILLED MALKOHA                  Phaenicophaeus tristis

                

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The green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) is a species of non-parasitic cuckoo found throughout Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. These birds are found in dry scrub and thin forests. ts breeding habitat is Primary forest, second growth, dense thickets, scrub, cultivated areas, rubber plantations across south Asia east from Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka to the Southeast Asia. It mainly lives on insects, but also is known to catch small lizards and small mammals. occasionally catches insects in flight, like a flycatcher!

GREY-EYED BULBUL

 

Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024.

1348                           GREY-EYED BULBUL               Iole propinqua    

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The grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Southeast Asia in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

GREATER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO

 

Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024.

   (902)                  GREATER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO                 Dicrurus paradiseus

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The greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae. They are conspicuous in the forest habitats often perching in the open and by attracting attention with a wide range of loud calls that include perfect imitations of many other birds.