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A very small beautiful bird covered in a suit of electric turquoise blue and green, combined with iridescent yellow and burnished orange – Meet the orange bunting!
Turquoise blue, green, yellow, and burnished orange, combine beautifully to create an electric technicolor dreamsuit of color – meet the orange bunting! MEET THE ORANGE-BREASTED BUNTING The orange-breasted…
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A small yet superbly colorful bird sporting a fiery combination of orange, red, green, and purple. – meet the superb fruit-dove!
A small yet superbly colorful bird sporting a fiery combination of orange, red, green, and purple. MEET THE SUPERB FRUIT DOVE Photo Courtesy of russellstreet / CC BY-SA 2.0 The superb…
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A vivid red mask and belly pop from a chest and flanks of subtle black and white barring – meet the common waxbill!
This bird’s vivid red mask and chest seemingly explode from a background of white and black-flecked plumage. MEET THE COMMON WAXBILL Photo (cropped) Courtesy of ferran pestaña / CC BY-SA…
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Spectacularly colorful, this starling-sized bird wears a bright yellow throat, gem-like belly, and a flaming red back – Meet the european bee-eater.
THE ONLY WAY TO DESCRIBE ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST RECOGNIZABLE BIRDS IS SPECTACULARLY COLORFUL! MEET THE EUROPEAN BEE-EATER The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is easily recognized due to its…
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A carefully crafted combination of electric green, lemon-yellow, and blue is topped off by his signature metallic purple rump!
Colorful to say the least, this tiny bird is covered in an electric combination of green, lemon-yellow and white, topped off by his signature metallic purple! MEET…
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A pious, eye-piercing bird, who wears his precocious yellow jacket, peerless black waistcoat and mask with pizzazz – meet the yellow-crowned bishop!
A small gregarious bird covered in a striking yellow jacket separated by an ink-black sash wrapped tightly around his waist. MEET THE YELLOW-CROWNED BISHOP The yellow-crowned bishop (Euplectes afer),…
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A flaming head full of fiery orange and yellow means this bird burns like a feathery fireball, especially in spring – meet the western tanager!
An intense-looking bird that burns like a flame with his orange-red head, brilliant yellow body, contrasting perfectly with jet-black wings. MEET THE WESTERN TANAGER The western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), is…
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One of the most isolated of their species they are also one of the most stunning because of their fire-like “firecrown!” – Meet the Juan Fernández firecrown
WHEN IT COMES TO CONTRASTING AVIAN ROYALTY SHE WEARS A CROWN OF IRIDESCENT BLUE, HE WEARS A CROWN OF FIERY GOLD, MAKING THEM THE PERFECT PAIR –…
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His beautiful violet-blue plumage is enhanced to perfection by pure white spectacles and his breathtaking dance moves – meet the blue bird-of-paradise!
This bird’s beautiful blue plumage is enhanced to perfection by his equally beautiful dancing in his courtship display. MEET THE BLUE BIRD-OF-PARADISE The blue bird-of-paradise (Paradisornis rudolphi), is a beautiful,…
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Not only the smallest, he is also said to be the most colorful, making him a stunning, multi-faceted, living gem – meet the king bird of paradise!
Not only the smallest he has also been described as the most colorful, which is probably why he has been described as a living gem. MEET THE…