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What bird am I? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #WhatBird #BirdID | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
"I am a small, energetic bird with a bright orange, cone-shaped beak. Males of my species (pictured) are known for their stylish black-and-white striped "zebra" feathers on their throats and bright orange cheek patches." Photo description: A side-profile photograph of a small bird perched on a wet, dark wooden branch. The bird has a bright orange beak, a distinct orange cheek patch, and a black "tear" stripe under its eye. Its throat features fine black-and-white horizontal stripes, while its flank is a rich cinnamon color with white polka dots. Its wings are a soft grey-lavender, and its tail shows bold black-and-white bars against a blurred, natural green background. Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by TaniaVdB via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/taniavdb-54472/
December 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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"I am a small and energetic cosmopolitan bird often seen "running" back and forth with the waves on sandy beaches. I have a straight black bill and lose my brownish tones for a pale grey-and-white look in the winter. What bird am I?" Image description: A photo of a small shorebird in non-breeding plumage. The bird has a rounded white belly and chest, with a back covered in intricate mottled patterns of grey, tan, and black. Its head is mostly white with a faint tan wash and a darkish stripe through the eye. It stands on thin black legs in a shallow, reflective pool of water on a sandy shore. Its straight black bill is pointed downward, touching the sand as if foraging. The background consists of soft-focus blue water and tan sand ripples. 📷: Photo by JacekBen via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/jacekben-12984472/
December 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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🌎 Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) #NorthAmericanBirds | #BrewersBlackbird #EuphagusCyanocephalus | #Blackbirds #NewWorldBlackbirdFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Wunderphotos1951🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌎 Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) The Brewer's Blackbird is a medium-sized songbird native to North America. Appearance: Males (pictured) are glossy black with a striking yellow eye; in sunlight, their plumage reveals a purple-blue sheen on the head and a greenish tint on the body. Females are a subtle, unstreaked greyish-brown with dark eyes. Distribution: They are widespread across central and western North America, often expanding eastward. They inhabit diverse open areas, from mountain meadows and marshes to urban parking lots. Behaviour: Highly social, they forage in large flocks and walk with a distinctive head-bobbing motion. Conservation status: Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: While some are permanent residents, others are "West-bound" migrants. Instead of flying south, some Canadian populations fly west to the milder coasts of British Columbia to wait out the winter. Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by Wunderphotos1951 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/brewers-blackbird-blackbird-bird-8751988/ OQSL
December 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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"Unlike many other eagles, I have feathers that go all the way down to my talons. I am often seen in pairs hunting small mammals or birds in tropical Sub-Saharan Africa." Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by GildAix via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-eagle-ornithology-species-8049125/ Description: A large bird of prey is perched in profile on a weathered branch against a soft, clouded sky. The raptor features a striking contrast between its dark charcoal wings and a creamy-white breast heavily marked with bold black streaks. Its head is capped in dark feathers, highlighting a sharp, hooked beak and a piercing bright yellow eye that gazes intently to the right.
December 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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🌍🌏 Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #TawnyOwl #BrownOwl #StrixAluco | #Owls #TypicalOwls #TrueOwlFamily #BirdsOfPrey 📷: Photo by TheOtherKev🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌍🌏 Tawny Owl or Brown Owl (Strix aluco) Appearance: The Tawny Owl is a stocky, medium-sized bird with a large rounded head, dark eyes, and no ear tufts. Its mottled plumage—usually reddish-brown or grey—provides excellent camouflage against tree bark. Distribution: Widespread across Europe and Western Siberia, they are common in the UK but notably absent from Ireland. They favour broadleaf woodlands, though they adapt well to parks and large gardens. Behaviour: Strictly nocturnal and highly territorial, they typically mate for life. They are famous for the "twit-twoo" duet and hunt rodents using silent flight and exceptional hearing. Gemini 3 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: Tawny Owls are incredibly sedentary. Once a pair establishes a territory, they rarely leave it. In fact, many Tawny Owls live their entire lives within 1km of where they were born. Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by TheOtherKev via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/tawny-owl-owl-bird-animal-8445463/ XGAK
December 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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"I am a slender, graceful member of the pigeon family often found perched on telephone wires or foraging for seeds on the ground. I am best known for my soft, soulful cooing that many people mistake for the hooting of an owl. When I take off, my wings make a distinct, high-pitched whistling sound. What bird am I?" Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by MOHANN via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/mohann-8137807/
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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🌎 Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) #SouthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds | #RufousCollaredSparrow #AndeanSparrow #ZonotrichiaCapensis | #Sparrows #AmericanSparrows #NewWorldSparrowFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by FranciscoJavierCoradoR🦉 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌎 Rufous-collared Sparrow or Andean Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) Appearance: This small sparrow is distinguished by its namesake rufous collar and a grey head marked with bold black stripes. It features a white throat, a small black breast patch, and a streaked brown back. Distribution: One of Latin America’s most widespread birds, it ranges from southern Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, including Hispaniola. It thrives in diverse environments—from sea level to high Andean peaks—though it is notably absent from the dense Amazon Basin. Behaviour: Highly adaptable, it is common in gardens and parks. It forages on the ground for seeds and insects, often in pairs. It is famous for its regional song dialects. Gemini 3 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: While they mostly eat seeds and ground insects, they are surprisingly clever foragers. They have been observed "stealing" food by picking trapped termites and insects directly out of spider webs! Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by FranciscoJavierCoradoR via Pixabay 2023 https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-sparrow-ornithology-avian-8313775/ LRKL
December 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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"I am a large, territorial kingfisher found near the rivers and lakes of South Asia. I am easily recognized by my massive, bright red bill and my blue-green wings. Unlike my smaller cousins, I am known for my loud, cackling 'peer-peer-peer' call. What bird am I?" Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by josibo via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/josibo-4625330/
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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🌏 White-bellied Sea Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster) #AustralasianBirds #AustralianBirds #AsianBirds | #WhiteBelliedSeaEagle #WhiteBreastedSeaEagle | #Eagles #SeaEagles #EagleFamily #BirdsOfPrey 📷: Photo by pen_ash🦉 #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌏 White-bellied Sea Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster) The White-bellied Sea Eagle, also known as the White-breasted Sea Eagle, is a majestic bird of prey with a white head, breast, and belly, contrasting with dark grey wings and a short, wedge-shaped tail. Found from India and Southeast Asia to Australia, it inhabits coastal regions, estuaries, and inland waterways. This daytime predator is highly territorial and monogamous, often remaining with one partner for life. It is an opportunistic hunter, swooping to snatch fish, sea snakes, or turtles from the water. They are also known for loud, goose-like honking and spectacular aerial courtship displays. No subspecies are recognised. Gemini 3 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: Their legs are covered in thick, heavy scales. This isn't just for show—it acts like a suit of armor to protect them from the bites and stings of their more dangerous prey, like venomous sea snakes. 📷: Photo by pen_ash via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/white-bellied-sea-eagle-sea-eagle-9722759/ ABVU
December 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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"I am a common European finch. The male has a distinct blue-grey cap and a rusty-red face and chest. My most reliable features, visible in both sexes, are my prominent double white wing-bars and a noticeable flash of green on the rump during flight. What bird am I?" Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by Drosera74 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/drosera74-48879945/
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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New addition! 🌍 Hartlaub's Turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi) #AfricanBirds | #HartlaubsTuraco #TauracoHartlaubi | #Turacos #GreenTuracos #TuracoFamily #BananaEaters 📷: Photo by dragh🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌍 Hartlaub's Turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi) The Hartlaub's Turaco is a striking, medium-sized bird endemic to the montane and sub-montane evergreen forests of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its appearance is characterized by bright green plumage, a glossy blue-black crest, a red orbital ring, and a prominent white "comma" patch in front of the eye, while a flash of crimson is visible in its flight feathers. They are arboreal and frugivorous, moving with great agility through the canopy, and are typically encountered as shy, but very vocal pairs or small family groups that defend a territory with loud, resonant croaking calls. No subspecies are recognised. Gemini 3 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: Turacos, including Hartlaub's, are the only birds in the world known to have true green and red pigments in their feathers. 📷: Photo by dragh via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-plumage-feathers-beak-8908422/ FCSF
December 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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"I am a small, strikingly patterned dabbling duck native to South America. My breeding males are notable for having a chestnut back and a distinct black stripe running from the top of the head down the neck against a pale gray-blue face. Both sexes have a bright white patch on the wing (speculum). What bird am I?" Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by artieblur via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/artieblur-41919314/
December 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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🌏 Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) #AsianBirds | #RufousTreepie #DendrocittaVagabunda | #Treepies #CrowFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by balouriarajesh🦉 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌏 Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) The Rufous Treepie is medium-sized bird with a long, graduated, bluish-grey tail tipped in black. It has a black head and chest, and a bright rufous (reddish-brown) body, with a noticeable white wing patch. Native to the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia, it thrive across various habitats from open forests and scrublands to urban gardens. An agile, arboreal, and omnivorous member of the crow family (Corvidae), the Rufous Treepie is very conspicuous, often seen in pairs or small groups. It is known for its loud, musical calls and adaptable feeding habits. Up to eight subspecies are recognised. Gemini 3 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: It is known to engage in a rare relationship called cleaning symbiosis with large mammals like the Sambar deer. The bird will perch on the deer's back and feed on ectoparasites (like ticks) right off its hide, which the deer seems to permit. 📷: Photo by balouriarajesh via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-rufous-treepie-7659917/ XWHQ
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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What bird am I? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #WhatBird #BirdID | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
"I am a white parrot native to Australia. My most distinctive feature is my elongated, pale upper beak, which I use to dig for roots and corms. I often forage on the ground in large flocks and sometimes exhibit a salmon-pink wash on my face and throat." Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by davidkevork via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/davidkevork-6522787/
December 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Here's the card with correction 😊
The same photo as in the original post, but this time the scientific name reads as Callipepla californica 🙂
December 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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🌎 California Quail (Callipepla californica) #NorthAmericanBirds | #CaliforniaQuail #CaliforniaValleyQuail #ValleyQuail | #CrestedQuails #NewWorldQuailFamily #Quails #GallinaceousBirds 📷: Photo by Nel_Botha🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌎 California Quail (Callipepla californica) The California Quail is a plump, small to medium-sized bird recognizable by its distinctive, forward-curving tear-drop plume (black on males, smaller and brown on females) and a scaled belly pattern. Males boast a sharp black face bordered in white, and a gray-blue chest, whereas females are primarily brown and camouflaged. They are highly social, living in groups called coveys across the brushy habitats, chaparral, and open woodlands of the western US and Baja California. These birds primarily forage on the ground, consuming seeds and leaves. Around five to seven subspecies are recognised. Gemini 3 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: They are known for their characteristic "Chicago" call and their tendency to run rather than fly when threatened. 📷: Photo by Nel_Botha via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/california-quail-male-crest-bird-4924232/ QDBB
December 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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What bird am I? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #WhatBird #BirdID | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
"I am a medium-sized bird commonly found in the dry thornveldt and scrublands of Southern Africa. My most distinguishing feature is a long, bright yellow bill (sometimes with an orange-red tip) and a prominent casque on top of my beak. My plumage is black and white." Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by Mama_Africa via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/mama_africa-7049925/
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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🌍 Dunnock (Prunella modularis) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds | #Dunnock #PrunellaModularis | #Dunnocks #Accentors #AccentorFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Gruendercoach🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌍 Dunnock (Prunella modularis) The Dunnock is a small, brown-backed bird with a distinctive slate-grey head and breast, making males and females visually identical. Widespread across Europe and into temperate Asian Russia, it is a resident species common in gardens, parks, and hedgerows, where it maintains a shy and secretive nature. Often called the 'hedge sparrow,' its typical behaviour involves hopping or shuffling along the ground beneath cover, frequently flicking its wings. Seven subspecies are currently recognised. Gemini 3 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: The Dunnock is notable for its unusually complex and variable breeding strategies that often involve non-monogamy. 📷: Photo by Gruendercoach via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/dunnock-passerine-bird-animal-8602735/ NMYM
December 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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"I am the most widespread species of my kind, breeding in scattered locations in regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Atlantic and Caribbean regions of the Americas. My most distinctive feature is the beautiful, rich, purplish-chestnut and metallic glossy green-bronze plumage that gives me my common name. What bird am I?" Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by BarbeeAnne via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/barbeeanne-516629/
December 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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New addition! 🌎 Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris) #SouthAmericanBirds | #ChestnutBelliedThrush #TurdusFulviventris | #NewWorldThrushes #ThrushFamily #Thrushes #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Keishpixl🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌎 Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris) The Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris) is a medium-sized bird (about 25 cm (10 in) long) with a distinctive appearance: the male features a striking contrast between its black head/throat, dark grey back, and a vibrant rufous (chestnut) lower breast and belly. It is found across the northern Andes of South America, spanning from Venezuela to Bolivia, where it prefers humid montane forests and forest edges. It is a relatively solitary species, usually seen singly or in pairs, and its behavior is characterized by foraging both in the canopy and on the ground among the leaf litter for fruits and invertebrates. No subspecies are recognised. Gemini 3 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: This bird is specialized for life in the high-altitude, humid montane forests—often called cloud forests—at elevations between 1,400 and 2,600 meters (4,600–8,500 ft). 📷: Photo by Keishpixl via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-ornithology-9112050/ IQOW
December 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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"I'm a migratory bird often called the "Jewel of the Forest" due to my incredibly vivid plumage, which includes a brilliant blue on my wing-patch, green on my back, and a distinctive crimson/red patch beneath my tail." Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by shankarn via Pixabay via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/shankarn-37201164/
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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🌏 Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea) #AustralianBirds | #YellowTailedBlackCockatoo #ZandaFunerea | #BlackCockatoos #Cockatoos #CockatooFamily #Parrots 📷: Photo by ChiemSeherin🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌏 Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea) The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo is a large, brownish-black bird with a short crest, distinctive yellow cheek patches, and a yellow tail band. It is distributed across southeastern Australia, including Tasmania, favouring eucalypt woodlands and forests. These cockatoos are diurnal, social, and often noisy, seen in pairs or flocks. Their flight is characterized by slow, deep wingbeats, and they primarily feed on seeds and wood-boring grubs. Two to three subspecies are recognised. Gemini 3 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: Their most distinctive sound is a high-pitched, mournful, and drawn-out "kee-ow... kee-ow" call, which is often described as sounding like a rusty gate or a wailing cry. This call can carry over long distances. 📷: Photo by ChiemSeherin via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/yellow-boring-black-cockatoo-cockatoo-9959679/ BAXO
December 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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👍 Here she is for reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File%3APheucticus_ludovicianus_CT2.jpg
December 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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"I am a medium-sized North American songbird whose breeding male is instantly recognizable by the large, triangular patch of deep rose-red on my chest. I often sing a rich, warbling song, described as having an extra sweetness or being more musical than an American Robin's." Gemini 3 (Edited) 📷: Photo by simardfrancois via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/simardfrancois-3424755/
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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🌍 Cape Gull (Larus dominicanus vetula) #AfricanBirds | #CapeGull #AfricanKelpGull #KelpGull #LarusDominicanus | #KelpGulls #Gulls #GullFamily #Seabirds #Shorebirds 📷: Photo by holmespj🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌍 Cape Gull (Larus dominicanus vetula) The Cape Gull, the southern African subspecies of the Kelp Gull, is a large bird with a distinctive adult appearance featuring a white head and body, a black back and wings, a yellow bill with a red spot, and dark eyes. Its distribution is primarily along the coasts of southern Africa, from Namibia to the Eastern Cape. Behaviourally, they are gregarious, sedentary scavengers and omnivores, often found near human activity like landfills and fishing operations. Four other subspecies are recognised. Gemini 3 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: They are renowned for their clever foraging technique: picking up hard-shelled molluscs like mussels or limpets, flying up several meters, and then dropping them onto rocks to crack them open—a form of "tool use" in the bird world. 📷: Photo by holmespj via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/seagull-kelp-gull-south-africa-3406282/ MOKZ
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM