Showing posts with label migratory birds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label migratory birds. Show all posts

Friday, July 13, 2018

>Pericrocotus miniatus (Sunda Minivet)

Sunda Minivet


Sunda Minivet
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Pericrocotus
Species:P. miniatus
Binomial name
Pericrocotus miniatus
(Temminck, 1822)
The Sunda Minivet (Pericrocotus miniatus) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Friday, January 24, 2014

>Pericrocotus lansbergei (Little Minivet)

Little Minivet



Little Minivet
A pair above a Chestnut-backed Thrush(Geokichla dohertyi)
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Pericrocotus
Species:P. lansbergei
Binomial name
Pericrocotus lansbergei
Büttikofer, 1886
The Little Minivet (Pericrocotus lansbergei), also known as the Flores Minivet, is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It isendemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

>Pericrocotus tegimae (Ryukyu Minivet)

Ryukyu Minivet





Ryukyu Minivet
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Pericrocotus
Species:P. tegimae
Binomial name
Pericrocotus tegimae
Stejneger, 1887
The Ryukyu Minivet (Pericrocotus tegimae) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to Japan.












Thursday, December 12, 2013

>Pericrocotus roseus (Rosy Minivet)

Rosy Minivet



Rosy Minivet
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Pericrocotus
Species:P. roseus
Binomial name
Pericrocotus roseus
(Vieillot, 1818)
The Rosy Minivet (Pericrocotus roseus) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.Male is distinguished from other minivets by having deep pink/light red shade in wings and tail and female having olive /olive yellow rump as against bright yellow in other minivets.Both male and female are grey above.
Distribution
It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos,
Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.In India, it is found in the Himalayas from west to east to Arunachal Pradesh and hills of Nagaland and Manipur.In winter in peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

>>Genus Pericrocotus (Minivet)

Genus Pericrocotus (Minivet)



Minivets
Female Scarlet Minivet (P. flammeus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Pericrocotus
Boie, 1826
Species
See text.
The minivets are passerine birds belonging to the genus Pericrocotus in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae. There are about 13 species, occurring mainly in forests in southern and eastern Asia. They are fairly small, slender birds with long tails and an erect posture. Many species have bright red or yellow markings. They feed mainly on insects, foraging in groups in the tree canopy.

Species list
  • Rosy Minivet, Pericrocotus roseus
  • Swinhoe's Minivet or Brown-rumped Minivet, Pericrocotus cantonensis
  • Ashy Minivet, Pericrocotus divaricatus
  • Ryukyu Minivet, Pericrocotus tegimae
  • Small Minivet, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
  • Fiery Minivet, Pericrocotus igneus
  • Little Minivet, Pericrocotus lansbergei
  • White-bellied Minivet, Pericrocotus erythropygius
  • Grey-chinned Minivet, Pericrocotus solaris
  • Long-tailed Minivet, Pericrocotus ethologus
  • Short-billed Minivet, Pericrocotus brevirostris
  • Sunda Minivet, Pericrocotus miniatus
  • Scarlet Minivet, Pericrocotus speciosus
  • Orange Minivet, Pericrocotus flammeus


























Wednesday, December 11, 2013

>Lobotos oriolinus (Eastern Wattled Cuckooshrike)

Eastern Wattled Cuckooshrike



Eastern Wattled Cuckooshrike
Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Lobotos
Species:L. oriolinus
Binomial name
Lobotos oriolinus
(Bates, 1909)
Synonyms
Campephaga oriolina
The Eastern Wattled Cuckooshrike or Oriole Cuckooshrike (Lobotos oriolinus) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.






>Lobotos lobatus (Western Wattled Cuckooshrike)

Western Wattled Cuckooshrike



Western Wattled Cuckooshrike
Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Lobotos
Species:L. lobatus
Binomial name
Lobotos lobatus
(Temminck, 1824)
Synonyms
Campephaga lobata
The Western Wattled Cuckooshrike or Ghana Cuckooshrike (Lobotos lobatus) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

>>Genus Lobotos

Genus Lobotos



Lobotos
Western Wattled Cuckooshrike (Lobotos lobatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Lobotos
Reichenbach, 1850
Lobotos is a genus of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. It is sometimes included in the genus Campephaga. It contains the following species:
  • Western Wattled Cuckooshrike (Lobotos lobatus)
  • Eastern Wattled Cuckooshrike (Lobotos oriolinus)








Saturday, December 7, 2013

>Campephaga phoenicea (Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike)

Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike



Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
A male
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Campephaga
Species:C. phoenicea
Binomial name
Campephaga phoenicea
(Latham, 1790)

Female















The Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana,Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, 
Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and dry savannas.






Tuesday, December 3, 2013

>Campephaga flava (Black Cuckooshrike)

Black Cuckooshrike


Black Cuckooshrike
Female in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, coastal Kenya
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Campephaga
Species:C. flava
Binomial name
Campephaga flava
Vieillot, 1817
The Black Cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana,Burundi,
 Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi,
 Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

>>Genus Campephaga

Campephaga






Campephaga
Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Campephaga
Vieillot, 1816
Campephaga is a genus of bird in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae. It contains the following species:
  • Black Cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava)
  • Petit's Cuckooshrike (Campephaga petiti)
  • Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea)
  • Purple-throated Cuckooshrike (Campephaga quiscalina)













Monday, December 2, 2013

>Lalage leucopyga leucopyga (Norfolk Triller)

Norfolk Triller



Norfolk Triller
Illustration by Henrik Gronvold
Conservation status

Extinct (EPBC Act)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Lalage
Species:L. leucopyga
Subspecies:L. l. leucopyga
Trinomial name
Lalage leucopyga leucopyga
(Gould, 1838)
The Norfolk Triller (Lalage leucopyga leucopyga) was a small passerine bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. It is the extinct nominate subspecies of the Long-tailed Triller which was endemic to Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. Little is known of its biology.

Description

Illustration by Georg Forster from the 1770s
The Norfolk Triller was similar to other subspecies of the Long-tailed Triller, though it was slightly larger and had a richer buff wash on the underparts and rump and a broader white tip to the outer rectrices.




Behaviour

Breeding

Breeding was recorded in September, with eggs in December and February. Nests were shallow and cup-shaped, made of lichen, moss and fibrous roots, and lined with finer material. The clutch was usually two eggs.

Extinction
The Triller was last recorded in 1942. The cause of its extinction was probably predation by Black Rats combined with clearance of its habitat, Norfolk Island’s native subtropical rainforest.
There are specimens of this bird held in the museums at Leiden, Vienna, Tring and in the H. L. White Collection at Melbourne.

Sunday, December 1, 2013

>Lalage maculosa (Polynesian Triller)

Polynesian Triller


Polynesian Triller
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Lalage
Species:L. maculosa
Binomial name
Lalage maculosa
(Peale, 1848)
The Polynesian Triller (Lalage maculosa) is a passerine bird belonging to the triller genus Lalage in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae. It has numerous subspecies distributed across the islands of the south-west Pacific.
It is 15 to 16 cm long. The plumage varies geographically; some populations are contrastingly black and white while others have more grey or brown coloration.
It is a noisy bird with a nasal, rasping call. The song is short and high-pitched.
The breeding range extends through Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Niue, Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu and the Santa Cruz Islands. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats including man-made habitats such as plantations and gardens. It feeds on insects such as caterpillars and also feeds on fruit.
The cup-shaped nest is placed in the fork of a tree branch. One or two eggs are laid; these are greenish with brown blotches.

ssp pumila, Abaca, Viti Levu, Fiji Isles

ssp woodi, Savusavu,Vanua Levu, Fiji Isles