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🌍 European robin (Erithacus rubecula) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #EuropeanRobin #Robin #ErithacusRubecula | #Robins #Flycatchers #OldWorldFlycatcherFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Gruendercoach🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌍 European robin (Erithacus rubecula) The European robin is a small, plump bird with a distinctive bright orange-red breast, face, and throat, contrasting with a brown back and whitish belly. Juveniles are speckled brown without the red plumage. They are widely distributed across Europe, parts of western Asia, and northern Africa. While some northern and eastern populations are migratory, many in western and southern Europe are resident year-round. Known for their melodious song, robins are fiercely territorial, with both sexes defending their territories vigorously through song and aggressive displays. They often approach gardeners, seeking worms unearthed by digging. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Nine subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Gruendercoach via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/robin-bird-animal-feathers-plumage-8455523/ WKAG
July 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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🌏 Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) #AsianBirds | #DaurianRedstart #PhoenicurusAuroreus | #Redstarts #OldWorldFlycatcherFamily#PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Unnamed🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌏 Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) The Daurian redstart is a small migratory songbird found in Asia. The male (pictured) has a distinctive plumage with a bright orange-red breast, black face, wings, and tail. The female has a more subdued coloration with grayish-brown feathers. They inhabit a variety of habitats, including forests, shrublands, and mountainous regions. Daurian redstarts are known for their melodious song and agile flight. They feed on insects, fruits, and occasionally small vertebrates. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Unnamed via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-perched-animal-6172098/ AEDX
March 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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🌍 European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #EuropeanPiedFlycatcher #PiedFlycatcher #FicedulaHypoleuca | #Flycatchers #OldWorldFlycatcherFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by jggrz🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌍 European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) The European pied flycatcher is a small, migratory passerine. Males are strikingly black and white during breeding, with white underparts, bold wing patches, and a forehead patch. Females are duller, exhibiting brown and white plumage. They breed across most of Europe and Western Palearctic, favouring mature woodlands (especially oak) and tree cavities, readily using nest boxes. They winter in tropical West Africa. Behaviourally, they are insectivorous, darting from perches to catch flying insects. Males establish territories and can be polygynous, often attracting multiple mates. They are nocturnal migrants and their song is a distinctive, rhythmic sound. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Three subspecies are currently recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by jggrz via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/pied-flycatcher-8109963/ AOHP
June 7, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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🌏 Blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) #AsianBirds | #BlueAndWhiteFlycatcher #JapaneseFlycatcher #CyanoptilaCyanomelana | #Flycatchers #OldWorldFlycatcherFamily #Songbirds #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by bitnikgao🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌏 Blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) The blue-and-white flycatcher, also known as the Japanese flycatcher, is a striking migratory songbird in the Old World flycatcher family. Males boast glossy ultramarine blue upperparts and white underparts, often with black lores and throat. Females are duller, typically brownish-grey with a rufous tinge. They are widely distributed across East Asia, breeding in temperate forests and wintering in Southeast Asia. This species is generally solitary, foraging for insects in the mid-canopy and undergrowth, often making sallies from a perch to catch prey in flight. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Two subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by bitnikgao via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-flycatcher-ornithology-species-8900443/ TPQV
July 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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🌏 Grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus) #AsianBirds | #GreyBushChat #SaxicolaFerreus | #BushChats #Stonechats #Chats #OldWorldFlycatcherFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by balouriarajesh🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌏 Grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus) The grey bush chat is a small passerine. Males are predominantly dark grey to black with a prominent white supercilium and white underparts. Females are browner with a buffy supercilium and rufous rump/tail. It is distributed across the Himalayas (from Pakistan to Myanmar), southern China, Taiwan, and mainland Southeast Asia. They inhabit subtropical/tropical moist lowland and montane forests, scrublands, and open areas. Grey bush chats are insectivorous, typically perching on low branches or shrubs and sallying out to catch insects in mid-air or on the ground. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by balouriarajesh via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/white-bellied-bush-chat-bird-animal-7510623/ QVQC
May 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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🌍🌏 Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) #EurasianBirds #AsianBirds #EuropeanBirds | #RedFlankedBluetail #OrangeFlankedBushRobin #TarsigerCyanurus | #Bluetails #BushRobins #OldWorldFlycatcherFamily #Chats #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Takashi_Yanagisawa🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌍🌏 Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) The Red-flanked Bluetail is a small, shy member of the Old World flycatcher family. Males have a vibrant blue back, head, and tail, with a white throat and eyebrow, and distinctive orange-red flanks. Females and juveniles are browner with a duller blue tail and orange flanks. They breed in dense, coniferous forests across northern Asia and parts of Europe, migrating to southern and southeastern Asia for the winter. They are often seen hopping on the forest floor or low branches, flicking their tail. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Takashi_Yanagisawa via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-outdoors-wild-animals-natural-3252809/ KYPD
August 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM